Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-07
DIAMOND SHOALS.
THE EFFORT TO LIGHT HATTERAS TO
BE CONTINUED.
Democratic Congregational Campaign TO BE
Aggrcssive-The Nomination OF
McCaul1 n Weak One.

WASHINGTON. September 6.-(Special)
The Lighthouse Board officials are
having the plans drawn for another at
tempt to construct the proposed light.
house at Diamond Shoals, off Cape Hat
teras, on the North Carolina coast. Ac-
tUal operations on the spot will not be
resumed this year. but everything will
be put In readiness for work early next
spring. and IL is believed that eventually
the end will be accomplished The borlngs
that have been made at Diamond Shoals
to depth OF l05 feet Indicate that a
foundation can be secured, and it pro-
posed eventually to erect an open IRON
work lighthouse on the order OF those
OF this class already put up by the gov
eminent In different parts of the country.
Congress. at the recent session, voted
an appropriation of $4,000 for the Hog
Island lighthouse. on the coast of Vir-
ginla. and that was all given for that
coast. This work will be done as soon
as practicable, and later the board hope
TO get more money for additional pro-
jects that have been recommended on the
Virginia and North Carolina coasts.
The recommendations made to Con-
gress for the current fiscal year by the
board aggregated an amount in excess
Of $4,000, but Congress voted just
little over $4,000. so IL will be seen that
not much can be done within the next
six months In aid of navigation.
LEAF-TOBACCO LAW.
The Treasury force who have to DO
f,,,c ma at
present loaded down with work on ac-
count Of the new law that has just gone
into effect The tobacco clause in the
law. and especially the change In regard
to leaf tobacco, appears To be most puz-
Zling 10 people in many parts or the
country, and letters are rolling in by the
hundreds asking for an interpretations
The middle men-those who were re-
earded as retail dealers in leaf, and who
escaped a tax, seem to have been practl-
caliy wiped out of existence by the new
law, and this class of dealers send IN
many inquiries.
Mr.. Travers Daniel, Of Richmond. who
Is chief Of the Tobacco Division OF the
Internal-Revenue Bureau, has plenty TO
do these days unravellng the propositions
that are referred to his division.
There were very few people to-day at
the headquarters Of the Democratic Con
gressional Campaign Committee. as most
OF the Senators and Representatives, nave
left the city. The Executive Committee
will not hold another meeting until next
week, when Representative Jones, OF Nir-
Einia. who Is a member OF II, IS eXpecteu
to attend. The Democratic managers or
the campaign are having the right sort
Of literature sent where 1t will do the
most good, aud they intend making an
20 ThqN do admit
there is any possibility of losing control
Of either the Senate or the House, and
they feel more than certain they cannot
be dislodged in the House.
NOMINATION or MCAULL.
The nomination Of Colonel Pat McCaull
for Congress by the Republicans Of the
Eighth Virginia District Is regarded here
az probably a much weaker one than II
Mr.. Jacob s. Eggburn, Of Culpcper, had
been selected TO carry the banner. Colo
mel McCaull moved into the district last
year, and IL vas then said he had his
eye on the congressional nomination. lie
bought n farm I'm the lower end OF Cul-
peper county. and II now turns out people
were right IN saying he had motive
for 80 doing. II is understood that the
Culpeper delegates really would have pre-
ferred TO have Mr.. Eggburn for the can
dilate, but I'm the district generally the
pius were fixed mp for McCaull. He Is
no - well known 20 the district, and
will not poll anything Ike the vote that
would have been given 10 Eggburn. For
this reason the Democrats are very hap
py over the situation. IL insures the re-
turn Of Congressman Meredith by much
larger majority than he otherwise would
have had. "Steeny' Mason. the Popullst
candidate, will cut no figure IN the race.
and there are many Republicans OF the
autl-Mahone following who will not sup
port McCaul. The latter has been too
thick with Malone to suit his opponents
in the Republican party
SETTLE SUPPLIED
Congressman Tom Settle. Of North
Carolina. who arrived here on Tuesday
dll not stay long. He has gone back
home. but while in the city conferred
with some OF the Republican managers
at their headquarters, and got some
campaign literature. from which he can
draw in his discussions on the stump
with Mr.. Graham, his Democratic oppo-
nent.
II. T. Melonny. Of Richmond. is at the
Ebbitt.
". G. Neal. Of Richmond Samuel Bur
well, Of Petersburg. and W. ". Akers
and wife. OF Lynchburg. are among the
latest Virginia visitors in the city
\ post-oiiice to be known as Langley
has been established I'm Pitt county, ~
G.. with John Il. Burnhiil as postmaster
". G.. Leavelle was today appointed
postmaster at IIida, Sussex county, Va,
vice i. W. Leavelle. deceased.
other Virginia arrivals: Colonel 10 Lane
Stern. William r. Trgg. +. J. Caring
ton, Richmond; II. Robertson, Jr.. Dan
Vile; W. W. Robertson Staunton.
North Carolina arrivals: w. j. II. Bel
lamy Wilmington; Il. L. Way and wife,
Haslin.