Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-07
HOPE DEFERRED.
Il Maketh the Heart Sick In Certain
POSt-0inCial Matters.
MINISTER M'DONALD.
II Is Believed to BE True That He Fro
poses tn Resign the Post
at Teberan.

WASHINGTON, February 5.-tSpecial)
The President made some nominations to-
day. but he failed to remember Virginia
or North Carolina. Congressman Wise
has beer. led to believe from day TO day
that II would not be long before Demo-
cratic postmasters for Richmond and
Manchester would be announced, but he
can get no tangible evidence that changes
are to come at once, II the promises
50 often broken are 10 be relied on.
There are other important post-otiice
cases in Virginia and North Carolina, but
the administration people seem to care
not a fig that Republicans are permitted
TO serve after the expiration or their
terms. The President may In time Work
around to these cases, but his tardiness
is exasperating when the members kno"
they have done everything in their power
RIVERS AND HARBoRs.
Ropresentatlves Wise and Tyler did not
get an opportunity this morning to make
arguments before the Rivers and Harbors
Committee on>the projects mentioned In
.
VIII be heard some day this week. Ihe
entire time was consumed to-day by other
persons.
Mr.. Tyler called at the Navy Department
this morning with Messrs. william Young
and McCormick. Of Norfolk, IN
regard to the order made not
10 send 10 the navy-yard az
Norfolk certain gun-boats that the sec
r,tarv intended should b. repaired there
Mr.. Herbert promised he would have other
ships sent there 50 that our navy-yard
may have its fair share OF the work.
MIR. Tyler also visited the state Depart
ment again in the interest Of Captain y.
G. Freeman. Of Norfolk Whom ne mas
been vigorously pressing for consulate.
SO far it cannot be learned what captain
Freeman's chances are.
MINISTER MDONALD.
! II having been reported that Colonel
Mcdonald, Of Lynchburg. would resign
the Persian mission. an effort was made
to-day 10 ascertain what, If any, basis
there was for the rumOr. There Is no
thing at the State Department on the
subject. but some of the Nirginans here
think from what they have heard that
Colonel Mcdonald will retire from the
service. as the climate Of Persia has pull
ed him down physically and he cannot
stand IT, Several persons familiar with
the country express the opinion mat very
few people can stand that climate, and
are. therefore. not surprised To hear that
Colonel Mcdonald is tired Of his position.
. CHLHOWIE AND PEARISBURG.
Congrcssman Marshall spent an hour
or more at the Pcst-oiiice Department
this morning. He urged the appointment
Yt
IN Bland county, and called up again ana
pressed the case of ChilhOwie. I'm Smyth
county. The present Postmaster has held
the office several years and on a peu-
ton for retention are the names OF l5'
patrons Of the office, while the names on
the petitions Of the other applicants arc
much fewer i'm number. The present Post
master claims to be a Democrat, ana
his hackers say he has voted the Demo
cratic ticket right along except at the
last presidential election. when ne put
in a split ticket Many on lis paprts
put down opposite their names such ox-
plantations as these: Democrat first, last.
and all the time. "Red-hot Democrat ;
"President Cleveland and Stevenson
Club" etc.
The department people hold that unless
the other applicants can muster more
support the incumbent will be retained.
Mr.. Marshall went again with Mr.. Cecil
to urge action in the Pearisburg post
Office case. They were promised the mat
ter would be looked into.
I MARSHALL PEGS AWAY.
Although Mr.. Marshall has been turn
| cd down two or three times, he keeps
pegging away at this department.
| Among the fourth-class postmasters ap-
| pointed to-day for Virginia were Bay
! View. Northampton county. II. &. Willis
vice W. f.. Nottingham. resigned; Brooke,
! Stafford county, James Morton vice Mrs.
! Adelia Lowry. removed: PcnhoOk. Frank
+ lin county. Mrs Mamie Y. Berger vice
ID. g. Berger dead; Rangeley Patrick
county, a. T.. HUFF vice j. \. Nolen, re-
signed
There were no fourth-class postmasters
appointed to-day for North Carolina.
I Post-ofIices have been established in Nir-
einia as follows: MaXwelton. Halifax
county, Sally Ruflin postmaster: Prater,
4 buchanan county. Mary 4. Dennis post
master.
The department has ordered the post
Office at Hasham. Floyd county, Va. re-
moved half a mile south Of the old loca-
! tion.
Virginia arrivals: Robert Lecky. Jr.;
B G. -. Langhorne Dudley Mcdonald Rich
tnonI; George VI. Harrison. Robert w.
Burke. Staunton: H. -. Jarman. George
Wingfield. Charlottesville; Lewis II. Ma
chen. University OF Virginia; Jacob Bum
gardner. Lynchburg; walton Moore, Fair
fax; W. NJ. Moore. Norfolk.
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