Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-12
THE FAST NAIL.
APPROPRIATION THEREFOR AGREED
TO IN THE SENATE.
Captain Murdaugh's Commission, and the
Exact Facts in Regard Thereto
Washington Gossip OF Interest.

WASHINGTON, July 11.-Cspecial)-The
fast-mail appropriation from New YORK
10 the South, including the service In VIZ
ginia and North Carolina, has been
agreed 20 in the Senate, thus assuring an
ample amount OF money for the fiscal
yer. The North Carolina senators were
divided on the proposition. Senator Jar-
Wis favored an amendment offered by
Mr.. Bate, OF Tennessee. restricting the
department IN the use OF the funds AID
Senator Ransom favored the Item as re-
ported in the bill. The Virginia senator's
also stood by the appropriation. Nearly
every year there Is a big fight over inns
matter. but the fast mail has agi'o beer
provided for.
Some OF the newspapers In this part oil
the country have gotten the facts very
much twisted In regard 10 Captain W.
III. Murdaugh, OF Portsmouth. recently
appointed Supervising Inspector tf Steam
Vessels for the Third District. In spite
OF the fact that &c could easily nave been
ascertained by consulting the REVISED
Statutes. two papers had paraSr"phs
this morning stating that the commission
OF Captain Murdaugh had been hei1 up
because his political disabilities had hot
been removed. and II seems that some
OF the officials OF the Treasury Depart
ment fcll into the same error. IL was
shown in the Dispatch correspondence
on Monday tins the rumor was a silly
one. and reference 10 the statutes proved
that the bill removing Captain Mar
daugh's disabilities was passed by Con-
gress and signed by the late president
Arthur on the % day OF March. 1879.
The department finally Strengthened out
the matter this morning. and the com
mission OF Captain Murdaugh was sent 10
him to-day. Congressman Tyler 'eIe,
Rraphed him that everything was au
right.
CAPTAIN MURDAUGH'S OFFICE.
The Office TO which Captain Murdaugh
has been appointed Is worth $500 a year
and by holding up his commission Mr.
John CAST. the Republican ncuinben
has managed TO hold on for some DAYS
longer. II seems rather strange That an!
one in authority in the department shoulc
be Influenced by a rumor when 1t was
80 handy TO peep into n copy of The
Revised Statutes, but such things nap
pen. -.
Representative Tyler was notified I'M
morning by the Post-Office Department
that an order had been issued for th'
removal Of the post-office at Newpor'
News to the Jones building. rms u
what most OF the patrons are SAID u
have desired.
Representative Marshall has tried agar
10 get a Democratic postmaster appointed
al Marion. but at the department thu
officials say they are now more inter
estcd in having the mails carried thai
anything else, the strikes out West hav
ing very much confused matters.
The post-oficc at Longfield. Lee county
Va, has been ordered removed one and &
half miles southwest Of the old location
RIVERS AND HARBORS.
The Senate Commerce Committee, OF
which General Ransom is chairman, com
pleted to-day consideration of the river
md harbor bill appropriation for Nortf
Carolina. Increases In the amount FOL
tho state were made a~ggregating $2l 900
Ind the total appropriations for NORTH
Carolina rivers and harbors amount tC
E3i.5 500 Several new items were added
Including the following:
Roanoke river. $4,000.
Trant river, 5000.
Lockwood's Folly river. $4,000.
The sum Of $500 is appropriated FOL
Yurveying the Dismal Swamp and the
connecting waterways. There was nc
such provision In the House bill.
Increased amounts over the sums voted
by the House were given by the Senate
Committee for the following projects II
North Carolina:
PamliCo and Tar rivers, $500.
Northeastern Cape Fear river, $500.
Cape Fear river above Wilmington
N2.010.
Cape Fear river below wilmington
$4,000. and the work has also been pu'
under continued contract for this project
Contcntnea creek, $4,000.
Neuse river. $4,000.
IL will he observed that the new ap
proprlations and the increases for North
Carolina are very liberal.
PERSONAL ONLY.
Virginia visitors: Colonel 10. Lam
Stern, J. Mel. Archer. William J. Payne
!. W. Shepard. Richmond: County-Trea'
Yurer S. Russell Smith. :. l.. Cooper, Cul
peper: Judge NicOl. Manassas; DIR. anc
Mrs. Shirley Garter, DR.. Baldwin Day
Warrenton: II. Walton Moore. Fairfax
Postmaster DENT. Salem; POSTMASTER
Grayson. Luray: j. G.. Simpson and wife
Guy Mason. Norfolk; II. NJ. Frazer. Lem
NJ. Frazer. Orange; II. l.. Lane, Esmont
c. II. Moore, w. i. Tcklin. Char
lottesville: Howard G. Wemple, Ports
mouth; William a. Glasgow. Jr, Roa
noke.
f. w. Webb, OF Raleigh, is amoni
North Carolina arrivals.