Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-26
SURRENDER" TOGO.
HOW THE NAME MAS SUBSTITUTED
FOR APPOMkrTOX.
Suggestion Endorsed by Congressman
Tucker-Gov. O'ferrcil Not Consulted
Chairman Eliyson In Washington.


talked to-day as If he were ready TO
select some name other than Surrender"
for the Old Appomattux Office in the
Virginia county Of that name He dis
tinctly claimed it was not the work Of
the department that such name had
been selected az Surrender" and which
| has caused such a protest in all sections
OF the country.
Nothing however. Will be done until Il
now name is agreed on ana the nnallty
az the thing will depend largely on the
wishes of the people at the Uost-otiice
row known as Surrender" Il IS 4 rule
! OF tn, department to listen to the requests
n thc patrons Of an Office. The officials
herc care nothing about the names so
! long as they DO not conflict with the
regulations Of the department. and Mr..
| NaD,ycn said today that the change
| now 80 much complained OF would not
! aaVe bCon made had not a most rcs-ecta-
| bic number Of names been signed
| q the petition. II appeared TO embrace
most Of tine patrons Of the Office. ana
tncy were backed by CONGRESSMAN
| Tucker. the representative Of the Ienth
District, who. - MIR. Maxwell remarked
| to-day urgently recommended the change
! OF name 20 ">urrender." II WAS presumed
| al the department that the action supsc-
qucntly taken would be al rsht, but IL
turns out that such We. not the case
a storm has been raised. In addition l"
the unfavorahc newspaper comm"hts'
many letters have been received protest
ing AGAINST the use Of the name sur
render
HOW CHANGE WAS MADE.
II VS. mentioned in the Dispatch cor
| r.suondencc last week that the change
of name was made ID account oi IN"
petition from the people, and. IN the
absence of any protest from citizens q.
,hc community. II can now be staten
in addition that when il was first pro
posed to select a new name Tor the oih
= .pomattoX post-oiiic", the department.
.. H. customary IN such instances sen.
..t a letter suggesting that the people OF
.lc community select name. The hrs'
answer suggested that Vt be called Nos-
sc-. after Mr. Rosser, the postmaster oil
the odd AppomattoX. now officially called
"~sriAnd.r" But as there was ah oillce
ia Patrick county. Va. called "Roirer'
there was too much similarity in names
and the department. coI,d not accept IL.
Another effort was made, 2nd then II
was ,he petition. endorsed by Congress
man Tucker. came in, asking That tAs
Office be known as our ttiitfi-
GOVERNOR o'FERRALL NOT IN IT."
some Of the papers have published
statements that the department officials
asserted that Governor OFeTrall joined
in the request for the change Of name
t. "Surrender." The department oihcials'
however say they have never given out
such Information. for the reason inat
the Governor has not figured in the mat
ter before the department.
Mr.. Maxwell also stated to-day that not !
single protest against the new name
had been received from ApponduoA
county 10y the department.
NIr. Rosser, postmaster at Oh Appomat- |
tox. is said to be a brother OF Gehc-al
Thomas l. Rcs>er. of AlbemaIle There |
would have been no objection from the
department to naming it for nm had |
here not been an Office in Patrick county |
called "ItorfeT'
Ninnv SUGGESTIONS have come in within |
tbe INST Few days Some Of the w~ters |
want the Office named "Lee-Grant' ana |
others think il should be "Grant-l.ea,
but this is not regarded as appropriate.
lust when a new name VIII be adopted |
cannot be foretoll. 1t seems TO be Ger
tain that I'm course Of time "Surfenccr
will be abolished if a petition 10 That |
effect comes IN from the proper sources;
otherwise the name viii remain bat the |
douartmcnt officials, who claim the fault |
IS not theirs. are apparently WllhnB - 90 |
ANYTHING that will restore peace.
The change Of name Of Nebraska the |
rres.nt couutv-scat and railroad station, |
ia Anpomattox has tended to confuse |
things. and the latter viii probably stand |
leaving the old AppomattoN, some Two
and a half miles distant open to slhl |
further change. since Surrender Is not |
r,sardel as either appropriate or caIcu- !
lated 10 impress the country WIN the
fact that the war is over. and revival !
Of those memories Is not Just the thlhS |
twenty-uine years after tn cessation OF |
hostities
CHAIRMAN ELLYsON.
Hon. ]. TAYLOR Ellyson. chairman Of |
the Virginia State Democratic Committee.
WAS a caller to-day at the headquarters !
in this city Of the Democratic Congress |
sional Campaign Committee, where he |
met a number of prominent Democrats. |
1nev spoke to him of tn party's pros
pcCts IN other States, and he gave an !
account Of the outlook In Virginia. Mr.. !
EUvs1n expressed the greatest confidence
i'm the ability Of the Virginia Democrats |
To- hold their own in the contest now be-
ing wagrd. and said n felt reasonably !
certain that the Old Dominion would |
send Il solid Democratic delegation to the !
next House.
Chairman EIlyson left this afternoon foT
Richmond He is preparing TO visit the
Fourth District.
The Treasury Department officials nave
not vet decided who VIII get the contract
for the stone work for the Roanoke public
building.
If will H. remembered the bids were
opened last Friday, and sixteen firms
p,,t in their offers. three Of whom DO
business at Roanoke. Frank K. May. OF
Roanoke, was the lowest bidder on sand
stone. his tisseFes being S290l5lI but on
lir,eston,. the Minnesota stone Company
offered S3lg15. as against bid of $%2S'
by Mr.. May for this quality Of stone.
II has vet to be decided who Will get the
contract. and the rule OF the department
is 10 accept the Lowest best bid," due
care being shown for the interests Of the
government. which invariably reserves
the right to reject any and all bids. The
matter will be decided in 4 few days.
Some Of the North Carolina Republi-
cans appear not to like the action Of the
congressional committee in deciding that
Cheatham Is the nominee of the party IN
the Second North Carolina District, and
il is probable there Will be further kick
ing.
vania. who spoke last week at Raleigh, /
saws the prospects for general Demo-
cratic success In the Old North State are
fine. He looks for a sweeping victory in
November. as the Democrats are not
only enthusiastic, but are well organized
PERSONAL AND POSTAL.
Mr. \. c. Pike, Mrs Pike. and Miss
PIKE. Of ola Point Comfort are at the
Ebbitt House.
The following post-oflices in North Caro-
lima have been discontinued
Connor, Wilson county. Mail to Eat
Delphi Alleghany county. Mail to
Sparta.
Edinboro'. Montgomery county. Mail TO
Mount Giead.
glen Brook Montgomery county. Mail
TO Eldorado.
Holly. Rutherford county Mail to Gar
net.
Mangum. Richmond county. Mail 10
IAttles Mills.
Ma,rimony. Rockingham county. Mail
to McNeely
Myra, Chowan county Mail to Eden
ton.
Eo,en. Ashe county. Mail to Fig.
Sea. Carteret county. Mail to Beaufort
Spiceland. Yancey county. Mail 10
Burnsvile.
window, Yancey county. Mail to Burns
vile