Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-05
ALEXANDRIA'S P. O.
II Is to Be Presided Over BY MI. Y.
c. Carlin.
VOTES CHEAP In HALIFAX.
The Brccknridge Case More Talked Aoo"'
There Than Anything E'se-Washing-
ton City Small Talk.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. April 4.-tSpe-
cial. )-The President sent to the senate
to-day the nomination of c. c. Carlin 10
be postmaster OF Alexandria. He VIII
doubtless be confirmed at once. Mr.. Car
lin will succeed Mr.. Parke Agnew' ABOUT
the most popular Republican IN 'he
Eighth District. IL will be reinempereu
that Mr.. Agnew was few years ago the
Republican candidate for Congress, ana
he carried Alexandria city and county
against the late General w. II. T. Lee
Some people seem to think Mr.. Agnew
will be put up again this year, but ne
says he Is not anxious to make the race
Senator's Daniel and Hunton nave
been appealed to to vote against the con-
firmatlon of the Kansas negro, Tayior
for Recorder Of Deeds in the District Oh
Columbia. This city is full Of Virsinians'
and they are almost to man opposeu u
having this big office given to an out
slider. 1t is reasonable to suppose that
Senator'S Daniel and Hunton will have
TO make no great effort in reaching
conclusion to help to defeat coniirha-
ton. though they have said nothing on the
subject.
VOTES AT HALF PRICE.
Farmer Edmunds received character
istic letter to-day from colored man III
Halifax county. who is one or pls sup
porters He went on to relate that thingS
were becoming decidedly mixed IN the
Sixth District and spoke dlscouraSlhsly
of the outlook IN Charlotte county, Dut
added that owing To the nara times HS
thought votes could be cornered at haH
price II any money was 10 De put w;
He stated also that he was dolilS an
he could for the present member anu
comnIoined that he needed posting on
some OF the subjects h. heard discussed
This was particularly true regarding the
tariff the incoma-taX, and silver. an VI
which. the writer related. were causing
no end Of talk. The climax to the let-
ter was this: But the people down nSIe
are talking more about the brechIh'lua
case than anything else. am posteu o'i
this case and | wish you Wouid give Nie
all Of the points as soon as possiple'
A visitor from Fredericksburg says
there are three people in his abiding place
who are rampant sympathisers with Coio-
mel Breckinridge in the ordeal tnrouSh
which he is passing.
MANCHESTER POSTMASTERsiilf'
Represeutative Wise has an appoint
ment at the department tomorrow morn
ing 10 discuss the Manchester postilaS-
tership. He will urge the removal ol
the incumbent. and when he gets t'o'
order will make his own recommendation
Rev Mr. Nelson, of WarrcntCn' was
among to-days visiting Nirsinians.
JERNIGAN AND HENRY.
Mr. T. r.. Jernigan Of Raleigh, re-
| Gently appointed Consul-Geheral W
Shanghai in China, IS on his way to san
! Francisco to san for his post, having
! left the city last night. His steamer VIII
/ leave san Francisco on the 10th Instant
| and a stop OF day or two will be made
I at Honolulu. Mrs. Jernieau did not ac-
company her husband, but she VIII start
next fall FOR the Celestial Empire Ch
/ account Of a very young child IN the
! family, Mr.. Jern!gan thought II best TOR
I his family TO remain in North Carolina
until the time stated. Mr. Jerngan hav-
/ ing been consul TO one Of the japanese
ports during the first Cleveland Admins
trati0n, his experience In that part OF
the world win serve him well Shanghai
il on important rost The salary 10 Swl
| a year and the fees which fall TO the
| NOHSll-tItUtIAl arc SAllfill it-T IMAM rf'rHN
per year. and they sometimes foot up
as much as 5000. The climate of Shang-
hal Is reasonably pleasant and, alto
| gether. Mr. Jcrnigan has fallen into Il
| good thing.
Mr.. w. r. Henry, Of North Carolina,
who was a few days ago appointed CON
| sui to Curacao, in the West Indies, has
not yet signihed when he VIII start for
his post. The position does not pay a
| straight salary, the compensation being
entirely i'm the shape OF fees.
Mr.. Henrys friends had hoped he
would get better position, but the scar
city Of cOnsulates not now filed by Demo
Gratis is probably the reason of the failure
10 bestow a more lucrative place on Mr..
| Henry. There are some frst-class con
sulates now held by Republicans. but il
seems impossible TO dslodge them.
REPUBLICAN HOLD-OVERS.
At Manchester, in England the position
held by Major Hale. Of North Carolina
| under the first Cleveland Adminstrati ton
a relative Of eX-Vice-President Morton's
is installed. and out OF courtesy 10 the lat
ter Nc President refuses to remove him
! Something of the same sort retains tn,
| Republican cOnsuls at Berlin and Bremen
! Germany. Mr.. Bayard. the United State:
| Minister to Great Britain. has eXerted hi:
influence 20 have "A number of black Re
publicans retained simply because tn,
holders OF the positions are friends ol
| former schoolmates of his, and so 1t goes
Some OF the North Carolinlans asser
that Mr.. Pendleton King Of GuiforC
county, will yet get a consular position
but the outlook appears TO be cold anC
dreary for any more Nirginans gettins
into the consular service.
MINOR POSTMASTERSHIPS
j. B. Gldy, Sr.. was to-day appointed
postmaster at Fairview, Scott county
Va, vice r.. f. Jennings, resigned.
Post-ofiices have been established a:
follows:
Virginla-Ego Floyd county, Granville
H. Akers. postmaster; Gift. Alleghanl
county, Davis NJ Humphries, postmaster
Lamb. Greene county, James w. Lamb
postmaster.
North Carolina-Borum, Camden coun
ty. Lemuel NJ. Sawyer, postmaster
Crow, Ashe county, William j. Stanbery
postmaster: Kadar Wake county, X. J
Powell, postmaster; Session., Robesor
county. Charles w. Seasons, postmaster
OF VIRGINIA BIRTH.
Mr.. English, Of California. who wa
to-day seated by the House. is a natiy
of jefferson county. w. Va.
Virginia arrivals: B. F. Florsheim. W
r. Harwood. T. A. Ewers. and r. @
Lancaster. Jr., Richmond J. r. Aber
nathy. Petersburg; j. T. Meadows. .Roa
noke Louis LatOur. Amherst; Rev an
Mrs. c. $ Somerville. Haymarket; Di
Julius ID. Dresher, Roanoke College.
North Carolina arrivals: W. l.. Londo
and a. III. London, Pittsboro'.
FlORlDA'S SENATORS CLASH.