Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-19
SURRENDER" TO GO.
g1l 10 Make AppOmattOX a National
Park.
CONGRESSIONAL CONTESTS.
,.,,I McCaulI Concludes Go Make One
Of Thcm-Thorp and host-Wash-
ington Personalities.

. errTNGTON, December IS Especially
,stmastcr-Gcncral IS expected TO
, a. Washington tomorrow. Con-
...o Tucker has been assured that
, ..1mattox matter will be taken up
. r. and disposed Of in a manner
,.l in an probability be satisfactory
ONLY the people Of the county ANA
lst 10 all who have been 50
.. over applying TO the historic SPOT
.roaahlc namo OF "Surrcnlof"
,.. been distastCful 20 veterans az
.-.t nc great armies in the civil com
.l tho emphatic demands made
.. patch for the restoration o.
.r -lnc have met the approval Of
ana public Of the land
....s recently in this correspond
.n. rrrseut idea Of the department
.... back the name Of Appomattox
...t-1mce at the former county
.-l 10 allow the new county
....! station 20 be called Apo
courthouse. They think at the
....r. that this will be satisfactory
., ..s as the Objectionable word,
r." * abolished.
.l.r. It can be stated. viii
.-.r IN the House a hin providing
\.ronal Government purchase
-- which the surrender OF Gen
.~-v occurred. When that Is
.. mann, and historic memories
....- De preserved. and then 1t
POSSIBLE for any one 10 take
... ArpomattoX its importance.
...~-ort purchased and now con-
...s..rr battlc-6eld. il also has
son Of Chickamauga. and
at,iug. according TO senti-
cod here. FOR the government
... lind on which the surrender
IS looking into the matter
.o a. have the facts IN hand
.u frame measure calcu-
...t the situation.
Marshall said to-day ne
proposition was one that
with general approval. and ne
.r IN favor Of having the gov
.. .v the land.
elOuE Us. EPES.
....,..f the members Of the House
Elections failed 10 mate
r. and. therefore. nothing was
....,f coming 10 an agreement on
contested case Of Goode VS.
t..rl- Il the contestant are
.. for action, and seem 10
... could get report IN l"NoI
the House would probably
D.. me fret place. the chances
..tt,e will not report IN MS
.. Republicans on the COM
.., vet all ready 10 vote
t. case.
.-.n Brady. of Virginia
.....l today. He is attorney
...t,sts 10 be made by Ike
.... the next House. He re-
.,...rr. who Will contest the
...N.naey. in the Fourth DIS
-.. Ya-t. who viii contest
tucker. IN the Tenth DIS
Brady was asked WNeh NV
badly be served. Out ne
not state the day. az IL
.rteous 10 the other side
however, that tie notices
at.llr,L
g.C.uu. Of Culpeper coun-
... l.fy to-day. and he toId
..e Of. ne had about maue
-. contest the seat OF NIX
... Tf-hth District.
.-iDET NEWS.
......u Harry Libby, Of Viz
aa doing something To-
..uz the I'LL for pubic
--...t News. was little
.... .n ONE of the papers that
80 The capitol that the
-. u Newport News amount
.. figures are something
.- Shown bv the Treasury
..t th. business IS going
rlI.-s Of duh times IN
90 large. The imports at
..- .r, nearly 100000 an
r.y have heavily increased
-t three months.
s.-.. Congress will act on
SESSION.. A favorable report
10 the House on the
.. uc,I by Congressman
.. CAROLINA NOTES.
W.l-knJwn North Caro-
... t. have arrived here to-day
.-- VI Nr W. r. Henry OF
"A consulate. but on &C
nee Of the President
deferred. They will make
rr Nr. Henry. who Is
Democrat and "a leading
t.r for the broken national
....on. in North Carolina,
t..u -,ttled. The appoint
.u..r SIR Ricaud, the we'll
and ex-MayOr Of Whining
Alien. with the chances IN
. former according 10 the
.r sion here among North
...r- PUBLIC BUILDING
.ra TYLER to-day introduced
House as a supplementary
sad several years ago for
.r public building at Nor
rr-4l measure appropriated
r.-u o. which has been eX-
r.w an additional sum OF
Tho idea IS 10 erect
t- devoted mainly 10 post
.- I'D n. Virginia city by the
... Harry Payne. Of Kansas city;
~ Jackson county. Mo,
PAYNE. OF Memphis. Tenn.
. visiting their parents, Gen"i"i
.. william II. Payne. Of Virginia.
-..- =. TAYLOR ELLYSON.
Taylor Ellyson, OF Richmond
.f 'hr Democratic State Cen
. De- In the city. He to-day
.. capitol IN the interest OF the
.. E..am0nl College for damage
.- property during the war.
..-. vim Senator Daniel, Repre-
WISE. and others Of the Nir-
%. and they said they would
power 10 have the measure
. BAGS already been favoraDiy
r. Glover Of Richmond, IS
, arrivals from Virginia.
- ....aa arrivals: Charles ).
q. Y. Meredith. John J..
t H. Tl,,ec. ". II. Wright, ii.
' .. Spears ana wife, Richmond
',, *. stanton; y. =. angie
.. II. l.. Bywaters. B. W.
pepper: A. =. Staples. J. \.
.osr. $ y. FuikeBOn. Bristol.
Attorney Glenn. Of Winston.
J.. ROSS. Of Charlotte. are
.- l-t.st North Carolina arrivals.
POSTAL NOTES
have been established as
ANNA. Lee county, Harry
.-. % postmaster.
t 'I.lna-Tulula. Graham county,
b.. Coward. postmaster
masters Of the fourth-class
'..4 today were:
'.a f. O.. Ifardie. Red Oak, Char
.-f.y wee X. G. Hardie, resigned.
.- 'afollna-E. G. Dewey, Swan
I.almbe county. vice W. IA.
.. Im.ved; J. J.. Jones. Wilmot.
t.-aly. vice V. 4. King, re-
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