Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-26
CHAIRMAN ELLYSON.
Hs Makes Good Report At Washington
Of Virginia.
OUR MUGWUxP GTTOREEY-CEDERAL.
Hls Peculiar Views Of tho Duty Of Federal
Oniciais-Mr. Riley, Who IL
Thought Of So Highly.

WASHINGTON. october 2s.-tspecial.)-
Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson. chairman OF the
Virginia State Democratic Committee.
was n caller this morning at Democratic
headquarters in this city. He remained
some time. and had talks with General
Walker and others there. but nothing Of
n public nature was developed by the
visit. Mir. Eilyson. OF course. when asked
about the situation in Virginia. gave II as
his opinion that everything was progress
Ing satisfactorily SO far as can be ascer-
tanned. and he looks for good results at
the election next month.
Neither Chairman Faulkner nor Sccre-
tary Gardner was at the headquarters
to-oAy. Senator Faulkner has been in
lew York for the past several days.
BY next Monday the Democratic Con-
sTeSsionai Campaign Committee VIII nave
in hand all OF the congressional nomiha-
tons for the entire United States. and
corrected lists is now being prepared. Inc
nominations IN Virginia and North caro-
lima, and. indeed. for most Of the southern
districts, were made earlier than in some
other sections. The tardy districts are
I'm New York and the New Englahi
States. and in few OF the weston
cities II was only a few days ago '"a'
Democratic nominations were maze ~
two OF the districts of the city OF SC
Louis.
Reports from most OF the western trace
centres are to the effect that business y
reviving so generally that II Is thouth'
the improved condition ought 10 he'p "''
Democrats In the canvass.
Ar ~..-1r.s. ,fr-EKN'IF NfD1SllN I.SS.
The Democratic campaign managers are
anything but pleased with the o''e'o
ness OF Attorney-General O.ney, VINO
seems 10 be doing all he can TO keep
Federal officials within his jurisdiction
from taking even patriotic interest," III
election matters. His peculiar notions
are mast finding cut In some portions
of the country the marshals ana w
trict attorneys have made appointments
70 speak. and they have cancelled 'ho"''
while in other sections those same or
0cials have gone on the stump ms "P-
nears 10 be true Of Virginia, the news
paper accounts showing thHt pO
Messrs. Lasslter and Montague, the u's
trict attorneys IN Virginia, nave ieovu''S
made speeches. There are TWO or '"'
officials here In other departments W."
have EXPRESSED the intention or peH's
nG1T1
naien Among wel-known government
of,icials at Washington who have eithel
made speeches in the campaign or "no
are billed to appear between now anu
the day Of election may ne meht'o'V"
Mr. Fckels Comptroller Of the currency
MIR. Jones. First Assistant POSTMASTER
General: Colonel Mansur. AssiS,,n'
COMPTROLLER Of the Treasury; MI; ny
Adoo. Assistant Secretary Of the navy
and several others. These gentlemen .,r
IDENTIFY believe il is their right anu ~!
70 be heard from IN aid OF '"eli pa
and they are going ahead resai
any Mugwump notions thal II -,
nrovlnce OF a Federal official TO sit down
nnIe,lv and let the Republicans Walk
away with everything. Inc aNe,ass
Democrat does not take much STOCK ia
the ideas Of Mr.. Olney. lie was never
heard Of as doing anything for the Demo-
cratic party. and until Mr.. Cleveiand IN
vited him 10 become member OF VIC
cabinet he was not known beyond 'He
confines Of Massachusetts,.
Judge William g. Riley. OF Acconac
county. Va who was succeeded AT uet "
Cabello az Consul of the United states 10y
Mr. Samuel Proskauer, of Richmond some
months since. arrived in New YORK more
than six weeks ago, and was reported as
uniting I'D in fine style at one OF 1he
idg hotels II was supposed that the
Judge would soon visit his old haunts Ill
washington long before this, Dut MS
friends begin TO fear that seVerai years
rasidence in South America have caused
him TO feel that Washington Is not hVely
enough for him. He may nave cohcIuueu
10 locate permanently In the metropolis
At any rate. he has declined so lar W
return TO this city. THE boys are
from Accomac.
POSTAL AND PERSONAL.
Mail service has been established in
Virginia as follows. from November u,
1894 To June 80 1897: GetZ to Moore S
store three times a week; Glove TO
Double Bridge. three times a week; and
from Parnassus. by Zetta and Anderson
10 Staunton, six times a week. from de-
cember 3. 1894. TO June 30. 1871
4 change has been ordered in the SER
vice from Mebane to Yanceyville, y. -
SO as TO increase 1t to six times week
between Mebane and Corbett.
The post-ofiice at Castleton. Rappahan-
mock county. Va, has been re-estaplsheu'
with John VI. Priest as postmaster.
Colonel Paul b. Means, OF Concord NJ
C., is at the Ebbitt House.
r. T. Wilson and wife, OF Richmond
and II. w. Harris and wife, Of Char
lotte. are registered at the same hotel
John T. Mills was to-day appointed
postmaster at Cappahosic, Gloucester
county. Va. vice l.. J. Stewart, removed.
John c. Townsend and Mrs. Townsend
~ Charlottesville; r. G.. Hanson. OF Roa-
noke Va, and Or. G. NJ. Jones and wile'
OF Grimesland, n. c., are at the Metro
politan. ,,.
J. l.. Pitman, Mrs. NJ. f. Pitman. and
Miss NJ. Williamson. Of Shenandoah coun-
~. ]. II. Ross and wife. OF Bloomhe!d'
Va. are at the Howard House.