Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-07
ASST SUP'T R. NJ. S.
.DDOintment for Which M. BoykIn Has
Been Strongly Recommended.
-,ox PROBABLE MONDAY.
,,ment Clerks Credited to Vfr-
III, nut belonging to Othcr
sucnl.rr Ryan and Other
,.I.tors I'm Washington City.

,r,sE1NGToN. ID. C.. September g.
..,-A drizzling. soaking rain ana
..,. atmosphere have made 1t DIM
Or rews-gatherers to go the ROUNDS
te apartments to-day
81 continent Of Assistant Superin-
,-,.f ne Railway Mail Service, for
-..,. Mr. Robert Boykin. Of Richmond
t..o so strongly recommended, Sun
Gre as II has hung fire for the
.~e thirteen months. Mr.. Charles Mel
~ MARYLAND. who previously held the
.,.. mas promoted Second Assistant
y. .....s,.--Gencral in July. 1885,. and 1t
.... vacant ever since. Postmaster
'......l wilson has the appointing power.
,.., Dr.. recently declined to consider the
......- until the return Of Mr. Nelson
... Uas absent in Europe. The latter
.,.m,n came back on Wednesday. put
~. ., a,psarance at his Office Thursday,
.,..n Tor Maryland that evening. lie
I. .,r..,ed here on Monday. when no
...tt action will be taken and Mr. Boy
L.- ,riI Boz out Of suspense.
NYE. OF VIRGINIA CD.
~e.ra ar. numerous clerks. particularly
I'm be post-OHice Department, who are
,r..taI 90 Virginia. but most of whom
b.. nom States north Of the Potomac.
,r.re them IS Mr.. William T.. Nye, who
,-. aot.inteI Mayor Of Fredericksburg
NJ. General CANDY in March. 1869 He held
,-.t ,fre until the following June. when
b. ATTAINED the more lucrative position
!. saUser In the Internal-Revenue Service,
.,s HAS auattcred in Richmond. He held
r.s office for considerable period. and
0.. LOST s.eht Of for several years. In
,., be- Was appointed 10 his present place
so I.rgulau. though he is "A New York.
and served Ia a regiment from that
. during the war.
- Nye still continues 10 draw a
salary from Uncle Sam as a Vir-
...u. ], Us said ne discharges the duties
ODE office very creditably. but there
ire scores " natives OF the Old Dominion.
good Democrats. whosould do so just as
we'll ana not one of-them would object
Oh .h. salary which Mr.. Nye has been
t1jyng for the past thirteen years.
n. S BRIsCOE.
Among The Virglnlans now resident here
D. MOTOR r. S. BriscOe. formerly from the
FIRST Congressional District. He is one
% Washugi0n's most prosperous bust
u.ss.mtu. ana although permanently To-
Gated herr. his devotion 10 Virginia is as
strong as ever lie Is now. and has been
fr about ten years. president Of the Viz
sfl Democratic Association, and cOnse-
G.-r.'y takes great interest In the poll
tes .t DIS native State. His eldest son
l..r graduated with honor from the
Virginia Military Institute. and has re-
-.cry been appointed assistant paymas-
.ar ir t1e navy.
N4tr Erscoe recently had 5000 stolen
'n him hy a dishonest clerk. who de-
aur.i hut was pursued and overtaken
D., F.r Wayne. Ind. by the Major him
ef. ana the money recovered.
DIR. HARPER.
Another well-known Nirginian is Dr.
Robert -. Harper, druggist from Lees
1.r- Dee has been secretary OF the Nir-
cUa l,w0rratic Association for five or
SIS years and he is an indcfatigable po-
hr.U worker. lie still votes at Lees
tr- Tt. association sends on an ave
Il about 100 voters 10 Virginia I'm
every national election.
Among the visitors here to-day from
I.r.iua were Senator Henry Fairfax and
Representative r. g.. Pitcher They dis
cls-sd State politics. but declined to eX-
press any opinion for publication.
Speaker John 4. Ryan reached here from
l.cAmHn4 yesterday evening and left for
DIS home in LDIl1gn. this morning. IL
.s conceded ou 80 sides here that ne will
succeed himself as Speaker Of the next
House Of Delegates
MATRIMONIAL.
Mr. l. T. ". Mayberg. a prominent
young Businessman Of Ashland. Va. and
Miss Annie ID Carter. of Rockcastle.
GaDhHnd county. accompanied by Mr..
Scott Of Ashland. arrived here this morn
irs with matrimonial intentions. The
license was procured. and the couple were
unlt.i ana made happy for life by the
h.t W.. y. Brown. Of the Foundry Meth
o.st church, at the residence Of Mr..
Graves. No. ~ Twelfth street. north
west After brief wedding-tour. the
couple VIII return 70 Ashland.
Among the arrivals to-day were Mr.. G.
!. Hunt Of Richmond. Va, and Mr.. II.
NJ Burton. o. Asheyille. n. c.. who are
40 iAe Metropolitan; HI. c. Maddox, of
Virginia, Mrs. j. +. Rogers. w.
IT. Jessup Of North Carolina, and
Conrad kpwndar. OF Berryville. Va. are
ot The National. a. w. Gildner. wife.
AMI two children, Of Newport News. and
W. Wall. Of Sterling, Va. are at the St
James
Among the daily changes Of fourth-class
}s'maeters made to-day was Favonia,
"yihe county Va, W. j. Tarter vice
g. a.. Walton, resigned
There were 10 appointments to-day.