Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-09
FEW APPOINTMENTS.
Practically Everything Desirabls Already
Dealt Out.
DISGUST WITH THE r. N. G
Democratic Sir. Grady. of North
Carolina, Could Get Brother BIS
sell 20 Make No Changes what
ever fn His District.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. March S.-(spe-
cial)-The chances are th0t very few
appointments will be made for Virginia
md North Carolina during the next few
months outside OF postmastsrs. The fact
Of the matter is the administration has
practically dealt out al the patronage
there Is worth bestowing. and routine
matters Will be the order OF the day in
The departments.
Several very good postmasterships are
10 be changed in the year, one being at
Cynchburg. That Is the home Of Senator
Daniel The Republican In possession OF
lhe Office has been permitted TO retain
bls position 10 the end Of the term, under
y rule laid down by the President covering
these cases. The only way this official
could have been removed would have been
On charges. and Senator Daniel declined 70
enter into that sort Of business II his
wishes had been consulted the Republi-
car postmaster would have been sup
PLANTED because Of his politics. lie has
attended very well 10 the Office, and no.
;shlng can be said against him person
ally.
= Ex-Congressman Grady. Of North Caro-
JnR, left the city very much disguised
iCver the way ne claims 20 have been
Created by the Postmastcr-General, who
continually refused 10 make changes IN
Dis district. The most animated thing Mr..
iGrady had 10 contend with was the negro
postmastership question al Fayetteville.
Arime and again he besOught Mr. Blssell
20 act on that case. but the big man from
Buffalo got hot and would DO nothing.
Hon. John $. Henderson. OF North Caro-
lima during his last term I'm the House,
rocured everything he asked Of the Post
Office Department But Mr.. Henderson
was In "a position 10 be favored. holding
vs. he ala the Craftsmanship Of the House
Committee on Post-Onices and Post
Roads.
NORFOLE PUBLIC BUILDING.
1t has not yet been decided at the
Treasury Department just what course
will be pursued with regard to the pro-
posed new public building at Norfolk.
tThe Fifty-hrst Congress appropriated
sum of money for the erection or
structure but It was stipulated that a
combined post-ofice and court building
Jhculd be erected. Since then II has
been determined 10 put up building
10 be devoted entirely 10 post-of'ice uses.
Mr. Tyler introduced at the last session
" Congress a bill TO that effect This
natter has dragged in the department
worse than anything OF the sort in which
Virginia city was ever interested.
Funds have been 50 low for the past
1--WE years that the Treasury officials
have systematically refused u oxpend
the money for public buildings that hf s.
been voted by Congress. The Roanoke
building was delayed for several years.
md Staunton IS about the only place
3n the State where the cash was spent
promptly and the building completed on
BcheG lie time
Nr H. y. Male, OF Loudoun county.
has just returned from New York, where
he took last week a number OF fine
horses bred at his stOc,S-fsrm in Virginia.
Prices for good horses are lower at
present than for many years, due, no
doubt. 10 the tight times. The press
associations few days ago made a Gote
IF this sale
post-oflce 20 be known as Boyer has
been established in Allegheny county. n.
C.. with Andrew &. BLACK as postmaster.
The ONCE at liares store. Johnston
county. n. c.. has been discontinued;
mail 10 harness Store.
Martha +. Hubbard was to-day appoint
ed postmaster az FOrksyille. Mecklenburg
county. Va, vice Laura Hite, resigned.
II. S. Lee. Of Richmond. 81. George X.
1'itzhugh. OF Fredericksburg. and Il. r.
Watson, OF Martinsvile. Va. are at the
Metropolitan.
c. W Hunter. Jr.. and NJ c. Sullivan,
of Richmond, are registered at the
Howard.