Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-20
MARION T-OFFICE
Presidential Nominee Therefor 70 p
Fought, II Appears.
PORT OF WEST NORFOLK.
Its Growing Imports nce--Improy,to
tho Western Branch Of tho Illh,b,h
for Its Benefit.

WASHINGTON. ID. C., Jan.a-y %
Special. THE wasSlhg;on Post ,-I e.,.
tlmore American had this msra.., ..
counts OF terrific fight thar . ....
made TO prevent the couGrr,I.,
Mr.. George w. Wright % b. r. .~.,...
at Marion. Va. OF course. fa... . ,.,
were all furnished by parties .a..-....f .,
having the nomination reject! ., ..,
Senate. About toe only charge .....,
be brought against Mr. Nrsa-
he Is commercial trayener. arI .
fore cannot give the Office bis
attention. Congressman Mlral.. ..,
pressed the appointment slr. ..t
spite Of any opposition Nr. N..t A
be postmaster at Marion, Or b.. .u'
know the reason whH
The dght to have colonel s t. 81,
present postmaster, Removed. l.s a,
A long one. lasting more taaa four i. ..-s.
Mr.. Marshall finally got Mr. H. .. o,
his side, and he sent the par.-s % D.,
White House. There g hung l. s-
more than a month. Now BE- l.gf-r,
that Cardinal Gibbons, o. uIar.r.
and PubMc-Prlntcr Beneil,r vr. r....
INK for the retention OF C0.-a sn.
The latter's daughter. Mr.. CLARA g..
bons, married Il relative OF Cardinal CD.
b0nss.
II Is said the friends OF C..r, r-t
rely also on the assistance - s.r..r
Hi 10 assist n lie defeat no Hf,1..
They are apt 10 fall thcre. 10 fs .-.
place M. Hill viii hardly dip .ao W.
HuntOn will stand by C0agrcs -l4l N...
shall. Mr.. Cleveland heard t.a w,.s
case. and he nominated NJ N~-i.
The other people are wl1.s her
time. Senator HI, owes K 'o S.-r.
Daniel to help him rather t-a1 .s.
him. and the chances are N-. Nrs..
viii be confirmed In due time.
Mr. Wright expects % g.ve BE- Pr
sonal attention 20 the olice. BE- is s-.I
10 be capable, and Is very -, ll-r
SCUPPERNONG AND ELlZABLlN
The cher os Engineers ssgt o. C.a.
gress to-day the report o. Major SAMOA
Of 4 preliminary examinat.9n -
uong river. North Carolina, in ssh. b .
Gays the stream "a a. present unworthy
OF improvcmcnt. The government tA3
spent $40 already tryinS 81 drss
a channel. The COUNTRY "a sw2rry. 4Hl
considerable business - done 10 1853 aa!
lumber.
The western brancA OF the L.Z1h-.. rsar
In Virginia Is worthy of impr)t H l.
Cantain Casey. who made tae p'--
nary examination, ani C1,ore. 'r
hul, concur IN this opinion. Cai.1
Casey states that a large trlle Is c-
rlad on In snail vessels during tts r-N
season, ana there Is suficen, r'l
water for this tra-e AZ al s.i..' ~
the tide; only the large vessels f-'2
draught, going 20 Ncst N1f''.H. ave
difficulty and this trouble lr'
the mouth OF the estuary alone
Norfolk has become town ai ND .'-
habftants IN the last four Afs OWL
10 tho fact that the Auan.lc and h-a-
ville railway has hAei ..s tenn .a' -
that Mace. AMI IL 70 ho~n t''t 'n-'r"f.
ment Is specially desired. The railroad
has placed its terminus NJ '"t
one mile from deep water on ''" rt-
beth river. and this road, together 81 !
the West Norfolk Lumber C'mtl'. -
tbs ,r,ck-sarrners Of the back county,
are the parties interested Ut" ''
,rants OF the lumber company .'" '-'-
y,ate1 AZ $500 for the lass year. even
during the general dapl s'.on.
After giving an flea ~ iAr h'1'f s'
ronts ana come interesting ini'. "i,'.A
about the railway and s.c1m' a, -.''
ana their connections. CAPTAIN
ror,s that the distance 20 oe i"l
Is about one mile. AMI the ~.i.n an' -.t -
desired as those who wll acc'''n '"'
ali ,orsign and cOastwiss steam i7
.e,,ng me harbor OF Norfolk. \ .ha-
mol o0o Zee. wide AMI - feet Gel p .
recommended at the present iin''
PERSONAL AND POSTAL
Mr. Ilovd T. Smith. OF Northumberland
county and chairman Of tho pemocL-'c
Congressional Committee for the t4t''
Virginia District, was visitor AZ ts
Capitol to-day.
General Bradley r. johnson came o'.'
with a committee to-day - 'r'oit
number OF congressman 10 Baltimore I'D
attend there tonight banquet I. '7
given by the Confederate veterans. i.-
resentatlve Jones. OF Virginia, was aiaD
the honored guests.
Postmasters Of the fourth-class " ,e
appointed for Virginia to-day as follows.
W. L. Bloxom, BloXom, Acc0mac c.l...'
vice r. W. Somers. removed; L. y. b-.-'.
Samos, Middlesex county, Vice y. g.
Powell. resigned.
Among North Carolina visitors % me
city to-day were Mr. Charles, the l-ri'
master at High Point. ard Mr.. bia1'la"i
an attorney OF Randolph county.