Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-22
MAHONE-WATTSCASE
THE TAKING or THE ACCOUNT BE-
FORE COMMISSIONER POSTPONED.
pctcr.burg Personals-custon House
Improvemcntn-St0 Goods He
.r.d-Tbe "Honest Elections"
Party and Its Programmes.

PETERSBURG. VA. August I.-'spe-
cial,-It was expected that the tahihs
Of The account before Commissioner w -
JcRae in the case OF exMarshal Jon"
E. Watts against General William MA
hone would have commenced To-Day !"
he absence Of Colonel Watts. ho"''''
xbo is detained as a witness in an "i''
por;ant case now on trial IN ia@e"""
county, the case was adjourned Owl "''''
Tuesday. ,he 9th instant. II ~ u"oe'
stood that Judge Drury a. Hinton ia'e Va
r. S,,re,,o Court of Appeals. has been
retained by General Malone as eoui'Se'
In addition TO MIR. George .
who now represents him. MT. K'cha'u ~
Davis is counsel for Colonel WAITS 4"
,,,ovv NJ late developments Commissioner
,,cpso v,ll have a very interesting case
o hear
SALE OF A FINE RESIDENCE.
The one residence OF the late William y;
Hinton. on Washington street, was soin
privately to-day by Mcssrs. Moyier
Egerton 20 sir. Walter y. Jones, ioI WV
cash. s.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
Professor 5. c. Wells, Of Roanoke Cor
lege. was in the city to-day, or MS way
home after a trip of several "eeh9
through Eastern Virginia. lie speaks ia
very encouraging terms of the bright pros
poets for largely increased atteho"H0e
OF students AT Roanoke next session,
Work on the new Young Mems Chris-
tian Association building. on sycanoie
street, is progressing very rapiliY. nv
floors are being laid. and the piasierihs
being put up. The work viii not STOP
now until the building is competed ana
furnished In all Of its arrangements the
new home OF the association VIII be one
OF the hanisomesi and most complete
In the South. II will cost not less thah
5000 and all 81 the money Is In manu-
CUSTOM HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS
The improvements To the custom-house
building. authorized by the government,
will Toe commenced within the next day or
two. They VIII be very decided, Inc nag
glng on the streets and the building VIII
be renewed. and good deal of plasterlnB
and painting inside Of the house Is to be
aone The most important improvements,
however. are 10 be IN the post-ofhce de-
Iartmeuf where an addition for the
m0ney-0Tder business Is 10 be erected.
The Welsbach lights are TO be substituted
throughout the building for the lights now
II use The work Is 10 cost about S.lp.
All Of the fine goods stolen night or
Two ago from the tailoring establishment
Of Mcssrs Campbell & Parker were re-
covered By the police this morning,
through information furnished by color
"a man living on old street. in the base
ment Of whose house the goods were left
by the thieves. There is no clue. how
sver. as 10 the thieves.
THE HONEST ELECTIONS PARTY
As an evidence OF the fact that the
honest elections" party is being urged
60 organize By General Malone through
out the State. and IN confirmation OF the
statement recently made I'm this CORE
spondence 10 that effect, your correspond
ent was to-day shown n oiTcular-letier re-
celved by a gentleman In one OF the
counties OF an adjacent cOngres sional dis
trict. In brief note at the head OF the
circular. sighed by William Malone, at
tenuOn is directed TO the call for the
Meek lenburg meeting" and the people
who are in favor Of honest elections
are urgently invited 70 organize in every
county 10 secure this object.
II seems a most luiicrOus travesty upon
honesty In elections 10 hear of the
records Of some Of the most active work
ers in this section Tor the new fair
elections" programme. Some OF these re-
cords would almost bring a smile on the
face Of a brass monkey But IL is he
lieved that the above circulars, with
General Mahones endorsement have been
sent into every county in the State In
large numbers. and II would be well for
the Democrats 10 get 10 work 10 counter
act their effects. General Malone works
secretly. but very actively. He Is recog-
nized as the head Of the "honest-clec-
tions'' party. and as the steerer of the
steering Committee" Of that party In
fact he viii direct the campaign next
fall against the Democrats. and doubt
less with motives Interior 10 the success
II his party IN that campaign.
Rev. DR. g. X. Haines. rector Of 81.
paurs Episcopal church. has returned
from his trip To the Yellow sulphur
Springs. While he is much improved ply
fically. he IS not much improved In voice.
D.. Hams lost his voice about year
ago. and has never recovered II. II Is
probable that he will take trip to New
Orleans during the coming winter 10
place himself under the treatment Of an
eminent specialist OF that city.