Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-14
MORE ROOM NEEDED.
THE PETERSBURG Posr-orricE
AND IT'S NECESSITIES.
cor~rcs.man McKenncy's Bill for
rts Ealnrsement--A Modest Arpro-
,r,a,son Asked-Thc New Catholic
Church.


pErERsBURG, VA, December 10
.s,,ec,si,-Hon. w. II. Mckenney. con-
,r,oss,r.n from the Fourth District, yes
terday. as reported. introduced pii
On Congress for the Appropriation Vi
S,soo Cor the enlargement OF the post
oo,c. In this city. The fact Is that
,n,ch larger sum is needed for this pur-
nose. and that Mr.. Mckenhey asAeo
for the lowest possible sum for the neeo-
Cd improvements. The business Oh '"e
post-ofice ia conducted In space oi
about thirty square feet-a space 'ha'
Is much TOO small for the convenient
transaction OF an important once IKE
that Of Petersburg.
The object OF the bill introduced by MT
McKenney IL to give the post-oi'lee au-
charities sufficient room for the proper
transaction of the business of their ONCE
which they have not at present
In accordance with the suggesuon
and approval of representative
the Architectural Department. recenals
sent here from Washington the e,''a "a,
,,,ar, Of the post-office to afford sum
Gent accommodations is very much neeu-
ed: and IL is understood that the Gus,
md
fodinn of the building VIII recoih'he"~
the proposed improvement as necessary,
10 the credit of Mr.. Mckenney, VINO
&c ana Of the new members OF Congress
rut who will probably be one OF 'he
foremost OF the Democratic ieauers' y
NAV be said that he has asAeu ~,
"a very moderate sum for very neeueu
improvement, in view OF 'ne iae' is,
fhe government receipts from the city
are so large as TO more than JUSTIFY such
n small expenditure. Should the APP
propriation be granted the post-once en-
iargement would be made on the east sue
OF the present building.
THE NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH.
II il hoped and expected that Cardinal
Gibbons and Bishop Keane VIII De apie
10 officiate at the dedication or the ne"
81. .Ioseph's Catholic church in TINS city
on the I'D. of this month; but IL they
cannot attend, the dedication ceremonies
will be postponed until some time III
January. And, in this connection, IL may
he said that the beautiful altar tine
main altar erected in the church is the
gift of the pastor, Rev. Father OFarrell
M cost of over $500. The new churcn
is one of the most beautiiul OF the
sacred edifices in our city.
SUDDEN DEATH.
A colored man. named Lincoln Carter,
recently from Richmond, dropped dead
on Market street to-day, of heart-diS
ease. Deceased came her from hich-
mond about a month ayo.8and served as
an employee OF the Bell Telephone Com
pany. To-day he was engaged In string-
ing wires for that company on Marker
street. About l o'clock. while on MS
way to dinner. he fell on the sidewalk
and almost Immediately expired. II IS
supposed that he died of heart-disease'
and an inquest was not deemed neces-
sary.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Mr.. John w. Cummings, a farmer. OF
Chesterfield county, whose corn-crio nad
been frequently robbed Of late, found
negro thief stealing his corn on Wednes..
day night and shot at him several
times. but without effect as the rogue
escaped.
John Daley (colored) was arrested and
jailed this afternoon, on the charge OF
forgery.