Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-19
LEE WILL ACCEPT.
So Il Is Understood al Washington
City.
EMoLuMEyTs OF THE OFFICE.
They Amount This Yenr to About
$500. Which sum IL Not tn lie
sneezed at in These Hard Times
other Notes.

WASHINGTON. u. C., April lS-tSpe-
cial.)It is understood here that tn
President to-day received a letter from
General Fitzhugh Lee stating that he
would accept the appointment rendered
him. At any rate. the commission was
made out at the Treasury this morning
and forwarded to General Lee. His papers
also. in reference to getting up the bond
required. were also mailed, and 1t Is
presumed ali the details will b. arranged
within a few days, and then the office
VIII be formally turned over.
The Collector OF Internal Revenue for
the Western District is required to exc
cute a bond OF $4,000. OF the amount,
100000 is designated as the official bond,
and the balance is to cover the disbursing
Office.
According 10 the receipts OF the Office
for the last fiscal year. the salary Of
the Collector for this district was s,ST5
| but the receipts for the current year Will
undoubtedly reach the maximum, which
VIII bring the salary up TO 1850
IL is comfortable amount and In these
hard times is not 20 be sneezed at; and
| the position is one Of honor and re-
| sponsbility. Some Of the most prominent
men in the country. after filling hign
| elective offices. have been appointed col
| l-ctors Of internal revenue. Most every
body about Washington seems glad that
| General Lee has been appointed.
NORTH CAROLINA NOTES.
| Congressman Woodland. OF North Caro-
lima, who arrived here Monday, is stil
in the city, and will nQI leave for home
| until tomorrow evening. IL thinks the
| vacancy in the pOstmastership al Rocky
| Mount will be filed by the end Of the
| week. lie has recommended Mr.. l.. v
| Bassctt who IS a popular man, and is
said to be the choice Of the people for
| the office. 1t will be remembered that
| Mr. Bennett Bum, who was the post
| master at Rocky Mount, died recently.
| All Of the testimony I'm the North caro-
Ina cOntested-electiOn case Of Cheathan
| vs. Woodland. from the Second District
| has been taken. and most Of II is in the
hands Of the Clerk Of the House. Mr.
Woodland IS very well satisfied with tho
! showing he was able 10 make and be
lieves 1t will fully substantiate his claims
70 the seat.
HOUSE CONTESTS.
| There will be between thrty-fve an,
| forty contested cases 10 De hdnditd bl
the next House. and the number is So
large that already many Of the Republi
cans are disguised with the outlook. II
private they say that two thirds OF IN
contestants are relying on the heavy Re
publican majority in the Fifty-fouru
Congress. and they talk as II INST o
them will be disappointed.
| Judge j. Il. McCabe. Of LeeSburg. l.
y. Horncr and wife. or Lynchhurs, an
7. II. Brdsong and wife. Of CORTLAND
Va, are registered at the Metropolitan
A. ". Marston and wife, Of Richmond
l.. W. Childrey. Of Norfolk; +. II. Taylor
Of Clifton. and James Cox. OF Nj. Jack
son. Va. are AT the -. James.
State-Senator Little Of Fredericksburg
was In the city to-day.
POSTAL NOTES.
Postmas,ers Of the fourth class wer
to-day appointed for Virginia as follows
Ordsburg. Brunswick county, .
NJ. Tucker vice II. ". Tucke
resigned. Ryland. Culpeper county, j. 1
Coons vice q. u. COons. dead.