Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-02
EIGHTH DISTRICT.
susncious Candidacy for Congress Of
Young MI. Willard.
nEpoRr N ruoRp-MKESNEY CASE
Diu Providing for the Ert"oi's"-
.or, NJ , National Park mt Appo-
,,,ox Courtbouse-Moprm 10
General Daniel Morgan, ETC.

from Fairfax county. In the f's"'" A.'
-, g. ono ~ the new features IN the
a., ., coneressional aspirations and indi-
ca,cs combine" against the Held WIZ
lard ia n rich young man VINO punt
hos,,if,i villa al Fairfax Courthouse,
n,btch ,enresents the claim OF wash
,,e,or citizen 10 Virginia homestead
r,gh, IN notifies. 4 Washington resident
- - vote and no citizenship, and con-
,..,.,or,iv he enjoys the privilege of To-
eating himself I'm some neghboring state
and plaptlng out his ambition as an
exotic.
willard is essentially a gentleman. and
nopular with the people, who enjoy his
asonicd citizenship. He is smarter than
his age and looks Indicate and has the
vhcrewithaf 10 infuse politics with busi-
ness.
But the main point is his family con-
nection with the Hon. Walton Moore.
through Editor Donohoe, who is Mr..
Moore's brother-in-law, and the uncle Of
Mrs. willard. Mr.. Donohoe is popular
and innuential Moore is able. eloquent.
and handsome. and Willard is in front.
as far as Fairfax is concerned.
Mr. Moore recently declined to be a
candidate for the nomination. though he
had a large following in the district on
the ground that he could not afford TO
give up his large and increasing law
practice.
NORTH CAROLINA WATERWAYS.
Representatives shaw and Skinner Of
North Carolina. appeared before the
River and HarbOr Committee this morn
ing and made a strong appeal for an
appropriation OF 5000 for the improve
ment OF the Neuse river They also set
forth the absolute necessity Of deepen
INK Ocracoke inlet. This Inlet Is short
I cut from the ocean 10 the Carolina
sounds. and Messrs. Shaw and skinner
demonstrated TO the committee that II II
Is dredged to n depth Of fifteen feet
navigation will be opened up to all the
thriving towns on the sounds. The com
mittee appeared TO be favorably i'm
pressed with the arguments OF the gen
tlemen.
PERSONALS.
Mr.. James T.. Boyd, OF Greensboro,
y. G., is in the city, a guest at the Eb
bitt House.
Messrs W. W. Darwin (of Lynchburg,
Va) and o. G. Hancock (of Richmond
Va are registered at the Raleigh.
Hon. John 5. Henderson, ex-member of
Congress, from Salisbury, n. c., is in
the city. stopping at the Metropolitan.
POSTAL.
A new post-oiilce has been opened at
Quinby, Accomac county, Va, with r.
J.eCato postmaster.
Steamb0at-service change has been
made in North Carolina as follows:
Elizabeth City TO New Berne-From
April 6. 1896. permit contractor to supply
Ccracoke Wharf On. o), between Roanoke
Island Wharf IN. o) and New Berne
without expense TO the department.
Changes In star schedules have
been made in North Carolina as follows:
Troy to Bosticks Alills-Leave Troy
Monday. Wednesday, and Friday at
J.. NJ; arrive at Sulphur Springs by :
i NJ; leave Sulphur Springs Monday.
"wednesday, and Friday at 6 A. NJ; ar
rive at Troy by u NJ: leave Sulphur
Springs Tuesday, Thursdays, and Satur-
day al A. NJ: arrive at BOsticks Mills
by 70 NJ; leave Bostcks Mills Tuesday,
Thursday. and Saturday at 80 p. NJ.
arrive at Sulphur Springs by $50 p. NJ
In Virginia:
Hope Mills TO Luray-Leave Hope Mills
daily, except Sunday, at A. NJ; arrive
AT Luray by 10 A. NJ. leave Luray daily,
except Sunday. at u NJ; arrive at Hope
Mills by l.. NJ.
Vega 10 Newcastle-LeaVe Vega Tues
day and Saturday at lI5 a. NJ; arrive
at Newcastle by 1915 =. NJ; leave New
castle Tuesday and Saturday at A. NJ:
arrive at Vega by II A. NJ.
The hotel arrivals to-day included the
following:
Howard House--,John Rixey. virginia:
Miss Edmundson and Mrs. Wall, Rich
mOud. Va: Miss Beckham, Culpeper; c.
Yates, Virginia; W. Mcconnell, Virginia;
J. VI. Bailey. Richmond. Va.
The Vendome-H. Miller. Virginia.
The Mctropolitan-C. V. Haines, Norfolk
Va; $. $. Phoebus and c. Nj. Phoebus
Od Point Comfort, Va.
Hotel Johnson-A. Daingerfield Fairfax.
Va.
Hotel Page-Grayson Burruss. Rich
moud. Va.
The st. James-F. II. Arm!stead Farm
vile, Va; \. =. Saunders. Fredericksburg
Va; BOYD Brooks. Virginia: w II. Shell
ION, Virginia; X. Seabury. Petersburg
Va. Miss Campbell Norfolk, Va; j. W.
snyder, Richmond. Va. Miss NJ. Cogbin
North Carolina; c. w. ). Turner Middle
burg. Va.
The Normandie-w. c. Macarthur. vir-
gina: Eppa Hunton. Warrenton. Va.
THORP AGAINST MKENNEY.
a report has been made at last in one
Of the Virginia oontested-election cases.
now under consideration 10y Elections
Committee No. 3. This was the report
Of General James A. Walker. chairman
Of a subcommittee TO which the case OF
Thorp against Mckinney had been re-
ferred. General Walker reported in favor
Of Thorp, the contestant and Repre-
sentative DeArmond submits a minority
report in favor of McKenney. the con-
iestce. The details Of these reports. and
he grounds upon which they were based
could not be obtained to-day. They
viii be considered by the FUN committee
at its next regular meeting, on Monday
next when a motion will be made 10
continue the case until the return Of
Representative Mckinney 10 Congress,
ae being absent at present on account OF
illness.
APPOMATTOX-PARK BILL.
Representative Lowe. OF New York.
Today introduced a bin in the House
Tor the establishment OF national park
al AppOmattOX Courthouse. The bill
appropriate $4,000 for this purpose. and
provides that the park shall include the
batue-hclds of June Is and July 81 1864
and shall also take In the works exist
ing upon and near Appomattox river and
shan be known as Apponiattox Park. The
commissioners TO locate. purchase, and
ACQUIRE the land necessary for this park
hoi 10 exceed 5000 acres in an, are
hessrs. Edward Estes. Petersburg. Va;
Joseph H. Franklin. New York city;
n. =. Glove. Coviugton, KY. William
a. Graham Allegheny City. Pa: and
General +. j. Henderson, Princeton. H. !
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