Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-31
FINEST AND FASTEST
That Is What the Authorities Say OF
The BattleShip Texas.
CALLS on A CONGRESSMAN.
How the Average Number Per Diem
Mounts up Sometimes, Astonish-
ingIy-Thc Tiilmnn Incident-o'"e'
Washington Notes of Interest.


WASHINGTON. d. c.. January w.
Especial while the battleship Texas Is
out of commission. and about to be COCK
ed for necessary changes, there Is every
reason why Norfolk. where she was
built. Richmond. where her machinery
was manufactured. and the State OF VIZ
rinla generally should be proud Oh her'
1t is said at the Navy Department thaI
the Texas will turn out to be the hhesl
and fastest warship OF her class anoat'
The defects Of the ship are few ana
can be easily remedled, and at merely
nominal cost. 1t is what Is known
understand, as the auxiliary machinery
and the bige-pumps that are directive
and all these will be changed.
To-day no less a parsonage thah Mr.
Boutelle. Of Maine, who is chairman OF
the House Committee on Naval Affairs
said that he had the highest opinion OF
the capabilities Of the Texas, ana thdt ne
was satisfied that her machinery was
unsurpassed in superiority. Mr.. bouleiie
is a good friend Of the Texas.
THE TILLMAN INCIDENT.
Tillman's speech was cried on the
streets this morning, and II iouhu ieouS
sale 4 congressman OF mature expert
euce and conservative principles remark
ed that the significant feature OF the
event was not the speech itself, but the
fact that such a thing could happen IN
the Senate and last for two hours with
out any protest daily paper s'aleu
this morning that the only thing ap-
preaching it in the history of the Senate
was when a drunken Virginia senator
made a similar display of himself. ana
was elected from the chamber. j can
only suppose this reference was 10 the
case OF a festive senator from North
ern State who was the hero OF the
only incident Of the sort that ever oc-
CURED in the Senate. 1t is hardly ne
cessary 10 say that no virginia senator
was ever guilty OF such conduct, and mat,
barring certain pranks Of republican
the Old Dominion is safe from such an
imputation.
Under a recent decision by Judge Nc
Comas all clubs dispensing liquor 10 their
members must operate under a license.
Several Of the leading clubs have already
applied for licenses, and the police are
afler those which have not with a sharp
stick.
A Virginia member Of Congress had an
average Of forty calls a day for a week,
and al the end OF that time, Of course
had not been able to hunt down a single
appointment. and when the doctor pre-
scribed as a remedy for that tired feel
ing that he shou d stop walking the mar
bic floors of the apartments all day, the
statesman said dolefully that it was "a
job put up in his district by ten men, who
gave letters of Introduction 70 him. with
the assurance to each applicant that he
could get him an office. The lnwardness
Of the conspiracy was that the disap-
pointed ohice-seekers could defeat him.
Personal AND GENERAL
J. ID. Beverly and wife and r. \. Bev-
erly. OF Virginia, are guests at the Me-
tropolltan.
Ex-Congressman Connally L. Trigg, OF
Abingdon, Va, was on the floor of the
House to-day. visiting old friends.
The President and DR.. O'Reilly returned
last night with just thirteen dead ducks
to the credit OF this latest cunning expe-
dition
Among the fourth-class pOstmasters
appointed to-day are the following:
Michael Polk wee Walter Bancom Ge-
moved, at BancOm's Union county, ~
c.; ii. j. Farmer vice Martha Brink
ley resigned at Bolton, Columbus
county y. c.; j. W. Joiner vice r.
McDodd Gesigned). at Clarendon, Co
lumbus county, y. c.; r. II. Black
well vice j. a. Bracken Gesigned). at
Eastland Caswell county, y. c.; j. y.
Timberlake vice J. \. Clifton. at Royal
Franklin county, n. c.; Mrs. NJ. L..
Sade vice l.. 5. Nebiett Gesigned), at
Sussex, Sussex county, Va.
Archie Messer has been commissioned
postmaster at Ella, y. c., and Luther
b. Roberts at BayveW Va.
The site of the office at huntsville, Bath
county, Va. has been changed
The following star-service changes have
been made in Virginia:
Route 1bis-Hearing to Fentress From
January %. 1896, change service so as to
supply Hearing at a new site without
change In distance.
Route 146G7-Averett. Va. to Noblin, y.
@. From January % 1896. change ser
vice so as TO supply Noblin at its new
site, increasing distance three quarters
Of a mile.
Changes in star schedules have been
made in Virginia, as follows:
Route 1i620-Lawrenceville to Octagon.
Leave Lawrenceville daily except Sunday
+. NJ; arrive Sturgeonville by u. NJ;
leave Sturgeonville daily except Sunday
1880 a. NJ; arrive Lawrenceville by l2:3D
=. NJ; leave Sturgeonville daily except
Sunday G:l5 p. NJ; arrive Octagon by $50
a. NJ; leave Octagon daily except Sun
day \. NJ; arrive Sturgeonville by
715 a. VI.
Route Utilization TO Mountain Val
ley. Leave Axiom daily except Sunday %
minutes after arrival Of the mail-train
from Danvilie; arrive Mountain Valley
in ) hours, leave Mountain Valley daily
except Sunday a. NJ; leave Axton by
y NJ.
Uouta tz9qa p,,.b,, - Toclxtfa- quo
Bushy daily except Sunday a. NJ: ar
rive Locklies by s A. NJ; leave Locklies
daily except Sunday $3.50 p. NJ: arrive
Bushy by $50 T.. NJ; take effect March =,
1876.
ARRIVALS.
Among the hotel arrivals to-day were
the following:
j.. W. Craig. Virginia. National
J. T. Brinkley. North Carolina, Hotel
Enrich.
J. II. Adams, Jr., Lynchburg, Va; a. G..
Hancock. Richmond G. G. Barker VIII
mington, n. c.; T.. w. Lyon, North
Carolina, the Raleigh.
w. Il. Hoy and wife. stanton. Va:
w. j. Keelin. Lynchburg, Va, Howard
House.
j. NJ. Holt. Virginia, Hotel Johnson.
D. NJ. Duty and family, Virginia. L. NJ
Yost. Virginia, Howard House.
DEATH OF MRS. CARRINGTON.
Mrs. Marie Antoinette Darlington,
widow of General Edward c. Darlington,
and member OF a distinguished Vir-
ginia family, died last night at her
home, Charlton Heights. She was about
60 years Of age. and during her early life
resided at Stanton. Va. She leaves two
children-Mr. Campbell Darlington. Of
this city. and Mr.. Edward c. Darlington,
OF Baltimore
Captain T. c. Morton, Of Staunton,
had his ankle severely sprained this eve
ming while getting off a cable-car.