Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-26


who has been applying for years. and
until now has been unsuccessful. Abrams
is a coored Democrat
LOCoMoTIvE-woRKs APPRoPRIA-
TON.
In the general deficiency bill, which
passed the Senate to-day, is provision
appropriating 69.55s.39, to pay the claim
Of the Richmond Locomotive-Works Tor
damages and losses sustained by the
company in the delay caused by the con-
struction Of the hull OF the armored bat
tleship Texas in the Norfolk navy-yard.
The bill. as II passed the House Of Repre-
sentatives, made an appropriation OF w
900 for this purpose but the Senate cut
this amount down by striking out per
fectly legitimate charges for interest ana
insurance winch had been paid by the
company. President w. II. Trigg, of the
locomotive company, said the amount ap-
propriated would not fully reimburse the
company for the delay and loss occasioned
by the defective construction Of the hull
! Of the Texas. 49,
Another amendment appropriateS $lS'
| to cover erroneously-collected tarih-taNes
| from S. r. Fowle q Son, of Washington,
! n. c.. and provides for the refunding OF
! that amount.
PERSONAL AND POSTAL.
PonulIsts Howard. OF Alabama, OF pyro-
technic proclivities, and Skinner. OF Norm
| Carolina of peculiar personality were
| for an hour to-day i'm Committee of the
Whole on the state of the country III
general and the Populist party In par
! tlcuar The committee adjourned IN
| state of innocuous desuetude.
| Senator Martin, who accompanied MS
wife as far as old Point on her way home
10 Smithfeld. on Saturday evening, was IN
his seat this morning, and was attending
TO the interest Of his constituents with
his usual business promptitude.
General Gusts Lee. president Of the
Washington and Lee University, arrived
in the city this morning, aai loit by the
evening train.
DIR. Il. G.. Baker. Of Richf~~n". IS regis
tered at the ST. James -f'.
Mr. Charles T. LOehr t.i ".te are
guests at the same hostelry.
Among the fourth-class 30. ap-
pointed to-day was Robert W nee
Thomas L. Jenkins, removed, ,t Ador'
Gates county. n. c.
The following postmasters 'een
commissioned in Virginia; ,'u -
Brock, Longview; John T. co mt
some; and Alice II. Stephens5n. t ison-
Vile.
The following order, which is or IN
terest TO all concerned, has been ISSUED:
"Ofice of Postmas 'er-General
"Washington, d. c.. May p. 1886.
"Nfv attention having been called "a
the fact that certain money-lending con
Germs are advertising TO loan money te
railway-postal-clerks, letter-carriers, aho
other government employees taking a
note therefor, and an order upon the
having postmaster authorizing the
amount 10 be withheld from the clerks
salary I'm the event OF his failure 20 pay
the Tote at maturity, / desire 10 state
on behalf of the Post-Oifice Department
that such agreements are disapproved
that paving postmasters are forbidden t'
recognize the orders guaranteeing th'
pavment of such notes, and that indi
viduals or companies loaning money 4
EMPLOYEES In this department under any
such guarantee will receive no aid or as
sistance in the collection of their accounts
WILLIAM l.. WILSON,
"Postmaster-Genera
ARRIVALS
Among the hotel arrivals to-day wer'
Howard Houses. w. Finch and wife
North Carolina; Miss Williams. virginia
]. II. Irving, j. n. CARRIER, G. X. Doyle
Virginia.
Virginia: c. II. Johnson. Virginia; a. J
Bib, Louisa Courthouse, Va
, Hotel Johnson-Mrs. j. Hail. Virginia
7 II. Mason and wife, Richmond. Va
National-E. NJ. Millburn, Virginia; c
V. Kersey, Virginia: n. NJ. Curtwel
E Virginia; NJ. l.. Mott, North Carolina
4 United States Hotel-T. j. Ryan an
I | wife. Virginia: J. II. Small and wife, VII
cinia; ]. c. Williams and wife. Virginia
81. James,. Il. A. Gibbs. Virginia
; Mrs. T. Albin. Virginia; +. b. Bray
1 ton. Charles Hoofnaele,. Virginia; \
Thompson. Virginia. Milton Clapp, 7. /
keenan,, North Carolina.
MATRIMONIAL.
The first OF Messrs. Adams & ThomT
i eou,s summer excursions from Richmon
v 10 the CAPITAL arrived here yesterda
y morning. and among its passengers wer
= five couples on matrimony bent. one
g them-Nr Donohoe, of the Dispatch Of
8 fee being the groom-took time by N
V forelock, and were welded before IN
n train left Richmond, on Saturday nigh
8 The other couples who got licenses an
= we're married to-day were as follows
a powhatan Nash and Della l.. Jenning
N both of richmond; Robert f. Martin an
a car,b / Claton, both OF Richmond
! Georee T.. Fhring and Mary Turner, bot
v of Richmond, and Claude +. Howard. (
a Ricnmond. and Bessie A. Gillen of Hel
v rico county. Va. The couples spent we
II terday visiting the NUMEROUS places
II interest In this city. and to-day, after Il
four marriage ceremonies were pc
= formed. they continued their peregrini
tions until train-time, and departed Il
home. amid the joyous acclamations
their follow-passengers. at $50 this ev
ming.
Mrs. General William Malone ar
: daughter, Mrs. McGill, OF Petersbur
are in the city. and will return home in
few days.
!. r. NJ. Douglass. of Greensboro. n. {
: is at the Ebbitt.
f. G. Glenn. OF Richmond. Is at n
Raleigh, and A. G.. Hancock Is at Il
S Riggs
. Mr. Winfield Scott passed through IN
. evening on his way from New York
y Richmond, where he will remain for sew
raj days.
: Representative Joseph w. Bailey.
% Texas the silver orator, VIII leave ne
" tomorrow, 10 speak al Shelbyville. Mou
Sterling, and Winchester, KY.
- COMPTROLLER Bowler Reversed.