Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-26

h probably the 'ast presidential Office
still filed by q Republican, and the nomi-
nation OF Mr.. Brownley has been eagerly
looked for during the past week or ten
daya II will, no doubt. be sent TO the
Senate as soon as Mr.. Cleveland can md
time to examine the papers.
The case OF w. w. Fearing. OF Ports
mouth. Va. who lost his position In the
Railway Mall Service for inadvertently
allowing n negro to come into his mall
car and handle the mails. is exciting some
interest among officials and Nirginians,
who believe that the young man has been
rather harshly dealt with. Representa-
tive Tyler has succeeded In having the
case reopened, and Asslstant-superln-
tendent-of- Railway NAB -Service Llburn
T. Myers left yesterday TO make thor
ough investigation Of the case. IT VIII
depend upon the report OF Mr.. Myers
whether Fearing Will be reinsiated or
not.
The post-ofice az wollford. Richmond
county. Va. has been discontinued. The
mail now goes to Wares Wharf.
Mrs. Kate II. Scott has been commits
stoned postmaster at Sanford, n. c.;
John Stanffer. at Moseley, Va ana
Henry +. Goode. at Roberta, Va.
The total number of fourth-class post
masters appointed to-day was sixteen
all OF whom are to fill vacancies caused by
death and designations
PERSONAL
An Alexandria paper recently paid the
following well-deserved compliment To the
representative from the metropolitan dis
trict OF Virginia: Congressman Eliett, OF
Richmond, Is always on the lookout TOT
the interest, not only OF his own district.
but OF the Individual people thereon, ana
when anything can be obtained Tor the
latter. and they don't get 1t, they may
rest assured II is not his fault. He yes
terday got place in the Agricultural
Department for the widow or Rev. Or. j.
A. Duncan, q place for Mr.. Dugeings in
the Post-Offce Department. pension for
Mrs. Julia Lynch. and the promise OF a
place in the Internal-Revenue Service on
the lst Of July for another citizen OF
Richmond"
Hon. Eppa Hunton, OF Warrenton. Va,
is In the city stopping at the Metropolitan.
Mr.. Il. y. Harrison, of Leesburg. Va,
who was the host OF the President a few
days ago on his recent trout-fshing trip.
is also a guest OF the Metropolitan.
DR. Edward Eggleston and wife, OF
Richmond. are in the city, stopping at the
same hotel.
General James Longstreet, OF Gaines
vile. Ga, is here, registered at the Metro
polltan.
ARRIVALS.
Among the hotel arrivals to-day were
the following:
Howard House,. II. Cox, Winston. ~.
c.; c. Il. Smith. Culpeper. Va: Mrs. Nell
son and Son, North Carolina; ]. II. Bre-
mer Winchester: G.. T. Ford, Round
Hill, Va; j. II. Crawford. Stanton. Va;
&. V. Clash, Richmond, Va.
United States HOTEL. Smith, Lynch
burg. Va.
Oxford-J. T. Alternately. Virginia.
Riggs House-A. Phillips. Virginia.
Hotel Enrich. i. Clarke and j. o.
Anderson. Virginia; V. Taylor ana wife,
Richmond. Va.
Hotel Johnson-P. f. Anderson, Rich
mond. Va.
St. ,James-A. Maupin and Wife Rich
mond. Va; +. Robbins. Charlotte. n. c.;
j. Driscoll. Asheville. n. c.; c. L. Nor
row, Hampton. Va; c. w. s. Turner. Vlr-
GINA: Rev. j. II. Boyd. ID. D., Staunton,
Va; b. Il. Eskridge. Stanton. Va.
The Raleigh-W. III. Baker Virginia: J.
W. Wheatley, Virginia; j. w Fries and
wife and Miss Fries, Salem, N. C.