Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-22

bill 10 to aid the inland coast-defcnoe.
and 20 give an inland route for all sorts
OF small war-vcsscls between New YORK,
Philadelphia. Baltimore. Norfolk. VIII
mIngton. charleston, Savannah, Mobile.
and New Orleans. without going into ths
ocean.
A bill was referred to the Committee
on Claims providing for the payment to
the Jack family at Roanoke, Va, an
amount 10 reimburse II for the destruc-
ton OF a building during the war by Fede-
raj troops.
Mr.. W. c. Taylor, OF Fonticello near
Manchester. is here on business.
Congressman Elicit Is on two important
subcommittee OF the Interstate and
Foreign Commerce Committee, one OF
which - that on the Nicaragua canal.
and the other that on Interstate Com
merce.
Among those here to attend the SILL
yer conference are J. l.. Johnson and
J. Mott Of North Carolina.
POSTAL
Among The fourth class fostmastcrs ap-
pointed to-day. we're sne following: J. c.
Brown vice s + Cox. resigned. at
Brown Randolph county. ~. C.: Harvey
Wallace vice W. b. Parks. resigned, 1T
Maxine. cabarrus county, \. C.; u. h.
Mckee vice Anderson Toler. resigned. al
Toier's. Orange county. y. C.; Walter
Patterson vice A. c. Wells. removed, at
Bunkerhii. Bedford county, Va; James
Moore vice Mrs. : r. Womack. resigned,
at TunsisN. New Kent county. Va.
Charles l.. Bel mas been commissioned
postmaster at Whitehall. Va.
star service las been established as
follows in Virginia:
Hoges store 10 Pembroke. three miles
ana back. SIX times A week, by scnedule
OF no, TO exceed one hour running TINE
each way. From February IL, 1896. 10
June 80. 1897.
Newport, b. Maybrook. 10 Essiss'on'
SIX miles and back, six times week
by a schedule OF not TO exceed two hours
running time each way. From FEBRUARY
H. 1885, 10 June 30. 1877.
fernando 90 billions Mills. three miles
and back three times o week. Dy
schedule OF lot TO exceed one hour run
ming time each way. From February IT,
1926. 10 June 30, 1897.
PERSONALS.
Hon. ]. y. Goodwin. Of Norfolk, Is in
the city, registered at Willard's.
Mr.. Samuel BenheIm. OF Richmond.
was a visitor in the city yesterday, stop
ping at the National: and he was happy
in renewing some old scqOaintances from
Richmond.
Congressman p. !. Otey. who recently
made a brief business-trip 20 New YORK
returned last evening. and wss In hiS
seat to-day.
Colonel James \. August. OF the Hot
Springs. Va, IS here, registered at the
Raleigh.
Colonel W. J. Green. OF North caro-
Ina. IS also a guest al the Raleigh.
Colonel Richard Marshall, Of Ports
mouth. and President Oscar Edwards, OF
the Norfolk Pilot Association, are IN tho
city to-day.
ARRIVALS
The arrivals at the hotels to-day were
as follows.
Mrs. J.. +. TAYLOR and son, Rich
mond. Va. Hotel Nendome.
G.. J.. I.eyman and wife, Richmond,
Va Hotel Enrich.
=. u. Kendall. Norfolk, Va, VIII
lard's
William +. Carson. Riverton Va. Me-
tropoltaI.
c. +. Hunter, Virginia; J. 4. Heller,
Virginia, Howard House.
Mrs. Ora Langhorne, Culpeper. Va. the
oxford.
Ms. W. II. Page, Norfolk, Ebb!tt
House.
c. p Woodruff. North Carolina: r. II.
Saunderson, Virginia. Daniel Harmon and
wife, Virginia. Riggs House.
+. Peters and wife, United States
Hotel.