Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-16

cusd by another small boy named Frank
Green. after heroic struggle.
II. l.. Baucham and wife and Miss Bet
tie Baucham. of Fork Union, Va,
are at the Metropolitan.
l.. Roche. Virginia; J. a. Holmes
Chapel Hill. n. c.; Colonel A. b. An
drews and b. w. Miller. Raleigh, n. c.;
NJ. Mccormick, Norfolk, Va-The RAJ
leigh.
Misses VI. T. and D. L. Powell. Rich,
Va.-The jefferson.
j. A. Wheat. Richmond. Va; c. r.
Brown Richmond. Va; ii. Flippin,
Va.-'rhe ST. James.
Il. l.. McCraery. North Carolina; y.
l.. WOODWORK, Norfolk, Va; p. s Pres
ton. Salem, n. c.; l.. G. Hewlett Green's
boro', y. g; c. T. Reynolds, Winston,
~ c.. and J. V. Perley and r. p. car
yer. Charlottesville. Va, are in the city.
The Virginia nominations for the
presidential postmasterships at Warren
ton. Saltvlle. and Suffolk have been re-
ferred TO Senator Chandler. of the SUBJ
Committee on POst-Ofices and Post
Roads. for report.
Mr.. Henry G.. Williams. Jr.. son OF
the last Democratic superintendent of the
Rouse document-room. who was a we'll
known Democratic politician of Wilson,
y. c.. died Sunday He was the
youngest child Of Mr. Williams. who has
the warm sympathy Of a large circle
Of friends here. The young man died
OF consumption brought on by a severe
case of grip. and he had been i'll nearly
four months. The funeral took place
from the residence Of Mr. Henry c.. Will
liams, and the interment was in Glen
wood Cemetery.
VIRGINIA STUDENTS BANQUET.
The Virginia Club of the Columbian
University Law School gave a banquet
at the Hotel Wellington on Saturday
evening. az which . large number OF
guests were present. Mr.. r. H. Riddle
berger. the president of the club, was
POSTMASTER. Brief. but eloquent and
humorous. speeches were made by seve-
raj members of the club and others
who were present. The officers Of the
Virginia club are: President, r. H. Rid
dleberger; Vice President f. c. Handy;
Secretary and Treasurer. II. s. Della
plane. and Press Correspondent, Preston
Boisseau.
POSTMAGISTERIAL.
Among the fourth-class postmasters
recently appointed are the following in
Virginia: David j. Whipple. Jr.. Browns
burg; Charles l.. Wilson rhurchville;
Thomas PaXtou Fairfield; George a.
sudduth. Jenersonton; James d. VII
liams, Quicksburg; Frank VI. Phillips.
Stanleyton; Florence NJ McGraw, Nut
bush; James l.. Walker, Twyman's Mil;
Henry G. Foster, Wren Hiram NJ HUT.
Downngs; Isabella V. Miller Erald;
Joseph NJ. Johnston. Granite Robert W.
White, Hayheid; Susan W. cambridge.
Horse Pasture; Caleb w. Marks. Staple
ton Mills.
In North Carolina-George r. King.
Granite Falls; Henry y. Mayo. Littleton:
j. Edward a. Caldwell Newton: Isaac
II. Lutteroh. Sanford; John E. Crymes.
Waynesville; William C. White, Advance;
William f. Rowe. Boyett; Jacob II. Par
ker. Jr.. Burgess. Agnes NJ. Struthers.
Chadbourn; j. Decatur Harris, Stony
Point.
Changes in star schedules Virginia
Cedarbluff to Paintlick Leave Cedar
bluff daily except Sunday 3 p NJ Ar
rive Paintlick by =. NJ. Leave Paint
lick daily except Sunday 11:30 A. NJ. Ar
rive Cedhrbluff 2:2O p. NJ
Dilbeck to Seven Fountains. Leave
Dilbeck daily except Sunday $3.50 =. NJ.
Arrive Seven Fountains by +. NJ. Leave
Seven Fountains daily except Sunday 5:D
p. j.. Arrive Dilbeck by 71O =. VI.
Newport to Eggleston. Leave Newport
daily except Sunday \. NJ. Arrive Egg
gleston by 10 A. NJ Leave Eggleston
daily except Sunday after arrival OF mai
train, but not later than +. VI. Arrive
Newport i'm hours.
Radiant to Orange. Leave Radiant
daily except Sunday 1880 a. NJ Arrive
Orange by l0:30 A. NJ. Leave Orange daily
except Sunday after arrival. OF mail from
Washington. but not later than 2:S0 p. NJ
Arrive Radiant I'm hours
POsT-OFFICE REIMBURSEMENT.
Among the changes I'm the annual re-
adjustment OF classification and salaries
of presidential post-ofiices n list Of
which was given out at the Post-Otilce
Department yesterday, are the following:
In North Carolina-Statesville rele-
gated from second TO third class; Salem
advanced from third to second class. The
increases are as follows: Ashevlle. 81. 600
10 $500; Greenville, $500 to $500;
Edenton, 1890 to sl40O; Greensboro,
$3.50 to $500; Hendersonville. 81 100 10
81 200; Hickory. $3.50 to $l,600; High
Point. 81. 100 to 81 800; Laurinburg $1,000 to
81 100; oxford. $3.50 10 Sl.60o; Salem.
81 800 to $500; Scotland Neck, SLIGO ~
81 ZOO Tarboro', $1,000 to sl7Oo. In North
Carolina the decreases are: Chapel Hill,
81 500 to 81. 400; Reidsville. $3.50 to Sl7O0;
S,atesville. 5000 to $500
In Virginia: Radford. Saltvil'e. and
West Point are relegated from third TO
fourth class. The increases are-Coving-
ton. 81 300 to 81. 400; Fort Monroe, 81 500
to 81 800: Hampton $500 to $3.50; Man
chester $500 to $500; Marion. $1,000 to
81 400; Onancock. 81 900 to sl.loo; Pulaski
City. $3.50 10 $1,000; Shenandoah, 1880
to 81. 400.
Edward G. Hammer, OF Lynchburg, has
been appointed cadet at the Naval
Academy at Annapolis. with William 5.
Battle, OF Radford, as alternate.
WADE HAMPTON.
General Wade Hampton arrived here
from Charlottesville, Va, late Saturday
night. There Is marked Improvement In
his health, and the last of the current
month he expects 10 start on MS annuai
tour OF inspection as Railway Commits
sioner. Tomorrow he will call on sec
rotary Bliss, and in day or two VIII
return to Charlottesville.
Speaking of the appointment OF General
Longstreet as his successor, IL has been
suggested to him, he said 70 the DIS
patch reporter tonight. that the senate
cannot confirm rhe nomination. Long
street will encounter a solid Democratlc
oppostion. and more than one Republi-
can has intimated a purpose TO oppose
him. Among General Hampton's en-
thusiastic supporters is Colonel John :.
Mostly.