Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-24
BRADY SUSTAINED.
OPINION TO THAT EFFECT OF So
LICIToR OF TREASURY.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.
First Step Toward Taking This De-
partment Ont of the Classified Ser
Patent Information.
Patent Information.

WASHINGTON, d. c., November D.
Special -Despite denials OF Treasury
Department officials, Judge O'Connell,
Solicitor Of the Treasury, has written an
opinion, ard It has been communicated
to Secretary Gage, sustaining the action
OF Collector Brady In every particular.
The opinion agrees entirely with the re-
cent semi-oficial utterances of First
Acknowledgements General Boyd. 1t de-
clares that the civil-service law does rot
arpIy TO deputy revenue collectors. and
that the Collector can remove and appoint
such officers at his pleasure. Some ef-
fort may be made to suppress the opinion,
but there is no question about its
existence and its import.
The next step in the emasculation OF the
civil-service law will be the removal OF
the Government Printing-Ofice from the
classified service. The Public Printer to-
day declined to give the employees Of the
office the usual Thanksgiving half-holl-
day, upon the ground that the depart
mental regulations do not apply to the
printing-office. This is interpreted here
as significant OF the change indicated.
JUDGE DICK, OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Judge Dick. II is said here. is greatly
troubled about the incident at the recent
term of the United States Court at Ashe-
VILE when he was presented with
silver service by certain United states
commissioners. He has asked the At
torney- General for construction Of Gee
ton 1874, Revised Statutes. The opinion
is intimated that the section does not APP
ply TO this particular case. because United
States commissioners are not salaried Of
1cers. This intimation, 1t is said, has
been communicated to Judge Dick. and
the matter will probably be dropped.
In this connection, the positive state
ment is made here as coming directly
from Judge Dick that he will retire from
the bench in the early spring. 1t is not
expected that he will be able to preside
at the December term of the Charlotte
Court.
POSTAL NOTES.
Changes in star schedules have been
made in Virginia as follows:
Abilene to Keysville-Leave Abilene daily
except Sunday at 1:SO p. NJ, arrive at
Keysvlle by 6:SO p. NJ; leave Keysville
daily except Sunday at $50 A. NJ, f-rrive
In North Carolina as follows:
Ola to Ellenboro-Leave ola Tuesday,
Thursday. and Saturday at $50 A. NJ, ar
rive at Ellenboro' by II 80 Az NJ; leave Ell
lenboro' Tuesday. Thursday, and Saturday
at 1890 T. NJ, arrive at Ola by $3.50 +. NJ.
Amboy TO Edenton-Leave Amboy daily
except Sunday at A. NJ, arrive at Eden
ton by u NJ; leave Edenton daily except
Sunday at 80 p. NJ, arrive at Amboy by
1880 =. NJ Take effect November p, 1897.
Aulander 10 Anneta-From November l6,
1897. change service so as to supply An
meta at its new site without change in
distance.
Jesup TO Gilbert-From November 16,
1897. change service so as to supply Gil
bert at its new site without change In
distance.
OWL to Troy-From December 20, 1897,
change service so as to be from OWL, by
Carl and Endicott. to Biscoe. emitting
Troy. increasing distance one mile. D..
Helen Bray has been commissioned post
master at Stanardsville, Va, and Otto ;.
Woody at Whtaker's, n. G.
NEW PATENTS.
Patents have been issued as follows:
To Augustin w. Fair, Manchester, Va,
ant-freezing valve; Joseph A. Fisher.
Christiansburg. Va, land roller; James b.
owen. Allisonia, Va, lamp handle;
George C. Bonneville, Hickory, n. c.. ma
chine for sand-papering; Edward b. end
+. b. Welles, Ashevihe. n. c., extensible
pedal-lever for bicycles