Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-11
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PERSONAL,


hugely. and paid Polk very high com
plmcnt on Bidding him goodby.
Personal.
> a. Sprowh OF Roanoke. Va, Is al
the Metropolitan.
MIR. Ernest IL. Wells and wife. OF Man
chester. Va, are at the Metropolitan.
| after an extended .briia tour north.
| A. B. Davis. Virginia: r.. u. Ray.
/ North Carolina; w. Main, Virginia
Howard House.
J. a. August. Hot Springs, Va; w. II.
Gay and Mrs. Gay. Richmond-The
Raleigh.
G. spencer, Lynchburg -y'cndome.
a. =. johnson, Richmond; II. NJ. Noder,
Virginia; G. w. Shepherd, Jr., Virginia
St James.
G. NJ, Kenyon, wife. and three children.
or Raleigh. y. c.: ID. l.. Miller, Rich
mond, Na.-National.
Representatives Young, Epes. Swan
son, Otoy. Hay, and Walker were pre-
sent IN their seats to-day during the
session OF the House. AS this body viii
take UP the sundry civil bill. in which
virginia is somewhat interested. all Of
me members Of the delegation will be
present tomorrow
POSTAL.
Among the fourth-class postmasters
"fINN4t'd Ao-IdN are the IOIONlnS.
Batesvlle, Va, G.. A. Wood; Berton
Va, G.. A. Minnick: Broad-Run Station.
Va, G. w. Burgess: Glover Hin, Va,
N. ,. Long; Earlysyille, Va, +. Il. Madi-
son; Esmont. Va, T. II. Reasley; Free
Union, Va, p. B. Cox; Fulk's Run. Va.
J. ID. Custer; Liberty Furnace. Va. j. ID.
Merkley; Mearsville, Va. A. Il. Pouison;
Modest Town, Va, r. II. Taylor; Big
Lick, n. c.. w A. eagle: Derita, n. c..
W. II. Jordan; Menola, y. c., c. NJ
Parker; Mocksvine, n. c.. +. II. Morris !:
Sloan. n. c.. Albert Crissman: Snow
Hill. ~ c., J. II. Beaman: Springfield n
G.. Sarah Blevins; Venable, n. c.. b. w.
snow; Clifford, n. c.. a. b. Kraabel;
Ransom. n. c.. Randolph Holding.
Postmasters commissioned to-day are:
William Sweet. Healing Springs. Va;
William J. Kincaid Clare. Va: Samuel
y; Moses, Elicit. Va; Mamie J. Williams
Giadehill. Va; James Craft. Looney, Va. !;
Lyman ii. Vaughn. Quinton. Va: Eliza
j. Cobb, Slate River Mills Va; Clayborne
Inge Spout Springs, Va.
a new office has been established at
Hundley Springs. Appomattox' county.
Va. with Mrs. Martha " Driskill as
postmaster
TOBACCO-TAX INCREASE.
The Virginia and North Carolina Sena-
tors and Representatives here are in con-
stant receipt of letters regarding the pro-
posed increase Of the tax Of cents
per pound on tobacco from manufac-
turers and growers of the weed in both
States. The former are apprehensive that
il will interfere with existing con-
tracts. and they believe il will serious
ly interfere with business. For the in
formation Of ALL it can be stated that
/ la Oh ha a.f,,.,
the tax cents per pound. it would only
apply TO tobacco on which tax had not
been paid at the time of its passage.
Stamps can be procured up TO the time
OF the passage of the bill at cents per
pound. and no further tax can be col
lected, whether the tobacco is shipped
out Of the factory or not.
ELECTION CONTESTS.
Dispositions in the Wise-Young contest
ed election case from the Second Vir-
ginia District were opened by the Clerk
Of the House to-day, and were ordered
to be printed. Counsel for both were
present Mr.. Young being represented by
Mayor Edgar Montague. of Hampton.
The depostions in the Brown-Swanson
contest. from the Fifth District. .were
also opened. but the time for sending
them to the printer was extended to May
Goth, with the consent of Representative
Swanson. in order 10 allow Mr.. Brown
TO produce some rebuttal testimony.
Dispositions in the Thorp-Epes case
Will be opened tomorrow, and a similar
disposition will be made Of the papers
by the Clerk.
There are all merely perfunctory
measures. and viii in no way hasten
the consideration of the contests. for 1t
is almost certain the Speaker will not
appoint any election committee until af-
ter the meeting of the regular session
of the Fifty-fifth Congress.
GUBERNATORIAL PARTY.
Governor and Mrs. O'Ferrall. Mrs.
HaTwood. General Dabney Maury. Miss
Jane Wngo. and Miss Helen and Mas
ter Willis O'Ferrall arrived this evening,
10 attend the annual meeting OF the
Mount Vernon Association. The Cover
nor and ladies are stopping at the Metro
politan, and General Maury is with some
friends.
Mr. A. W. Rosene. who has been in
Louisville the past week. attending the
supreme conclave of the Improved Or
der of Heptasophs as a delegate from
Virginia, arrived here this evening. He
is stopping at the Ebbitt House. where
he Will participate as a member In the
the Fraternal Legion. Both of these or
ders are benevolent and insurance or
ganiZations.
CHEATHAM RECORDER.
The last desperate fight against e&
Congressman Cheatham's appointment
as Recorder of Deeds for the District
was made to-day by the District Re-
publicans. Every possible combination
was atfennpted 10 defeat him but would
not work After a very patient hearing
the President said: II have selected
North Carolina man. whom you probably
all know, for Recorder Of Deeds" That
settles the appointment. Senator Pritch-
ard was informed by the President this
afternoon that Cheatham's nomination
would be sent to the Senate tomorrow.
1t was settled to-day that Colonel
James r. Boyd, of North Carolina. Will
be appointed Assistant AttorneyGeneral.
Senator Pritchard. Colonel Boyd, and
Mr.. j. NJ Moody. after conference
with the Attorney-General to-day, stated
that an agreement TO that effect had
been reached. Afterwards, they saw the
President, ard he promised TO send in
Colonel Boyd's nomination within day
or two. MIR. Moody, who was indorsed
for Assistant Attorney with
drew and left the field open to Colonel
Boyd.
THE NEW LIGHT.
Captain David Vernon, of North Caro-
lima. returned here to-day. after an ex-
tended trip through New York State and
Canada. At ST. Catherine, Ont, he
found two North Carolinians-J. B. King
and Frederick Parks-who are superin-
tendents Of the Carbide works, the plant
of the acetyline light. This new illu-