Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-11

Dundee, Scotland or any other i'm the
British Isles; 4. Spicer Curlett. OF Iancas-
ter county, who would like TO represent
Uncle sam at Matanzas. and Mr. Mont
gomery Browning. Of Tazewell, who de-
sires the mission TO Haiti, but who win
take any other place that pays as well.
All OF these gentlemen and their friends
are expected here on Tuesday and the
committee viii have a royal time dis
posing OF the claims Of the applicants
and making recommendations to the
President. The disappointments will be
so great, and the party will be so torn,
rent. and split. as consequence. that
there is no possible chance OF their put
ting up any State ticket this fall.
PORTSMOUTH FIREMEN.
The Chambers Fire Company. of Ports
mouth, In command of Captain Dick
Marshall, with the Hampton Soldiers
Band. arrived here yesterday from Win
chester, and left by the Washington and
Norfolk steamer for home in the eve
ming. Captain Dick. with his blue cap
with gold band, fatigue blue coat, and
rufiied negligee shirt, looked more like
the commander OF transatlantic liner
than a fire company captain. Commodore
oscar Edwards, who is an honorary MEM
ber was along, wearing the medal and
badge OF the organization. and looking as
spry and gay as the youngest member.
The company made a fine appearance and
attracted general attention on the avenue.
while the band discoursed some excellent
music at the Howard House.
MRS. GENERAL JACKSON.
Mrs. Il. ]. Jackson, Of Charlotte, N.
c., and nurse arrived at the Metropol-
tan Hotel last night. The widow OF
the distinguished Confederate general IS
in delicate health, but is 50 pleasant,
amiable, and cheerful that one would
never suspect It. She is on her way to
a sanitarium at Wernersville, Pa. which
she has visited before, and where she
was much benefited by the treatment
NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH
General V. d. Groner, Of Norfolk, is
here, stopping at the Hotel Johnson. An
evening or two ago he came down 10
meet st. Louis capitalist at the 81.
James. who wished TO invest In real
estate in Norfolk. While waiting, he was
asked by the Dispatch correspondent
how times were in the cities by the sea.
Both OF them" said the General "are
I'm most excellent and prosperous con-
dition. Norfolk is going ahead beauu-
fully. There is moro building and other
Improvement going on I'm Norfolk now
than has been for the past ten years.
"The same can be said of Portsmouth.
The shipments and receipts. both by rail
and by water. have been excellent this
season I'm both cities. The spring truck
ing trade has been fine. prices were good,
the crops were good everybody has
money-the working people. particularly
and Of course when they have 1t. the
merchants and the retail-men do well.
"rhere is no boom. but the real estate
market is on a solid and prosperous
basis. without the aid of tariff. or
any other bill Norfolk is getting along
splendidly. and in a few years she will
be one Of the greatest seaports and
manufacturing cities on the Atlantic
coast"
w. Allen Haynes, OF Richmond, is at
the Metropolitan.
PRINTERS REINSTATED.
1t IS stated that some Of the extra
printers recently discharged by Public
Printer Palmer will be reinstated,
among them a Richmond cOmpositor,
who stood Al on the record Judge
Waddill has been giving this matter ms
attention.
G.. w. winchester. Richmond; II. E.
McMane. Lynchburs; c. y. Bryan, Nir-,
slria. r. W. onkr, Durham. y. q. J. H.
Johnson. Culpeper. Va.-The Raleigh.
J. NJ. Allen. Ralph. n. c.; ]. w. John
son. North Carolina-Hotei Emerch.
Ex-Congressman John NJ. Brewer, OF
North Carolina, is I'm the city. He says
tho crops in his State are excellent, and
that there never was a better prospect
for a large harvest.
w. f. Gray and wife, Richmond, Va;
A. Bowling. Virginia-National.
w. O. Burton. Richmond. Va: J. F.
Armfeld. North Carolina; w. VI. Couling
Richmond. Va: +. NJ. Back Virginia;
c. w. Jones. +. c. Duncan, North Caro-
lina-St. James.
S. L. Mosby w. J. Finnerty, Virginia;
c. c. Wiley. Virginia; G. Smith. Rich
mond. Va: M. Manly, North Carolina;
c. IT. Pence. Virginia; T. Linn, North
Carolina-Howard House.
POSTAL
A new Office has been established at
Shelvile Montgomery county, with Will
liam a. Lytle as postmaster; special
from Vicar Switch
Among the fourth-class postmasters
commissioned to-day are the following:
Arnold G. Bozemore, Ahoskie,. n. C.;
William 3. Moore. Ayden. n. C: Will
y.
Charles A. Smith. Robious. Va; Jane H.
Ritchie. Rumford. Va; John c. Slater
Taylorstown. Va; Harvey f. Langley
Copalis, Wash.
Among the fourth-class postmasters re-
Gently appointed are the following: J.
Clyde Cheek, Hnlsboro. n. c.. Jefferson
ID. Harwood, Robbinsviile, n. c.; Philip
3. Hancock. Keswick, Va; John NJ.
Feagles. Newbern, Va; Mary Guion, Tar
heel Y. c.; Ulysses G. Turner Alumine,
Va: William L. Webb Bridges, Va;
Calvin r. Wood, Briery. Va. John d.
Jacobs, Davis Mills. Va; Leila NJ. Da-
venport. Enfield, Va; James w. Harvey.
Flenfan Va; Julious T. Hill. Greenback-
vile. Va; Thomas ]. Langford, Hitch
cock, Va; Mamie L. Murray, Hyeo, Va;
Edward NJ. Blake. James Store, Va;
John p. Buchanan, Kimballton. Va;
James L. Williams. Rectory, Va; VII
liam +. Pollard, Thessalia. Va.
RICHMOND MAIL DELIVERY.
Through the efforts of Representative
Lamb. Richmond will soon have prompt
mail delivery upon the arrival Of all the
northern mail trains. Captain Lamb
called yesterday upon superintendent
Vickery, of the mail-delivery service; the
Second Assistant Postmaster-General,
and l-Superintendent White, Of the
railway mail service, with all Of whom
he had extended interviews with refe-
renee 10 the delivery OF Richmond mai
by asserting the letters on the mail-cars
before their arrival in the city. The
Second Assistant Postmaster-General
promised 10 give the matter his imme-
date attention. and said he would ap-
point the two extra clerks for the cars
from the Richmond post-office after their
examination by the Civil-Service Com
mission. The other officials promised TO
cooperate with the Second Assistant
and arrange the details for the new extra
service.