Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-16
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
DIR. WISE SEEKS POLITICAL PLUM
FOR A FRIEND.
BOWDEN is also A VISITOR.
He Fails, However, ms Does DR.. Wise,
to See the Prcsfdent-Lrmbftes
Claim Administration support Tor
Their Ticket.


is concerned. Among the callers at the
White House to-day were DIR. Richaru
A. Wise, the defeated candidate LOT
Congress in the Second District Dr'
| Wise had with him Mr.. A. {. Peachey'
Of Hampton, who was an applicant Tor
| the collectorship at Newport News
which Office has been filled by the APP
po.rtment of Mr.. Jesse Elliott. Dr'
Wise, it is supposed, wished to nave
Mr. Peachey otherwise provided for nut
he failed TO see the President, and 1t is
extremely doubtful II Mr.. Peachey VIII
be the recipient of any official plum. The
regular machine Republicans claim that
after the demise Of Colonel II. DEB
/ CLAY. Elliott was their candidate for the
Newport News colectorship, ana that
they scored a victory in his appointment.
| On the other hand, it is said by the
Lamb people that Ellotts success was
dine TO the influence of President ingalls,
| of the Chesapeake and ohio railroad
whose influence with the President was,
| ncrbans. paramount to that Of either OF
the virginia Republican factions, on ac-
count OF the pending election In ONO
| AT any rate, it looks as If the regulars
are still recognized as the controllers
of the Virginia patronage.
| al-Committeeman Bowden was
also visitor at the White House to-
day. in company with General V. ID.
! Groner of Norfolk, who is an applicant
! for a consulate somewhere In the British
! Dominions, where the vernacular is Ia
mi.iar.
GRONER'S CHANCES GOOD.
General Groner is not only endorsed
by the machine Republicans in Virginia,
but by Vice President Hobart. and Sena-
| tor Sewell. of New Jersey, and there ia
every probability that he will receive Il
good consular appointment at an early
day.
Nessrs. Bowden and Groner were equal
" unsuccessful i'm seeing the President
with DR. Wise's Mr.. Peachey, and they
will probably make another assault on
the White House tomorrow.
Some of the Lambites say that the IN
huence Of the administration will be
thrown for the Lynchburg ticket, and
that Colonel Brady and Park Agnew,
the Collectors of Internal Revenue In
virginia, and all other Federal Office
holders in the State will be instructed TO
support McCaul, Roller, and Lyons
This is a claim only, which the regular
faction do not recognize, and 1t remains
to be seen how the administration cat
will jump.
WYATT a. Noting, Of Baltimore, arc
TO be the architects Of the new pubic
building at Norfolk. There were seven
cornpetitors-one Richmond firm, four
Norfolk firms. one New York firm, and
one Baltimore firm. The Examining Com
mittee consisted of Acting Supervising-
Architect Kemper; Architect Burnham,
of Chicago, and Architect Post, OF New
York They spent several hours study
ing and comparing the different designs.
and certified Wyatt & Noting to the
Secretary of the Treasury this morning
as the best. and the Secretary accord
ingly made the award.
PERSONAL.
DR.. j. Frank Fox, surgeon of the Nor
folk and Western Railway Company
with his wife and niece Miss Alice Fox
of Salem. Va. are in the city, stopping
at the Metropolitan.
II. T.. Grimsley, Culpeper; r. W. Burke
and wife; j. II. Drake, Richmond; 5. ID
Crenshaw. Richmond-The Metropolitan
w. NJ. Fitzgerald, j. A. Ryan, Y. Meyer
Virginia-The Raleigh.
5. S. Barksdale and wife-Hotel Law
renee.
r. N. Gearhard, n. Hickman. A. j
Galloway. William Cameron and wife
Petersburg-The National.
r. NJ Ward, Virginia; NJ Fisher, Wiz
ginia: Miss l.. Vaughan. E. ID. Vaughan
North Carolina; S. Tufts, University Of
Virginia; Y. Rice and wife, Virginia
The st. James.
POSTAL.
> New offices have been established a
Maceo. Diuwiddie county, Va, with Sld
ney +. Spain as postmaster, ana laden
Botetourt county, Va, with Richard u
Haden as postmaster.
commissions were issued October Is
as follows: George w. Reed, Biltmore
n. c.; Benjamin b. Wesger, Manchester
Va.-presidential offices. october l5th-
Lavinia V. Grossclose, Ceres, Va; Aaron
O'Neal. Stonega, Va; James G. Johnson
, King william, Va; Robert Black, BEL
fast n. c.; Joseph Davis. Tackett Mills
, | Va.
= Changes in star schedules nave peel
made in Virginia as follows:
Pleasant Valley to Hernd-Modify orde
of August 81, 1881 bulletin $3.50, so as I
. state an increase in distance OF IL mil
by change OF site of Pleasant Valley.
Alice TO Studley-From October i, 1881
supply Atiee at its new site, withou
change in distance
% T.ocustcreek to Buckners Station-Fror
J., october Il, 1897. supply Locustcreek at II
. new site. without change in distance
: Simmonsville 70 Paintbank-trom &c
= tober u. 1897, change service so as
: supply VAUDEVILLE at it's new site, betwee
e Maggie and Laurelbranch, increasing dis
: lance Ia mile.
d Tbessalia to Eggleston-From Octobe
70 1897. change service so as TO suppl
. Triags at its new site, between Staffords
: Vile and Eggleston, increasing distanc
J. IL mile.
n Bland TO Chatham Hill-From Octobe
II Is 1897. change service so as to suppl
J. Mahoney, between Ceres and Tilsons Nil
;, increasing distance IL mile.
cleveland TO Clintwood-From Octobe
r. - 1897. change service so as to suppl
e Festoon at its new site, between Tramm'
i creek and Stratton, increasing distanc
. ~ miles.
Rosehill 10 Enthusiastically order {
sentember 3. 1887 bulletin SAD, so as I
state an increase OF distance OF ii mile
bv change of site of Rosehill.
a Hadensyille to Goochland-Leaye HI
= densyllle daily, except Sunday, at 6:
/, NJ arrive at Goochland by u NJ
l. leave Goochland daily, except Sun1a.
IS at l 40 T.. NJ, arrive at East Leake
e s15 p M: leave East Leake daily e.
3 cent Sunday, at A. NJ, arrive ;
Hadensyille by 500 A. Nj.
Waltons Store TO Elkhill-Leave Wa
TONS store daily, except Sunday, at
D. NJ arrive at Elkhill by II NJ; leaN
l. Elkhill daily, except Sunday, after a
Is rival Of 20 p. NJ. train, but not later tina
N p NJ arrive at Waltons Store in fol
~ | hours