Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-11
O. III. Berry & Co.
MAIN AND TENTH SIS.

Richmond; ]. C. Meekins. Jr.. o. &.
Moore. Norfolk, Va.-Metropolitan.
G. w. Holland, Virginia; e. z. Hum
phries. Lynchburg, Va.-National.
A. p. Funkhouser, Harrisonburg, Va;
w. d. Grover Virginia. Morgan Treat,
West Point Va.-Hotel Johnson.
Edward Whitlock. Miss WhitIock, W.
f. Baker, Of Richmond, are at the Coch-
ran.
w. F. Blakemore, Wilmington. N. c.
Ebbitt.
w. f. Davidson, Richmond, Va: G. w.
Haines, Winchester, Va; c. d. Brayton'
Colonial Beach. Va; T. II. Averitt. Dan
Vile, Va.-Jefferson.
POSTAL.
Among the fourth-class postmasters
commissioned November 9Th were the lol-
lowing: Nathan Holleman. Apex, N. T.;
christopher c. Hampton, Columbus, N.
C.: John r. Banks, Port Haywood. va
money-order offices; James It. Poindexter,
stony Knob. NJ c.; William l.. Davis,
Champlain. Va; Thomas X. wallace
Finney's Siding, Va; Allen I. Saunders
Skinper's Va.-not money-order of1ces.
star mail-service changes in Virginia
have been made as follows
FRANKLIN. w. Va, to Crabbottom, va
From November Is, 1897. reduce service
40 three trips q week. Change schedule
10 Tuesday, Thursday, and SATURDAY
Caylor TO Walnuthill-Modify oroer Oh
october 80, 1897 bulletin 5,Ss2a), SO as 10
state an increase in distance of "a miles
by change of site of Walnuthili'
sPoIL-DIsPENsERs LEAVE.
collector Park Agnew and S. Brown
Allen. of the Republican machine Exc
cutive Committee, have gone nome: Col
Iector Brady. accompanied by Natlohai-
Committeeman George r. Bowden and
Morqan Treat Esq, visited several OF
the departments, and made numerous
recommendation for appointments 10
minor Offices the Post-Ofi1ce department
coming in for much the largest snare Vi
their patronage. n
Colonel BRADY also called at the De-
partment of Justice, where ne nau qulee
a lengthy chat with Assistant-Attorney-
General BOYD. on the subject of the re-
moval OF the deputies in the Richmond
district The talk was altogether IN
formal and unofficial, as the matter Is
now an the hands of the Attorney-Gene-
raj for his opinion, as requested by lhe
Secretary Of the Treasury.
THE PICKER TRIALS.
United States District Attorney VIII
liam II. White is here to-day ana mas
toar in conference with Assistant-Attor-
nev-General Boyd in regard to the trial
- the mutineers on the schooner Olive
Pecker which will take place at Nor
folk at an early day. The cook, VINO
murdered the captain and mate, Will be
first tried and their trial will be followed
! nv mat of the others for burning the
shin All the details were agreed upon
Attorney-General Boyd has high oplh-
ion of District-Attorney Whlte Wnoih
he regards as one of the most prililaht
LAWYERS in the service, and he has every
confidence in his ability to conduct these
trials for extraordinary crimes on the
high seas. ~
Governor OFerrall. accompanied by 70;
II. Denoon, Esq, OF Richmond arrNeu
| this evening, to attend meeting OF the
| BOARD of Directors of the Virginia Gold
Mining Company, of which both are
members. TO be held here Tomorrow.
Mr. Denoon will go to Baltimore AFTER
tha meeting. and the Governor Will pro-
badly return to Richmond.
coionel ]. d. Brady attended tonight
! the reunion of the Hancock Associatioii
| of the Second Corps Of the Army OIL the
| potomac. He was once president OF the
association. and was called upon TO-DAY
| nv the members In a body, at the Gopite
| House. where he is stopping
DOWNING ASSAULT CASE.
Redford M. Downing, the young meui'
col student who was so painfully cul
! ond stabbed Monday night, was visited
| again to-day by the detectives and furtnei
onestioned concerning his reported 'holo
| M Detective Weldon was detained u
! assist Detective Parham on the case
| Mr. Downing is from Front Royal, va.
/ and boards at the house OF Mrs. MUIR
o. c,~tb street. Mrs. Muir does not keel
boarding house, but she boards MI
T,uoIno who is a particular friend o.
-. sons The injured young man II
ma -. he q brother of q Virginia Stat'
.or and a former member OF th'
| Ifo,,se az Representatives. Nothing new
| sn,,eIoned to-day, so far as the detectives
| gro concerned. They have not YET ioun'
| r,, nerson who witnessed the assaui
"a robbery on Florida avenue, as oe
| -orihed by Mr.. Downing. Inc meuica
| ..,,dent was one of the most popuial
| ,,,anhers OF his class at coiiege' anu "e'
| aoneidered one of It's brightest members
rhere was an examination neld Mohua'
..iaht and his classmates were unapi'
/ -. assign any reason FOR MS absence
,rhav were very much surprised wnei
thev learned what had happened. foiioe
man Rhodes and otner oihcers " 1n'
FIghth precinct were working on tne cas-
today. They learned ina. a eoio.e'
nan recently from the peni,entiary Ia'
Rem about the neignpornoo1 o. rioliu'
avenue. and the camp during .no pas
aVehse, ond ~ there Is any likelihood
| Of his being ideh','io" ~
|