Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-21
ALARM ABOUT OHIO.
urctRA OF OFFICIALS TO WORK
ron REPUBLICANS.
THE SITUAIIOJ IN VIRGINIA.
padtcsis Somewhat Afflicted with
Apathy. and Democrats Suffering
From ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Mail Delivery Nov. 4.

slderabiy thinned by the hegira of Of
ncials OF every class to that State, not
,nly 10 vote. but 20 do all the work pos
fible in behalf OF the Republican candi-
dates for the Legislature. which will elect
the senator to succeed Mark Hanna.
Marylanders, New Workers. and Iowans
are also preparing TO take part in the
campaigns in their respective States, but
] do not hear OF any efforts being made
20 send Republican officials from Virginia
home to vote.
While the administration is active in
helping to carry the elections in other
states. In Virginia IT seems to be under
the hypnotic influence OF General
Apathy" who seems to have partially
paralyzed the Republicans everywhere
but in New York and the Democrats 10
certain extent In the Old Dominion
Accounts from the counties across the
Potomac state that there Is very little
interest evinced in the pending campaign
by either Of the parties to the contest
The Republicans are aware that their
fight is a hopeless one and the Demo
Gratis are suffering from a severe attack
of over-conhdence.
DEMOCRATS SINGING LOW.
Democratic officials in the departments
from the States in which elections take
place next month are invariably keeping
dark and singing low. They do not wish
10 attract the attention OF the powers
that be. as they are somewhat appre-
henslye Of charges being filed against
- hin - which
might result in their decapitation, de-
spite the civil-service rules.
To their credit be IL said. the Virginia
Democratic Association Of the District
Of Columbia Of which DR.. II. y. Harper
is the president. is keeping its organlza-
ton IN excellent campaign trim, ana the
usual number of voters therefrom VIII
put in an appearance at the poIs III
Virginia on election-day. The associa-
lion will be addressed on Friday by
Charles NJ Wallace, Jr., Esq, OF Rich-
mond. who. at the special request Of nu-
rnerous Virginians, has been appointed
Ga sneak here on that day by Chair
man Ellyson. 1,,,
The Honorable Patrick Henry McCaui
does not seem to be making such a 1--WE
w. canvass as he proposed at the out
set. He was here yesterday, instead OF
being on the stump in Virginia ana ne
may stu be here to-day. The Lamp peo-
pie seem to be crippled for funds ana
the National Republican Committee mas
use for all it's spare cash in ONO iowa.
New York and Maryland.
THE TONNES INCIDENT.
There is no verincation so far at the
State Department here, OF the report
cabled TO the New York Herald on Mon
aav last. from Buenos Ayres, that an
l,tr "a CpTyaUt 10
nurder Consult General William A.
Tovnes AT Rio de JaneirO. An ofhclal
there said to-day that while the report
might be true, II was strange that no
ratification of it had been sent TO the
department by either the Minister W
Rrazu or the Consul-General himself II
a. veual TO inform the department OF
such matters, and unless 1t was Hlosl
insignificant affair he believed that
reuort. however brief. would nave DeeH
sent about It, .- c,,oo,or
The appointment OF MT. huBehe oeosei,
NJ Illinois. TO succeed Mr.. Townes as
Consul General at Rio de Janeiro. was
only announced at the White House on
saturday last. and the reported attempt
a. assossinate Mr.. ToWnes Is sald 10
have taken place the same day Whlcn u
somewhat of a curious coincidence TOT
a man to be put out of official position
and out of existence on the same DAY
would be peculiarly unfortunate.
Mr.. Seeger has not yet quallneo- anu
49,, not sail for Rio until all danger OF
yellow-fever In that country u onei ~
,he nresent seasoh, so that Mr.. Townes
can hardly be expected at his home IN
Danville before the Christmas holidays
though he may possibly come sooner
MANCHESTER FREE DELIVERY.
The following is a copy of the official
order establishing free delivery at Man
chester on November LIST;
coffee Of the Postmaster-General'
.rWashington. d. c., october 6, 1891
"Order No. $50: Modify the order OF
August 20. 1897 postponing the establish
ment OF the free-deivery service AT Man
chester. Va. until January J. lSgS' so as
10 have the service commence November
J, 1897. JAN 70 "a go, 80, .,
u is stated at the Post-Ofice Depart
neut that everything Is now ready Tor
the system to go into operation except
the appointment of the letter-calil 'el',
Whatever this official process Is, IL is now
snnnosed TO be in progress, and no doubt
Manchester folks viii get their mail at
their homes on the LIST of Nocember.
PERSONAL.
Mr. Jesse w. ElllOtt, the newly -dPPViie-
"a collector at Newport News was here
Yesterday and qualified and gave his BOND
He left for home. and will Immediately
take charge of the office and enter upon
me discharge of his duties.
Mr.. Ralph Riddleberger, son OF the late
Senator Riddleberger. was. at a recent
meeting. elected president OF the debating
Gocietv Of the Columbian University Law
school. Mr. Riddleberger stands hlsh
in the estimation of his feHow-studehts,
and is regarded as a young man oil
fbility.
John w. Apperson, Of Lynchburg;
George w. Hevener. of Swoopes; j. A.
a. Keith, Of Warrenton, Va. and X. f.
Marlborough, OF North Carolina, are IN
the city. stopping at the Metropolitan.
state-senator Henry Fairfax was in
the city to-day, and shook hands at the
Metropolitan with Mr.. w. ii. Selden'
who greeted him quite warmly Mr..
Fairfax remarked that since his mar
rIage he did not come 10 Washington as
frequently as before.
POSTAL.
Among the fourth-class postmasters
commissioned October 18TH were the fol-
lowing: Milton Mcneil, Wilkesboro', ~
ca money order office; Alonzo A.
Chumley. Brights, Va; Charles Q. Per-
due. Hardle, Va; John w. Snedegar,
lafayette, Va; Charles Debord, Swords
Creek. Va; George III. Stearns, Watkins,
Va.-not money-order offices.
Star service changes have been made