Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-28

go, vya,Lor are either Federal ONCE
holders or aspirants for Federal oiioe'
"Esverv one here agrees that the ne
nublioan party in Virginia ~ IN invss
donlorable condition. The events oi ,no
,s,h instant will be surprising 10 .no
masses Of the party throusnoul
state After deciding not 10 hoiu q .V
yentIon or put ticket In the Ie'u 'i.'
fall. the committee perfect 'hei,
eanization TO all appearances SUI -
The nurpose of distributing among 'heni,
soIvee The Federal offices received, ana
40 he received. at the hands OF the pre-
sent administration -.,
The call for a convention by CoIohei
Lamb is EAGERLY looked for by large
class of dissatisfied Republicans through
the State. who are also opposed 10 an!
fusion with the Populists.
XyELL-KNOWN DEMOCRATS OUSIED
The order of the Treasury Department
discontinujng the office or Offices OF the
Tnsnector of Customs on the lsthmus OF
Panama which went into enect yestI
dav summarily decapitates Colonel DICK
VVintersmith the well-known racontsuT'
~ Kentucky. who was one OF the irsl
anpointees i'm the customs service SUE
gested by Secretary Carlisle, ana IT
pam BRADLEY. of Prince William county
Va. who was the first Nlrgihidh Np-
pointed TO position outside OF the Sta'e
by President Cleveland.
DIR. Bradley's appointment was OH me
recommendation of ex-RepresehtatiVe
Meredith. and was the result Oh 'lo
resignation of Mr.. John n. Popham' wen
known in our state
Mr.. Popham was an appointee OF ries'e
don't Harrison's, and was one OF
rendered
RESIGNATION 10 the Treasury Department
,romediatelv after the inauguration OF
President Cleveland. -oo
These positions were salaried at NoVV
nor annum. and their discontlnuahce'
said MISUNDERSTANDING of-the-I reisui!
Howell. to-day. was with view 10 re-
trencbment. As they were created ny
special act Of Congress- the oepUt
ment under the law, cannot aoollsh
them hut can decline to appoint sue
cessors TO the recent incumoents' me
duties heretofore performed by theh Will
in the future, be performed ny 'ns
United States consuls at Panama anu
Colon. who will be designated as w
oficio inspectors of customs.
The official term of Coionei Winter
smith. who has been hofne Oh iesFo
obserce for some time. terminated WIN
hill mr. pradley, who has remained at
his most during the late yesoW-leVer
scourqo in Panama. will be granted ieaVe
80 absence until the 30th of SEPTEMBER
PERSONAL ITEMS.
c..,.o pan Of the Virginia House
~ Deleqates. has just paid hyins WISH
~ Wasbington on private business, ar
ri,5ng last night. and leaving Tor nome
-, noon train to-day. He says the
yondoun County Fair was quite sue
coes the exhibits in every depdi tiiiei'
being excellent. ",
frank u. Hester. of Rockingham va
has been reinstated as copylst III lno
| pension Office, with a salary OF sSVo per
annum. ro.os who
Iudge ID. b. Culberson, of Texas VINO
has served eighteen years III siess,
and is now the Democratic meihpei "a
| the commission to codify the ciliilina !,
laws of the United States, mas returneo
| 10 the city. after VISIT 10 hiS nm
and is again installed IN MS oiu qu"'
ters at the Metropolitan.
Nessrs r. A. and j. Il. Beverley OF
Winchester va, who are operating ex-
,ensive ouarries in South Carolina. are
| IL, tho CITY. stopping at the metropolitan.
| Mrs I /. and Miss X. M. Morris, Oh
| Richmond. Va. are at the same MOTEL
7 James and wife. Norfolk va, ana
n watson, of Richmond, are at the
| Emerich. x,,xo,,,io.
J. b. Bowman and wife, virginia
| Wizards. o,.oro,,
Colonel and Mrs. W. ID. Chesternan'
Of Richmond, were again in the CITY yes
5erday, stopping at the hote1 '1nsa SUI
A. Milarda, Norfolk NJ. 1. rrlarzy
vorfolk. J. L. and Mrs Kahn. Virginia
r. b. Morgan, r. NJ. Morgan, Peters
burc va; w. l.. Morton and wife e.
II Williams and wife. J. n. Reid, s. Ne
Vile Misses C. and NJ. Neville and Miss
\. Nicholson, of Virginia, are at the
Raleigh. " w,
II Lowe and wife, Roanoke. Va; w
| Il. Armstrong, Miss $. sullivan, MISS
l.. Thompson, and Miss l.. Phiiips' %
Virginia-National.
Miss Markell. W. L. VIII and wife
Howard Homca