Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-08
,rsrARD GETS THE poCAHoNTAs
rosTMAsTERsHIp.
CONGRESSIONAL RECEPTION.
prillIant Entcrtainmcnt ut One os
,be Washington Hotris-Confede-
rate Relics That ought TO Be In the
Museum Here.


she support Of General James A. Walker.
There were I'VE other applicants for the
place.
Among other nominations sent 10 the
senate to-day by the President were
those Of c. l.. Dillon. TO DO postmaster
a, Pulaski City. Va; c. T. Hoffman,, TO
D.. postmaster at Luray. Va. and Ada
Hunter. at kinston. n. c.
representative Epes to-day introduced
bin which provides for an expenditure
O. 5000 in the Improvement OF the APP
pomattoX river, between the city OF
petersburg and City Point. He also in
troduccd a petition from +. T.. Leaven-
worth. Thomas Bland. and others, ask
irg for the Improvement OF the inshore
channel Of the James river near City
Point and a bill appropriating $5cOO for
that purpose; also. a bill TO relieve w.
E Bailey. administrator of j. q. Bailey.
Of Grecnesville county. Va. for property
destroyed by the Federal troops during
ihe war.
PERSONAL NOTES.
representative Wheeler and wife. Of
kentucky. tonight gave box-party at
the theatre TO Congressman Epes and
Hay. Of Virginia. Mrs. Wheeler, whose
mother came from Buckingham county,
Ka.. and Of good old Virginia stock, is
one Of the prettiest and most accom-
plishcd society women in Washington.
Mr W. IL. Macon. of Richmond; Mr..
Howell Miller OF Rappahannock, Va;
Hon. George W. Shackelford. OF Orange,
OF Virginia, and Thomas McBee, Of Sails
bury. y. c., are at the Metropolitan.
SIR. Z. T.. Young. of Nirginia-Riggs
House.
Mrs. j. j. Metcalf and daughter. of
virginia: 5. s Carter, II. Lewis, Rich
mond. W. c.. Taylor Virginia; Colonel
R. G. Marshall. NJ. Dickerson, Ports
mouth-The ST. James.
ID. NJ. Hodges. Lynchburg. Va.--I'ne
Ebbitt.
j. Wright. Jr., Winchester, Va; II. p.
Woodson, Lynchburg; X. w. Duke, Jr
Charlottesville; a. 3. Sokelding, II. NJ.
Chase, Wilmington. n. c.. r. S. VIII
lams Richmond. Va.-The Raleigh.
W. r. Walden. j. Brown, Richmond,
Va.-The American.
G.. l.. Capehart, Norfolk; I. Silcox,
Leesburg-Cobb's Hotel.
s. 5. Rhodes. Culpeper-The National
POSTAL
Among the fourth-class postmasters
commissioned February 4th were the fol-
lowing: Joseph +. Pace, South Hi, Va
q money order office; Taliaferro NJ. Green
Boiling Springs. y. c., and Richard W.
Somers, Bloxom, Na.-not money-order
offices.
Changes in star mail service schedules
~ .fr.fa s4. flIIn
Whitegate to Bland-Leave Whitegate
daily except Sunday at 9l5 A. NJ, arrive
Mechanicsburg by 11;l5 A. NJ; leave Me
chanicsburg daily except Sunday AT $50
a. NJ. arrive Whitegate by SID A. NJ
leave Merchandising daily except sun
day al s 4. NJ. arrive Bland by ~ A. M
leave Bland daily except Sunday at T.
H.. arrive Mechanicsburg by 4l5 +. NJ.
In North Carolina as follows:
Neuse 10 Nanteen-Leave Neuse tues
days. Thursdays. and Saturdays at lz'oo
p. NJ. arrive Vanteen by 3:55 +. NJ; leaNe
Vanteen Tuesdays. Thursdays. and Satur-
davs at 40 T. NJ arrive Neuse by 100
T. NJ: leave Neuse Mondays, Wednes-
DAYS. and Fridays at 1880 +. NJ, arrive
Falls By 1.3O Il. NJ; leave rams Mondays
Wednesdays, and Fridays at p. NJ, ar
rive Ncuse by 2. NJ. Take effect teo-
ruary 8, 1885.
FEDERAL FISH EXHIBIT.
The United states Government Is
making preparations TO ship $4,000 dis
NAV 10 the Norway Fish Exposition. con-
cress has Just passed the bill authorizihs
the expenditure. and f1sh-Commisslohe'
Brlce and his assistants are now makliis
no o list of articles that VIII be al tle
same time comprehensive N It's scope'
and as snowy as possible under the CHI
cumstances. ~.
Price Eve shall not take any live fish
over there. IL would cost more than
our $4,000 appropriation TO keep the
tanks filled Fish will not live any
length of time i'm an aquarium, no mat
ter how often the water Is changed VI
how much care is taken with their loou'
Even In these aquariums here at 'he
oomnission's own building, wheIe
everything is favorable for their heai''
and longevity. their average lie II H0'
more than six months 800,
"Fish are like wild animals. WIN oAe
movement OF their propeliers they Du'-
their heads against the glass SUI az
the tanks and keep repeating this hke
a wild animal running from siuo ~ 80
~ his cage as long as they are III cap
,t,itv INC nsh couldn't very well stahu
she ocean voyage. therefore, and TO get
s,ood disnlav over there we'd nave 10
shin 1--WE or six times as many as We
rerd ia allow for the mortality. lhch
GOD have 10 keep a tank snip moNiHe
constantly rehlling the aquarium. 49,,
Wen take over a very pretty enc
Of indictments, dried hsh, hsh prouu.'
Of an varieties. and fish literature WIN
one or two good men who can explain ouI
wavs OF catching and curing, propasa.irs..
ana caring for our various 1000 hsueS'
CONGRESSIONAL RECEPTION.
There was quite swell social function
AZ the Metropolitan Hotel this evening
d, ~ uav Of a reception given by lie
congressional ladies residing at thdt 70
t.hTsh,ocnt The arcade and pallo's
u,ere Handsomely decorated with trop'eai
riarte and growing flowers. strl"s
bs,d diecoursed sweet music, ana tet
-. ser,,cd nv the hotel ladies. THOSE
roe,s,.,,,., ,yere the wives Of Representa-
49,. pohtnsop OF Louisiana; Lewis Oh
C,eorgio and Williams. Of MISSISSIPPI
NJ Nfsadox Of Georgia, Mrs. Mckenzie
OF Chicago: Misses salmon anu D .'a.sso.
of Missouri: Kirby Smith, Oh ie l.ns.,,,o.
Cooper. of Texas; Reynolds, OF esoie' -,
McRae. OF Arkansas. ana Se'Ae'
Tennessee. ooo a,,ong
The guests numbered some 800 ainons
them beine General Longstreet anu w,
Inc Chinese Minister and his secre ~,
Representative Bailey, OF Iexas -.
vaie' John Allen. OF MISSISSIPPI,
neAr,oond ~ Missouri; Miss Settle Oh
Kentucky. Miss simms. OF Iennessse, 80