Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-03

ing sentiments OF disappointed constitu-
ents.
ue'egation has come 10 town from
WAS ana another from Ohio. Deleya-
p'ons from other sections are expected.
ana lovely row stirred up by the friends
OF navigation is In prospect.
VIRGINIA APPOINTMENTS.
among the appointments bullctIned to
gay Is mat Of Marshal l.. King. of Viz
Sinia- 20 be Collector of Customs for the
District Of Alexandra, Va. II is under.
stood thar Mt King was the choice OF
chairman Aenew, OF the Republican state
committee and that he had the unani-
nous endorsement OF tho machine.
Inc appointment OF Mr. Wray T.
Nhlsht TO DE postmaster AT Richmond
was confidently looked for to-day. as
was also that OF Judge Edmund Waddil.
TO be Judge OF the United States Court
Tor the Eastern District OF Virginia. but
tthey mad not been reached on the white
house calendar. There is no doubt, ho.-
ever ahout either appointment. as there
Is practically no opposition to either.
PERSONAL.
Representative i. j. Otey is I'm receipt
or a handsome silver medal from a cit-
zen of Huntsville Tex. VI has on one
side his name ana the year 1898. and on
the other tho legend iG TO l. Mr.. O;ey
wears the medal which is about the size
OF a quarter of a dollar. on his watch
chain.
w. l.. Jeffrles. Culpeper; a. Y. Holiday,
haieigh, y. g.; j. l.. Ramsey, Raleigh.
y. c.; G. =. Jonney. Leesburg. and -. II.
Abbott. Raleigh. \. c., are in the city.
General Wade Hampton IS again in the
city az his old quarters. I'm the Mctropoli-
tan, looking healthy and hearty.
j. Floyd, of Fort Monroe is at VII
lard'S
r. w. Haas. s. Il. McFan. Harrison
burg; \. ID. Simpson. Greensboro y. c:
r. u. Switzerland, Danvile; S. T.. New
man, Ddnville; A. T. Gilbert. Richmond:
w. G. Ashby, Norfolk-St James.
Marx Gunst G. Hutzler. f. r.. Now
Ian, Richmond; II. II. Lewis. Raleigh. y.
G.; W. ID. Coleman, Danvlle-Metropoli
tan.
POSTAL
Fourth-clGss postmasters commissioned
February 2Sth were: John Pouland, Attn
lone, ~ c.: Fletcher Taylor. Tiger, n. C.:
James 5. Graham, Trout, n. c.; Wilbur
I. Gilmore. Edmund's Store, Va; William
T. Neale. GAINESVILLE, Va; Flora Dillon,
Usage. Na.-not money-order offices.
A new office has been established at
F'r CO. Dare county. y. C.. with Thomas
Wallace as postmaster
BeZer Smell was commissioned February
2Sth a fourth-class postmaster at Brock
neal, Wa money-order office
WISE-YOUNG CONTEST.
The subcommittee in the Wise-Young
contest from the Norfolk District. did
not make any report to-day. At the
hour for the meeting only two members
Of the committee put in an appearance
MeSick. the Republican chairman, of
Michigan, and Burke DemocraO. of
Texas. 1t is not known now when the
subcommittee will make it's report to
the full committee. and the impression
prevails that all the southern contests,
in view Of the war scare, may be in
definitely postponed.
VOLUNTEERS FOR THE WAR.
Colonel W. II. Cheek. of Henderson,
y. c.. who commanded the First North
Carolina Cavalry, in the late war. ten
dered his services to-day to the United
States i'm the event Of war with Spain.
Assistant-Attorney-G Boyd, who
served in the same regiment with Colo
mel Check presented the eX-ConfederIte
CaValTymau's letter to the President.
With some apparent restraint, Mr. Nc
Kinlcy read the letter. and said: Il will
acknowledge Colonel Cheeks letter, and
l devoutly hope that there may be no
need of his services, but nobody knows
what may happen"
Sheriff Williams, of Henderson. n. c.,
told the President to-day that North
Carolina would raise 100000 soldiers,
armed and equipped within thirty days
in the event of war with Spain.
Colonel Cheek was commissioned b:iga-
dicr-gcneral Of cavalry at Chamberlin's
Run, March 81, 1868, by General r. Il.
Lee.
The Acknowledgement said to-day that
besides General Wheeler, Of Alabama,
and Colonel Cheek, several eX-Confede-
rate officers Of distinction had offered
their services in the event of war. and
some Of them had pledged all of the
troops that would be needed.