Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-29
pOSTM AGISTERIAL
.,ccrssroN TO MIR. cVthrNcwoRrn
xor YET FULLY CONSIDERED.
uDGE WADDlLL'S SELECTION.
mi. VIII he Unanimousiy Endorsed
n, the Powers That Be-North
carolina Notes OF Intcrest--wash-
tnsson Personals.
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"a ARLINGTON, u. g. January 2-.
,soe.al There Is authority for tho
.,stement that while the naming OF a
.,ccessor to Postmaster Cullingworth has
,esn talked over by some OF the members
~, me Republican Committee IL has
,srer vet been considered by that body
Win a view 10 determining who the man
hall be. one thing. however, is settled
o,f Judge Edmund Waddni. the men,
..- OF the committee who resides in
richmond shall have the privilege Of
,aming the postmaster at his home The
,r,,rc committee will unanimously en-
sorse his selection. whoever that may
D., and IL is taken for granted that IL
all not be Mr.. Otis Russell. Neither
v,r ID be Mr.. Wray Knight. nor Mr.. ].
Redmond. Mr.. John l. Grubbs stands
DE best chance. as Judge Waddnl Is
known TO be his friend. and would wish
20 give him the place.
u has been suggested that some one not
vet mentioned may be chosen. but at any
rate Judge Waddin controls the position.
RELIEF BILLS.
representative Rixey to-day introduced
fns for the relief Of the heirs OF Thigh
man Weaver. deceased. OF Fauquier coun-
a.. Tor the relief Of the trustees of Hart
wood Presbyterian church. of Stafford
county. for the relief OF the First Bap-
list church Of Alexandria: for the relief
~ che Accotink Home Guards; for the re-
,ef OF Joseph c. Boxley: for the relief of
tho trustees Of Calvary Protestant Epis-
coral church OF Culpeper county; for the
relief Of the legal representatives. OF
Thomas Jett. deceased.
CIVIL-SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.
The following Is the schedule of general
.ivil-service examinations for the spring,
except for the Post-Office and and Inter-
nal Revenue departments:
Richmond. March 10th.
Richmond. April 18th.
Lynchburg. April 22d.
Greensboro n. c.. March 18th.
Ashevine. n. c., March 18th.
Wilmington. n. c.. March nst.
Wilmington, n. c., April list
PERSONAL.
Judge Waddill and Mrs. Waddin left
Tor Richmond last evening, and Colonel
James ID. Brady returned by this after
noons train.
Judge S. r. Witt returned last night
from Fauquier. where ne had been visit
ing his brother-in-law. Mr.. Foster, who
is quite III. He enjoyed the hospitality
o. Room AZ. Metropolitan Hotel, and left
Tor home this morning.
A. H. Burroughs and wife. Lynchburg,
Va: Mrs. F. ID. Davis. Lynchburg-The
81. James.
Governor Mrs. Lorin A. Cook. of Con-
necticut. reached this city yesterday,
from the Hot Springs. Va. They will re-
main here several days before returning
home
e Pendleton, Richmond: j. s Green,
Norfolk: J. i. Lindsay. Richmond-The
National.
Miss \. O'Connor Norfolk; W. II. Tai
ley and wife. Petersburg-The Raleigh.
POSTAL
Among the fourth-class postmasters
commissioned January 26th were the fol-
lowing: Brutus Young. Middleburg, n.
O.: Major J. Whitley. Pantego. n. c.;
Edgar u. Benton, BOykin's. Va.
Charges in star mail schedules have
been made in Virginia as follows:
Rapps Mill 10 LeXingtOn-Permit the
postmasters at Rapps Mill and Lexing-
ton 10 deliver the mail to the carrier
one hour in advance of schedule time,
Instead Of thirty minutes. as heretofore
ordered, provided no connections be
broken and no complaint be made
Mendoza TO Holston-From February z.
1895 curtail service to end at Alumwells,
emitting Holston, decreasing distance five
miles.
RALEIGH COLLECTORSHIP.
The special revenue agent left here for
Raleigh tonight to make the transfer
Of the revenue Office at that place Col !
lector Duncan. who was here to-day, |
speaking OF the contemplated changes in !
the Office said that IL any immediate |
changes were made the new appointees |
would be selected from the civil service |
eligible list. and that appointments would |
b made with the view 10 temporary SER |
vice.
An executive order removing deputy |
collectors from the classified service is |
daily expected.
The statement is authorized that Gov
,fn0r Russell will appoint Police-Justice |
Carter. Of Asheville Judge of the West |
ern Criminal Circuit TO succeed Ewart.
There IL 10 be a hot time over the ap
pointment Of postmaster at High Point,
but the inside information points to ex-
Mayor Snow.
PRITCHARD'S VOTE.
Senator Pritchard voted for the Teller
resolution to-day, with the understanding
that IL was an unequivocal declaration in
'ayor OF the free. unlimited. and indie
PENDENT coinage OF silver. During the
half dozen roll-calls on different amend
nents. he was IN the cloak-room with
Senator Butler
FXCTrFUFNT At KIAO-CHAU,