The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-23
Only Those Who Have Received Less
Than Dividend to Be Paid
VlRGINIA'S CUSTOMS BUSINESS.
Some Interesting Statistics as to Our
Ports-Cost of Collecting Our Gus
toms-Reccss Military Appoint
ments-Major Price To ln-
spect Commissary Stores
in Richmond.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Special-
Since tho publication in The Times oil
the fact that Captain Lambs bill Tor
the beuefit of Freedmen's Bank deposit
tors had passed the House, great many
claimants have put in appearance ana
pass books are coming in rapidly through
the mails. The bill has not yet become
a law and a careful reading OF The Times
would have made this clear But even
when il becomes a law, as IT undoubtedly
will after the holidays, the Dill Is hul''eu
In its scope to the payment ot dlVidehdS
barred By existing law. only deposito's
who have received less than, or no part
of. the 62 per cent, declared In dividends
Will be entitled TO anything under this
bill.
am told at the Office OF the Comptrol-
Ter Of the Currency that the oi1ce Is osihg
overrun with claimants who seem 10
have gained the erroneous impression
that the Lamb bill provided for the pay
ment OF all balances due depositors up 10
100 per cent.
OUR CUSTOMS.
The report OF the supervising special
agent OF the Treasury Department Tor
the year ended June 30 1895 was late In
pearancc. Some interesting figures are
given in regard to the customs business
of Virginia and North Carolina ports.
The number Of vessels entered were
as follows: Foreign Richmond, three;
Newport News 24S Norfolk, III; VIII
mington, seyenty-two.
Domestic, Richmond. SCI; Newport
News. G97; Norfolk, zoos; Wilmington,
eighty-siX.
Vessels cleared: Foreign. Richmond,
two; Newport News, 556; Norfolk. 476;
Wilmington, 107. Domestic. Richmond.
S53: Newport News, fifty-four; Norfolk,
1890: Wilmington. seventy.
Aggregate receipts: Richmond, s2O.-
l5I67; Newport News S296 i2fS9 Norfolk.
S23 5iSO1; Wilmington, s., 1851.
Value OF exports: Foreign. Richmond,
-; Newport News, $l23 53l Norfolk,
--: Wilmington. -. Domestic,
Richmond, $4,000; Newport News. $50 l63.-
so; Norfolk, $l8,97S,i7S; Wilmington,
ss,761 G05.
Cost to collect 81: Richmond. 1924;
Newport News sOl22; Norfolk, $685.
Wilmington SlOSl.
The cost Of collecting a dollar ranges
from S53l at Yaquina. Oregon, down 10
two cents and eight mills at New York
RECESS PROMOTIONS.
The following recess appointments In
the Fourth Immune Regiment have been
sent 10 the Senate by the President:
Captans-First Lieutenant Charles G.
Berkeley. vice Treadwell, deceased, Oc-
tober l. 1S9S: II. A. Wise. OF New York,
TO fiji an original vacancy
First Lieutenants-Seconl Lieutenant
Abram Houghlan. vice Parker. resigned,
September 10th; Second Lieutenant VIII
liam Peacock, vice Berkeley. promoted,
October 1st
Second Sergeant Major
Jennings r. Wilson, vice Peacock, pro-
NOTED. September 10th; First Sergeant
Harry n. Cootes. vice Houghlan. pro-
NOTED. October 1st; Sergeant Edward II.
Brian. vice Throckmorton, resigned, Oc-
tober 1st.
Major Davii Price. Third Virginia Vol
unteer Infantry, has been appointed spe-
cial Inspector TOR the purpose OF inspect
ing such unserviceable quartermasters'
stores as may be submitted to him at
Richmond.
The Assistant Secretary Of War has di-
rected that Musician Charles Lucas, OF
COMPANY A. Sixth Virginia Infantry, now
IN confinement at Fort Monroe. be dis
honorably discharged from the service.
First Sergcent f. j. Cook. Company
f. First North Carolina Regiment now
at Havana, has been granted a discharge.
Civil Service examinations Will be held
I'm Raleigh on February 4th for the posi-
tons Of postofiice clerk and carrier in ihat
city.
POSTAL NOTES.
Fourth-class postmasters have been ap-
pointed in Virginia as follows
r.. J. Sproles, Ciinchport, Scott county;
NJ. Gillian, Fernando, wise county; Peter
Saunders, Hunters Hall. Franklin
county.
HOTEL REGISTERS.
National-F. l.. Higgins. Wilmington.
n C.; A. ". Edwards. Washington, y.
C.:J. b. Cannon. Charlottesville; j. c.
snoddy. Greensboro: w. G.. Howe, Wythe
county Va.
ST. James-H. n. Suttle and wife. Ashe-
Vile: n. T. Holiday. Rapidan; c. w.
Brown and wife. Richmond; George
Spencer and wife. Norfolk; Miss C. w.
Segar. Hampton; John Sloan and wife.
Richmond: William Pretyman. Buckland.
Va: Il. T.. Craighill, Lynchburg.
Metropolitan-Dr. and Mrs. James o.
Petit. Arlington; John X. Connolly
Asheville: G.. V. Litchield. Jr.. Abingdon;
Thomas u. Sherwood. Greensboro. n.
c.: Ro. w. Rurke. Stauntcn; Thomas
Curtin, Bristol: Mr.. and Mrs. r. L.