Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-14

port, 600 tons having been discharged In
NE oaSF. or 10 tons per diem, whilst
| the usual rate does not much exceed 900
WIS me Toms Creek coal comes from
fuiaski, IN Virginia. and IL said 10 be
| Utter TOT steam purposes than even the
Foeahontas. that so much has been heard
oi la'e.y Al present what With the dis
satisfaction caused by the strike and sub
| su'utlon OF Scotch coal for Welsh, taken
WIN the dissatisfaction rampant amongst
Cohee shippers, many Of whom would sup.
port movement that would insure COM
peuuon with the actual shipping lines.
'he moment could not be better chosen for
an attack on what hitherto was regarded
| as British monopoly. and which krI,isb-
ers VIII have TO look sharply after I'm n-
lure u they do not wish 70 lose IT,
Prom the Times Of ArgentlnaO
We nave seen the Pocahontas coal
from virginia that has lately arrived here
ana unless more care be taken In screen
ing II, the chances are that strong com
plants VIII be made by consumers. The
coal IL very soft and liable TO crumb,e
III does not bear mUch handling, and spe-
cial care shopld therefore be exercised in
having II wei 8 reened before SHIPMENT
Inc samples we have seen contain too
ihuch aust fer any practical purpose. but
ments will be taken In future. If there be
disposition on the part OF those in
terested TO cater for hold I'm this market
Both the Norfolk and Newport News coal
nave sufficient difficulties to contend
against with regard TO freight and quality
as compared with Welsh coal, without
having those difficulties increased by
means of insufficient screening"
Personal.
r. n. Lancaster, Richmond. va: III NJ
Davis, Lynchburg. Va. j. Gannin and
wife, Richmond, Va; IT, s. Bryan and
wife, Charlotte. y. c.; f.. w. Scott Jr..
J. w. Scott. Dr. Taliaferro Virginia: j.
+, Ferguson, winston. n. C.-Metropori-
tan
Oliver Durant and wife and W. +. Tyr
rlIl, OF Culpeper, are stopping at the St
James.
G. Froneberger. Shelby, n. c.; r. F.
Hayden. Sterling. Va: Charles n. Graves.
Luray Va; r. J. Cartwright. Richmond.
Va; r. e. Snellings. George NJ. Mark.
+. 5. Jones. r. r. Berry. r. A. Palmer.
G. ID. Smith. John NJ. Hogan, /. 7. Kidd
and II. Il. Rogerson. Richmopd-Howard
House
r. Il. Ethenof and wife, of Norfolk, are
at the Hotel Johnson.
Judge w. G. Riley formerly OF Acco-
mac county, a., ana Tor some years
United States Consul in Madagascar. who
has been living here for a considerable
period. left here yesterday. It is said. for
New York, on his way TO South Africa.
ARMY ORDERS.
Private Charles Hill will be discharged
the service of the United States at the
Josiah Simpson Hospital, Fort Monroe.
Private Fletcher Sanborn. Hospital
Corps. now on furlough, will be dis
charged, and the papers Will be forwarded
to him at Hotel Gleason, Charlottesville,
Va.
Private Michael Mehalcek Battery X,
Sixth United States Artilery/Fort Mon
roe. is discharged the service.
POSTAL
Miss Tennessee Smith has been appoint
ed fourth-cass postmaster at Zulla, Eau
quier county, Va, vice William +. Dow
ell, removed.
Among those to-day commissioned
fourth-class postmasters are the follow
ing: Lucius w. Noel. Birdwood, Va;
Richard T. Sampson. Burgess Store, Va;
John T. Scruggs. Forbes, Va; John G.
Guerrant. Pilot Va. William A. Wood
yard. Poplar Hill, Va.