Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-29
AT NEWPORT NEWS.

Of the work in connection with the con-
version Of purchased vessels carried out
under the supervision Of the superinten-
don't naval constructors at ship-yards,
the Commodore says:
"At Newport News the ambulance-ship
Solace was converted and ntted out. Inc
worl upon her consisted of changes IN
The ioiner-work. fittings of an elevator
and Installation Of laundry machinery
Dsinfectrg-plant, venulating apparatus
va'er-tanks. &C.
"'rhe work II converting the Yale ana
Harvard was carried out at TINS ytrd'
and consisted chiefly Of the installation
IL batteries fitting Of magazines, clean
iag and painting. arrangements TOT tile
e'uWaE. ~ boats, ana such hliSceildhcou9
items NJ repair as their condition heces-
"Th. converting Of the United States
ships Dixie and Yosemite was also car
I.d ont az this yard and consisted OF
Work similar 10 that on the Harvard ana
Yale with the addition Of light belt-ar-
nor additional steel bulkheads, DOCKING.
cleaning and painting, and such other
work ass was necessary
POSTAL.
OrIls ~ Parks was to-day appointed
f.arth-class postmaster at pastoral, Ac-
comac county, Va, vice John 1. Byrd'
70 med
Annie l.. Crlst has been commissioned
q f0ur,h-cass postmaster at Pe'TO" D
Va.
New post-ofIices have been established
as follows: Burkmont Burke county N
g.. John McRoss, postmaster: Cosnia,
Wake county. y. c.. Hersie X. Norris
postmaster; Ramsaytown, Yancey county,
a. g., Ebert ID. Peterson postmaster
EpW0rth. King william county, va, Ld-
ward T. Atkins postmaster
Changes I'm star schedules nave D7eh
made as follows IN North Carolina:
Cherrypolnt 10 North HarlOwe. Modify
orjcr OF October /. 1898 bulletin SOD, so
as 20 state decrease IN distance Of one
mile by the supply OF North Hariowe az
The site authorized September p, 1873 ana
t1 take effect October 10. 1898. instead OF
October /. 1898
Beaufort to Merrimon. Modify order OF
October J. 1888 bulletin 500, 50 as 10
state an increase in distance Of one mile
boy the supply OF North Hariowe at the
site authorized September %, 1888, and 10
take effect october u. 1898, instead OF Oc-
toDer ]. 1&S
Autryville 10 Clinton Modify order of |
October p 1898 (Bulletin $3.50, 50 as 70 |
slate an increase in distance Of l.6O miles |
uy me supply q Ora al the site author
yea October 20. 1898, and TO take effect |
November g. 1888, instead Of October ~ |
1853
DIN 20 Dunlap. Modify order OF No
'ember g. 1898 bulletin 800. SO as % |
STATE an increase I'm distance OF .3S mile .
hy he supply Of Olin at he site author
ized November 2. 1888
ON 10 Hamptonvile Modify order OF
november 4. 1898 bulletin 800, so as TO
s'aio decrease IN distance of .S3 mile by
,He supply Of Olin at the site authorized
November 2 1888
Galloway 20 Jeptha. Modify order Of
Ociober 10. 1873 bulletin $50, so as 10
tate an increase In distance OF % mile
o. me supply OF Galloway at the site au-
,,n.orzsd October T. 1898. and 20 take effect
Ss.
H. o. Williams. Richmond ]. H. Wood
"afd ana wife. Virginia; j. c. White and
"Ie, Leesburg, metropolitan.
Judge John Paul. who has been sitting
p The United States Circuit Court OF APP
,e"s az Richmond. passed through to-
'ay, on his way 20 his home. at Harn-
FHsste Charles b. Burdick. hospital |