Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-26
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
L. n. SHIELDS, OF NORFOLK, ACT
ING ASST PAYMAsrER IN NAVY.
ARMY SUBSISTENCE
DENrS.
Dunn Loring One Of Them-Captain
John Little Assigned ia That
Point-MatrimoniaI, Personal, and
Postal Notes.

WASHINGTON, July 5.-Cpecial.)-
The President has appointed Mr.. Leroy
H. Shields. Of Norfolk. to the position OF
acting assistant paymaster in the navy
and Mr.. Shields to-day took the oath OF
Office. He has not yet been assigned to
duty.
Under tbs provisions of an act Of Con-
gress. approved July 7th. for increasing
the efficiency of the Subsistence Depart
ment, eleven points have been designated
as important depots to which officers OF
that department are assignable for duty
for the purpose Of purchasing and ship
ping subsistence supplies. Dunn Loring,
New York, Cincinnati. Chattanooga, st.
Louis, Chicago, Atlanta. Tampa, San
Francisco Jacksonville. and Miami are
the places named.
Captain John Little commissary Of sub
sistence has been assigned to Dunn
Loring.
ARMY CHANGES.
Major Charles r. Parke, brigade sur
geon, has been assigned to General
Graham's Corps. at Falls Church.
Acting Acknowledgment Salmon p.
Green has been ordered to proceed from
Warrenton- N. c., to New York, and
thence to Santiago. via, steamer Olivettc.
Private John w. Green, Company y.
Third Virginia Infantry, has been dis
charged.
First-IAeutenant Charles H. Smith,
Third United States Volunteer Engineers.
has been ordered from Rome. Ca. to
Charlotte, N. c., on duty connected with
the recruitment Of his regiment.
Acting Acknowledgment Bahen Street.
United States army, has been ordered
from the Fort Monroe Hospital to At
lanta, for assignment to duty, with the
recruits in camp at that city.
MATRIMONIAL.
marriage license was issued to-day
to Richard A. Hattorf and Miss Annie 4.
QUINN both Of Richmond.
PERSONAL
Mr.. Sterling Boisseaux. OF Crewe. spent
Sunday with his brother. Mr.. Preston
Boisseaux.
DR.. c. W. p. Brock, of Richmond, was
in the city to-day
Among the hotel guests are these:
Raleigh-J. r. Saul and NJ r. Saul, Pc
tersburg; c. p. Talbot, Danville; j. Ia
Johnson, Culpeper; II. ]. Phillips, Salem.
POSTAL.
The following changes In star-route mail
schedules have been ordered in Virginia:
Marlboro to Winchester-Leave MARI
boro' daily except Sunday at 1880 A. NJ,
arrive winchester by 1915 A. NJ; leave
Winchester daily except Sunday at 315
p NJ, arrive Marlboro by $50 p. NJ.
Topnot to Fishers Hill-Leave Topnot
daily except Sunday at II 20 A. NJ, arrive
Fishers Hill by 1920 P. NJ; leave Fishers
Hill daily except Sunday at 1910 p NJ,
arrive Topnot by $40 p. NJ.
POGO to Conicville-Leave POGO Tues
day, Thursday, and Saturday at Pm
arrive Conicvllle by $50 p. NJ; leave Co
Neville Tuesday. Thursday, and Saturday
at 5:45 p. NJ. arrive POGO by 7:15 p. NJ
Jeffersonton TO Rixeyville-Leave Jeffer-
sonton daily except Sunday at 3:l5 p. NJ.
arrive Rixeyvile by sis p M; leave
Rixeyville daily except Sunday at 5:3O
P. NJ, arrive Jeffersonton by 7:30 p. NJ.
Shacklet to Potomac-Leave Shacklet
iaily except Sunday at 6:45 A. NJ, arrive
Potomac by II A. NJ: leave Potomac
laily except Sunday after arrival Of
lorth-bound mail train, but not later
han / p. NJ, arrive Shacklet In 41-s |
hours.
Walton's Store to Elkhill-Leave Wal |
ons Store daily except Sunday at 1880 |
\. NJ, arrive Elkhill by II 80 A. NJ: leave |
clkhll daily except Sunday after arrival |
f mail from Richmond. but not later |
han l p. NJ, arrive Walton's Store in
Iours.
Palmyra to Colvmbia-Ieave Palmyra |
ally except Sunday at 1880 A. NJ, arrive
by II 80 A. NJ; leave Columbia
ally except Sunday at 1870 p. NJ, arrive |
by $50 p. NJ.
Wellwater to Hatton-Leave Wellwater
ally except Sunday at 1890 A. NJ, arrive
fatton by l p. NJ; leave Hatton daily
kept Sunday at 1850 p. NJ, arrive Well
'ater by p. NJ.
in North Carolina:
Chenille to Bayridge-Leave Chenille
Wednesday and Saturday at p. NJ, ar
i've Bayridge by 230 p. NJ; leave Bay
idge Wednesday and Saturday at p.
T.. arrive Glehville by AGO p. M.
The postmaster at Key West an
ounces, under date of yesterday, the
sceipt of twenty-eight large bags of
.tters from Santiago de Cuba.
New post-officcs have been established
Pecan, Bladen county, n. c., with
ames l.. Anders as postmaster. and at
rane's Nest. Wise county, Va, with
p~"vo-< Jr as postmaster
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