Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-27


the friends OF Judge Rhea claim II Is
victory for him AZ the very outset. from
the fact that the negroes all testified IN
his favor They were unanimous In say
ing that the independent movement on
their part. and the placing Of colored
candidates for Congress In the field was
actuated and caused by the bitter ana
| selfish course OF the Virginia Republican
| leaders in Congress. Walker himself be-
| ing one of them.
J. A. Stone. secretary of the Democratic
| Campaign Committee OF the Ninth Dis
! trict was present at The taking Of the
dispositions. He left yesterday evening
for Bristol where the taking Of further
DISPOSITIONS by Walker will be begun on
Friday.
A Republican remarked to-day: walk
er's show TO win in the Fifty-sixtn Con-
gres5 is slim. and a continue ton OF such
| evidence az he has taken the last day or
| two will and ought 10 relegate him TO the
rear"
! DEATH OF JAMES II. PAYNE.
! James n. Payne died yesterday morning
at O'clock OF his home. loo llirty-se-
cond street, after long illness. he was
/ I'm his S0th year and death was que 10
general breaking down OF the system lie
/ was born In Virginia, but had bten
citizen Of the District for the past MY
/ years During the construction OF the
! Chesapeake and Ohio canal he was SUI
! perintendent of the masonry Work LOT the
entire length Of the waterway. lie alSo
| had charge OF the building or the Drldse
across the Potomac at Cabin John. for
| many years ne was a member OF the Dunn
] barton-Avenue Methodist bpiscopdl
/ church. The funeral VIII take piaee 'r S.o1
the church tomorrow afternoon az ZSJ
o'clock. The interment Will be maze IN
/ Oak Hill Cemetery.
PERSONAL.
Captain Frank Cunningham, who mas
been quite agreeably entertained here by
| Mr.. George Rae, a brother Shriner. ana
others. left for home to-day by an early
| morning train.
Mr.. +. c. BruGey, the well-known and
| brilliant writer of the Atlanta Consutu-
ton staff. is in the city on special mis-
sion for that journal. Mr.. Brurey - a
| Nirginian a native Of Rockingham cOun-
tv where he has numerous relatives
Mr.. J. A. Stone. Of Bristol. Va, one OF
the Dispatch corps of correspondents, lett
for home yesterday evening =,
Mr.. c. p. Il. Burgwyn, OF Richmond IS
I'm the city stopping AT the Metropolitan.
Dr. Richard A. Wise and Colonel Peer
C. Hams. a member OF the Eagan court
martial, are registered at the hDDt6
Messrs. s. H. and c. +. Cooke OF Roa'
noke Va. and G. w. Warden. OF Staun-
ton. are at the Metropolitan.
a Ross Graham. Va American.
W. X. Wolcott, Norfolk; NJ $ Whitley
Newport News; NJ. Speatley. Richmond
l.. Carter. Richmond; H. c. Blssell Rlch
plond: F. h. Nolan. Rlchmond-St } am S
Mrs. S. Kepailu Richmond, Il. l.. Par
rish and wife Observation-Disclosures.
p. NJ. Kilmartin and wife. petersburg
Va: d. G. OFlaherty, Front ROyal-Na
tional. =, 9
Joyce and wife. Petersburg Va II. l.
Adams. Charlotte-Howard House.
? r. :. Archer. Richmond; J. \. Dodson
. Richmond-The Raleigh:
POSTAL.
Among the postmasters commissloi, = !,
to-day are the following: William n
Snow. High Point. y. ca presldentia
Office. Emmett ID. Major, Aliens creek
Va: Thomas b. Johnson. Gilmer'on' va,
LOttie Hughson. Midlock. Va; john II
spell. Tillery. y. C.-fourth-class ofilces.
Postmasters were also appointed to-da!
az follows: Frank :. Bowman. AT Irene
man. at Maggie. Craig county, and Lo
reno f. Nesselroot, AT POGO, Shenandoah
. county. Va.
post Office Department
"Omce Of General Sup't r. NJ. $.
washington ID. c.. January % 1879.
"This office is officially advised that tn
post-ofice OF Rehoboth Church Va, Il
now located I'm Lancaster county, ana no
, in Northumberland county ,,,,,,,,,,
General Superintendent.
SCOTT CONGRATULATED.
Revenue Commissioner y. y. Scott wa
called upon at his office to-day and con
graduated on his election as United state
Senator from West Virginia by a larS
. number OF friends. among them benz
Colonel James D. Brady. OF Richmond
Park Agnew. Of Alexandria, and John X
Brown, Of Henry county. va. Colone
: Brady and ACKNOWLEDGMENT Genera
} Boyd are spoken Of IN connection WIZ
the succession 10 Mr.. Scott IN the com
missionership which will be vacant ate
the 4th Of March next.
A marriage license was issued today {
2 Michael 5. Joyce and Maggie Vi. Boyle
{ I both of Petersburg Va.