Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-25
WE CAME NEAR HAVING DEWEY.
Admiral VIII visit Us Before Long
Our City's PrOgressiyeDess.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., October "a
(Special)-It is well known that Admiral
Dewey had been spoken to with reference
TO the trip TO Richmond by a prominent
naval official, and there is authority for
the statement that the Admiral was anX-
ious 10 attend the ceremonies incident TO
the launching OF the Shubrick, but having
had 20 cancel all other engagements, had
TO deny himself this pleasure. lie was
particularly DESTROYS of visiting Rich
mOnd, and intends 10 do as soon as his
health and official business permit
MULES FOR MANILA.
Mr.. John H. NacmurdO. Of the Ohesa-
peake and Ohio Railway Company, has
been here for several days, superlntend-
ing the shipment Of some 80 government
mules from St. AEaph. near Alexandria,
10 Manila. They 30 over the Chesapeake
and Ohio and Big -Four 20 Chicago, and
thence 10 San Francisco, where they are
forwarded by transport TO Manila. This
IS tho third batch Of mules shipped from
st. Asaph over the Chesapeake and Ohio,
making in all about LOO head. Mr.. Mac
Murdo returned to Richmond this eve
ming.
RICHMOND THE BEST PLACE.
Mr.. Eugene j. Darlington, formerly Of
the Exchange and Ballard Hotels, Rich
mOnd, was In the city yesterday, on his
way from New York TO Memphis, Tenn,
where he now resides. Mr. Darlington
spent two weeks In Richmond. Whero no
still has considerable Interests, during
the summer. He spoke about the various
new terprises-nameiy, the two railway
depots. the w. X. Triqg ship-yard, the
new electric plant, and other works now
In progress in the city, and was enthusi-
astic over RichmOnds future prosperity
He said hc would rather reside In Rich
mOnd than in any other place he had
ever been in, though ne Is a great adj
mirer Of Memphis where he Is member
Of the City Council and has large inte-
rests.
PERSONAL.
G.. L. semmes, OF Warrenton. Va; J.
Smith. Of Virginia; ]. r. Macmurdo. OF
Richmond; T. j. Darlington, OF Mem
phis. Tenn, and b. A. Newand, of HEX
Dry. y. G.. are az the Metropolitan
Miss Heller. q Tryon. n. c., and
Charles w Fisher, Greensboro \. c.
n. V. baldwin, Richmond: w. H. Tay-
Tor. Norfolk: r. II Kicks, Rocky Mount.
y. c.; J. II. Bernard, Fredericksburg,
and j. Il. Jones. North Carolina-St.
Thomas Betty. Richmond; James Cor
man, Lynchburg; W. +. Bradley. Fred
ericksburg. Va; j. a. Turner. FTeder-
icksburg Va. C.. f. Smith. Culpeper,
Va. and II. :. Wild Norfolk, Va.-Iiow-
al" '''0' POSTAL.
Among the fourth-class postmasters
appointed to-day are the following 9.
II. Henderson, at Wren, Charlotte coun-
IT, Va, Robert r. Saunders. Anna. Ale
ghany county. y. c.. George Black,
Bower. Allegheny county. n G., John A.
Courtney Hartand Caldwell county y.
c.: Abel 4. Davidson. Letetia, Cherokee
county. y. c.; Zebulon Y: Moss. Penning-
ton. Stany county y. C.; Benjamin r.
Jones. PoIkvllle. Cleveland county. y.
C.: Newton c. Christopher. RobbinsWlle.
Graham county. y. c.: Mrs Eliza G.
Carr. Safe, DuD!in county. y. c.: Fnsley
y. Elliott. Stubbs. Cleveland county y
C: c. n. Williams. Higgins. Grayson
county. Va.
Commissioned: Hiram t. Carter. Mat
toax, Va; James IT, Davidson, savanna
noa. y. Q.