Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-23
THE RICHMOND D1spAroH-FRIDAY. JUNE %. 1893:
THE CENSUS PLACES.
5Hg QUOTA OF EACH CONGRESSMAN.
Knowledge of This Impaired to SEM
ators and Representatives., VINO
Alone Are mt Liberty to Give IT.
Out-Other Notes.
ators and Reprc'

WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 2.-(Spe
ciaI)-Dlrector Merriam, OF the Census
Bureau. has not yet received the name OF
the supervisor for the Second District
who will be one of the five Democratic
appointees for that office from Virginia
Senator Daniel, before leaving for home
on Tuesday morning, said he would prob
ably receive the name and endorsements
of the candidate for the place at Lynch
burg, and that he would at once forward
them 70 the Director.
Mr.. Merriam was asked again how many
clerkships in the general census office
would be at the disposal of each Senator
and Representative from Virginia. He re-
piled that the quota of each had been as
certained by means OF an estimated table
of the entire force from all the states
that would be required in the general Of
flee here. This Information had been i'm
parted to each Senator and representa-
tive. and they alone were at liberty tC
give ii out for publication.
IF we were to give it out" said Chiel
Langley, who has charge OF these APP
pointments, ut might sembarrass the gen.
tlemen in making then selections. and Oh
this account the matter is left exclusively
TO them"
NEWPORT NEWS BUILDING SITE.
Inquiry at the Treasury Department TO-
day resulted in obtaining the Information
that the site for the public building at
Newport News had been decided upon
The department. however, was not ready
OF ha
name of the owner, &c. The sum TO be
paid for the lot is understood to be $500
CAMP AT VIRGINIA BEACH.
Captain England and several other Off
GERS OF the Washington High school
cadets left here to-day TO select a site
for a camp at Virginia Beach, where the
corps will go into camp on July 81 next
The command will consist Of four COM
panies, which will be in charge of Colone
X. ID. Evans.
OFFICIAL CHANGES.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Allen ]. Black
United States army. is ordered to pro-
coed from East Radford, Va, TO Willets
Point, n. Y, and report in person TO the
commanding officer of Company b, Bat
talon of Engineers, for duty, 10 accom-
pany that command TO San Francisco,
Cal, and upon arrival at the latter place
TO report to the commanding general or
the Department of California for assign
ment to duty.
Malachi ID. Swain has been appointed
keeper at Old Plantation Flats, Va, IN
the Lighthouse Service.
THE SYREN ACCEPTED.
Lieutenant Sutherland. Of the Navy
Department, has received letter to the
effect that the United States steamer
Syren has been accepted by the Virginia
Naval Reserves, and was to have been
turned over to Captain Adams yesterday,
at Norfolk.
PERSONAL.
Mr. Carter Glass, of the Lynchburg
News. is in the city, on business, and Is
stopping at the Metropolitan Hotel.
Other guests there are NJ. NJ. Hargrove
Luray, Va; Blair Branch and e. L.
Akers and wife. Lynchburg. Va: John
w. White, Charlottesville, Va; Mr.. and
Mrs. Whitfield, Virginia.
Hon. John f. Rixey, of Brandy Station,
Culpeper county, member of the House
from the Eighth District, was in the city
yesterday, on business with the depart
ments. and left for homo this morning.
MIR. and Mrs. George h. Hamilton, OF
this city, will spend the summer at the
Warm Springs Va.
Mrs. James Carlisle left here to-day,
and will summer at the Hot Springs, va.
POSTAL
Among the fourth-class postmasters APP
pointed to-day are the following; James
\. Myers. vice b. NJ Morgan, resigned,
at Beach Spring, Lee county, va; susan
/. Brooks. vice Samuel w. Brooks, resign
ed al Bollington. LoudOun county, va;
Sallie j. Rawlings. vice Robert }. Jones'
removed. at Diamond Grove, brunswick
county. Va; and Hattie L. Hess, vice
Marcus II. Hess, dead, Brink, Marion
county, Va.
The following pOst-Offices will become
domestic money-order offices in North
Carolina on July LIST next: Adair, Adj
vance. Allensville, Augusta, Banner FIX,
BelcrOss, Bessemer city, Bethel HUI
BLACK Mountain. Bonneville. Browns
summit Bine's Creek. Caldwell Institute,
Calhoun, Caroleen, Castalia, CenterviIle'
Cerro Gordo, Cleveland Mills, Councils
Station, Cove, Creodmoor. Cullowhee'
Cumnock. Cunningham. Currituck, De-
tance Dudley, Earl East Durham, Ell
land Emma, Glenville, Grogansyille'
Hookerton, Hunting Creek. John station
Havana. Lake Waceamaw, Mayodah'
Morrisyille Mountain Island, New HILL
PALMYRA. Pikevile, Pine Hall. RoseborO',
Rufin Rural Hall, Seven Springs,
scranton. Skyco, Skyland, Swansboro'
Thaxton. University Station, Nanceboro''
Villas West Raleigh, Wintervilie, VIM
Worthwhile