The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-13
LIVE CAPITOL NOTES.


Hill.
Governor Tyler is expected to announce
the appointment of surgeon to the peni-
Tertiary, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of DR.. Benjamin Harrison, ilnme-
diately upon his return from Philadelphia
A close friend of Dr. Charles V. Caring
3 ton said yesterday that the Doctor had de-
c;ded 10 make application TO the Governor
for the position It is known that Dr
Darlington is very close to the Governor
for, besides being the surgeon OF his stain
he is the Governors family physician. 1t
is. therefore, thought, while the Governor
has given no intimatiou of his probable
course in the matter, that DR.. Darlington
will be appointed
Governor Tyler has designated Col. W. o.
SHELTON, of this city. to be chief of MS
staff, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Colonel c. OBJ. Cowardin.
Col SHELTON, who has been on the stan
since its formation. is one of the most
popular citizens of Richmond, aud IS IN
ever way fitted for an admirable cmei. 4
Following is the list of young LAWYERS
who successfully passed the examination
before the Supreme Court at Stauuton, on
FRIDAY last. and who may now practice
law in Virginia:
George %. Anderson, Richmond; H. w
Brunk, Richmond, George II. Busch, Uni
versity of Virginia, charlottesville; Edwin
Bunker Jones, Monterey; Gordon PAXTON
Buena Vista; James Colon Page, Elch-
mond; Leslie G. Garrett, Mathews: FRANK
Mccormick, Berryvilie; Daniel coleman,
Jr.. Hampton; Alonzo Boleyn Carney,
portsmouth,: John Janney, Leesburg;
Robert H. Talley, Richmond; Fletcher e
Campbell. Richmond: Ohio Grattan kean-
Thompson's N-Roads; Henry Francis
Scheele. Staunton: James F. Ross. Fears
b,,re: Patrick C. o. German. Norfolk,
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, crescent
Hill Postofflce, Ky; r. Gray Williams,
Winchester: Warren Rice, Winchester;
Meredith Eugene Stickley, )" ooostoch, Ef-
nest r. Gray, Palmyra
Matters were very quiet about the CAPT.
fol Yesterday. The Governor is not eN-
nected back from Philadelphia before To-
morrow.
1here have been many changes in the
United States histories to be used IN the
nrhl;c schools during the, coming session,
WIDER an act of 1883, permitting the county
and CITY boards TO change whenever for
GOOD reason they may see fit. Most OF the
raoenr changes have been from Jones 10
Lees history, and are as follows: Amherst,
Prince Edward. Louisa, Warwick, Fair
fax and Portsmouth from Jones toELee;
Appomattox and Charlottesville from
f,ooper. EstilI and Lennon to Lee: Roa-
no,,a fror, Jones TO Hansall Histories 20
he used in the schools of the several coun-
ties and cities. including the changes. are
as follows: Lee IS; Jones. 25, Jones and
Lee Jointly, II; Cooper. Estin and Lem
mon, 6; Fiske, i; Hansail, L; total. us.
Hon. Harry L. Maynard, Democratic
nominee for Congress in the Second Dis
trict. was a caller on Secretay iawless
Yesterday He expressed himself as con-
fdent of election, and was in very happy
ynond on the outlook.
Mr.. A. w Finch. superintendent of the
state Farm, was at the Capitol yesterday
He sad everything was going on nicely up
his way, but that the drought had been
something terrible
CAPTAIN TT StrattoD. OF the Depart
ment of Agriculture. has returned from
tne bedside of his daughter, in Appomat-
toy who is now out OF danger. Captain
Stratton says the fertilizer trade has been
unusually good in the State so far, con-
siderng the awful drought
At1orney-General Montague left for
Cumberland yesterday, where to-day ne
makes an address at the Confederate re
union of that county.
| Commissioner sKo.ner says the apple
cron in the State this year@wiH be snort.
and that on account of small crop
THROUGHOUT the country, the prices VII
probably be good.
Mr.. F. T. West, superintendent Of schools
for Louisa, was at the Department OF W
lie instruction yesterday
Colonel w. H. Mann clerk of the ftottse
ofsDe1egates, was at his Office ysstsstss-is
Messrs II. Street. treasurer o. 80 fr,-
sex. and r. J.. Palmer, treasurer u i>-A17
William, were at the Library. an.
The charters of the Marion light a., d.
Power Company, and the Elk Garner. ~ '4...,,
cantiie Company. have been loosso =" 10
tha Secretary OF the CommonWeaitn,s5e u "