The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-01-22
RICHMOND, VA,
Saturday Morning, Jan. 81, 1883.
CORRECTION OF A FALSE RUMOR

persons are under the impression that the
STRUCTURES which we have felt it our duty to
make upon the late proceedings OF the Ceun
Gil, were suggested, if not dictated by the SUI
per;atenden; of Streets. A more unfounded
belief was never entertained. On the day be-
fore the appearance OF the first of them, we
calsed upon him for the purpose of ascertain'
ing how far the duties Of the new officer cor
responded with those prescribed 10 him, and TO
the City Surveyor. We did not find him in,
but on our return we met him, and asked him
that simple question, and TO it he gave sim
PIE answer. To the best OF our recollection,we
did not intimate TO him that we had any, the
remotest, intention Of saying anything upon
the subject. We trustit may not be consider
ed out of place to intimate that we are not in
the habit of forming our opinions upon the sug-
gcstion or dictation of any man. We are very
much amused at hearing that some members
OF the Council have expressed the opinion that
we should injure ourselves, by speaking our
mind freely with regard to the doiDgs Of that
body. Let them be under no aPprehensions
on our account. The people are not so basely
corrupt as they seem to imagine. They are
not prepared to prescribe a journal for its hon
esty. We trust them, as we always have done,
implicitly and entirely. We know, what some
persons seem not to be aware OF, that there is
always among them fund of hearty, honest
feeling, which will always bring them right in
the end. We are not afraid Of them. We know
them perfectly, and they know US.
One v ord to the Council. We are well
aware that some of them are quite FESTIVE IN
der the censure of this. press. If they persist
in perverting powers granted to them for very
different purposes, they cannot expect any
thing but resistance from an independent jour
nal. Certainly, so far as we are concerned,
they will neverfnd anything else. We have
not denied to them the merit of honest inten-
tlons. But they are acting under false con.
ceptions of their powers, or at least Of the OBJ
jects for which those powers were granted
They are erecting themselves, as fast as they
can, into petty tyranny, revolving to the best
instincts of every mans nature. AS long as
they do so, let them be assured we shall com
ment on their acts with the utmost freedom,
and the very last question we shall ask, will
be whether our comments are pleasing to them
or the reverse.
The CONCERT TONIGHT Our readers
will recoIlect, that to night the third concert
will be given. twill also be the last. Those
who have failed heretofore, to secure a ticket,
or have been otherwise prevented from attend
Jag, will, we are sure, take advantage of this
opportunity.
Madame Strakosch will appear tonight.
The demand for tickets is still very great. We
understand that the company were very sue
eessfai in Petersburg.
The PACIFIC RAILRoAD.-The debate on
this great measure still continues in the Sc
nate of the United States. The National In
teligencer expresses the belief that it will pass
both houses in some shape. The New York
Express says that under certain circumstan-
ess THAT is, if the terminus be such as to suit
the views Of the people of that city, the whole
stock will be taken at once by New York -
What an idea does not this assertion suggest
OF the power of that mighty Empire city The
cost cannot be less than 100000, 900; it may
be double as much. Yet it is ready to shout
der it, without the smallest hesitation. Ger
tainly New York deserves to be, as it will be,
the first of modern cities.
WAsHINGTos ITEMs.-The Speaker of the
House Of Representatives decided on Thurs
day that under the rules the French Spoliation
bill belongs to the fifth class Of business
This indicates that it will not be reached du.
ring the present session of Congress.
More startling disclosures" are shortly |
expected. The Houston investigating COM
mittee are enquiring into the various charges |
of corruption in the erection of the capitol |
extension, and it is supposed that they will |
bring something to light.
correspondent writes that Gen. Pierce |
will not leave Concord for Washington until |
after the Goth of February; and that the cabi- |
net arrangements will not be officially made |
until after his arrival al the latter place.
DIR. Gardiner and his party returned to |
Washington on Thursday. A Geographic |
dispatch says they are just as certain of hav.
ing found the mines in Mexico as the other |
party are that they are indiscoverable.
The New Custom HoUsE The Sc ;retary
of the Treasury, in his annual report, laid |
Deiofo SouSress on thursday last, mus al /
ludes to the custom house TO be erected in |
this city:
A site has been selected for the building au.
thorized at Richmond, Virginia. So much Of
the appropriation. however, will be absorbed |
by its purchase that it has been deemed advl- |
sable to delay for the present any steps towards
the erection OF the building, with the view of
requesting from Congress an additional appro- |
priation and the removal of the existing re- |
striction as to the amount Of expenditure.
II James II. Faceminc, of Braxton county, |
Va, was stabbed eight times in the head. and |
three times in the body, on last New Years |
eve, by q man named Meeks. 1t 10 supposed |
he will recover.
GOLD DoLLARs-The Philadelphia Ledger
speaks Of having, on Wednesday, been shown
a pattern gold dollar. prepared by the officers
Of the mint, 10 be sent to the authorities at
Washington. In size, it 10 about half as large
again in circumference as the present gold dol
lar, with hole in the centre. On side is the
wcrd dollar" 10 large letters, and on the
other, " United States of America, 1882"
~ Washington Irving, the well known