Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-09-29
ppoM WASHINGTON CITY.
Correspondence Of III: Ries-ors Er9s'H 90
WAsHIyeIoS, September % 1871

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WasHlye1os, September Is 1901.
Our civ has been lively for some days Pset VIZ"
,o,iticsl wire pullers, in their efforts TO coa'ro' ~
psuiz alton of the next House Of R-prese'i'a',er' .
!. amusing TO see the shifts and turns res"r'eu u /"
create a little capital for thin or that favoF'te' Hnu ."e
nice calculations entered into BY some OF Inc Pnr''e'
~ to the combinations which may be brought "o'"''
Among the most indefatigsble of tha crown g y ~ -
I ice our little friend Banks, OF the oou'n 90 toll.
crat, who is in hot pursuit of the Ciefhs"ir, Cur this
as necessarily as if he really stood some radar.I Gov.
the latest OF all the offices under 'ne
OF course the selection of Speaker WIZ I'D q site.
measure control the choice OF Clerk anu y ne .o'
officers; and should Col. Orr OF SCUM "a n."";sh n.
lected for the one, the North or w es. WIN ,iad ,hst
n,hers. II seems now to be pretty well settled tns.
Col. Orr and the Hon. James I. Allen eA.he.nuei
from Illinois, will take the Inquest ptIes, nuu rrho
small losyes will be scattered aroupu u w
may be the most noisy. ALI lhe w. ha man
bsrs with whom | have converted seem 10 oe uu ,hn,
mona nm this ticket. 1t is rumored, however, lna'
Senator Bright, who is now here IN the arena, uss a
different programme which he will enueaVor % na'e
adopted by the House; but l nave MOI as 20. nSa "
peep at ts names. Although this distinguished pen,
sfor rarely undertakes any thing which he iaiis 10
sccomnlisb / understand that he is by no means san,
guiue Of success in THE. He has, as yet, suoh'1'eu
his plsn 10 only a few Of the faithful.
Tn. War Department Is daily expecting d Iepu.s
from the Board of Inspectors appointed by Secretary
ETovd 70 make an examination Of all breech loaoing
Il ,,.arm., aud report TO the government the reia.iVe
merits and dement's of each, with a view 10 invesunn
nm appropriation of ninety thousand dollars made ny
Compress. in the most approved patent. lhlrteeh
[ifferent arms we're brought into competition al Inc
trial lately had at West Point-but Colts caro.ne
b.st every other gun presented. One test the guns
wer. submitted to, was being shot one hundred times
wi,hou, cleaning. At the ninety sixth sno'' win
Colts carbine, Major Lee, who was snooline, saTa
ANAL bird alight upon a stake about fifty yards dhG
tsut. He raised the carbiue, fired, and the pro IHI
into The water below. Some doubt was afterwards
expressed az to whether the ball struck tne oildo
not-some supposipg it was killed from a ooncusslom
of the air. Major Or, Lee ss suggested Ss,.es . .nst 10 u" sn' G'' SesSsa
To- say they would find the neck of the bird oroks ~
A boat was procured, aud the bird gotten iroM ;ne s
water. On examination it proved to be as maJo5
Lee had suggested, the ball had just toucneo anu
broken the birds neck close to the body.
An article in the Scientific American ADMITS 'ue
superiority of Colts arms, but suggests mat SOME 81,
lowauce should be made for length OF oatte' NV
weight of metal. 1t is apprehended that TINS suG-
sestion is a covert attack upon the weapon as 9o'n
weight and length of barrel are misrepiesentea ny
the writer. Gov. Floyd, however, IN making up ne
Judgment in the case will look to facts ana ngures
and not to the suggestions anu Opinions VI ou'''ue'''
biased more or less by Interested motVes'
The Public Printer is now delivering the books or.
dsred by last Congress at the rate OF hve thousand
per day. Capt Darling, the Door.Keeper, who has
charge of them has his whole force engaged IN box
ing tLern up and sending them of to the members en-.
Tiled TO them. These books include only such az
were printed for distribution-the private library gen
tlenen having been defeated in their efforts to plum
der the government.
1t is now understood that DR.. Tate, Of Virginia, en-
,ers upon the discharge of the duties of Sixth Audi
tor of the Treasury, on Thursday next, when Mr.
Phillips, the present incumbent will be permitted to
retire. This appointment l announced 10 you seve
raj weeks ago. Public considerations have postponed
the change until Let Of October, the beginning OF the
fiscal quarter.
The suspension of our banks created no excitement
here whatever, and If the papers had not announced
the fac, not one.tenth Of our population would have
even heard OF II. RAPPAHASSocK.