Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-19
HIGH PEIoEs IN WAsHIAGToE.

The Washington Chronicle protests agains: extortOn
in the metropolis. l. says;
We are disposed to attribute the extraordinary ad-
vanre in crE.ap Of the Decessares of 70 during the
bIe three o. tour days that have just passed to other
IN IN meIcenfry motives. Bat the ieR that barrel of
aou. should DO held ct S20 and in some cases ct $25
ana that potatoes shoud command IS bushs even NJ
the p esent teDpjrsIy depreciation If The nsuooa
renew is one OF these monstrositles that only be
accounted for from ths WORST Of tuppusitions For
Cannot forget that mary OF the articles sold az these
exo,bia PRICES wsro bought at very much reduced
rates We credioy intorm,d that heavy concsrn
IN hs District has f7e hundred BARR Is OF Hour
ON hand which cost them e hit dollars q barrel aud
that one OF hrm expressed his determination not 10
cell u ss BIS received least ~ enty dollars barrel
WHAT LINCOLN SAID AAD DID ArER CHASSIS MsGSArioS.
TIC Washington correspondent Of the Springfield Re.
publican says:
TIE President vas ver7 low spirited on THURSDAY
tbe dly ON uhcn 10 s5nt in tie ut m nation oil Dave
Tod H seems 10 have been deserted o! his usual good
ssnge when he sent 10 this name 70 The Senate. TIE
feeling We u snimeus in Congress ElaL for such nan
TO succeed Me-. 0hsse iulons TO the hlsuces. Ga
Thur night Gov Tod sent his dedication and Mr.
Lincoln vent TO bss upon il, and as ho rays, before
molLiug he was satisfied :h7s Pat Fsssende1 was the
mn E,rly Friday re ordered the nomination 10 be
mads ous and lT Hay took 1t down to the Senate.-
Five minutes after he had EFT setA or Fessenden enter
the .,iustion.' NJ. Lincoln did no. tell him what he
had done bat discussed Biz. Chsse's resignation for
an 3rt time and then saii Mr. Fsssendsu have mads
new nomil stion this morning which trust you will
approve; have sent Jour orn name iuP Mr. fsssen-
den vas greatly surprised and an. d. He replied,
You must recall II; you can oVeItIke Hay with mes
Nenger If ycu will. Please send Tor hfa at once,
"a cannot poss by take it. Ny alth will not per-
Iait me 10 think of it for moment. Blu: the PresI-
dent was firm. You must take IL he said and later 10
the cav he sent word fellows: Tell ketsepdsn 70
stick Meantime kilograms from all parts OF the ccun
y came pouring ia upon him, congIatrlaang him upo1
mis- admirable 80 cotton. At night Me- Lincoln was 10
6ne sui,,s and he exclaimed to Nc. Seward, who
present: The Lord has yet deserted M, and
dd r.o. believe he would this time Iswas fr. LIcons
io,euon to send in the name of GJyeraor outWth
If Mr.. F. sserden had positively declined.
QUARREL AMONG TAAXTx POLITICIANS,
TIE Chicago Times thus aliules to stealing develop
meo,s among fome of the prominent Lincoln poll
ticans: q
nice Iisle Hght has broken out between tho happy
family of AZ otionsm 10 NeW.York and Warrington and
which ia participated in by TburloW Weed, the New
YORK Even ug Post, the New York TT bune, and oher
pro1 in nj individuals and journal. II the charges,
counter charges and recrim natoIs which occurring
siders enabled 10 get noe at the iniquy Of
the present dnnisraOn Weed shows that one OF the
Post en- Is elbows dep In tba Federal Treasury and
ipuul;e What be ia apparently oDy prevented by the
kE If libel Of asserting outright, that tais en-
deIscn has been guilty Of eKraOrdira pecula ions.
The e ret l&tes by showing that Wee has iuaie
enormous profits by sWindiing thu Government in
hisine Government steamers, and by disgrace
fa operations as lobby agent st Wa,hingtcn. Weed
ia tJrD elbows that Greel y, OF the Tcioune 10 engaged
ia dsreL utsbs cotton specuia iols aad ia supplying
the rebcls in the Miss sppi Valley that ex Mayor
Opdyke, of New York, has not only been guilty of
kv,kt L. a.