The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-28
Washington Items.
THE WHITE HOUSE.

1t being Cabinet day, visitors kept away
from the Executive mansion. Preparation.
are being made to facilitate the ingress and
esress Of visitors to the New Years leyee
Workmen are engaged preparing a temporary
outlet from one of the windows of the East
Room, so as TO give an easy means of retiring
Inc covering for the hall carpet is being laid
and the new curtains for the East Room are
expected in time to be suspended by that day
II Is to be hoped that relic hunters will leave
knives and scissors ut home, and not mutilate
the new curtains.
SENATOR SUMMERS ATTACK on THE PRESIDENT
newspapers disclaim any responsibility fol
Mr.. Summers white washing speech-among
them the Hartford Cou'wnt, warmly.
THE ISSUE JOINED.
We have the programme announced stimuli
taneously at New York ny Mr.. Greeley, and
at Washington by General Banks, that the
coercive power of the Government is to be
exercised upon the Southern States until they
snail concede the elective franchise to the ne
gro We may regard the issue [between these
men and President Johnson as fairly Joined
after these announcements. HencefOrth the
policy OF Cancellation towards the President
bv MI. Greeley, and those whom he repre-
SCENTS, means that couciliation which shall
cohstraln the President to abandon the bull
"arks OF the Constitution, for the defence of
which he has arrayed himself and it does not
al all mean Cancellation which looks to any
abatement of their demands.-Sun.
RECONSTRUCTION.
The Provisional Governor of Florida will be
ordered to surrender his authority to the le-
saily constitu ted government of that State
"neh the Legislature meets and acts, if not
before. In Florida and Texas only the Presi-
ueht now maintains the provisional govern
oeen re organized, and consequently the pro-
Nslonal government is retained.
THE FRNIANs.
In Washington, as elsewhere, the recent
troubles are injuring the Fenian Societies
several meetings, without results, have lately
been held here.
ARREST THIEVES
Michael Holland and Thomas Collier were
arrested for entering the store of Mr. c. Her
man About four hundred dollars worth of
the stolen goods were secured. The prisoners
were committed for court
SENTENCED.
u! IN the Criminal Court, Hy. Hawkins and
"iiIlam Tyler, convicted to day of larceny,
Cele each sentenced one year to penitentiary.
u'oige H. Welger, convicted of petit larceny,
SIN months to Jail
OFFICERS WHO CAN'T TAKE THE OATH.
.. among the officers of the Treasury Depart
n mgni who are unable to take the oath of
customs at Tappahannock, Va. and Gordon
'oFos, surveyor Of customs at Yeocomico, Va.
AgTABBING AFFAIR.
~ oionel Richard Dunbar was stabbed ON
tuesday by James Mcclure, formerly his
tG,etk' who was in turn knocked down by the
Colonel '--o
INCREASE OF THE CATTLE PLAGUE
81, me United States Consul, writing to the
I S. Department from Manchester, under
d dse OF December 9th, 1865, says: "Since the
ca,ra OF my last dispatch ON the subject of the
cr.a aie plague, the deaths have rapidly in
10 ,,s". The whole number of cases reported
is g. are authorities up to the close of last week
kil,.I OF these 10, $50 died, and 10, 700 were
ummI while suffering with the disease. The
4nm r OF cases reported last week was nearly
Inc No me exact figures are, for the week end
Noy.ssnbe is, 1853; for the week ending
ceml.'r er -. 800; for the week ending DE.
D., AELics or THE MEXICAN WAR.
the ,u naps It may not be generally known that
TO thu Nv prass cannon over the main entrance
the Do ar DEPARTMENT were taken from over
Lace in ~, VI the reception room Of the royal pa
enterad Is city OF Mexico when that city was
residenaoy General Scott. The same Dalatial
Maximu,.i.las now occupied by the Emperor
REMOVAL OF LIaHr-suiPs
manas. "Riianee with orders issued by Gam.
house H. onubrick, Presidsnt OF the Lirht.
U ,n.r oafd the light vessels belonging ~ thu
una Lower Cedar Points, in the Poto. |