The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-19
Washington Items.

WASHINGTON, December lit is stated here
positively that General Sherman, on the &C.
cision of his recent trip to Tennessee, said
that there was little or no need OF the military
thcrc.
The reassclnbling of Congress tomorrow is
expected 10 di sclose some further propositions
IN regard to the negro iii this District. 1t was
stated that the Judiciary Committee OF the
Iionse has agreed to report bill striking out
the word white from the charter OF this
city.
From the interest manifested, quite a large
vote may be- expected on Thursday next upon
HE question of universal suffrage. The evil
denccs of citizenship, as i'll the usual munich
pal elections, is essential to procure the privi
lrge of voting, excepting the requirement re-
latiNe 10 payment of all arrearages of taxes,
which does not apply to the coming election,
being only test of public sentiment, which is
adHdged to be Overwhelmingly in opposition
10 negro suffrage.
Fourteen out of seventeen of the Ohio Re-
publican Congressional delegation and seven
ont Of eleven Of the Indiana congressman will
NoI" for a repeal of the Washington city char
trr III preference TO faNOrlnS negro suffrage.
80 REDUCTION OF rAXEs.
There is said 10 be prospect that The Com
mi1tee on Ways and Means will propose re-
dHction of the taxes this session. There are
certain taxes which they viii doubtless ask
the House To repeal OF modify, but they are
rot likely TO reduce the aggregate Of revenue
from taxation and duties 1T present. The
Committee OH Appropriations, however are in
an economical mood, and are cutting down the
estimates very much.
FRoM MEXICO.
Senior Romero, the Mexican Minister at
Washington, has adyices that the Republicans
took Monterey. but were forced to give it up by
TWO strong columns of French troops-alsO,
that i French division had been repulsed with
heavy loss.
senior Romero has also received official in
t"ll!gence from Ell Paso up to the 18th Of No
Nenber. President JuareZ, his Cabinet and
her officers n Va al ny in
tended to leave FL Pas on the 18th of that month
Tor the city of Chihuahua. The French had
i"treated AS far as Durango, and it was under
stood they would also abandon that State in
Their movement Of concentration.
THE VETERAN RESERVE CORPS.
Those who favor the retention of the officers
OF the Veteran Reserve Corps say, after
examination OF the subject, that these officers
represent four hundred disbanded volunteer
ORGANIZATIONS and that Il large portion Of them
were wounded i'll the late campaigns III Nlr-
elnIa.
DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE.
Owing to the time required for copying the
diplomatic correspondence with England and
France, referred TO in the President S annual
message, it is not probable the transcript will
he communicated TO Congress until after the
HOLIDAYS.
THE MEXICAN MISSION.
Ii il is true as repeatedly reported, that
General Logan has declined the Mexican mis-
sion. the fact is certainly not known i'll official
quarters.
The sensation rumors which state that " old
soldiers on the RIO Grande,' and others in like
Weil-into1ried circles, are apprehensire OF
war belwcen tie United States and France,
plrtake TOO much Of the ludicrous to require
serious denial. Such stories are peculiarly the
creation of persons who get up Geographic
dispatches, never being seen anywhere else in
Il newspaper than under that head.
WAsuIsGroS, December 16.--A dispatch
from Governor johnson 10 the President an
HounccS that the Legislature will take a recess
III ule 18th of January without electing
senators. He thinks that the President will be
pleased with the inaugural OF Governor
jenkins, and that there will he complete
harmony between the State and Federal Exc
sutlNes.
THE GARLAND CASE.
The supreme Court Of the United States has
ordered that Robert ii. MARI have leave to file
=" printed argument, asking, as does Mr..
iHLtid, that he may be re- admitted to prac-
Congress
THE RECENT swINDLE.
Last week we took Occa sion to expose the
iiiis lions OF certain - claim agency" es.
. "a IN Washington, which had sWindled
uiscnhfetd soldiers out of over twenty thou |
., n"u "o.l''rs by making false representa- lions
,, 1 ehcct lhat, Tor twenty five dollars, they |
you'd agree TO procure for q soldier sixty acres
.AId On inc line Of the great Pacific Railroad |
,I npahy. accent Developments indicate that |
no.at a"d was more stnpendous than was sup |
ihnns, instead OF one, there are nearly two |
"sahd victims of this great swindlipg ope-
,n@, and the number is being daily aug |
astia ny applications received In this city |
stors uat measures may he adopted to re- |
The t., ~ .hem their investments. Judging by !
a"a statements received from differ |