The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-01-11

the channel opposite Georgetown three inches
II thickness.
FOST-oFFICEs-rIRG1SlA.
Reopen Tnionyille Orange county, and ap-
point Mrs. Elizabeth IL. Martin postInistress,
We" James T. Clarke. Reopen Straittield,
Highland county, Jacob Seybert postmaster,
vice George Colder. At Philomont, l.oudoun
county. appoint Joseph Z. Garret postmaster,
wee W. l.. Richardson, failed TO bond
DISTRICT MATTERS.
number OF city officials and other citizens
had m interview with the President to-day
relative TO the Congressional intention OF
forcing negro suffrage on the District. Ihey
also urged the removal OF Bowen
from office, Soon after the Delegation WIN,
drew, Mr.. Bowen also had an interview with
the President, but thus far no results are
known.
RECONSTRUCTION.
The Joint Committee on Reconstruction
meets again tomorrow, when the proposition
10 send out committees through the Soutueih
States will be strongly urged
WAYS AND MEANS.
Tho WAYS and Means Committee have be-
fore them Il bill, prepared by Secretary McCul'
loch. for funding III forty years six per cent.
gold bonds, with gold interest, all tie floating
indebtedness of the nation.
UTAH.
The House Territorial have be-
fore them n bill for admitting Utah RS a State.
II abolishos polygamy.
SUPREME COURT.
The Supreme Court to-day held under con-
alteration several important prize cases, IN
volyiug great questions of international prize
law. Frazier, Trenholm 4 Co, OF Charleston,
South Carolina, are claimants in one case
SOUTHERN APPROXIMATIONS
The elaborate reportof General Carl Schurz
on the political condition Of the south is hkeiy
10 have much greater influence upon the ques-
ton Of reconstruction than the PRESIDENTS late
,ngG.gua and rho "pC0mninylnr letters OF tTpn-
eral Grant. Some of the Western RepubiIcans
who cared little for the Presidents Opinions
we're Yet somewhat moved by the decided
expression of General Grants. A greater
degree of commingling Of Northern with
Southern politicians, especially In the ho-
moktag branch of the Government, was
thought desirable by General Grant. But that
desire is not likely 10 be grained at present or
for some months 10 come.
General SchurZ's recommendation that com
Inittpes of investigation be appointed TO visit
the Southern States and ascertain their condl-
ton and form an estimate fthe degree OF their
LOYALTY will probably be adopted. 1t will
defer action upon the question OF the admission
Of Southern members until after the several
amendments 10 the Constitution, now pro.
posed in Congress, shall have passed by the
requisite two-thirds majority.
fARDoSs.
Applications for pardon by those who come
within the wenty.thousand.dollar exemption
clause OF the amnesty proclamation have ascu-
Haulated 10 q considerable number: Inc 1ao.
,iden,, In conversation with a gentleman SUING
for pardon, intimated playfully that the case
would not be damaged with a few more days
delay, when he designed " give his attehtioh
10 all such.
THE MEXICAN QUESTION.
Whatever may be said in certain quarters,
rely upon ii, ii is the settled purpose OF the
President 10 cultivate friendly relations with
al the powers of the earth, and particularly
between our own recently conflicting sections.
II Louis Napoleon can afford the waste ana
expenditure of fifty or sixty millions of dollars
4 year 10 mai tain Il French army in Mexico,
lie can be left TO try the experiment at his own
= "ii aud pleasure. Sufficient for us TO know
MAJ ne have too much work on our own hands,