The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-10-16
AifhmOnd nispatth.
10, 1869.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Snccial dispatch 20 the Baltimore SIM,
Election Frauds im Sirginia...yir-
a!uin .cuaGorsssins - Stcart,s ,,,s.
pcudicton.-Sntioua Banking Act.
WASHINGTON, October 14.-{Ieneral Conhv
ll> completed his investigation of thc Il.
Iced election frauds in Virginia. and II i
.tatcd that his report will show thai the ac-
.u>ation Of fr&nd i altogether unCoundcd.
II i surmi>cd thar If the Virginia Lerislo.
,ura will only elect senators who can take
The iron-clad oath there will. in view or
Genera! CaOhys report, be no further op-
.as.tson 10 The admission Of the State. The
Two names most prominently mentioned nv
\irEiui2nS now III connection Will, the
United states Scnatorship are Franklin
~tearIle and John :. pendlcton.
IL seems to hc generally conceded that the
Legislature will refuse 10 elect anv man not
an actual resident Of the State. Both the
lanilemcn named can. it is said, take the
.ruu-clad oath. and it i believed they would
hr acceptable to a majority Of the people of
Virginia. Mr., Pcndlcton was formerly II
member uf Congress. The friends Of Gene
RAJ Williams are hard n work, and among
;hrm Colonel Robert Douglas, one of the
President, secretaries. and they claim that
ni> chances are improving. General Viii
lia,n~ i nephew Of Mr.. Pcndlcton.
II i believed that nj the next session OF
Congress the national banking ac; will re-
erivy 4 thorough oNcriauling, and that
greater restrictions viii Dc imposed upon
The banks. some Of them, especially in The
large cities, are known 10 have violated the
act Of Congress TO such an extent as to war
rant the Secretary Of the Treasury in taking
away their charters. No action. however.
will be taken until Congress meets, when
the whole question will be opened up by
petitions from merchants and Others who
have suffered from the conduct OF the banks
in using their finds for speculative pur-
poses.
John :. rcndlcton has been dead year.
How little these Washington correspondents
know Of Virginia, General Williams
prospects are 10y 40 means bad. If the
Presidents private secretary is working for
him. his election certainly would be pleasing
10 General Grant, whose first choice Or.
sharpe is entirely out Of the question.
FIRE n WAsuIHCToH.-rhe foundry and
macAinr->hop$ on Ohio avenue near Thir-
lornth street, owned hy the late lirm Of
William VI. Ellis 4 Brother, and occupied
hy Pettitt. DrippS Il Co.. was DESTROYED by
fire ihi> afternoon. The owners sustain q
los. OF about ST.. Un0 bv the destruction Of
the building and machinery. and the occu-
pants Lose ahout $4,000 by the destruction
If patterns. models, &c. Amount Of inSu-
rance, 80 .0OC--in the Franklin Company Of
this city, tn" i'rcmcn'S Company Of George
town, ald the Fircmcm'S Company Of Bal
t.mor". The fire caught from shavings
about the engine. Property in the vicinity
was badly damaged by the heat Ij;aShinq-
'on lrti.r N4'h} IN EUitmore SIN.
VIRGINIA PosT-OFFIcLs ESTABLISHED. -
Fn!mcrton. Richmond county, James John
son, postmaster. on route Warsaw 10 Kill
muruock. At Campbell Courthouse, Camp
bell county, Charles \. Pu@h l. appointed
postmaster rice John :. Elder, resigned; n
Locust Hill. MiddlcScX county, Hiss Mary
seas i appointed pOstmiStre>s rice Q. l..
Daniels. resigned nj Alton, Nelson county.
James L. Hail is appointed postmaster re"