The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-01-15
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Special telegram to the Dispatch.

the past week have been gradually in
creasing, and show great improvement
over a corresponding number Of days Of
last month. The average daily receipts for
the fourteen days of this month just closed
are about $500, 900. 1t is believed the total
receipts for this month will reach 81, 000,-
900. The receipts from customs for this
month will probably approach s15,00O,0OO.
The reports thus far for January are such
as to show about the rate Of S9,000.000
from New York, and 81 OOO, 900 from Phi
| ladelphia, Boston, Baltimore, and New
Orleans, with an upward tendency; and in
official circles it is expected that the Gus
toms receipts will gradually increase daily
| throughout the month. Altogether, the
showing as to the receipts of the Secretary
of the Treasury for January must prove to
be considerable improvement over the
statement for December.
About "Rings.'
"Rings" Of various characters are
again in Washington endeavoring to get
Congress to tinker up" the internal re-
venue law to suit their interests and fill
their pockets. One of the most prominent
Of these is the whiskey interest. By Sec
ton Sc of the act of July 20, 1868, "all
distilled spirits in any bonded warehouse,
classes A and B, shall within nine months
(the goth of April, 1862 after the passage
of this act be withdrawn from such ware
house, and the tax be paid on the same !;
and any distilled spirits remaining in any
bonded warehouse for q period of more
than nine months after the passage of
this act shall be forfeited to the United
States" If this law is carried into exc
cution, it will have the effect Of putting
into the treasury before the 1st day Of
May between sl4,0OO,O00 and sl5,OOO,O0O;
but the great effort Of the "ring" is to
push through Congress bill postponing to
a subsequent period the collection of this
tax. Almost all the other great business
interests of the country are required to pay
their taxes monthly, and as the whiskey
interest has already received far too much
indulgence, and been allowed too long to
operate on the credit Of the people, it will
be an outrage should this effort of the
sring'' prove successful. Besides, the
prompt collection of this tax will prevent
any further possibility of fraud with all
spirits coming under the operations of this
act. These spirits, too, are generally Of
high character and consid cradle ages.
Nominations.
Among the nominations sent by the Pre-
sident to the Senate to-day were: John
Savage, consul at Leeds Perry Fuller, col
lector of customs at New Orleans Thomas
B. Florence, assessor second district, Penn
syvania. These nominees were appointed
to the Offices named during the recess of
Congress.
Applications for Cadetship at West Point.
Numerous applications have been made
land they come daily for appointments to
cadetship in West Point. These applica-
tons are made under the erroneous impress
sion that there are vacancies, subject to be
filled by the Executive. President John
son has made all the appointments of ca
diets that is allowed by law, and the next
| will be made by General Grant.
Bridge Over the Delaware River.
Mr.. O'Neill's bill for bridge over the
Delaware river from Philadelphia to Cam
den has been taken from the Committee on
| Commerce and referred to the Committee
on Roads and Canals. This action was
upon Mr.. O'Neill's motion, the object being
to expedite early action and a favorable
report by the committee.
| Niutilated Postal Currency.
The Secretary of the Treasury has di-
rected that the manufacture Of mutilated
and WORKOUT postal currency, ETC., into
paper in the Printing Department shall
cease. The experiment has not proved tc
be success, and besides, the nauseatine
and infectious sm ellis generated in the pro-
cess of making the pulp have become q
source of continual annoyance to the en-
ploye5 in the Department.
| General Gillem.
| General Gillem was before the Commit
tee on Reconstruction to-day and gave ar
account of affairs in Mississippi. He also
| testified that there was fair election II
that State recently, when the constitution
was rejected. WALLACE.
associated Press kilograms.
| The Virginia Committee.
| WASHINGTON, January 1.-the Virginia
Conference Committee had a pleasant and
satisfactory interview with Generals Grant
and Schofeld to-day !; also with some Of the
leading senators and representatives. The
movement continues to make progress anC
gain friends.
1t is understood that Colonel Forney
sympathizes with it as tending to nationa
harmony aud TO the industrial develop
ment of the South.
Hon. Alexander Boteler, of Virginia, ar
rived this evening, and is heartily in sym
| pathy with the committee. DR.. George
Bagby, editor of the Orange county Vir'
ginian, is also here.
The National Colored Convention = Coloret
Female Suffrage.
| WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE Ma
tional Colored Convention is in session
here, with Fred. Douglas, presiding. a
movement to exclude female delegates
created great excitement, and the females
were finally admitted by large majority
During the excitement southern delegate
vehemently opposed female suffrage.
| Miscellaneous.
WASHINGTON, January l4.-General Gil
lem's testimony before the Reconstruction
! Committee to-day fully substantiates his
report regarding Mississippi affairs.
In the Supreme Court to-day is being
| orrraa on ;1suranoa casa which involve.