The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-10-22
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
From S9ccial Correspondents
Washington Ecttcr-gse .sSofsnr,,
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Mrs. Gaines, &c.

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Nr@. Gaines, &c.
WASHINGTON, October 90, 1869.
N>SouHions are going Oh for the pur-
chase OF the Aaaonot I'Heiiigence" by Scna-
tor SpragUc. This knoN. He will make
il ~" medium for ventilating his peculiar
views on financial affairs. with which he
entertained the Senate 40 FREQUENTLY last
winter. he VIII also use it to advance his
political prospects. The little Governor
mas m orelweentng ambition. His flatterers
tell him that he is the coming man for the
Presidential succession. Assisted BY his
irucprcssjbIc hcnchman, pet Halstead.
he VIII continue in the next Senate his al
tarh> upon the financial measures of the
Government, and indulge in those bitter
personalities which have made him the
whip Il the Senate. The ''pupnv dog
and "mangy cur" must hide their dimin-
shed heads again. Colonel Don Piatt would
Ike 20 be the managing editor Of Sprague's
psIcr. know he applied for the position
,iN months ago. when the Rhode Island
millionaire first contemplated this Journal
.>.y enterprise.
The hG1cGS corpus case Of Edward VI.
Nnrccr. which WIS argued before the SUI
i~rmc Court last week. will bc dccided in q
j-n Gays. The argument was upon the
question whether the court had jurisdiction
over the ease. The question will be decided
m Iil' aga NttStt. / ilt VIII VIII Incn DC
Granted. and the supremacy Of the Consti-
tuition Nlndicatrd. \ mastery and cxhauS-
tive opinion from the learned Chief Justice
may he expected, which will DE read with
profound interest all over the country.
The supreme Court is the only check
upon the overriding dcspotiSm of Il corrupt
congress and a bigotcd Cabinet of all the
departments Of the Government. This
alone is sans fear ct sans rcprOche. Tn
,,sil
should Senal politicians ever occupy the
seats OF the wise, impartial, and incorrupti-
h!c Judges who now compose that august
body the Supreme Court of the United
states.
The celebrated Mrs. Gaines has been in
Washington for some time, looking after the
final settlement other ease. After thirty years
OF constant litigation, this indomituhlc
woman has had Il decree in her favor. Aided
~ Il perfect toilette, and Il tirSt-rate artistic,
lie still displays all the brilliant freshness of
youth, ana Wi! no doubt be one of the most
admired bellies of Washington this winter.
This viii be a winter Of great social bril-
ianry and great political Importance.
LEMOGSE.
SATISFACTION OF THE PRESIDENT At THE
ELECTION OF SENATOR'S FROM NIRGISIA.-
The President to-day, in conversation with
4 member of his Cabinet, expressed great
satisfaction al the action Of the Virginia
Legislature in selecting men for the uitcd
states senate who can take the irou-clad
oa.h. Having ratified the fourteenth and
fifteenth amendments, and complied III
other respects with the reconstruction acts,
hr did not see any obstacle to her adms-
sion to representation in Congress, and he
h3pcd there would he none. The Presl-
dent seems 10 entertain Il high opinion of
Governor Walker, OF Virginia. lie init
mates that 80 far Governor Walker has adj
hcrrd u ali the pledges he had made the
President, and the latter regards him as Il
strictly honest man. Whatever opposition
may be made hy the defeated Wells
marty 10 the admission Of Virginia, il l.
'vidrnt she will have the support of the
President. who is honestly anxious for the
representation OF all the states in Congress
4; the earliest time possible. lt l. believed
that the report Of General Candy relative To
the manner in which The election was con-
Quoted. TO which alIGSion was made IL these
dispatches few days ago, Will have an nm
portuut influence upon The Radical, III Con-
.Tcs,. Ben. Butler. who i relied upon a.
the leader OF the opponents OF admission
said. when here -0nc time ago. that except
there Was some proof Of fraud having been
Dr,!cticrd or intimidation used. he saw no
reason for setting the election aside or re-
fusing t. admit the State Washington icle-
qr02u-Nelr l'crk HerGtR.
FRACrIONAL CURRENCY - T&XAs-HANK-
,.Ks A<D RROKERs.- u .uShingtOH, October
20.-Accolding 10 the records OF the Irca-
>ll.y Department there are S4,0U1.OOO more
of Fractional currency in circulation now
than at any time since he issue commenced.
Nevertheless continual complaints are re-
rciycl from the South and West that the
supply is not equal TO the necessities OF
trade. ,
Texas adviccS received here indicate the
election Of Hamilton. The opposition I'll
the administration TO him has materially
strengthened the Davis party, but II has
also aroused the energies of llamlton>
friends. and they are urging the canvass
with unusual yigor.
Frank i. Dlllr, 81, was lately arrested
for violation OF internal revenue laws. III
which he was charged with hucksterlng po-
tatocs without Il license. lie was hn;tily re-
leased, however. under Il decision OF the
Bureau that only those huckstcrs who have
permanent market stalls or make the trade
4 permanent business are amenablc to the
tax.
Bankers and brokers have made another
apUra to the Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue for il modification OF rulings ~ 10
their tax. This time the effort IS TO get
released from assessment for the fifteen
:
reported rs delinquent. The grounds Tor
the pctition are that prior 10 the notification
by Assessor Webster, Of New lork, they
had acted in good faith, and that the general
understanding among internal revenue OIL
ticcr,. a, well rs themselves, was that they
were not liable 10 assessment, rs mas since
heen ruled hy the Commissioner. But four
or tive have been assessed for the tax OF the
fifteen months named. and it Is probable
that a portion Of tax will not DC demanded
of thcm.-SPcctal dIapatch 10 B0H'm0Te
Sun.
WILL CoHsTRUEp.-Nr. Bernard Given
ue,.. who died Il short time ago, III his VIII,
after making :. number Of charitable be-
Clasts, left the residue of his property to
his neDhew and nicceS, the children OF his
deceased sister Ellen. As Ellen never mad
any children, the children OF his sister hoSe
claimed the property, and the Orphans
Cont TODAY awarded il TO them, constru-
ing the intention of the testator aS III th:t
direction, and that Ellen's name had been
inadvertently inserted III the WILL u ash
i7pytOn observation-disclosures Sun.
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THE Iowa REPUBLICAN MAJoRITY.-C Che
rngo. October pa Des Moines dispatch
states that additional election returns lndl-
cate that the Republican majority LII that
state will exceed 81 900.