The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-11-30
WASHINGTON NEWS.
~ peycnue-Cuha - Finance-Ltbei
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accommodation - Finance-Ltbel
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.-,>.,Tov. November 2S.--There will
o@,rt made at tho coming session OF
n ~ .. - modify both the internal rcve-
'''- tarifI laws. As 10 the tariff laws.
NJ" ~. ~ rcrta;nlv ne some important mo-
iNg, ,,s ,Indcc Kelly has submitted pro
0hN. ..,s thai are approved hv his col
H'>". generally. whereby provision is 20
-.,.7, r,r the removal Of the tariff on n
,,,n,Nrr Of articles that we do not pro-
.~ ~ this country, in the aggregate
"U,icr reduction OF tariff income OF
t,>,, seventy millions Of dollars.
The members and senators who are or.
zinc nv every train do not seem to have
". mind, made up upon the policy TO hc
.." .'.1 on any question. They all seem
..!-,so1 70 wait until tho Presidents mes
"'>l f. wade nuhlic. and there IS reason 10
,,..r. ,hat they viii Nc LARGELY controlled
:,. concentrations and those of the
Ia, 4 DEPARTMENTS. This is especially
t,',sa with regard to Cuba. Should the
, -, Lo adverse 10 the Cuban insurgents
ra i reason 10 believe il will receive
. 1;..fa attention from Congress. Just
:, i almost impossible TO Get con-
.-...r,ra to commit himself on either side.
f. a- the financial question is concern
-, II j. evident that IN effort will he made
~. ,na western men 10 get a redistribution
r.ro currency. 80 rs 10 give their section
wore money whcrewith to transact business
~ rhf, tlcy will be joined by the southern
,.rwh"r>.
Reconnaissance Rollins was arrested
,....-.fav in Baltimore. on suit of cX-S0-
r.r,r Rinrklcv. charging tho former with
Hi IN letter written Ky him 10 President
-.A.>nn.--DUtG. IN baltimore Sun.
Trr CoIoErD PREACHER, SFLLA MARTIN.
TIL, Washington Star gives sketch Of Scll0
7f-rfn. the colorcd preacher in that city
whose DAUGHTER in the public schools has
~assaI ,no roiNcd-Sch0ol controversy in that
-:.v We make the following extracts
,n'u Martin was born in Georgia, edu-
r.,nd in Michigan, and ordained in Buffalo.
Y. He shortly after attracted public 1T
,sr.iaa hy being called to the pulpit OF the
r~.r'.nown fremont Temple, in Boston, 4
yraa congregation, Numbering three thou
s,0f 1nar"r<. Martin was FOR four years
castor ~ q Boston church. and during thai
mr. visited ENGLAND. During his visit he
rya, received hy the Hon. {. L. Adams At
Nj, roenrrionS in London, and acted rs chap
1of- ~ the American thanksgiving dinner
At :. ,Tame>'S Hall Martin resigned his
ng.'a-al charge in Boston in January 1863.
IL then went to England and tool
rra-re oC 4 church in the east end of Lon
don. r01 for nearly TWO Years he discharged
,hn double duties Of pastor Of Il church and
,.tlror for the Union Society. visiting al
.ha principal cities OF Great Britain from
twice 10 three times. lie returned TO the
United states in June 1864. and had a pub
ra reception nj Cooper Institute rendered
Us Peter Cooper. CYRUS W. Field, Charles
Il. Marshall. Henry Ward Beccher, William
CrNan BRYANT. Jonathan SturocS, VIM. F
D&-a. \. A. Low. Horace Greeley, David
Dudley Fold. and many others. Since thcr
hnhH- written and spoken in this country or
laNa'f Of the freedmen. He returned t.
Gaa, Eritain and spoke before the Congrc
.u'i.ual Union. the General Assemblies o
tha Established and Free Churches Of Scot.
Lni. besides reviSiting and speaking in al
M the large cities Of the United Kingdom
When ne returned 10 the United States he
r.raivad "A call from the Firtccnih-Strcct
PRESBYTERIAN church Of WASHINGTON city
which was accepted, and Of which he has
hr~u 1u>'or FOR about 4 wear. and where hc
H..r.~'or>tr a mixed congregation Of white
and 11rrl hearers. Martin is Il mulatto OF
..n' appearance, about thirty-eight wears
n' 49, and characterized by al emphatic
tg, courteous manner
SO Nan TO HoLD Two OFrICEs.-Thc
New York Irib,.ue Of Saturday has the fol-
.uwW. from it, correspondent here:
"Th" subject Of persons holding tive
a'.n". 4 IN" same time is again under con
>aa5wti"n hv the Departments, and if i not
improbable that heads of Bureaus will unl!f
i. a-Ntn- Congress for the passage Of law
l~uh'I;tinc United States civil officers from
holding official positions under state ot
municipal laws. lis held that the practice.
which has 50 largely obtained lately, work
great injury 10 the Government business,
The subject has been again brought up in
consequence Of the number OF revenue
Officers especially in North Carolina, who
laj ~c@'" positions, which divide the attcn-
,.~ o.. the ollirtr.'
THE law Of Virginia has always forbidden
his double otlice-ho)ding; bat the military
..T evcrridrs ourS.l
TIM COUNTERFEIT Cor?OHs.-Thc Wash
ug,tu correspondent of i New York paper
SAYS:
The dangerous counterfcits Of five
'srrGrv coupons continue 10 he received at
the T.ra-,l,v Department. 1t is ~ yet i'm
POSSIBLE 10 form any idea OF the amount
eU, hut il does not appear that any nave
tr~u pat in circulation in this country, a>
all 'hn>" hitherto received came from Ger
many
COIN >aLrS.-Thc Secretary of the Urea
'GIy las directed the Assistant Treasurer
II New York to continue the sales of gold
and purchase of bonds. without change,
through the month ol December.
II !, certain that The Presidents me>s-|ge
viii pot be- furnished to the press until The
Dig II is sent 10 CONGRESS, nor will it be put
su t'le until it shall officially be made
l.,"@r.
1t" "f Mount Laurel, Halifax county, is
rAaugni one hait-miic west, and Miss NJ. IL.
A&hi~.en continued IS postnistrcSs. AT
Brandy station, Culpcpcr county, Miss
josephine NJ. Lewis is appointed poStmis-
ties, rlcc George :. Carly, moved away.
General Capron. Commissioner Of Agr-
culture. awards to Virginia the credit @!
having the best organized Fair he has at
tended this season. He especially comments
the ny}lc facilities afforded forrcachn@ he
cround. feature in which other Fairs were
less successful, and notably the Macon Fair,
where hundreds Of people had TO walk
through three miles Of mud. The display
q live stock al the Maryland Exhibition.
however, cvccllcd that Of either Virginia or
t7corgia.- u aShtngt0n Observation-Disclosures Ga-
ate.
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