The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-11-02
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.
WASHINGTON. October 81. 1864

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Although quitea number of the subordi-
,,,,n government officers have, within the
,,csf week OF ton days, consented 10 a publ
't;on of their annual reports, the heads Of
Jc3grtmcntS, with one exception Postnlas-
,sr.Gcneral CrcswclO. have been thoroughly
rqutiouS 10 prevent an inkiing of their views
and Communications, as they win appear
IN their reports, from becoming public in
,aysnce Of their presentations to Congress.
The President observes the same care
with regard 10 his annual message, and
will probably be more successful than Mr..
Johnson was last year and the previous
one, when, in spite of his anxiety to pre-
vent premature publication, certain wide
awake correspondents gave it TO the public
through the newspapers they represented in
advance Of its transmission to Congress.
An abstract OF Mr.. mcCulloch's report was
also prcmaturely published last year. much
r. the surprise and indignation Of that gen.
tlcman. Mr.. Boutwell, remembers that, and
intends to exercise every precaution for pre-
yen'iug such a .fnux pas this year. Hisreport
VIII he seized with avidity. and is looked for
hv the business community in commercial
centres with even more interest than the Pre-
>ident'S message, although the latter, in
discussing financial things, will undoubt-
cdlC incorporate suggestions from Secretary
Boutwell,.
Another report which will be interesting
This vear-though it is expected that all of
the department reports proper will be Of
extraordinary interest because of their
being the first from the new Administra-
tion-will be the navy report. In the pre-
paration of this Mr.. Robson will be guided
hy the experience and thought Of Admiral
Porter, who, as everybody knows, has been
practically Secretary of the Navy since the
18th of March last.
The War Department report, or, more
properly, General Sherman's report. will
also be Of special interest, rs it will give
military views OF the workings of recon-
Struction affairs in the South, Indian trou-
bles in the West. and 50 forth.
Washington is beginning to fill UP with
visitors, and within the next two weeks the
streets and avenues Will present a lively APP
pcarance.
In anticipation of lots of ''fat" jobs du-
ring the coming session, the lobby is send
Ing here its representatives, and the faces OF
those who have anchored themselves for the
winter beam with pleasure st the prospect
before them. What they will accomplish
before the session is ended they do not
know, but they are determined to make all
they can, regardless of the magnificent fact
that this Congress will declare the public
debt must be paid. TINoN.
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMEST.-The statement
Of the public debt. which will be published
today. will show 4 decrease of the debt
of s. .363. SS2.1j, making II total decrease OF
the debt since the 1st OF March of S62 ,3332, :
u7G.G5. The principal Of the coin debt re-
mains the same. The interest CT the coin
debt has increased S9,Sl1 1888. %; the lawful
money debt has decreased S2,9Oj, 600; the
interest decreased $50, 362.5 80.
The national debt has decreased-rrincl-
pal Sl32. 40, interest S+S,7S1 demand notes
decreased 81 .3S5; fractional currency in
creased 81. 034, 1858; gold certificates in
creased 81 .31S.SO0 coin in the treasury in
creased $500. 052.SS; currency in the trea-
sury increased $3.50. POI; sinking fund i'll
ton of Congress increased Sll 1874 1874; cur
rency balance, s. ,2244S 1921 coin balance,
SIG, ,Tll.69.
CONTINUED SALE OF GOLD AND PURCHASE
or BoNDs.-The Secretary Of the Treasury
has directed the Assistant Treasurerat New
York TO give public notice that the sale OF
gold and the purchase OF bonds will con-
tinue without change during the month OF
November.
NEW Notice il given by the
Lighthouse Board that on and after Nevem-
Der 10, 1869, a light will be exhibited from
and marking the southern end of North
Brother Island. East river. between Long
Island Sound and the harbor OF New YORK
Cost OF TAKING THE CENsUs.-The con-
GLIDING accounts of the expenses OF the
eighth census have been audited, and show
the cos! Of that work to be 81 80, 9Gl.3l.
The cost Of taking the seventh census was
X .3lS, 02I.53.
A case involving very advanced ideas Of
social questions came before Judge Ohm III
the Equity Court yesterday. The title o!
the case is Marcia Brizette Delacamp Us.
William Henry Dciacamp. The plaintiil
applies Tor an order. in the nature OF writ
Of ne Great. TO restrain The defendant from
leaving the District OF Columbia without
giving bond to answer suit for restit,l-
ton of coniuga rights. The plaintiff sets
forth that she was married to the defendant
in Hamburg, and has been faithful Wlc 10
him. She AYERS that he has ceased to cohablt
with her. and has repeatedly solicited ner
10 consent 10 divorce, in order that he
might marry her sister, promising, In that
event, to provide for her during life. She
has invariably refused, in consequence OF
which he has declared that he intended to
seek a State III which he could obtain di-
yorcc from her, and that for that purpose
he was about to remove TO West Virginia.
She, therefore. asks Il restitution OF conJu-
Gal rights and alimony. AS part OF her
application for the order she attaches let
ter from her husband, in which he boldly
makes the proposition, as stated above, that
if she would permit him to get a divorce he
would marry her sister, (who, it seems, has
been living with Them and his wife would
be permitted to live with them. In other
words, the relation would simply he
changed-the sister would take the wife's
place and the wife would occupy the reia-
ton of the sister, Washington letter IN
baltimore Sun.