The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-07-13
WASHINGTON NEWS.

er,,.al Dispatch to the Baltimore SIM.
IT,, mississippi Eiectton.--EfFect of
',,ttern Elections ON PennsyIya.
.,ia and Ohio.
WASHINGTON, July lit is apparent that
.rc WAS motive in fixing the election in
,,,.i.Sinpi nj so late a day as the fourth
l",1av in November. This much was a
'w,,.c>,ion to Mr.. Boutwell, and such of the
,',nr members Of the Cabinet as opposed
G S" submission of the Virginia constitution
"a, cxcrptions as to the teSt-oath and dis
Nf,.|nch;sement clauses. They do not look
,.,o,, the result in Virginia in the same light
|,Sr President and the more moderate
1.,yLprs Of the Cabinet view it, and they
,, TINT 4 similar result in Mississippi
'',%.eh nolticianS generally are now almost
N.",r,,rcd to admit} would have bad effect
t-,,, elections IN the northern States if the
W1>,f>s;pp..n> were allowed 10 vote earlier.
,,r ,nlS reason the election there was fixed
80 1ay subsequent to the elections in Penn
E.r,',nia and Ohio, which occur the second
>,,,"J, in October. In both these States
',.ruor> and other State officers are to be
,..rd and il is deemed of great Importance
.t.f mr. Republican tickets should triumph
~ lr,h. PENNSYLVANIA Republicans have
g..mJ, admitted that they have IN uphill
....i,,r.s Gift hy at this carly day making APP
.r. ~ the Federal Administration TO do
.ml.hing for them. In this state of the
- "a permit an election in Mississippi.
,,s,h The probabilities all on the side of n
.,n.r1a tivc:Rcpublican success, at any
,rr shortly preceding the Pennsylvania and
Lio elections, would be very much like
..yr, p weapon TO defeat themselves.
MS i the whole object in fixing the Mis-
...rul election so late in November. 1t is
.rrrr>tcud that some members of the Cabi-
.. on Friday made slight objection to
.,fn. an exception of the tcSt-oath clause,
.., j. the precedent had been set in the
,.r,na case it would have been incon-
.tlnf to deny the privilege to Mississippi.
nirr the law. the President has the power
e.. rider the election III the unreconstructed
>.,,,> when and how he plcaSc>, but he
.r>uIt> hi Cabinet Tor the purpose Ito Use
l,mrlv phrasc) of excepting peace in the
.w.l.
IS INGENIOUS iNvENTIoN.-A piece of
..f4ui>m for transferring railroad cars
.-.rr an,. track 10 another without ncccsSi-
,,rr- the running Of the car several hum
..i feet back or forward, rs the case may
and without the use of switches, has
.,n patented within the last few days.
fine practical advantages OF il are saving
gem >ay that ii possesses some intrinsic
rsit.
Vr. FoRNEY FOR THE UNITED STATES
>.<trr-A correspondent of the New York
.-.,,u0 Post SAYS: " 1t i aycrred here in
sauutlican circles that Colonel John w.
rr'u,v rXpcctS to he elected the next
ar~i states senator from North Carolina.
y. ha- recently purchased large tract of
1j there
TAX 0N BONE-GRINDERS.-Mr. Douglass
idr> that parties who grind bones or
.,a.rwi>v prepare them a. fertilizers for
-r..ui'ural purposes are manufacturers,
..ftf their products exceed in value 81 900
... nnUm they are liable to- special tax as
.g.l. and if their sales exceed 81 80 per
.HG'rr. they are liable. under section 4, act
f MARCH 81, lS6S, to pay ajax OF s. pcrSl 200
.N The Excess above that SUN.
SMOKING TOBACCo,--Acting Commissioner
Hou-la>> decides that under the act of July
-. 1865. the simple SWcCtcning of smoking
'1,trro does not change the rate Of tax OF
#hjrl il i liable. smoking tobacco which,
liable To but sixteen cents per pound
nh,u manufactured without SWcctcnlng Is
f'lr 10 no higher rate when simply sweet
und The same officer holds that smoking
rhacro manufactured from plug tobacco i
ub, 10 ajax of thirtv-tWo cents per pound
learn today that Senator Wilson has de-
dared himself in favor of universal amnes.
IS. He and Sumner here part company
Washington icttcl-BditjmOre gazette.