The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-18

ment Of Virginia.
Arrival OF tho rroquois at Fortress
Monroe.
A dispatch was received at the Navy De-
par,ment this morning from Commander
r. l.. Law. in command Of the United
States steamer Iroquois. announcing the
arrival of that vessel at Fortress Monroe,
after a passage Of one hundred and thirtv-se-
ven days from Hong Kong. Officers and
crew all well.
New Military Department.
General Sherman has created new De-
partmcnt, 10 be called Arizona, and to
embrace the Territory Of that name md so
much Of California rs lies south Of line
from the northeast corner Of Arizona, with
headquarters at Fort Whipple or at Pres
colt, Arizona. Brevet Mnior-General George
SLOVENIAN is assigned to the command OF
this new Department.
Military Orders.
All the officers Of the several stats serving
in the various Departments that have been
broken up have been ordered to report to
Headquarters of the Army for reassinment
10 duty
The Division of the Missouri remains un-
der command Of Northumberland heri-
dan. the Division Of the South under Major
General Halleck, the Division of the At
lantic under Maor-Gencral Meade, the Di-
vision Of the Pacific under Maior-Gencral
Schotcd. the Department Of the East I'M
der Major-Gencral Mcdowell, the Depart
mcnt of Dakota under Major-General Ham
cock, the Department Of the Missouri I'M
der Brigadier.General Pope, the Depart
ment Of the Platte under Brigadier-General
Auglr. the Department of the South under
Rrigadicr-General Terry, the Department
OF Louisiana under Brigadcr-G General Ter
~. the Department Of California under
RriGader-Gcncral Ord, the Department Of
the Columbia under Rri@atlier-Gencral
Candy, the Department Of the Lakes under
Brgadicr-GeneralP Philip st. George Cooke.
names OF the commanders.
Resisnation-tatrim
T. a. Starring, Esq, for year past the
agent Of the United States to examine con-
-Ilar affairs and consular accounts, to-day
rendered his resignation to the President,
and il WA. accepted.
It is well known among socalcirclcS here
that Mr.. Starring is about to marry one of
Senator Fcnton's daughters, and the cerc-
mony is TO take place in Il few weeks.
The Virginia Delegation.
The Virginia delegation, including the
senators and representatives, have joined in
i letter addressed to Colonel Capron, Com
missioner of A Agriculture, commencing his
management Of that important Bureau.
Hon. William Mines, Jr., Of the Valley
district, left for his home, in Virginia, this
morning, and will be absent until the latter
part Of next week.
Senators Lewis and Johnston, of Virgil
MIA, paired off on the Georgia bill. and both
left for their homes last evening OH short
leave Of absence.
The Amnesty Message.
The much talkcd-of amnesty message to
Congress. which your correspondent stated
correctly was prepared and intended to he
transmitted to both Houses as soon rs Texas
and Georgia were admitted, appears to have
been abandoned by the President, for the
present at least. 1t appears that the Exec
utivc was very decided at first in his deter
mination to send this message to Congress,
but the announcement of this fact aroused
the extremists Of the Radicals, who beSct
General Grant, and have, by misrcpresen-
tations Of the feelings of the southern peo-
pie, induced him to forego his laudable pur-
pose. He is becoming more and more a
man Of putty each day, and in the hands oil
these schemers is but an instrument to
respond TO their bchestS. The secret Of this
j. that he desires to be reelected to the Pre-
sidcncy. lie will lose the credit that he
might have gained by the amnesty message,
for Congress will, before its adjournment,
pass bill of general amnesty. This they
acknowledge must be accomplished in Or
der to put the Radical party on good terms
with the South.
The Movement against n WOman's
Suffrage Amendment.
The movement among prominent ladies
of this city against the adoption Of wo-
mans suffrage amendment to the Constitu-
ton, some weeks ago mentioned in these
dispatches, has been quietly progressing.
They have had two regular meetings, the
second meeting being held at the residence
of Mrs. Admiral Dahlgren on Thursday
last, when they formed themselves into a
regular society, called the Anti-Sixteenth
Amendment Organization, and have gotten
up memorial to Congress, already signed
by large number of ladies, the wives of
prominent officers and citizens, in which
they say that participation by women In
active political affairs is contrary to the
spirit of the Scriptures, the attributes and
pcculiarities of woman; that they love
their husbands and their husbands love
them because of these charming character
istlcs Of female character, which would be
degraded and spoiled by dabbllng IN the
dirty pool of politics. - s..
The memorial is signed by Mrs. Dahl
gren Mrs. Sherman, wife of General sher-
man Mrs. Brooks, wife of Hon. James
Brooks, of New York, and other ladies Of
like standing in society.
Change Of Ministers.
Count Curti, late Minister from Italy to
The Hague, has been appointed Minister to
represent the Italian Government in the
United States. Senior Beutinetti, late Minis
ter to this country, who married an Ameri-
can lady, was urged to continue Minister to
this Government, but preferred to remain
In Europe, and has been appointed to sue
coed Count Curti at the Hague.