The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-02-26

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rlary. About four hundred bonds (5-20is]
and l0-4as), for che value Of from $1,000
to s1o, 900, have been converted during the
past month. This plan win hereafter be
pursued, and thus to q great extent prevent
forgeries, and show what numbered bonds
have been converted. a. .s-~r
PennsyIvauians Petationine for 81
National and International Exuosa.
tion.
Several days since Mr.. Morrell presented
petition in the House from the Legisla
ture Of Pennsylvania, the Mayor and City
Council of Philadelphia, and the members
of the Franklin Institute Of Philadelphia,
asking that national and international
exposition of arts, manufactures, and pro-
ducts Of the soil and mine be held in the
city Of Philadelphia In the year 1875, the
centennial anniversary of that memorable
wear Q77s) when our independence was
declared.
The memorial was referred to the Com
mittee on Agriculture, and to-day COM
mittee Of the State Legislature, City Coun-
ellis of Philadelphia, and members of the
Franklin Institute, met the Agricultural
Committee. Ex-senator Buckalew, who is
q member of the State Senate. addressed
the committee. Tomorrow they visit the
President. .
General Butter and the so-CalIed
..--, Newspaper Men.
The newspaper men (so-called) that were
referred to by General Butler in the Whit
temore case are not newsper men, nor were
they ever go recognized. Olcott wrote some
letters during the war to anew York paper,
but claimed to be lawyer, and has been in
practice in New York for some four years.
Kegler never was journalist, nor was
Landon. The latter is an adventurer, well
known here, who, being turned out of the
Treasury Department for criminal conduct,
forged the name of the President to On or
der to reinstate him. The forgery was de-
tected, and Landon cleared out. The next
we hear of him is in the Whittemore case,
bargaining for cadetship.
Pensio N Money.
Over IS, 100000 have been distributed to
the pension agents age throughout the country
to pay the pensions due on the LIST Of March.
About 100000 more will be distributed
or paid out at the Treasury Department for
this purpose next Tuesday.
The Gold Interest.
The interest in gold on the 1910 bonds
due on the 1st of March is $4,850, 900.
More than one-half of this amount has
already been-paid in advance. The public
debt statement for the month of February
will not show much, if any, reduction Of
the debt, owing to the payment of the in.
terest On the 1910 bonds and the pensions
Cheap Postage.
Messrs. Bowen, of the Independent, and
Kelly, postmaster of New York, called to.
day upon the Postmaster-General, and
made a showing relative to the enormous
rates that are paid for transporting mails
A barrel of -four sent from New York tc
Omaha at the rate per ounce charged fol
Matchmaker would cost $40. Mr.. Cress'
we'll informed them that when Congress
shall abolish the franking privilege he vii
be prepared to recommend cheap postage
ranging from thirty-three to fifty per cent
lower than the present rates.
Secretary Ftsh's Reception.
| Secretary Fish's reception tonight is re
garded as closing the general season TO
receptions and gay parties. Lent is a
hand, and with it's advent the parties emf
until the next session of Congress. Tn
Presidents receptions and State dinner
continue for some weeks.
CGunterfeits.
| There is report here that counterfeit
On the new one-dollar grecnback are in cir
culation. None of them have yet reache'
the Department. WALLACE.
Associated Press kilograms.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, February 25.-HouSe.-
The clause in the appropriation bill givinl
$4,000 to educational purposes wa
passed.
A bill establishing national system o
| education was introduced. 49,.
The Committee of Ways and Means wa
| instructed to inquire into the expediency O.
reducing the tax on spirits distilled from
| fruits.
The legislative appropriation bill was
finally passed.
A bill admitting Georgia was reported
and ordered to be printed. 1t is precisely
like the Mississippi bill.
The pension bill was resumed and dis
cussed.
Indian appropriations were discussed il
spirited debate. The recent massacres
were denounced, and the abolition of the
treaty system urged.
Adjourned to Monday.
Senate.-The bill dividing Texas int
one State and two Territories was taken up
The Committee on Public Lands reported
substitute for the bill incorporating thu
Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad.
Mr.. Wilson introduced bill placing
prize-fghting under the jurisdiction Of thu
Federal courts, with heavy penalties.
The motion to refer Senator Revels's Gre
dentials was defeated by strict party vote
and the oath of Office was administered.
Senator (GeueraD Ames's credentials
were referred to the Judiciary Committee
without debate.
Adjourned to Monday.
The Georgia Case.
WASHINGTON, February 25.-The Geor'
gia Conservative Republicans are making