The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-16

them; had Hysd sli his ia si,o,is thasn.
and they were the mese blood fhifstv &c al
cut.smoats God had eyef permitted Oh His
q, Governor Bullock, Of Georgia, and Gene.
ral Clarke, OF Texas, shook hands with Mr..
Hamilton on the conclusion Of his speech.
Messrs. Borenlan and Poole spoke against
the amendment. Poole favored military In
tervention In the South. -. -. s.
A motion to adjourn was lost by tie. 1T
was finally agreed to take vote on Tues-
day. Adjourned. ~
Various Isems.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-The Chief Engjs
neer Of the army writes to General Logan,
chairman Of the Committee on Military
Affairs, suggesting that 80, 000, 600 be ap-
propriated, including 2,750, 600 for Fort
ress Monroe, 100000 for FoEt Pofnt,-at
q, $50, 600 for Fort Jefferson, Florida.
William n. Smith, Governor Of Alabamas
to-day telegrsphs Senator Warner, Of tEaf
State, that he has matured and Is putting
into operation O. vigorous and determined
policy to stop the violence and lawlessness
in Green and other counties with view to
bringing the offenders to justice.
The postage to England viii be reduced
to ten cents after the first OF May.
The internal revenue receipts to date for
the year Is S1s, 250, 900, beingan excess over
last year in New York on spirits is 81, 900,
900. 3.
Commissioner Delano has issued an order
prescribing new coupon book for wholes
sale liquor dealers and rectifers, 10 be used
on and after the 1st of May. 1t is under.
stood the same form win be prescribed as
In the Tech coupon book.
The court-martial for the trial Of Commo-
dore Upshur for alleged irregularities In
cadetships commences here on the 21st In
The court consists Of Rear Admiral Colds
boro, Commodore Pinnock, Captains Par
rott, REYNOLDS, Davenport, and Command.
vocate John Bell. - 3 I.
The evidence in the Howard corruption
case shows that Sl14, 900 was paid for the
Howard University lands by warrants on
the United States Treasury, and the COM
tractor for the building received 800, 900
from the same source G) $4,000 drawn
from the United States Treasury in behalf
of the Bureau fund for the Congregational
church, taking the deeds to the land upon
which the Howard University and General
Towards house and church were made to
General D. o. Howard. The evidence,
however, rs 1t transpires, is not worthy Of
This is the way the report comes-quite
| unintelligible.] ~
The President has nominated John n.
Camp for collector of the first Texas dis
| trict.
The President has nominated r. G. Greer
| for postmaster at Petersburg. +,
| Ex-Governor Wise, Of Virginia, was here
Yesterday on visit to the family Of his SON.
in-law, DR.. A. Y. P. GARRETT. He called
yesterday on William Slower, of the First
Ward, to get the sword of his son, Captain
| 0. Jennings Wise, which has been In the
possession Of MIR. Slower since the battle OF
| Roanoke Island. Captain Wise gave the
sword to Mr.. Slower, who was hospital
| steward in the Union army, and attended
him during the last hours Of his life, re.
questing that it be given to some member
of his family if ever opportunity occurred
Mr.. Slower took the sword to the house at
(which Ex-Governor Wise was stopping. Mr.
Wise left for Richmond last evening.
A party engaged in the celebration Of the
fifteenth amendment adoption visited the
President to-day. He said: 81 could not
say anything to those assembled here this
evening to convince them any further than
l have done of my earnest desire to see the
fifteenth amendment become a part OF the
Constitution. I will only add that hope
those enfranchised by it will prove them.
selves worthy of the benefits to them and
to those who have the franchise without 1t,
they all may be mutually benefited by 1t.
feeel confident that this will be the result,
II had not thought so would not have
been so anxious for its ratification"
It is certain that the Committee on the
Judiciary will report in favor of dividing
Louisiana into two judicial districts.
The President has recognized NJ. Bur
as Consul of France at Charleston, ano
Xavier Weissenback as Consul for the Swiss
Confederation for Louisiana, Alabama, Ten
nessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, &C., to reside
! in New Orleans.