The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-06
LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.
special kilograms to the Dispatch.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April s, 1870.
The Richmond Municipal Troubles.
General Candy has submitted state
ment of the municipal difficulties and the
threatening Of collision in Richmond to
General Sherman and the Secretary Of
War, and the latter submitted the matter
to the Acknowledgement to know how for
it would be proper for the military to
interfere in the matter, or whether it would
be proper to interfere at all.
At the Cabinet meeting to-day the SUBJ
ject was discussed, and the Attorney-Ge
neral gave his opinion, the exact purport
of which has not transpired, but the Score
| tary of War states that he will at present
give no order in the matter.
Since the meeting of the Cabinet it has
been brought to the notice of the Attorney
General and the Secretary of War that the
Richmond municipal controversy will be the
subject of judicial inquiry by Chief Justice
Chase at chambers on Thursday next, and
no action will be taken by the Secretary Of
War until the decision of Chief Justice
Chase shall be announced.
General Candy to be Removed to
Washington, &c.
The President has decided to change the
headquarters of General Candy from Rich
mond to Washington, and ON order to that
effect will be issued from the War Depart
ment in few days. By this change GEN.
eral Williams, recently ordered to Rich
mond as Assistant Adjutant- General, will
remain here.
Mrs. President Grant has expressed to
Mrs. Williams her delight that the change
will be the means of retaining her in this
city.
There seems to be no doubt that the
President will nominate General Candy
for the vacant Major-Generalship uice
Thomas, deceased.
Reduction of Clerical Force in the
Departments.
The Secretary of State to-day informed
the President that he had been compelled
to dismiss all but two of the temporary
clerks in his department because of insult
6cient appropriation, and he claims that
these clerks are absolutely required ; and
instead of a reduction there should be On
increase of clerical force in the department.
The President proposed to recommed to
Congress that no further reductions of
clerks be made in the various departments.
The Secretary of the Navy says the reduc-
ton of force in the several navy-yards is
permanent, unless Congress makes neces-
sary appropriations to complete the work on
hand. There is plenty of work, but no
money.
Stolen Stamps Returned.
Commissioner Delano to-day received the
following, signed "B.":
Sir: Here are some whiskey stamps
which l have stolen, and wish to return. I
have reformed. Please address to the
press at Cincinnati"
The stamps valued at s465.50) were
stolen from the office of the collector of
the second district of Cincinnati, to whose
credit they have been placed.
The Paraguay War.
Information received at the State De-
partment is of such character as to leave
no doubt in the mind of Secretary Fish
that the war in Paraguay has come to an
end, and that Lopez has surrendered or
escaped the country. At last accounts
Lopez was in the northern corner of Paga-
quay, endeavoring to cross into Bolivia; to
accomplish which he would have to cross
200 miles of Brazilian territory. The Bro
zilians entertain great hope of capturing
or annihilating him.
Arctic ExpIorinss.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons decided to report bill in aid of Halls
Arctic explorings, to supply him with Co.
vernment ship-of-war, and appropriating
100000 to defray his expenses. The bill
will be reported as soon as certain facts can
be obtained from the Geographical Society
of New York.
Singular Resolutions.
Mr.. Vickers presented in the Senate this
morning resolutions adopted by the Colored
Philosophical Historical Society of Rich
mond, Va, asking that this country be
called "The United States of Columbia !"
instead of the United States of America.
Mr.. Vickers also presented the preamble
and resolutions of the colored Philosophical
and Historical Society of Richmond in refer
ence to Christopher Columbus, and asked
for it's reading, but Mr.. Pomeroy objected.
Mr.. Vickers then asked that it be printed,
but Mr.. Trumbull objected until the object
of the memorial was known. Mr.. Vickers
stated that the memorialists desired that
the name Of the country should be changed
from America to Columbia. After some
discussion as to what should be done with
the memorial, it was ordered that it lie
upon the table.
Miscellaneous.
Mrs. Grant gave brilliant reception
this afternoon, and was assisted by Mrs.
Senator Casserly, Miss Chandler, Miss
Dyer, Mrs. Senator Morrell, and Mrs. DR..
Sharpe. After the Cabinet adjourned the
President assisted in the reception Of
visitors.
All the members of the Cabinet were
present at the session to-day except Secre-
tary Boutwell,, who left here for Boston
this morning.