The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-02-18

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LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.
Special kilograms to the Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, February II, 1870.
The Peabody Education Fund--BaF1h.
Day Ceremonies OF Mr.. Peabody.
The Board of Trustees Of the Peabody
Education Fund adjourned to-day. The
report of their proceedings, speeches, reso-
lutions, and report, is very lengthy. To-
days proceedings consisted in making ap-
preparations, amounting in all to SOL 900,
to be expended up to the LIST Of September,
1870, by the General Agent, under the di-
rection Of the Executive Committee, in
neighborhoods in all the southern States.
It was voted that the next annual meeting
be held in Philadelphia on the third Wed
nesday in February, 1871, and that specisl
meeting be held at Memphis, Tennessee, or
some other point in the SOUTHERN States du-
ring October of the present year.
The members of the Board dined with
Secretary Fish this evening. They go to
Baltimore tomorrow morning to be present
at the birthday ceremonies of the late
George Peabody, to be held OF the Peabody
Institute.
s. Teakle Wallis, Esq, will deliver the
eulogy. They will return to this city and
dine with the President tomorrow evening.
The President, who is one of the Board,
will visit Baltimore tomorrow If his bust
ness engagements will admit.
The Sale OF Cadetships.
Two Witnesses were examined to-day by
the Military Committee, showing that per-
son representing himself as friend of a
congressman from whom q cadetahip could
be purchased had received seven hundred
dollars for that purpose that the appoint
ment was made, but the middle man kept
the money, and the probability is that the
congressman did not know that he had been
sold out.
A Thorough Republican Party Organ.
izing I'm Virginia.
Congressman J. n. Plat and R. s. Ayres,
Of Virginia, with delegation of Repub-
licans, white and colored, said to repre-
sent the various factions of the Republican
party in that State, waited upon President
Grant to-day. Among the delegation we're
Messrs. Shields and Norton (colored), of
the Virginia Legislature.
Congressman Plat, after introducing the
delegation to the President, announced to
him that the object of their visit was to ac-
quaint the President with the fact that
those present, together with large number
of others throughout Virginia, were now
organizing thorough Republican party,
uniting in its fold the many conflicting ele-
ments of the State. That his party stood
by the President and Congress, and pro-
posed to 90 hand in hand with the great
Republican party that had elected Grant,
and that they proposed to prove to the coun-
try that they were largely in the majority
in that great State.
MIR. Ayres also made sonic remarks ex-
pressive of the objects and intentions OF
the new organization, and asking the Presi.
dent for his countenance and support.
The President replied that he was much
pleased to meet the delegation, and was de-
lighted to hear that the differences in the
party in Virginia were being tested and O
proper organization commenced. He as.
sured them that they had his hearty co.
operation and sympathy, and would receive
the support of his administration on all
occasions.
| 81" The Monarch.
A dispatch was received by Admiral Por-
ter this evening announcing the arrival OF
the British iron clad Monarch OF Annapolis
Roads, Severn river, o mile from Anna
polls.
General Sheridan.
Lieutenant General Sheridan took leave
of the President and General Sherman to-
| day, and left for his command in the West
tonight. WALLACE.
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| Congressional.
! WASHINGTON, February H.-House.-
The question Of prohibiting polygamy in
Utah was taken up and considered.
Two bills for relieving commerce of GER
/ tain restrictions were reported, and made
the special order for the third Tuesday in
March. 2fs'sa. E. .ttI
Mr.. Van Wyck, of New York, was sworn
in. -,
The appropriations were discussed till
adjournment.
Senate.-A skirmish took place over the
reference of railroad bills involving the
grant of lands. Senator Cameron wanted
them referred to the Committee on Agri-
culture, but they were finally sent to the
Committee on Public Lands.
The Mississippi bill was resumed, and an
effort to make an agreement to take vote
at 3 o'clock failed. The bill was informally
laid aside, and after while the bill was
resumed as it came from the House, and
passed in that form by strict party vote
1t now goes to the President.
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