The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-07


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| General Thomas's fuaeral time To return
| and be present.
After executive session the Senate adj
| journed.
Various Items.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-Adjutant-Gene-
raj Sheridan, of Louisiana, left for that
State last night, having secured her quota
of arms.
The resignation of District Attorney Nor
gan, of Louisiana, having been accepted,
the senators and most of the representatives
| Of that State have recommended A. b.
Long.
General Howard is rapidly winding up
the affairs of the Freedmen's Bureau.
| About twenty clerks were dismissed yester-
day. General e. 'Whittlesey, adjutant-
general; General 81. NJ. Whittlesey, quar-
termaster-general and Colonel Brown, as
sistant quartermaster, rendered their re-
signations yesterday, and they were &C.
cepted.
yesterday noticing the practice of assessors
| publishing the returned list of assessments
| on income taxes, and says: !" Believing
that this practice is not for the best inte-
rests of the Government, but that it is in
| many respects Objectionable and offensive,
I desire that in future it be discontinued"
This, however, he says, does not prevent
the public from inspecting the tax lists, as
heretofore, under the provisions of section
| 10 of the act Of July Is, 1866.
The President has nominated Hugh L.
Bond, of Baltimore, for circuit judge, uice
Pearre, withdrawn.
The revenue receipts to-day were S34s,-
900.
Joseph P. Root, of Kansas, has been
nominated Minister to the Hague.
The reduction of the force OF the navy
yards must continue until Congress makes
an appropriation. There is plenty of work
to be done, but no money to pay for it.
Secretary Boutwell, announces that the
| reception by custom-h house officials of money
or other consideration for services, either
| inside or outside of business hours, is cause
for removal.
| The President has signed the bill for
bridging the Delaware from Philadelphia
to Camden.
| 1t is stated that Brevet Major-General
| Candy will be nominated Major
uice Thomas, deceased.
There are serious complaints of the per-
sistent failure Of the New Orleans mail,
now three days behind.
The Cuba and Louisiana contested cleo
ton questions are delayed by the tariff.
1t is said the President won't nominate
o successor for Morgan, of Louisiana, until
he is advised from New Orleans. He is
reported to have said that he has been i'm
posed on before regarding Louisiana ap-
pointments, and he will hereafter be In no
hurry.
The action of the House to-day in the
case of Shober excites comment. His disc
bilities, though he was Democrat, were
promptly removed by the House and sub
sequently by the Senate-the deficiency
bill giving way for that purpose. When
the President signs tine bill Shober will be
seated in his prinaa facie right to the
seat, though it is contested by Captain Nc
Cranie, whose case is the same as Shober's,
and to whom like libernlity from Congress
is expected.
Commissioner Delano decides that in the
case of member of firm dying during
! the year for which said firm have paid
| special tax and given bond as tobacco
manufacturers, the surviving member or
members of the firm ore not required to
pay any additional special tax or give new
: bonds, ETC., in order to carry on said bust
ness until the end Of the apecial tax year
Notice of the death should be given the as
SCISSOR and collector, but the bond on that
account need not be renewed until the bust
ness Of the old firm is cleared up and 6
: new one is formed.
The Federal Offices in Virginia.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-The Virginia con
gressional delegation met last night ant
adopted q series Of resolutions in regard
to the distribution of Federal Offices il
their respective congressional districts, bu
not designating any particular persons t
:, fill them. They intended to see the Presi
1 dent on the subject this morning, but a
the hour designated all the delegation wer
not present, and therefore those that were
left the Executive mansion without seein
the President, but with the purpose to ca
again.
The President has nominated job
. O'Neill postmaster at Abingdon, Va.