The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-03-03

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By educating the masses you obtain the
most solid foundation for the permanency
Of the institutions Of republicanism. The
Association, he said, had his good wishes.
The Late Oneida Disaster.
No dispatches were received at the Navy
or State Department to-day in.relation to
late disaster to the sloop-of-war Oneida. s.
State Dinner. Isl.
The President gave another State dinner
this evening. Those comprising the din
ner party were the President and Mrs.
Grant, Senator'S Drake, Bayer, Edmunds,
and Pratt, with their ladies; Senators
Conkling, Hamilton, Howard, Lot NJ. Nor
rill, and Corbett; Congressman Ames,
Calkin, Cake, Coburn, Cook, Farnsworth,
Latin, and Shehen, with their ladies !;
Congressman Hambleton, Houghton, Will
liam Lawrence, Sidney, Clarke, O'Nein,
and Meyers.
Loss OF steamers, Life, and Property.
Mr.. N. B. Devereeux, Chief of Steam
boat Inspection, has made report to Sc
cretary Boutwell,, from which the following
is obtained in regard to the loss of steam-
ers, life, and property, throughout the
United States during the year 1869: Ex-
plosions, IL; steamers lost by fire, 80 col
lisions of serious character, "a steamers
lost by wreck and laundering, %; steam
ers lost by snags and other distractions,
30; lives lost, $50; amount of property
lost, So, 434, O0O-of this amount there was
lost in the western waters SO steamers, $40
lives, and s1,s4s.s5 worth of property.
The Disability BilI.
Senate bill No. 1876, with House amend
ments, for relieving persons from legal and
political disabilities, which passed the
Senate last week, has had tortuous path
to travel. After the House amendments
had been adopted Senator Wilson made a
motion to reconsider the vote by which the
Senate concurred. Thus the matter
stood up to few moments of adjourn
ment on Friday last, when Mr.. Wilson
withdrew his motion. At the next meeting
of the Senate, last Monday, Mr.. Sumner
entered motion to reconsider, and that
motion is now pending. 1t appears that
the North Carolina senators Pool and
Abbott) insist on striking out the names of
Clingman and Leech, which are included in
the bill, and that these senators are in
turn urged to the opposition to Clingman
and Leech by two members of the House
from North Carolina (Messrs. Lash and
Jones), who fear that if the disabilities of
Clingman and Leech be removed they will
run for Congress in their several districts
and defeat the present incumbents.
Senator Johnston gave notice to-day that
he would tomorrow insist upon vote
upon the motion to reconsider. The pro-
liability is that the motion will be voted
down.
Senator Johnston will leave hero to-mor-
row for Richmond, where he will remain
until Monday.
Disabilities Removed.
Senator Lewis's bill for removing the
disabilities of Mr.. Harnsberger, member
of the Virginia Legislature from the county
Of Rockingham, and Mr.. Nicholas K. Trout,
of Staunton, passed the Senate to-day.
The Consideration OF Mr.. BradIey's
Nomination.
The Senate went into executive session
this afternoon at o'clock, and continued
until near 5. a large number Of consular
and other nominations we're considered, but
most Of the time was consumed upon tho
nomination Of Mr.. Bradley for Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court. About the
same position for md against the nomine-
ton was manifested as in the discussion
Yesterday, but it was discovered that il Mr..
Bradley should be confirmed he would re-
moye,yithin tho territory embraced in the
southern judicial circuit. 1t was also
stated that the President is not particularly
DESTROYS of the confirmation of Mr.. Brad
ley, and that if the nomination be post
poned another name would be sent to the
Senate. Finally, q motion was made to
postpone further consideration until the
2lst instant, which was carried by vote of
% to o..
The Decision Relative TO Captured
and Abandoned Property.
,rth of 10
involved in the decision of the Supreme
Court of last Monday relative to abandon
ed and captured property in the South.
The decision of the court overrules nearly
every point maintained in the Treasury
Department for the past four years, and
turns over to the southern claimants the
above named sum of money.
Mr.. Segar's Case to be Decided To-
Morrow.
The Committee on Elections will to-mor-
row finally vote upon the claim Of Mr..
Segar to q seat in the House as member
at large for Virginia. This is to determine
whether he was regularly elected, but it Is
understood if the committee decide that the
election was regular they will recommend
that Law be passed Immediately legalizing q
member at large for the State, there being
no Law now authorizing such member.
McGarrahan's Case.
The McGarrahan case has been under
consideration by the House Judiciary Com
mittee for about week, during which time
immense documentary and other proofs
have been produced and elaborate argu'
ments by counsel for and against the claim
There have been some astonishing develop
ments, showing fraud to deprive McGarra