The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-02-25

General BrrLEN'S situation is getting no
better. The last display made ny him on
Wednesday upon the WHlTTEstnEE case ls
the mott contcnptihlc, if not the most
damaging, Of all that has occurred Since
the meeting OF Congress. General LOGAN,
gentleman Of no great ability, sho"e'
him w, to the great satisfaction OF the DUN
Of the House. The general aversion ie''
for General BrrLER makes any derlsion o.
him seasonahle and pleasant. Someho" OF
other, he contrives to place himself Ill III
lemmas always injurious to himself. &c
drew the resolution reported by the com
.oit,ee with regard to WHIrTEMoRE, RECON-
nendinp his expulsion. Yet in the House
he assumes to be WHlTTEMokE's "coun-
sell" A congressman is popular repre-
sentative whose duty it IL to take
care Of the interests of his constituents
and protect the Government from III
Jury or indiynity. The abandonment OF
this duty 10 become a criminal defender II
the hall Of Congress is gross breach OF
faith, which itself deserves expulsion
Following his example, congressman may
become councillors, receive fees, and mo-
norolize the business, o. none hut con
gressmcn would be employed in Congress
But it matters little about General BrTLEl
now. His influence is gone, though it lastet
longer than his responsibility. His fate i
that of poor PAU. Ply -: everybody 81 eer
and ieersn at General BUTLER.
DNrNKrN MuRpEREKS.-The shooting o
young HorEY, Of Chenango, New York, il
the streets Of this city on Wednesday b.
an utter stranger to him, laboring unde
the excitement of intoxication with the poi
sonous liquor of these times, is q sad at
fair. H. resembles somewhat homicid
which occurred within the last fortnight j
New York city, though it is a more agsra
waited case than that in New York. Their
a drunken man named REYNOLDS, ate
night, entered The grocery store OF MI
rowNsExp and demanded to be allowed
rou.aiu all night. The proprietor objectina
and taking hold Of REYNOLDS 10 put hiI
out, was stabbed by him to the heart, an
Immediately expired. Two little daugl
tiers. of Mr.. TOWNSEND saw their fathe
killed. REYNOLDS, after recovering fror
bis drunkenness, seemed greatly affected
and profcssed ignorance of the murder
y 4oI aT lay~
the first degree on Tuesday last, his coun
sci making fruitless effort to clear him Oh
the ground that he was morally absolve'
from the act.
In the case in this city young HovE1
was trayersing the street in wagon, pre-
pairing to leave for his home in New York
when the shot that struck him was fire,
from the sidewalk by GERuEIsER. Neither
had ever known the other, and, indeed, II
is not supposed that GERHElsER aimed Of
either of the three persons in the wagon
Firing at the group, tho ball entered Ho'
vEY's head. The act, therefore, ia sup
posed to have been without malice, unless
the murderer mistook some one of the party
for some one else.
The dceds Of drunken men have ever
perplexed society and the judicial tribu-
mails bnt in this State the courts have
held that crime was aggravated by the
addition Of drunkenness. There can be no
doubt, however, that after reflection society
feels some pity, and seldom resentment for