The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-02-17
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lay by the House Postal Committee, and d
Pill will be reported to carry out the pro-
oosition. They also decided that q new
postal stamps necessary, and appointed d
subcommittee boyd, Twitcher, and Smith,
to confer With the Postmaster. General on
the subject.
The Sale or Cadetsliips.
A large number of witnesses were ex-
amined by the Military Committee relative
TO the sale of cadetships by members Of
Congress. Among the witnesses were C..
7. Ray, Of Meadville, Pa, and the editor
Of the Meadville Republican; William D.
Jacks and Thomas Mcdowell, of Harris
burg. Their evidence relates to members
of the last Congress. Gustave Remake, of
Philadelphia General G. P. Este, DR..
Alfred Thomas, E. H. Sawyer, and
c. C. Capehart, of this city, we're
examined also. From these the committee
obtained some facts that are promised to be
interesting when the report comes. MIR.
Whittemore, of South Carolina, has in
formed the chairman of the committee that
the statements of Cathcart as to q proffer
of the sale Of o cadetship for five hundred
dollars are untrue; that Cathcart is his
(Whittemore's) bitter enemy, and therefore
his statement. The evidence is said to be
positive that S. Newton Pettis, of the twen-
tieth Pennsylvania district, in the last Con-
grets, sold his cadetship. ........-
Since the last paragraph about the
GALES of cadetships, it has transpired that
Mr.. Bloss, editor Of the Titusville PENN
Herald, testified to bargain with Pettis
for the appointment of O son of E. C. Bishop
to cadetship; that $500 was the first sum
named; that the bargain was made on the
night of the nomination of Pettis for Con-
gress; that afterwards $500 additional to pay
the expenses of the election was agreed upon;
that it was arranged that Pettis was to bor-
row the whole sum (sS0O) from Derrickson
that he did borrow the money of him and
gave his note for it, which Bishop after
wards paid. Bishops son is now in the
academy. The committee have the note in
their possession.
The McGarrahan Land Case.
The newspapers enormously announce
that the celebrated McGarrahan Califor.
MIA land mining case was disposed of by
the Supreme Court last Monday. This is
an error. The question before the court
was relative to the issue Of mandamus
and did not go to the merits or equities
of ,MeGarrahan's claims. That is nov
pending before Congress in the Judiciary
Committee Ct the House.
Postal Telegraph.
The Alabama Legislature instructs hel
senators and Representatives, to vote for the
postal telegraph system, and to-day Sepa'
tor Spencer, of that State, introduced bill
providing for Government control over the
wires. Tho subject is 30 new to most Of
our congressman that they ars working al
cross purposes. But as the subject be-
comes metnred the idea of the Government
purchasing and taki4g possession of the
wires meets with less favor, and The opi.
MON is becoming general that the simple
plan of giving the service out by contract
to the lowest bidder after the manner Of
mail transportation lthe rates for telegrams
being fixed by law is the best mode sug
gested.
Senator Elect Stevens, Of Kentucky
There is some doubt expressed about TIT
admission of Senator Elect Stevens, of Ken
lucky, to his seat as the successor of MIR
McCreary. 1t is alleged that Stevens wa
in the Democratic Convention at Cincinnati
which nominated Buchanan and Breckin
ridge; that lie was there most active for
and did much to secure the nomination Of
Breckenridge, and thereafter Stevens ana
Breckenridge were intimate friends and full
sympathizers in all political questions; thu
Stevens was an out-and-out syInpathize
with the Confederates and their cause, di,
not disguise his sentiments, and gave aic
to the enemy during the year 1861. Upol
these grounds it is alleged that lie will no
be permitted to take his seat in the Senate
and until he shall have his disabilities re
moved the seat must remain vacant.
Peabody Southern Educational Fund
The trustees of the Peabody Southern
Educational Fund are now holding thei
regular half-yearly session in this city
Yesterday they assembled at the hotel, bu
no formal meeting was held. To-day a
noon the first regular meeting took place
Hon. Robert c. Winthrop, chairman Of til
board, presiding, with DR.. B. Sears, tn
general agent of the trustees, acting a
secretary. There were also present Pre-
sident Grant, Admiral Farragut, Hon. Ham
ilton Fish (Secretay of Statc), Govcrno
J. NJ. Clifford. Hon. W. NJ. Evarts, cs
Governor Graham of North Carolina, Rigl
Rev. Bishop McIlwane, Charles McAllistel
Samuel Whittemore of South Carolina,
Watson of Tennessee, George Eaton of Ba
timore, Peabody Russell (nephew of tt
late George Peabody. Governor Aiken
South Carolina, and Hon. George Bradfol
of New Orleans, both being i'll, are absen
Hon. W. A. Watson of Tennessee was bel
yesterday, but WAS compelled to leave tn
morning for home on account of sickne
in his family. This completes the board
trustees. Hon. Robert c. Winthrop a
nounced in few brief and appropria
words the demise of the donor of the full
Of which the board were trustees, and