The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-01-08

no bearing upon future action, asg that Mi
Mister Of Finance was but fewsdeysa aga
succeeded by new Minister. II appears,
also. that in the informal conversation the
French Government suggested four cents
for inland postage in France, and three in
the United States, besides two cents ocean
postage. The Postmaster General will con-
sent to no treaty that does not conform in
rates of postage about to the terms of our
treaty with England-namely, total post
age of six cents. There is prospect Of
concluding q similar treaty with the Ger
man States.
enthusiastically
Senator Stewart will introduce bill next
week to abolish the frnnking privilege and
authorizing the Postmaster General to con-
tract with the lowest bidder for construct
ing telegraph lines over the principal mail
routes, and establish postal telegraph in
connection with the Post Office Department
the latter to regulate charges so that thereve-
nue. shall be equal to the expense of ope-
rating tho same; the construction in no
year to exceed the charge upon the Depart
mcnt for frankiug for the fiscal year 1869.
4 bill will also be introduced in the Sem
ate to modify the neutrality laws so as to
prevent foreign Governments from fitting
out vessels, procuring arms, ETC., in this
country to be used against insurrectionists
seeking to form free Governments.
The Appropriation Bills.
The House Committee on Appropriations
have cut down officials estimates largely,
and expect to report the executive appro-
priation bill next Monday. The pension
and West Point bills are ready to report.
Public Printing.
The public printer, Mr.. Clapp, hos his
whole force engaged in printing testimony
and documents in contested election cases
of which there are fourteen. In all the
cases nearly all the testimony is yolumi'
nous, and in one of them the manuscript
covers six reams of foolscap.
Tho Government printing establishment
has now engaged SIS employes-printers
and bookbinders-20O of these ore com.
positors. WALLACE.
Associated rress kilograms.
The telegraph Operators Strike.
WASHINGTON, January THE Western
Union office here is receiving and trans
| hitting MI business offered. The force nov
in the office consists of thirteen OPERATOR
besides the managers, and number ar'
now ON the way here. Two Of the branch
Offices here have been re0pcncd, and tn
same is expected in all the others in fey
days.
The lines south arc working to Augusta
Charleston, and elsewhere.
AUGUSTA, Ga, January 1.-The tcle
rraph operators in this and the fourth dis
trict, from Wilmington to Mobile, excep
the Atlanta office, took no part in the strike
Dcats, Of General Mower.
WAsHISGroH, January 7.-Genera
Mower, commanding the department Q
Louisiana, is dead.
Various Items.
| WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE revenu
receipts to-day were over sj0O,oOo.
There was full Cabinet meeting to-day
Commissioner Delano has Instructed tn
Supervisors in distillcry districts through
out the country to change the gausers i
their districts once every three or lou
months. in order to have the law rropcrl
enforced.
The United States tug Maria, with fou
of her crew, was lost by collision ycste1
day with the Miantonomah at the entranc
of Martha's Vineyard.
Commodore Poor reports $4,000 SPANS
troops at Havana December 2lst.