The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-11-24
rnosT WASHINGTON.
carrespondencc OF the Richmond pispatcn'
W. ,ourNeror, November %, 1871.

~..,o,as,cc of the Etchnond Dispatch.
w.aurNaros, November %, 1871. ]
rrho ov;dnnces Increase that an earnest
aaavor il being made inside Of the Re.
,,,'i,iican party to secure the nomination oil
some one other than General Grant for the
NEXT term, and there is prevalent feeling
That such an event will be certain to uiti.
mately occur. This.Htll not, OF course de'
feat the denomination Of President Grant:
On the contrary, judging from the present
aspect of affairs, he will certainly ne re-
nominated, even if by faction OF the parry sy
Until after the meeting of Congress there
can be but very little OF q positive character
known regarding these future occurrences
There Is bound to be trouble Ia the camp
early in the session. In all probability the
SIGNS of increasing discomfort will put 10
their appearance almost before the echoes
that accompany the reading OF the annu's,
| message have died away. There IS HUI, t,lt
talk about harmony and conciliaIioil' ou,
the norton of the Radical party opposeu
| to Grant consider that they are dfecoys a. ~
| pected to humble themselves TO gise .no
! glory of peace.making to the Aulnh's.la or
! ton. and 1t will be found that tnSs nav
| concluded to do so no longer. INC iaoo
cannot be denied that the appearances ~
that The war against the Administration
| general pohoy VIVA SA"'
bitter than ever.
The democrats are holding aloof for the
nresent. The party will of course be gulued
very much BY circumstances, ana at tn's
time there il no authority Tor any STATE are,
meut AS to their movements. There VIII
soon be earnest consultations Of leading
mon, and in The course of two weeks some
idea can be formed as to what will be its
future policy. The few members OF the
party now here have no fixed ideas ABOUT
the proper policy for Immediate action,
although the idea of DISCRIMINATION IS
secuted as ridiculous in the extreme.
Nothing Is get known relative to Inc
forthcoming annual message. Past eNpe-
rieuce teaches that until the day upon
which Il will be sent to Congress all intl'
nations of its contents are to be treated as
speculative gossip. Up to this time there
is no evidence of extraordinary interest," IN
the message. Political friends OF the Ere
sident. of course, judging from conVersa-
lions they have had with him, possess views
on the subject, and these surely approach
correctness; but every one knows that thclr
ideas receive no confirmation by intlma-
tions from the White House. There must
be q reference to prominent topics, ana
upon those already in the public m'no
there exists very definite ideas. Whatever
new points are to be enlarged upon cannon
be known until Congress meets. IIMoN.
PERFUMERY.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
refuses to allow a perfumcr to stamp his
manufactures by placing the requisite num-
Der of stamps upon the box containing his
fancy-shaped bottles instead of placing the
stamps on the bottles. The manufacturer
complains that the stamps required to be
used in his business cover so much space
on the bottles that their appearance IS much
damaged thereby in the eyes of customers
who purchase them for the purpose OF Or
fermentation us much as for use. The Com
missioner is memorable, however, in re-
During every bottle to be stamped, and the
perfuner is IN despair.
POST-OFFICE AFFAIRS.
Simon Wclch is appointed postmaster at