The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
The New Civil Service Rules.

The Republican majority in Congress are
disheartened over the adoption by the Prc>l-
dent of the new civil service rules recon-
mentled by the Advisory Board, and his or
der for their enforcement. 1t is predicted
that it will take much from the enthusiasm
of the presidential campaill, and many Re
publican members privately continue to de-
nounce the reform as humbug.
The Grant Meeting iaa Rev Xor!<.
A Washington letter in the Baltimore
Gazette says:
"a prominent New York politician (who
is here) says one of the principal agencies
EMPLOYED in New York all day yesterday.
rallying for the Oflice-holders' mass meeting
at Cooper Institute Tonight, has been the
army of lcttrr-clrrierS connected with the
post-oflicc. They visit every part Of tie
city. The Federal employees in the custom
house and internal revenue services were
under orders to exert all their industry TO
swell the meeting.
ga telegram was received here to-day from
some of the cuStom-house patriots in New
York requesting that the Administration
representatives unite in 4 dispatch to tie
chairman Of the great mass meeting tonight
in Cooper Institute endorsing President
Grants administration and urging his re-
nomination. Sucha paper was passed around
and signed 10y some, but Mr.. Garfield and
five other Republican representatives Of Ohio,
Mr.. Dawes and General Banks Of MaSsachi-
sets. sand Mr.. Blair Of Michigan, declined Ia
sign the paper"
Southern Claims Commissioned rers
bad Case. indeed.
The Southern Claims Commission yeStrr-
day examined the eases Of Camilla Whipple.
of PHILADELPHIA, widow and eNccutriX OF the
late Engineer Whipple, United States navy,
for property taken in Virginia to the amount
Of $1,000; Adridee Jalhes, OF FauQuirr
county, VA, amounting 10 81 CO.: ana
Christopher Gcrlnrdt, Of Richmond, Va,
amounting to nearly twelve Thousand dollars.
In the latter case the proceedings were cnli-
vcned, first. by the energy Of gesture and
speech with which the claimant testified as
to his loyalty; and secondly, by the reading
of a sworn statement, addressed by him, i'll
the fall of 1861, to the Confederate Score
tarv of War, applying for the discharge
of his son from the Virginia volunteers
on the ground that he would be more Sel-
yiceable to the Confederncy by aiding his
father to fill contract for the fabrication OF
swords and clrtridge-boNcS. This paper,
furnished from the rebel archives in POSSES
sion of the War Department., had Il democrat
izing effect upon the claimant, whose attor-
ncys (MesSrs. bowman and Weaver)at once
abandoned the case on the ground that the
claimants loyalty to the southern cause was
too clearly asserted ten years ago to be dis
proved now. The commissioners also de-
clined to allow the claimant to perjure HIM
self further before them, and closed the case.
The commissioners have issued Il circular
to their sub-conimissionerS i'll the South CALI
tioning them against certifying to deposit
tons prepared beforehand and for their sig
nature, or against the recording of testimony
in any other than the real language of the
| witnesses, and for the correction of other
omissions and irregularities in the papers
upon which important questions Of loyalty
and fact are to be decided Washington Pa
trtot.
Gossip About Fred. Douglass.
Referring to the high ground taken by the
! colored element in demanding recognition
from the Republican party, the Washington
correspondent OF the Boston Globe admin
istration) writes:
''Some talk of recognizing the influence
of this element by the appointment of one
Of their number to Nh important position
Nus peeil cahF'tSseu. n Suggestion btlat meets
| with unexpected favor in high places urges
the selection of Frederick Douglass to fill
the mission at st. Petersburg, soon to he
made vacant by Governor Curtin's return
| home"
And the correspondent takes pains to add
"that there is no doubt of the serious char
acter of this proposition, or Of the favor
with which it is regarded
Postal.
Eliza Wynn is appointed postmaster at
Yokum Station, Lee county, Va, uice j. j.
| Flanery, resigned.