The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-10-16
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch
WASHINGTON. October IA. 1879

ToH-pRErARATIoss FOR A LIVELY WIN.
TER, ETC.
correspondence of the Richmond DIspatch.I
;. WASHINGTON, October IL, 1872.
NOW that the rejoicings and congTatula.
lions OF the Radicals here, both of high and
low station, have had their sway. and some.
thih@ like reason has returned, the gong is
sounded among them for renewed struggles
10 lead them on to the ultimate triumph they
hope for and boas.fully predict and as there
iSa wider field to fight over and the CONSEQUENT
inabilitF to use the means they employed so
adFantagcously in three Statea only, there il
considerable planning being DONE The south.
c'h States Will undoubtedly be earnestly con-
tested, and the Administration has been led
10 believe by Radicals in each one Of them. ex-
cclhing in Georgia and Texas, that The Radi.
Cal party will be successful south of the Po-
tomac in the Presidential election. prola.
ny their strongest fight will he made in
Virginia in the South and New York
in the North; and but very few
days will elapse before the campairn
Will he rs excited as it was three weeks
ago. The Democratic leaders have no no.
ton of letting the election 90 by default. as
the Administration htnchmen predict, and
the assertions that great numbers of Demo-
Gratis will remain from the polls will Ger.
tainly not lie verified. There will be vigorous
work III Illinois and Indiana as well, as both
these states are plainly on the doubtful list.
The Government respect for the memory
OF Mr.. Seward manifested itself to-day
in the closing Of the public departments
with flags 1t ha!-mast. as they also were on
private business places. 10 not think there
was any member OF the Cabinet, unless Mr..
Fish, who lett here to be present 1t the lunc-
rAl ceremonies.
There il all intense feeling in this commit
nifty In favor Of Tic prompt execution OF
some law 10 protect society from the crime
Q; murder, which within few months has
been exceedingly common III this locality.
IN the iail Of the District eleven persons ac-
cu>"d OF nlur.cr-tWn have been convicted
anu ono Of these sentenced to be HANGED
n" now inclccratcd; aud tie majority of
the cases have been OF the foulrst and most
nla'icIou. character. The two in which coli
v!ctions have been rendered by the jury are
among the most umgrNatcd-ou being the
case Ct negro DaiD"d Jenkins, vino carved
his sleeping wife TO death with butcher
c',avcr, an! the other Barney Woods, who,
without rIU5r or pToyucation, killed Nir.
thccsrlGan in August last. In the first case
u petition fer pardon is being cir
cuat'd. and in The next Il motion
for new trial i pending. There is
little hope. however. Of either being success
fuI. anl ii i, equally true that sympathy for
the miserable men is dead among good citi-
zcnS. Another Of the most horrible murders
Oh the lis is set for trial tc-morrow-the c;ise
OF Frederick Dchraft and William Padgctt,
indicted for tue murder Of young man
named Bennett, also in August. The proba-
biliiie> Hrr that the hoad-work Of the scaif0ld
will i'c greater in Washington III the next
two or three 'nuntls tI;an Tor several years.
The people, through The courts and iurics.
begin TO express The opinion very plainly
that the protection which society demands
will bc accorded.
Colo weather seems to lnve set III rather
earlier than usual, and fires are Indispensable
Ia comfort il the middle Of the day IL well
as in tli" morning and evening.
P.ciGrItions are observable in various
part; O.! tie Sity for thc usual round Of
winter %aie;i"S aiii fashionable receptions.
II Grant il reflected llr .kdminitgati0n
i":r:'" WHO uaa!>r Washington their winter
h2D!" will J." likely to exercise their best
Talents il. making things" lively from New
Years day unti Lent. TIMoN.