The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-07
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dolph Hargrove, who cut his own throat
and attempted to take the lives of his wife
and daughter on Tuesday morning, died
this morning at Providence Hospital. Mrs.
Hargrove is not yet out of danger, but the
child is getting well. 1t was at first thought
that none of the wounds would be fatal, but
doubtless during violent paroxysm of in
sanity, which seized. Mr.. Hargrove after his
bloody work, and which necessitated his
being tied, the danger from the wound was
aggravated, and caused fatal termination.
Hargrove's remains have been taken in
charge by the Order o. Odd-FeIlcws, by
whom they will be inferred.
Horace F. Clarke, the president of the
Union Pacific railroad, was before the Gre
dit-Mobilier committee to-day, and said his
opinion Of Cakes Ames was that he was
thoroughly honest man. He knew him very
well, and had had business relations with
him, and thought very we'll of him. He
should not call Ames an accurate man, but
certainly an honest one. TMoN.
ASSOCIATED Press telegrams.]
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, February .-Senate.-Mr.
Rce's motion to refer to the Committee on
Elections and Privileges whether Arkansas
has a legal State Government, on the ques-
ton of precedence, was lost.
The report of the Conference Committee
on amendments to the bankrupt bill to re-
lieye insurance companies who were suffer-
l,,,f I,a Rncfnp irn
goes to the President.
House-Alr Young's bill, with Senate
amendments, appropriating Sl10, 600 for pub
The bill relieving r. NJ. L. Hunter, OF
Virginia, from his disabilities was passed.
The conference report upon the sloops-of-
war bill was adopted. 1t provides for eight
sloops at q cost not to exceed one million two
hundred thousand dollars.
Thirty thousand dollars was appropriated
for the investigation Of the elections in Al
kansas, Louisiana, and Kansas.
The consideration of the poSt-ofllce appro-
priation bill was resumed. An amendment
extending the carrier system to cities of 2O,-
600 inhabitants was adopted.
The New Loan.
WASHINGTON, February G.-The funded
loan subscription in the United States and
Europe to-day has been so heavy that the
Secretary of the Treasury, in order to stop
interest. has issued call for one hundred
millions of the 5-20 bonds of 1862 in advance
Of the closing of the books on Friday. Adj
ditional calls Will be issued to follow shortly.
The Bill Giving the Right to Produ-
GERS to Sell Direct TO Consumers of
Tobacco Disappeared.
washington, February G.--The bill which
passed the House of Representatives ycster-
day, giving to producers of tobacco the right
TO sell direct to consumers, meets with the
general disapproyal of all the manufacturers
of the country as we'll as the Bureau of Inter
nal Revenue. The Commissioner this morn.
ing addressed the following letter to the
members of the Senate Finance Committee !:
"The final passage Of the bill In regard
to selling leaf tobacco direct to consumers,
which passed the House yesterday, will, in
the respectful judgment OF this office, prove
very disastrous to the revenue from tobacco,
and is most earnestly deprecated by the
whole body Of manufacturers OF tobacco
throughout the country. 1 have addressed
the chairman of your committee to-day ask
ing hearing for this office aud the manu-
facturers Of the country before tue senate IS
called to consider it.
"We estimate that the revenue would be
reduced $3,0O0,O00 per annum by the pro-
posed bill. Very respectfully,
TSigned1 Cd. w. DOUGLASS,
Commissioner"
Eli T. Jennings, of Alabama, and Albert
NJ. Barney. recently collector OF customs at
Brownsville. Texas, have bcen appointed
special treasury agents.
The campaign against Captain Jack, ex.
cept for defence, has been ordered to be sus-
pended until the commissioners recently ap-
pointed arrive. ~
The one hundred and odd witnesses and
politicians here from Louisiana in attend
ance upon the Committee on Elections and
Privileges are well. All of them are hope
full, and most of them full of spirits. u
Dead.
WASHINGTON, February 6.-Hardsroye,
who cut his OWN throat and attempted 10
kill his wife and child last Tuesday, died to-
day. His wife is in critical condition
(Hardgroye went from Nelson county, Va,