The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-05
LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial kilograms to The Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON, February 4.

ern Republicans TO have Grant appoint
native southerner in his next Cabinet
there are as yet no positive or even
probable indications that he will DO
50. In fact, judging from the present ap-
pearance of things, it is more than likely that
10 changes whatever will be made except
ing in the Treasury Department, where, if
universal opinion is correct, Richardson is
to succeed Boutwell, if the latter is elected
to succeed Wilson 10 the United States Senate.
If Grant accommodates himself in the mat
ter there will certainly be no changes. and
that probability is strengthened forcibly by
the fact that he does not, if he possibly can
avoid it, inteDd to have Congress in session
longer than IL o'clock of the 4th of March.
Consolidation OF National Banks.
The Controller Of the Currency has sent
to the Senate Finance Committee for its con-
sideration On important bill, providing for the
consolidation of national banks in places
where there is not business sufficient to
maintain more than one organization but
where two or more are in operation.
Forcible Opposition TO che Mormons.
1t is intimated in best informed quarters
that the next Administration will organize
mole forcible opposition to the Mormon
Government in Utah than las yet been
known in the history of the Government,
ard that the absolute suppression of poly
gamy and its attending evils will be a prin-
cipal object Of the Administration.
Joe Stewart. the Contumacious
Witness
that inhabits the dungeon where Pat Woods
once luXuriated, from Its depths has
written card to the public bitterly COM
planning of having been Stigmstized as lob
byist and branding as false that he had cor.
ruption fund and that be could disclose mat
tiers damaging the characters of members of
Congress and high officials. The imprisoned
witness calls for the proof Of these charges,
and offers to pay cool thousand for each
and every case where 1t can be proved that
be ever acted rs a lobbyist.
The Murderer O'Brien Refused New
Trial.
The court in general term to-day over
ruled the motion for new trial In the case
of Charles II. O'Brien, who, while on duty
o. policeman at Green Springs Pavilion,
near Georgetown, In: July lust, shot and
killed Samuel Cunningham. The prisoner
is sentenced to be hung in the latter part of
February.
A Terrible Butchery
took place at half-past this morning at
bounding house In one of the most promi-
nent parts OF this city kept by Mrs. Brown.
It appears that ut that house man named
Hardgroye, q brother of Mrs. Brown, at
tempted, while all the inmates of the house
were asleep, to kill himself, his wife, and an
Infant child aged about eighteen months. A
terrible cutlery was the result, alarming all
tho inmates OF the house and calling police
officers quickly to the premises.
An Investigation showed that Hardgroye
had cut his wife and child across the back
mud side of the neck afte- cutting his own
throat. His wounds are very serious, but
those of his wife and child not SO dangerous,
though none of them are thought to be neceS-
sarily fatal. His sister Mrs. Brown says
that Hardgroye is about fifty-three years of
age; thut he was formerly in good circum-
stances in Nelson county, Va, but that
during the late war his property was burned,
by which he lost almost everything he
owned; he has since been pecuniarily EN-.
barrassed; few months ago, with
his iamily-wife and four children
he came here expecting to get employ.
ment, but has failed so far, and for q few
weeks past has been depressed in spirits.
Mrs. Brown also states that recently he has
made remarks which showed that bis mind
was not sound. Once he said, Mrs. Whar-
ton did not kill Van Ness, did it" and
this morning, on being questioned as to what
led him to attempt his lite and the lives of
his wife and child, he replied, ooh! pye
Just been shedding little blood" There is
no doubt that he was suffering from aberra-t
ton of mind, caused probably by pccuniary
embarrassment.
P0land's Special Committee
resumed lis session this morning, but as
neither Mr.. Ames nor Mr.. John J. Blair
the two witnesses to be examIned-had ar
rived, the committee adjourned until 10
O'Clock Thursday morning. Should the gen.
tlemen above named arrive prior to that
time u special meeting Of the committee will
be held. The chairman This morning re-
ceived 3 letter from Dir. Ames requesting
that ex-senator Fowler, Of Tennessee. be
summoned to show that Nee omb offered to
let him have stock; but as Dir. McCom5
admitted that fac, in his testimony, the comb
mittee does not deem it necessary to sum-
mon Dir. Fowler.
In the House, to-day, Judge Poland sub
mitted the. testimony taken before the COM
mittee of which he Is chairman, and asked
that 1t be printed, offering resolution at the
same time, which was adopted, that such
portions of the testimony as afecss seniors
be transmitted to the Senate. TIAoN. i
Associated Press telpgrsms.]
suif Ser Recovery OF Money Paid as
Export Tax on Tobacco.
YYAsH1NGroH, February --Asuit has been
instituted here by William r. Bnrweli, OF
the city Of Richmond, In the Circuit Court
OF the United States, In the case Of james
n Pace rs Rush BURGESS, claiming S23.DQO,