The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-04-09
TELEGRAPHIy,5 NEWS.
LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial telegram to the tDinatch.1 II, s
WAsHINeTos, D. G.. April s, Isl
Hetuln OF the Preaide emf.


| WAsHINeros, D. G.. April s, 1873
Return OF the Presiaent.
The President returned to Washington
tonight for short season. He does moi
contemplate remaining at the capital more
than week, as there are important matters
on bis farm near st. Louis requiring his
personal attention.
Field Day at the White House.
Tomorrow Is destined to be field day at
the White House, as scores Of politicians are
on the lookout tosastaek the President for
office at the earliest. moment. Baltimore will
have an array of politicians on hand very
soon. after the President has breakfasted.
Several Cabinet officers have important bnsi
ness to transact with the President concern
Ing appointments, and the prediction is made
that civil-service reform will get anotha,
heavy blow. .t} rs-, I'll te
The Collection Districts. ~
Considerable interest exists to know wha'
will be the decision of the Attorney. General
regarding the subdivision of the collection
districts, and whether the President has the
right to increase the number. 1t is under
stood, that he will decide negatively. The
Thirty-eighth Congress enacted that there
should be as many collection districts as there
were Congressional districts, and the ques-
ton now is, does that apply to the Forty
second Congress. The Attorney-Ge General, it
is intiinated, will decide that it does not, in
asmuch as there has been no subsequent
legislation by which the number of Congress
sional districts has been increased. This
will prevent the division Of the Fifth Virgil.
| MIA district into two districts-the fifth and
| ninth.
The Presidents Southern Tour.
Reports to this city from Norfolk are that
extensive preparations are being made there
| to receive the President on his Forthcoming
| visit.
The Japan Mission.
| There is considerable talk of ex-senator
Nye, of Oregon, succeeding Mr.. Delong as
minister to Japan.
/ MT. Summers Health.
| Senator Summers health continues to be
very precarious. e -
/ Outstanding LegaI-Tendrr Notes.
| The outstanding lega-tender notes are still
more than 81 800, 900 in excess Of the regular
standard $7358, 100000. a~ TIAoN. d
| Associated Press telegram =. s,,M
/ Payment Of Cotton Claims. r;
/ WASHINGTON, April S.-The Treasury De-
partment has commenced paying the cotton
claims filed under the act of May 18th, 1872
Over ,260 claims have been presented
covering over SG,900,000. More than one
half of them will be rejected on account Of
insufficient proof Fifteen millions dollars
of the cotton fund now remain in the Treas
ury. The claims being paid are for cottor
seized by the Government agents after the
goth of June, 1865. The act Of May 18th
1872. provided that all these claims should
sbe filed within six months, and therefore eX
pired on the 18th of November last. Quite
a number of claims have been filed since the
expiration of the law, and they must be
thrown out. as all efforts to have Congress
extend the time failed. ?
-a The Savannah Post-OHicc.
WASHINGTON, April 8.-While Savannah
Postmaster Osgood was here in March 9
special post-office agent found deficiency OIL
$685.. II in his accounts, for which the CLERK
in charge could not account. An error since
discovered reduces the deficiency 1925, and
it, is not yet known at the Department
whether auy defalcation actually exists.
| Weather Probabilities. '
WASHINGTON, April 8.-The storm centres
in the Ohio valley will probably move
on Wednesday over the Middle States south.
| ward to New England.
For Wednesday, in the South Atlantic
States, cloudy and rainy weather with south
and west winds.
| For the Middle States, easterly winds, in.
creasing to brisk, with rain.
| For New England, increasing northeast
winds, threatening and rainy weather.
| FoB the lower lakes, northeast winds,
backing to northwest, with rain or snow.
For the upper lakes, northerly winds with
cloudy weather.
Cautionary signals continue at Mobile,
New Orleans, Milwaukee, Chicago, Grand
Haven, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, and Buff
falo, and are ordered for Rochester, Oswego,
| New FORK, Baltimore, Cape May, Norfolk,
Wilmington, Charleston, and Savannah.