, 1873-07-11
WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON.
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"H'No4oN' .1.' -. ~ ou45 W. 1,'t ".'Pioataht-
hoss bet"ceh prominent loSaa politicians hero
yesterday, which WIS said to llayo resulted in 4
resort to pistols, gooms to layo boon oyorstatcd.
Tho uortna wora cov Davis ond Gan, 0torko
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t''o l,io'on' Io7'naa'oT Nv oalseH1on' aha e3-
monlbor Of Congress, who was rojeotod at the
IaHt session, 1t appQnrB that Gov. Davis b1camo
from ti1no to tina vorv mua1, oxcjted ,yhcn
o1,or,i,,- fr,,,1 au;1 a,,,,o,,nat,, ,,..s..
riori,o nn.a ,s... s,,o,,1aa n "roA'
e.alno' LILO lasser 1ecolsed LUG chafgcs
a. tho seeming indifreroneo OF Clerho to
these grayo allegations. Clarke proposed post
roneIont OF thoir controversy until another
uny, but Gov. Davia sald " No, Sir, wo settle
controversy, until you go to tho pobslnaster-
General aud inform him tint you are thoroughly
dishonest and corrupt, anu that you have boon
selling Government patronage; 1 I have tho
proof III my possession. l sha!l mot lave dono
Will you until snail havo turned you out OF Of
hco.' Clhrko plncldly replied, " Ah. Governor,
wo shall meet again Us friends" 'sNo, sir, re-
spondcd ting Governor. shall never 10 III
friendship with fraud and dishonesty"
THE REVENUE coMM1ssoNEnsu1P.
:, Some weeks ago q statement was made in
these dispatches to tho effect that Senator
cameron WAS wcakoning on NoVenuo Commits
sloner D,ouelasa, and Wonld maze no opposition
20 Tue latters removal from gi1ico. Douglass
thus, bnt tho commissioner hi1nho!f Las now dis
covered TINT ho 1s not 30 firmly i1od IN lis pres-
cnt official position as to Tarrnnt Him III longer
pursuing course 1naiea.aag lnalaorenee, anu 1t
ho went to Long Branch yesterday to have talk
WIN the t1os!dent aoout 1he matter. quo to try
70 PGlauaoo uiul HUI 10 haNe clanBo, b1s TO 1c-
taln lho proHont Commisslonof.
TIE POSTAGE QUESTION IN THE DEPARTMENTS.
~ sorts OF plans to opyiato elle necessity OF
uslng postago-stamps IN tno uovernnont 10
partments havo boon suSgeBtod to tho nuthorl-
tlcs nero ginco tho a1onsloh OF the ranking
prl'lego. LIS o1peeteo tnat, Us soon as comparl-
soma Ill ofpohultnros can ne made great abuses ,3
o1 tho prlgHefG OF inc ol'cla1 business mall Will
te a ootHctou; iHele "Irc"1H 70 9o no way OUT OF
tho aAegoa thfeatonoa d!fhcnlty until somo
1urther aSs,on ID taKen ~ Conesossl noeanse tle
lay ,,s anosnlhg tne 1lankitg prlviloeo IL very
snl1o anu pialil, anu cannoL 20 nlscot'atrucu so
as 70 aliow ahy material astofatoa OF tue present
hodo o1 paying postage.
;, PosfAL MATTEhs.
II. na!Mny 1nAll service was entehuoa to-aAy on
tho bnrlington a. Southern ASilNhy from Cln-
cinnasl. Iowa, TO unlonvIlo, MIssourl, hlteon
atia ons1?uaeter miles, LOT WHICH SootaV por aa
nnin WILL Do pala. -
m. rn.,.oo fonoEp MoNEf onpEns. .,.,
am afe'tt W 3to 0t tne ~ uoparsos ~ GnlcaFo ro
WHY % o. S11o HGo iof eho aifeSs u ;onn l" nong'
eA-t4sl-oAleo s'A clgrh, "no, u ~ aAoeeu,
1as oeeh eEHaaca IN coun1el1eltlng money
@ orIors RI'Ru,nl ~ W fsnuua ~ osnh1sn' WE,
aliu 1! "nloIi Ha'n ueen onerea LOT col!Gctl0n ~
o'nc'nnas'' 1na'anapons, anu sprlngnoao' LII.
u ~ o9bIoMs 1asssIloArioN. III
r.oy moty , -. nahes, " s4 W. H. otcrota1y oaico'
III G,it Gt ieis Lure to'nss 1us ~
trolt, oauit o1o' nlarlo, tAa!4notto, anu Dulusi,