The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-04-29
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TO-DAY's DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON.
Decision i'm u Marine Case.


WASHINGTON, April 29.-The supreme
court, in the case Of the collision between
the schooner Champion and the steamer
Lucille, confirmed the judgment that the
steamer is responsible for all damages. The
sailing vessel must keep on her course and
the steamer must avoid her.
Death of Ex-Governor sharItey.
WASHINGTON, April Ex-Governor W.
L. Sharkey, of Mississippi, died this morn
ing at the Imperial hotel, aged eghty-three
years, OF pneumonia.
miscellaneous News from the Capital.
WASHINGTON, April 2S.-A special
order from the War Department assigns
thirty companies, including all arms with
all machinery and supplies for prolonged
expedition, to protect the operations of the
Northern Pacific railroad. 1t is the heayi-
est expedition ever sent out in time of
peace. The expedition leaves on the 10Th
OF June and remains in the field until the
18th of October.
The late act of Congress abolishing the
Office OF assessor of internal revenue pro-
vldes that the collectors shall give new
bonds alter assuming the duties of both
offices. The commissioner has therefore
issued circular directing collectors to rem
der two statements of their accounts DUR
ing the month of May, one from the 1st to
the 10th inclusive, and the other from the
10Th to the 3lst inclusive, in order that the
liability Of the sureties on their bonds may
be definitely ascertained.
The postmaster at Colfax, La, informs
the post-office department that he was COM
PEELED to flee for his life at the recent mas
sacre of colored men there, and that he
took to Alexandria all the records and
papers belonging to his office. He declines
to serve any longer as postmaster, and the
department has issued orders disseminating
the office at Colfax. The annual compen-
sation of the postmaster was but $l2.
Dividends Declared.
WASHINGTON, April 2s.-The comp
troller of the currency has declared a divi-
dend of 80 per cent. in favor of the credit
tors of the Unadilla bank, Unadilla, N. Y;
also dividend of % per cent. in favor of
the creditors of the Scandinavian national
bank of Chicago, payable as soon as the
schedule Of creditors can be pre-
pared and examined. The comp
troller has also directed the receiver of the
Eighth national bank of New York to
make requisition of fifty-four per cent. upon
the shareholders of that bank to supply
the deficiency required for the full pay
ment of the creditors. A small requisition
is also to be made upon the shareholders
of the Farmers and Citizens bank, OF
Brooklyn, for the same purpose.
The Atlantic Bank Suspension.
WASHINGTON, April est seems
from the best information at hand that
Taintor was prominent ss an operator
against the government in the late panic in
Wall street. when the bulls attempted
vainly to destroy the credit of the treas
ury. The failure of the clique
or :" corner" of which he was
a part, to ''send gold up to twenty" was
the principal reason, after his loss in
Pacific mail, that induced him to confess
his deialcation. In other words, he Joined
the crusade against the government, and
being defeated was compelled to acknow-
ledge his guilt. ...a..