The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-03-15

tne PRESIDENT IN sending his name to the
Senate.
Delano stock Is ON the rise, and western
men are disposed to be somewhat jubiiant
in consequence. At the same time, il is best
to wait for official information on this much
tortured topic. T1Mo..
Associated Press telegrams.]
Cabinet Speeulatfons, etc.
WASHINGTON, March 14.-The visit Of
President Grant yesterday to Philadelphia
had no political significance and, therefore,
the reports that he went thither to consult
friends as to an appointment of Secretary
OF the Navy, in place Of Mr.. Robson, have,
no foundation in fact, as the President is
satisfied that that gentleman shall remain in
the Cabinet, and there being no prospect
that he will retire for the acceptance of
foreign mission, to which speculation has
assigned him. Equally untrue is the
runor that the Presidents visit had
any connection whatever with the name
of a prominent banker of Philadelphia to
succeed DIR. Boutwell, as Secretary of the
Treasury. The President was before the
Inauguration invited by Mr.. McVeigh to par
take of his hospitalties at the Union League
Club-House, but the President deferred the
engagement until yesterday, when the state
of public business enabled him to absent
himself for one day from Washington. Mr..
Boutwell, has not yet resigned his Office, and
was to-day present on business as heretofore
at the Cabinet meeting. The President has
not yet decided on his successor, and there
fore everything said on this subject is merely
speculative. This is what the President said
tonight, and, further, that he will not de-
termine upon his successor before Monday.
The name Of cX-CongressInan j. A. Bing.
ham has been mentioned, without authority,
in connection with the japanese mission. 1t
is certain that the President has not even in.
timated that he would appoint him to that
position, although he is disposed to send
him abroad in diplomatic capacity. Sena
tors Stewart and Sargent wish to retain Min
ister De Long. They argue that he has beer
4 good officer, and the peculiar intimacy Of
the relation between Japan and the Pacific
States render it desirable that he should be
retained, 1t is said here among the friend:
of De Long that he will resign in preference
to being recalled, If this should be medltatet
by the President.
David j. Williamson, consul at Callao
seeks a tranfer to the Hong Kong consulate
because the Callao climate is unfavorablc t
bis health. His request is likely to bt
granted.
The prolonged Cabinet session to-day wa
mainly owing to the business concerning
appointments to office and agreeing upor
numerous nominations to be sent to tht
Senate next week. So far not one in twenty
of the nominations is a new appointment, bu
they are for the most part merely for the pur
pose Of receiving commissions.
There is probability that Mr.. Cocy vii
be appointed to the San Francisco postmas
tership. His nomination was sent TO the
Senate four years ago, but failed Of confirma
ton. The President has recently expressed
bis confidence in this gentleman and his fit
ness for the position. The President has nc
business TO keep the Senate longer in ses
sion than it chooses to remain; but until an
Adjournment shall take place he will daily
continue to send in nominations for its nc
ton. ~--. .--.-..
In the Senate the consideration OF Cald
Wells case occupied the day.
Among the visitors to the Naval Academy
are Judge A. A. Wright, of Florida D. 4.
Pardee, Of Louisiana.
A long Cabinet meeting was held over the
changes in the Treasury, but nothing has
transpired yet.
Nominations.
The following nominations have been made
G. A. Logan as Minister to Chilli; John w.
Foster, of Indiana, Minister to Mexico
Frank W. Potter, of New Jersey, consul to
Marseilles; James A. Casey, collector OF
customs, New Orleans; w. D. BIoxham,
surveyor-general of Florida; Byron o.
Carr. supervising inspector of steamboats,
for the Sixth District; Thomas A. Spence, OF
Indiana, Assistant Attorney General for the
Post-Office Department; George NJ. DuS-
kin, attorney for the Southern District OF
Alabama /; William Z. Parker, marshal for
Eastern Texas.
Nominations Confirmed.
The Senate has confirmed the following
nominations Of the President: David b.
Parker, as marshal of the Eastern District of
Virginia. Also the following postmasters
Blair, Tuscaloosa, Ala; John e. Lewis, Pu-
laski. Tenn; a. G. Sharpe, Chattanooga,
Tenn; William Rule Knoxville. Tenn.
james P. Baird, Columbia, Tenn. Mrs.
Julia P. Voolfolk, Jackson, Tenn. 4. f.
Blount, Cleveland, Tenn. .
William T. Farley, of Charlottesville, va,
and A. r. AkermaD, of Georgia, are among
the West Point visiting board.
Property Recovered I'm Florida.
WASHINGTON, March 14.-In 1862 law
was passed by Congress imposing direct
taxes on property in the insurrectionary
States, and on the sth of June, 1872, a law
was passed giving parties interested the right
to redeem the property sold in default of the
payment of the tax on their paying the tax
with interest and expenses Of sale. The first
case under the latter law is that Of William
Sinclair, of Baltimore, who, having complied
with the requirements of the Inv, has. under
an order of the Secretary OF the Treasury,
obtained certificate of release of the Quincy
property in Florida, and be is now again in
possession Of it.
Weather Probabilities.
WASHINGTON, March 14.--For Saturday, in
the Southwest, southerly winds and threat
enug and rainy weather.
For the Eastern Gulf and South Atlantic