The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-03-14
TELEGRAPHIG NEWS.
LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.
rspccIal telegram to the Dispatch:
uoveunents or the President.

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- Especial telegram to the Dtspatcli]
Movements or the President.
WASHINGTON, March 13-Importunate cali
ers at the White House found this morning
that the President, whom they have been
pining to interview ever since he has been
reiustated. had given them the slip and lett
for Philadelphia, where he will dine with an
aristocratic Union League, and talk over
with Pennsylvania politicians the policy OF
Cabinet changes, and escape the daily ding"
dong of oftice.seekers, who weary him so
much while he is at bis official home. lie
will return to Washington tomorrow to re-
main until the Senate adjourns, and very
soon afterwards will go to St. Louis for the
purrose of giving personal attention to prl-
vate affairs. -. ~. -.-,-.-.. ..sss
The Treasury Department.
Judge Richardson is now duly installed as
Acting Secretary of the Treasury. Boutwell,
retains all the Department, but Is doing no
official work. He will probably tender bis
resignation at the Cabinet tomorrow and
take lis official farewell of bis Cabinet asso-
c;ates. AS yet there are no authoritative
inlimations MS to whether Richardson VIII
permanently succeed him or not.
Applications for Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury in case Richardson is promoted are
becoming numerous. Chiefs of divisions of
the Treasury, several, ex-members of Con-
cress, and other outsiders, are counting their
chances. -.
About Secretary Robeson.
Rumor is busy in assigning Secretary
Robson to u foreign mission, but the friends
of that gentleman say the only foreign coun-
try he aspires to reside In during the next
four years is New jersey. S.. s...sa.
The Currency Balance III the Treasury
is still very low, being but little over two
millions, and the payments to-day have been
very heavy. Nevertheless, there Is no change
of policy, and the excess Of outstanding legal
tender notes has been slightly reduced since
yesterday.
was in bis scat In the Senate to-day, looking
in better health than at any previous time
since December.
The Run Oh tito Washington City ga
wings Bank
was kept up to-day, although the panic is
subsidiug. 1MoN.
~. ASSOCIATED Press teegrams]
Death Of q Prominent Washingtcnian.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-Wiliam B. Todd,
a In ritizaY, pf WASHINGTON,
y. c., died suddenly at his home, In this
city. this morning, Of apoplcyy. Ho was
fine LARGEST real estate owner III Washington.
At the time OF his death he was director in
the Bank CT the Metropolis, q prominent
member of Trinity church, and patron OF
the Protestant Orphan asylum and other
charitable institutions Of this city, and was
also n trustee of the Reform School.
Various Itcins.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-The Senate has
confirmed the following nominations mace
by the President: Colonel Scruggs, minister
to Colombia; +. NJ. Douglas. marshal for
Eastern North Carolina S. Il. Packard, mar
shall for Louisiana Albert Caldwell, col
lcrtor of customs, PaSo del Norte.
K. A. MoseIcy has been nominated as post
master ut I'alladegn, Ga.
The Acknowledgement has dispatch from
Detective Whileley that the postmaster and
county officers have been driven from Lake
CITY. Fla. The ringleader of the afllay was
arrested. Federal officials are investigating
the affair.
Ii is reported that DR.. Newman, chaplain
of the Senate, has been appointed Inspector
of consulatcs, and will make trip around
the world.
The legal reserve fund has been drafted on
for over 4 million, which may be increased
to over three millions on account of de-
ficiency in appropriations.
Edward Il. Smith has been nominated as
Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
General Grant has gone to Philadelphia,
| but returns tomorrow.
The southern claims passed upon by the
commission, and for which ali appropriation
has been made, aggregate $4,000, distri-
buted among about one thousand claimants,
mostly III Virginia, Tennessee, and Alabama.
Deducting eight Of the larger cases the ave-
rage is 800.
| Mr.. West submitted in the Senate reso-
luton compromising Mcmillan and Ray,
elected senators from Louisiana. 1t was re-
| ferred to the Committee on Privileges and
| Elections.
The case of Caldwell occupied the balance
of the day. No action.
Twenty persons are scrambling for the
Mobile colectorship of customs. Ruff, the
present deputr, claims it under the civil
service regulations, and is strongly recon-
mended. Among the Scrambers are Bar
ker, of Selma; Reynolds, of Montgomery !;
Heflln, Buck, and Buckley. Pennington, OF
OpeIika, will probably go ahead.
The Government will lose nothing by the
Irregularities in the Mobile custom-house.
Accident to O Steamer-IGan Wounded.
Especial telegram to tho DispatehJ
NORFOLK, Va, March 13.--The steamer
FREELY, from Philadelphia for Havana, put