The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-10-03
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s Ash1sGToa, October ii53--f ID 1f.--Esol
the Middle States, rising barometer, sta
tionary temperature, light northwestefly
winds, and generally clear weather. 3, D. s. &.
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Missouri, the Ohio Valley, aud Tennessee,
nDrthWesterly winds, backing to fresh south.
easterls, FILLING barometer, and partly cloudy
weather. .i,.s Si.s, .'li3t
For the South Atlantic States, stationary
pressure, southerly winds, warmer and clear
weather., IS. gE H. +. .s =,
Fofithe Middle and Eastern States, rising
barometsr, i thwesterly winds, cooler,
clearing, and partly cloudy weather. s. ]. !,
Circular TO United states MRrshals. 3
! WASHINGTON, October 2.--The Attorney
General to-day sent the following circular, to
United States Marshals in the southern States
in whose districts armed bodies Of men have
committed, or are threatening to commit, acts
OF violence and bloodshed: ta4a 80
|. $50 yst, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, 4
WASHINGTON, September 80, 1874.
Sir: I would suggest that at those points
where United States troops are, or may be
stationed in your district, some prudent
and fearless person in whose Judgment
you have confidence, and whom the people
respect, may be, appointed as deputy mar
shall, to act at once in the arrest Of parties
committing outrages in the vicinity, so thatit
may not be necessary In such cases to serd
to you before the troops can be used for the
purpose Of arresting those who are guilty
of violating the laws Of the United States.
This, Of course, will not be necessary where
you are easily accessible, but where the
troops are placed at remote points, before
the necessary communication as to the
crimes committed can be. made, the Offend
ers, as general rule, have an opportunity
to escape. You will give the deputies all
necessary instructions as to, procuring war
rants, and need not repeat that it is impor.
tant that you should delegate the power to
none but careful and responsible persons.
...":1. p" Very respectfully, "
[Signed] GEORGE FL. WILLIAMS, -
e, 81 Attorney. General.
Sentence of n Biack-Mailer.
WAsn1NGToN, October 2.--Samuei B. Muir
dock, recently convicted Of sending black
mailing letters to Hon. Fernando Wood, was
to-day sentenced to three years. imprson-
ment in the county Jail. g
i-s Washington Items.
WASHINGTON, October I'D. II. Thacker,
the assistant commissioner of patents, was
to day promoted to commissioner of patents
uice Leggett, resigned; and Ellis Spear,
member of the Board OF Chief Exam liners,
was promoted to assistant commissioner.
These promotions, though not directly under
the civil.service regulations, are made in the
spirit thereof. ~ r..
General Sherman leaves for New York to-
night, and will return Sunday or Monday,
and then will take his final departure for the
West. ,,-, s.. III
Archbishop Purcell was exceedingly i'll
yesterday, and only bis affection for the Sher-
man family caused him to persist in cele-
blating the nuptial mass During the recep-
ton he was obliged to lie down in an upper
room at the Sherman mansion, greatly to his
own disappointment as we'll as that Of the
family and the many guests, who desired to
make his acquaintance. ~"
The Government disbursements for Sep
TENDER amounted to S1S,S01,7S9, exclusive
of payments made on account of the public
debt. r.;
! The President and Mrs. Grant leave to.
morrow morning for few weeks visit to
st. Louis. They will be accompanied by
General Babceck and eS.Seeresary Borie and
Mrs. Borie. The President may stop for. q
day or two in Cincinnati. He will be pre-
sent at the unwilling of the Lincoln statue
lat Springfield, and also at the marriage OF his
son, Colonel F. D. Grant, in Chicago, this
month. -,--..s sI.
At the Cabinet meeting to-day all the
members were present except Secretaries
Fish and Robson. The Department of State
was represented by Mr. Cadwallader. Only
routine business was transacted.