The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-12-03
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Especial telegram 70 the Dispatch.l
~ AsHlSaroN, December !. The Louisiana
lobby is about TO organize In force for the
purpose of having the President say some.
thing favorable for the present Stats, govern.
naentin his annual message. Casey Is already
here, and Keilogg4is expected Tomorrow.
They do not want additional legislation by
Congress, as matters suit them very well as
they now stand; but strong effort
will be { made to have the negro
Plnchback seated either in the House
or Senate, thereby securing from
Congress validity of the election of 1872.
Ben. Batier has been working vigorously in
the different departments sinee he has been
10 Washington, and IS preparing for various
speeches, 10 which it is expected he will
handle several Of his own political family
without gloves. The negro element are
docking up to Butler as the man who Is to
secure for. them their civil rights. - .... .5
! a full meeting Of the joint special commits
tee appointed at the last session Of Con.
gress to prepare a bill providing for a
change in the form Of government in
the District of Columbia was held to. day
In the rooms OF the Senate Committee Jon
Appropriations. Daily sessions viii, be held
iuntil the, bill is completed, which will prob
ably -be in time to report on Monday next.
Mr.. William Macarthur, of Phiiadelphia,
has been rendered the office Of supervising
architect of the Treasury, uice Mullett, re-
signed. 1t is not known if he will accept
the position, in which case Mullett's friends
are anxious that he shall be requested to
withdraw his resignation. T1MoN.
Late Weather Report.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.I
WASHINGTON, D. c., December 81 A. III.
For New England and the Middle States,
clear or fair weather with brisk south or
west winds, falling barometer during the
day, and rising temperature.
Associated Press teiesram.I
WASHINGTON, December 81 P. M-For
the South Atlantic and Gulf States and Ten
nessee, generally clear weather will prevail
EXCEPT near the Florida and the western
Gulf coast, with southeast to southwest
winds, and slight changes in the temperature
and pressure.
For New England and the Middle States.
| the cloudiness will increase and the tempera-
ture Will rise slightly, with increasing south.
east to southwest winds, and failing ba-
rometer. --... -.
For the Lower Lake region, areas of light
| rain, brisk southerly and southwesterly
winds, and falling barometer during the
plight, and no decided fall of temperature.
| For the Upper Lake region and the North
west, increasing cloudiness, and areas Of
rain or snow, with brisk southwest to north
west winds, and rising barometer.
For the Ohio Valley, clear or fair weather
will prevail, with south or west winds, fall.
ing followed by rising barometer, and sta.
tionary or falling temperature.
Supervising Architect Mnllett's Re.
| port.
| WASHINGTON, December 2.-Mr. Mulletts
report shows that sites for proposed public
buildings at Helena and Little Rock have
been purchased. 1t was necessary to resort
to condemnation to secure the property at
Grand Rapids. In many instances North
the appropriations are inadequate, prices as
sessed under condemnation being in excess.
| Memphis has presented property to the CO.
yerpment for public buildings valued at
100000. The old custom. house lot at Nor
| folk has been sold at auction. The custom.
| house, courthouse, and post-ofhce, at Knox
vile, have been completed with the appre-
priatiop. The buildings at Columbia will be
completed within the present year. The
recommendations regarding the custom
house at New Orleans are renewed. Special
attention is called to remodellipg and extend
| ing the custom-house at Pensacola.
Mr.. Mullett's Successor.
| WAsHIEGToN, December 2.-Secretary
Bristow has rendered the Office Of Supper
yising Architect of the Treasury to Will
liam Macarthur, of Philadelphia, otce Null
lett, resigned.
| Hastings Court of Stanton.
| WAsRINGToE, December 2.-The Attor-
ney- General has decided that the Hastings
| Court Of Staunton, Va, is fully authorized
under the laws Of Congress to naturalize
persons.
| s.- Items.
| WASHINGTON, December 2.-The hydro.
graphic steamer Fortune is at Kingston, ia
maica. All we'll.
The Monongahela has sailed to observe
the phenomena Of Venus's transit at Tabb
bay. All well.
The King of the Cannibal islands leaves
San Francisco for Washington Saturday.
| Quartermaster Meigs's report states that
railroad companies, principally in the South,
owe the Government seven and half mil
lion dollars.
The Tweed Habeas Corpus.
Nrw YORK December 2-Arguments on