The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-09-15
Latest News from Washington.
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Over the Middle Atlantic States, falling
barometer, southery winds, higher temper
AZURE, partly cloudy weather, and possibly
local rains by Tuesday night.
Mexican Veterans Celebration.
WASHINGTON, September 14.-The Next
can Veterans are to-day celebrating at Mar
shall Hall the anniversary of the capture of
the city of. Mexico. Statutes were fired from
the arsenal and the forts on the way down
the river. General Albert Pike delivered an
address.
There will be at the Presidents dinner
this afternoon given to the Aztec Club about
twenty-five of the members, together with
the heads of Departments now i'll Wash
ington. Last year the Club dined with
General Patterson, its president, in Phila-
delphia. This Club was formed by Ameri-
can officers in the city Of Mexico during the
war with that country, when it was agreed
that the members should meet annually
thereafter to perpetuate the private friend
ship then formed. General Patterson and
others have arrived here to attend the din
| ner to-day. H
Washington Items.
WASHINGTON, September IA large
number of persons called on the President
to-day. including the heads Of departments.
fHe leaves for Long Branch tomorrow, and
resumes his residence at the executive mar
sion between the Oath and 2Sth instant.
The. President to-day received Baron
| SchTarz Sepborn, the Minister from Austria,
who succeeds Baron Lederer.
The commissioners of the Freedman's
Savings and Trust Company say as yet they
| can make no statement in detail, for which
they are willing to be held responsible. They
| have not arrived at accurate results as to the
| Indebtedness or assets of the institution.
The President has recognized Thomas
John EImore as British consul for Georgia,
and Hugo Tritsch as Austrian consul at
New York.
The Navy Department to-day received in
teligence of the death from yellow.fever OF
Mr.. Chandler, superintendent Of improve
ments at the Pensacola maynard, and his
wife.
Lewis e. Parsons has been retain ed to
prosecute the cases under the enforcement
act in Alabama.
The recent circular Of. the Secretary OF
the Treasury in regard to quarantine and
health laws was prepared and issued not only
without especial reference to yelow-fever,
but absolutely without reference to the
Known sanitary condition of q single port in
the United States. The object of the circular
was to prevent, as far as possible, the inter-
ruption of commercial intercourse, with the
consequent stagnation of business and the
loss of revenue which uniformly results from
| the access Of an epidemic Of o contagious
disease.
There is curious question Of making the
plural of posse comitatuS. The question
| grows out of q quarrel between the War
| Department and the Bureau of Justice as to
| from what appropriation the expenses OIL
squads of Federal soldiers used by United
States marshals shall be paid.
Platform OF the South Carolina Repub.
! Leans.
COLUMBIA. September 14.-The Republic
can Nominating Convention adopted plat
form to-day. The following is synopsis o.
the resolutions:
First. Reaffirms adhesion to the principles
of the National Republican Convention al
Philadelphia in 1872, as embodyipg the true
ideas Of American progress.
| Second. Maintains the authority of the
General Government to Interfere for the
preservation of domestic tranquility in the
several States, and acknowledges with graft
tude its interposition in this State.
Third. Deprecates lawIessness in any form
| condemns turbulent agitations in any place
deplores violence, intimidation, or obstruc
ton of personal or political rights by any
| party: demands an universal respect ant
conservation of the elective franchise in the
hands Of the weakest, and declares they shall
hold all men enemies to the equality o.
rights who interfere with or deny free and
lawful exercise of the privilege to any citi
zen of whatever party or creed.
Fourth. Pledges to continue scrupulously
to enact and enforce the financial reforms
promised two years ago, and in large mea
sure fulfilled, in proof Of which, point te
| the following hWs-viz: The law to levy
specific tax: the law to reduce the volume
Of the public debt; the law to regulate the
| number of attaches; the law to regulate
the public printing; the law to regulate the
disbursement of public funds; the law tc
| regulate assessments. So,
Fifth. Pledges to reduce public expenses
within the public revenue, and secure the
enactment of law requiring officers VINO
| disburse moneys to give to the public month
| " statements of all receipts and expendl
| lures deriyable from moderate assessment
SirM, earnestly entreats Congress for
the civil-rights bill, which is absolutely es
septial to enforce the constitutional guar
antee--equal rights forall American citizens
| Seoenth. Pledges to maintain the settle
ment of the public debt as made last winter
and reject all claims against which there
EyohM. Holds that all franchise granted
by the State should be subserylent 10 the
public good; that charges for traVei anu
freight should be equitable ana uniform
and no unjust determinations be mace De
| tween through and local travel ana Ifelgnts
| Ninth. Advocates such a modification o.
the present system Of taxation as Will prove
of the largest advantage to agricultural In
terests and land; earnest endeavors TO tne
enactment of such laws and to the encour'
aeement of such means as will most speedily
develop the resources and build up the man
ufacturing and industrial prosperity of Soutf
| Carolina, and the construction OF SUCH ne"
| railroads as will give the largest and cheap
est facilities to all citizens.
Tenth. Pledges to protection, in the trues
sense, of the property of the State, ana te
such wise, Just, and humane laws as VII
perfect the education and the elevation o
the lab0ring classes. ~
Eleventh. That with full faith in the jus
tice of these principles, acknowledging error:
in the past but feeling a condition OF apllit;
and determination to correct, appeal 70 a.
true Republicans to unite in bearing thei
candidate to victory, and pledges to carr.
4 OUT In the practical administration or 10
4 Government every principle inscribed upol
4 the standard In the interest Of the h0l