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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-17
"S7ATR or MARYLAND.
"Fxrcvr;vE DsfARTNENT,

y
~, E-,s.,7. !; James L. hemper, Gorer-
a., i.,-si..ra: rcaT Sill have tue honor
.' .,',..r,Si,tcc the receipt Of your commu-
s:.,,,r pl he IL instant. accompanied by
>..y u. the rcYor, Of Captain OIiS a.
p-o,yrr, In,gCc;"r. &c.
.i :, w..a extreme regret | learn the
.,..,-,n.o tf Maryland are treSpaSSlnS on
tc ,c.-.to:y Of Virginia.
.In.,-rrj,ou> have been given to the
.,.,r,,rl.r OF The Maryland oyster police
t,-,,. =. soon AZ practicable TO proceed 10 the
v,,tr. oi tie lower Chesapeake bay ana
w~,a ,ap OYSTER drcdgerS against encroach.
~. ~ the Nir:inia territory, and to use his
l,.,' authority To prevent it.
IL have prepared and issued my procla'
-s:ioY tropt, of which are enclosed 10
Ia,f and caused II to be published in hume
,,,r, newspapers in this State, and have dl-
r-,,,I il 10 bc distributed among those en-
es.cd in the oyster business.
IL, j nv most earnest desire the friendly
,elg,ions between our respective States shall
in ro,i faith be maintained, and all causes
osrompl.in: removed. snd as far As is within
,ho !inli: of my constitutional authority, my
tiflr;> >hall be directed to that end. Ihe
,ios las no; been sufficient for full lnVes-
,-q,iou of lLe irc>pass on your territory, l
tsy,, however, instructed the commander
ol 'hr Maryland oyster police TO make dill
cen, enquiry into the matter and report IL
M a, an early day. With the assurance oil
1ny esteem and respect. am your obedien'
servant JAMES BLACK GRooME."
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-17

,UNHAnABIg LErrEaa RgaaIsiSa IN fsx
RIcnnosD Posr-OYncE MARCH 10, i67t-
Messrs. a. Bodeker s. Brother, Main street.
Richmond, Va; Andrew a. Brock. csra
Tappy Steele, Petersburg. vn.; Miss Marina
Crews, Belps Crossroads, Lo,liss county,
Virginia; Miss Poc4honms Va Gay. bresno H
Bluff, Fiuyanpa county, Ya.; MI. y. ~ y
Hughes, Frankiin street, Riehmono, VI
William Jefferson. 7S7 Second ssrefi. pesNesss
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-17

SrFFoCATED BY HER MoTHEE.-A colored
female child Of Priscilla Morris. living at No.
an Byrd street, WAS accidentally sutfocated
by hrr mother While in bed on Saturday night.
The child was only about two months old.
Coroner Taylor viewed the body, but deemed
an inquest unnecessary under the circum-
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-17

ST. PATaIcK's DAY.-At late hour last
night. the weather being so unpropitious for
the celebration to-day, IL was deemed atiyt.
sable by the chief marshal to postpone the
same until the first fair day. Due notice
will be given Of the event.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-17

RELIEF OF TIE PooR.-The regular meet
ID" 0! the Richmoud Relief Committee was
ht1d last evening. The following report from
Tue comlaissary was received: Number Of
white families relieved during the week end
ihS slarch IA, 1874, 404; inmates, 1903, by
.,-ll ratl"n.. Colored families relieved, l3l :;
inmates, 35', by G63 rations. One hundred
ana thlrty loads Of fuel were distributed :;
Als0, several useful articles of clothing.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-17

MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT AT TRINITY
CHuRcH.-The concerts at this church to-
night and tomorrow night will be very at
tractiye to lovers of good music. The selec.
tions are from the best musical sources, and
will be we'll rendered. The programme,
changed each night, shows large number
of fne solos and duets, among them "The
OldSexton,"" Flee as Bird," Killarney,
"Bird of Beauty" "Consider the Lilies,
"The White Squall," and many others. The
choruses are mainly from the "Oratorio of
Daniel" The Eureka Quartette, so well and
fayorably known to the public, will give
three or more of their best selections each
night under the direction of Mr.. FL. g.
Wyatt. The proceeds will be applied to
church expenses.
Should the weather be inclement the con-
certs will take place Wednesday and Thurs
day nights.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-17

Husr.NGs CeuRT.--No business Of pubiis
interest was transacted In This court yester-.
day. The court meets again to-day, when
the case of w. j. Annahle win come up.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-17

TIE CRY CIRCUIT couRT adjourned until
the 9th Of April. Judge Wexford viii 80
to the Eastern Shore to held court In the
eighth judicial circuit.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-17

ESrEkED.-The British steamship Ber-
iard, Captain z. Pontet, 915 tons burthen,
rom New York, in ballast, was entered at
ths castom-house yesterday morning to load
With hour for Liverpool.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-17

EXECUTIVE APPorSTMKNTs.-The Governor
yesterday appointed John Russell, Of Phila-
delpbla, commissioner ofsdeeds for Yir-
ginia, and John T. Grayely, OF Surry, and
y. d. schoolbeld, OF Henry, notarics public.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-17

SALES AT REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE YEsTER-
pAY.-By Lyme & Brother: Lot on west side
of st. Paul street, 4sXl24 feet, at 1928 per
foot, 5000.
BY w. Goddin: Farm Of 20 acres on
Brook turnpike one mile from city, with
dwelling, DC, ut s., 400.
By N. N. Lee: Moiety of 400 acres land
In New Kent county, at Sl.40, 1886. .'E
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-17

g. QrALrlED--Dr. Willam Fl. Rutfner, State
superintendent OF Public destruction, quail
hed on Saturday before the Secretary of the
commonwealth, and commenced his second
Term Of office yesterday.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-17

Dr.. CURRY will lecture at Union Station
church on Thursday evening for the benent
OF the parsonage connected With the chureb.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-17

SUPREME CoUgT OF APPKALs.-Therew will Be
no session of the Court Of Appeals to-day,
as the judges and Officers OF the court Will
be in attendance at the funeral OF Judge
Joynes, In Petersburg. .xsy
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-17

O. oTATs IHEAsUKY.-The balance In the
'''a|e treasury yesterday was s557,32I.24.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-17

The TnEATRE.-The Lady of Lyons has
SO frequently been presented on the boards
of the Richmond theatre within q compara-
lively recent date, by both good and inditier-
ent artistes, the theatre.goers did not feel
any special interest in its rendition even by
an actress coming so we'll recommended
as Miss LeClercq. Yet she had n
much larger audience than is usual in
inclement weather, and acquitted her.
self admirably. The play received at
her hands fresh interest, Of which it would
scarcely have been thought capable. Though
most of her innovations in the business of
the play were improvements, it is at least
questionable whether Others were.
Miss LIE Clereq's acting is of that gushing,
energetic sort that gives an air of earnestness
to her impersonations, and which, with her
peculiar personal charms, is specially suited
to a popular line of plays. MIR. Ogden is
known by everybody in Richmond, and DE
Groat is always reliable and knows what he
is about. East Lynne is announced for to-
night.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-17

IcoAclUDso on sornrh fAasa
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4 7------- SUNNEH HENUHIAI S1lsN8OI-os
Sunday afternoon, at 8 o'clock, special re-
lieious service In memory OF the late Hop.
Charles Sumner, Of Massachusetts, TOOK
place at the Second Colored Baptist church,
corner of Byrd and second streets. The in-
terror of the church was draped in MOURN
ing, and all the exercises were OF deeply
solemn character. The pastor, Rev. William
Troy, preached from the Sd verse, 18Th chap
ter of Romans: "Do that which is good and
thou shalt have praise of the same.", de
smoke of Mr.. Sumner as man who had been
the lifelong friend of the colored race; not
from mercenary or ambitious motives. but
from unseIfshne,s of purpose and broad
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-06

INTERNAL RE VEN UE EXPENSES
Nothing is easier to accomplish than to
reach any desired argumentative conclusion
by disregarding stubborn facts. Our usual
Iy careful city contemporary, the Sunday
Herald, fully exemplifies the force of this
in its last issue. In lengthy article regard
ing the reduction of the clerical force of
the several executive departments breaches
the conclusion, based upon inaccurate data,
that the Internal Revenue Bureaus an eek
pensive fraud" 1t gives what purports to
be comparative statement of the cost Of
collecting the customs and internal revenue
taxes, to the disadvantage of the latter bu-
reau, because the comparison is confined to
the cost of services within the Department,
and therefore does not deal with all the
facts in the case. The truth is that while
the Customs Bureau necessarily confines its
operations and collections to a few norris.
the Internal Revenue Bureau is compelled.
from the nature of its collections, to employ
two hundred and twenty-fou collectors,
with q small army Of deputies, &c, and
covers our entire inland domain as
well as our scapons. The DIFF
ference between the respective operations
of the two bureaus is thus made apparent
at glance. While the customs officers Of
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-06

THE Liberal Republican editors are still IN
happy. Four of them. Horace White, Murat
Halstead, Sam Bowles and Henry Watterson,
are in New York to "found party" or some
thing OF that kind. Halstead, who looks at
everybody and everything from his own selfish
standpoint, believes that Gen. Grant vetoed the
imitation bill to ''make himself strong'' and
that "some action would be taken b. the Re-
publican party before long for the purpose OF
coming to some fresh arrangement with the
Liberal Republicans" This is q beautiful
thought. The Liberal Republican party is a
myth. At the outside it consists of about a
score of unhappy politicians, who, imagine that
the whole country depended upon them. Il
Gen. Grant would only give them few Offices
they would be the most meek and subseryient
of his followers. For instance, John Cochrane
would like to be naval officer Of the port of New
York; Haussareck, OF Cincinnati, would be sat
isted with minor foreign mission; Jim Ashley
would like tide-waitership in the absence of
anything better, and the bold Mcclure, "with
aspirations only to be honest" would like to
manage things generally in Pennsylvania. But
the trouble is they are not the class of men
WHICH bhe ITesiuepS Soulu CONSISTENTLY appOiuS
to any Office. They are-not the men whom the
people want as we have seen in campaign after
campaign during the last two years. So that
it is really difficult to see how an "arrange-
ment," as Halstead says, can be made with
them. We should like to Dee them provided
for in some way; but under the circumstances,
it seems an impossibility. The best thing they
can do is to remain where they are or go on
with their new party. Founding parties" is a
harmless amusement. 1t helps the bill stickers
and delights the small boys. And then # makes
people laugh, and laughter is good thing in
this world.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-06

New York, for instance, are able to con
centrate their labors at given points where
ocean steamers discharge their freights, the
revenue officers are compelled to delve here
and there and everywhere, all over the
city, seeking, not only assessable property,
but violations of the laws. In the same
way the customs officers at Richmond, Va.'
are able, with comparatively small FORCE
to do their work at certain wharf, while
the internal revenue collector at that city
embraces within his district an area inciud :
ing the tobacco lands of the James river
valley and the mountain businesses of the
Blue Ridge region. in which whisky and fruit
distilleries abound almost without number.
But the following table. carefully compiled
from the finance reports, exhibiting the COL
lections from customs and internal revenue
and the expenses incurred in each service
from 1869 to 1873, inclusive, speaks for it,
self:
1892
Customs receipts slsO.ots.S2s
Expenses OF collecting, l42se. osl-s per cent.
Internal revenue rec'ts 15s, $3.50
Expenses Of assessing
and collecting s,2,s, $500 per cent.
1870.
Customs receipts $lpI.5ss ia
Expenses Of Collecting, Il ~ sd n per cent.
Internal revenue reefs, Isi,Ss9,756
Expenses OF assessing
and collecting p,450,3lS-e per CONT
1871.
Customs receipts 500 ,9'o,4os
Expenses of collecting, I7,o35,452- 81 per cent.
Internal revenue reefs. llS,o9s,l53
Expenses Of assessing
and collecting 9,l2S, 1S+- 81 por cent.
1872.
Customs receipts $2l6,3T0,es6
Expenses of collecting, le,sS3,25-s per cent.
Internal revenue reefs, 1306I2,lT
Expenses of collecting, 7,A8,IlS per cent.
1879.
Customs receipts $lsS,0S9,522
Expenses OF collecting, N.lJ9,l9j-n per cent.
Internal revenue rec'ts, Il3,T2y,3A
Expenses of assessing
and collecting 6,70O,lls-6 per cent.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
we believe to be an honest, able officer, and
in this opinion we think the country at
large concurs. 1t would seem safe. there
fore, that Congress should take his recon-
mendation, which is that he cannot, with
justice to the interests committed to his
charge, make any material reduction in the
personnel of his Office, in view of the fact
that the services Of two hundred and twenty
five assessors and their clerks and about
eleven hundred assistant assessors were
dispensed with one year ago.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-06

THOSE twin organs Of Democracy, the
New York World and the Cincinnati En-
qwirOr, are jingling out of tune in a way
which is sad to behold. The Enquirer
having had the rashnesss to say that ''gold.
Subject to the laws Of supply and demand,
running hither and thithe- al the beckon
ling of the wstch-fobs OF gentlemen and
'the ears of ladies. travelling across the
ocean and back at the bidding of com.
''merce, varying in price as iron and coal
''vary, has never been and will never
"be of fixed, unvarying value. Fixed
mess is to be found in medium of ex,
'fchange not exposed to these shifting acci
''dents," the World declares 1t 10 be either
"blank ignorance or fiat knavery;" that il
will 'fcharitably endeavor to think it is ed
''ited by ounces" The Eaqu!rsr has mol
been heard from.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-06

''GATu," in the Chicago Tribune, draws the
following pen-portrait of Senator Jones, of
Nevada: "His face is like Dutch portrait in
the style of Rembrandt's mellowest, with
American eyes in it. The checks are bright
red, with the color of currant clusters, SEEM
ing to expose juicy red life in the blood, and
for the rest are open-air brown, the whole q
little voluptuous in contour, but heightened
out with beard of rich Vandyke brown, where
the thread or two of gray hangs like the morn
ing cobweb on the red-thorn bush. The eyes
are hazel, carrying all expressage, inundated
with humor, clear as precision, shining with
the light of feeling, expanding with the glow
of address. The hair tarries, satisfied that
sometimes it must let the oils of precious
spikenard evaporate, but as yet they give 1t
hue. A trihe chufy in the body, as If he
bossed all jobs with the knees, the belly, the
eyes, and the elbows, hallooing to his work
men meantime, and too strong to be always
elegant-this was Jones'" If Jones does not
take Townsend into immediate partnership in
that silver mine, he will be guilty of the basest
ingratiLude.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-06

would annually exceed the aggregate out,
lay. There is no doubt that the prosecution
of these Improvements would have the ef-
feet to stimulate the industries of the coun.
try and greatly enhance its agricultural and
mineral productions. BY the time of their
completion, in 1880. it is not In the least i'm
probable that the productive wealth Of the
nation will be more than double that Of
1870, yielding q surplus for commercial pur'
poses sufficient to occupy all these new and
improved channels of commerce. These
facts and estimates indicate that our inter
nal trade is far the most important branch
Of our commerce. and justify the PROPOSE
ton that the entire business based upon II
is fully and eminently worthy the exclusive
attention of an executive department of the
Government
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-06

Mr.. JOHN W. FoRNEY, who has been in the
city for some time past, is writing some inter,
esting letters to the Philadelphia Press. Speak.
ing of the Congressional Library and Of the
man who has done so much to make the library
what it is, an honor to the country, Mr.. Forney
says: "Whst record of the progress of our
institutional Trace it from the beginning: April
"a, 1900, Congress, urged by Thomas Jefferson,
appropriated S5, 900 and books for the use of
Congress and the Government. In 1909 libra
rian was appointed. In 1914 the British troops
destroyed the entire collection of three hundred
volumes, the soldiers and sailors using the
books to feed the fire. In January of 1915 Con-
gress bought the invaluable jefferson library,
800 volumes, for s2S $50, and placed It in tie
Post Office building, where Congress was then
sitting. In 1918 1t was transferred temporarily
to a room near the old Supreme Court, and in
1926 was placed in the hall "a very small AFFAIR."
1t now occupies. Jefferson's library was sup
posed by his enemies to contain atheistic and
immoral books, but was found to be especially
rich in Bibles and general theology and philos-
ophy. 1t is to-day q precious depository. In
1850 the library contained 81, 900 volumes. In
1851, IS 900 of these were destroyed by fire..
had just previously been elected Clerk of the
House, and came from Philadelphia to witness
the havoc. After that new reign began, but
It was not till the present able head was found
that the Congressional Library found its right
full guardian. In December of 1854 Ainsworth
R. spoford, Of Cincinnati, was made chief, and
this young man Che is not much over forty
now) put his soul into the work, and with his
splendid corps of assistants has built up what
is already noble collection, and will eventually
be among the finest in the world. Spoford Is a
marvel of memory, fine manners, energy, and
abundant resources. The ready ease with
which he finds book, answers q question, and
dispatches business, is delightful to all who
have occasion to call upon him. The insti.u-
ton to-day holds 900 volumes, daily en-
larged by judicious purchases and the operation
of the copyright law, under which every new
American book must be sent here. The library
of the Smithsonian Institute-an enormous ar
ray, 10000 volumes in all-rests on these stout
shelves. The library of Peter Force, still
more valuable acquisition, embracing books of
soma forty-fve thousand separate titles, and
among them many important publications, the
earliest American history, with maps, newspa-
pers, pamphlets, and manuscripts-costing the
Government s1OO, 000-hss also been added to
this great institution"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-06

THE Cincinnati Enquirer, the Western DEM
cratic organ, remarks as follows of General
Butler: "Whatever men may please to con-
slider General Buffers faults, it is not disputed
that he is one of the ablest and most clear
sighted men in the nation, and he commands
respect by the frankness with which he gives
his views, and the courage with which he de-
tends them. Ever active and alert he is con-
stantly on the watch, and not a move has yet
been made by the agents and attorneys of the
gold gamblers and thieves of New York and
Boston which he has not seen AMI Disconnected.
The business and laboring men of the country
really owe old Ben debt of gratitude for the
faithful manner in which he has led the friends
nj industrial AMI commercial relief in the
House of Representatives"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-06
DEATH OF GEOR0E FHURSTOS

DEATH OF GEORGE A. FHURSTON.
Our entire community will be panied to learn
that this gentleman died at his residence in
this city yesterday. Mr.. Thdrstou was the
eldest of Ave some Of the late Gen. c. n. Thurs
ton, who died In this city about eighteen months
ago. Mr.. Thurston was appointed to West
Point in his youth, and graduated in the same
class with Gen. William Sherman, the General
of the Armies of the United States. General
Grant was likewise q student at the Military
School at the same time. We are not certain,
however, that Mr.. Thurston ever performed
any active military service, and soon retired
from the army to pursue the more peaceful
calling of the law. He was an honored mem-
Der of the Cumberland bar for over twenty five
years, enjoying q remunerative practice, in
which he was eminently successful. As a
lawyer he was prompt, courteous, conscien-
tious, and dignifed. As citizen he was up
right In all the walks Of life, and general
feeling of sorrow bears witness to the estima-
ton in which ne was held by the people among
whom he lived and died. A meeting of the
oar will be held at the Office of A. II. Black
ston, Esq, this afternoon, to take action with
reference to the funeral of deceased.-Cunl6er-
land MAJ Times, Hay 4. .-
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-06
sKwING-MAcHINE PATENTS.
General Butler.O

In 1s4o as counsel, drew one of the earliest
specifications for patent for q sowing machine.
Ali the principal patents have now run out. In
order to control the manufacture OF sewing ma
chimes all manner Of little attachments are got
up, Sc that they may keep up their patents. Tho
original patents, those for o needle with an eye
through the point, operating upon the arm Of q
lever-sII patents for that portion of the machine
being the principal part OF it-have now run out.
But the sewing machines are covered with little
attachments, something here and something
there, in order that they may be kept under
patents. This is sewing machine attachment
for the purpose of being used with given stitch,
or q given method OF using the stitch. 1t will be
made the means Of doubling or trebling the price
of q machine II IL has any merit in 1t; and IL It
has not II will do no harm. If Il has advantages,
then fourteen years is time enough In which The
inventor could obtain a sufficient remuneration
for the amount Of brains expended on this little
piece Of iron, however much he may have.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-06

ALL inmates ofthe Augusta Insane Hospital
are now allowed to write when and whatever
they please to the committee of visitors. The
superintendent Of the hospital is to furnish all
inmates with suitable materials for writing,
inc!osiny and sealing letters. The letters are
to be deposited in the letter boxes in the wards,
to be taken only by the committee Of visitors.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-06

TRAVEL to Europe this year is likely to be
considerably diminished. First OF all there is
the financial depression, which is a good and
sufficient reason in itself; and second the
women and children are badly scared by the
late ocean disasters. All this will be good
news to the keepers of our own watering places,
who will not, we may be certain, be slow TO
avail themselves of it in the shape Of ex-
orbitant charges of every description.