The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-09-25
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|Tns President az 5syashington-The
a. HACK Hills Countsy, dc. q
Ispeclal telegram to.fne Dispatch. * 4 s;
+ WAsaHaroN, D. C..,, September a4.-The
presence ofthe PRESIDENT and his announced
intention OF remaining, Here permanently, lis
bringing nahy visitors to Washington,
1anxiousto have interviews with him. Very
few persons OF prominence have called to
see him, apart from, those whose official du-
tties require their residence here. s-s &as !
i The Treasury Department has received
several communications from health officers
at. various southern ports, expressing APP
probation of the efforts Of Secretary Bristow.
to prevent the, spread Of yelloW-fever.r The
health oficerafor the South Carolina coast
writes that be has had larger feet Of vessels
from the infected port of Havana this season.
than since the war, and Charleston during
the summer and at presentH entirely free of
all fever and in an unprecedented condition
of health. Ii = ~ =. 4 u t., 5 ,e5 i,
President Grant assures the Secretary of
the Interior and the COMMISSIONS Of: Indian
Affairs that he will not allow the invasion of
the Black HIS country by white men while
chat territory is under treaty stipulations
the property of the Indians. This will have
the effect Of arresting several exped itions in
the west &hiehare reported to be forming for
explorations and settlement in that country.
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Attempt to Black Hail Fernando Wood
| An Example TO be Made OF the
Case. ;5z',a.l ,, .i,.. i.,, 'l3 ~ -
-, { Especial telegram to the .Dispatch.l
! WASHINGTON, September PA young
man named Murdoch was found guilty in the
Criminal Court this district to-day of
sending threatening letters, with the object
to black.mail Representative Fernando
Wood, OF New York, last June. Murdock
had an accomplish, q woman, who visited
Mr.. Wood at his residence, pretending to be
soliciting that gentlenlan's influence to pro-
cure an Office, but really with the object Of
working up ground for matchmaking ope-
ration. The two made charges Of improper
conduct on the part of Mr." Wood towards
the woman, and demanded fifty thousand
dollars as the price Of their silence. The
Congressman, however, resented the insult,
and promptly had Murdoch arrested, and he
is likely to be made such an example Of as
will deter other and disreputable characters
from plying their vocation in II this quarter.
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.a..i -. =. Late Weather Report. -. ~.
Especial telegram to the Disp.tch.l i
WASHINGTON, September 25-1 A.. NJ
Over New England and the Middle States,
stationary followed BY falling barometer,
southwesterly winds, slight changes in . tenn
perature, generally clear or partly cloudy
weather. /tl4TnltfS pE!ri," ~ - z
~ =, rlA.sssso5oia.ed Press teleramI :: +.
WAsMSeros, September 24-7 P. A.-For
Friday, over the South, Atlantic States, east
erlyIwinds, falling barometer, lower tenn
peratures, with cloudy and rainy weather
= over the Eastern. Gulf States, southeast
erly winds, backing to northeast falling, fol-
lowed BY rising, barometer, stationary tenn
perraature, cloudy and rainy weather.
: Over the Middle States, slight changes IN
barometer and temperature, southeast to
southwest winds, and partly cloudy weather