The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial dispatch to the Baltimore sun.1
ID TrarsportaaiOn Routes. 2

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!. rspecial dispatch to the Baltimore sun.l
Il go Transportation Routes. = i
T WASHINGTON, January 5.-The suo-com'
mittee of the Republican senatorial caucus
charged with the consideration OF "pat
measures, if any, of the proposed transpor.
tation routes to the se1board snail De taken
ND at this session favor as an inltia. ueasu.e
the complete Improvement OF the ONO. MIS-
sIss:ppi, Kanawha and Tennessee riVers.
The Improvement Of these main s'realns ~
indispensable 10 the carrying out OF, tne "a
nal routes proposed, so that anything "nlcu
increases the facilities OF Navigation Oh any
of those streams tends to the ultimate eAecu-
ton OF the entire scheme.
It will be further recommended tna1 tne
amounts appropriated be mace suIncleptly
great to promise prompt coinPetion VI
these works, it being considered more ecoI
nonical to hasten the end than 10 zoe nakius
small annual appropriations, IN wnlcn course
experience has shown there IS great Was,e.
The feasible proposition thus praeticaii!
agreed upon will, in all probao ONLY, oe
brought before Congress as an amenalhe Gu
IN tho river and harbor bill. AS to the
amount required, there is as yet no asIa upon
which to base an estimate. Inls VIII DC Puo.
dueed in the reports Of the engineers. lug
prospect of action at the present session upun
the general system OF improvement ioI ti!e
three great rivers of the Mississippi Vaiiey IS
favorable. The many States and immense
population directly benefited, and others Id.
directly so, it is believed by the frlenas OF
the increased facilities of Transportation 10
the West, will exert sufficient. influence 10
Congress to effect The passage OF reasonable
appropriation.
Examination of Cases by the Supreme
Court.
Mr.. Edmunds on Tuesday introduced a
hill TO facilitate the disposition OF cases III
the United States Supreme Court. 1t PROVIDES
that from and after May l, 1875, judgments or
the United States Circuit Court shall not De
subject to denomination by the Supreme
Court unless the matter in dispute stall cX'
coed the value of five thousand dollars. IN
Stead OF two thousand dollars, as no"
limited also, that judgments in admiralty
cases decided by United States circuit courts
shall state the facts and the conclusions 81
law separately, and their review by the SUI
irene Court shall be limited 10 determine
ton of the suficiency of the facts, and 10
such rulings as may be excepted to at the
time and presented in a bill of exceptions.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Postal.
John L. Crittenden is appointed postmas-
ter at Pineview, Fauquier county, va, oace
Mrs. S. Crittenden, resigned. Mrs. Mary a.
Bootan is appointed postmaster al Bellialr
Mills, Stafford county, Va, uice Peyton
Keys. resigned. Albert Kate is appointed
postmaster at Grove Hill, Page county, Va,
N
Sutherland is appointed postmaster at Suth-
erland, Dnwiddie county, Va, ulce Miss 3.
IS. sutherland, resigned. John Huddleson IS
appointed postmaster at keezcltoWn, ROCK
ingham county, Va, nice Mrs. NJ. Armen-
trout, resigned. James M. Anderson Is APP
pointed postmaster at Gary's Store, Buck
ingham county, Va, rice Miss }. Anderson,
resigned.
Splendid Endowment.
Some time ago Mr.. w. W. Corcoran Of
fered valuable tract of land-worth at least
S25O,O00-t the permanent endowment Of
Columbia University, of this city, provided
an additional sum of 100000 be raised for
the same purpose within TWO years from
January l, 1878, the principal of both sums
to lie funded and remain intact. Up To
within short time only $4,000 had been
raised, of which less than $4,000 had been
raised 10 Washington; and although Presi-
dent yelling had abored so assiduously in
the enterprise as almost to break down his
health it seemed az if the attempt would fail.
Almost at the last moment, however, an addi
tional sum was raised, so that the mu1ih-
cent gift of Dir. Corc0ran is secured. In the
use Of this endowment fund the least posi-
BILE expenditures will be made for buildings,
the object being to enlist the ablest teachers
in every department. The Corcoran School
| of Science is to be established as part of the
University, and a school of the fine arts will
also he established, embracing architecture,
sculpture and painting. The University will
| then embrace the following departments
| The preparatory school, the college proper,
the scientific school, polytechnic school,
| medical school, law school, and school OF
fine arts Washington telegram-Balttmore
| american.
) CoAL FROM KANAwHA VALLEY.-Coal from
the kanawha valley, West Virginia, is
brought to this city by rail at S4.47 per 2, 0Ot
| pounds freight. Yesterday four carloads OF
camel coal, from st. Adams, one hundred
and forty miles west of the White Sulphur
Springs, reached this city uid Stanton, Har
per's Ferry, and the Metropolitan railroad
| This is the first camel coal brought all the
| way BY rail to our city, and is new feature
in our commerce. Washington Republican
9th. ....