The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-09
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Three Pullman cars are here 81 take the
presidential party 10 Phfhdefphfa SO attend
| the opening ceremonies Of the Centennial
James %. Marsh, gargerF OF Western Mis-.
souri, convicted Of making false RETURNS,
has been pardoned. s4ssli3''
Tnr United stafes Supreme Court Inns
| adjourned 10 October. The Granger easee,
involving the right OF States ts reguiate
railroads passing. through them, has been
postponed. 9.tg 30 Z s..ss,sss s.sssss
Speaker Kerr hiss asked an extension Of
his leave for ten days 81 N. IS
A. M. Wheeler has been nominated post
master OF DanYille. Va. lss 3.s
count Lewinhaupt, the hGW Swedish
Minister, presented his credentials To-day. Is
The Supreme Court this term delivered
sS5 opinions. There remains on The docket
915 cases. Among the cases lett over are
the New York Mutual Insurance cases, in
yolving the effect of the waT upon contracts
OF insurance between northern companies
and southern poliey.hold Z
Dom Pedro, with several members Of the
Brazilian legation, visited the. President to-
day. They were presented to Che President
and Secretary Fish, and aitefwards to tie
Presidents family. He leaves tomorrow
for Philadelphia. ,'s : 5.
BLAINE GRATEFUL FOR PRONOUNCED Ex7
PREsSIONS IN HIS FAVOR.
WASHINGTON, May s.-The foliowiug
found its way into the Maryland Repubi-
can Convention from Mr.. Blaine:
/" Ordinarily should be unwilling to ex-
press any preference as to what State con-
yentions might do touching myself, but Of
late, Us you well know, q very persistent
attempt has been made to throw mud at me,
and q pronounced expression from the Ma-
ryland Convention in my favor would. ut
this time be gratefully received. 1919 aaJr
THE CHICAGO PENSION AGBNoY-M1ss
SWEETS TESTIMONY AS TO HOW SIZE WAS
!. BLEED. 5 L-l .it -t,ls
WASHINGTON, May S.-hiiss Ada Sweet,
pension agent at Chicago, testified to-day
that bir. Blakeley, her predecessor, resigned
his office on condition that she pay sum Of
money to United States Marshall Campbell,
the father-in-law OF General Babooek, which
Blakeiey said he owed Campbell. She
agreed to give Blakeley over 81 800 per year.
When this money was paid TO Campbell he
said Blakeley owed him s., coo, and that she
would have to pay the rest. She objected,
and steps were taken by Campbell for her
removal. She fastened to Washington, saw
the President, and demanded a hearing
before removal. The President told her il
she paid any more money he wonld remove
her. Blakeley became defaulter to the
amount OF 50, 900, hall oiwhieh she had to pay
through the conniYance Of General Baker,
then Commissioner OF Pensions. Before
coming here Campbell wanted her to sign
card generating him, which she refused to
do. He asked her then to tell the commit
tee he would refund the money If the com
mittee thought it wrong for him to take It,
Miss Sweet cxonerated General Logan from
completely in the affair, ~, ,sr.'
MURDER BY MALPRACTICE,
PORTLAND, Me-, May S.-Dr. Rufus A.
Cobb, Of Minot, has been arrested, charged
with the murder, by malpractice, Of Mrs
| Eliza Caldwell, of Oxford. - ~
THE CASE OF STOKES. -
PouGHKEEPsJE, May S.-The general tern
o-day dismissed the writ Of certiordri arC
.remanded Stokes to prison. The case now
goes to the Court OF Appeals. =.