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, 1876-03-04
STATE AFFAIRS:s
WISCONSIN.
TIE NEW RAILROAD COMMISSIONER.
SnAtko} FAst.atth n .f.Aa f,tJ-noo f'rth,,us

apfftat ~ Daoa.eh "a ane cnedao ~. 1r,0'ne'
MAn1sos, "ls', s'a1ch 3.-iha nomination Wso
acht ny ooV. l.ua,o9toh 70 lle senate sn-day Ni
Dan" O. Lamb, OF loud du~ Lao. AZ Aai!roaa
UoInn,Laeioner, under tho -new law regulating
rsilronda. Tho neluction hns hahn. n1ado fro,n
.s~a.si a.n,,,o+as ,s,a.a a.naa ,.ara ,,raoa 1 ~.
e"'efa' c"no'"sr'h'. "noso naa'os ""'n "tbe" oh
satious Rtoat'oes eomo oshose ta!Kea or would
probably llavs been toler rohtod OH rn.!road
management bit THAR nunotu.mopt woutd
dnutii6ea ham .,rorake1 nina vnratlc onfnn,on.
u is,t,t III, s.,i.s's't ,.ta...s~. D ~
~ ',iuaeasoo W KY tMAoau n,'aono'' VII.
i'"nlol8 ~ on asu r!on'uoN ea.1en y ioaa s'
tx % rs,a m.f ot 1Sa Sn!s @a a'a SsGsye s ao
Toned i,Itavruy, I'D ida. ucytr tao,, oduncrtca
m'ta ous .aao .s.'s ae1 "a oLoiHy
that Will enable hlm to diachnreo his t'lltcs say
Anseesor OF 1ntcr1Aat Reyoudd. Ila ID hi daties,
I,or,,,,,,,, ,,,t ;,,dann,aont ~ .,1 .,,,,;,. -
.;.pa 49,, is =. "vs' ~, w.
thss au ns n,a,ns ~ nu,o 10 ato"n ~ 1he
thb election, Of RA6rizi wlcn the Democratic ula.
iorl,y,u, tho county was about COO.
~ .rar.,n,v
oo,,od a., o,,or,"a., @ aDu,n ~, n',,co, Ill
seitato aicdtotta.,ta cohgtess aalips ~, invss.l.
gallon OF tho chnht ol J,tdco Chtc 10 q soat ng,
I,curcso,,ta,;vo from tttn, Eir,,h nlstric,
~ .Iia 49,. A. r,ntio, - ,ra.n,;..
~
~ noHtnono "aa lost-a4 70 a6! An
Interesting dbbdte took plnoc. hfbHstb. i'uon
and W. Griffin advocating, nlld lhlmbrud, Cliasl-
tou ,h,itl toos opposing. Finally the previous
question Wh4 htovcd, somo nmbndmenB bv tile
Committee on ttis Teqortll Io1htonH alopleu,
rohie unfrtUn1lyF ones rcltotcd, ahd tlio nlnmo.
rial concurrcd iu-ayes, ID I nocs; Al. Thora
wetd aohi6 ddacnt anh sotlc dodgod on both
sttleH. =
e, orn1lf susrSEas or. .nE:iEnAb' INTEREST
was M folowa Tho ssnato occupied eood
part Of tfo Itaot1tR dtaoassihg tho bills codify-
ing tho lawa ttho f]r0octibn Of fish and game,
md o resolution proposing to nuaoud tho Con.
stitulion so hs TO authorize yordctA
by jurlos leia thhn Unanimous. The latter
WIS - advocated by senatDrr F!iut, aud
BoIalon ntallotpoHtd By Siivarllotn mid Dartun.
Senator Dalsat 0fferod pn Amendments. thae arer1
juryman siAll subscribe to an oath that no can
real and wtito, which WaH lost. A resolution
was indefinitely poasponol,-1G TO- II. III tlle
Assembly apoklior resolution proposing Several
cfoso queetions to Gov. Taytor shout his o1-
poilditura OK contingent funds was :. onerol.
Considerable timd wAs occdnoa with 1IilTaukoo
mattora, and AMONG tito bills killed wore: To
inoroaso tho pulafy Of t!ie aiilwauitoo Municipal
Court Jidgc;. to ropoaI the law author
lzlbg milwaukee, 1upaEyihQrs to appro.
psia,o TO- tho County Irensutor eS,oM
and q lcBa aunl to tho County CLERK Tor
olork-llfrp to authorize tho construction OF scw-
ets mud tho laying oE wator-pipes III hiGhMaya
botween Mils'hukoo and adjoining towus. seses-
al other blitR veto KILLED. among thnm,. Tor tie
, 1876-03-04

York detectives report that Charles I. Dsont, Into
bookkccpor Of tho Falls City Tobacco Bank. Of
Tits city, took passage for Europe laaa Saturday
on IN Inman steamer. Before leaving Loiiis-
yitlo Dront oblatnod s76.ooo cash aud check
for tho Hsmo nmount, and d draft Of
$4,000 On tho MDrcliants' BANK, Now
Tork. Ho frat *6nt to Cincinnati tnd there
toograptfed to his frend hero thRt ho had olopod
with d wsll.kuown Indy, by wliotl rtlBo he gained
rimn In reaching Now York bnforo tho tAct Of
tho forgery hco1me known. Bront had boon In
the Falls City Bank gnvornl years. nnd whs
highly regarded. The English officials havo
boon notified to arrest and hold him 0nti proper
papers for Ills return can 30 nuda ont.
, 1876-03-04

!sptetHl DhpaIth 10 1hs Chicago Tribune
NEW YonE, March 3.-Tho tumor was started
this morning Of tho death Of Boccher. Accord
ing to ono verafon ho had committed suicide,
and according to another ho ind ta!lon victim,
to apop]exy, Tho 1lmoE crossed tho river at
loap, and Ind trayolod over half Of Long
Istand In less si1no than It would
hevo taken tho trutl. to got In
motion. On Wall atfoet tle r11.not waa pasAed
from montlr' to mouth witt1 nl1 RortA OF COM
ments, md around the New York Cty-HaA and
IN Printing Houeu Square It WAS for : limo nc
ccnted as true. In Brooklyn IL vaa received
with incrodullsy, bnt it awakqned unmlHtakabto
interest. and busy mon did not rest easy until
they satisfied thctnselves OF iiH felstty.
, 1876-03-04
SHOULD HAVE HAD A. LICENSE.

BALr1Mnhs, Nd March 5.-in the caac of
William O. Mooars5: the sgcnt OF = Boston trn,.
who wks tried ycatesday foF selling goods In
this city without! a. lcenso, Ju1gn Gilmore de-
ctdat1 thss u tho prosout law requiring liceusea
made no Discrimination between resident aud
non.royldont laotcl,Ants, obliglus aaoh 10 pay
thu same amount, She 'dnfsndkut HaS gailty Of
violation Of jtB provisions, aud imposed hus OF
$40 md costs. An appeal was tAken+
, 1876-03-04

tl,oro, has bcon tnisr!ng now two days, u,tor
circumstances Trading to suspicion that Id hAss
run Awny with Airs. !. H. Moore, siie OF y *oll.
t,,-da cittson. 10th loayo aaycrAl chlldrpn. DR..
Halllnpor ntood high In tho community, but
dhca l,tH tliaappoaras,co thoru have boon gfavo'
charges of iniAuclnoanprs beiuro he chlIo hrre,
and it Ia satei that ho ran away and left asMtfe
ol,cn be{oro in Utfance, Ohio.
, 1876-03-04

.Ctxcn'yArr, March 3.-Thomas Tlilshoimer. d
bdbkkncpcr Ut tue q ls>npiro" gambling saloon,
in this city owned by Eph Holland, was yos-
terdny charged by tho proprietor With e,nbozzlsnR
&25, 600. Hilshuinee Immediately turned ovor
10 Holland money, diamonds. watches. otc.. to
thu amount Of $l1,000, and was thsn permitted
to 20 FREQ
, 1876-03-04

Spttfdt Utp1feh 10 The th1tafo 1r1bune.
g1oux CRY, IT,, March 0.--The case Of A. 7.
Oao!l, Who was hensanccd in tho D1atsic. court
last fail To t1ire6 years ID tho Fort Madison
slate-Prison for assault with Intent to kill, oAmo
up On motion for now trial to-day. uounsel Tor
Odel argued that tho Judge bud no Legal right
Court, in refusing to ndmit tho iasoxioaston nt
tho defendant as Mitigating circumstance, act.
ei untarfu1ly.
, 1876-03-04


Special msputeA 10 The chfcdan 7rtoaHA
TAroHrE, 1ud.. March 3.-1ho barn OF O. r.
Ludlow. 2. woal.hy farmer in thla county, WAS
outerod last ulEht, aud IN trou-gray marc, oil
upon buggy, a Bioe'o harness, q buffalo robo.
and q saddle and brtdlo stolen. A r6Wntd Of 97j
Ia offered BY sLeflT Nhwkii.H for tho arrest Of
tho thlef and reoovvry OF tho property.
, 1876-03-04
THE MURDERER f9ubthsTElN.
Saktiif Qfnndtch In 1,hk HAftfrs4 I.tih1ttt

New YonK, March 3.-llumora that ltuben-
Htcin would attcmpt Enicido received strong con-
t1r,uation by discovery which hia keepers aado
thts mo1uiug. Whon a thorough search Of tho
prisohera cell wan madc, wire was fo,ihd stuck
Into Lis mattrces It lad boon sharpcnod to o
point almost rs flno AZ nocdlo on ono end. and
tho ofbor end waB bent oyor so as to form con-
ronient haudo to tho weapon. TAo dishes mud
utousils IN lis cell wcrc thoroughly examined,
ant1 alr. btonson found TINT tile iron handle Of
tho slup-pail had boon removed. II waa fpuna
slowed away iu u corner OF the coil unucr son1o
clothes, and tho pfieones evidently moane TO
convert # into weapon ainnlHr to tho ono
made ont Of tbs wire. Tho dfacoSpry caused a
good deal Of ckcitcmpnt.
, 1876-03-04

sEtt3rE UtsDdFcA u 1Nf CRlcd9o 7f1bihs.
Sioux CRY, Ia., March LA man nanled
John Pike, OF this place, wns lnurlerollsly us-
eaultod by four intoxicated men few miles from
here ln tho country, yo.terday. Pike rocolvcd q
knifo-wouud In the broRst but succeeded iu ea-
GAPING from tho rulliaua, Although roughly
hAnalod, bis injuries ara not considered sariouA,
Tho assault waa onsiroly unptoyoSc1.
, 1876-03-04
A DEN,Al.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. March &.-Prof. 6i!]tman
writes concesnlns that portion OF tho Testimony
Of Lyon In tho Emma aftpo inquiry HhIctr refers
to himself ut il not true thke i wss to re-
cs!ye or did raccl1a any auW. Nh45pJsr aoatip,
gent On The ea1a Qt thp m{kA" =,
, 1876-03-04
MASSACHUSETTS.

woatAa AuFElLAuE HAlLuAE.
Dosro~, March p.-lho IScaaso. by y vose Of
1eto,1l, Eotdsed 4 thlsu raadinp to the bvl 10
give women tho, right to- tosei on rnunieirs
afairs tn oislcs' and:sowgs aud to hold munich
pl oidcoy.
, 1876-03-04

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Ma1oh 3.-Fraak York anil
Elijah Little got drunk and became quarrolsouso'
At Mc1.cansboru, H., yestort1ay. Finally they
left town, and wore followed by Town Marshal
uaukey, who, on coming uD with thcm, was u.s.
eaulted by York With knifo and cut over tho
hcad. wllcreupon Mackoy shot him dead. Tho
vordtct OF tho coronors Jury: "klllod him In
Hc1f- -t1nFnpSe u
, 1876-03-04

New Yonx, Maroh 8.-rho Graphic sayB tho
Rev. DR.. nIchard s. seorfs has resigned tho
Presidency Of tho American Congregational
Uulou aud hi5 Dictatorship in The Home Mis-
slonnry Society. The cauAb Of this sctton In tho
Interpretation Of Congregational polity by tho
recent Advisory Council.
, 1876-03-04
THE ST. John (}ARsMEN.

sr. Jous. N. b., March 8.-A movement Is On
foot 70 sa!sa funds I'd sb1ld tho. 81. John Paris
crew to philade!pha. 4 boat hts beeu or
de1ed from Jeuots. the Engiish builder, and
sbs ator It'll g. uto training esfiy ID ths
eo{t,R.
, 1876-03-04
loWAN IMPRESSIONS.

rWo PROMINENT aESTLEMEN BrATE THEIR or1N-
lone.
Tho Bclknap matter formed an important itom
in mapy conversations yesterday. at the hotols 1t
was q commou theme, and tho gouorai express
sion was that Of Borrow and surprise ut tho bows.
Beyeral lona gcntlemon wcre registered at the
rnciGo aud yeatenlay afternoon TRIBUNE re-
portor ran acroBs
CEN. :. II. FUTILE,
Of Dos Moinos prominent Union soldier in tho
late War, although Democrat, End at ono time
candidate for Governor OF 1ows-
"uow do your people in lows take this nows
about Belknap, General :" said tho reporter.
"They hadn't heard Of 1t whon I left houe
Wo1uoedaT night, I was coming up from Bt.
Io1,is Yesterday, and tho first heard OF It was
in the evening pnpors. I may say that WAS
never 80 surprised at anything In my Life, " sa-
piled tho General. - ....
"Whst do You think Will DO ths feeling in your
Gtato gcucralig2"
"Burpsiso aud very groat regret, not that tho
4hina was discovered but .hat It evcr e1iseed."
About this time Judge Dickey hovered penr,
,As he did 10 the Genorhl arose, and. With
ahake OF tho hand, uttered tho simple "osds'
AThis ls awful"
said It was. Ho thon began to ilflato upon the
byils OF exponaivo dressing, receptions. and other
paid tho Judge, "tlht DelknRp was receiving
money before be know It, and when he did come
3 rodect 10 Was 80 d-d fAr in 1t TINT hc couldn't
Iet cut"
leone, who Was introduced IA
,upaE .AuEs,
nj Council Bluffs I" ttst It's au awful Disgrace
siuost every papor In Europe will hays this thing
in big typo, with siRniticaut editorials on tho
en1s Of Republican form Of Government IN
fSeTo viii BE- howl from ono ond of the land 70
1hn oti1nr about American thioyery In higL
rlscos. Tnat's tho worst feature shout this
.huFiness,"
lin. ana walked away. Tho trio, composed OF
fh fhr two 1nWn gentlemen and tl1e reporter, mo
vi1ed tlomaolvoa With chairs, and there was a
ooAn'iaou' oo"SEr. ). r,1r v1s,sT NJ 1nEA1nau '''''
%,AI 1,a,knsn was perhaps getting In rather
siaen +" said deu. Tu.tie, twas when hs was ro
rortsa rs to l,ayo riyon hia wIfo those expensive
a.1iaye" o'0''
Va ~ so,1 1r3o. J.rnAs ..but thu newsnn-
,,cr, so,notsmes o1acaeTato these things, you
know. Thero's no doubt but what Balkuap's
~ M;nIsto1s ara and Sonstora in giving elegant ru-
rortions and ali tint. and YOU Lnow that 1000
= yesr douT 20 eroat sfnya ia managing such
'n1rSn. Tbara v.x . n,nse in tbs conversation, I,
xa. bruaen bY tho judge, WHO took up tho dis
courso in tbe following way,
uTha ftrst thing thas over fed mo to he at all
suspicious Of Doll;nap was when wo tried to got
taH nnn n 1ty1. yo,, rea freIrht for IN lie river
would be- taken over tho bridge at .c1torttouate
rstes and tbcu II would haTo to bs hnulod back
.rajn Wcll va tLouobt tho .hesduuarkere
o9ght to bo moved over 70 our town. .We wrota
49, Nm Thu rasn{t wna- va ware tnl,
.hstst;Y t}a Conn,a1,dsr ~ thn lEvfsinn
, 1876-03-04

prrrsnuna, March 9.-zug l. Co., propslotors
OF the sable Iron Workn. suBpanded payment To-
day. Liabi,lties cstimatad at $3.50, coo. The aa-
sets are more than sufficient to cover the ind cht
edneBs. and 1t Ia thought in extension wiAb
granted,
, 1876-03-04

6ptIa1 LH3NalcA "a 1ha Chaeaoa 1S16fNs
LINCOLN, Neb., March 3.-Considsrable 81.
citomens proya!ia in tho neighbohnE City Of
sewsId, oye1 suspected aopehioht II hfgh-l!fo.
Dr.. William llA!lnges, p1omiust physician
, 1876-03-04

PHILADELPHIA, March 3.--Ihe death warrants
OF George Fletcher and Patrick Quieley, ssn-
toncod for murder, have beon received, and will
bo read 10 the condemnsl mou tAia afternoon.
, 1876-03-04

, b[osrooAxAy. Ala, March 4.-0ov, Henddeks,
OF Indiana, rcachea this city Inst night. To-day
lie was- recslvod by tho Ssnato and House Of
Representatives,. Many ladie@ and goutlenen
oalied ou hlnu d. hia hotei' thiF evening. He
lcsye4 for h0ms tomorrow morning.
, 1876-03-04

DoBroS, Macs. March 3.-In the House yss.
te1day, tto Chairman Of tho Finauca Committee
mado the charge. bassl on tho authority Of
Lisut,-0 Knight, that $4,000 Ind BOON paid
to uembors to carry through tho new rriHon
eoAetne.
, 1876-03-04

New YonK. MsteA 3.-Pstsick cullerton, the
Chicago burglar, has been handed aver 10 Capt.
buckley, Of that city. Ho viii atari this after-
noon tor Chicago.
, 1876-03-04

DA111aoME, Nd, March 3.-ThompBon i Ran.
dali, commission merchants, hdyd' suspended.
Their liabilities, itiH said, amount 10 800. QUO,
, 1876-03-04
THE WEATHER.

WAausNa1oN. D. c., 1Inroh 3.-1n the West
Gulf atatea, Iouncasoo, Ohio valioy, and Lako
segion, falling barometer, oaAtorly to soutterly
winds, rialug temperature, increasing cloudl~
ueas, and III tho Southwest rain arcas.
SALT LAHE, Utah, Maroh ga heavy snow-
storm IA reported uoar Virginia, Nov. ecyeral
suow slides haYb occurred on tho nlountAlu4
In tho ncighborhood Of Cisco. Ono tra!n
IL reported wreoked, and Ill tle telegraph wiros
ARC down. ...4"
LOCAL oEsElyATtoEA.
, 1876-03-04
lHDEFENsiRlE MURDER,
SnueEdF p,S1nfrh 10 4,hA fhfet1dn rrfbtf1if

SpeeME U4spaffH 10 77sS Lhteda6 7715tFx.
Isn1ANApoL1s, Iud., March 8.-EdWaFd Phil
lips, tlo negro shot by Poiscoman Wainbauah
Wednesday night, dipd this afternooh frotn h1s
woundp. Ho mado an anto-notton statement,
showing. clearly that tho murqor was cold
b1oodcN indefenniblp affair.
, 1876-03-04

hffH C6HH1y IId7.1 CURf3t7, FED. To-
Tho most daring and Rhreeaeful robbery on
record was porpetratod Inst night On tho Kern
County Dank. A1r. LanAing il tho Cashier Of
tho bank, and sleoph in M adjoining room TO tho
conllting~room. G. Drowor had been sitting
with him during Tho evening, mud loft tho bank
between 10 ahl IL. o'alock, 11r. Lansing WIS
still busy wlth tito affairs Of tho bank, aid tho
safes wsro oron whon Air. I,roNer took hia
leave. Tho Caahtot restimca his work. and
At tic back door. MIR. Lansing, surprising that
It waa Brewer returning for eolnothing, won't TO
tne donr and Opened 1t, when ho was attuck
with what is suppossi to have boah sand club.
No was then chlproformeI into iusensihility.
and tlEown On tab1o, wllora lo lay I'LL In tho
morniug. wl,cro ho WAS found. The robbors then
wont through tho aafoa and maao of With
sII000.
, 1876-03-04

vitltd that dtubtn tho deficiency shall o COLLECTED 1t
Yhn uLet erd Wbth tho eetlcr IA &nownt .hnMuvtr,
ht a 10 b notified and required 10 E,sko full pay
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-03-20
Letter "a. from, DanviIte.


,rCorrespen dence of the Richmond Dispatch.l =
FREIGHT QUESTION sETTLED- - DlTos IArTaTRER,.
sosAL-oBsrRucrtoN OF TIE STREETS ls: s.; ! .
fs ,7, ~ DaSSyISIs, VA March IL, 1876 .
Mr. ]. M, Neal chairman efthes committee
of the Tobacco. Assoclstior d sT high bad loeeh
appointed TO obtain revision o. he coa atlge
for transporting tobacc from " rinslon tS
Danville, publishes card from Coione,
Talcots this morning, in which y is stasea
that the chsrge Is not seventy GEMS, as lfei
ported, but ity-three cents aed that u any
such rate has beeu paid the amount, Of the
oyercharge.will De refunded.
|, Mr.. George "A. Smith; oBcs' ct the milton
Chronicle and lately Of THE Ytcksbnrg Miss.)
Herald, entered the Geld yesterday ss $3.50!
ciate4 editor of the Border Daily EssyessG
WeIl,sSWlth three, week hes, qpe amonnt 81,
DALI, one evening deity; 4aua Ghuge bunoie'
OF the Daily Dispgtfh, We count on iuli
supply of news from home and abroad.
ITha astthorpof, NLena qIiaudon. pe il: noW
pa8tshipg d story i the Chat BAN i
Tell Sister arinesss < AG;a4, Z 4 asa I,G Z.
h. IThe enforcement Of recent order q ths
Gonnefl Fiat articles for safe, sn "a as boxes
| Cd eoass.tb arfals, nsechanical and agrleMtu.
raj inducements, &C., should. not be plsgesa4
eon tiie SID alks i'd front or the stores ehsss
given atar, stYcets, ASA country man ner1nrked
Saslsrdayg aass0rE 0fsS Sunday = y u
NAV .hse Esahep hsrd 10 bsasea seea0a Saturday
.eveuinas thes nrleusi skatia p1taey esaags POI
|yks.her for copYyeksatlap ats.ap "a Shs
Sheets to such ID sexts asssagte so5ss1nnk y
Tbe asgI gss s Aig!e mp 1saaY.. Z
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-03-20

SrlT AGAINST GovERSoR ALLEN Cincin-
SG:i, March I1.-Proceedings were COM
neuctl IN the United States Court here to
Gas bg Alien Campbell Macarthur and the
other Grandchildren Of Duncan Macarthur,
formerly Governor Of Ohio, to eject Gov.
ernor WlIi4m Allen from his farm, near
Chillicothe. known as Fruit Hill, and COM
gel hin. To account to the legal heirs of Dun
c1n Macarthur for all the rents and profits
Of The estate alleged 10 be illegally withheld
from them. + r..,l ~
Il appears that Governor Macarthur, who
drl in 1889, was the owEer OF an immense
landed wealth and left will beqneathing all
rs property TO his wife and William Key
Bond, As trustees, 10 bold until his youngest
granCcni.d became OF age, with the annual
dividends o. prof S OF the estate, when the
property was TO be divided among all the
heir The will was set aside, and the larger
portion Of the estate came. into the possession
Q: hr>. Coons, a daughter of McAuthur,
vino afterwards married Governor Allen. j
The principal contestant became Of age
about n year ago. and having learned the
story OF the Hli ana its d;SpoSition in court,
rs. commenced suit With the Others to re.
cover Saoud the case be decided against
Governor Allen it will leave him poor
man. The estate involved embraces 5000
acres Of ilud in Ross county, including {
portion Of tnr city of Chillicothe.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-03-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
.o ard the Foreign Relations
Committee.
=, ,,srs,ch to the baltimore eazette.l

,,s,a,ch 10 the Baltimore Gazette.l
te.o-nx March 17.-R. IL. Dana has
WsSRiS"ssU; s friends In Washington thst he
EF'ur r,t ,sink It is at all necessary tnat ne
dos :, G' came to Washington to vtndicate MS
shou'" . WV before the Foreign Relations Com i
chsTac'.tc ,nr the Senate has confirmed +. G.
raiiiee "'. as Judse purel's successor. Mr..
RIi!'a,H [-,snd, do not think ne needs the en-.
Is0s n such body TO give him cha.
doFsc". shield him from the enmity OF one
Tsf'c ~ + Butler. If the Senate Coin.
BcTl i'' "m rorc,gn Relations is controlled by
D'.'S " NJ DAMS friends do not wish a IA.
hn"y,,, ,snnr, on the nomination Of Minister
voIa"s, Neither do bis friends think 1t
70 ia, add 70 his honor 10 gam Victory
T' W;lisn Beach Lawrence. The tame mas
d "' "spn no respectable gentleman IN the
co,'SS, . party cares to be nominated Tor
hf!ssS 80 rs1liring the Senate's cons emf, and
30 o'n u,,',ocstcd b7 number OF inf uentist
j Is srr that 10 save President GRANTS
sen''.,s.nrus in sending to the Senate
sn'.. ~ wor;hv men he had better employ
I n.I,T as special counsel. or give him seat
h'r ~ Cabinet. The Foreign Relations
u. H".,.,,,,cc are anxious to have MIR. Dana
IN. bu, he does not intend TO crafty
80 r, He has 20 ambition to succeed the
49,. 49,, extraordinary poker player. 1t IL un'
Is.''.,,..,! hat the name Of General BelSEap
,y,-,5ly mentioned for the. office. His
.f,,1,o,rion would suit the President, and
-,' recairc Investigation by the Sc nate. He
:, oDe of The kind that has been tested and
nuod fai,hful to Republican principles.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-03-20

DEATH OF TX President ROBERTS, OF LIBE.
EA.-Mr. Roberts, eX-Presdent of Liberia,
DIED a. NoHroyia 90 the 24.h Of February,
aud w2s buried with military honers the next
Gay. ss-t - ..~ss2
joseph jenkins Roberts was negro, ma.
i've 0! thc United States. lie was born in
Norfolk, Va, ard emgra'ed to Liberia from
That SiAe in 1929. Liberia declared its inde'
isndence and adopted a constitution in 1S47.
lie was The first President of Liberia, and be
occupied The Office for four terms, from 1S4S
10 1896. In 1871, while James Roye was
PRESIDENT, popular uprising took place, the
PRESIDENT was imprisoned, and az executive
connlt'ee was entrusted with the govern
mnnt until May, 1871, when MIR. Roberts again
was called TO the presidency. Since his re-
tEemen' from the Office Mr.. Roberts has, been,
We believe, private citizen. During his
eslter residence in Liberia be established q,
.'''rSe, Of which tor tine he was the presi-s
urh''-tie was aman Of tiue personal ap,
leAnrce, excellent address, good education,
and high charartpr . .-fry gan