The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-21

INTERNATIONAL. BRITISH CELEBRATION
At PETERsBURG-E STERLY STORM
ROUGH WEATHER OUTSIDE OF SANDY
Ho0K-MEETTNG OF THE NORTH CARO-
LIMA Observation-Disclosures OF NEGRO
MURDERERs IN SOUTH cARoIINA-WAs ASH
INGToN aossIP-NTEREsT1NG FOREIGN
NEWS, &C. its4.5sst sts3 {: IS - ~
MOVEMENT OF WAR vEssELs--ARE THEY FOR
WASHINGTON +
Especial telegram to the Dtspatch.I
NORFOLK, Va, November 20.-The n,oni-;
tors Montauk, Giiyando tte, and Passaic were
ordered to leave Norfolk to-day and proceed
to Hampton Roads. ~ ST.
ASSOCIATED Press telegrams.1
| ExCITEMENTIN WASHINGTON -coSCESTRAT1oS
OF TROOPS At THE NATIONAL. 1CAPITAL--oAB-
met, OFFICERS RETrCENT.,t /. j, 49, =
~ WASHINGTON, November &c. The war
and Navy Departments, are to-day special
objects of attraction to many persons seek
| ing information about various rrmors which
have been in circulation here and elsewhere.
all OF which tend to occasion excitement
They referred principally to the movements
! OF troops in this direction, and naval ma
noeuvTes and other acts Of similar import.
TO direct questions as to the meaning OF the
congregation of troops in this city Secretary
| Cameron unhesitatingly responded that
there was no significance whatever in the
presence of troops here. He said they be-
long to this military department., and this. is
convenient and economical point for sta
tioning them. The Secretary OF War fur
ther remarked that no additional trooDs
would be ordered to this point. ',k!,
The Secretary Of the Navy, responding to
inquiries as to the concentration OF q naval
force hereabout, denies emphatically every
rumor to that effect. The vessels of the
navy are, he said, pursuing their usual rou-
tine avocations without extraordinary. or
ders or movements whatever, and there Is
nothing in any recent suggestion or direc-
| ton from the Navy Department to the COM
manders OF naval vessels which can be con-
strued into an act which ought to occasion
the slightest sensation or excitement.
Cabinet officers freely talk of the signifi-
canoe attending the movements Of troops
| hitherward, denying, as is above mentioned,
that it has extraordinary meaning. = But
upon the subject of the several extra Cabi-
net sessions during Friday and Saturday OF
last week, which are reported to have been
held not only at the Executive mansion but
at the Department of Justice, and assertions
also made at the private residence OF pro-
minent member Of the Cabinet, there is alb
solute reticence and no information can be
obtained. There are indications that the
usual Cabinet session of last Friday,
at the close of which the members
repaired to the Office OF the Attorncy-Gene-
raj and were engaged for some time i'll con-
sulting statutes, was session OF very deep
interest, and was followed by several other
consultations; in addition to which it was
noticeable that one or two very prominent
| members were actively visiting other de
partments; and while there is no positive
knowledge it is generally believed that i'm
pressions have met prominent Government
officials that it is we'll to be prepared for any
contingency, however remote it may be,
that can arise in the future and out Of the
present complications. Even this state
ment is not made by Cabinet officers, but
other officials and persons who hold init
mate political relations with the members
readily so express themselves. =.
Among the reports which have had cur
rency is one to the effect that at a meeting
Friday night Ex-Governor Dennison, Of
Ohio, now one Of the commissioners OF this
District, was present, and that ON Saturday
Chief-Supervisor Davenport, OF New York,
and Governor Dennison were together in
consultation with the .Attorne General.
There are several other rumors afloat OF
lesser interest, but generally there is no
confirmation Of them authorized by any
| high authority.
In addition to what has been said by the
General OF the Army, Secretary Cameron,
and Secretary Robson, Secretary Chandler
said to-day that this military movement was
not q formal act OF the Administration, but
arr>ordinary army movement. He himself
did not know that any companies had been
ordered here, and he is not aware that any
more are coming. He thinks it just Us well
to have them stationed here as elsewhere,
and, in fact, better, because 1t is cheaper
| place to feed them than most other places.
General Barry, commanding at Fort Mon
roe, has been ordered here. Most OF the
troops here belong to his regiment.
MILITARY POLICE FOR THE DISTRICT OF CO.
| LUMBIA.
WAsHINGTON, November 20.-Several
companies OF soldiers have arrived here, and
others are coming. This is made the basis
| for sensational paragraphs about massing
| the army in the District. There are asSu-
RANGES that these troops are merely en- route,
land their movements have no strategic or
political significance. 1t is likely, however,
as the District has no local government, that
the army will police the ten miles square
until after the 4th OF March next.
Three members of the Cabinet, including
the Secretary of War, had no knowledge
that the troops were coming here.
FIFT1ETH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BALTIMORE
AND ONO RAILROAD COMPANY.
BALTIMORE. November 2Q.-Fhe regular
annual meeting of the stockholders OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company was
held to-day. John W.. Garrett, president,
! submitted the fiftieth annual report of the
president and directors to the stockholders.
| The total revenues of the road, branches,
and connections, for the fiscal year ending
September 80, 1876, are given at $15,Q3I,
235.s The expenses of working and keep
ing the roads and machinery in repair
amounted to $9,609, 1856; being 56.18 per
cent. upon the earnings; showing de-
crease Of 2.56 per cent. compared with
the previous year. The earnings OF the
main item and branches, in comparison with
1875, have decreased 1881, S17, and the work
ing expenses have decreased $765, 165, max
ing a comparative decrease in net profits OF
s1l6,652. : The surplus fund, representing
| capital derived from net earnings invested
| In branch and connecting roads and other
improvements, is S3G,022, 1865. The entire
mortgage Indebtedness IN currency and
sterling is S2S, 1853, 929, showing an excess OF
surplus fund above the entire mortgage In
debtedness of 1888, 435. During the fiscal
wear S42, 633 barrels of flour and Il, 517, 946
bushels Of grain were brought to Baltimore.
OF this aggregate of grain 15, 94S, 107 bushels