The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-10
THE NATTONAL GApITAI.

CONGRESS soon TO >ADJouRN--WAy1NG0 OF THE
BLOODY sHIRT-THE INDIAN sTTuAT1ON--SO
AR,nsTIcE TO BE GRANTED.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.1
WASHINGTON, August 0.-Congress will
certainly adjourn next week, and the mem.
bers generally, after briefrespite from the
labors of the session, intimate their purpose
to enter actively upon the presidential cam
paign.
I The southern Republicans are.very much
demoralized over the Alabama election.
The bloody-shirt policy is to be vigorously
pushed, but the fact that it has been impos-
sible to gather any reports OF any intimida-
ton in Alabama has given that part Of the
programme decided set back. Under any
circumstances several Republicans think it
waste Of energy to attempt to renew that
war-cry. The people, they say, are sick Of it.
General Sherman refuses positively to con-
sent to an armistice with the hostile Sioux,
rs suggested by the agency Indians. The
war is to be prosecuted vigorously, and it,
is believed at the War Department that the
next advices from Crook will bring news OF
desperate encounter, followed by signal
victory over the savages, which will forever
solve the Indian problem. TIMoN.
ASSOCIATED Press telegrams.I
IMMIGRATION sTATIsT1Cs-FLoRrDA POLITICS
REvENUE-CoNFERENCE REPORT.
WASHINGTON, August 9.-The report from
the Bureau OF Statistics shows that during
last month there arrived at the port OF New
York 9,793 immigrants, OF whom 5,736 were
males and 4,05T females. OF the total num-
Der arrived there were from England, ,401;
Scotland, 3j7; Wales, So; Ireland, 1,105;
Germany, 2,141; Austria, 522; Sweden,
625; Norway, 494; Denmark, 234; France,
321; Russia Chiefly Mennonitesl 1880;
Italy, 1863; Poland, 125; Switzerland, So;
Spain, 81; born at sea, 3 /; and the balance
from thirty-three countries or islands.
Conover and Gleason, with large Florida
delegation, will leave homeward to-day.
They expect to effect compromise on the
gubernatoriaI question. The National Re
publican Executive Committee have had
the matter under consideration, and have
made suggestions which they say will I'M
doubleday be adopted, leaving the field free
to Senator Conover.
A statement just published by the Trea-
sury Department shows the total receipts
for the past year to have been on spirits
dealers, &c., $50, 426, 260.S5, being $780,
615.55 more than last year; from tobacco,
$50, 795, 275.43, or nearly .S2,5O0,0OO more
than last year. This brings up the aggre-
gate receipts Of internal revenue from all
sources to s117,23G, 625.4S, or $G,G91, 471.25
more than last year.
The conference report on the river and
harbor bill strikes out the appropriation for
Aqua, Nomoni, and Accotlnk creeks, Va,
and excludes all the provisions for new sur
Veys.
TIE PosT-oFFICEs ABUSES.
WASHINGTON, August 9.-The report Of
the Committee on Post-Otfices and Post
Roads was submitted to-day. 1t states that
some OF the witnesses were unwilling to
testify, some fed from the subpGnas, and
others were Matchmaking the testimony
relative to the management OF post-office
affairs incomplete. The abuses seem to
have originated in the ring OF contrac.
tors in a method OF obtaining contracts
at cNorbitant prices, appropriately char
acterized as the "straw-bid" system,
which had its beginning several years
back, but seems to have escaped its
highest development under the adminlstra,
ton OF Postmaster General Creswell, and
has continued, with less power, however,
under his predecessors. The committee
conclude that the administration Of the Post
master. General should subject him to the
censure OF the House.
The minority report concludes that when
the historian reads the testimony he will be
struck with wonder and Amusement, not
to say Indignation, when he sees how unfair
have been the methods to which the majority
have resorted, and with what premeditated
malice they have sought to blacken and de-
stroy the regulations Of honorable men to
serve the base uses OF party.
BRIEFS.
Both houses are in session tonight. Ad-
journment is probable OIL Monday.
Concrete will be used for paving Penn
sylvania avenue.