The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-10-26

istration has caused great excitement
tamony the followers OF the Camerons in
Pennsylvania by showing an unwlllingness
to send Simon to the Court OF St. James
after the Pennsylvania Republican delega
ton had presented bis name in response to
the invitation OF Secretary Evarts.
"Isit true" said Judge Kelley, sarcastic
callv, this afternoon, "this story that the
Administration has decided to give the
English mission to Pennsylvania, and to lei
the Pennsylvania Republicans name their
man, II they will name Mr.. Wayne Nc
Veigh?" That father of the House reused
the feelings which possess nil the Pennsyi
yania Republicans to-day. or the caucus
which decided to present Simon Cameron's
name Judge Kelley said, shrewdly: "There
were two classes OF us in that caucus. Some
were not anxious to have the mission given
| to the Cameron family, but all were unani.
nous in the opinion that if it was to be
given to that family it should be given to
the most illustrious member Of ito the
man who has had
DIPLOMATIC TRAINING
rs Cabinet minister, as a foreign embassa-
dor, and lastly as senator and chairman Of
the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
IL that experience does not make Simon
Cameron capable Of being Minister to Eng
land, then he has lived seyenty-eight years in
vain" The predicament Of the Admins
tration is certainly awkward. II itdoes ap-
point Simon Cameron it will do violence to
the reform sentiment OF the whole country,
and will give the impression that the Came
rons are still the Macbeths Of the Republic
can party. II it does not nominate him now,
under the circumstances, not only the
whole Cameron faction, but the whole Penn
sylvania Republican delegation will take II
rs personal insult. The latest report IS
that the President will solve the problem by
giving the mission to Illinois.
STANLEY MATTHEW'S IN CIRCULATION.
Stanley Matthews is in much tribulation
over q publication in the New York Graphic
charging that Stanley did violence to the
spirit Of reform very sadly in his connec-
ton with the Electoral Commission. The
charge, IN brief, is that Matthews was in
vited to come on by Zach. Chandler under
the express understanding that the eX-
chequer OF the National Republican Com
mittee was exhausted, and would be unable
to pay the fee, although his own ex-
penses would be paid; that nevertheless
Matthews came on with family OF four,
put up at Wormley's, stayed until after the
Inauguration, rode, ate, drank, and was
merry, and told Wormley to send his little
bill OF q tritle over 5000 to Zach. Chandler,
who swore q round oath and paid it out Of
his private purse.
Yesterday Mathews was too mad to do
anything but call the correspondent who
published the story rascal and liar.
To-day, finding that the correspondent is
backed by cloud OF nciuding
Zach. Chandler himself, his son-in-law Hale,
Blaine, and others-Matthews has sobered
off sufficiently to explain, and give his YER
sion of the affair. He says, first, he didn't
know who paid the bill, whether Chandler
did privately or out Of the party funds.
Next, be says he asked Wormley for his
bill, and Wormley told him that Gov
ernor Mccormick, secretary Of the
National Republican Committee, had
left express orders that the bill should
not be presented to Matthews. Again, after
he reached home Wormley sent him bill Of
5000 for the time Matthews was at the hotel,
subsequent to the decision OF the commits
sion, stating that Chandler declined to pay
that, and he (Matthews) drew check for
it. Lastly, that Mccormick afterwards re-
turned that identical check with a letter
stating that it was all a mistake, that no
part OF the bill should have been sent to
him.
Governor Mccormick bears out Mat
thews's statement.
TIE COLORADO CASE
still drags on in the House. The explaua-
ton of this prolongation Of the debate is
that it is designed to continue it over until
Monday, when it will come up as unfinished
business and use up the morning hour, and
so choke off all attempts to get vote on
any financial resolution until after the No
NcmDer ctectlOnS. FIJI.
The case was referred to the Committee
on Elections, which will doubtless report
in favor of Patterson Democrat). - 3. ..,.
The Senate Committee on Elections took
A NEW STEP IN THE LOUISIANA CASES
to-day which is clearly intended to open up
the whole Louisiana question, and must
postpone indefinitely any final report on
the contested seats. After secret session
Of two hours the committee resolved unan-
notwithstanding to the testimony Of
Chairman Mitchell-to ask permission OF
the Senate to send for persons and papers
with view to deciding, on evidence, which
was the legal Government OF Louisiana at
the times when Spofiord and Kellogg claim
to have been elected. The resolution was
duly offered in the Senate and adopted
without opposition. The animus OF the Re-
publicans was more clearly shown by vote
ON the resolution which Senator Hill offered
the other day, to the effect that the action
of the State Of Louisiana in establishing
the Nichols Legislature was final, and the
Senate should abide by that decision. This
resolution was called up to-day and voted
down by strict party vote. Then the
other resolution was offered by Merrimor
as the best that could be done under the
circumstances.
+ The insurance companies are after
THE USBxPENDED BALANCE OF THE GESEf1
AWARD AGAIN. "
This unexpended balance, 1t Will DC re