The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-03

Nv alker, OF Virginia, mas Deen mere JOE
few days looking after the post-routes in
Virginia and incidentally advancing the de-
velopment OF the Kings Mountain On rth
Caroiina) gold, mine, which promises: to
keep the mint at Charlotte busy. Governor
Walker leaves Is for the White Sulphur
Springs tonight. !, : s.. A.. Il. >. ..i ~;
PAY OF ARMY. OFFICERS. ..,s.
The Paymaster- General Of, the Army an.
nounces that Drexel,& Co. will charge six
per cent. per annun for advances OF pay for
July, August, and September The officers
| may draw ON them for ninety-fYe per cent.
Of their pay. = -. -,
est OF the public debt since 1876 is nearly
| 50, 600, 900. It is attributable to funding
onerations = 3iSHg-ti - : ~
A .FRAUD-oBITUARY. .,r;-,-, .f,r.r
James r. Porter, who. IS travelling
through the country rs secret-serVice agent,
is published by that branch of the Treasury
as fraud.
Genera! Mccormick acts as Secretary
during Sherman's absence.
The pressure for employment is almost
overwhelming.
Judge Lemuel D. Evans, ex-member Of
Congress from Texas, Is dead; aged sixty
eight. He was a lovable gentleman.
The condition Of the national banks at
the close OF business on June 22d is wanted
by the Comptroller OF the Currency.
+, THE DIAz GOVERNMENT. Il
General Malta, representing the Diaz
Government, has arrived here. His sole
object is to be recognized as minister Of the
Mexican Government, and for this purpose
will have an interview with Mr.. Evartsj as
soon as that gentleman returns to Washing
tom Should he be recognized as minister
under the Diaz Government, he will have
full powers to treat for the protection OF
the Texas and Mexican border. He can see
no reason why he should not be recognized.
General Malta, in conversation tonight,
asserted a strong desire on the part OF his
|. Government torpreserye the peace OF the
frontier, and in this connection exhibited
an order; from. President Diaz to General
Revino, commanding on the Rio HGrande,
dated June 10th, ordering him to make such
disposition OF his troops as would best pre-
serve order on the frontier. General Malta
says Mexico is as; peaceful as could be ex-
pected after such a revolution as placed
General Diaz in the Presidents chair, and
lie emphatical,y denies that his mission is to
negotiate six northern States for hundred
million dollars. =, 80 /
.' Iss 40. VARIOUS ITEMS. ..',.. ~ a.,
Minister Noyes sails for Paris Saturday,
and Minister Jewell for Madrid 14th July.
F. Assistant. Postmaster-G General Tyner has
gone away for two weeks.u ~. 9g.,,t ;1i-:dM
Private-Secretary Rogers has gone. for a
week. - 81; - . - - -,
| Work was resumed in all the navy.yards
to-day. The old Yorkmen are intended to
have the preferences. ....r..r,,r
Lieutenant Bloom has been relieved OF
duty as Professor Of Military Science and
Tactics at East tennessee University, Knox
vile. r. ,,'...,,' .,t,.---./.Sst,it g. ..''''
The Spanish minister, who took the inia-
tive in the alleged Ellen Rispah outrage
affair, called on EYarts to-day and assured.
him that PREPARATION, If any was sound pro-
per, would be made, Evarts took no action
beyond requesting the. Secretary of the
Treasury to ascertain the facts through the
revenue cutters. - ~. .si.,ltt ....-;.b :.
5 F. B. Hunt, disbarred patent lawyer,
has filed charges Of corruption, against
Patent Commissioner Spear. .o ......s4t,c'a vi
= Collector wilkins, of Baltimore, refusing
to resign, has been suspended. ,T..L
! Thomas takes possession Of the custom
house Wednesday, ;fH =. -. ~; ~ y r.
The debt statement shows decrease for
March Of S3,250,0 900; coin in the Treasury,
S115,1 25,000; currency, $S,000,000. "a