The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-23

The State Convention Of the national IL
Dor greenback party OF Arkansas, which
met in this city on Saturday, was farce. 1t
was pity to see principles and politics so
commendable as those advocated by the
ereenback party brought under such rldl-
Guile and contempt as that to which they
were subjected by last Saturdays fiasco.
The truth il, that while almost everybody
in Arkansas is thoroughly imbued and in
doctrinated with greenback ideas, there Is
in fact no greenback party in the State.
The conSlomeration and miscegenation OF
HETEROGENEOUS elements that assembled here
on last Saturday under the misnomer OF
green back party was no party<at ALT
lacked every necessary and essential element
and attribute OF organization.-Lttte Rock
Gazette.
James Gordon Bennett contemplates send
ing out q double expedition to the North
Pole, employing the Jeanette and Daunt-
less, The Jeanette is on her way to San
Francisco, and will pass through Behring's
straits early next year. The Dauntless is
to he fitted with an engine and screw, and
proceed by way of Spitzbergen, and the
protector desires the Government to supply
the crew. officers, and supplies OF the
DauntleSS.
BALTIMORE, Nd, July 22.-Frcderick
Buckheimer, aged forty-two, proprietor OF
saloon iN the eastern part OF the city, ana
for many gears prominent i'll local politics,
was shot in the left breast, supposed TO be
fatal wound, by an unknown man this AFTER
noon at a saloon six miles from the city.
The authorities are reticent, but it is thought
have information which will lead to the ar
rest OF the ASSISTANTS.
Another is added to the many proofs OF
the weight of the burden OF bank taxation.
The Merchants National Bank has decided,
by n unanimous vote OF all the shareholders
voting, to reduce the banks capital by one
third-from S3,000,000 to S2,0OO,00O. 1t Is
said that the taxes for the first half OF the
present year were at the rate OF four per
cent. Congress must come to the rellef OF
the banks il it would not see bushes facIli-
ties actually impaired Nelo fork Tribune.
Certainly if Congress is to decide by vote
how many thousands OF millions Of paper
dollars shall be issued, and the people shall
give up their property for paper on de-
mand, we shall require something new III
political economy. The gamblers, loaferS,
idlers, and schcmers will. through the paper
swindle, contscate I'LL the earnings OF the
INDUSTRIOUS Cincinnati C0mmerctd.
Mr.. Henry S. Smith, the greenback cam
didate for Governor OF Michigan, says that
the Government must pay its bonds IN
gold" anything short OF this would be
repudiation and would make wretched
work "-and that he thinks the national
banks are bad for the Government ana @ood
for the people. Mr.. Smiths ideas on hnance
are obviously little mixed.
The Madison (Wis.) State Journal asserts
that Congressman Gabe Bouck was willing
"a endorse the the greenback platform pri-
vately, but would not do it publicly. This
did not satisfy the Sreebackers, and so they
nominated p. \. Griffith, OF Oshkosh. for
Congress. ..-..
The Arkansas Grecnback State Conven-
ton rcassembled in Little Rock on Satur-
day, and after appointing State Central
Committee, with authority to place ticket
for State officers in the field, adjourned.