The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-05-27

they need NOT eX pGct Hill anu bupSes WHO
thought with him from the South to vote
with Pennsylvania on. the tariff. In the
meanwhile Messrs. Cabeli, Tucker, Harris,
and the Virginia Democratic members
are working with their party friends in
the interest OF reduction. Messrs. P. 10.
riliard S Co. have to-day laid before both
houses OF Congress lengthy pamphlet in
opposition to q reduction OF the tobacco tax,
In which they undertake to answer in detail
the arguments and statements OF those from,
Virginia and elsewhere who advocate re-
duction. They furnish voluminous sta
tistics to show the amount derived from The
taxation OF tobacco by Spain, Austria, and
other European countries, and draw the
conclusion that experience proves that con-
sumption is not affected by the rate OF taxa
ton. They quote from Mr. CabelPs speech,
and take 10 themselves what he said about
monopolists.
DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY IL THE HOUSE.
To-day Mr.. Mahood, who is the efficient
head OF the stationery department Of the
House, contracted for So, 400 worth Of wrap
ping-paper and speech-envelopes for the
foIding-room. Under Republican admins
tration the House folding.room cost $40, 900
per session, and now it is run for $4,000,
while the officers OF The House do not now
require the expenditure Of one third as much
ficers Of the House when the Republicans
controlled it.
COUNTERFEIT MONEY PASSED on EUROPEAN
EMIGRANTs.
It seems that some shrewd American
swindler went to Europe, and meeting a
party OF Swedes en- route for seaport to
take passage for the United States, got
them to give him their gold in exchange
for $4,000 in counterfeit nationa-b bank
notes. So well executed were these coun-
terfeitS that the Swedes paid their passage
the other day from New York to Pitts
burgh with them, and it was not until the
day after their departure from New York
that the railroad agent discovered that the
notes were not good, and only found it out
then when he presented them at bank.
One OF the notes-a ffty-dollar note on
the National Broadway Bank, New York
has been sent to the Secrct-Sevicc Bureau
here, and it is wonderfully we'll executed.
The same plate was used with change OF
name to counterfeit ffties on the Trades
mems National Bank and Central National
Bank Of New York and the Third National
Bank or Buffalo. There was also q $500
note OF this spurious money on the Mer-
chants National Bank OF New Bedford,
Mass, which is the same with the atera-
tions alluded to as counterfeit notes OF SIM
liar denomination on the National Revere
Bank, Boston, and the Second National
Bank of "Wilkesbarre,' Pa. The officers
Of the B,aeau say it is so we'll executed as
to be calculated to deceive any person not
an expert.
THE TRIUMPH OF CATHoLICITY.
A painting was exhibited to-day in the
ro!unda OF the Capitol which artists say
belongs to the Florentnc School, and was
painted in the fifteenth century. 1t repre-
sents the triumph OF Catholicity bya chariot,
in which the Saviour is seated, with the
Virgin Mary knceling IN alteration i'll front
OF him. 1t is drawn by categorical repre-
scntatives OF the four Evangelists, who are
aided by the Pope, cardinal, an arch
bishop, and Il bishop. The coloring Is very
fine, and tne picture wonderfully we'll pre-
served, il it is really four hundred years
old. ...
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House, in Committee Of the Whole,
got through with the consideration OF the
army appropriation bill this evening, and
will take it up in the House Monday. The
proposition to add to it the bill transferring
the Indian Bureau from the lnteriof
to the War Department will occasion dis
cussion, and an effort will be made to re-
store the provision of the bill reducing the
army from 25,0oOto 10000. All the amend
ments offered to-day which materially at
fectcd the bill were voted down.
FIsU-uATCuING BY TIE GOVERNMENT.
The Fish Commission have accomplished
great results this season, and if the weather
would only become warmer will do more
before it ends in stocking our waters with
fish. The Lookout, the commissions
steamer, arrived to-day with 100000
Young shad and 100000 young behring's,
which will be put in the Potomac just
above Washington Monday. Spawn has been
collected at the shores all along the Potomac
hv this steamer. At the establishment at Ha-
vre de Garce a half million shad are Matched
nightly bv the new steam process. Some
of these are put in the neighhoring rivers
and the rest sent to varions sections OF the
country. Professor Baird and his assistants
take the deepest interest in the progress OF
fish-culture, which, although yet in its in
fancy, is accomplishing wonderful results.
BRIEF ITEMS.
gampton Normal School is willing to take
more Indian pupils.
One hundred and twenty thousand young
shad were put in the Potomac at Glymont
Yesterday by the United States Fish Com
mission.
Mr.. Hiscock, OF the Potter committee, ar
rived to. DAY. The Democrats have agreed
to leave it to the Republicans to say whether
The investigation shall be secret Oh not. The
Republicans want all the public men as
sailed to have the fullest opportunity, they
say, for defending themselves. On account
of General Sherman, Louisiana will. hear,
be first investigated.
On Internationally (iay 30th) the Me-
tropolitan and Twelfth-Street Methodist
churches excursion leaves for Richmond