The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-05-31
Washington.

WAR PROSPECT, &C., &C.
Washington.
Moor ATIoH-pAY IN WASHINGTON AND SOME
OF IT'S FgATURES--How THE GOVERNMENT
CLERKS AND EMPLOYEES OBSERVED IT
VIEWS OF TENNESSEE DEMOCRATS on POST
AASTER-G GENERAL KEYS LETTEE-PREPARA-
TONS OF BISHOP KEANE TO REMOVE TO RICH
M0ND-THs ToBACc0-TAX QuEsTIoS-To AD.
JouRS on THE nth JUNE IS TO DEFEAT THE
TARIFF BILL--HH. STEPHENS ON THE POT
TER INvEsTlG ATIoN-BRlEF T f N s-PER-
SoNAL-TIE RIVER AND HARB0R BILL, &C.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May Extraordinarily
has been generally observed, and thousands
left the city in search OF recreation and
pleasure In fact, by O'Clock this morn
ing the street-carS, decorated with flags,
were packed with people making for the
der0ts and steamboat landings, and the
streets in every direction showed private
convevances filed 10 their utmost capacity
en- route to suburban retreats. 1t was left
10 the women and children, however, to
take with them flowers for the graves OF the
soldiers. for the men, with their usual sell
tishneSs, were absorbed in locking after
champagne. aud lunch-baSkets filed in part
with the liquid ncce>Saries Of life. looked
inyain for packages tied with blue ribbon.
You already know that big excursion
party came from here TO your city, and your
Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Old Point read
ers need not he reminded that they were
similarly honored. Then there were eN-
curSions to Harper's Ferry, Mount Yer
non. Fort Washington, and other points.
The decorations OF the graves OF the SOL
dierS did not differ from what you have
seen year after year at Richmond, and it is
TO be hoped that the addresses delivered
were in accord with poem by j. G. Will
son, published here to-day, from which
your correspondent makes the following ex-
tract
And 90 in the bright morning hours
We gather to-day
TO girdlC and garland with flowers
The Blue and the Gray
And here by the green graves that blend us
IN brolherIy peace,
We prayrne good God to befriend us,
That wars may all cease.
The DAY OBSERVED BY GOVERNMENT OFF,
GERS.
The day was most strictly observed by
all the Government officials, for went to
the Government printing-otfice in search OF
m important Senate bill and found in the
vast building no one except an aged watch
man, and not finding Commissioner Raum
or anybody else at the Treasury Depart
ment called at his private residence, only to
ascertain that he had laid aside tobacco sta
tistics and gone to the Soldiers Home to
make day OF II. AS for the Capitol, even
Jim Fisher was not at his post, and the halls
OF legislation were as lonesome as the
haunted house near Manchester. Colonel
Burwell, however. was on the top round
OF happiness, and went from hotel TO
hotel overwhelming members in detail with
reasons why they must vote to reduce the
tax on tobacco. He told Bob lngerSoll,
whom be encountered, that he would place
tobacco leaf in one OF the panels OF the
Ways and Means committec-room, and
under it the inscription that in ten years
$400,Q00,000 had been wrung by robbery
from this stable and above it the declara.
ton OF George Mason that Virginia would
enter into compact with no States that
would tax tobacco.
Senator Hereford remarked: :'ColoneI
Burwell, it is not possible that you still in
duge ia the Authorization that such 4 man
as George Mason ever lived? / could as
soon believe in all they say about the family
OF Masons who lived in the time OF King
Solomon, and amused themselves in getting
up bills Of rights
Here Colonel Burwell left for the quar-.
tiers Of Northwestern Democrat who voted
against tobacco some time ago.
THE TENNESSEE DEMOCRATS on THE PosTMAs'
TER-GESERAL.
The more the Democratic members o.
Congress from Tennessee think OF Mr.. Keys
letter the madden they get, and while Other
congressman have been serene, to-day they
have been unable to conceal their ill-temper
They say they have spared Key heretofore
and now he makes a gTatuitous attack upor
them with a view OF defeating their reelec
ton. They say. further, that he was abou
TO lie kicked out OF the Cabinet because ht
could not bring the Administration any
southern support, and wrote this letter al
Sherman's dictation in order to retain hi!
place. Whitthorne says it is a weak letter
and will do no harm; House. that it vii
have no effect in Tennessee because
the people there do not expect De
mocratic proelamations from Hayes
Cabinet. Bright says it will fall still-born
and Dibbreil that, having killed bimsel
with the Democratic party, he is now pro
pitiating the Republicans. Casey, Young
and Messrs. Atkins and Riddle, all are in
dgnant at the matter and tone OF the letter
and the whole delegation agreed that TIT
Democratic members from Tennessee ough
to prepare prompt reply. Mr.. House,
hear tonight, has prepared ringing ad
dress, at the request OF his brother-mem
bers. Democrats from other States say tha
The letters OF Key and Stephens will b.
relied on by the Radicals as their chief docI
ments in the, coming campaign. So mucf
pleased are the Republicans, In fact, will
ar. Keys letter that those who were mos
anxious last winter to drive him from TIT
Cabinet now say, with Charles Foster, tina
they want him to remain because he has Gu
loose from the Democratic party.
THE NEW CATHOLIC BISHOP OF RICHMOND.
The Rev. Father Keane paid farewell
visit tonight to the Carol. Institute, ant
his receDtion by its members rave eyidene,