The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-25

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THE GHOST STORY OF a UNITED: STATES SEN
----~---~------- - AT0R. 1890
| The newspaper story that a Richmond
house is .laauteu-sugg estsa ghost story told
Ime to-day by distinguished southern SEM
Iator. he says he commenced the practice
OF law. in an obscure village, distant from
Washington, and one day left his office and
went to an orchard not very distant. While
eating an apple he east his eyesto the sash.
Hess upper end window OF a ideserted house,
| the only one near, and his, attention was at
tracted by the face Of a woman.who was APP
preaching the window. Her imagine grew
more distinct as she advanced, and when
she reached the. window her. .countenance
was distorted, as if2she was choked by some
one behind her. Suddenly her head and
| body were thrust out OF the window and
withdrawn quickly. He hurried back to the
village, got a friend, and with him carefully
exploredthe house.. The dust in. the upper
story OF the building showed that no one
had been thers perhaps, for years. and his
ghost story was never eXplaiued. He had
not eaten appIe.dumplings for dinner, and
was not in love. .-fN'&r ,,-.,...-,
-: 4 n PERSONAL. NEWS ITEMS" Xxx ..,l
| The Senate bill relieving the disabilities
Of, Dr.. j. L. Powell, OF Henrice, passed the
House unanimously to-day, and this re-
moves every impeachment in the way Of his
confirmation. as. full surgeon in the. United
States army, w hen the vote was ann unced
be was the .happiest man In w aslington.
The VitSinia members OF, both houses have
most earnestly aided! him.. The House
passed.a bill last session to remove the, disa+
bilities of Mr.. Nash, OF Virginia. but Ed
munds prevented its going throslghthe SEN
ate because he had not closed up his ac4
count. With the United States: He, had done
so, however, before resignins his position
| in; Che service, but this session deposited
$50 to meet the ST they said still STOOD
| against him. Senator Withers told the Yer:
mont Senator. what had been, done. and
heeped the difficulty was at an end! But
Edmunds next discovered that he; had
ohly addressed. his petition 10 40 DEM
ocratir House and not to a ,Repgbt!
lican Senate also. Mr.. Cox got the. House
to- day to. fix the secondorT Tuesday in
February for the consideration Of the cen;
aus bill. Hale. Garfield, g. Co. indicated
| that they VIII fight. it. because 1T: confeEs
| Bowers OF. appointment on the, Governor:
! of States, some of whom are. Democrats
The House passed a bill giving leo acres O.
land to Elisha, Franklin, Of kns sell county
va, now one hundred yearSsI,liolds Tor s ser
i vices in the war OF 1925 1.-THE eotnmitte
81 crested that il. the young man WAS a.
lInucn at farming it was high tisie he y. wa
:. this cnEsj deration hurried
1.-THE bIlT through: Nh. Tucker rsfases:,f
Etelf senators famess ,story.af.i .bh bis un1leS
Ithey agree to. vote for the reduction OF tn
Etobacco-tax': he mas captured a nun,be 81
Eready. Colonel W. wv 81 rtopi. Of .Rieh
mond, Captain Tom: M core and my lie, io1
kEsmsefIs Of Rteana 9nd, and ,aF
FRET Gooch, Of staunton, wers asnong 81! e
Visitors to the Capitol to-day! Mro Bayar'
lieit MS vote on tobacco redAction Wllthi
linen OF the Finance nittee1 befoff
hleaying. Westinghouse Senator Sharon SO
ESaR d few remarks ia,the. Senate today .bu
Ehe can make money more; readily Tn
lsnseches.. George j. sPaytofys of the Whit
ESuiphpr, Is. here. s,e Charles Me-
danger. OF Toledo, ohio,1 sand 4 Mr. 4 ::
iPragnile, OF Cincinnati, WellknoWn tobacco nee
tnnissts, left for Richmond thlssse EVENING"
fspend few days ,.,.; !, 's -, "
kRIYER AND ,HARBoR AATlER s--pE LuTH4 TO I'd
FRoNg, !, ! ,.i, g,
Tho laas0 Ohio River Commission, aposedie
Idelegates from all the States bordering 9
tshat. held another session to-day. ga!
ldslesation rom Isl, Paul had ashea III
lbefofs the Hot Comnefee Committee
fegard toslake aayig and, saeiyoeafe
famprnYien In part for the 5,benefit's
,IIbaluth a deleg en shurgh q
cussad the Davis Islan emeis o.. Y