The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-11
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The UNITED STATES FLhS-NlEWS Of y MAS
sACHUsETrS CoNGREssMAN-A VISIT TO THE
PRESIDENT, AND THE PRESIDENTS PROMISE
TO VISIT NOEFoLK-PERS0NAL-I INDIAN
COMMITTEES TO BE ANNOUNCED 10 DAY
BRIEF ITEMS.
.Erom Our Regular Corrcspon icnt.l
WASHINGTON, April 10.-Whcn Parson
Garfield declared the repeal OF law autho-
| rizing the use Of troops at the polls was
| revolutionary, it was declaration 10 DEM
ocras and southcrncrs that from now
until November, 1880, no circumstance
will be too trivial for Radical leaders
| if it can be distorted into an argument
with which to fire the northern heart
into hatred and distruSt OF the people OF the
| South. Well, two days ago volunteer
military company, composed OF those who
We're infants for the most part in 1861, came
here from Norfolk to visit Company \. Is
cortcd to the armory OF the latter :hey found
it decorated with national flags that remind
ed them of Norfolk harbor on 4 gala-day.
On entering the building the most con-
spicuous object that met their view was
the tattered batle-fag which Company A
carried on the Union side through
the late war. The two companies paIaded
the streets On Wednesday, receiving Il host
OF compliments from people OF different
States, and all was as pleasant as good cheer
and delightful association could make it.
| Then. at night came hop. at which fair
| ladies gave the Norfolk boys their brightest
smiles as they whirled in the dance, in spite
| OF Lent. After that they screnaded their
gallant congressman, the Hon. John Goode,
and heard orthodox Union speeches from
MeSsyS. Goode, Tucker, and Blackburn, and
retired, no doubt thinking they had done
| and said nothing to offend even ConSer or
Harry White. And yet the papers this
morning informed them that last light
while they were enjoying themselves 4
meeting OF Radicals were denouncing
their conduct in paradins without an
American flag, and making speeches to
show that in this they give evidence that
they are still unreconstructed and rebel
Iious. This meeting was very severe on
Company A because, they said, it declined
| to carry Il fac for fear OF offending their
sensitive southern visitors. Now the fact
is that Company a refused when invited TO
act as an escort to General John A. Logan
on the occasion Of Lis reception here by the
&C. A. r." after his election rs senator.
Then, according 10 army regulations, Com
rany 4, not being battalion, is moi entl-
tied to a flag; and the Norfolk company,
being State company and one not recog-
niZed by the United States, never carries on
company paradcs any other flag than that OF
the State. These explanations will be SUI
ticicnt for reasonable people, and 1t is use
! less to argue or explain with those who
have made this hub-bub about so trivia! q
matter.
WHAT 4 MASSACHUSETTS CONGRESSMAN SAYS.
a member OF Congress from Massachu-
sets called on Mr.. Goode to-day and made
inquiry In regard to this alleged insult to
tue tlIg, saying, frankly, that from what he
had heard it looked as il the soldiers named
had purposcly offered this aflront to the en-
sign OF the National Government. Mr..
Goode, with a smile, explained it fully to
him, and be left convinced that there was
nothing in it. The trouble is that Mr..
Goodc will not be able to make similar
explanation to all who will hear the Radical
version. BY the way, the oflc rs OF the
Norfolk company went with Mr.. Goode
this morning to see the President, who pro-
missed to return the courtesy ~ an early
visit 10 Norfolk. When tod that but for
the rain the whole company would have
called in body to see him, he expressed
qualification, and said he would be highly
pleased to see them.
THE WIDOW OLIVER THREATENS TO VISIT
| RICHMOND.
Last night at Alexandria, to q small att
dience OF males, tue widow Oliver went
through the farce Of lecture, and l hear
she seriously talks OF going TO Richmond
make old Simon Cameron pay found
sum for the damage he did her heart,
rather took sides with her on general prin-
ciples; but hope Sue will not continue to
lecture, because lectures pay nowadays no
better than breacL-of- promise suits. She
ought to walk, because walking pays, and
she is one of the people who would draw
the patrons OF this fashionable sport.
OREGON INDIANS AS PURCHASERS OF SHOES.
| have theory that ms man is so great as
not to he dishonest, even with himself, about
his feet, and i went into AcCarthy'S shoe
store, near the Metropolitan, to-day TO OBJ
serve delegation of Oregon Indians while
being fitted with shoes to sec If my theory
held good in their case; and sure enough,
10 was as particular about neat tit rs any
pale face. found, too, il Oregon Indians
sprang from the same couple that the Afrl-
can did, their feet do not indicate it. for
none OF them required over seyens in Con-
grcss CATERS, and one OF the party weighed
over two hundred, resembling Carl Formes
when, in his better days he played GYPSY
parts.
| THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL IN THE
HOUSE.
The House to- day soon after the reading
OF the journal went into Committee OF the
Whole on the Legislative appropriation b'll.
and the proceedings were in the main mo-
potonous. A lively debate, however, sprang
up between Messrs. McMahon and Garfield,
OF Ohio, on the amendment requiring the
Secretary OF the Treasury 10 pay out Tor
pensions the ten millions OF lesal-tender
notes set aside In the Treasury for the re-