The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-13

IIments-~to wit, Health, Agriculture, ant
Immigration.
hr. Tbornburg. of Tennessee, is very sick
withpuehrnonfa. -
There areto,be changes In The New Or.
leans Fedsrn1 Offices, and It is said War.
moth Will succeed Collector Smith. and
that Jack Wbarton's head will certainly
come off:
Republican senators in caucus to-day talk-
ed over specierresumption and the political
results; wi ich are to Tow from 1t. ees 4. g
/ The. Ministries are at the National Thea
tire. aud there is now NO display Of empty
benches. ssi;.,a: 81. 2
ASSOCIATED Press Reports ~ telegraph to the Dis
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THE LATE REPRESENTATIVE seHLEICHER. q
WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE funeral
services OF Representative Schseicher will
be conducted In the hall or the House OF
Representatives on Monday afternoon.
! Governor Swami, chairman of the House
Committee on Foreign "a fairs. OF which
Mr.. Sciiieicher was member, has called
meeting OF the committee.
\ The Texas delegation this afternoon
adonted resolutions OF coincidence for the
family Of the deceased. q. 7:
REPUBLICAN, SENATOR'S IN CAUCUS.
WASHINGTON. January ia caucus OF
Republican senator's was held to-day to take
action on the order of business, and COM
mittee was appointed on the subject, to re-
port at a future meeting. There was also
an interchange OF views Oh political ques-
tons and as to what would best advance the
interests OF the Republican party. The re-
sumption Of specie payment was matter Of
general .congratulation, and was claimed as
a measure originating with and carried out
by that party, and was successful, notwita-
standing the persistent efforts Of the DEM
ocratic party to defeat it. The subject Of
protecting citizens, particularly those of the
South, in their rights under the Consttu-
ton was earnestly discussed, ali agreeing
that the enforcement of the laws for this
purpose would materially strengthen the
party which had always advocated the doc
trine OF equal rights.
OTHER ITEMS.
WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE sub-com-
mittee preparing the army appropriation
bill for consideration by the House Commit
tee on Appropriations held long session
to- day, and have nearly completed their
work.
The legislative, executive, and judicial
appropriation bill will also be ready for ac-
ton by the committee early next week.
Commissioner Ranm has n telegram from
Collector Gray, at Raleigh, n. g., saying a
raiding party in Stanley county has seized
eight stills and arrested eight distillers. One
OF the collectors party was shot, but not
fatally. ...... ....
A dispatch from Collector Brayton, at
Columbia, S. c., says: "a have information
OF the seizure Of blockaded whiskey wagon
and two horses at Bennettsvlle, S. c., and
q wagon, two mules, and twenty-five gal.
Ions OF unstamped whiskey. and of the ar.
rest of Owen Thomas Blakeiy, OF Rabun
county, Ga"
The chairman Of the House Military Com
mittee has informally appointed sub-com-
mittee, consisting OF Messrs. Evins OF South
Carolina. Maish Of Pennsylvania, and Nc
Cook OF New York, to examine the charges
| (preierred to the committee through the
Secretary OF War; of Encouragement on the
part Of the superintendent and other OFF,
GERS OF the Soldiers Home at Hampton,
Va, with instructions 10 report 10 the full
committee on Tuesday next whether in
their judgment an investigation should be
made.