The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-05


Passed Assistant Surgeon J. ~, Amber
has been ordered from the Norfolk. Naval
Hospital. to the Trenton European station.
The President has signed the bill for the
erection of head-stones over Federal SOL
diers buried in private cemeteries. 2oE
The President has nominated Charles G..
Manning for collector Of customs for the
Eastern District OF North Carolina. $:
The House Committee on Public Build
ings to-day adopted q resolution in favor Of
appropriating 5000 for the restoration Of
the Patent Office. ,1s =
The commissions Of the New York Gus
Etom-house officers areto be sent them by
the fast-mail line. 49,: : .ll'-t4 r /.
There was nothing important ELECTED to-
day in the Hunton-AleXander case. Gsat
ASSOCIATED Press Reports by telegraph to the Dis
patch.1 !,fF IN
- @ts THE CATTLE DISEASE. q Il
WASHINGTON, February IA CORE
sponder ce is passing between Commissioner
LIE Due and the Canadian Minister OF Agrl-
culture with regard to measures for avert
ing the cattle disease. ,,--..,,
"A telegram to Commissioner lie Due from
7. B. Sherman, superintendent OF the Union
Stock Yards, Chicago. brands as absolutely
false. the reports of the prevalence OF the
disease in the West, aud says the action OF
the, British. and Canadian Government Is
based otrl: q misconception of facts. LIE Due
replied that The disease referred to appeared
in this country as early as 1S43, and that
there Is no more reason for the. present ac-
ton OF the British Government than has
existed for years past. '.,-st;' +: f..F4t
T. Secretary Sherman has issued o circular
collectors OF customs that in no
cnsgi viii live animals be permitted to be
shipped from: their respective ports until
after inspection as to, their condition OF
health and the Issuance Of a circular that
| they are; free from disease.lFes /.
;'i. s,t5e =, I + !. OTHER ITEMS. .,i,t;s in
= WASHINGTON r february 4. The Presi-
dent IDS approved the finding OF, the Naval
Genrtini the caseof Lientenant-C Commander
KsHs, ind he is dismissed from the service.
Rpetmaste r: u Snowden, .Iofl Philad elphia,
has. definitely declined the directorsbip 96f
Charles ID. Mannlng has as been nntouinninatetl
collector 0f Customs for the Eastern district
Of North Carroll as . Y,,'. 49,: r. -
1.-The Senate Committee on Finance to-day
recommended the passage OF House bill
authorizing the issuance OF Government
certificates Eof deposits i'll sums or $40 and
7 upwards, to bear interest at 3 per cent, and
to be exchangea6le for 4per cent bonds,
with, on amendment to increase the rate OF
interest 8 65 10l per cent. 3Isg3 q
AspeeiaI meeting OF the National Edaca-
tional Association, consisting OF state
snper1ntendents OF public instruction and
~ sol q a
the country, convened in this city to-day to
|5discuss tbe. educational interests CT the na-
! fion. Papers were read upon the systems
;of education adopted in Europe, aDdja full
tdiseiIssion was bad upon the. subject OF In
dnstrial training In comma On schools Among
the pauers tosbe read and. discussed to-mor-
row Isl one By Hon. G.; j. Orr, OF Georgia:
OH, ~ The needs OF educati0n In the South,
..ts n I39gn.%L = ...... ~ fi-e SD
Ea,r,rty. 18th cong a Z, session.
tHg:iW AsHfNGToN, d. c., February 4, 1879.
Az ts..E, !.l.. HI! III SENATE. q
u Mr.. MaxeY. OF Texas, from the Commit
Tee on Post Ices and sTa Roads, report;
Led the amendment prop by that CON- ..
|niittee 10 the post.ofice Rapprop riatlon bill
90 as 10 establish % hip lipe between
New York and Rio by way OF Norfolk Va,
Rio bv' " way. at Galveston, Texas, and allow
IMP q subsidy OF $3.50, 900 per annum to
each iiiie Referred to the Committee on
saMr. Cameron, or y7i sconsin, from the lyoIn-
usitfee on Privilege and Elections. sub.
Emittedr q mai0rity report, signed by the
|ReD,ibifcan members OF; The committee,
declaring that David 7. Corbin has been
a,.Ity Slaefefl sssAssafff from BoiiEb Carolina,