The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-04

MIR. Teller " Colorado, presented pelis
| lion or coIoted people; of, Lonisiaifa com
planning that, they are not protected either
in life or property; that at the recent e,ec-
aipn they TWfre (mct by<arfhed white men
known as .ia ocratic<C labS n; thatthey
.Yert shot ndiDot allowed I'd hold NEE f;ngs.
ETheyitheretore invoke the prntertioniof he
| Pederul sGuYernmcnt. Referred to>a select
committee, Of which Mr. Teller IS CHAIR
t,nnan. 10 aoi! edTr2 'T,' :innn'' "f; ~ T;'7"r
MIR ,Morrillg OF Yermo ont; gave notice that
| to7fnorro&, or as soon, thereafter as he
couid obtain tilerfloor, heswoufd .askgthe
isenate to take. UP and consider the Bib for
taking the tenth and subsequent ccDsuses.
1.-THE Senate went into executive session
I atiI:16!P. NJ, remaining untiL8 p. M, III be
lyote on con Timing the nomination OF Mer-
fritt as collector. Of New York was SO to "a,
and that Of Burt, rs naval officer 81 to -.
| The. majority Of the Democrats voted in
support OF the Administration ~, - r.. 80
| = HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE IN
| s!Under the call OF States, Mr.. Cutler. OF
/ New Jersey, introduced q bill appropriating
la hundred million dollars for the Payment
=, The bill TO secure uniformity 10 the stand
ard Of values was defeated. ...!l!
| The House also defeated a motion to sus-
mend the rules and pass the bill authorizing
| the issue of per cent. bondsto the. amount
OF $40, 900, 900; and apply the proceeds TO
the payment of the arrears Of -pensions.:-
| Among. other bills and resolutions intro
ducea and referred were, resolutions OF the
Virginia Legislature asking for the reduc-
ton of the tobacco tax, also. resolutions OF
4 the Geheral Assembly OF Alabama asking
Ifor, the eriaetrient Of laws to prevent, The
! exercise Of jurisdiction !byl United States
courts IN proceedings against municipal
! corporations; also, resolutions Of the Gene
raj Assembly OF Louisiana'in regard to the
sugar tariff, "a ~ g.,l =. ..lit1
- Memorial services in respect to the memo.
ry,ofthe late Representative Quinn, Of New
| York, were held; after which the House
adjourned. y &C., ,-ry1 !; ;,2.i :. &, q, -,t:#
lpsq Tho ;wentl,ersaeRd Murder.
| an INVESTIGATION INTO A MYsTRRloUs,AF-
H. < ixFz.p trs.l4lf ~ FAIR. iasoEG ~.
!. BosTo.,. February 3.-Aspecial' to thle
lyJouyndl from Tiblow, kansas, says :: The
I inygssisation which has been gofng on. here
1 for the past two days in connection'Mith The
IWeathersfield, VT, murder case, for which
I Henry Grayelin was condemned, has
] proved astounding. Trner- Kern, Wbc
4 December, 1stc wrote IA bert Preston con
cerning John Jacobs, which letter Sheriff
i Amsdenii had atY en- ty-si * days Without in
Iysstigati Tor, q. makes fan n@p HdaYittG ghici
! sof,, county is be Writes murder.
err Since The journal published. Farmel
1Kern's letter there. have arrived heTe
letters from the Farmers , Nut aa1 Insl
rance Company qf. Montpelier. Preston
and Amsden have arrived here. The letters
land afidayifsp Jacobs, HIS Clothes. &c,
haYeFbeenfsecured. On Monday steps viii
be, initiatedrto secure This arrest. He:eYt.
Identity is not far distant, End IS welt known
Il ihIWia dsbp county as o. 4dans efeus ehata9.
4 EeF.a He fe,,eatedfy stated 1te9fore Suddenly
tlsay,n 8 Vermont, 1T can etears GraYeuh
.JcwitI fhree words. ~ ~, tiZIIfiHi Il - hnG
I va ,,san- 80; srs.r-. i.a i79 sol III heel
sa'srn ,e Maryland faeas! itIs T. roosa Dub
..aBlAEgfaoRs; February 3.-In the Upitea
I States Circuit. Court to-day Judge iBond
1 presidIng-thc case of Thomas .B:T Perry,
tRobert B. Perry, and William s. Within
sonl Judges of election for the: Eighth. dis
i trict, Anne Arundel county, was concluded.
4 They were indicted for holding, the late
I coneressioilal election at q place other, Than
/ that selected by the county commissioners.
They were found guilty and m mar Tor o.
Sentence. ;5,:1 !. f::asaj Er'iiX
/ In the same court Policeman Louis Nor
ris was called to answer an Indictment
/ chareing him with stu1fng the balot-bo 3
lin, the Sixth Ward in the. late congressional
| election. The defendant entered y general
demurrer, alleging that under the Statutes
OF the United States stuffing a baliot-box is
not a penal, offence. The. demurrer was
sustained and the prisoner. discharged.