The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-23


until 1.-The day OF ibis death undated
and unmarried by n single infringement.
In that contest be acted a conspicuous part.
Clearly con1preh ding the perils which en-
yironed hts native State, be abandoned d
lucrative business and the comforts Of home,
and, entering the political arena, by his
sturdy eloquence and unanswerable logic
contributed much TO the achievement OF that
grand triumph which restored ciyfl govern
mcnt to his beloved State and placed her
once more in harmony with the Federal
Union. Brave and chivaIrous in spirit,
honest and independent in thought and ac-
ton, as prompt to resent an insult as to for
give an Injury, honest in his convictions and
sincere IN his friendships, Beverly Doug
las commanded alike the confidence Of his
friends and the respected his foes. Doubt
Jess he had his faults, but who has them
not From the day when Adam was driven
forth from the Garden OF Eden to the pre-
sent moment the pages OF recorded history,
either sacred or profane, are illuminated
with the name OF but One OF spotless hui
manity. And what a fitting rebuke, that
One, the despised Nazarene, administered
to the Pharisccs when he said unto them,
= He that is without sin among you let hiE,
first east stone." -
THE NEW YORK APPOINTMENTS.
The New York appointments will be taken
up in the Senate Commerce Committee to-
morrow. II Mr.. Herman makes active fight
for them in the Senate, he can get united
Democratic vote and secure their confirma-
ton. There are all manner OF specula-
tons Tonight in regard to the matter.
Conkling, who has perfect control OF
the Commerce Committee, can obtain
an adverse report, and is opposing
confirmation solely on personal grounds.
Dir. Hayes tonight is unusually worked up
on the subject, and says he is certain OF a
larger Republican vote than he got before.
Stanley Matthews, who is the senatorial
iugleman OF the Administration, actually
says majority Of Republican senators Will
vote for confirmation. Matthews and Hoar
will have to do the heavy work in debate,
and the former will be able TO meet Lord
Roscoe or any other senator when the que>-
ton is discussed in the Senate. ..a
ARBITRATION BETWEEN WORKMEN AND THEIR
- ... EMPLOYERS. 'r2E'
Mr.. Joseph j. Weeks, one Of the editors
of the Iron Age, gave his views before Mr.
Hewitt's Labor Committee to-day in favor
OF arbitration between the employers and
employed. He was commissioned by the
Governor OF Pennsylvania to investigate
the W orking OF arbitration in Europe, and
his report was favorable. He now regards
it as a preventive against strikes. The
worklngmen have heretofore opposed the
system; bnt they are being educated, he
said, 10 it,. He declared that manufacturing
in the West, especially in Pittsburgh, except
in certain specialties, cannot stand the pres
ent wages, and unless there is 4 readjust-
ment through arbitration he predicts that
the country will witness the most extensive
strike it has yet known. i,1I:.4e;..i.1g. 3 s.,
THE MINORITY REPORT IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA
"a - CASE. - -
SENATOR Hill has prepared the minority
report in regard to the South Carolina sena-
torship: In it he says that Buffers case is
res, adjudtcata, land. that, Corbin's case de-
ponds on whether there was quorum Of
the Chamberlain legislature Now, as they
admit there was no quorum, there could
have been no election: Hence, even il But
lers claim were not complete, Corbin would
not be entitled to the seat. = IL! <,'f'
~ $40 BRIEF NEWS ITEMS. - ..,t. ;
The election OF Matt. Carpenter over
Howe rs senator from Wisconsin occasions
no regret among Democrats. t~~... =
General Fitz Lee was here to-day! No
body doubts but that General Gusts Lee
will win the Arlington case. 80.
Governor Yarmouth, it is said tonight
upon information from the White House,
will certainly succeed, Jack Wharton as
United States aIarshala at New Orleans. .o,
The Potter committee met to-day, and dis
cussed, without reaching conclusion, whe-
Their to investigate the cipher dispatches
here or in New York. Nh Tilden will
probably be examined in New York and the
Others here. Genera! Butler has, he says,
coo cipher dispatches. III OF which he will
lsy before the. committee tomorrow. He
received them mysterlouSly. .......1
The Senate discussed tte naval appropri-
alton bill to-day. So. ri rr.,
ASSOCIATED Press Reports by telegraph TO the Dis
| d.. Daich.l ".s,i; .-- -; ...-.
J - .,...,. POTTER COMMITTEE. ':,.-l. t'-.-
WASHINGTON, JANUARY 22.-The Potter
Committee met to-day, aud were IN secret
session an hour. Thc Democratic members
asked that st. Martin should be called 10
the stand or should be discharged from at
tendance rs witness, and upon this Shella-
burger, as counsel for Secretary Sherman,
put in Il letter requesting that St. Martin
might be called for c::o$S:cXamnation on
the testimony be gave ut New Orleans, and
on the affidavit. he has recently flied with
the committee, There seemed to be gen
! eral dlsposition to comply with the request,
Ebut it was not definitely decided. There
was quite an animated discussion IN regard
| to the cipher dispatches, Butler still
! protesting that it. you'd be wiser for both
parties 10 leave the investigation alone. lie
| expressed bis willingness, however, to hand
over the cipher kilograms to the committee,
las he believed they ought 10 be made pub
lIlic. The committee thought it advisable nol
to call any witness in respect OF the. DIS
matches until the bill Tor additional appro-
nriation shall have passed the Senate. To-
morrow they Will caH tie Clerk OF the Sen
ate and other witnesses, who Will tesilly.re-
spectiDe the, Louisiana certificates. Ihe
committee will sit ia Washinston: but q
Subcommittee will probably be appointed
to fake the evidence OF Dir. Tlden in New