The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-06-25

alleged preparations by President Grant
and his Cabinet in 1877 to arrest Mr.. Til
den and suppress any attempt TO resist the
decision Of the Electoral Commission, eX-
Secretary Robson says TO reporter:
No orders were issued for gunboats or
marines or regulars. There was no talk or
thought in the Cabinet Of any necessity for
using the army or navy for rcpressive mea-
sures OF this kind. No cause for such mea-
sures was feared. did not hear any OF the
members Of the Cabinet say that they were
troubled about such possibility, and as L
was ut the time Secretary OF the Navy, any
orders sending out the marines would have
passed through my hands, and none were
issued. Please say for me that the whole
story is a lie from beginning to end.
General Bradley r. johnson. who has
been practcing law in Richmond, Va. since
the war, having some time ago decided to
move to Baltimore, has at length established
his Office here. and, it is said purchased the
house on tue corner OF Charles and AIadi-
son streets, where he will live. General
Johnson intends to practice law here with
Mr.. John p. Poe, and their offices in the
building on the corner OF Lexington and
st. Paul streets are being furnished for their
immediate occupation. He has been back
wards and forwards between Virginia and
Baltimore during the whole OF the past
winter, making arrangements for nls re-
moval. HIS son. Bradley S. johnson, has
been at the bar in this city for some months
already practicine, having graduated last
fall.-Battimore american, 24th. ,
Pittsburgh is one of the blacklist of cities
by reason OF the smoke from its manufacto-
ries. But plan is being tested that pro-
| misses to make it clean. The proposition ia
| to wash the smoke, and the way of doing il
| is thus described The washing is done by
passing the smoke through the spray caused
by paddle-wheels revolving in tank Of
water holding soda-ash in solution. The
tank and wheels are placed in the flue be-
tween the furnace aud the chimney, and
the wheels being made to rcvolve in the di-
rection Of the chimney, the draught is in
creased. The smoke after being thus treated
will not soil white handkerchief.
! Calvin Bliss. Sr., formerly OF New York,
is senator from Prince Edward county. He
is also one OF the Board OF Supervisors Of
that county. His eldest son, Sam. Bliss, is
treasurer; his younger son, Calvin, is She
riff; and Samuel Bliss son Mason is
gauger and collector. New York may be
surprised at this. The secret is that the ne
groes are the cause Of so much Bliss III
Prince Edward.
Mr.. Harry Price, son of eX-Mayor Price,
| of Alexandria, and formerly clerk for tue
Midland and Alexandria Railroad Compa'
ny, went into hardware store al AieAan'
dria on Monday and asked to LOOK III sonie
pistols and cartridges TO match, ana adl u>t,
| ing one in revolver, placed 1t 10 DIS heau
and discharged it. The wound Is oeie'eo
TO be mortal.
Storey alias Allen, who was hanged at
Ratayia. Ohio, by an Infatuated mob ana
escaped by the breaking OF rope, arrived
in Cincinnati from st. Louis on Monday.
His appearance creates excitement, as 1t Is
believed another scene OF the same kind is
Threatened. Mrs. Atchlcy, who was the
cause Of the previous trouble, has not re-
turned TO her husband.
The growing OF wheat on large scale in
the Argentine Republic has only been car
Tried on two or three years, and yet at last
| accounts forty vessels were loading in the
river Plata with wheat for Europe. The
country is fast filling up with emigrants
from Italy, France, and Germany, and
promises soon to be a sharp competitor in
grain shipments with the United States.
| NJ. de LeSseps now announces that he
will start for Panama early in November,
and that he will turn the first sod for the
iuter-oceanic canal on the first OF January,
1880. He says he will employ 10000 nav
yies including Chinese, and also 10000 free
negroes from Brazil
On August 10, 1877, society for the pro.
motion OF marriage was organized in GIN.
cinnati. It's members claim that over 1000
marriages have taken place through Its in
strumentality, and on August 10, this year
they win give grand picnic at InwooC
Park, where 100 marriages will take place
! Rev. ". Allan Fair and wife, missiona
ries of the Episcopal Church, who left Libe
ria, West Africa, about a year ago, have
lust sailed from New York on their return
trip. 49,.
i Dir. Alyan Clark, of Cambridge, the leader
4 CT the telescope-makers OF the world, is nov
seyenty-six years old, and still full OF ener
Igy and skill. For forty years Dir. Clarl
was portrait-painter. .z
4 st. Andrew is expected to return from
4 England to Farmyille about the 4th OF July
His writings while abroad have been pro
Ednctlye OF much good TO the State Of Vir
Iginia. 81,
4 The Alexandria Gazette announces th,
death OF Miss Sadie Payne, an interesting
!, and attractive daughter Of General William
II. Payne, OF FauQuier, who died at be-
Z fathers residence, In Warrenton, Sunday.
q At the recent commencement OF the Ma
ItionSf School OF Eiocution aud oratory Ii
81 PhlMaelp fia twenty six iNouien cnI4ied OF
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