The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-09

every vote cast for Carter Harrison to-
day is vote to sustain the revolutionary
majority in Congress in its effort to starve
the Government" spasmodically observed
the Chicago Tribune on Tuesday morning.
Therefore, inasmuch as Carrier Harrison re-
ceiyed 25,264 votes on election-day The
same being 4,90G more than the Radical CAN
didate was recipient olive are at liberty,
in law and good morals, to conStrue the re.
suit as an authoritative intimaton that the
city OF Chicago, which has given 4 Republic
can majority at each and every election held
for the last twenty years, Is in favor OF sns-
tanning the .rcyoiutionistS in Congress
to an altogether phenomenal extent Wash
ington Post.
It is said that when the Confederate army
was on its shortest rations General Lee re-
monstratcd one day with a straggler for eat
ing green pcrSimmoDs, anC asked him ii he
did not know they were unfit for food.
"Fm not eating them for food, General"
replied the man, shut for the sake OF draw
ng my stomach up to fit my rationS."
/. This is the distressing situation in which
the Richmond Wing is now placed IN agita-
ting the debt question. 1t Is publishing
Bradley Johnson's speech and eating his
"persimmons mot for "fooh," but SIM
ply to draw its empty stomach up to tit its
lean ''rations." 1t has no other food worth
cent.-PetersbaTg Post.
The effort to make the creditors compro-
mise bill responsible for the past-due tax
receivable consol coupons is weak inven-
ton Of the enemy. The obligation OF the
State in respect to these coupons accrued
under the funding bill OF 1871, and has in
No o,l nYorol htr IN ~
the compromise bill. AS they have not
the revenue to any considerable extent for
some years past, it is extremely improbable
that they VII pour ~ as food as soon as
the compromise bill becomes law. It NAV
be, as the Dispatch suggests, that "thev
have gone where the woodbine twineth."
HALIFAX Record.
Some persons in New York, who ought to
know better, are urging the suspension OF
the coinage OF silver dollars by the United
States. Time Is wasted in talking about
this, for it cannot be done. The accumula-
ton OF silver will not harm any one. Ten
Years would be required TO COIN as many
sllverdollars as there are silver fiye-franc
pieces in the Bank OF France. The best
thing we can do is to 60 ON as we are. The
nations OF Europe will want to see us again
on tue money question before many months,
aud they can come to see us or invite us to
meet them in London Cincinnati Com.
merctat.. t'. fH. ;rr
1t Is said Of Northern Texas by the Dallas
Herald that the tillers Of the soil there
make far more provisions than they have
any use for; always have corn and meat for
sale, and their corn and cattle crops come in
as clear profit. They are rapidly growing
wealthy; and in less than fifteen years from
now North Texas will be as prosperous as
the bluegrass region Of Kentucky ever was
in its palmiest days.
The Chicago Inter- Ocean has been max
ing a political canvass of Cook county Jail.
and is delighted 10 learn that the colored
men In that institution are all Republicans.
The party might have made better show
ing In the election OF Tuesday if so many
of its. voters had not been restrained by pri-
son walIs.tls I.
4. An army surgeon has called the, attention
OF tue surgeon-G General at Washington to-
the fact that the recent fall iii the price OF
lend has led to 4 more Extensive adulteration
OF tin with chat metal, and that j, Is for the
benefit Of the public Health that warn-
ing be given against Tue use Of timed Sheet.
bon vessels, spoons, etc. : Z : 80 : -. :