The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-01-28

hV ieheoH w cn1ngc my opinion ~ 10 the
strong fight that will be made against
Judge Bristow. Even Republicans here
do not relish his being county Judge and
getting a Federal office besides. They
think Offices are too scarce for an ordinary
man like the Judge 10 have two.
EULoGIEs on THE LATE SENATOR CHANDLER.
Tomorrow the Senate will hear euIogies
on the life, services, and character of the
late ZacbaIiah Chandler, senator from
Michigan, and speeches will be delivered
by Senators Conkling, Blaine, Anthony,
Hoar, Ransom, Wallace, Dayard, Carpen-
ter, Logan, Baldwin, Hamlin, Ferry, Came
ron OF Pennsylvania, Morrill,, and Blair.
THE GRANT BOON FURTHER DECLINING.
A leading Republican to-day said to me
l tell you upon the highest authority in
Washington that Grant is out Of the fight,
and that Conkling will make an unsuccess-
fu effort TO take his place. The contest now
Is between Sherman and Blaine, and Sber-
man and the Administration are making n
red-h0t fight for the nomination. i know
whereof | speak. Mr.. Jorgensen, OF Nir-
gina, and Dir. Martin, OF North Carolina,
are for him. The southern Republi-
cans, he added, all remember that
Blaine has done nothing for them
since the last presidential election.
think it certain that Sherman'S campaign
in the South Will increase in zeal and
strength before very long. The State Exc
cutive Republican Committee OF Virginia
will meet at Richmond on the Goth, and
Messrs. Joreensen and J. w. Volt will at
tend. BY the way, Mr.. Wolff. who has an.
nouuced himself a candidate for Congress
in the Fredericksburg district, is most ar
dent Sherman man.
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
Major John w. Daniel, Lieutenant Gov
ernOr James A. Walker and daughter, and
cX-Speaker Hanger, were in the city to-day.
The Senate Finance Committee talked over
the funding matter to-day, and agreed to
invite Mr.. sherman TO come before them.
Collector Raum to-day received notice OF
the capture OF MoOnshiners and distilleries
in Moore county, y. c. The House Com
meeting, will take up Billy McGarrahan's
case. Senator Logan made a minority re-
port in Fitz John Porter's case. Mr..
Thomas TAYLOR, OF AccOmac, member OF the
Republican Sta'e Committee, was here to-day,
and is for Sherman for the presidency. He
left for Richmond this evening. Mr.. Volt
goes TO Richmond as the representative Of
the Washington World. Mr.. Edward Co.
hen, OF Richmond, was at the Capitol to-day.
THE RICHMOND AND WEST POINT CUSTOMS Dis
TRICT.
General Beae informs me that Mr.. Sher-
man has agreed not TO press the abolition
Of the cOllectorship at Yorktown, as Repub-
licans think This old historic village should
not be deprived OF any Of the importance
left it. General Beale prepared his bill an
neXing West Point TO the Richmond dis
trct, and making it a port Of entry, but the
question arose with the Treasury Depart
ment today whether there can be two ports
Of entry in the same district. He, however,
agreed that if the Department should con-
clude that this is in coniraventiOn OF the
general law, that it can change the bill so
as to make West Point port Of delivery
only, with deputy collector there.
GREAT NEWS FOR YORKTOWN.
The House to-day passed the bin report
ed by Mr.. Goode from the select committee
of thirteen appropriating 100000 to con-
slruct the monument at Yorktown provided
for by the Continental Congress October
| 80, 1871; and also appropriatng 100000 to
defray the expenses OF the celebration Of
the centennial anniversary Of the surrender
of CORVALLIS, which will take place at
Yorktown October 10, 1881. Mr.. Goode,
alter the passage of the bill by the House,
went immediately 10 the Senate TO urge
eaIly action by that body on the bill.
1t will be necessary for the Virginia LegiS-
lature at its present session to pass bill
ceding to the United States jurisdiction
over the site of the monument to be selected
by the proper authorities. The apprOpria-
tons are considered ample for monument
of great artistic excellence and Il grand
national jubilee.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The State Of New Hampshire, as sponsor
for her citizens, to- day brought an original
suit in the Supreme Court against the State
OF Louisiana, to compel her to pay the in
terest due on her bonds. The comment to-
night is that if she succeeds similar pro-
ceedings will he instituted against Tennes-
see, Virginia, and other southern States.
Eminent counsel are engaged, and motion
to advance the case will be made.
The House Committee on Public Build
ings to-day agreed to report bills appropri-
ating 100000 TO build a custom-hOuse at
Lynchburg, and the same amount to erect
one at Charleston, w. Va.
Henry s. Walker (Greenbacker) and a
large number OF Republican leaders from
West Virginia are here.
Associated Press Reports by telegraph TO the Dis
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MR.. BAYARD's SPEECH.
| WASHINGTON, January 21.-The follow
| inc is an abstract OF Mr.. Bayard's speech in
The Senate to-day on his resolution:
Mr.. Bayard said his object in urging the
adoption Of the present resolution was TO
bring about an actual resumption OF specie
payments. Whatever else might be effected
by the resolution was secondary and merely
incidental to this one cardinal object. Sound
prosperity must rest upon sound basis, and
real money is like sound currency. TO
resume by the existing system is as idle as
to bail water by sieve. Paper notes are an
essential auxiliary to coin, but they are not
coin-nOt mOney-but substitutes for it,.