The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-07

swcet-scented memory. Grant did not, how
ever, boom as Boss Shepherd expected, "a his
brother was beaten for delegate. Among the
delegates elected were Messrs. t. Humphrey
Brook, formerly OF Caroline, and Joseph
Williams, formerly Of Fredericksburg. /
ASKED Government printer how things
went over his way, and he said 1t was great
night for Swampoodle. The report this
morning was that Blaine bad beaten Grant
and that Colonel Bob Ingersoll would
be elected one OF the two delegates TO
Chicago. The Convention met to-day and
mad bOisterous wrange. Largely more
than ball the delegates for Blaine and
the Grant boomers were troublesome.
Negroes this evening were oil along +
street near Talmage Hall, talking and de-
monstratiUg excitedly. / heard mulatto
In loud tones say. Z" would kill any damned
white man as soon as not who would de-
prive me Of my rights" He was evidently
him. Tonight the noisy gathering adj
lourned over until tomorrow, and will
select Ingcrsoll and Bowen, who are for
Blaine, delegates to Chicago. Alexander
Shepherd worked hard for Grant to-day,
but, as a dstipg uished Republican says to.
night, all the spontaneity has departed from
the Grant boom.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The Senate Committee on Education and
Labor to-day agreed to report General
tn t1,a
public lands to educational purposes. Mr.
Goode and Senator Hoar also have bills.
Mr.. GOode, OF Virginia, had spat to-day
on disability bill. Conger yas as bitter as
possible in his talk about Treason, rebel
lior, and traitors.
General Beauregard will testify next
week before House committee in regard
to the Louisiana Lottery.
ASSOCIATED Press Reports by telegraph to the Dis
Datc1.l
THE CANCELLATION OF EXPORT BONDS OF TO-
BACCO MANUFACTURERS.
WASHINGTON. February 6.-The sub-cOm-
mittee of the House Ways and Means Com
mrtee will give hearing Monday to parties
interested in The passage OF Mr. Jorgen-
sens bill providing for the cancellation OF
export bonds OF tobacco manufacturers at
the ports Of clearance. The matter is one
OF great interest to the tobacco manufactu-
rers OF the country, who have made several
attempts during NE past three years to
bring the subject before Congress and Sc
cure relief.
The manufacturers claim that the present
Law not only imposes bardsbips upon them,
but tends to drive business out Of tie coun-
q
instance the case OF a manufacturer in Nir-
GINA, formerly exporting as high as g, 000,-
coo worth Of manufactured tobacco year,
who has removed his business to Australia,
and simply exports from this county the raw
leaf. II is understood the Chief Of the To-
hacco Division OF the Internal Revenue
Department has been summoned to appear
before the committee on Monday and give
his views on the bill.
THE EXODUS INVESTIGATION.
WASHINGTON, February 6.-The Senate
Exodus Committee held a protracted session
to-day and examined nine witnesses. Most
Of the evidence went simply to corroborate
that previously taken, bat some Of it was
very interesting, especially the testimony OF
colorcd farmers from various parts OF the
State Of North Carolina, VINO before the
and who are now owners OF from 200 tO
1000 acres Of land. One OF these. s.
Wo0ten. living near lagrange in his tesi-
mOny ridiculcd the idea that the negroes
were oppressed in North Carolina, and
thought they had as good opportunity to
make Il living there as laborers have any
where.
James Buchanan, OF indianapolis, a for
mer AboIlionist and prominent Green
D3CKer OF indi""", toeti6od that there was
no demand for laborer> in that State. Every
winter the supervisors Of the poor had to
feed able bodied men who could not get
work. He was, and always had been, op
posed TO the exodus, and lie believed that
nine out OF ten Republicans in his State
were opposed TO 1t. A dozen Republican
leaders, however, whose names he gave, bad
tacity encouraged the movement, with the
hope that their party would derive. benefit
from it..
John o. Kellar, Of Raleigh, n. c., who
was a slave before the war, said that.he was
now worth $1,000. Another cOlored man,
from near Goldsboro', n. c., said that he
owns 40 acres Of land, a part Of which he
rents to White men. w. W. Arlington. OF
Nash county, testified that he was slave
before the war, but that now he owns 1000
acres of land.
THE CONTEST OVER THE CONFIRMATION OF
REV. SIMMONS AS SUPERVISOR OF CENSUS |
IL GEORGIA.
WASHINGTON, February 6.-The Demo |
cratic members OF the Senate Committee on |
Census held long private meeting to-day |
for the purpose Of comforting with the |
members Of the Georgia delegation in refer
ence TO the contested nomination OF Rev. |
f. J. Simmons rs Census Supervisor Of the |
First Georgia district Representative Ste |
phens and Senator Hill earnestly supported |
Simmons, while Senator Gordon and Repre-
sentative Hammond insisted that the |
nomination ought to be rejected. SIM
mons's confirmation was opposed on the |
ground that he was ilteraie and wholly |
incompetent, and that by his free use OF the
epithet corrupt secession traitors" &C.,
he has made himself the common slanderer |
OF tie great mass OF the people Of Georgia,
while his supporters maintained that he
was quite competent and that the charges
OF SANDER are not OF sufficient gravity to
warrant his rejection. These remarks gave
rise 10 q spirited and at times very personal
cooquy between MeSsrs. Stephens and
Gordon as to the scope and purposes Of the
so.called " Independent movement" in
Georgia.
EDUCATIONAL LABOR FUND.
WASHINGTON, February 6.-The Senate
Committee on Education and Labor to-day !
agreed 10 recommend for passage the bill
by Mr.. Burnside providing that
the net proceeds of the sales OF public lands
and the net receipts OF the Patent Office