The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-28
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lFrom oar Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. February I'll have seve-
raj times stated in my dispatches that re-
-srdcd Mr.. Tilden a practically ont Of the
contest and had good reasons for so stating
which | could not publish. The unequivO-
cll announcement Of Mr.. Henry Watter,On
that Of his own personal knowledge ne
knows that Mr.. Tilden Is looking for some
one who may liz the bm dcns of the canvass
from bis shoulders, has created quite a stir
I'm political circle, here, because he is known
4, he on as close terms of intimacy with
Mr.. Tilden as any man In all Tho
West. My convictions, too. have been
d.i'v strengthened that | was right in
ewing that Mr. Tildcn will have more ia
do with mining The candidate OF the Gin
cinnat Convention than any other Demo
crat. II is useless &c disguise the fact that
hi. active support will be worth States TO
that candidate be he Seymour or another.
/ have not met any friend Of other candi-
dates since Nr. Walterson's declaration was
made public here who Ia. not seemed very
much relieved. The Courier journal con-
tanning the article in question was. sent to
leading Democratic senators.
GRANT HAS ILLINOIS. TOO.
The information received here from H.
linois by other Republicans besides Gene
ral Logan i, to the effect that Grant has Sc
cured the machinery in that State Just as he
did in Pennsylvania and New York, and
bis friends really tax a. if they were GER
tain Of bis nomination, while Democrats
who have been afraid that Blaine with his
immense persona popularity would win
Of Chicago are highly gratiGed at the stua-
lion. They a,Ser; that Grant can never get
the German vote, while Sherman or Blaine
easily beaten than anybody else. Many
thoughtful Democrats aud anti-Grant Re-
publicans, however. profess TO see trouble
IN his candidacy, and some 90 so far as to
whether elected or defeated he will seek 10
take possession OF the White House.
HOW THE ADMINISTRATION MANAGES.
The nomination Of PinchbIck as naval
officer at New Orleans is regarded, espe-
cially by Grant men, as a declaration that
Mr.. sherman means to have Louisiana at
Chicago. 1t shows, too, that the Admins
ton does not mean t. leave all the man
agement TO MesSrs. CoHkling, Cameron d
Co., and that It's patronage i to be dis
penSed in Mr.. Sherman'> favor.
WANTS TO IMPROVE THE ONO RIVER.
Mr.. lIaupt was before the House Com
merce Committee to-day and explained his
system. lie proposes when the Ohio river
has only eight inches OF wafer In its chan
mel TO give depth Of six feet in channel
three hundred feet wide. lie does not use
locks. The committee listened with marked
attention TO bis explanations.
BEN. BUTLER GOES FOR AFFILIATED MONO
POLY.
In 1860 the Standard Oil Company started,
With headquarters at Cleveland, Ohio, with
a eapital OF 100000, and in 1915 it had
oyer S22,000000. Ii now controls COM
pletely oil.producers and railroads, and
manages to tx the price Of oil and the
charge for its transportation. To-day
General Ben. Butler went before the House
Commerce Committee and demanded an in
FesiigatOn OF this bloatcd monopoly, which
ne declares compels oi-producers to 90 into
an arrangement with their plunderers. So
completely does this company control, he
sAYs, the great States of Ohio, Pennsylya.
MIA. aud New York that 1t recently forced
Tue Gilmen 10 withdraw their suit against
It. Since the days the Roman proconsus
Iohbed the provinces there has been no
'uch wholesale plundering, he declared,
Is this company has practiccd. He charged,
urther, that il has control Of the Central
'ennsylyania and other roads, and he In
oked the power of Congress to put sto . |
o Its ouirages upon the rights aud interests |
i the people. He believed Rockafellow,
ne OF the controlling powers Of the con-
ern, would leave the country before be
'ould testify before congressional COM
liltee. General Butler had on bis war;
amt, and evidently means war against
loated monopoly. He Is to be again can ,
idaie for Governor Of Massachusetts,, and ,
pposition to moropolies is to be one OF the !
AIDING planks OF his platform.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
senator Withers laid before the Senate {
Iore memorials from Virginia publishers, I
no want free paper. Senator Johnston a
'ceived printed remonstrance against the l
'duction OF the duty on steel rails from ,
h'lam Paynter, who signs himself presi- I
sht OF the Peninsula railroad, and also 7
resident OF the Worcester and Somerset
ass' } railroad. The Senate Pension Com y
H''ee, OF which Senator Withers Is chair p
iah' has agreed 10 report favorably on the Il
!" 70 give Mr.. Peter Morgan, OF Richmond,
'eo hlne'y-iour, pension as soldier u
'ne war OF 1872. Mr.. Groome, OF Mary !,
!. VIII report the bill next Friday. n
"' o'alm Of w. q. Taylor, OF Richmond, n
% up oeiore the Judiciary Committee OF s.
'i'oSe To-day aud went over TO the next
''uog' Mr.. Taylor explained II fully. >,
: wants Congress TO send it TO the Court :.
Dia'ins. Judge Fields friends say to- n
SUI 'oat he has vastly more strength than V
"As !eI shown, and that be Is the coming y
a"' Colonel Alec Mcclure, OF PhiiadeI- 4,
"a Is here. General Garfield has gone TO v
no. Collector Brady, OF Petersburg, left
- evening for home. Il
the SUGAR QUESTION TO-DAY. - =,
q sood Deal was done to-day In quiet II
" 1 think, towards solving the sugar