The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-01-08

Judge Harris is one Of the Virginia con-
rressiOnal delegation that have already re-
turned from their holiday recess. In talk
with him this morning he explained bow
the phrase ReAdiu>ter in the cool" origin
atcQ. He said thar wiriio .a.aIins stGsaR-
sneech in his district he was interrupted by
one OF his audience, but got the laugh on
him, when the latter replied. "Fm not op-
posed to Judge Harris, and ii he'll say that
he's a Readiuster fllsupport him" to which
he 0he judge replied, "I'm Readiu>ter
in The cool" This was the dye; aud ii was
soon after set by an opposition speaker in
another part OF the district, who said that
&" between a Rcadiuster in the cool and i
Readiuster in the heat be would prefer the
latter" The historic phrase was thus, said
the Judge, put in motion, and now men may
come and NAV 90, but it will roll on for
ever Washington letter-Ale1dnd'td Ga
zehe.
COLUMBUS. ONO. January 4.-'rhe Co.
lumbus HerQid to-day published the result
of brief interviews with many OF the pollll-
clans here on the presidential question.
Among those interviewed are torty-tWo
Republicans, who expressed themselves as
follows: For Sherman, p; for Grant, 8;
for Washburne, 3; for EdmundS. l; for
Blaine. l; for Hayes, /; for either Blaine or
sherman, Especial TO the Cincinnati
Commercial.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. January 5.-Mr.
Charles Dimltry, Of Alexandra, has pre-
pared bill, which will be introduced into
Congress at an early dav, by which the sys-
TEN Of Government stamps will be applied
to the customs as it now is to the postal
service. BY it lady living in Alexandra
will be enabled to obtain from the post
Office there the requis te stamps for the Gus
| toms duty on dozen pairs of Partisan Kid
gloves, and by inclosing them, together
with the price of the gloves, TO a merchant
in Paris, receive the gloves by return mail,
and thus save the expense OF the middle
man. which is often more than that OF the
articles purchased. A gentleman can do
the same with regard to his box of Havana
cigars. The system, however, is not to be
restricted TO matter that can be sent through
the mails, but will apply to all sorts OF
! freight, which, upon its arrival at an Amer
lean port, will be forwarded direct to the
purchaser. Special correspondence Of the
AlerQndria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., January 6, 1885,
The following changes in the Virginia post
offices were made to-day: j. W. Gates APP
pointed postmaster at Ararat, Patrick
county. uice j. III. Moore, resigned; Albert
Wrenn, at ChantilIy, Fairfax county, rice
Arthur Wrenn. resigned, and G. w. Wee
don. at Belliair Mills, Stafford county. rice
Mary a. Booton. resigned. The post-office
at Finnewood, Meckenburg county, was
discontinued for want OF candidate for
the postuas,ership. The papers formerly
sent there will go TO Chase City.
Two little Brooklyn girls mistook sneak
thief for Santa Claus. Their mother put
them to bed early Cbristmas.eve, and went
out to bus the things, leaving the hall door
open in a hurry. Sneaky came in, tipped
about the. house in the dark. stealing what
ever was handy. and took the chidren's
stockings down from where they were hang
ing. carrying of these and several other
articles Of their clothing. Thinking, OF
course, that il was Santa Claus, the wide
awake children held their breaths with de-
light, and pretended to be asleep, thinking
that he wouldn't give them anything II he
saw them watching him.
While Mrs. Mary Hook, OF Pttston, Pa,
gas absent from home Tuesday, her little
son, whom she had left locked up in the
house, was burned 10 death, bis clothing
having ignited while he was playing with
the fire.
-Four stores at Union Springs, Ala, We're
burned Monday night. Two OF them we've
occupied by j. II. Tttlebaum, and the
Others bv y. II. Hunter and j. w. Pruett
The loss is about S2l,000; insurance, sl3,-
900.
George Williams, a negro in Jail at
Brownsylle. Tea as, while being handcu6ed,
spatched the jaiIe.r's pistol, fred two shots
at him, fell down s..airs, and on his back at
the bottom fred again. Hethen rushed out
Of the Jail. firing at a. Oppenhelmer, who
opposed him. and Oppenheimer shot him
through the heart.