The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-27

The adulteration Of coffee, &c. Everybody
admits that Senator Conkling gave New
York TO Grant, and his bitter speech II re-
garded by The stalwaris az the opening
| chorus OF a sectional campaign. General
Chalmers left for Mississippi this evening
to attend to pressing law case in which
he Is counsel.
FINANCIAL BOOM
The estimate Is that the total receipts Of
February will be from internal revenue
| 90 100000 and from customs $4,000, 900.
| and that at the end Of the fiscal year (.June
3Olh) the receipts will exceed the expendi.
tures Of Government between S25, 200. 900
and 30,000,000. Those outside Of the Gov
eminent think the surplus will be greater
than this.
WANT ANOTHER BANKRUPT LAW.
A delegation Of the Shoe-and-Leather
Board OF Trade OF Baltimore were before
the House Judiciary Committee to-day, and
urged the passage by Congress OF another
bankrupt law. Their line OF argument was
similar to that OF the leather-men OF Boston
and New York who had previously been be-
fore the same committee.
THE sTAR-MAIL SERVICE.
In the House to-day Mr.. Blount, OF Geor-
gia, from the Committee on Appropriations,
offered substitute for the committees bill,
By which il was proposed to give upwards
Of 10000 to the star-mail service, whereas
the original bill did not appropriate $780,
600. Mr.. Page, OF California, offered in lieu
o; this substantially what Postmaster-Gen-
enral Key and his assistants want. The debate
was spirited, and speeches were made by
Messrs. CIymer, Cox, Persons Of Georgia,
PAGE, Blount, and others. The violent at
tack OF General Hawley, Of Connecticut, on
the Post Office Department was much
talked OF to-day. The impression prevails
that the stawaits have not much use for
statesmen OF the mild southern type, and
that General Hawley has pI eased all Of the
outs by his onslaught on MesSrs. Key,
Brady & Co. The House finally passed
the committees proposition offered by Mr..
BIount, with immatorial notifications.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
There was caucus OF Democratic sena-
tors this evening, when the question OF abb
scntecism was discussed. After this ii was
agreed that there ought to be joint rules fer
the two houses, and the subject was referred
to the Committee on Rules. 1t Is understood
that IA rule to regulate TIE counting of the
electoral vote by the two houses will be in
corpOra,ed in the committees reports.
There have been no joint rules for several
years.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Rcmonstrances against The reduction OF
The duty oil steel rails, petitions for free
paper. and memorials from temperance or
CARNATIONS in favor C; commission to in
vestigate the liquor trade, continue to pour
in upon Congress.
In anticipation Of the passage OF the House
| bill by the Senate increasing the clerks in
the Pension Bureau and War Department
hundreds are applying to congressman to
| help them get these positions.
| The Grant men expected larger msiority
in the Utica Convention, and the Blaine men
tonight say Grant cannot get n united Hi
nos delegation, they care not what General
Logan says.
One of the dislllers now here pays. it is
said. the Government an annual tax Of
g, 100000.
The President to-day signed the bill au-
thorizing the transportation Of supplies to
ireland in Government ship.
u'io E,;sooDoI Missionary 70
day discussed the Indian missions, the
Bishop of Nebraska taking leading part
in the proceedings.
Edwin II. Hayes, OF Tennessee. clerk in
the Dead-Letter Office, has been arrested for
abstracting money.
General Wickham and United States Dis
trict Attorney Lewis are here.
Associated Press Reports by telegraph to the Dis.
| patch.I
| RoYNTOWN VERSUS sHERMAN-THE GENERAL
OF THE ARMY's ANSWER TO THE CHARGES
| PREFERRED AGAINST HIM.
| AsHINGToN, February 26.-Gcneral
Bovnton has received from The Secretary OF
War copies of the official endorsement made
upon the charge preferred 10y BoyntOn
against General Sherman Of conduct unbe-
coming an officer and a gentleman. The
charge was referred by Secretary Ramsey
TO General sherman himself, who makes
the following remarks upon 1t:
1.-THE charge is an insult to my office and
nv past record of public services. all OF
which has stood sixty Years without a SIM
Gle imputation on NY honor or integrity.
To the living and TO the friends Of the
dead | am ever responsible for every
word | have spoken or written. Ii ever in
nv life, at any time, / have done injustice to
any person, | will cbeerfully submit the
matter to an umpire and abide his judgment.
III. V. Bovnton, however, has no right to i'm
pose on the United States the heavy cost of
a military trial. i regard his premature
notification OF these matters OF scandal a. in
| the line Of his profession, and III ant 10
avoid the only trial which is right and pro-
| Der-yiZ, a trial in one Of the civil tribu-
| mails Of the District OF Columbia, where my
| attorney, Hon. NJ. ii. Carpenter, is ready
! TO answer in my name at any and all times"
General BOynton, in his reply to the let
fer of the Secretary of War transmitting
copies of the endorsements, protests against
| the Presidents decision not 10 order Il
court-martial, and says: l." by the Presi-
dents decision no officer will hereafter in
lure his army standing, during this Admin
isration at least, by denOuncing citizen
through the public press in language OF
fouest abuse. The high sense Of honor.
however, OF the great body of officers OF
the army renders it certain that the PreSi-
dents indulgence will rarely il ever be
needed by any officer below its General"
VIRGINIA CITIZENS CLAIMING INDEMNITY.