The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-05-08

day, ~ had rather have succes. with ,nv
honest Democrat, care MT II he smells 40 .
gar with an 'h' aud cider with an g.,
than defeat with George Washington and
the Apostle Paul. " they could be called
back to life." !ie Is right, and trust tina,
the majority OK Democrats agree with him,
SENATOR BRUCE FOR vIcE-pREspgSr.
The Republicans are vexed at any men.
ton OF senator Bruce, OF Mississippi, as o
candidate for Vice President, even though
they depend upon his race to nominate
Giant and to poll half OF their vote on cleo.
| tion-day. In fact, they declare that Tur.
ner, the colOred ex.minister to Liberia, has
been bought by the Democrats Just because
he Is urging the claims OF Senator Bruce
The Senator will find that white Republi.
do for Cadet Whitaker. Senator Bruce
presided the other day i'm the Senate, and
discharged the duties OF Vice-President
most acceptably.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Secretary Thompson commanded the con-
gressional excursion party which left this
afternoon for Norfolk on Government
steamer.
The river and harbor bill appropraes
$4,000 for the improvement OF the Wash
ington channel Of the Potomac.
The Cabinet discussed to-day the rumored
invasion Of the Ute reservation.
| The subcommittee OF the House Appro-
priations Committee have completed the
legislative appropriation bill.
Naval Acknowledgment George Arthurs
has been ordered from Norfolk to Brandon,
and Acknowledgment w. w. Parks has
been ordered from the Norfolk navy-yard
to the Alliance.
The members Of the Supreme Lodge, l. o..
NJ, called at the White House to-day.
The Unlversalists intend erecting a church
here,
The weather Is very warm, and the know
ing ones are predicting hot summer.
Associated Press Reports by telegraph to the Dis
patcb.l
THE TARIFF BILL.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The Ways and
Means VIII mcCt
morning to take final action upon the tariff
bill; woodpuIp, printing paper, manu-
features OF paper, and agricultural imple-
ments are the only remaining articles to be
passed upon, none OF which, 1t is thought,
will provoke much discussion, save wood.
pulp, upon which the bill proposes to lay a
| duty Of 10 per cent. dd Udlorem. A strong
effort will doubtless be made to have it placed
upon the free list. IL the committee sue
coed in disposing OF the bill tomorrow, and
the general impression is that they will do
so, the sugar question will be at once taken
I'D as a seperate and distinct meas ure. The
articles which the committee is to put upon
the free list contributed last year under
the tariff then in force 81, $50, 900. The class
OF articles upon which the largest aver
age reduction has ben agreed are ar
ticles OF wool and woollen goods. Upon
these the committee have fixed a uniform
duty OF A. per cent. 1t is estimated that
last year they contributed Sl5.500,000 I'M
der the complex scale Of duties ranging
from 81 to 81 per cent. al uat0ren.
ASHORE AND FULL OF WATER.
WASHINGTON, May THE signa-corps
station at Chatham, Mass, reports, at Z.
NJ, as follows: The steamer Alice NJ,
| Captain Vatte, from Wilmington, n. c.,
| for Haverhll, came ashore this morning,
and Is full Of water. She will probably be
total loss. The crew are at Life-Saving
Station 10. No assistance is necessary"
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