The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-13


him have made mistakes IN putting of their
conventions until late day. II viii be
found that wherever a majority Of the dele
gates to State convention are for Mr.. T..i-
den they will instruct for him; but wner
the majority Is against HIM. there will b.. In
most cases no instructions to delegates
Tbis will also help "the old mans ,, boom.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Charles W. Button, editor o, the Lynch.
burg Virginidn, who is delegate 10 the
Methodist Protestant Conference, now in
session here, last nigh, delivered highly
interesting and instructive lecture on
Language aud Word. Painting" Com.
mander II. Il. Mullen has been ordered tc
Norfolk 20 relieve Commander Is. 4. Day
TIRE DISEASES OF CATTLE.
A memorial Of citizens OF Virginia, in.
GLIDING number Of members Of the Legis
lature, was to-day sent TO the Agricultural
Committee OF the Senate, Of which Senator
Johnston is chairman. They ask the estab
lishment Of O commission, consisting OF 8
stock-rai>er, businessman, and a veter
nary surgeon, to investigate the diseases OF
domestic animals. This commission, they
say, ought also to adopt regulations anC
rules to prevent the importation OF diseased
animals, and 10 secure the eradication oil
diseases where now existing. The name,
o! Messrs. S. b. Witt and James LYONS, Jr
are signed to the memorial. 4 joint resolu
ton OF the Virginia Legislature in regard Il
the same matter also went to the same com
mittee They were laid before the Senat,
by Senator Withers.
SENATOR wITHERs ON THE FORTIFIcATIoN
BILL.
TODAY Senator Withers spoke with mucl
point and effect in reply TO Mr. Dawes, Of
Massachusetts, on the fertilization bill The
former opposed the appropriation of sl75,.
600 for four large guns on the ground that
it was an entering-wedge to greater appro.
priations, and the latter adv coated II.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Secretary Sherman has information thai
Ohio will be solid for him.
The weather to-day would have fulfilled
the tradition about st. Patrick's day.
The Senate sat late this evening on tho
tomorrow.
The telegraph war is going on in the
courts of the District.
Stone, the wife. mur derer, now expects tC
be hanged on the Goth.
DR.. Baer, OF the Virginia Aid Society
spoke to-day in the Methodist Protestant
Conference.
ASSOCIATED Press Reports by telegraph to the DIS
nStchI
THE DUTY on PAPER MATERIAL.
WASHINGTON, March 70 Hon. Erastu;
Brooks, OF the New York Express, anC
George Jones, of The New York Times, ap
peared before the Committee on Ways ana
Means to-day, and urged the removal OF the
duty OF 20 per cent. on wOOd-puip used IN
making paper, holding that il wonld tend
to neutraize the efforts of the combination
| OF paper nufacturers 10 force the price
, Of paper up. A number Of parties inter
eSted in paper manufacture were repre-.
scented on the other side. They declared
that no combination 10 enhance The
price OF paper exists; that the ad.
vance in the price Of paper resulted
| from the natural operation Of the law Of
supply and demand, and that While the re-
mOval OF the duty named would injure
those engaged in developing the process fol-
making cheap paper stock, it would not
regulate The price of paper. The commit
tee meet again tomorrow.
UNCLAIMED BOUNTY MONEY.
WASHINGTON, March 12.-The bill for the
application OF the unclaimed bounty money
of cOlored soldiers to the education of tie
colored race was to-day reported TO the
Senate adversely by Senator Bruce, from
the Committee on Education and Labor, the
committee finding that from present indi-
cations said money will all be needed to
meet the lawful claims that are constantly
being presented.
THE LETTING OF MAIL CONTRACTS.
WASHINGTON, March 12-Tbe letting OF
mail contracts for steamboat routes for the
southeastern section bias been postponed
until April 1st, and bids from owners OF
steamboats, will be received up to that date.
WAR CLAIMS.
WASHINGTON, March 12.-The House
Committee on War Claims to-day decided
to report adversely on thirty claims amount
ing to over 81 100000 They passed favor
ably on J. Il. IL o. 5. Latham's claim for
$40 63I for supplies furnished the Govern
ment during the war.