The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-09

duc,ion isto Re made upon these which New
England Manufactures.
WHAT A FEDERAL GENERAL SAYS OF The pREsr.
DENTAL SITUATION.
had talk to-day with Federal Geo.
eral, who does not like the Shermans, and
who HIS opportunities Of knowing what Is
being done in Republican circles. Said l,
"General, will You all nominate Grsuts"
He replied with dcliberation, as II weigh
ing each word, :" reckon the machine
politicians can nominate Grant ut Chicago
IL they want TO do so, but know that
some OF General Grants leading friends
are now thoughsfully considering whether
this ought to be DONE" Said he, "You
know the machine politicians are for sue
cess. because II viii give them official
spoils.'' lie was about 10 add, thought,
that II they found that Grants nomination
meant defeat, they would not hesitate to
give him up aud 90 for Blaine or some
one else more available but Just then a
brother Republican came up and put an
end to an interview which promised TO be
interesting.
A SAD SPECTACLE AT THE AMERICAN CAPITAL.
Bob lngersolI, Atheist and Republican,
delivered his lecture on "The Gods at
the National Theatre last night, at seventy
Eve cents head, 10 great crowd, in which
fashionable ladies and gray-headed men
were CONSPICUOUS. Senator Bruce was the
only Senator present, and several members
OF The House bad ladies with them. A Vir-
giniau, who is Presbyterian and we'll
known political orator, was there, and he
informs your correspondent that II was the
saddest spectacle he ever beheld to see the
old men applauding and the ladies laughing
approvngly when Ingersoll proclaimed
that there is no God but Reason, and
asked who will be the successor Of Jesus
Christ. Twenty years ago public opinion
would not have tolerated his bril-
liant iibaldry and his blasphemy in
comic trimmings and yet it is now
women who had Christian mothers to hear
him. couldn't help saying to my
Virginian friend, as he told me OF some OF
the eloquent infdellty of the lecturer, that
to me John JaspeI's faith as shown in his
theory that the sun moves because he be-
lieyes his Bible says it does is sublime COM
pared with IngersolPs most splendid pass
ages about Pan and Thor and the other
dead gods Of the ancients. During the
Reign OF Terror 10 France such scenes as
that witnessed at the National Theatre last
night were common, and it may be that the
American capital is preparing itself for
reign Of Radicalism worse than it has ever
yet seen.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Mr. Benjamin Upton. Of MiddleseX, noml-
mated for collector at Tappahannock. is here
with The endorsement Of DR.. Nicholson,
clerk Of Middlesex, and DR.. Christian, bro
Their Of Judge Christian, rs to his qualifca-
tons and character. Mr.. Upton moved
from Maryland TO MiddieseX ten years ago,
and has made a good citizen. Mr.. Robert
Boiling returned from New York to-day,
and laid before the Senate Census Commit
tee paper signed and duly acknowledged
before a notary by his former partners,
Messrs. Robert Pardow, Jr., and W. s..
Doughty. who declare that, so far from being
guilty Of anything wrong, as alleged, in his
transactions with them, his accounts were
all correct, and his acts and conduct in the
highest degree honorable. The indications
are to-day that Messrs. Boiling and Upton
will be confirmed. Hon. L. VI. BraXton IL
here looking after the appropriation for the
RapDahannock river. MaiOr j. Horace
Lacy was In the Senate gallery while Mr..
Bavaria spoke, and | could not help re-
GREETING that the Delaware Senator did not
have his magnificent voice. NJ. de Lesseps
spoke in French to-day before The House
Inter. Oceanic Canal Committee. and it was
interpreted. Mr.. Tucker to-day introduced
and had referred to the judiciary Commit
tee bills repeating the laws lately held to be
constitutional by the Supreme Court as
TO the jurisdiction OF Federal courts to try
State judges and to remove the trial of State
prosecutions for crimes from State to Fede-
raj courts for trial.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Nobody seems inclined TO use the naval
vessel TO be sent with provisions 10 Ireland.
The delegates to the Colored Methodist
Conference called on the President to-day.
The House Committee on Currency to-
day agreed TO report the bill for the eX>
change OF trade for standard silver dollars.
The Supreme Court to-day decided the
Federal election laws constitutional. Judge
Field dissented.
The comment by some Republicans to-
night on the Presidents Monroe-doctrine
message, sent to the House this evening, is
that it is in keeping with the attempt OF
Mr.. HAYES at the beginning Of his admins
tration to get into war with Mexico.
Associated Press Reports by telegraph to the Dis
patch.I
DE LESSEPS AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. March S.-A select Com
mittee OF the House on the lnter-Oceanlc
Canal gave audience this morning TO Count
Ferdinand de Lesseps. Besides the chair
man and members OF the committee several
members OF the House (notably Joseph f.
Johnston, Of Virginia) called and paid their
respects to the great leyeller. Captain EadS
chatted Familiarity with Nj. de Les cps, and
there were also present Commodore Tull,
Lieutenant Collins, and Mr.. Menocal, OF the
United States navy, who are jealous adVo-
cafes OF the Nicaragua route for the canal in
preference to the Panama route. The Ap.
Dropriations Committee courteOusir yielded
its principal room for the holding OF the
reception. but after time the GAL