The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-02
Washington.
HON. JOHN GOODE-THE OHIO ELECTION
NEW CABINET-YORETOwN CENTENNIAL
Observation-Disclosures
TFrnfp Our Rcoutar Corr.s,,,,,d.,.

NEW CABINET-YORKTOwN CENTENNIAL
Observation-Disclosures
fFrpm Our Regular Correspondent
F WASHINGTON, October All who heard
John Goodc at Alexandria last night say
he made splendid impression, and slls-
tanned his wcll-earncd reputation. In
fact, all the news from Northern Virginia
is most favorable not only for our STATE,
but our legislative ticket.
TIE OHIO CAMPAIGN.
talked to-day with leading Ohio Dem
ocrat, and he said that il the vote Is small
in his State we will win. GLOW il there IS
a full yotcf" / asked. lie replied: "Then
Foster will be reelected" ] could not see
why the Democrats had much to hope for
in Ohio in any event.
WHAT TIE PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATS ARE
DOING.
\ Pennsylvania Democrat who has IN
influential position at the Capitol remarked
to me this evening that he was sure the
Democrats would win in his State this fall.
He could not tell me what vote VOL, the
independent candidate for State Treasurer,
would receive, but he was ccrtain that the
Democratic candidate would he elected.
Senator Cameron and his father have more
on hand than they will De able to manage.
TIE NEW CABINET.
Until the 10th OF October, when the SEN
ate meets i'm extra session, nothing will be
known certainly about the new Cabinet.
There are, however, all sorts Of spccula-
tons current here.
THE YORKTOWN CENTENNIAL.
Everything indicates that the Yorktown
Centennial will be great success, and you
business people must back upyour Council
in its effort to make your Centennial ccle-
bration worthy OF the capital Of the Old
Dominion.
PESONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Colonel Corbin, master OF ceremonies OF
the Yorktown Centennial, left this evening
for Yorktown. George c. Wcddcrbmu
has arrived. ". +. LcDuc, a son OF the
cX-Commissioncr Of Agriculture, has been
appointed clerk OF the Treasury Depart
mcnt. The widow OF Governor Paris, OF
Maine, who is aged nincty-fivc, is the old
est woman in Washington. A great many
people here really believe that Prcsi'
dent Arthur will make Hamilton Fish
Secretary of state. Nicc-Admirll Row
IN socs 10 . philadelphia, as ! pre-
dictcd last night. Third Assistant
Fo>tmaSter-Gencral Hazcn was acting TO-
day a. ostma,ter-Gcneral in the absence
Of Postmaster-GcneralJ James. Everybody
saws Colonel Rockwell made an excellent
Commissioner OF Public Buildings. The
ncighbors and constituents OF president
Garfield wanted him buried at Mentor. \
letter from Georgia says Alexander
stephens is in hi, usual health. Commits
sion. were to-day issued to the following
virginia postma>ters: +. Lyman, Back
bone, Allegheny; II. y. Middleton, The
Plains. Fauquer; }. J. Hun, Bent Noun
tain. Roanoke. The King oi the Sandwich
Island, arrived tonight.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
When Dir. Bayard becomes president o
the Senate he will not have vote, aS Vice
President Arthur had, in case OF tie. he
will have single vote as senator iron
Delaware.
There i, very little talk here about the
State campaign in New York.
The information received from MisSis
,ippi indicates victory over the Greer
tb,cl-,rs and Pcnublican~.
The returns at the Treasury Department
make Kentucky the largest and Virgins
the next largest tobacco-growing State.
The Signal Office reports September a
hotter than the same month has ever beer
according to its records.
The Treasury holds Gj,G03,OO0 to Sc
cure national bank circulation.
All sorts Of memorial Garfield scheme.
are suggested.
Mrs. Garfield has concluded to sell the
residence owned by her late husband il
this city.
The report is tonight that the workmcr
find the White House oyerrm by roache'
and other insects.
Government receipts to-day were: Inter
nal revenue, $74S,S4S; customs, SGlS,GGO
10y Associated Press.
THE NATIONAL DEBT.
WASHINGTON, October 1.-The debt state
ment issued to-day, shows the decrease o.
the public debt during the month OF Sep
TENDER to be Sl7,4S3, G4l.G6. Cash in th'
Treasury, $3.50, GSG, j47.32; gold certili
Gates, S6,24S, 92O; silver certificates, o.,
I49.gOO: certificates Of deposit outstanding
81. 900; reiunding certificates, s636,9j0
LEGAL tenders outstanding, S3i6,6Sl,Ol6
fractional currency outstanding, STUBS,
SCOOP.
NAVAL CHANGES.
WASHINGTON, October Rear Admira
ID. NJ. y. Fairfax has been detached iron
duty as governor Of the Naval Asylum a
Philadelphia and placed on the retired list
Vice-Admiral Rowan has been ordered a.
Governor OF the Naval Asylum at Phila
delphia. Commodore j. w. a. Nichol
has been promoted to be rear admiral TO nj
tbe vacancy caused 10y the retirement o
Fairfax. Captain Edward \. McCaule!
becomes commodore TO I'LL the yacanc.
caused Low Commodore Curtis'S retirement
These changes lead to a number OF othe
promotions.
New York Politics.
ALBANY, y. Y, October 1.-The liepuD
Iic,ns tbis afternoon elected Stalwart dele
gates to the State Convention rom ,I In