The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-05-11
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session, adjourned this evening. subject 10
tue call OF the chairman. The debate was
entirely colloquial, and 1t Il given out that
II was eood-,empcrcd. No result was
reached, about the same ground was gone
over 81 yesterday, and some senators again
tried to harmonize the beIligerent factions.
ihefe, however. can he no peace between
Conkiing and Blaine. The caucus will not
meet tomorrow.
BRIEF NEWS TRIMS.
The Cabinet meeting to-day was brief
Messrs. James. Window, and Kirkwood.
The friends OF Stanley Matthews no not
seem very sanguine tonight.
Somebody proposes for the President TO
withdraw Robertson and Chandler. and
then nominate Robertson for Solicror.Gen.
eral, and W. T.. Chandler for collector at
New York. Hardly.
There Is quite movement among Demo-
cratic senators Tonight IN favor Of Stanley
Matthews. and Republicans opposed to him
say IL confirmed he Will return to his Dem.
ocralic first love and prove another Field.
Government receipts to-day: Internal
revenue, S275,lSl; customs. S65i,sj
There is quite a stir about district CON-
mls>ionors, and numerous are the appli.
cants.
The native Republicans Of North Carolina
are working against the confirmation Of
Nichols for postmaster at Raleigh.
al, MI
day for sending indecent postal-cards
, through the mails.
The star-rouie case does not look favora-
ble for ex-senator Dorsey to-day.
TIE belief this morning at the Capitol was
that Mr.. COnkling was much stronger than
had been represented. His friends were IN
better spirits evidently.
II is known that strong Sew York stall
warts advised Mr.. COnklng to give up his
6ght.
The weather to-day was extremely warm,
and eases of Sun->trokc would not have
| surprised me.
A,scciated Press Reports nv Telegraph to the Dis
psich.l
The Senate, in executive session. 10 DAY
confirmed the following nominations James
| Longstroet, United states Marshal for
! Georgia; Ab-alom Blythe, United States
Marshal for South Carolina; Samuel W.
| Melton, United States Attorney for South
Carolina.
! The Stanley Matthews case was not taken
up to- day. bur will probably he considered
tomorrow. The judiciary Committee this
morning agreed torecOmmenG The con6rma-
iiou Of Don 4 Psrdee Is Ueiied states
! Circuit Judge for the Filth judicial circuit,
and subsequently reported tie nomination
! favorably 10 the Senate. The nomination
Of Michael J. Cramer, now Charge DAT
| flares 10 Denmark, TO be Charge d'Atfaires
to switzerland. was reported favOrably
/ from the Foreign Relations Committee.
! During the executive session this after
noon the Judiciary Committee reached the
nomination Of William +. Chandler as Soil
citor. General, hut laid it aside for cOn>idera-
ton nj another special meeting TO be held
probably tomorrow.
The President withdrew from the Senate
to-day tie nomination of William jesse
! Grant n postmaster at Terrell, Texas. and
John Grant 10 be postmaster at Brackills-
vile, Texas.
| DISCONTINUING STEAMBOAT MAIL SERVICE.
WASHINGTON. May 10.-Orders were
! issued TO-DAY from the POst.Ofiice Depart.
ment to discontinue steamboat mail service
on the following routes in the South and
Southwest Memphis, Tenn, to Wittsburg,
Ark, 40 miles; Camden, Ark, to New
| Orleans, GIL miles. The service on the fol-
| lowing routes will be discontinued after
August 1st next: Elizabeth City to Fair.
field, y. c.. 100 miles; Elizabeth City to
| WILLIAMSON. y. c., 800 miles; Point Clear
to Gasque. Ala, ~ miles; Mobile TO Selma.
Ala, $40 miles. Ii is stated at the Depart
ment that this step is taken because the
POstmasi or. General has ascertaiDed that the
! service for nearly all intermediate offices
on these routes is performed jointly by the
steamboat and inland >taT.rOutc contractors,
and that the entire service can be satisfactO-
rily performed over the star routes alone by
simply extending them in a few particular
localities. These extensions can be made in
every instance at very Slight expense COM
pared with the cost OF the steamboat SER
vice, which will be discontinued, thus re-
ducing expenses OF carrying The mails.
| Other and larger reductions and dscOntin-
uanceS Of what the Department regards as
unnecessary routes in various sections Of
the United States may be expected from
J time to time.
THE SIX PER CENTS.
! WASHINGTON. Nav l0.--It is believed by
| the Treasury officials that substantially all
Of the 6 per cent. bonds will in due time
| he presented for continuance al g per cent
| interest. over $50, 900, 600 have already
! been presented.