The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-03

D.mocra,s win Elect Their
1e rh, Frssnas OF senator Ben. Hill
N"rhe Yorktown Commission-in-
- Revenue-The President Delinquent
ameoers-Crsnks.
s.oaAsn" says: we!l-infofmed Vir-
"SoH11irIsns now bere say that The Dem
gan thcir state will not only elect
ocfsc ticket next fall. but also secure
the" ~eissiure by a large majority, ana
tg roTsniiy the United States senator that
@Fs,gre will bSve TO elect. Ihey say
u. 'Wsbone was elected by a mslorlty oil
,oint ballot, and that Ia opposillou
hold over, hut that retiabie lntelii-
St. 10 the efec, that already ana WIN
s,.,y work on The part 81 'he Democrats
o' mi changes have been made ~ enough
''. and districts 10 destroy thst ms
and give the control oil the body 10
-i.tt.paving Democrats. Ihey also De-
mai Malone will capture toe hepuoll-
convention. bot tHst ~ tuat eHenl tue
GA D,mocratS would receive from TIE
Sa.ntying Republicans VIII more than
~, snv DETECTION from their ranks
rxnrrox or SENATOR HTLL, OF GEORGIA.
,r,.od. Of Senator Hin have been
I..r.blr alarmed about his condition.
"rs ,het he At FIRST sought the assist
j - ssncer quack. but finding that be
S",' ,,;,g worse instead OF better under
sea,mo-n, he put himself in charge OF
-, distinguished surgeons OF Phila-
t'y uno cut out tbe generous portion
q bis tOurue.
Ia vlrc late,, from bin is that he is re-
,t,s ranidiv aud can nOw talk. He and
40 NJ, :, the Rockbrdge Alum 10 morrow.
~, Yorktown CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION.
Tho Yorktown Commission closed its
-.eri meeting to-day. 10 made 4 s~atisiac-
,.-r and harmonious arrangement with the
yrt,own Association, and determined that
Economies al Yorktown should COM
-.,es OBJ the 18Th Of october, and not on
-.ch. ID. ,iated in some OF the morning
....r. I'D that eXnected visitors can have
g. ,3portunity Of first attending the B3!ti-
~,rs Ctrrival and the National Fair at
Wellington. The Commission to-day per-
t.,sJ il a>i 81 invitations and made a con-
10. for line Of telegraph 10 Yorktown.
While ne assignment Of general Hancock
.r, command OF the military 10 be pres
.-f u the celebration Is the very thing the
commission wanted. Il vas made by the
W,r Bepsr'ment without their request. 1t
Ve, decided st io-day's meeting 10 include
IN The foreign inyit9tiOns the descendants
n Baron Situbcn, OF Prussia, who yoiun-
tered l, distinguished and effective SER
,i.o 10 fbe American cluse Ia the Rcv0lu-
1 taI1rv war.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS.
The Internal Rfyeuue Bureau las
ig,f footed up the figures Of the
sxe, collected during the last fiscal
scar upon cigarettes. From compare.
rytly nothing this taxation has IN the past
LN wear, become an important source OF
he Governments revenues. During the
t.ral wear ended June 80 last there were
,yed a. S1.75 per thousand 567.3SG $50
gcaretts. netting a revenue OF 1922. 927.22
A very high grade Of cigarette which is
syea &c per thousand, and OF which only
luD we're manufactured, brought 10 arey-
nue n Sj4. The total revenue from ciga-
r,'le, for ne past fiscal year is thus seen 10
D. Sq92. gSl.22. For the year preceding, the
revenue from cigarettes taxed at $40 per
t5usaad was S7l5,227.39, and from ciga-
rrir, taxed 20 s. per thou,and, S42. This
usde a total revenue for the fiscal year end
a June 80. 1880. Of S71j.26 80. COEApa.
i, ring he figures OF the two fiscal years. ~
vii. De seen that in the space Of twelve
month, there has been on increase in the
revenues derived from cigarettes Of S221,-
\ Il.SS. Tuese figures show that the in
crease in The Use OF the cigarette Is enOr-
MJu,.
TIE ANONYMOUS LETTER-wBITER WANTED.
The Baltimore Americans correspond
Gt slvs: Tue search for the writer Of the
threatening letter to Secretary Window con
A s.... ..N ~ laanrf EarNfoo MON g. FOL
loving no every clue. Ii has been several
tine, alleged that the author was Amos 7.
Bi,,el. formerly a revenue inspector, but
De bas denied il personally to Secretary
Window. and the latter has said that he
never accused bm Of writing it,. Never
ibe.fs.. there are some who believe that
B,>eil know, more than be cares to tell,
and IL is stated that be is kept under sur
VIGILANCE. IN The mean time another Incen-
] liIy writer has turned up in the person #
The alleged crank" DR.. Tachmyutis, the
l0ng-haired Greek, who was arrested this
,~iieruoon at the instance OF the Govern
mint detectives, who charge him with send
.0- threatening letters 10 AttoTney-Genera
NscNeagh and other Government officials.
Isclmynti> Will have a hearing tomorrow.
THE PRESIDENT OUT or ANGEL
Colonel Rockwell said to day "The
President i now out Of the woods and into
Or clearing, and there is really no further
Gl8ser % De expected" Colonel Rockwell
Informed The reporters about noon that the
President was very cheerful, and had
liked considerably during the forenoon,
DIS conversation beng mainly devoted to
Where De would 90 TO conyalesce, and what
Dr. would do when be was entirely well. |
He seems determined to take that trip on
ie Dispatch, said Colonel Rockwell, and
Z De doe he Will see that the tIip is q clio.
r0u, one
DELINQUENT POSTMAsTERS.
The Baltimore Sans correspondent saws:
foTiy-ihree postmasiers (at presidential
o%Jhce>l have Jailed TO render their Quarterly
reports 10 The P0St-Otice Department for
The quat'er ended June 30, 1851. within the
required time. No Mary land offices are in
cuded I'D The delinquent list. Under the
lale adopted by Postmaster. General lanes
lAe,e po'irna,ters have put themselves in
peril Of losing their places.
" MORE WASHINGTON cRAxEs.
Mr. and Mrs. Roberts, who have been re-
'u'ns on capitol I'LL for two months. were
"Aeh 10 police headquarters this afternoon
yl complaint OF neIghbOrs, who believed
..eD 20 he insane. They acted strangely
aoS talked wildly. They say they came
IIe nom Indiana, and that for years they
--u oetn neelng 10 different parts Of the
'Vut! from q band o. negroes who wanted
surgeons.
Asad and Romantic story.
mere 0ied In the Presbyterian Hosnital