The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-08
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| AT THE CAPITOI.-MRETISG or THE YORK
| TOWN INSTRUMENTATION IRREGU-
LARTTIEs IN JUDGE RIyEs's JUDICIAL DIS
TRICT--rHE~ LATE SENATOR CARPENTER
| GOFF IN LUCK.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March THE Senate to-
day held very brief session. General
Malone appeared and was qualified.
Just after the Senate ION motion OF Mr..
COnkling) adjourned the Presidents secre-
tary came to the Capitol, and il was evident
that he brought some nominations. The
talk tonight is that Mcpherson will GER
tainly be First Assistant POslmastcr'Gene-
raj, and that the nomination Of Stanley
Matthews will be renewed. His friends are
confident he will be confirmed
EVERYBODY At SEA As TO THE RESULT.
Senators did not seem to know any more
than outsiders what would be the final re-
suit in regard to the organization, and
Everything that bad occurred in caucus, or
that was likely to occur. was kept secret
| alike by both parties.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Mr.. Cardwell. member OF the Richmond
bar, WAS at the Capitol to-day, and enjoyed
seeing senatorial notabIC> from the gallery.
The report still is that Hon. Levi p. Nor
| ton, Of New York, is 10 have trst-claSs
! European mission. Mr.. Howard Carroll i
much congratulated on hi, approaching
marriage. There will be another dinner IN
| his honor tomorrow evening at WIZARDS.
There were number OF soldiers about the
Capitol to-day, aud they looked like Young
| ladies in party costume The day alterthe ball.
Judge Harris left this morning for home.
! The Cameron people tonight insist that
! they are pleased with the appointment OF
Wayne MacNe)gh a Atlorney-Genera', and
the supporters Of Messr>. Logan and Conk-
| ling profess to feel highly gratlted with
Lincoln a. Secretary Of War and James aS
Po>tmasier.General. The Cabinet, how
ever, is Blaine Cabinet, and means defeat 10
! the GRANTEES. The admirers OF Mr.. Blaine,
Republicans aud Democrats, say he Will
make a more successful Cabinet officer than
senator. The fact j. he was not senatorial,
but the bern leader OF the House. y con-
gresham tonight. in referring TO this fact,
said : 81 saw him arraigned in the House,
and the result was that, instead OF being
tried, he tried the judges. the witnesses,
and Jury" The Rev. Fred Power, who is
pastor OF General Glrfeld'S church, is son
OF DR.. Power, OF York county, Va.
THE MEETING OF THE YORKTOWN COMMISSION.
The Yorktown Commission met to-day
| Senator Johnston pre,iding-and appointed
committee on invitation, consisting Of
Senators Johnston and Butler and Repre-
sentative Loring. 1t was agreed that the
| President Of the United States, the Cabinet,
members Of the FOrty.siXth and Forty-sey-
enth Congress, Governors Of all the States,
&C.. should be invited. The French, inclu-
ding the descendants Of ROchambeau. De
| Grasse, and La Fayettc, it was agreed should
receive invitations TO participate in the fes-
tiyilies, and the attendance Of our RevOlu-
tionary allies will he great feature OF the
Centennial.
VERY SEVERE on THE MANAGEMENT OF THE
| WESTERN JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
I will send YOU tomorrow the report OF
c. c. Lancaster, Jr., special agent OF the
Treasury Department, made to the Altor-
ney. General OF the United States in regard
to the management OF affairs in the Western
judicial district OF Virginia. II be is cor
rect in his statements, Judge RvCs and
| United states Marshal Lewis have not been
careful in looking after their sub0rdinateS.
! Mr.. Lancaster charges that scores OF deputy
marsha!s, whose names Will be given, bave
arrested hundreds OF persons on frivolous
pretcXtS, and have taken many OF them
hundreds Of miles unnecessarily to in
crease their fees. He further charges
that United States commissioners have
been equally crooked, aud that deputy
marshals have employed piid spies,
negroes and whites, to work up cases, out
OF which they might make fees. The bard
ships Of their victims are clearly set forth,
and the Judge and marshal will be most de-
reict OF they do not act promptly in the
matter. Clerks of the court do not escape
censure, and the officials complimented for
doing their duty in the Western district are
few and far between.
HONOR TO GREAT LAWYER.
There was meeting in the Supreme
Courtroom to-day Of eminent men anxious
to do honor to the memory OF the late Sena-
tor Carpenter, one OF the best lawyers IN
Congress. Mr. Thurman presided, and
Mr.. Bayard acted as secretary. The
speeches were unusually fine ana large
cI ovid heard them.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The city Is filled with applicants for office.
aud they are happier and more liberal than
they will bca month hence.
Ex.Secre!ary GOff was to-day renominated
for The position of United States District
Attorney for West Virginia.
Thirty clerks were appointed to-day in
the Adiutaut.General office, and the same
number in the Office OF the Surgeon General.
The report is that j. W. Chapman, an
editor Of a Council Bluffs paper, viii sue
coed Senator Kirkwood.
Secretaries Blaine, Hunt, Window, Kirk
wood, and MacV eagh took charge Of their
departments to-day. Secretary Lincoln
will arrive tomorrow.
General Sheridan went 10 Chicago this
morning.
The weather has been beautiful to-day,
and the streets are still alive With strangers.
| asked q weIl-knOwn correspondent to-
night what the Republicans and Democrats
did to-day in caucus, and he replied the
former determined to protest against the
annointment OF committees unlil The vacan.