The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-16


y. newton Thompson for United state.
District Attorney for the Western Distr,e,
OF Louisiana. Among the Presidents call.
ers To-day were Senators Brown and Ran.
som, Representatives Dezendori and VIII
son OF West Virginia. The repoFt Il tha,
President Arthur Is keeping house in The
bu'ier mansion, and is not the guest Of
Senator Jones.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The yacht Alert left this evening for
yorktown with o party Of washingtonians.
The steamer Spccdwcll win take General
Sherman and Secretary Lincoln TO York.
town.
Admiral Porter has returned 10 the CITY
from Yorktown. lie arranged about the
harbormaster difficulty.
United States bonds held by the Trea-
surer to secure nstional-bank circulation
amount to $3.50, 200.
Government receipts to-day: Internal
revenue, 1865, 100; customs, $685. 5s.
a repentant citizen OF Cleveland, Ohio.
sent the Treasury Department to-day $50.
The Fish Commission steamer Fisbbank
arrived to-day from Massachusetts, with the
skeleton Of large whale for the National
Museum.
The report is the top OF the Washington
monument was injured by the fireworks
Friday night.
n Democratic caucus is called for Mon
day to consider the secretaryship Of the
Senate.
Senator Voorhees, is still in New York.
a number Of senators LEFT the city to-
night to return Monday, among them SEN
ator Ben. Hill, who has gone to Philadel-
phis.
The German guests were given dinner
this evening by Secretary Blaine.
The French and German guests leave for
Yorktown on the CatSkill Monday at 10
n. NJ. with Secretary Blaino.
There will be newspaper row mt York
town.
y vast crowd tonight blocked ND the
sidewalks all along Pennsylvania avenue
and waited. only to be disappointed, to
witness an illumination OF this thorough
fare by the electric light. General Mahone
was among those who congrcgated at the
corner of Fifteenth street and the avenue.
At . O'Clock the people commenced 10
leave in disgust.
ASSOCIATED Press Reports by telegraph to the Dis
patch.l
COMBINATIONS.
The Senate in executive session to-day
confirmed the nomination OF Noah G.. Me-
Farland, OF Kansas, TO be Commissioner OF
the General Land Office; James W. Silcr,
OF Indiana, United States Consul at Cape
town, and large number Of poStmastcrs.
PROMOTIONS.
WASHINGTON, October 15.-Lieutenant-
Colonel Robert Williams, assistant adju-
tant-general, to De colonel and assistant
jutant-gcneral; Major Thomas VI. Vim
cent, assistant Acknowledgement, TO be leu
tenant-cOloncl and assistant adjutant-gen-
cral; Captain Van Buren, Hubbard, assist
ant surgeon, 10 be major and surgeon;
Major Cyrus b. ComStOck, corps OF en-
gineerS, to be Northumberland OF engi-
neers; Captain james ". Cuyler, corps OF
engineers, to Dc major OF engineers, and
large number OF other army promotions.
WASHINGTON ITEEs.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., October IA eau
Gus OF Democratic senator's has been called
for Monday morning at 10 O'Clock TO con-
slider the sccretaryship question.
The Senate will take recess from Mon
day next until l. O'Clock Friday to attend
the Yorktown Centennial ceremonies. Sena-
tors will leave here for Yorktown ut 10 =.
VI. on Monday on the steamer Excelsior,
accompanied by the Yorktown Commits
sion.
General Armstrong, principal of Hamp-
ton Normal College, called on the Secrc-
tary of the Interior to-day. accompanied
by twcnty-nine young Indians, including
five girls. They left for Hampton tonight
70 commence course of study OF that in
stitution. They are clad in their native
costumes, and appear to be bright and in
telligent.
1t is expected that the President and
such members OF the Cabinet Us intend to
20 to Yorktown will leave this city next
Tuesday morning on the TallapOosa for
that place. Secretaries Blaine, Hunt, and
Lincoln and POStmaster-General james
have signifed their intention 10 leave at
that time. The other members of the
Cabinet have not yet decided upon going.