The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-05-21
swIry NEws ,rrus.

The appointment Of Mr.. CIapp to. the
head Of the Bureau OF Printing and En-
craving causes some stir.
There are fewer persons at the hotels TO.
night than usual.
The supplement TO the Revised Statutes
OF the United States will be ready by
August.
| Mr.. Sherman quoted The law to-day which
caused the defeat OF the resolution giving
the officers and employe, OF the Senate an
extra months pay.
Hon. Mr.. Miller, Republican member OF
Congress from the Twenty-sixth Pennsyl.
vania district, said to-day at the Capitol {:
81 am Republican, but not a Malone Re-
publican, and my people agree with me.v
There were good many people about the
| Capitol to-day.
IL is not expected that DR.. Loring will
take charge Of the Bureau OF Agriculture
until June goth.
Several syrians from Damascus were at
the White House to-day.
Government receipts to-day: Internal
revenue. Ssl7,J90; customs, s702. 315.
Secretary Hunt and family and party OF
guests left for Hampton this evening on the
Dispatch.
There was a colored delegation from
Baltimore at the White House to-day. They
wanted A. T. Houck appointed United
States marshal.
justice Matthews and wife left this eye-
ming for Cincinnati.
The nomination OF DIR. Baxter was not
sent to the Senate to-day, and his friends
were much disappointed.
Mrs. Garfield continues to improve.
Asseeiated Press Reports nv Telegraph TO the Dis
Daich.l
DEATH OF AN ARMY OFFICER.
WASHINGTON, MAY 20.-Colonel w. H..
French, United States army (retired), died
| at his residence, in this city, this morning,
OF apopleXy. He was major-genera Of
volunteers IN the late war, and breyet
major general in the regular army.
CHANDELIERS NOMINATION RI JECTED.
WASHINGTON. May 20.-The nomination
Of William +. Chandler as Solicitor General
was rejected by the Senate in executive ses-
sion to-day by vote Of u TO 10. The
Democrats voted sOlidly against bin, and
were joined by Don Cameron. All the
other Republicans voted for him except
Mitchell OF Pennsylvania, who withheld
| his vote.
COMBINATIONS.
| WASHINGTON, May 20.-Tbe Senate in eX-
ecutive session to-day confirmed the nomi-
nations Of Joseph C.. Weaks for United
States marshal for the Western district of
Louisiana; also, the following postmaSters
Silas A. Sharp, StateSvile. n. c.. Hamil.
ION Jay, Jacksonville. Fla; John f.
Haynes, Round Rock, Tex; John b. Mich
olas, Denton. Tex. Also, the following adj
ditiOnaI United States ConSulS: John b.
Glover, OF Indiana. at Havre; George +.
Mosber, Of New Hampshire, at Nice,
France; David Vickcrs, OF New jersey, at
Matanzls; n. II. Rogers, OF Nebraska, at
Vera Cruz; II. ;. Kaley, OF Nebraska, at
Chemntz, and James {. ZOuk, of Calilor.
mia, at Tintsn. The nominations OF
Messrs. Woodford. Tenney. Macdougal. and
Knox for the New York attorneyships and
respectively sent in yesterday were cor.
hrmed to-day.
THE CASE OF BOYNTON REPORTED on.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-The President to.
day transmitted 10 the Senate the report OF
the Secretary OF State upon the case OF
Michael Z. Boynton (recently arrested in
Ireland), stating that the case is not one
which would warrant the interference OF
the United States Government, but declar
ing that should it be the sense OF the Senate
he would counsel the President TO appeal &c
the benevolence OF the British Government
in BoyntOn's behalf.