The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-01
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Washington.
THE REMAINS or OUS G~KECORY-THB Cgy-
DISQUALIFICATION HlTTERs-PKRSONAL
AMI GENERAL.
lfron Our Regular Corrcsp0ndcnt.l
WASHINGTON, September 3O.-A large
number Of Virginians and others went to
the depot this evening with the remains Of
young Gregory, Of your city. ! doubt
whether any young man ever made q more
favorable impression here than NJ did. RO-
grct IL expressed on all sides at his sad
fate. | called to-day at the folding depart
ment OF the House and learned from his
comrades that he had been saying Of late
that his health was completely gone, and
that he had an affection OF the leg which
would put him on crutches for BE. TO
one OF them be remarked the evening
he killed himself that ne Ind not
been himself since his return from
/ trip North this summer. In re-
Spouse TO the inquiry il he had been
crossed in love, they all gave q negative re-
ply, but added that he studied too hard,
they thought, in his eagernc,S to graduate,
a. he did, on law at the Columbia Universe
ty. Colonel Long, one OF the officers OF
the House, said 20 me this evening, "He
was the most exemplary young man ever
saw, and Fletcher and myself on that &C.
count arranged that he should do clerical
duty rather than let him fold documents"
General Joseph f.. Johnston entertained
for him an almost iathcrly regard. Your
correspondent has never seen q young man
in or out Of Virginia who conducted him
self with such uniform propriety.
GENERAL HANCOCK AND TIE CENTENNIAL.
Senator Johnston to-day received a letter
from General Hancock. in which he stated
that he would have his military programme
ready for publication early next week. 1t
will be published with the Commissions
programme, the outline Of which | sent
YOU last night.
TIE VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN.
IT Is an open secret here that the sup
portcrs Of Cameron & Co.. have funds for
conducting their campaign, and that a des-
peratc effort is to be- made In doubtful
counties to secure Coalition delegates and
senators. On the other hand, the Demo
Gratis I'll SAY their news is highly encour-
aging. I encountered 4 prominent Nir-
gilman to-day who said your speakers all do
very well; but You must have thorough
organization, and our people must work
at every precinct. owe want" he add
ed, "thc systematic, laborious campaign
Of 1869 repeated, and not the oyer-conf-
dent, disastrous performance OF 1879" |
told him that our party managers all Oyerthe
Stste appreciated this. Another Democrat
ic politician OF national reputation re-
marked that during October the Democrats
Of Virginia ought to have harbecues and
Speeche, calculated to arouse the people
rather than discussion, With the oppose
ton. | told him our speakers liked nothing
better than 4 tilt with the Coalition adyO-
Gates. "That may be all very we'll" he
replied, "but Fitz. Lee and Early gained a
GOOD deal more at Liberty the other day by
speaking To their own crowd than they
would il there had been a joint discussion"
MI. CoXkIING AND TIE STALwARTs.
The report that Mr.. Conkling has sue
cumbed to the Hali-Breeds Of New York
aStonishes the Stalwarts here, because they
have believed that he would never lay down
his arms while the Times and Tribune were
warning against him. The Half-BreedS
claim that they have the control OF the
party in the Empire State, and it il
very clear that they have. The President
Is i'm New York, and Mr.. Conkliug has been
recently visited by Senator Jones, Of Ne
yada, and others. This evening there is a
rumor that the President will offer Senator
Lapham, OF New York, a place in his Cabi-
net, and that Governor Cornell Will then
appoint Lord Roscoe TO the Senate.
Personal NEws ITEMS.
Hon. John GOode was here to-day aud
brought good news from Virginia. Major
Yost left this evening for S%taunton. At
torney-General MacNeagh left to-day for
Philadelphia and New York. The officers
and men of the Light Battery 4, Second
United States Artillery, will leave here to-
morrow to march TO Yorktown 10 take part
i'm the Centennial. General Swain does not
intend to resign as Judge Adyocate-Gene-
raj of the army. Colonel Rockwell to-day
wrote to the President asking to be relieved
OF his duties as Commissioner OF Public
Grounds and Buildings. Admiral Fairfax
is to be placed on the retired list, and Vice
Admiral Rowan takes charge OF the Gov
eminent Naval Asylum at Philadelphia.
Emory Storrs, Of Chicago, has refused to de-
fend Guiteau. A granddaughter OF Thomas
Jefferson visited the White House to-
day. John Wesley (colored) was to-day
fined $25 for driving a sOreback-horse to a
heavy load. j.. Amber Smith has gone to
seaside Virginia TO make Readiuster
speeches. The Critic says Colonel II. +.
Withers will not be a candidate for the
secretaryship OF the Senate. Information
has been received here that the French
visitors TO the Yorktown Centennial will
reach this country October 9th. An old
soldier named Flood attempted to-day to
shoot O. w. Longan, secretary to the
~"SoIdiers' Home Commission The piS-