The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-23

news from Warrington standpoint
po,Ir1cs IN yfearxiA--JUD0E srAPLEs-" JOHN
SHERMAN MONEY ORDERS.
The washington correspondent OF the
Alexandria GaSette says Intelligence re-
ceiyed here from various portions OF VIZ
oinia Respecting the delegates who have
been and are being appointed TO the state
Democratic Convention Is 10 the elect lnat
with but few exceptions they go unln.
structed. will nominate the ficket that shaii
appear to them to be the mos, popular, ana
viii cheerfnIIy abide by the decision OF Inc
majority. IL is reported here that Judge
Waller Staples, who has been spoken OF IN
connection with the gubernatorial nomlna.
lion, " III not allow bis name TO be presented
TO the Convention, but will support any
ticket that may be nominated.
CAPTAIN JOHN wIsE's SPEECH.
He also saws: A letter received here to-
day from Putsylvana Courthouse, Va,
states that Mr.. John Wise spoke there last
Monday, but made dull speech to dull
audience. and that Mahonelsm there Is EVIL
IDENTITY on the wane. A gentleman from FAIRS
Church, where Republication abound',
brings intelligence TO the same effect from
Fairfax county. IL seems 10 be the impress
ion here that should Virginia swamp Ma
honeism. as she f. expected TO do next No
yember, the two Malone congressman from
that State, who always keep an eye to wind
ward, will vote with the Democrats In the
organization OF The next House.
HOW WILL JOHN SHERMAN LIKE 1T?
Mr.. John sherman must have felt trifle
small when the dispatches Informed him
that Secretary Window bad restored to the
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue the con-
troll OF nominations TO positions in bis De-
p1rtment. Sherman took that power away
irom Commissioner Rlum because the latter
was a Grant man before the Chicago Con-
vention, and refused TO aid bis (Sherman's)
political schemes. The whirligig OF time Is
unerring in it, revolutions, and always
brings its compensation
THE MONEY. ORDER SYSTEM.
DIR. McDonsld, chief Of the Money Order
Division, POST Office Department, to-day
received letters from the postal authorities
Of New Zealand, New South Wales, and
Victoria, expressing their desire for
mOney-Order convention with the United
States, to GIte from January |, 1882. These
letters were IN response 10 OYertures made
by the United States. The Government
has accepted the propositions submitted by
the countries named, and Will designate
San Francisco as the location for general
distribution office, with Melbourne, Nicto-
rin 80 'ney, for New South Wales, and
" HOn for New Zealand. The import
auce Of establishing pOStll-order exchange
between these two countries and the United
States Is regarded at the Post-Otice De-
parment as a matter for cOngratuatiOn, as
"a la m
Special Agent Harrison, OF the Post. Office
Department, has been instructed to negO-
tiaIe a poSta-mOUey. order convention be.
tween the United States and Jamaica. Gene
raj Harrison sails for Jamaica next Friday.
MONEY-ORDER OFFICES IN VIRGINIA.
The following new money. order offices
have been designated in Virginia: Buck
ingham Courthouse, Buckingham county;
Pearisburg, Giles county; Warsaw, Rich
mOnd county. The total number OF money
order offices 10 be established August 18th
is 335, maxim. the whole number conducted
by the Department 5000.
EXPORT OF DOMESTIC PROVISIONS,
The chief Of the Bureau Of Statistics re-
ports that the total values OF the exports OF
domestic provisions, tallOw and dairy pro-
duets from the United States during the
month Of June, 1881, and the six months
ended the same, rs compared with similar
exports during the cOrresD OndiDg periods
of the previous year, were rs follows
June, 1881, 50 j91 ,70j; June. 1880, 3d.
80 347; six months ended June 30. 1881,
l,lj6 $50; same time in 1890, 800, 425,-
800. The values OF the exports OF provi-
siOns and tsllow for the eight months ended
June 30, 1881, were $SS, 30. 1902, and during
the same period IN 1880, so 03l,573. The
total values OF dairy products for the TWO
months ended June 30, 1881, were 30 $780,
9Sl. and for the same period in 1880, ST.
945, 004.
CIRCULAR FROM THE MINT BUREAU.
A circular has been prepared by the Mint
Bureau for the purpose OF ascertaining the
amount Of gold and silver used In manufac-
lures and the arts in the United State, during
the last fiscal year. Nearly 5000 answers
were received from persons addressed with
a similar object in view last year, which
showed that there had been an aggregate Of
$l2, COS 1868 in gold AID silver used in the
manner indicated during the fiscal year OF
1880.