The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-21
News from washington ssauaposnt.

"Snowden" says: General Wilcox,
division commander IN the Confederate
army, now Assistant D0orkeeper 10 the
United States Senate, In talking about the
Offers General Johnston received from two
officers OF bis army after the war 10 share
their fortune. mentioned In this correspond
ence last week, told the Gazette'S CORE
spondent yesterday morning that while
none OF his officers had gone TO that
point OF generosity with him, several OF
them had profered him valuable assistance;
that blockade-runner, from whom be did
accept profiered loan, told him afterwards
that his wife had quarreIed with him ever
since because he had not offered him $4,000
instead OF $500; that he received numerous
delicate and totally unexpected offers OF
pecuniary help upon the close OF The war
from people in New York he bad known
before, and that even in the City OF Mexico,
which city he visited after The war, the fact
that he had been a Confederate officer, and
the suppostion that such officers had lost
al they had, was sufficient TO procure him
surprising proffers OF assistance.
TIE POTOMAC FLATS.
A start Il to be made at once in the matter
OF the reclamation Of the flats Of the POto-
mac. Captain Rodgers, OF Alexandra, has
been engaged TO drive q line OF piles on the
west side OF the Washington channel from
Long bridge TO point some distance
down, behind which the mud to be dredged
from that channel will be dumped. This
will, II Is thought, raise the flats considers
bly,, and, with other filing, make such an
inland "a must force all the water that en-
tiers the channel 10 keep within this line Of
piles and the bulkheads OF the Washington
wharyes. This will make an island OF the
present fats even at high water, and in
crease the depth Of the Washington chan
mel.
POLITICAL NEWS ITEMS.
A letter received here from Senator John
ston, who is at home near Abingdon, says
that the Democrats OF that section OF the
State are in excellent spirits, and expect to
achieve a decisive victory next November.
Intelligence to the same effect is received
| here from the Norfolk section OF Virginia.
The Radicals arc the most suspicious OF
creatures, and the presence ir the city at
the same time Of Mr.. Speaker Randall and
ex-senator Wallace gives them no little I'M
easiness.
VIRGINIA POLITICS.
The Baltimore Amertcdn'S correspondent
saws:
! Colonel POpham, clerk OF the United
States Court at Richmond, Va, and who
| has done something now and then IN the
neWsp paper line, is here working up boom,
il such a thing is possible, for the Malone
! ties. The Colonel Is sanguine that The Re-
adiusters are gaining strength daily, and
pIophesies wak-over for bis party IN
the fail. II may be stated. however, that the
MISUNDERSTANDING party have been etfec-
tuolly killed. A coalition with the straight
out Republican element is next TO impos-
sible, aud unless matters take surprising
turn their defeat is certain. AdvlceS from
General Wickham, Congressman DezendorI,
Jorgensen, and Others, say that the Read
inSters have oyer,tcpped The mark, and are
certain to be badly left IN the coming con-
test.
POsTMAsTERs' COMMISSIONS SIGNED.
The commissions OF C.. &. Vaughn, TO be
postmaster at CarnmOre, Va, and j. Nj.
Bendo, to be postmaster at Belshes, Va,
were signed and forwarded to them to- day
Patents TO vIRGINIANs.
The following are among the patents Just
issued VIrgnia-John II. Wilson and "A.
Henning, Alexandria, combination crate for
the transportation Of fruit and live stock;
Wilson &. Thomas, Richmond, trademark
Lilienthal a. Co., Lyncbburg, trademark
Parks & Freeman, Norfolk, dredglDg.ma'
chine; II. NJ. Smith, Richmond, machine
for threading thresher cylinder teeth. West
Virginia-C. Krem>burg, Point Pleasant
horse-tal tether.
POsT-OFFICEs DISCONTINUED.
Virginia post-ofiices have been discontin
ued as follows: GilsborOugh, Chesterfield
county; Wachapreague, AccOmac county
and al Woodbine, Prince William county.