The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-12
Warrington.

EARL COWpER TIRED OF BEING LORD
LIEUTENANT.
Washington.
THE FUNDING BILL-SENAToR JOHNSTON TO
ANSWER NAHONE'S ADDREsS--IMPROvEME
OF THE MISSISSIPPI UNGALLANT REPrBLI-
CANS Personal AND OTHER ITEMS.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. January Ill am now
satisfied, after comforting with the best
Democratic tinanciers in the House. that the
refundng hill will pass that body, and that
the rate Of interest will be per cent The
bonds will be 2.10's. The Senate will, how
ever. increase Their length, with view OF
enabling the Government to pun them more
certainly on the market. For myself. | cam
not see why a serious fight should be made
as between making them 2.l0's and 2.15's,
or even 2.20's. bccau'e 3 per cents Will never
20 above par, and as long as that is the case
the Government will have the option Of re.
deeming just rs many a. it has money TO 90
into the market and purchase. II the six
hundred and odd million shall be funded in
per cents. as is proposed by large ma.
jority OF The House, that will decrease
our annual interest to S5S.OOO,OOO, whereas
six or seven years ago it was S100,000,0O0.
Mr.. Tucker contends that this reduction
will work such an increase in the surplus
revenue Of the country as to enable the
Treasury Department TO eXtinguish AL of
the 3 per cents before 1891, when the A.
fall due so that after that it can turn its
attention to the liquidation Of the $780,
000.0 900 Of bonds OF this denomination.
Then, he says. taxation can be reduced
greatly.
SENATOR JOHNSTON To ANSWER GENERAL Ma
HOMES ADDRESS.
Senator Johnston has already commenced
a reply to the recent address OF the Re-
adjuSter State Committee, signed bv Gene
raj Malone. chairman. 1t will be temperate
and dieniied in tone, as everything that
emanateS from bis pen is. | send this item
with his consent.
ONE or wASHINGTON'S SWORDS.
Mr.. II. H. Lewis was at the Capitol to-
day with his nephew, Mr.. Byrd Lewis, of
I
owner Of the sword left by General WASH
! ngton to his nephew. George Lewis. The
| bill 10 purchase it is before Senator john
ston's Yorktown Committee.
THE MISSISSIPPI-RIyER IMPROVEMENT.
| The House Commerce Committee heard
to-day an argument on Incorporating the
Mississippi Improvement scheme in the
river and harbOr bill, but agreed 10 defer
any action until Thursday, when it will
hear Captain Eads and General Wright,
chief OF the Engineer Bureau. The pres
ent outlook is not favorable for the PROPOSE
ton, as members OF the committee are afraid
of increasing the river.and-harbOr.bi ap-
preparation o. much as this would require
lest it might defeat it. General Ransom,
chairman Of the Senate Commerce Commit
tee, has arrived, and a meeting of bis com
mittee will be held Thursday. a petition
in favor Of the improvement OF the York,
the Pamunkey and Mattaponl rivers, in Nir-
ginia, went to this committee day.
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
Postmaster Gilmer'S nomination is in the
hands OF Subcommittee. Colonel w.
p. Burwell put in an appearance to-day,
and this means tobacco legislation. A lead
ing Virginia Republican, who dned with
Senator David Davis the other day, says
he is perfectly sure that this distin-
guished jurist will act with the Democrats
on the question of re0rganizng the Senate.
| IN
! Nashville, his home, says he is satisfied the
Tennessee Legislature will elect Democrat,
and regards Senator Bailey's chance of re-
election GOOD. General Beale was in the
Seuate to-day looking after congressional
business. Secretary Evarts was in the
Senate chamber this afternoon and talked
with Mr.. Thurman. The friends OF Mr..
Hi>cOck, Of New York, say tonight he has
q good show for the Speakershlp.
AN UNGALLANT FIGHT AGAINST LADY POST
MASTER.
Some Virginia Republicans are making Il
bitter fight against Mrs. General Long, now
postmaster at Charlottesville, Va, whose
husband is bliBd, and whose father was the
brave General T.. V. Sumner, whose SER
wees in the Union army during the war and
before it are part Of the history OF his
country. To show how fierce the oDposi-
ton is. | send you copy of the letter
written the President by Hon. Alex
ander RiveS, Judge of one OF the
United States District Courts of Virginia,
who SAYS a. am told the subject OF Mrs.
Longs disappointment 10 the Charlottesville
post.ottice is before you, and ] beg leave TO
assign reasons against il. First-The man.
ner of procuring her appointment OF Cen
eral Grant. She was partisan OF Mr.. Til
den, and was, as the mistress OF a boarding.
school. quite indecorous in the display OF
her Democratic zeal. Her application was
originally addressed to Mr.. Tlden,
bur. not discouraged by his defeat,
she besought General Grant for the
Mace, and brought sufficient influence
on him to displace a worthy Republican
incumbent. Ii was said this was done be-
cause of General Grants friendship Tor her
father. General Sumner, o. the old army.
Agaip. il is said that this summer she pald