The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-27
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pINOfO>-Poil1fCAL SPHCULATIoNS IN RI
gtgp TO TUE SITUATION NORTH OF THE
POTOMAC Personal NEWS ITEMS-BBrEFs.
srrom 0ur Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. March 2G.--The first re-
,,oris IN regard to the fire in Richmond re-
eeivcd here spread rapidly, and created
sr,s, excitement among Virginians and
o,hcrs. when other and more elaborate
tcleerams came In rapid succession IL was
lin feared that your beautiful city was 10
.., through scene similar TO that witness
"a IN evacusiion-day. In fact, the wind
Indicated that the fire in progress gave
promise Of ranking in dostructiyene>S with
,b..f Of Chicago and Boston. As
.,.u Is II was announced that you
r.,dod the aid Of Washington fire.
mon. hundreds were ready at a word 10
.., 10 Won, and the question was not who
sill 90. bu. how many can be taken. The
,u, oompanics ordered by the authorities
g., richmond responded with IN a!acrity
thi did them great credit, and were
,.ronl;l, at the depot ready 10 take the cars.
teAcram. however, came from MayOr
ci,iur;on that the fire WIS under control
and ,heir services would not consequently
a.. ,eelel This telegram soon Gained
aid, pnblicity, and greatly relieved every
..r, ylo heard Of il. There were various
,.,o-t. as 10 the loss Of property sustained
p, ,our people in consequence Of The fire,
brf telegram 70 a party OF NirginianS
,,r. lrom the Richmond correspondent Of
,h, View York Herald put it at hall
million. 4 press dispatch received
lf,r made il quarter OF million
more, Your people have the sympathy Of
,b,. community. resident and transient, in
l..;r rrral calamity. The first reports. rs
r.r.l IN such cq,es. made the loss OF lie
.featsr than it was aSccriained to be by to-
pi.hrs di.ptches. II, however, casts q
slaen over Yirgnians to learn that even 4
.in..o one Of your people has lost his life or
Deem wounded Ply the fire.
niR NORTHERN POLITICAL SITUATION.
rbe POLITICAL situation at the North is
ul,,i interesting, and national Democrats
hef, have almost thrown aside your Viz
einis Affairs in their anxiety to learn all
about matters in what are known a. the
ir,p States. have myself during the past
vrt talked with knowing Democrats
.hout their respective States, and have had
r,s.on 70 be encouraged by what ] have
heard. Not only Dir. Randall and the
chairman Of the Democratic State Commit
&C.,, who has been here, give hopeful ne
counts Of our prospects in Pennsylvania,
hui district and county politicians who are
dr,cates 10 the next State Convention say
thy believe the Democrats will carry their
state II the coming election. They all allude
20 ibc ilct in their calculations that the &c
p1licans no longer control Philadelphia,
aud that hence q fair election there is as
,ucd ~ They say that rural Pcnnsylva-
nia la always been at heart Democratic,
auj with an honest count in Philadelphia
ihe, cau win. The Pittsburgh Democrats
.ef there is great dissatisfaction among the
Republican, OF their city. Ia Che first
place, they are yeXed because a Republican
House has failed to pass the Mckinley
hl increasing the duty on cotton
t,-. hoop-iron. &C.; and in the second.
ti' Republican record on the Chinese Que,-
i,n does not suit them. They want pro-
lotion for American labor as we'll a. for
DOB flilery and bosses. The speeches OF
naiofs lI1ar, Dawes, Plat. lawley &
g.. win help the Democracy with work
'ncln there, and in fact In all the manu-
f..Wns districts. Maine Democrats and
1rnlnckers declare with confidence
'bf show, they are in dead earnest that
hrg viii roclect Phi,ted this fall, and pro-
"'.l elect q Legislature, which will give
aD-mocraiic senator instead OF Frye. They
d' not disguise the fact that the hostility
Nllchcxist, between Blaineandthe Admin
i,.r'.0u gives them much encouragement
How about New liamp>hirei said | To
q 80" England Democrat. "Why," said
h', 80 small change will reverse the pOlit'
'd complexion OF the Granite state al any
'iui', and ihe strike now going on in New
England has only TO become general with
Z" IT, borders % give Us a Legislature thi;
"iuilt end a Democratic successor &c
htur'' An Iowa Republican statesman OF
e "uonA reputation says the party IN
IFS state Is practicing fraud ab0,
81 'N' uQaor question which Is bound t'
""'' H When asked what il was, he re-
FN,u 'acY are to have 4 constitutions
~ 'N' ndia'nt voted on when declares tina
h' iquoF shall be manufactured and solt
10 lo"a. When il is adopted they mean 4
have e construed that while liquor canno
IS '' Manufactured and sold in that state,
MAJ u manufactured there and sol
'o'''oe The State. l asked IN IN
81 STATE treasurer o; New Jersey ye-
"a 'idal how The "Democratic Blue
q h,n.7 chickens were getting on, ard, Wit
81 e happy smile, be said: eve have don
81 s''ud'y IN the town elections this sprinl
q .o" ~ We already have one house OF tn
a LEGISLATURE, You just look ont for bl
'"''S' az The next election. | only WISH,
81 DE- adaed, chat the aspect Of affairs va
81 '' Promising in Virginia. 70 close tn
a paragraph may state that l have met II
81 n'Ilhern Democrat for a week past WI
'''' not say that the next House VIII |
al Democratic. The Democratic members
''ngress are not making mistakes, an
"a, ''i iact stimulates confidence.
~ PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
~ NnaiOIs Davis and Camden were anon
''osc who went yesterday from Washln
Ton 70 the dinner Of George W. Chiids
Philadelphia. General Floyd King co