The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-21

h.rd had said. but defended the course OF
~. decreased brother in regard to the Pc
-, comuany. He said, however, that
h. had believed there was such paper in
ovi.tenee as that Shipherd referred to a.
h,y,no On the margin. in Blaine's hand
,v-it;ng. go ahead, Steve" He had not,
however. seen il.
mr. - SAN OF JUDGE BONDS CONDUCT.
One Of the best-informed and most re-
v,,le journalists in Washington assured
mo tonight that there is much feeling ex-
rr.ssed bv members Of both houses in re-
ard 10 the action Of Judge Bond at
Cb,rle.ton. and that his conduct is re-
,arded a. worse than that Of any Judge in
an the land. His decision, they say, is in
eopgic, with bis own decision and that of
chiei-Justice Waite in the Ellerton cases.
He assured NE further that there is strong
TAX n impeachment, and that | might
.,,,s positively that the matter will be
called TO the attention Of Congress at an
early day. The opinion Of sound lawyers
here /, that the supreme Court will hold
that he did wrong in not permitting the
two Jurors to state the circumstances under
which ibey signed the verdict.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Nes.r.. Morton. Of the StauntOn TiRdi-
Gator. and Ransom, Of the Stanton bar,
left here thi, evening for Chingoteague
Island on cunning and fishing excursion.
Or. Holt. Of Surry, was at the Capitol to-
day. The report published that only one
Virginia member OF the House will vote
against the tarit-commission bill is not true.
The ves-el-owners OF Baltimore, in n petit
ton to Congress in regard to the quaran-
tine BIN, complain that the charges now for
plotage. Wharfage, inspection, &c, tend
greatly 20 cripple American commerce.
John W. Thompson, late representative
from Pennsylvania. it l. said will succeed
judge Cartier Us Chief Justice OF the Dis
trict Of Columbia. Senator Don Cameron
Is still away. Colonel Thomas smith, Gen.
eral PAYNE, Captain Alexander Payne, and
Mr.. Bernard Green. Of WmTenton, were
al the Capitol to-day Messrs. f. T. Pill
kinton and r. Roberts Baker left here this
evening Tor Richmond.
ROAD PROM RICHMOND TO THE NATIONAL
CEMETERY.
The House Military Committee to-day
agreed % report fayombly the bill intro
ducod on the 10th OF January, by Hon.
George D. Wise, for the construction Of
macadamized road from the city Of Rich
moad to the National cemetery in the
county % IIenrico. The bill appropriates
$4,000, which j. 70 De expended under
the direction oithe Secretary OF War. Mr..
Wise win with characteristic energy urge
It, early passage.
FOREIGN APPOINTaENTs-NEw WORKERS.
OF the seven important appointments
sent 70 the senate to-day four were from
New Iork-yiz., John VI. Francis. editor
OF The Troy Times, Charge to Portugal /;
Nicholas Fish. son OF Hamilton Fish, Min
i'tef to Belgium; Adam Badeau. General
Grant proiege, Consul-Generalt Havana,
ana II. L. slaight, Consul at Prescott,
canada. AphOnsO Taft, OF Ohio, nomi-
mated Tor hinisterto Austria, is an extreme
'faht 'ialwart, and W. L. Dayton, OF New
Jersey, nominated for Charge TO Denmark,
i son Of the Dayton who ran for Vice.
President in 1876 on the ticket with Ere
mont
COLONEL cRnGmfL's REPORT ON JAMES
RIVER
has Just been published. and IL contain.
many facts used by Mr.. Wise in his speecl
before the Commerce Committee the othel
day. Colonel Craighin closes his report a
follows:
me amount expended by the Unitet
STATES 10 June 80, 1881. was about $500, 900
ana by the city Of Richmond about $3.50,
Vo' Al that date the depth Of ehanne
was twenty feet at high tide from the SCI
70 'ity Point. nineteen feet thence TO War
WICK bar, and seventeen feet thence 10 th'
"hArves al Rockets. There has been als'
manifest Improvement in the width and di
ree''on Of channel, but the channel is still
700 narrow for safe and convenient nayi
cation.
ihe amount needed to complete th
scheme OF Improvement with a depth o
eighteen feet at high water to the city
Sl30,000.
SHOULD Congress approve the scheme Q
O''@inlng a greater depth, IL j. recon
msnded that not less than S300,0o0 be al
pfopflated for the service OF the fiscal yee
beginning July 1, 1Ss2.
II has been already noted that the cit
Oh Richmond has freely supplemented tn
appropriations OF the United States In cal
fylng on the operations for the improve
ment Of the navigation OF the river o
which her welfare as seat OF comInerC
and manufactures so much depends.
IL ought also 10 be stated that the none
OF the city, while disbursed under the $,
peryision Of her own engineer, has alwa3
been spent in accordance with the views +,
the engineers OF the United States charge
with the Improvement, ard eyerythin
that could be reasonably exported has bee
done by the authorities Of the city TO ulal
the Joint operations successful and ec'
nomieal. She has already received cos
siderable reward for following such
course Of astion---a very proper one, 1t ma
be remarked, inasmuch - che improy