The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-22

Washington and Ohio railroad was not cor
rect. Mr.. Barbour has introduceda bill 10
nav Edwin c. Fitzhugh, Of Fairfax, sl,753
| for supplies taken from him by the United
States army during the late war. Colonel
Burwell says that the Court OF Claims
bill will take 5000 claims out OF the hands
of Congress. Joseph Hall, OF Richmond,
was in the city to-day. William West, the
correspondent, Is getting better. MIR.
Tucker has presented the petition OF the
heirs OF Robert Ridgeway; also, the petit
ton OF the citizens OF Campbell county for
the increase OF the pension OF James II.
woodall, a soldier of the war OF 1872.
Mr.. Dezendorf has presented the petition
OF Samuel Strong. Mr.. Randall has gone
10 New York TO see an i'll brother. Mr.. De-
zendori was at the White House to-day.
Sixth-Auditor Ella, who once made apolitical
pilgrimage TO Virginia, is at loggcrheads
with Secretary Folger about his official
quarters. Mr.. Blaine will go TO Europe
next month. but not as Minister to Eng
land, as was reported to-day. General
Hancock is to deliver the artillery diplomas
at Old Point.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The War Department to-day had no Off
cial information in regard TO the reported
outbreak OF the Warm-Spring Indians in
Arizona.
Acknowledgment William Martin has
been ordered to duty at New Orleans, and
will be under the direction of the National
Board Of Health.
Government receipts to-day: Internal
revenue, S462, 0Ga; customs, 1892 800; ma
tional-bank notes for redemption, 1903, 900.
There has been much favorable talk to-
day about the brilliant and humorous tariff
speech of Representative Mckenzie, of
Kentucky. Mr.. Vests speech on the Mis-
sssippl-river improvement this evening
was able and eloquent.
II has been developed that commission
ers of the Soldiers Home not only have
received gratis flowers and vegetables
from that institution, but also bronze statu-
cites, valued ut 5000.
ON motion OF Mr.. Kenna, the House to-
day passed the bill fixing the second Tues
day in October as the time for clecting
West Virginia congressman.
Both Senators Van Wyck and Mitchell
are spoken of for the Craftsmanship OF the
Senate Committee on Pensions, made va
cant by the resignation of Senator Teller
Members Of the House Naval Committee
called on the new Secretary OF the Navy
to-day.
The Senate committee to-day reported in
favor OF congressional aid to the public
schools OF the States and Territories on the
basis OF illiteracy.
Mrs. Scovillc, Guiteau's sister, arrived
to-day.
Associated Press Reports 10 the Dlspatch.l
NATIONAL POLITICS.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. April 22.-The
Board of Control Of the Democratic Con-
gressiona Campaign Committee has APP
POINTED the following Finance Committee
Hon. ii. G.. Davis, OF West Virginia CHAIR
mani; w. w. COrcoran, OF Washington, ID.
c.: August Belmont, Of New York; Au-
gustus Schen, OF New York; {. W. Bryce,
of Ohio; George f. Marye, Of California;
Hon. J. L. Mcdonald. Of Indiana; Hon.
NJ. n. Nolan, of New York; II. L. Packer,
Of Pennsylvania; William r. Traverse, Of
New York; George w. b. Franklin, OF
Connecticut; j. l.. d. Morrison, OF Mis-
souri,; l.. G.. Garretson. of New York;
Hon. Alexander Mitchell, of Wisconsin;
Hons. Lewis Beach, \. J. Vanderscool,
and Abram ;. Hewitt, Of New York; j.
w. Singleton, of Illinois, and j. S. Bar
bour, OF Virginia.