Morning journal and courier., 1882-09-30
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. THB POLITICAL FIELD. Interest Taken in the Virginia
 Contest. DEMOCRATS LOOKING FOR NEWS. The Republicans Confident
 of Success. Prospects in Other States. An Excellent Outlook for the
 Republicans.
Prospects in Other States.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The Political OutIook-A Glance at the
 Coming Strugale-Prospects fn Vtr- gtnfa and Other States-Other News
 From the Capital.
 WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-The subject of
 Virginia politics is now one of the leading
 topics of conversation at the Capitol. The
 Democrats all seem to be looking for infor-
 nation, and the Republicans talk confidently
 of their success. Among the latter is John
 Amber Smith, Congressional candidate in
 the Richmond district. who denies the
 port that he will withdraw from the canvass,
 and declares that he will beat George D.
 Wise, although many we'll informed Republi
 cans, however, admit that the effort is use-
 less. Congressman Jorgensen has just re-
 turned from New York and Massachusetts,
 and says that he found Republicans luke-
 warm in both of those States. He thinks
 that Malone has things we'll planned in Vir-
 ginia, and that he will elect several of his
 candidates at least. General Epho Hunton
 thinks that the Mahone party will be badly
 defeated, and comedies to him only the Nor folk and Petersburg districts. Congressman
 Townsend, of Ohio, thinks that Re
 publican will be elected to succeed him, notwithstanding the German de- lection, and that the Republicans will carry the State with a reduced majority, that Butterworth will just squeeze in, that Frank Hurd will be elected in Cleveland and that the Marietta district will possibly go Demo- cratic.
 One of the internal revenue collectors of North Carolina, who has a reputation for careful estimates, writes to Commissioner Raum that the coalition majority in that State will be from ten to twelve thousand. Senator Voorhees,, who is in town, says |: ''The Democrats are having hard fight in Indiana on account of the prohibition ques- | tion, but they have the best of it." Reports to the Treasury show that during August last there was $3 ,OS6, 439 excess of \ imports of merchandise into the United States, while during the same month last \ year the exports were $5, 783, 425 in excess \ For the twelve months ended August 31st, ! the excess of imports was $4, 945, 145 against $251, ,46S, 899 excess of exports during the ! same months in 1881. The excess of gold and silver coin exports during August was I $2, 147 ,2O4. During August, 1881, there was $4, 796, 1O9 excess of imports.
 | The result of the interview between Sec \ retary Chandler and Mrs. DeLong today is ! that all the private papers and effects of the
 late Commander DeLong will be turned over ! to his widow.
 Counsellor Bigelow left for Utica this ! evening to attend the habeas corpus proceed ! ings in the Sergeant Mason case before Judge ! Cox at Utica tomorrow.
 The signal corps at life saving station No, 6, North Carolina, reports at 4:3O p. m to the ! chief signal office as follows: The steamer ] Dumji of one thousand tons, from New York I to Cienfuegos, Cuba, went ashore at 1:3O p. na. September 2S one mile and half south ot
 Carrituck light. Captain John MoCarthy ! and the crew of seven men were saved. She had no cargo. The vessel was driven high and dry on the beach. She is now in good
 position and in no danger and can easily be ! gotten off