The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-30
Washington.

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,ND ULgERs0N-0hNERAL ARMSTRONG
,xp INDIAN EDUCATION-PERsoSAL NEWS
ITENs-BRIfFS.
rFrom our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. April 29.-Thc Virginia
oounon ease win be brought TO the SUI
,r.,oe Court Of the United States on writ
:, error. Formerly i'm case o. n divided
cour, like this there was certificate Of
division. II placed on the docket now it
MD be about the twelye-hundreth case,
ara would upon re;idiustment OF the
-, become about the eight or nine
hrndrcdth. 1t could not be orally ar
,,ned for three years, but could be sub
n,;t,ed on printed briefs. by consent of par
-. during the first ninety days OF the next
- II could not be advanced on the
a.ole, because cases other than criminal
-. can only be advanced in the Supreme
,~.,,,+ under the 2Gth rule, which is as fol-
-. ..Rcyenue cases and cases in which
,,o United states are concerned, which
~ involve or affect some matter OF gen.
,r.l nuhlic interest, may also, by leave Of
he Court. be advanced on motion Of the
Attorney-General.'
v,po,N1,Ns IN OTHER sTATES-vTRGINIA
FARMS.
A census bulletin issued to-day shows the
number OF Virginians, white and cOlOred,
% No rs follows in the States indicated.
similar statistics in regard TO other states
will he furnished by the Bureau hereafter:
In MARYLAND, l7,Ol5 white, 9,739 colored;
Louisiana, l,73j white, 1856 colorcd
Kentucky. 81. 1913 white. G,322 colored; n
diana. $3.50 white, 1853 colored; Geor-
gia. $780, white, 11,2l4 colored; Florida,
SiOwhite. 2,lS9 colored.
There are now 11S,jl7 farms in Virginia
AGAINST 1888 in 1870. OF these 1881 are
occupied hy owners. 1882 are rented for
money. and 81 ,j9i on shares. Virginia has
I5cs farms with over 1000 acres in each.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
senator Johnston voted for the anti-Chi-
ne.e bin. so did Senator Davis, OF Hi
noi,. senator Malone was absent. Colo
mel George J.. Pcyton. OF the White SUI
pbur. /, here. and III. a. McCmdy and
bride. Of Richmond, are at the Metropoli-
tan. Acknowledgement Lewis is the
guest Of Hon. John Amber Smith. Said 4
virginia Democrat to-day, " The Virginia
CogIitloni,ts here look like men who have
their al deposited in a bank that is on the
brink Of failure" DR.. Mary Walker has
been appointed a clerk in the Pension
Office Mr.. Belmont and the Sub-COmmit-
Zee o. Foreign Affairs will go to New York
to examine witnesses in the Shipherd ease.
GENERAL ARMSTRONG AND INDIAN EDUCATION.
General Armstrong, Of the Hampton
Normal school, is meeting tonight num-
Der Of prominent Government officials for
The purpose Of interesting them in Indian
education. The meeting is at a private
house, and the report is that the President
is prcsnt.
NEGRO IN PLACE OF GENERAL CHALMERS.
Mr.. Cllkins, OF Indiana, chairman of the
Elections Committee, closed the argument
TO-DAY in the Lynch-Chalmcrs case in Il
two-hours speech, during the delivery Of
which he wa, repeatedly cheered 10y the
negroes IN the galleries. At It's close the
Republicans applaudcd Justify. Mr.. Paul
voted with the Republicans to unseat Gen
eral Chalmers and give his seat TO the negro
contestant. All Of the Democrats from
Virginia voted for Chalmers and against
Lynch. While Mr.. Fulkerson voted
against the Democratic substitute de-
clarng General Chalmers elected and
entitled 10 seat, he declined, though
present, 10 vote at all on the roso-
luiion' Of the majority OF the committee
the first OF which declared Chalmers not
elected and not entitled, and the see
ond Lynch elected and entitled 10
seat. There was good deal OF
interest manifested in the votes OF
Me,srs. Paul and Fulkerson. General
Chalmers left the hall while the last vote
was being taken. Lynch, who is 4 sim
mulatto, came in ut five minutes TO on Tho
arm Of Mr.. Calkins and took the iron-claC
oath, and was seated. lie wore long
black irock coat.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The Government having received no bic
Tor the purchase Of the IIarper's Ferry pro
perry, Will rent il out. IL is stated that |
company want il so as TO use its water-powel
In supplying Washington and Baltimore
with electric light.
Mrs. scoyille is going to lecture. sh'
Is not much saner than her brother.
Judge Macarthur has set aside the yer
dict giving iIaIlet Klbourn 100000 dam
ages for having been imprisoned by Ser
geant-at-Arms Thompson, by order Of tn
House Of Representatives.
Associated Press Reports 10 the Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON CITY COURT MATTERs-A HEAvl
VERDICT AGAINST A CONGRESSIONAL OPT
ciAL SET ASIDE.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-Judge Near
thur to-day set aside the verdict for $4,000
damage, recently rendered in the kilbouri
case.
Judge Wylie granted motion 10 quasi
the Indictment In the case OF Kate NJ. Arm
strong, she having been indicted in th
straw-bond cases a. X. NJ. Armstrong
The ease OF A. r. Boone, charged wit
subornation Of perjury in connection Wit
some Of the cases, was also considered, ant
hr. Honnlscbell, counsel for the defence
argued Il motion 10 quash on the ground o
The improper conduct Of the grand jury.
TIE cHIII-PERU IHyEsTIGATIoS.
WAsHISoTos, April 29.-Chairman WI
llams, Of the Foreign Affairs Committee
has designated Representatives kasson
Dunnell, Wilson, aud Belmont as n sub
committee 10 visit New York TO take test