The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-07

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the sale of the custom-house LOT at Bcrmt
da Hundreds, II Chesterfield. The Bright
hope Railroad Company want IL to com
pleie their track. The rules were sus
pended aud the mti-polygamy bill wa
passed. Itproyides that Territorial dele
gate must be twenty-five years Of age, AM
must have resided seven years in The Ter
ritcry he Is elected TO represent, and be
citizen of the same at the time Of his cleo
ton. lie must never have been biganis
nor polygamisi. The motion 10 snspenC
the rules and pass the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
sion bin was lost-ayes, 1l2; noes, %. i
required q two-thirds' vote.
Tur OCEAN NAT-sERvIcE.
The House suJ-posi-oilice committee OF
tbe ocean mail-service viii hold a meeting
this week. probably Wednesday. The sub
committees OF the Naval and Commerce
( Committees viii meet whit. Mr. Honey,
Of Mississippi, has prepared bin toappro-
pirate $500. 900 TO subsidze steamers car
rying the mail between American and for
cien ports, and allows the Postmaster
General TO ,ubsidize such lines TO the ex-
tent Of $50 per mile each way TO the extent
/ Of the amount named.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
/ The President and Secretary Lincoln
win attend the Harvard dinner at New
York February odd.
/ Government receipts to-day: Customs,
s704.Iss: internal revenue, SOS, S51.
The Prcsdent has confirmed the death
sentence Of the three Indian scouts, Dead
Shot, Dandy jim, and skippy. They viii
F be executed March 80.
Mr.. ". 4. Patton, Of New York who has
purchased General Brady interest III
the National EepujGeoa, was long con-
noded with the New York Word.
Alexander stephen, VIII be seventy
wears old next saturday.
About one hundred officers OF the navy
have asked 70 be detailed to help in the
search for tie missing men OF The jean
ncttc.
During Che last wcel. Sl21,935 silver dol
Lars Were put in circulation.
The War Claims Committee o! The House
. las submitted ifs annual bin for claims re-
ported ly che Treasury Department. 1t
embraces 1859 claims aggrcgating nearly
s300,00o.
Senator Morgan offered q resolution to-
day looking to reciprocity treaty between
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ITO i,iiI rsrooline, f,e f.,rDor. iobocro-fsy
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N.,' ih'i'''" -
" i~e' ana ho' ny -if' } uc@eI' a' s''''eo'
The House on saturday voted cS.10O T.
reimburse the Sergcant-at-Arms for the cX-
.,,,,..s incurred I'm connection with Presi-
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CoUEI-0F-CLAlAs DECISIONS.
WASHINGTON, February G.-The United
Stsies Court OF Claims decided two inter-
esting cases to-day. The FIRST Wa q sun
by John Hoffman on account OF mail ser
vice performed In the state OF kentucky M
1861. The sui, arose under an act OF Con-
gre>s OF March 3, 1871 appropria'ine $780,
600 ~ claims foI mail service in tie south
Hli ana UFlUfI NiAtFNs -NNNf hA filN Ni
preparation was distributed Iy The Treasu-
ny Department. Secretary sherman having
fultu latt "H 'I"iHl' must pc I4 '' HHU
IoN 60 ,iDi "a, ", w., ~ 80 iScd NJ
W. ,,,i,,; ,.l,o,,t ,,,,.,r.,,ts te;no
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80 Ia 49, ti,st H. lor.o q
NV ,.,.;.'.;o,, a.. nor -. 81 o.
lIv "li"", ,a ''''i t,at 0 1o ci,;"orts NJ
J I'm ,,,., on,,rnn,.iatinn have remedy
-, tbc Co,,,t ri Claims. second while fbat
in The cases Of mail contracts arising ~
The seeded states the claimant + required
10 prove ifai ne never received liilHi'hi
from the Confederate NoNefhhit NJ no such
proof Is required III cElllls arising I'D me
loyal states Of Kentucky, Missouri. ana
West Virginia. judgment was accordin2-
r. rendered IN favor OF the claimant nd lhls
case for @l4.44l, that beng the amount OF
arrears due him on hi contract
The case OF Timothy Ford d Co. wa
also decided to-day. This Wa Suil
brought Tor extra work done on Muscle