The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-21

poeT-oFFiCE AT HENRICO COAL PITS
COLONEL POPBAM REPORTS TWO SENATORS
! GAINED AND THE DEADLOCK TO BE BROKEN-
/ PERSONALS.
From our Regular Correspondent
! WASHINGTON, February 20.-Mr: Kassor
expects TO get day OF next week iixcd.foi
the consideration Of the tariil-commission
! bill reported by him from the Ways and
Means Committee. The Democrats prefer
Mr.. Randalls substitute because II gives
/ the appointment OF members Of the COM
mission to the two houses Of Congress In
stead Of TO the President. a leading reve'
nue. representative told me to-day, how
ever. that an earnest effort will be made in
| the House TO modify the most Objectionable
features Of the present tariff laws. lie eX-
planned what these were, and ! found thai
no matter of interest to Virginia manufac-
tmers was included in the proposed modi-
| iications.
MIR. CALLS RESOLUTIONS TO-DAY AND Mr..
BLAINE.
Mr.. Blaine is certainly just now bug
bear i'm national politics, and not only the
Sralwarts see his hand in every important
movement. but the correspondents are
continually exposing his alleged plans and
conspiracieS. More than one has tele-
graphed that there is a scheme on foot to
run Blaine for President and VOORHEES, for
Yice-Presidcnt, and the names Of southern
Democratic congressman have been given
VINO are alleged TO be implicated in il.
They 90 further and declare that Mr..
Voorhees, eloquent pension speech was in
furtherance of II and intended TO capture
the soldier vote. To-day Senator Gail, OF
Florida. offered Il resolution for the settle
mont OF the difficulties between Chill and
Peru on the basis OF the preservation
OF the nationality of the latter. and
another resolution approving OF the
proposed peace conference Of all the
Governments Of North and South America.
These went over under the rules, but they
were Immediately set down by the CORE
spondents already referred TO as a part OF
the Blainc-Noorhees scheme. Now, your
correspondent fully appreciates Mr..
Blainc's importance as manager in Amcri-
can politics. and believes he will Kill OF
General Grant, President Arthur, and Mr..
Conklng in the next National Republican
Convention, and perhaps Kill himself too ;
but ne docs not credit any OF the reports
about presidential alliance between him
and the Democrats. Perhaps the "Old
Political Probabilities who predicts that
neither Grant, nor Arthur, nor COnkling,
nor Blaine will be nominated, but ticket
like IIawley and kassOn will be agreed
upon, is right. Before that comes to pass,
however. there will be many sharp battles
and much fun to outsiders. Mr.. VOORHEES,,
OF course, smiles at the programme.
PosT-oFFICE AT uENRCo CoAL-PTTs.
Ex-senator Bainum, who is president OF
the road which runs from Hungary to the
Henrice coal-pits, called on Hon. George
ID. Wise to-day in regard to the establish
ment OF post-ofiice at the pits. Mr.. Bar
mum has seen the POstm1Stcr-Gcncraia and
Mr.. Wise will call on him tomorrow
morning. The people in that neighbour
hood may expect the establishment Of the
office at an early day.
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
Mr.. Hewitt announced in the House that
neither he nor Mr.. August Belmont ever
had any connection whatever with Shep-
herd or his project. Colonel j. IL. King
has been placed on the retired list. W. +.
Tucker, son-in-law OF General Logan, was
to-day made major and paymaster in the
army. MISUNDERSTANDING New left for
New York tonight. Representative Paul
received telegram from Colonel Popham
to-day saying two senators had been gained
and the deadlock was about to be broken.
Colonel Il. q. Carr, supervising inspector
Of steamboats, for the Third district, la,
resigned. Acknowledgement Brewster will
return from Philadelphia tomorrow. The
retirement OF Surgeon-Gcneral Barnes hangs
fire. DR.. Baxter will succeed him when
ever he is retired.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The Director OF the Mint has decided
that as soon Us 4 coin i mutllateC
il ceases to be a coin and becomes bullion
Patching will not make them current.
Paymastcr Rochester arrived tonight
and will resume his duties tomorrow.
Government receipts to-day: Internal
revenue. SG3S, 0Ss; customs. S97j,293.
President Arthur has rented Il splendid
cottage at Long Branch.
The trial OF Sergeant Mason, who tried
to kill Guiteau. commenced to-day, and vii
last about week.