The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-10
fryom our REGULAR Correspondent

TOO for the encouragement OF Shipping
viii be earnestly pressed by the Maine sem
.,ors. They do not want the privilege Of
buy;ng ioreign-built ships given the people
., The United States because their section
has ship building interest. They. how.
ever, wan, the articles used In ship-build.
INC not produced in New England I'M
ncrted free Of duty. This IL on line with
,be policy that has made New England
,Ieh. Its people now want free ores, be-
cnIse they have none, just as Rhode Island.
Massachusetts,, &C., want free lumber, be-
cause they ice II In manufacturing and
have no forests to obtain 1t from. They
are for free raw sugar and free sumac be-
caI,se they use both and produce neither.
The shipping bin win give rise to an inter-
esting debate, which will be participated In
by The senators who favor free ships, and
The whole question OF the decline OF Ameri-
can shipping and American commerce will
he discussed.
THE RICHMOND PUBLIC BUILDING.
Hon. George u. Wise informed me to-
day that the House Committee on Public
Bindings has agreed TO report fayorably
the bin for the enlargement OF the Rich
mond custom-houSe, and the Hon. John s.
Wj.e SAYS the Senate Committee on Public
Bindings will, through Senator Malone,
ns chairman, report similar bill on Mon
day. This gives your city two chances.
and with good luck il ought TO get an
annie appropriation 10 make the custom
house commodious enough for the post
oScc. c,istom-house, and United States
courts.
INK P0ST-cFFICE AND THE LOTTERIES.
Hon. jeff Chandler. partner OF General
Hinton, addressed the House Post-Ofiice
committee to-day in opposition to the bill
10 rreyent the use OF the mails by lottery
associations. He argued that 1t violated
the Constitution. The indications are that
the bin will be reported and make it n
pena' offence TO send lottery-tickets through
the mails.
HOUSE CONTESTED-ELECTI0N CASES.
The time In which Judge Paul has TO flle
his brief in reply to that Of Judge OFFER.
rail- win expire next Tuesday. Then the
latter has ten days to reply II he sees pro
per to take 1t. lie is, however, anxious for
early action, and will not avail himself OF
delay. General Manning argued before
the committee to-day in favor OF printing
additional testimony in his case, and re-
presenting the original testimony with a
view of eliminating from il Illegal matter,
and arranging other matter so rs to make
il ineligible. In the testimony as printed
the inteirogatories are on one page and the
answers number Of pages off. As already
stated General Hunton will file the brief in
Judge Garrison's case Monday. Chairman
10
through with all OF the contested-election
eases in two months.
PRESIDENT GARRETT AND THE POSTAL TELE-
GRAPH.
President Garrett, OF the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad. was before the Senate Com
mittee on POst-Offices and Post-Roads to-
day. snd made lengthy argument against
the bill for the establishment OF postal
telegraph system by the Government. He
contended that it would become vast po-
litica machine, and that its army Of super
intenden,s, operators. and employees all
over the country would be under the con-
troll OF the party in power.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
The Agricultural Department has turned
over the seed for the Seventh district to
Judge 0'Ferrall. Hon. George ID. Wise
Is satisfied with his district under tue eau
Gus plan. Judge Buckner informs me that
a bin will be reported from his committee
Monday for the redemption OF trade-dol-
lars. 1t provides, also, that no more are
TO be coined. 4 Democrat OF national
reputation says that whenever Re-
publican otfice-seeker cannot pass the
eivil-service examination he seeks re-
iuge at the Capitol. Mr.. Muldoon, OF
Mississippi. who Is friend Of the
pleuro-pneumOnia bill, says il cannot pass
unless il is modified. That seems TO be
the general impression. The colored man
appointed in place of Dudley by the Ser
gesnt-at-Arlns of the Senate is said to be a
graduate OF Hampton Normal School.
Senator Riddleberger says he had nothing
to do with bis appointment. General
Logan's bill for the appointment OF q col
ored commissioner TO examine into the con-
dition OF the colored people is regarded as a
movement 20 take the colored southern
vote IRON Arthur. IL Senator Blackburn
reaches here Monday night he will be
serenaded. II is stated tonight that
Me'srS. HoblitZel, Robertson OF Kentucky,
and Phelps, the subcommittee having
the natter in charge, have deter
mined TO report In favor Of the abo-
neiVh VI lut CIVIL rtIflCt. MdlOl CCtu De
French, we'll Known at Richmond, arrived
Today, and will be President Arthur's
guest Tor a week. The coroner's Jury to-
oay decided that Mr.. Wallace was not to
DlaGe for running over J. L. Coldwell.
Inc 500 OF Colonel John r. Popham was
to0ay appointed to \ position under the
Sergeant-at-Arms OF the Senate. Henry
bergh, OF New York. is here. Senator
M fha o.
preventative Warner, Of Ohio, got back
Today from home. He was detained a
week on the route by floods. Messrs.
ihelley and Morrison have had spat over
me tariff bill Commonwealth's-At
Wit and Mr.. Kidd. the well-known
broad-street grocer, arrived this evening.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Inspector Wiegand, in his testimony to-
gay, says he found United States Marshal
Douglass, OF North Carolina, totally incom-
efent. lie let his brother-in-law, who
was also incompetent, attend to the bust
ness OF the Office.
There VIII be Democratic caucus at the
eapitol next Tuesday night.
The knights OF Pythias will attend the
funeral OF their late brother. J. T. Cold
Well. tomorrow.
0Oyernnent receipts to-day Customs,
siI5,66T; internal revenue, S132.200.
There are already over two thousand
bus before the House Committee on War
Claims.
General Boynton wants the investigation
OF the keifer-Boynton matter to be made
with open doors. He proposes 70 manage
MS own case.
II Is said that Mr.. Hewitt by publishing
sletier from Minister West could relieve
himself q the rumors In regard to the