The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-13
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
svxxARY OF FACT AND GOSSIP.
Presidential specuiaticas the r"o''c-
Buiidinss Bin-rhe virginia hieeoon
Cas1a--Elrief Items,

ucretoou nefc tnht S'A" NY 49, 49,.
friendly to Mr.. Flower, but that good feel
ing did not exist between him and Tilden
and Cleveland. Now he has written a
New York member OF Congress that In
The event the New York Democracy shall
decide IN favor OF presenting either Tilden
or Cleveland that he win go on the plat
form at Chicago and make speech In sup
port Of them. In word. he says that
Tammany and all his followers mean to
give active and earnest support to whoever
Is nominated. This gives assurance OF q
united New York Democracy, nnd that
means that "the Empire State" will vote
the Democratic ticket in November. 1t
was stated to-day at the Capitol that Mr..
Tjlden has completed his letter declining
the use OF his name for the presidency. IL
was said Il would be addressed TO the pres
ident OF the New York Democratic Con-
vention.
BOON FOR NETWORKS NEWS.
A prominent northern Journalist just
from Newport's News said to-day that he
found there the largest grain-elevator in
the United States, and that the receipts oil
It's custom-house for the last quarter were
only few thousand less than the receipts
mt Norfolk and Portsmouth. He was en-
thusiastic about the great future OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio.
A LIST OF THE BILLS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The following bills for public buildings
have passed the Senate, and are on the
Speakers table OF the House : New Hs-
ven, San Antonio, La Crosse, San Fran
cisco, Camden IN. j., Fort Scott (hansas),
Nebraska City. Huntsville, Winona MINI. }
Springfield (ll.), Manchester On. H., Ma
con, Annapolis, Montpelier, Richmond
Wal Pueblo (Coloradol, and Augusta
(Ga.) The following bills have not passed
the Senate, but are only reported from the
House Committee: Council Bluffs, Macon
(Ga.), Saratoga Springs IN. ~, Carson
CITY (Nebraska), Keokuk, Paterson On. J.l
Chicago, Troy On. ". Lancaster .(Pa.G
Port Townsend washington Territory,
Aberdeen (Miss.l Wilmington Del.), Jack
son (Michigan), Sacramento, Tyler, TEX.
Duluth nIinn.), Akron t0bio), Key West
tFla.l Holton (Me.l, Charlotte IN. -, De-
troit, Fort Wayne, and Clarksburg.( w. Val
A bill for the enlargement OF the Rich
mobd custom-bouse passed the Senate
some time ago, and the House committee
has reported similar bill. take 1t that
when the House bill is reached, as it will
be before the Senate bill, that motion
will be made to substitute the latter for the
former. The Senate bill apl ropriates
100000 and the House bill $4,000. There
are double bills for number OF other
cities. 1t 1t proposed to enlarge the public
buildings at Chicago, Pittsburgh, and
townsville. A large majority OF the
House is In favor OF passing these bills,
but minority, headed by Messrs. Warner
Of Ohio, Thompson Of Kentucky, and Hoi-
man OF Indiana, will use all possible par
liamentary devices TO defeat them. The
motion OF DIR. Thompson to revoke the
special order was defeated to-day by de-
cided majority.
VIRGINIA CONTEsTED-ELECTIoN CASES.
Hon. John $. Wise has filed his brief in
reply to Mr.. Massey, and it makes forty
eight printed pages. In the beginning he
saws he has been served with two briefs,
one by Mr.. Massey and one by Hunton and
Chandler, his attorneys, and adds that the
brief OF the latter is evidently reprint of
their argument In the UFerrall-Paul case.
Now, the fact is they made no argument in
that case, as Judge Harris and Major John
w. Daniel were attorneys for OFerrall.
Mr.. Wise has no counsel as yet. The case
will be considered next week by the full
Elections Committee. l take it for grant
ed that Mr.. Massey will not delay the case
by rejoinder. Colonel O'Ferrall has re-
,urned from Rockingham. The commit
zee decided to postpone his case only
hree weeks, and IL this is adhered to it
ought to be taken up Wednesday OF next
week. I think there will be postpone
neut, however. until after hearing is
yiyen the Wise Massey case.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Messrs. Samuel Il. Witt, Richard +.
Beirne, Page McCarty, and Delegate Card
we'll, Of Hanover, were out sightseeing to-
lay. Mr.. Jones, Of Alabama, delivered a
most appropriate eulogy to-day on the late
HerndOn, OF that State.
While be paid deserved tribute to the de-
there was IN 1t none of the eXagge-
rated praise which usually characteriZes
sulogies delivered In Congress. Colonel
+. G. Ruffin left for Richmond this eve
hing. Messrs. Fulkerson, John A. Parker,
Blakey OF Tappahannock, and Judge Rhea
will testify before the Danville committee,
which resumes its daily meetings Monday.
The Jury without leaving the box to-day ac-
luitted Detectives McDeyitt and Flinders.
they didn't believe Little Horace"
Sands reports to the Navy
Department that Lieutenant w. +. Halsey,
1 the risk OF his own life, saved naval
pprentice from drowning. General Grant
las gone to New York to meet his daugh-
or, Mrs. Sartoris. who will arrive there
Wednesday. General Dumont decides that
man can legally hold license both rs an
ngIneer and pilot, but can only act in
me capacity. Captain Gabrielson, the
leroic commander OF the United states
eyenue-cutter Dexter, is in the city. The
secretary Of the Navy went TO Chester, Pa,
o-day to witness the launch Of the dis
,atch-boat Dolphin. Judge Kelly, OF Penn
ylyania, was seventy to-day. Senator
was to-day preparing mi |
lority report against allowing the Balti- |
more and Ohio to tunnel Capitol Hill.
BLAINE AND THE VIRGINIA sTRAIGHToUTs.
Senator Riddleberger and Representa- |
ives John S. Wise and Hooper went TO
ee Mr.. Blaine to-day. and had long con-
eftHcc VIII ulin. Ints iuuicdtcs tiidt tueli |
,arty cry Is not to be hereafter that We are |
Or Arthur because Arthur Is for us. but |
hat they are willing to make terms with
slaine, whom General Malone does not
now. IL further shows that the Virginia
here, who, for week past,
ave been asserting that Dezendorf had the
inside track, and that they were certain OF
,aving at least half OF the Virginia repre- |
entation 10 the Chicago Convention, knew
What they were talking about. 1t was said |
,efore General Malone became III he was !
,reatly disturbed about the situation. I |
axe II for granted that he knew Of the visit |
4 his friends to-day to Mr.. Blaine.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Government receipts to-day: Internal
evenue, 1926. 013; customs, s420.924.
Colonel Ayres, who commands the
ROOFS at the Washington Arsenal, will
IKE them TO Colonial Beach for their sum