The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-17
FROM Our lsegular Correspondent


x..v,.,a Consessed EIectiea Cases-Brtefs.
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FROM Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, February io.-Whiie the
resul ia the Manning-Chalmers case did
NOT dIsappoint people here who had FOL.
lowed the debate closely, / have heard
nemocrats to-day. in their disgust OF the
.uccess OF Chalmers, declare that they were
lined Of having a Democratic Elections
Committee run by Republican minority.
Now. General Manning is responsible in q
grea, measure for bis defeat. He not only
rs,used 10 present his certificate, as Mayo
end others did. but by his conduct and
aeclarstions he dlscredited Il, until some
neuocrats, like Adams, Of New York, felt
hat ne wanted the House to do what his
avn conscience would not let him do. On
,he other hand, Colonel Mayo. who had n
ser,i6cate. presented It without objection,
srd by this means won the prinad:fdcie
NIGHT 70 a seat. This will not avail him,
howeyer, when his case comes up on its
merits. for then II is certain that Garrison
win get the seat.
ruy CoI.oRED MEN or THE SOUTH BEGIN TO
LOOK At SOME THINGS PRACTICALLY.
Vow. | take Il that nearly all OF the 5000
eolored Deope of Richmond WHO work in
The tohacco-factories and are dependent on
A., Observation-Disclosures for living
,souId vote for an anti-Democrat for Con-
gres> who was opposed 10 the abolition OF
,he tohacco-tax and In favor OF a high duty
ON Icorice rather than for Democrat who
favored the wiping out both OF the tax on
iohscco and the tariff on all the materials
useA in its manufacture. Yet | have re-
cently noticed here that the colored people
q, Louisiana, 100000 OF whom make their
living from sugar, have united cordially
with the whites to protect that article,
and ere appealing TO Congress not to re-
dues the tariff on sugar. have observed,
slso that the colored voters along the Mis-
sIssinp; have recently sent their leaders
here in the interest of the improvement OF
thai great river. and that these representa-
five, Of the eolOred race declare that no
Republican or Democrat can secure their
votes who Is not ont and out for an ample
sppropriation TO the Mississippi. These
are hopeful Indications.
NO MEETING OF THE DASvILLE COMMITTEE
ro.DAY-THE INVESTIGATION TO BE RE-
sUMED MONDAY.
The Danyille investigation. which Mr..
sherman expected so much bloody-shlrt
capital for the approaching presidential
csmpaiep. has so far disappointed his
friends. II should be remembered that the
witnesses examined are those brought from
Danville by him after consultation with
Hon. John S. Wise and others, and yet the
white citizens among them have testified
thai the riot was the result OF an accident
and not Of generalization on the part OF the
whites. 1t was, in fact, brought on by the
negro Lawson, who twice insuted Mr..
Noel. white citizen OF good charac-
ter. They have denied positively that
there was any understanding or arrange
ment among Democrats 10 keep negroes
from the polls by intimidation or violence,
and so far from il that Democratic leaders
counselled Democrats all during the cam
yass to avoid all trouble with the blacks.
This was the intention OF Noel when first
insulted by Lawson, and he was only pro-
yoked to ehastise him with his'fist, accord
Ing to the testimony, after the insult had
been repeated the day OF the riot. Ar.
SheHnan's white witnesses swOre that ne
groes were armed and fired at the whites.
Mis Itd, WuUct uppSdiuHNC NuN ihdhhSi
indicate that he Is cool in danger, could
not tell whether the whites or blacks fired
first. He aid the firing seemed to him to
be simultaneous. When questioned he
traced the state OF feeling that eX-
listed 10 the killing OF citizen by
the Mayor OF Danyille; to the insolent
conduct OF the negroes not only towards
the white men, but towards the la
dies Of the city, and to the misgovern-
ment OF the municipal authorities. The
eOlored witnesses have not been all alike,
but those accustomed to hear them in court
Will know how they bore themselves. They
have not so far been like the witness Glass,
who showed infinite cunning in his effort
TO make the committee and the country be-
ieye he was afraid to testify because
he had heard threats at Danyille, and
wanted to 90 back to that place. Ac-
cording TO his own showing, be was
not afraid during the riot to take shelter
behind and among the whites, black as he
was, and note those who got pistols from
Voolfolk & BIackwell's, and at whom they
aimed them. lie was cool enough even to
take in the situation with the circumstan-
tial minufeness of London war CORE
spondent during the entire firing. Hehad
not been afraid TO stand near the
windows OF Democratic club meetings,
from which negroes were excluded,
and hear speakers declare that by
foul means or fair means Danville
had to be carried. No wonder Gov
ernOr Vance and Colonel Cabell and
the white southerners present smiled
when the witness told the committe with
beautiful simplicity that he was afraid 10
testify. The investigation will be re-
sumed Monday. OF course Governor
Vance viii hereafter have witnesses here
IN addition to those selected by Mr.. Sher-
man, andthe result will i'm nowise meet the
great expectations Of those who got up the
investigation. II is predicted here by
those who ought to know that Senator
Hoar and his committee will accomplish
Just as little at New Orleans.
WHAT COLONEL cABELL SAYS.
asked Colonel CabeIl to-day what he
thought Of the investigation. He sand
they have so far utterly failed, for every
one Of their witnesses except one has testi-
ned that the row was an accident, and that
The negroes brought it on. That negro
Glass, said he, who swore he was afraid to
testify, actually swore, find, three months
ago at Danyille to the same tissue Of false
hoods in the Sims contcsted-election case.
wish had known the fact when he was
giving his testimony yesterday.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Mr.. Morrison Is willing to give the car
pet-manufacturer free wool. New Jersey
Republicans say that Arthur will get their
Slate at Chicago. 1t was for Blaine last
ume. The metal-men appeared before
j Ways and Means aud protested against the
Passage OF the Morrison bill. A large del
egation, representing nearly one hundred
furnaces and ore-mines in Pennsylvania.
are here. The subcommittee OF Ways
aud Means, of which Mr.. Hlird Is chair