Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-01
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
SUMMARY or FACT AND GOSSIP.
PRESIDENTIAL rs,k-Pslitisians Tsi'sss q
sssd Deal They Don't Know-virs'nia
Postal Matters.

Sced Bret Nhey DcuV NnoW~'"s~
Postal Matters.
Irrem Cor Regular Correspondence
WASHINGTON, June 3e.--n VS. sad Nv
Republicans here when the war against
Blaine became most bitter and relentless
that they were lighting for the presidency.
Now the contest among Democrats u MOI
Ices acrimonious, For the opponents OF
Clcyeisad are mailing every concci'sp'e
charge against his record, while the record
Of Mr.. ia, ard IL being brought ou' 10
SCRAPS with view % killing INN on'
Judge Field, Mcdonald, aud the rest are
sssailed in proportion TO their prominence
and n really now looks ~ II Democrats
were absolutely certain that their nominees
will he elected. II this were not 80, toere
4 no reason why such efforts should be
made 10 xii Of Cleveland. Bsyard y Co
IT'S singular that no one mentions nan
cock, aud vet his record ~ goo!
as when he carried the CincinhS'
Convention nv storm four Ye'iS ago
Then. a. = NIrctnian OF strong common
sense. remarked TO me Yesterday why
nothing SalO aUouk iltHuANeHs ~ w"
a mart oftbc old ticket that was elected anu
cheated OFT Of the fruits Of victory. II
Tilden has not health enough 70 discharge
the duties Of the presidency, Hendricks
has. II nominated he would bring before
the peoplc," said be-. 1.-THE whole question
al the rtsud 81 1876" Slida Virginian, In
conversation on presidential possibilities:
"Is not English, ~ Connecticut, deadY"
mo" vas the reply. "He Is alive and In
good health. he WAS in Congress" he
added. "durin. the war and voted With
Blaine for the Thirteenth and fourteenth
amendments. snd Jet maintained his De
mocracy. lie IL rich snd made every dollar
81 his millions honestly. No, he Is not dead,
and would. in vi.w 81 the present sl,Ga-
ton, make avery good candidate" "S,O.
cum. % New York, Is the man." remarked
. south CsToiuiFn. He can carry al the
Democratic factions In New York" An
other commended that Randall va, boom.
ing, and yet another, by vay OF reply. re-
marked thst Curtin, the war Governor OF
Pennsylvania. stood good chance OF c0m-
ing in 50 dark horse. Representative
Money, Of Mississippi said this evening
thai Judge Field will 90 into the COnVen-
ton with one HUNDRED votes. Messr~. Nc
Carly aud ReiIne, delegates from Virginia
90 the National Convention, were at the Cap
itol to-dsy. and left fer horne this evening.
/ take il FOR granted that they did no, en-
counter anybody who knew more about the
situation than they knew before coming
10 Washington. OF one thing l am IS
surCG-end that IL, that whoever the Con
vcntiOn shall become satisfied can most GER
tainly carry New York will be nominated.
Judge John f. Harris, also "A delegate, Is
usually able 10 sce Is far into political
milestone ~ The next man. but be Is not
able 10 give a satisfactory account OF the
situation.
1HB YORTIPICATI0Ns BILL IN tbs HOUSE.
The House at O'Clock took up the forth
flcatons hi. and MIR. IIorr, OF Michigan,
advocated the majority report, which pro-
posed 90 appropriate over three millions u
COST defenccs. This WAS supported in cJm-
mIttec oy all the Republicans and by
Ne.sIs. Ellis, Oi Louisiana, snd Hancock,
II Tcxs. 0E,mocratsl. The minority re-
Iori. which only gives six hundred thou.
Sond dollars. is signed 10y Mr. Randall and
all o. the democrats except the two who
signed The majority report. Mr.. Cox. Of
New York, took the position that the ma.
jonty report Appropriated 100 much and
The minority report too little.
TN RIVER AND uARnOR RLL.
The senate took up the river aud har5or
lin to-day. and II was supposed ~ hall OF
D; bsd been considered on Saturday The r.
T. aindor could Doe easily disposed OF ,O-lIy.
senator Boar had documents on his desk,
and 70 vas given ont that ne woull mste
one O; Li, dy and comprehensive speeches
f., sutIort # the bin. II will DE re MEM
hpTe / that BE was taken 10 task by his en-.
,Up = constituents iol voting Tor ,lr last
liver and haihor bill. White the consider
alton 81 the I'M proceeded General Malone
seemed more lively than OF late. Perhaps
the fact HAT the appropriation for James
river had been cut down had made hin
more than usually happy. The Senate, ii
Wa tIpeci,t. would sustain most OF Ihe
senate committees amendments, but the
conitIou,c committee viii review NIL that
has been done. There WAS considerable
debate ON several items Of the bill to-day.
TfRsoSAL Skws TTBNs.
Geu0A. iitI Ltr was In the city To- lay,
Postmaster Dalton, ~ The House, who has
been II 4, Wa 40 his Office To-day. \ man
IA the -AlloIS called on Mr.. Holman 20 shut
Up, hud the DoOTkoeITr put him ont. Colo
mel Wood made U lively today when be-
i.ie the springer committee, tie called
INSPECTOR woodward a soOundrei AM a
skunk, some oi The nrmhrrs are gelllng
nrrNous about All lurumrnt, The general
ttrlius, however, is TINT Cnngrrss viii adj
lourn S4iuIday, Foster lcOl0rri Capitol
Policeman van ilurd Ia thr Police Court
to-day tut diturderly conduct. ludict,
meats Wuc found to-day hy The grapl Jury
against ,uu.r ~ The purtlr, 10 the Naval,
hrMuarut lraudt,
puAhj.a go VIRGINIA rostNAHgRa,
tpdcr The pdlustaruI NJ the salaries ~
IoslmNslrts those ~ Richmond, i'p'rFs
hurn Nuftulk, nan,,llc, and Smuulon ~,
mhln upchsug,d The salary VI the
bnchhurp postmaster n reduced ifnm
RI. ln to e2.aon and that ~ The Winchus.
tCt postmaster from $1,000 20 $1,000.
irttr sNwp irsns.
Government receipts to-day Customs,
tCs1, i4a; internal revenue, NBGi,7l2.
The United states Consul elugraphs The
State Department that there Is gonctsl ex.
odus " citizens from Narseihe,. There
were slX dcs'hs from cholera Saturday
The surgeon-Gcncral has information that
taere were twenty deaths ut Havana from
yellow-iever last week.
Chlci.Justice Drake, of the Court 81
Claims, hauled the Treasury Department
over the cUals to-day for Addressing HIN nv
Judge brake Instead ~ Chief Justice.
Representative fornsy, .! Alabama, said !
to-day that Randall is the b ggest man In
Congress.
FOHTf-EiGHIH CONGRESS-.