The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-04
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
SUMMARY OF FACT AND GOSSIP.
Illegal Fenelns Personal News Items
ConkIinr ON Arthar-Tilden, Again.

Illegal F,pr,ua - Personal News Items
Conk,ira on Arshur-Tilden, Again.
tFrom our Regular CorrespondenIj
WAsuryoroN. June 3.-The House this
morning voted to take up the bill to pre-
vent corporations from illegally fencing in
vast bodies Of public land to which they
have no title. During the debate 1t was
asserted that an English and Scotch cor
poration have in Colorado fenced in bodies
Of public lands containing million OF
acres each. and other tracts have been
fenced In which contain from thirty thou
sand to four hundred thousand acres.
They meet persons desiring to settle these
lands under the presumption and homestead
laws with the shotgun. And yet the Sec
rotary of the Interior says the parties who
have enclosed all this public land have not
title to single acre. Western members
were very bitter against these cattle-king
squatters. and appealed to the House 10
pass The bill under consideration so as 10
put stop to this illegal fencing. 1t was
| in the way OF the United States mail, ana
that one carrier had to 90 forty miles ou'
OF his way because OF the FENCES III ques-
| ton.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Tbl. Is an of week with Washington
correspondents, who are sending but niue
70 their papers that does not relate 10 Chl,
cago. The War Department has received
information OF the drowning in FLORIDA OF
Colonel Babcock and Mr.. Lucky. who was
private secretary to Grant. IL Is saiu nors !,
to-day that friend OF Conkling says Lord
Roscoe would give ten years Of his lie 70
beat Arthur. lie will not be called on 10
make such a sacrifice. The Edmunds
men. who are few in number, say
they are encouraged tonight by tne
declarations OF George W liam GURUS ahp
other New York independents at Chicago.
| General John Il. Gordon, who has been SO
active in New York in behalf OF the move
ment for home for the Confederates, VIII
tomorrow evening meet the Association
~ this CITY and confer as to what is best 10
he done in itsbehali. ColOnelJ.C. walker,
Of Rockingham. was ut The Capitol to-day,
with Colonel O'Ferrall. II is now stated
that Mrs. Copeland drew out her money
before the failure OF Middleton's bank.
The Tennessee senators called at the White
House to-day, and on behalf OF Tennessee
ladies presented a portrait OF Mrs. Presl-
dent Polk. The San Domingo Minister
was to-day presented to the President.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The WAYS and Means considered to-
day the Hewitt tariff bill.
Marriage-licenses were to-day issued to
Horace E. Timberlake and Virginia f.
Shelton. OF Richmond. Va, and to Thorn:
as L. Rogers, OF fredericksburg, and
Rosa L. Brown, OF Stafford.
The Senate to-day passed the bill giving
letter-carrlers fifteen days holiday each
year.
Government receipts to-day: Customs,
$3.50. 6S6; internal revenue, 500, 1909.
The Senate to-day adjourned until Fri
dav. after consultation between Senators
Edmunds, Hawley, and ingalls,.
General Gordon sail to-day that with
the lights before him he believes Tilden
will accept.
and now they begin to talk tonight at
the hotels OF General Sherman As a dark
horse rs il any convention could STAND
more than one Sherman.
A telegram from Chicago says there is a
positive detection in the Malone delega-
ton.
Senator Edmunds will leave tomorrow
morning with his wife for some quiet place
in Virginia.
The Elections Committee agreed this
evening to permit General Hunton to file
motion for rehearing OF the Massey
Wise case, and agreed to allow, one OF the
members OF the committee says. the con-
testant and contestee each $500 for eX-
penses. The report was to-day that it had
only agreed to allow $4,000 in each case.