Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-04
WASHINGTON.
TEX PROGRAMME or TIE RxPusli'
CANS IN TIE SOUTH.
sns,seusen,s- Odds and Ends-A Fiery
Speech River and HarbSr-
Postal ana Personal.
,y,ou our Regular Correspondence

<cutnern prokfshmo w
n.,ty i now in sight. What 1t lacks
n assin;teness snd courage II makes up
In cunning. The plan Is Independent
c.na;ssey. coalition with odds and
srds and a Enthusiastically. The
hone Is 10 foment dIscon'ent with the
esnens in The Democratic party, and
throw influence and votes TO the sore
heads. The Independent candidates for
Congress in North Carolina at last ad-
vices were ,bree--Jones, in the Sixth
district phe first man ouD; Lin
rev in the Eighth, and Malone
in The Ninth. None Of these men
has the ghost OF chance to be elected
except by securing the solid Republican
strength and many votes from the
Democracy. Even with the foil Re.
publican vote Major Malone will ind
himself lonesome. The Prohibition
candidate. DIR. NereDs Mendenhsll, in
the Fifth district. is q member of the
Society Of Friends. There il Repub-
I,esn candidate in the same district, Dir.
Charles Reynolds, who may not be
able 10 poll the solid Republican
vote. Democrats are not fright
tntd as vet at the proportions assumed
BY the prohibition movement anywhere
in North Carolina. That is to say, a
political agitation for prohibition is not
a dangerous thing, as the parties are
both divided on the question, and only
a few Democrats could be induced TO
support a third party in favor of ex-
tIeme action on the subject.
The action of the Republicans In
Alabama in Yesterdays election is re-
carded as indicative Of desire on the
part OF that party in the whole South to
support Independent candidates.. Its
MARTIAL success in the election of pro-
bate judges in certain counties is con-
strued as a warning, but not considered
serious.
Riddleberger made fery speech to-
dsv on the Hoar bill, providing for .
grand inquest into southern elections.
lie said that be could not see how any
senator could support the measure. 1t
was not merely unnecessary; it was
hurtiul.
A PROTEST.
The protest made by Colonel Cowles,
Colonel Oates of Alabama, and other
Democrats yesterday in the vote on the
leg.and-arm increase pension bill has
met with much favor. The feeling is
growing thst the time has come for q
check in the tide of pensions. The
North Carolina representative alluded
TO says to-day that he only made the
demand for a second on the bill after
he saw older members would not
come to the front. lie yielded five
minutes TO his one.srmed friend,
Colonel Oates, who made a very
impressive speech against the bill. The
latter referred TO the fact that the
wounded Confederates were without
pensions, but that not one was beg
gar. lie favored pensions to Union
soldiers as far as TO provide for their
necessary support. Bat he must stop
at that point, and he thought it had
been reached in the case Of this class Of
pensioners.
Colonel COwles says that the tax
PAYERS will soon be heard from-tsx-
payers Of the North as well as Of the
South. They will force themselves on
the attention Of Congress.
W. ii. Smith, the colored Assistant
Librarian Of the House, whose name has
teen mentioned as a possibility to sue
eeed Fred. Douglass as register of
deeds for the District OF Columbia.
once belonged to Judge Ould. In the
DAYS Of reconstruction he was well
known and cordially dSliked by the
good people Of Alexandra and Fairfax
counties, where be served the interests
of the Republican party. Of late years
(since the Democrats got control OF
Coneress) Smith has been a very diff
fe,ent man. lie is not Democrat,
however, and it is not considered probs'
bic that he will receive the appoint
uent.
RINfk AHD hAhDOhs
Springer seemed st one time to-day To
be try ing TO keep the river and-harboI
bill suspended in the House until to-
morrow, with the hope Of having less
than quorum here TO consider it, but
his few followers refused TO stand up 10
the filibusier, and the bill finally came
before the House and passed.
New post-ofiiceS Of the fourth class
Virginia-Elcomb, Lunenburg county,
Arthur Rogers, postmaster. West
Virginia--Decota, Kanawha county
Henry L. BAtten, postmaster; Rag
land, Logan county, John Il. Chstin
postmaster. North Carolina-Dew'
drop, Pender county, AlfreiL. Pridgen
postmaster.
Judge Bennett will endeayor to call
up the Wilmington publio-buildiDg bill
which has passed both houses with
different amounts appropriated. The
Judge will be satisfied to secure the
amount recommended by the House
committee-sl5O, 000-as the $780,
coo proposed by the Senate is more
nearly bird in the bush.
Mr.. Tucker will go to Norfolk as
soon as Congress adjourns to take par
as counsel in one Of the bond cases.
Southern members Of the press in th'
city Mr.. w. ID. Chesterman, Rich
Inond Dispatch Mr.. Henry W. Grady
Atlanta Constitution Mr.. +. Senate
New Orleans Piedyune. Messrs. Ches
terman and Senate are accompanied b!
their wives.
Mr.. Z. u. Ryder and Miss K. ii
RYDER, OF Richmond, are here.
Mr.. Myer Greentree and son, oil Nor
folk, were m the city yesterday.
Dir. Z. 7. d. Myers, OF Richmond
was one Of Yesterdays arrivals.
Major j. IL. Hill, Of Wilmington, n
c.. who is on visit for his wife
health in Richmond, ran over to TN
city for few hours yesterday. lie wa
Il member of General Writings staff II
the late war, and married sister
Mrs. Whiting.
General W. 4. Cox, Representative
from the Fourth Raleigh district
North Carolina. has obtained leave
absence for the rest of the session an