Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-21
THE WORLDS FAIR.
AN IMMENSE AUDIENCE IN THE HOUSE
GALLERIES YESTERDAY.
National Eiection-La1y--wonid Ero-
dusters-sar. BIair Is stad-Personai
and Postal.


the hardest sort Of work is beng done.
Politics is playing n heavy par.
and the contest between New 1orA
and Chicago is simply terrific. New
York opened the discussion to-day anu
Chicago had her turn next. New loTh
stock has risen greatly since the Legisie-
ture of the State passed the Worlds fhf
bill. There are fifty or sixty members OF
the House who are not IN favor of having
the Government sanction the holding ofthe
far anywhere, and this fact throws %
element Of uncertainty around the whole
project. The prevailing opinion at present
Is that the fight over the fair IL between
New York and Chicago. though the Wash
incton advocates will not admit that the
capital city is out of the race and that
their chances are Jeopardized because
Washington cannot put up the money
The speeches to-day were generally H.
teresting.
NATIONAL ELECTIoN-LAw.
The Democrats will have a number OF
witnesses appear before HARTFORD;
Lodges committee TO tell
the members thereof something about po-
litIcal matters IN the South, although IL
will probably have little effect upon the
men who are bent on reporting
national election-law framed by south
haters. The testimony Of Edgar Allan
and Mr.. McCue, OF Richmond, yes,
terday was so unfair and tinged
with such malignant partisan
flavor that it has probably Disguised even
some Of the Republicans, Nothing nuI
party desperation induces many OF the ne
publican members 10 favor the proposed
election-law. The poor old Republican,
party has such terrible struggle TO hoid
its own in most Of the northern States that
the leaders cannot help hating SCUM
that is solid. and solid because II coulu
not be otherwise under the policy that nus
guided the Republican party for the past
twenty years.
woULD-BE EXoDUsTUs.
Mr.. Sherman presented in the Senate
this morning numerous petitions IRON ne
GRO ORGANIZATIONS IN the South asking Con
press to aid the colored people to shake the
dust of southern States from their ieeI
and settle in the western States. Ines.
are mostly machine-made petitions, and IL
they were properly signed there would ap-
near. in q majority of cases, along with the
name. His Y mark" Not many months
AGO a letter witten by Senator ingalls, got
INTO the public print. in which be declared
that "bleedingb Kansas wanted no moro
negroes. The movement now growing
among the negroes in North Carolina anu
other States in regard 10 going west IS the
result of the work done by professional agl-
Tutors.
GARDEN-sEBDs.
The congressman receive thousands OIL
applications for garden-seed, but one
ardent Virginian is either very grasping IN
his needs this season or there was BAD
omission IN his communication 10 Mr..
Wise, received this morning, as the writer
said; "Please send me the Department OF
Agriculture" Mr. Wise Is not certain that
he could grant the request if his CORE
snondent had any claims upon HIM; but
ne the party who wants so much happens
10 live in Petersburg he has determined TO
turn over the remarkable request to Mr..
Venable and allow that gentleman to ham
die tho matter.
COLONEL BRADY.
II is learned that the Senate committee
have agreed to report favorably next Tues
day the nomination Of Colonel Brady, col
lector OF internal revenue for the Rich
manufacturing district, and this VIII be
call and NORWOOD TO General Malone,
who has done his level best to, defeat the
Petersburg kicker" Colonel Brady IS
here still and will probably remain few
DAYS longer. He is smiling and happy, and,
"a he has expressed himself repeatedly.
doesn't give snap Of his finger for Malone
and all the Mahoneites in Virginia.
PERSONAL.
On the authority Of prominent Virginia
Republican il can be stated that Colonel
Fdrar Allan has concluded TO change his
residence from Richmond to Washington.
His family are here.
Senator Blair is very mad with the news
papers because thoy do not send out larger
renorts of his speeches on the education
bill. tie says that every newspaper IN the
United States has q Jesuit employed on Its
staff. and that is why more OF the papers
are not in favor of his bill. The Senator
agreed TO conclude his remarks to-day. He
claims that his bill will pass despite the
opposition manifested on both sides OF the
chamber.
Representative Lee endeayored to have
considered in the House this morning q
resolution calling upon the AttOrney-Gene-
raj 10 know what action the Government
proposed to take, IL any, III regard 10 pro-
tecting the rights OF tho Government in
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, but Mr..
Bvuum objected, and the matter had TO 60
over. General Lee will explain the matter
to the members and try to get the resolu-
ton considered tomorrow. as 1t IS lmpor-
tant in view Of existing circumstances that
the information should be Forthcoming at
once.
The House Committee on Pensions have
reported favorably bill increasing the
pension of Mrs. May Minor HoXie, OF Rock
ingham county. Va. Mrs. Hoxie is the
widow of Major B. Nj. Hoxie, for
merlv assistant-sttorney of the Eastern
district of Virginia when Judge L.. l..
Lewis was the attorney, and is a daughter
of the late John Minor Bolts, OF Culpeper
county. -,
The House Committee ON Elections will
probably not make u report on the VIZ
ginia contested-electiOn case OF Bowen o..
Buchanan until week after next. 1t IS
difficult TO learn in advance what the YER
dict will be, but it is thought that MIR.
Buchanan will be allowed to retain his
seat. as Mr. Bowen has no case and failed
to sustain the charges of intimidation.
Senator Bill Chandler grossly misrepre-
sented the Florida people on the floor OF
the Senate to-day. and Mr.. Call, of that
State, denounced his calumnies as they de
served. and IN effect SAID that Chandler
was the last man on earth TO allude To
Florida. as Chandler was with the gang OF
tricksters who stole the electoral vote OF
Florida for Hayes in 1876.
POSTAL.
The post-ofice formerly existing in Pat
rick county, Va, and known as Palmetto,
has been reestablished, with Nicholas W
Brown as postmaster. A new Office has
been established in Caswell county, n. c..
70 be known as Tony. and James i. Hens
ley has been appointed postmaster. The
following new Offices have also been estab
lished in Virginia Crawford. Franklin
county, Mary s. Bondurant. postmaster
Sirocco, Accomac county, Joseph +. Riggs
postmaster. Indiana Jones has been ap
pointed acting postmaster at Mt. jackson
Va.
The special mail service from Koiner''
Store 10 Sampson, Augusta county, Va.
will be discontinued after February 2Sth
and will be supplied by mail messenger
New Postmasters: Virginia.. G. Up
dixie, at Buffalo Forge, Rockhridge county
uice Julia A. Rogers, removed
North Carolina: Mrs. 4, Jennings. at Ed
wards's CROSSROADS. Allegheny county
rice William Jennings, resigned; j. b. Out
law, at Outlaws Bridge, Duplin county
Dice II. X Outlaw, deceased.
II. A. Dodge and wife, of Norfolk; +. V
Bachman, of Salem. and II. b. Colburn. o
Bedford City, Va, and +. II. Manning, o
North Carolina, are at tbs Ebbitt.
ALICE SMELLS BURGLARS.