Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-20
DAvENPORTS SWAG.
He GETS A TREASURY DRAFT or
$4,000 FOR CAMPAIGN SERVICES.
How Matthews Came 10 he Comptroller
The Biundsr Of Hoar and Hale About
washington's Birthplace.
From Our Regular Corrsspondsns.l !

From Our Regular Correspondentl
WASHINGTON, d. O., April is.-John I.
Davenport, the notorious supervisor OF
Federal elections in New York city, has
just been in Washington. He went away
with $1,000 of good money. which he got
out of tho Treasury for his services and
expenses in the last congressional cleo
tions. Connected with this predatory ad-
venture of his is little history that Is
edifying. When Harrison came INTO Office
the Hon. Milton J. Durham, of Kentucky,
O Democrat. was the first Comptroller OF
the Treasury. He was Democrat, OF
course. He refused to allow an account OF
Davenport for services and expenses In the
last presidential election. The case was
appealed to the President. Mr.. Harrison
promptly came 10 Davenport's assistance,
and said that the account should be paid.
Durham still refused. His successor, IN
the person OF Mr.. Matthews, q Republican,
of course, was promptly nominated and
his confirmation rushed through the Sem
ate in short order. That was the way that
o Republican comptroller succeeded Q
Democratic comptroller.
ABsENT-MINpEp MATTHEW'S.
Now Mr.. Matthews evidently has not q
Davenport claim for 81, 900 for services and
expenses in the last congressional election
came up before him Mr.. Matthews refused
to allow 1t, and his refusal was based on
the very same ground as that taken by MIR.
Durham. Davenport appealed the case to
the President and called to MIR. Matthews,s
mind the means by which he came to be
comptroller and also refreshed that organ
by quoting the famous favorable decision
on q similar claim which he had rendered.
There had been enough said. MIR. Matthews
doubled on his tracks and Davenport went
to New York with treasury-draft OF $4,000
in his pocket.
BOSTON BLuSDEg.
Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts,, to- day
wrote letter TO Representative Jones, OF
Virginia, in which he squares himself with
the latter gentleman for giving him the
details of discovery which turned out to
be no discovery at all. Some time ago the
Senator received from Mr. Edward Everett
Hale, Of Massachusetts,, communication.
the burden of which was that George
Washington was not born at Wakefield,
Westmoreland county, Va, but at the Littlo
Falls of the Potomac. some fve miles
above Washington. MIR. Hale said In his
communication to the elderly Senator
from Massachusetts that evidence proving
COuCluSlVtly tDdL lllbtic Hlio ofiQ NV w ehS-
field was the birthplace OF the Father OF
his country had Just been dug out. Such
discovery as this was, it need not be said,
nuts" to the Massachusetts, mind with O
historical bent. That is the kind OF q
mind that Mr.. Hoar has, and MIR. Hale has
got one like it. The former hunted up
MIR. Jones, who represents the district In
which Wakefield IL, and told him OF what
had been found out. He told 1t with as
much e,nprtssenent and subdued excitement
as went with Mr.. Pickwick's announce.
ment to his club of the great archaeological
find of the stone bearing the hierogly phics
Bill Stumps His Mark.
AsToNIsHED.
Mr.. Jones was. to say the least. aston
ished. He had always believed that Wash
ington was born at Wakefield. and knew
that the formers stepson had marked the
place as that where the second husband of
his mother was ushered into this world.
He did not know what to make OF 1T all.
Senator Hoar was so tllssy and important
about it that he began to think that per-
haps history might have slipped a cog.
He was rapidly becoming skeptic. He
began to prepare himself for the informa-
tion that Washington had joined William
Tell, Mrs. Harris. and the other myths-in
short, he began to think that there never
was any such person.
Mr.. JONES FEELS BETTER.
He is much relieved to-day, and will
soon be in his normal condition. MIR
| Hale has written 30 Mr.. Hoar that he wa
mistaken in removing Washington's birth
place something like q hundred miles of
| the Potomac river. and Mr. Hoar has il
| turn by letter told Mr.. Jones that it was .
mistake TO interfere with existing histori
cal conditions. Mr.. Jones breatbes much
| easier.
PATENTS AND Pcsr-oFTrcEs
Among the patents and trademarks is
sued to-day were the following kersten 4
v. N. Rosenegk, Henrico county, neal
Richmond, Va. trademark for beer; John
| NJ. Braslngton, Morven, N. o., patent fol
electric-railway signal; John @. Hay. Kin.
ston, N. c., assignor to himself and s. Oct
| finger. lumber-drier.
Post-ofiices established in North Caro-
| lima: Thomas III. Atkinson. Lunsford
Johnston county; Richard II. Speight
| Wrendale. Edgecombe county.