The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-05
Domestic Affairs.

Gold closed on yesterday at 1851.
The Legislature OF Louisiana convened yes
terday.
Over $4,000 emigrants arrived at Chicago
Quiet has been restored in the Ogeechee
District, Ga.
Senator sprague has purchased the Colum-
bia canal, S. c.
Commodore William D. sal'er died at
Elizabeth. N. j., on Sunday.
The Mclean county (Il) soldiers monu.
ment at Bloomington has been completed
The Supreme Court of North Carolina is in
trlbulation about Its judicial apartments.
Caleb Cushing IS expected to return to
William Perry, a prominent citizen of JET
ferson, Texas, was shot and killed on Sunday
night.
None but Republicans participated in the
municipal election in Wilmington, N. c., yes
terday.
General Adam Badeau, General Grants mill
tary secretary, had an interview with Horace
Greeley in New York yesterday.
Daniel Lynch has commenced lioel suit
against the Chicago Tribune, for stating, in
police report, that he Oynch) kept disorderly
The House Appropriation Committee have
completed for the action OF Congress the egiS"
lative, Executive, and Army aud Navy Appro-
priation bills.
1T is understood that when the Georgia
Legislature meets, on the 18Th instant, it will
pass resolutions explanatory OF its recent action
George Opdyke, OF New York, has written
a letter on the financial situation. The mlssive
il addressed to Senator Conkling, and opposes
resumption,
The Legislature OF Wisconsin assemblies on
the 18th instant, and will choose United
States senator. The prominent candidates are
Messrs Carpenter and Washburn.
General Gordon Granger sent from Men,
phis Captain Poole with $50 men to investigate
the alleged militia outTages in Arkansas. The
Captain returned with the Information that he
could not trace the reports of troubles 10 any
reliable source.
The annual report of the Congressional
Printer shows the actual disbursements of his
Office during the year ending the 3Jth of Sep
TENDER, 1868, to be 81 800 900; the cost of paper
and other materials remaining on hand at that
time was Sl76,lS0 being Sl95 444 less than at
the commencement OF the year, so that the
GGss U the f p En ga and binding
les than for the preceding yeac, which may
be apportioned as follows: :-Authorizei by act
OF Congress, Sl7S.9T2; ordered by lhe Senate,
Sl4l, ,437; ordered by the House of Represen. a.
judicial Departments, s747, ,S46. Tue total
printing ordered IN 1866 was 1929, 100; in 1868,
81 309. 900.
The whole number of claims received at the
Pension Office during the month OF December,
1888, original and increase of widows, etc., was
ls47; of invalids, 2lll; total, 1868. The number
of claims admitted, original and increase OF
widows. ETC.. was 1918; OF inValids, 1866; total,
$685. The number OF claims rejected, original
and increase of widows, etc., was 239; OF in'
Valids, All; total, 650 Tue whole number o
claims disposed OF during the mouth was 425S
number OF letters written, 469S; circulars sent,
l6 3l6.
Although the means at the command OF the
SuDerintendehts office (WashlDgton) have been
exhausted to bring the Patent Office report
within the smallest practicable | mi's, that tol
1867 will make three large volumes OF about 900
pages each, one.balf of which is composed o
handsomely engraved illustrations of machi
nery etc. Tue printing aud riding of 20, So
copies (6l, $50 volumesl has been ordered by
CONGRESS-, 1000 for distribution by Senators
10000 by Representatives, and 5000 by the Com
missioner ot Patents. The report will not bC
ready for distribution before the expiration o.
The present session OF Congress.
The reports for 1868 the engravings fol
which are now being executed by the coutrac
tor, MI Aake ~ ~ l.-ss 9c.aY0 Yol2,nes. S.LCt