, 1869-01-04

Special Despatch to lhc chicago Trlhouc.
WAsH1Narox. jan. 5.
aAlLaoAp 1Axn aaAHr HILL
The Housc Com nt:tec cn Pablo Lacds havo
terccd 10 report bill granting land to tho uom-
boldi 4 TAE}o Rai|roAt. IN California, which IL
baetd upcu tho pnliey that this committee de-
tires tc haze adopted in the MATER Of extending
aid 10 all m troats. The bill sr.n's four alter
Este sections per mile. but prcrcriocs that all
lar ds rai be put into the hands CT tho Sta;e au-
thcriurs and he cold BY them at the minimum
ptice OF the government a-d IA tracts not exceed
tng 1G0 Acstt.
InK cCHAN REyoLC11oK.
ptrties In New Yo.k who are IN direct eommu-
.!cat'ou With ttc revoution..ts tn Cuba, write to
this city that The I. fuEecLts arc making steady
p.ocrets. Thss are relying upon the yellow fever
to cheek the ore1a1foat Of til: forces seat from
sptin Us they c1pec: the fever will appear before
these troops can make any particular hcnIwsr
4 lcadsrg Cuh.n wrote that that the raoveE mt
row IL for a separate nationality tpsfe,d OF H.
nexatit n. AID that the abolition Of slavery Is
c:nded In thtir p1an.
VIRGINIA POLITICS.
The Conservative party movement In Virginia
IL hcated b5 * Senator a. Il. Sinlr.. Tbs 7acet-
Ing Of 1hursdiy and Fridny At Rtehinond wss
at1c1 ded By eight or ten uesPoE6 !Eon she cttY.
SID thsrt3-1ve OF forty from the country lts pro-
CEtG1HAs were secltE AE Aet7- N@N@o~Aoe9 az
much dissu=ted q the movement. aud the Re-
rubllears arr erat'fed at tic prospect r split
| In the ,Anxe Of their opponents.
F1HEs.
| Ihcr hid an alarm Of fire at the White House
| ,e.tc1tsy, aEd auoth,r orc at the Government
| rr,n,1rr Office. That at the 1rst nan>d piaca
u ~ oe css oAc1 by the burning out Of chimney.
1h4. q! tho pli..iIg of1cc was raised IN flight
r.su:tirx frs N the tal!'sg Of pile of books No
! DAM OF 711en AnI Nn},a
| w.sshurt. The Fire Department was partially
| ctlet cut By the White .oa-c alarm.
aHE rTRo 7tssE1 acuAxE
| tss been under consideration by the Committee
or M:rc. and Hiuinc eince the session began,
srd II Is believed II will be reported favorably In
a short time. TIE plan now i. to ask the govern
ment 10 guarantee bonds TO The amount OF five
million dollars, and dthc1 ibis rs oasis OF opcr-
| atioEs-to rslse twelve millions In Europe.
AIR FRE1DxEN's HOSPITAL Er1LDIEGA
| Pending the investigation eo!rg on by tho
| hrs,d, OF which General 1iardse is Chairman, oil
! the causes Of lbs fliin. u tlt Etledneu's Hos.
| pttsl, second board has been appointed from
the faculty snd Beard Of Trustees, to examine
| the patert usterial Of which the university Is
constructed, and Gpou the safety Of the bui1dinga
ktil Ptsrdtrg. The committee consists OF the Pro
lessor Ct Greek, the pastor Of the First Coloeed
baptist Church, the Dean Of the ii .dical Depart.
| aEE lItSlIGAl y! &uc Cpu44 u 4lQetGEa
| AID C!erE If the Treasury Department. Ths
| Prclcsfof Of Greek Is Chairman.
TO THE ASSOCIATED pNESS,
| coMH1esEcAEs WELL KEroAT.
| WAsH1f 01oN. Jan. 3.-IIon. D. A. Wei!s, are
clal Ccmml.B,oIer OF the Revenue, has near!j
completed his third al nual report, addressed 4
the secEetary Of the Treasury, aid which Will b
10 be an elaborate document, TREATING Of the tar
tl, internal revenue. money ard industrial qacs
ttonF IN all their different aspects, and recon
nerdine inch changer in the prcscnt laws u vii
r.1neyr obetac'es IN the work Of taxation vhilt
protecting home indu-:ry. He alao propose
notifications in the bonded warehouse system.
| 1HR suHRAT CAFE.
District Attorney Darlington has caused to b,
eunnoneu about ten witnesses thu. far, bnt Lon,
from clstancc. 10 anpear before the z. and iur,
with tho Wow Of obtaining. another indtc.men
ageiLst John Il. Sur1att- 1t Is said about tn
Court Fousc that the former rla1{snd the prepa "a
t!o1e for the second one, cost the government
about So ,0Nn.
/ suEt1DAN's INDIAN CAMPAIGN,
Dispatches have been received by the Adj7tAu
General from General Sherman, under dat = ~ 81
Louis. I'd, confirming the accounts already paa
lishcd oi General ~hclidan's operations una sac
| clEt{e against the Indians.