, 1870-12-11
WASH AGT0N.
Senator Drake 10 be a Jad &c Of
the Court Of Claims.
Statement that General Schenck
Has Accepted the Mission
to England.
Aal,,ccufc~ or tic Late General
Htnts, t&:Sc.

AKSAInK DRAKE 10 RESIGN.
wAsn1SaTos. Dec. nj: seems to he s.tt1ed
cepI the posluon on 1ne beurh Of The Court Of
C.atma, soon 70 .'e. cue vacant, and that his
resignation ~ Senator Is rrsds.
ADMIRAL rpRTER
slad 80 far recovered 'Tnm his lata confusion "A to
entertain the gentlemen Of the SenAte Naval
Coumttt<e on Thurday evcrtue last. The com-
mtt1ee reported unanimously IN favor Of bis COZ
11lnA.ion On Fttdav.
THE "cn nxnSIcLE~ N THE HAREKr.
Mc FoIneS annoonces, stis moEutng, that the
Chronicle, OF this city. II tor aa1e- Negotiations
have tren IN prog. tss # r soEue time to secure
control OF Il, The ptDcipa! movers
being epEa1pn in Bere1al pro1ectA
10 which the management OF the napeE did not
case to commit i,te1f Tn The maune' desired The
chances now afe thst II Wilt change h1ud1 en-
3lrety; and there In RnnA RFoucd for the belief
1hlt unless certain plans tall one of its editorial
srecIal.lcs, After the change, will be San Do
rtc9o.
BRIGHAM 1nrSt; AID TIE REVENUE
Acting Commissioner D.ugas., At the dlctauon
of l,eI' Gate Hooper, ram u,+h, and other meu-
bets n CnnRTt 81. has ordered the poatpnnement
he ctl1ecilo1 If the 'n-efna1 revenue tax
&lec,de 10 tc due fersn 1s'iuhnm Young. IL TEus-
t4c OF the Later i)AI S*irfs. until Congress cah
settle the gut SLIM 1t 1t-ue-
The eject Of the feci-ton NJ tho court In Ratt-
more. on yesterday, IN the case Of the State Of
MaE1!3pd against lhe Baltimore i Ohm Hail
xoad, to recover the TAX ~ passengers over the
Wastington Branch, ,ts having m immediate effect
The railroad co1nPsnJ has ordered a redncuon OF
20 PER cent to be Made on The fare between here
and Nalttmorr, cnmncnc1pK to-day. A CORE
spnndine reduction beeu crderd on fares st all
atat1ons Of the Washington Branch.
-Xf.NEsnrA RA1LRnAD LANDS.
Cor,mst H1oneY W.l-.n has transmitted to the
tiOve1nar cf Mlunesnta, cert.I+'3 rnrtca OF fnur
lists OF lands, e1Dlnar1nt el',e'o acres, which
tause. to that Ssa'e tnr Load purrnBes,
To 8ti in Tie construction Of the S. Paul i
$stcux city Kailrnah: a'eo 0ne list containing
1.sa1 ncrcs for the b-neut a. the Minnesota road.
The I,nA Depa.7mcn, has a1+n lust received re-
tu,: OF additional ssl vrt~in Niouesota. extend
lng oves IN arr4 of l3s, ,0aa acres- The lands em-
lracet in this. au'ye.s are situated In the ex-
.reEnc wes1ern ratt Of 'he s R1e, ncar the lied
Iuyer @t the North, ind 4 lev miles northeast Of
the Fc:t Are cro:nb M1l'tary Isr.eFre- The sur
.are j. Reeetaiy lcst' at;h 'lch soil. we'll ADAPTED
tt cultivation. but ia e"tre's destitute Of tuaer
IrA thr a..ociat,h prres
0KsEqcfEs OF t;E*EKAL WAt.RHfDGE
wA:n,>:EvS. De.:- fac tase:al Of the late
Ei,ie eA.yefat miles from Washington. President
Grant. act7,z,tss.'ti ~ A's Sec.etaEJ. General
p.Mtes. and ali tae uem:rrs OF 'he Cabinet, with
wLo MA al'ecnt fro1' the cl1, were present. to.
:,tthtr with num.er ct tnrm''trs Of hoth houses,
ntl'er senueneu Of r'umsnence, and many
sGBs7l7rr1oS or Boxns
Several tusnci gentlemen from New IoTk
and rh:1s'1tiphta hal inference with Secrc-
The Secretary u ulow Ssttnnal Banks to suhsti-
tu,e Pacific isalln.ar n,n,s in place Of neetwen-
caaed!5 oft,esen t. tuch & substitution, as Il
would l.c lIIcy to 1hrn~ upon the market large
num!'er Of nre-t1euty bonds, and send 70 de
rrceiate thGm.
TIE Next SESSION.
N0t~1thstand,pK tie tact that the Htuse in
delay Committee Atp about unanimously IN
fasur II Ierral III the .w requiring t:cng1ess ID
oEKauzr co tnr II" Of Masch, Il ,s Ascer ,alue*l
that 'a7cc t1ntnri vi tte members are opposed
= OPPOSITION To GENERAL. LoGAx.
1t has teen asceE nj RI HAT a cfI 1Anatton haf
srnt :ifirerr, iften.,s If G.:ue y, Piessantoa ie
s,efcal General 1ovan Tor the United Senator
ahir:
Which excited 70 Il nch anx-tS IN certain guar
te1a, sill hsnes n'r IN the Treasury Department
question csnae up a. 10 ,ns p1sesao,lity i5 Il sSp
tne uniform fsp+'r on which to. .rf7ot aii tht
stanna. and +ueette'lon whether the same kind
ri paper used In the pttDtng Of the currency
might not be eucee>s u1Iy adonted. 1el to 4 de
lctnlnanon to have t5"p+E experiments made t1
That era. This T. row ts.ps a9ns. and It Ttlt r.:
meantime nothing tAn te done AZ regards pub
li1h.nE the a%ArdR~
PROTECTION FnH IMNl1RANra-
The Rrertai czymnlt.te hsF1nR In charge the
nelnCt,A1 prepared uA Ct the resolutions Rdont.d
by ttr EQpirratinp T.. nrenftnn, he'd at Indian
arosr, Ii preparing fur the early Introduction vi
a,al IN t'np1eb. i:r he r tect,on ot t.nn,.
Rra1h7. 10th On the an Rnh ianl, while In
t+1pstt for their ttar- OF d @ttna1lnn-
AIN F..a THE RLhn.
fns ns1f1at has o*cn Lt1.'.f-i 1.y large nn1nhe
OF prominent Ierrnn 4 Il v Il be presented t
<oR! -. l. King HI ass'E rda'tnn fur the beucG
Of thr Na'ts:cil Institution fnr the Blind.
Ss-nES4'K A>b HIN E%t;tlSM MISSION.
-Skw StkK. Itfc- t.:.-Tht r. f.iluntx WashInG
ton correspondent tr1el rapnch l4Et uight: Tat
6uhje nf the English Mi--ton - M tnnger Il
souht There II T. c highest authority for stAttni
that itse nis>lon ha- tA-n fo'mal5 tc11ctcd Il
General SchrrcE. nj Il t-1t n. mas accepted II
'rhe tine Uf MS f.r F.7flanl has not ye
set'n hxeh, hut /, "a nil 'har he will aai1 with
ia 1h..e Wttke &ii- ars,ristm Mt Eftl lie 0flctal
Pr. mulEatst Il III eh tt fim-. Wh-n his nhTne n il
t.rnt Ecref-I Weeks ago. snTinH Gepera
*schcEck's y'stt to thf. IT, asked him u he wnu
accept the am ihtn-' n7i it vas oulv within
fortnight that he drt-d Il to accept, and he has .
lufuE7ncsf tho Prc-tfrnt
r1xrEH'S PROSPECTS,
!. fSpreial t. thu Stw So'k tvrnfnE Post
WA%uISGIn%, neG: It y thought. hy thas9e L
f,0slt1tn tn liz ~e!i trfuFln*1, thst Admiral Poi
tera charces nf 4ctEr rs'nt1itnr.l hv the Sena'
arr improving. now hs: IRE f's~&ldent has ex
prcAs-d enrurst dt~t.c shAt this ahou1d he dom
:-npe $eratnFs srha ~onI.s, in at rrnahIltty hay
voted aRa1"st fslev, 'r'rs. frlm Indifference tla
from wt1-fnlutltrs n'trc 10 A, a1c roE known
favor his combination, because President Gsa1