, 1870-12-28
WASH keT0H.
Government Dealings with the Pa
Citic Railroads,
The Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee Likely to Remain
Unchanged.
British Oserturcs Relative 10
the Fishery Qucstion.

Do"[ANAAAt fAA1uNf6 QFEh TIE FAEHIC RAIL-
ROAD.
wAkurSe7oS. Dec s7.-The House OF Repre-
sentst,ves, short umc since, called for STATE
tnent Ct the amount Of government freight trans.
ported oser the Pacific Railroad; Also the amount
seEt 10 California by sea. The railroad slasemeni
for The rear ending June ~, 1870, II a. JolloTa:
There we're transported over the rnlon paeinc
Railroad 9, ,a12 nersoEs, and ,ssS tons Of sIorez
Total cos1. $6s, Isl. UFer the Central rac1c Hail.
road OF CalifoEots, 7.a1s persons, and 1858 tons
Of stores Total coat, 1885,. K4usas P1cttc
Railroad, SIS persons, and 6.Ss4 tons OF stores
Toia1 cost, tsss.74s. Total cost for pcrsous and
storea Sss2 0ne-half Of the coEt Of tnls uans
poft1tton has beeu retained b. the United States
to pay the interest OF the bouds advanced hy the
government to the companies; the other hail has
been paid It the Treasury IN money.
TIE NATIONAL CkxET1RtEa
The report Of the ot1ces in charge Of tie na-
tanh cemeteries shows that the remains
Of deceasen Linton sodiers are inferred
II - national cemeteries, and IN at6
loca1, pEiyato' or post cemetertea The tots!
number Of bodies Of Union soldiers lnterre.f
throughout the United States Il slo,3s5, Of which
hutntef the remains OF 152,I19 eau be Identified,
while those Of ls3,4ts remain unknown. 1t ID es-
ttlnate that I63 scattered bodies remain ret tobe
Inferred IN national cemeteries The estinated
aggregate OF the expenditures on account OF the
Cemeteries up 10 1une 80. 1869. was reported At
20; estimated expenditures Eor these GEM
etst'es for the next nscai year, f3t, coz.
OBITUARY.
The death Of Mrs. Maggie Beck CorcosAn has
cauEed mnch gloom throughout Washin gton soci-
city. Ayeaf ago she was one Of its brig htest Of
naments- She WAS The daughter Of lion. J. 3.
Beck. OF Kentucky, and VAS married ut Le{ing-
Ton to James Coroorau. OF this city, only three
has vi. AA-A
shc y a. taken with t5pdo III 9eTer, CT which ahr
died this morning, 1t the ago OF 81.
rHE RArESr c0xMtss1oSKxsHrP.
General LeVgett% Of Ohio, has sIgn,led his IT,
tcntion to accept the position Of Commissioner Of
PRtea1a.
NAILS DELAYED.
Western DewePsper mails we're behind again
yesterday, and also to-day. Tho department here
bus made all the orders necessary to theIs prompt
aud regular Transmission, and the fault IS sup
poeed 10 be with Special Agents aud those whose
hu*tncAs It ID to handle the tnaits where chauges
rar fB occur.
v,cE PRESIDENT coirAx AND rue sAS poMls0o
DEBATE.
The 4tatentnt ma,le in various quarters that
Vice Pr s!dens colfax appeared partial to the
f1tcnts OF sun Domingo In bis rulings, does htm
lnjusticc, as the ofs,cia1 report Of the debate
shows tat he enforced the rules strictly, 10
every case, where the friends ot Mortan's reso-
luton uitd to interfere vita Mr. Snuloer and pre-
vent him from continuing.
*1HK LdCssrfLLkCAsAL
Mcnbcss Of the House Committee on Apprc-
prIati0u3 feel confident that Ihetr recn1unlenIA-
tioo tora liberal preliminary appropriation for COZ
tinufDg the work on the Louisville t'auai will De
promptly parsed by the House as eoou as the mat
let Eau be brought before IT.
HEALTH OF MRs. BKLKSAP.
1t1s- Secretary Belknsp Ii somewhat hesser to-
day, hnt the IS very ioF, and but little hope Il
entt ftaincd OF her recovery.
TIE shSA1K T-uEEsGS RELATIONS COMMITTEE.
The Committee on Foreign Relations had a con.
ference At the State Department to-day With Sec-
setasy Fish IN relation 10 rasiods matters likely
engage thc.r attention during the remainder OF
the seasou. There we're present, MesEA Sum-
ner, Morton, Patterson, Schufz, aud Casserly. The
movement 10 scorgnnizr this Committee Is very
rapidly IostnR strength. Taole In position to
Know assert that tho PRESIDENT Ia iisconntcnanc-
tugit.
ITO the a. .toctsted Prtssl
THE Ekw xINIsTER III ENGLAND.
NAs11lSG1oS, Dec. s'.-Tne Department OF
Stale has not yet prepared Minister Sehenck'5 iu-
slIucttons on the Alsbaina claims, nat will they
Lot Jet officially Known when the nc Minister to
Erefand viii take hts departure, bat report says
about the middle OF January.
INDIAN OFFICE FRAups.
4 Eus,-commtttee OF the Committee on Appra-
prsattors Is now engaEe IN pEellminaItes tor tnl
(, iAyceuGalton Of The alleged frauds !u The pur-
| INCREASE IN sxfuKTd.
! Edward l01ing. Of the Bureau Of St1tlstlcs, As-
cert1f1s lhat there has bex n Ell actual tnrKove~
| mtut IN our exports durtcG the rakt niue months
Of ti9t09, ,6s6, eaE'nE bainncc aQnnAt rs 10 faroi
OF o,hcr countries 0. only s2s on, ,o0o This he he
leves will be overcome before the close Of the :
cal Jenl.
| Nh, N01ILY, ..
| AdeEpatca frem Mt. Motley, Of considerable
length. reyt9trg the accusations sga.n.t h:u, has
,'een stce:set. at The sfa.e DepaEzmsot.
THE rAIKNr OFFICE
TIE net rece!prs al the Patent ot1ce for the
Ecar 's10 viii teach nearly the sum OF tlsa.ooo
Dutirg 1883 taere we're feo6,Ge, showing yS15
isowtag 70 extrasagant exp .usi't1res ia the ts'
pairs OF foons and tie like.
TIE GEORGIA SENATORIAL CAsKs-
The Sena'e judiciary COMMITTEE VIII meet OF
Sat1TtHy preceding the assembling OF congress-
to hear tue arguments ln the Georgia SenH,orshtI
esss IasIe arc four applicants & tos u tne hong: 70.
isis,nrc which elected them was. legally consst
tn&1, the neRroca hot heiu9 cxPeltci uutN ATTIC
hut r. e fa !, 1s l, aEas Eses h
wsre elected was from the a'sI illegally coas'l
| tuscd, The isuO-clsh oath ptyer having BEEN Id
TX il nii, aoweycr, @ c1s:,ns I sas ia his csse II
votes cast for htu were ali legal, or SO neari5 9
as 10 l'ayc him st4la tic majoytty reqnssste =
i,erncsa,1c raie, hi. ~as 20: the case: ne*ttt.
Nil CIR jisahllltle> lave nere: heen removed.
Fnr wntt.is aat Fasrow. Re ut.han.. chossl
hs The nnl, lsE~y c,nstt n,et1 Legislature ustic
tfc ac1 OF 1862, psss.i by Cnegzess n eau~: :geae
! pt Democratic r.uTFsft'ns-
THE rls1IkNYrrEST1OS.
The R,ttlsa Minister kas. n..ser instruction
ficm home. alsraas ttkcn !1iiasory ssep, toTaEs
ief .t'ieens liz It sse c., IN IN mi III
from tie seizure OF nuv sss*els. SIR EdwAE
Thornton hst aeEn"wleh &ed tic s1os.Anuat COZ
1rctntss or Fish's ro*tt!ou. III shnwn hs ,trtn
na,c ceHe.penacEcr JUS; pa1s',.',t+!. .auuln
tom April 10 November Of the tre.ent year, n
s.G 70 'ns csnt;{ aaest.:n Tas ssnaatan q ~
nesEss 70 torslan = nshe1men ssars no
,n,e'e,s with Apsf:san p,ns'sSsss ;ss, gass ;ass
) are now 90 waters embraced ID the treaty uads
TIE control Of ttt New D6mtnton- Secsetary fts
takcathe opp1sl'e ground, aud, IN illustration
a1 snown a. a. Labrador, @ % IRON n "a s,Se !, MasIs!t
. llla-1- He also points 70 st!scferaccfes ~ II
positions tsten BY the home Aat rruEiucis
thsec ufles tto1n the Ahore. while the osaer ~
sumes that 1t ts lhre miles from an lnaaRtnaEy1iu
l.awn across The mouth OF all rivers aud h1yt
e1al correctness Of F..h1 position, and that Vi
. easy; Hs vel undelstood by the British Mn:
tNibes1l and lfl-atlvfed. and the manner Of tae
execution flows @ aatftendly spirit
Mr. Meran, Secretary OF the American Lrx
ton at lonfou, has been directed hs the stss
Department 10 teleHf4ph Immediately, statistic
Of The uariitlnc EtrrLRth OF Great Rrtatp II Il
pzrscns utuf, Aud especially tae trcttA&e Of ht
shipping duflug the pAst four JearA- The spect
mestagc Of The President to Congress on the sui
ices Of building up our mt tchans nar1ne setstc
haste for obtafrfnx3r.
worn Asor1 CRANES srxskE.
SEw YORK, Dec 3i,-Thc 7f1bxn<'s Y ashiuKt1
correspondent te1egEarhs:
~Thote ScratofH who decided, after the 4peet
q OF Senator Sumner on the E2u Domingo feSo1
noe, and the debate which followed 1t. 70 attem
to remove the Massachusetts Sen1tor from tt
. Churmansh!r OF the Committee on Foreign Rel
:. ucnt, htse nearly all come to the coucInE1e
To ahandnn THE undertaking. because II
= imrr4ctf1able Of accomplishment: second. b
: cause the{ Are satisfied tHat sumner is the M
. capsule man 10 the Senate for the position. Her
Z a1ct, ma aNHty cAu 20 arrange matter4 hs
{ b1irX tTra1{e8 and other like subjects before Il
legislature setetou. And thus prevent them. Of fut
Of them a. Sumner oppoees. from going to u
. fcfstGn Committee. Many Of the most rAdic
Q Administration Senators arc satisfied, from q
;, wutus OF Senator Sumner which have been t
Feated 70 them: that he d NOT oprose to the Sc
g, trsl foreign policy of The PNsuent, and that
i! katd scuch IN the c1rt cnent Of debate which ]
: did not Intend TO Esy. aud WITCH he rtG:ttE.
o docs no, e11rss any antmnsttr against the PRE-
> denf and he nterd4 10 E!ve all the adutotst14t4
F | Mta3uHes fatf and cordial support"
= CHARITY CONCERT.
Vice President Cu.fax PRESIDED at grand Mu
Cal entertainment At Lincoln HAL, tonight.
. | the henen of the Soldiers auA SalioEz' 0rpha
. ueme. lie delivered N eloquent address.
OHIO.