, 1870-12-26
WASHINGTON.


spee,.t pesrates1 10 Toe Chicago Tnbr7et
ISD1aN AFFAIR."
TAsa1sa1os, Dec A.-As. Welsh, o. tae ~
dian Peace Commission. Is here, and nas oeea
looking over tho records In the lndlAn ouse. Le
1st1na to the transactions he lasetJ ezpssed ID tu'
reno,, 70 Secretary Delano. ue claims TO nave
found amtle official evidence to 31ostaut2te A1s
cnnrVeaL The Honre Committee On Appfopnh-
t,ops has sent to the Indian once mt copies VI
iii documentary evidence bearing On tae case,
anl when this II furnished the tnVetugauon or
de1ed viii proceed rapidly.
xtstsTKH MOTLEY.
The STATE Department h1s received tnal oes-
n,,cn frnm Nj. Motley, He reviews his ont1al
coarre ut length, and defends himself agslnst
the charges ptpuRut against hin by the admlais-
rnaou, Of implied bJ tho manueF Of his removal.
II not published during the recesst It will doubt
fess ba called Tor Immediately upon the reas-
| seublIns Of Congress.
1ak SAN poAisco K1FEnETtox.
| An order WIS tskned Rt tho Navy Department.
| tc.1sy, assigning Captain Temple to the Command
Of the Tennessee now nr.iuG tor ses, for the pur-
| pcse OF taking the Commissioners to Sau Do
m!ugo+
| ITO the As.oeisted PresA.l
| 4 DINNER FAk1Y.
dnnsr isss nisns % the senate Fofxign Reistlo,is
| Comu,t,ss e, SenRtnts suunet and Morton oetuZ
prfs Tne! me; ter r. ttsst nme 1iaee re asn-
ipg prevented him from attending the Senate ses-
I sion after the rote Oh san Domingo. II Is re-
ole t5a nete ~ ne stnt1 n1sf o. ,s o.
| disposition 10 remember The personal portions Of
their dtscustion. Ar. Sumter SAYS that ne = coa-
| noers the annexation Of san Douines wall be- de-
fea1ed II 1t cutnes up for sctt0n during this Cuu-
| zrrae.
The result Ut the e.tcriun in Gevskia7 thru9h
the rrutns are mfaEfe, Is believed here 70 be
such TO preclude the possibility, Il ever exist
I'd. Of AttnrIer General Akrrmans eltcaon 10
the United States Se1 a'e, and ats reaenasinn frnm
his prestn. of1ce IL therefore more doubtful than
.ver- His friends here do NOT think his aealtn
viii prevent Els Continuance tn the n13ce.
MICHIGAN rSiIKp srATEs s6SATpR. ,.
Stats Senatorial contest IN Michigan, makes Il
he chlen5 hetween Senator Hova1h and ex-GoV-
| error Bla!r, now member Of the Huuse.
The opp a.ton 70 ,Ho@aI! appears 70 be
rot Al Senator Chandler lives IN the same
citT, the people OF the western portion Of the
Sas .9ss 1hes nos
& mp,Aint Of the undus sha1e Of the government
patronage which Detroit kecufes-
! plEcnARl;ED ARNT OFFICERS.
been hopnrshl5 cischAsRed on their own appl!ca.
IL aass a es sSfsa
passed 81 the second -Anditor, hare been pait
.ta as5 'ts u s II fo
fhe reduction of The srmy-
NAVAL coURT-NART1A1-
A naval cCurt-m2ttAl, ctnYentd here ID TT tht
cases Of aIrk.o defau1unR PayGaaters. has I'D
hutned until after the holida5A The case of Pay
IN ee a
Is reported. has left the country. but the cour
VIII. nevrrtheIe*s, proceed wi:h hs case h. nss
ing, It "a said, admitted dcfalc ition Of ~ Geo.
| FOAEEr AND HIS cHKoSlCLE
II Is stated that Ben Halliday. and other friend
ot the administration, hare plt up the 81, COZ fo
- Mt III ~ 1fA
aeris. ESecutiva cieIi ot he ssns;e. vii be ii,
nRure.head Of tue concern. Ar. foEuey dente
that there . Apy u 'Elll eetseca nm and n
| ttuaAge enough to keep the Chronicle going.
, THE CLERKS HEAKNBEREp.
This forenoon eSc1 eMptye IN the war De
pa,tsaent VIA presented with Ch t1tmas turkey
and the CLERKS In The Post Once Department re
eetyed each pocket-k1ife: nearly al govern
nIenrs will c.ose Decs nber Is ard January Z
uKtS1ERSAL KEykSCK.
inssees, @ - asasnes % aae aesap So
: sery mate,ta15 tr5m Tue aestns com niaaiouer O
: sins ot lie istses's deetstsar ~ he expeessd.
SOIL rcK TH1 PxpDrc11oS or TEA
s,o5. q sGs' q e. 1 cs ssasss ss9 Senta ~
a'iion in he Lana once MUSEUM, and VII .erv
NH other parts nf the puhl,c .lo.na,u capable q
; tie cultivation OF the tea plant.
GbSkKsL *CHESTK's COMMISSION.
! The President ytsft1siAy stgnel the cntomi ss!0
: | OF Ger ersj seheuck III Minister n England
c5sA.s:inshR nF THE GENERAL L4sp OFFICE.
ws.ps S1s sSss ;5es; ;tc S: k .cis,,f
& Wii.a n 81 se sst0s
cs,ss61e i 70 The T:esidens: 70 xhieh wilson r. r.
Piled stas he wou!ti not resign. snh thai he wont
hold 20 e9mmun!cston Ia On The sub!sst u "a
. | Crer. Wilson ea58 that, IA tue PEEai.lent ha