, 1870-12-12
WASH HGTOh.


sree!A Despatch TO The uhscaFo Tribune.
tkSA1oh DRAKE TO RESIGN.
HAstHS'fTo*. Der. lh.-1s Retuts to he S'ttled
ttrt seaHtor ptasc les made up his mind sn &c
cent the p'tt'icn in 'he bench Of the cnuEt Of
tl+trs, Econ 10 becorne vncaut, and that his
1e.'guAtIon az Sennsnf ts readv.
ADMIRAL PORTER
tad 81 far recoyeren ron his late confusion an tn
entertain the gentlemen Of the Senate Naval
| Ccmmit,e on Thur day evening last. Tha cnn,-
uitee =. ported unanImpu$ly In favor Of his co.,
ttmatiou RI F:iday.
H"cHaaStctE" 1S TIE xAHxzr
| Mr. Farrey announces. ttis m0rtinE, that the
CArcn.cle, Of this ct'y. Is for sslo. S'g,uatons
have tren IN pro91es ter some sluo to se:u- e
berg rrEacca In srvarsl projects
To which tire management Of the paper did 40.
care to COMMIT itself IN the manner desired The
c1acces nov arc that It will ch2uge bands en-
tIrrty: ard there il good Qrouc,i fnr the belief
that. unless certNn plans ta1 one Of lts e,to't91
trtetaltlea, after the change, W,ll be San Do
mlrgo.
BRIGHAM raCS8 AND TIE EEvESCE.
Ac'luc Commissioner Douglass, at the dicta'ton
Of Del gate Hooper, from Utah, aud other msm-
be1s OF cao9rt IS, has ordered the rosspnEesnsnt
| he c ll.ct,oo Of the in'ernal revenue tax
decided TO he dne from brigham Young, IS Ttus-
tee Of the Lsf:er-Day sstuts. uatIl Congress can
settle the Qu suon ot .ssue.
RtoCCrILS IN RAILROAD FARES.
The elect Of the decision Of the court II RaItt-
mote, on yts'esdaI, II the csse of the State Of
Mar3latd against the Baltimore / Ohio Rail-
mad. to recover the tax on passengers over The
WsrhiuRton B'anch,ts having au immediate eff!ct.
The ral1frud company has ordered q reduction OF
20 per cent tn be made on the fare between here
nsd Baltimore, commencing To-day. 4 cnrfc-
sroudnr reduction has been crdered on fares at all
slauons Of the Washington Branch.
MINNESOTA KA1LRoAp LANDS.
Commissioner Wilson has transmitted 10 the
Governor ct Mtnuesots, certified copies Of fur
lists Of lands, embracing s11,esJ acres, which
Lure 10 that State for rail oHt purposes,
to aid IN re construction Of the st. Puu1 /
S,cu1 c'tJ Railroad: a:so one list cout ,intag
1,at3 acres. for the benefit Of the Minnesota road
The Land Department has also inst rece,se1 rc-
turn OF additional su' veys In Minnesota. extent.
ing orer an area Of 1aS, ,ooG acres The tanLs En-
bractd in tntse SURVEYS are sttualei in the ex-
IRENE western part Ct the Safe, ncar the Keti
River the North, aEd few miles uot1aeaa, pf
the Fort Ahe' cromb c Mil.tsry Reserve The sn--
fsee Il generally level, 1!th rich soil. veil aianie
to cultivation, but s satlEe]5 destitute OF rmscs
Ito the Ataoeiated Prras
0BSkQCiEs or GEHxKAt. wALsn1pGg
WAsAl>GluS, Dec. ih-fnt tune al Of The latr
Hiram Naln'!Hgt Nk psrc tIttay. froro Iayse-
tiraa'. a.Tr mrarief ~ hts Secretary, General
f'htef. end all the members cf the Ca1H3e'. With
fnf t3e-r'!on Of Postmaster General crrs F+lI,
Wro was ss-enf ftnHl the ci:7s we = prrscn'. to-
:. sneF Wis hismocr al mesnesS ar b2'd hAusss,
nMn st hra'eeHeu VI rsomEcuce, ana many
'"e4ts' -.-....... ......
sFF71lFrrtnS or B0~ns. ..
Several tn.nrt gentlemen iEou New York
soN Enil1. !nnta nan tnfeErncc MI S..trt-
!s!e hchtTsl to'ssay, Tor she purn - nt urS,ug
th.' ,ef' .a'y = a'h# Ssftanal tiaaks u spb,t
.;le nte 1sfue hs:iaE h'hns ie place c: tEc-twcn-
~. ~ s, Isa.1.t s.1sa trae =" WIS Dr.
uone 10 - y, iuSe. ,, IT, tEsM , ~ tuos !c.o. ~ !:
uuu 49, ~ - rHE ~ -, s,s" at.o tn n'!lkr: sfst
s;, n'.Ts :! =! uss's"eatf sohuss aaa sena - oe-
Ps''A'e LUZ III. "..-.--..-.-..
TIE MKT a7s<l1S. ..,.
Sos~!fhsfan'f;o0 lhc tact that ttr ffrnsc IT.
th's CtMn'sttec arr abnut nnaninn1s7 In
f*1nr nj r real OF ihf 1aw fesfurinx Congress
TIT - .aste msjatty u the u.smoefs 1te opposed
ta Is repeol.
OPPOSITION II 3eSFRst Logan
It has teeb ascsFfal eft Ifas I co b, nation Az,
b IT ins,e,l IN New YORK, " jrsd,n. rrau:ar
rms fre r. friends \. 1;.:nc u t'I.asant,n IL
detcst t;enefaf 1Dcun for III. ant!r1 s4nafne
ah,n..
1ue sr.vr ro,1E,rr
which e1cttea % # ,,rh sUriaIv n cer+atr ,r,-
tr,e mir nsrr H.. IN tt.s T,essrE Tnart...
arH,n ~ .ai,n ~ 80 s;.,5 .ei.. Anicat.
ni,.sf.on r.tna ~ ~ RI -, "a - ~
Haes.uu Es0e w ~ 70 'h., piacsafsttt 81 az 'p1-
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ln.Att net n1 sueCese'An! Aottaen. ca ~ ae-
eta 'hst" y ~ a+sc proper e9"e':1nns" t3atfe IN
t"s' tfn. Inls + DOW belCE ooue+ ala II VII sf-
4H:S teFe'o' u1ss 10 setl!e inc Nstt"fs ~ the
E,eantsns nosninR can bt aooc as fexasds Put'-
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