The New York herald., 1870-02-16

Par ker medical suppltes we're sent to them and on
experienced pnysician employed, through whose
exerti0ns stop was put 70 tine rsvages of me ols-
ease. General Su!ly saws wnat makes the Calamity
still 70 be deplored II that OF all the Indians In
Montana these are the most friendly 10 the whites
and among the Indians most disposed To CIVILIZATION
At time the deasns at the agency were 10 rapid
that the few men there could not dig graves last
enough, aud they had 10 MI mp the Ice house near
the fort with the dead and then cover them np.
Incendiary Attsmpr To destroy sac National
.ateAF FW ms Hotel.
The nre which occ1rred at the National Hotel In
this city to-day h ssu9posed TO bo the work or an m
cendiary. the house mas recently passed into the
hands OF new proprietors. who were making cxten-
aive alterations for It's Improvement and 1t is sup
posed that nre was applied to some Of the innamma
be matter collected In or the rooms repair.
Indeed, traces Of the incendiary nave been dscov-
cred, aud tho police are on his track.
Classification cf Imported Sugars.
The Committee on Ways and Means heard today .
body Of sugar reaners from New York. who stated
that they represented, besides their interest,
those OF the importers. they want . more numer-
GUS classification OF sugars than that In the bill
already reported, but the probability Is they win not
obtain It. The bill may be 80 amended as 20 leave
In Custom House samples Of imported sugars Ior
subsequent examination.
Contcstcd Elcction Cases.
The Election Committee, In view OF the action OF
the House yesterday. which Ii considered adverse 70
the adoption OF the new plan OF drawing o Jury
from the House by lots, win proceed at once with
contested cases. 1t Ia apprehcndci that Mr. Paine
Will to Oe relieved the charm anship Of the
committee 3
--- Executive Nominations.
TEe following nominations were sent in Today
Max Weber TO be Assessor OF Internal Revenue
for The skin district oI New York; Wickham g.
Ravens, Collector OF Customs at Bag Harbor, NJ Y;
Sas Nj. Ma leson, Collector OF Customs 0t Dunkrk,
n. T.: Baril.Das Sulith, Assessor 0f Internal
ii. nemstead, United States Attorney OF Utah. job
s. kOuit, Marshal 1Or the southern dlstict OF lll-
nols; Haynes y. Hudson, Attorney for tho Western
I'ostnasisrs Charles il. Prince, Augusta, Ga.
Jesse Schrvcr, Iiiiin OHIO; John A. Martn, AtchL
son, Kansas.
Jesse Il. Grant, Of Covington, KY, father OF the
President and newly appointed Postmaster At his
home, has arrived In this city and Is guest ut the
Executive Mansion. Among the prominent arrivals
IN this city Governor Ward Of New Jersey; Lazy
Ousley. OF England; Captain John Graham and Ma
jor Montgomery, OF New York; James Gayer and
Colonel +. Il. Mcl,valne are also in the city.
Mrs. Paul Gerard, wife Of the brother-inlaw OF the
late Portuguese Minister, was baptized = Catholic
yesterday by Rev. Mr. Mackin assistant pastor Of ST.
Matthew's church. Mons. Gerard goes to New York
himself In the course OF few days.
Fernando Wood Ii becoming quite pt0us. He goes
TO church every Sunday, and recently seems to have
turned his attention to Catholicism. Fernando
Wood and Senators Casserly and johnson, besides
nearly the entire diplomatic corps, attend St
Matthew's Roman Catholic church. corner Of FIT
teeuth and II Streets