, 1872-10-21
WASHINGTON.
Caleb Cushing on the &c: n's
bitration.
The Law Fixing the Date Of
the Opening Of the
Forty-third Con-
gresS.


Special Despatch to tho Chicc1o tribune.
i'm. GUSHING ON TEE ARBITRATION. 1ATlBR.
WASHINGTON Oct. 20.-Caleb Gushing, Of the
American Counsel at the Geneva Conference,
arrived here to day, and will tomorrow have
conference with the President and Secretary
Fish at the State Department with references to
arbitration matters. He propheaies the best OF
results from the arbitration, in an international
point Of view, and says that our Government,
Independent OF tile diplomatic victory
achieved, has every reason to Congratulate
itself On the financial results Of the
award. he estimates at very low figures, about
$1,000,000, the awards from the counter
claims in the mixed Commission now in session
in this city.
OUR PRESIDENTIAL 1EHU.
The President come near getting into difficult
ty On account Of his horses yesterday. He was
driving his small team IN the eastern part of the
city, when they suddenly took fright, and the
President was obliged to leap from his
carriage in order to regain con-
troll OF the animals. However, before
they we're rendered tractab1e, they had so badly
demolished the carriage that the President was
compelled to walk home, and leave his turh-out
to be brought home By aome volunteer work
man.
GMA14-EOA+
Owing to the continual rapid increase Of the
smallpox il this city, the Board Of Health has
divided the Washington and Georgetown Dis
tricts, with physician in each district who will
visit each house, for the purpose OF
Yaccinating the inmates. Since Congress
adjourned 1,257 cases have been reported, aud
60 deaths have occurred. Thirty eight ct the
fatal cases had never been vaccinated, and ara
believed to have died, and twelve died who had
been successfully yaccinated.
THE FoR1Y-rnrRD CONGRESS
will not meet until the first Monday Of Decer1-
ber, 1873, unless sooner. called together
in extraordinary session. The impress
sion prevails among many persons that
the act Of Jan. "a, 1867,
requiring . new Congress to assemble On March
4, immediate1y On the Adjournment Of its prede-
cessors, Is still in force, but this laW was re-
pealed by the thirtieh section Of the statute ap-
proved April 20, 1871, and is to be found On page
II of the Law passed at the first session Of the
Forty-second Congress. The repealsg section
is contained in a. deficiency appropriation
act, and The entire statute is we'll worth e1amin-
ing as curious illustration Of the incongruous
measures that are crowded in one bill during
the expiring hours Of session of Congress-. p
FRED DOUGLASS nEBuKED.
The Sunday Chronicle administers the fol-
lowing rebnke to-day to Fred Douglass tor his in
temperate abuse through his newspaper Of all
who difeg from him as to ths issus Of the piss
ent campaign: "'Qur::. friend Fred
Doug1ass, Of tha new, National
Era,. should not forget that the
brave men OF Pennsylvania, whom he is trying to
read out Of the Republican party, were among
the first to fight for: the freedom Of his race,
and to take him by the hand at q time when some
Of his present affiliations spurned his acquaint-
ance, and only recognize it now for political
PURPOSES"
ITO the associated Pressl
PAYMENT oE INTEREST
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-The Secretary Of the
Treasury has authorized tho Assistant Treasurer
and United States Dopositaries to commence
paying: the interest maturing Nov. !, on Mon-
day, q, without rebate.
APPOINTMENTS.
The President has appointed the following
PoHtmasters: Benjamin c. Sleeps, Oregon,
H., ,.uice John Sharp, reagned; G. H. Mcintyre,
Ya1lkton, Dakota, uice VIM. Pound, resigned.