, 1872-12-29
WASHINGTON.

THE TWO PER CENT LAND SALE CLAIMS
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 28.-The 2 per
cent claims of Ohio, Indiana; and Illinois, which
passed the House 90 swimmingly the week be-
fore the holiday adjournment will meet with
considerable opposition in the Senate, mainly on
account Of the present construction OF the
Senate Judiciary Committee. Edmunds, the
present Chairman Of tho Committee, is opposed
to the claim, Us is, also, another influential
member thereof, Roscoe Conkling. It is antici-
pated that tho claims have friends enough, in
spite Of this adverse influence, to secure SUCCESS
in the Senate.
DOGS NOT PROPERTY.
Judge Macarthur, OF the Supreme Court Of
this District, to-day decided that dogs are not
property, and that at common law they are
simply nuisances.
FEMALE SUFFRAGE.
The annual Convention of the National
Woman's Suffrage Association, OF which Susan B.
Anthony is President, will be held in this city on
the 10th and 18th OF next month. Mrs. Belva A.
Lockwood, Of this city, is the general agent for
Washington, and is looking after the details OF
the Convention. Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton,
Miss Anthony, Mrs. Matilda Joselyn Gage, Mrs.
Merriwether, Madame Anneke, isabella Beecher
Hooker, Lucy B. Chandler, Mrs. B. A. Lockwood,
Mrs. Sarah J. Spencer, Mrs. Myra Bradwell,
editress Of the Chicago Legal Ne'os,
Au0 OtucA tI0WluoAt thUl4du-SuAIdS46La Luo oA-
clusiyes Of Boston excepted, are expected to be
| present and deliver addresses. It is probable
that Miss Anthony will receive quite ovation
on account Of her pending trial for voting at
| Tuesday in January. HRS. Woodruff aud Tennie
| G. Clatin have not been invited. and are not
expected to be present on the occasion.
| PERPETUAL MOTION.
| The Commissioner Of Patents, General NJ. D.
Leggett is constantly in receipt Of letters from
yyhn claim IN fav 6iacnvara1 nernat11a1
motion, and asking. for tho supposed reward Ct
| 900 offered by the United States
Goyernment: 2, To day ;,.,,: he rec received "a
he has discovered perpetual motion, and inquir-
| ing what was the bonus offered for the Same by
the Government. The writor says that he has
| demonstrated to'many the fact that his machine
| isfy the mind Of the Commissioner or any other
official whom the Government may designate
for the purpose, that he has got the machine
and is the discoverer of perpetual motion. He
| desires an answer as soon as possible. The
| Commissioner has answered as he usually does
in such cases, by stating that there has been nc
| reward offered by the Government for tho inyen'
| ton, nor is there likely to be.
| ITO the associated Prrss.]
| COMMISSIONER WALKERS RESIGNATION.
WASHINGTON, Dec. commissioner Walker'E
resi- ignation has been accepted, to take ehec
Feb. l, not Jan. l, the date for which it WAS ten
dered
THE VOTE OF MINNESOTA.
Z. Wilson, bearer OF the Electoral vote Of Min
nesota, arrived here this morning.
| FINANCIAL.
The President this morning had a1onS confer
ence with Assistant Secretary Richardson.
| DIPLOMATIC CHANGE.
| It is reported that Count Corti, the Italian
Minister at Washington, has boon recalled. l
this is true there will be vacancy IN tho Brit
ish-Amercan Claims Commission.
Yesterday thero were twelve cases Of small
pox and eight deaths.
Ru1onED CHANGE n THE CABINET.
Rumors concerning 3 change in the Post
master Qenera1ship incfsase. Judge Settle, O.
North Carolina, and President Of the Philadel
phia Convention, is prominently mentioned a'
the possible successor of Mr.. Cres~e1.
WYOMING.
Numerous protests are arriving hero from
Wyoming Territory against the dismembermen
OF that Territory and its incorporation into Col
orado. The friends OF female suffrage in Wyo
ming arc particularly exercised.
| JUDGE DURELL.
| It is stated that Judge Durel OF New Orleans
had taken an oath to support the Southern Con
federacy before his appointment to the ofic
| which lie now holds.
| THE SPEAEERSHIP.
The name of William e. Wheeler, OF Me-
York. having been mentioned as likely to b
urged in opposition to that Of Mr.. Blaine for til
speakerehip Of the next Congress, Mr.. Wheele
states that lie is not a candidate against hi
Blaine.