The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-12-28
MR.. SUMMERS ILLNESS,
Ben Butler Winking Hints at Credit
Mobilier Investigators.
Resignation Of Indian Commits
;sioner Walker.
Appropriations for Our One-Horse Navy and
Horse Marines-The Rawlins Statuc-A
Suggestion -Rogerski's Murder
A Capital Dogberry.

WASHINGTON, Dec 81, 1872.
The Contest for the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Hopes.
MI. Wheeler OF New York, has been heard from.
He mas assured Speaker Blaine that he will not be
q candidate for the Speakership under any consd-
Grafton The New England Representatives Will
revive Maynards speech on Northern benevolent
institutions delivered in the House year or two
before the war, which, 1t is believed, win settle his
chance for the Spcakership. Freeman Clarke has
not more than half dozen supporters, and has
not the slightest hope now OF defeating Blaine,
who it appears, has been quietly strengthening his
purpose to remain In the Speakers chair.
Butlcr Threatening to Let the Cat Out
Of the MObflfer Bag.
General Butler and Blaine have become friends
ngaln-through sympathy IN the Credit Mobilier
scandal. The General Is trying to develop some
startling facts. His challenge to the committee
that il they desire the whole matter fully under
stood he will undertake the business is regarded
by several members OF the House now in Washing
ton as hint that he can enlighten the country II
the opportunity is offered him, and that he can a
tale unfold which will test the stolidity OF SEINE of
the parties implicated.
Appropriations for the Navy-Compound
Engines In Favor.
The House Appropriations Committee met to-day
and went TO WORK on the Naval OIL introduced by
Mr.. Hale from Maine There were only four men,
bers OF the committee present. The proposed ap-
Precipitation OF s75oO0o for five compound engines
was approved by the committee They will prob
ably be constructed in New York and Philadelphia.
1t is the opinion OF Mr. Hale that in the course Of
aime all the old engines OF our steam war vessels
will be substituted by the new compound system.
The Appropriations Committee will meet again TO-
morrow to finish the Naval BILL There remains
now only to be considered the proposed appropra-
ton Of 500, 900 for the maintenance and subsst-
snce OF the Marine corps, comprising 1000 men, 100
sfcers and about fiity horses. The latter nccessi
tate an Item for forage, which proves after all
that there exists such nondescrpt as o "horse
marine.n
Serious Illness OF Senator Sumner.
Senator Summers health is calculated to inspire
Apprehensons. He suffers greatly from nervous
prostration and is under constant medical treat
ment, being visited twice day by his physician.
He abstains for the present from politics, devotng
only an hour or 80 every day TO the reading OF his
favOrite authors.
PrOgra mmc OF the Preside Mt's New Years
Reception.
The programme for the reception at the Execu-
tive Mansion on New Years Day was announced
to-day. 1t preserves the same order as observed
In years past. The Cabinet and foreign Ministers
are TO be received at eleven O'Clock Judges OF the
Supreme Court, Senators and Representatives, Gov
ernor Of the District and suite, Judges OF the Dis
trict Supreme Court and OF the Court OF Claims at
halrpast eleven; and at noon the officers OF the
Army and Navy in full uniform. Between twelve
and one the bureau officials soldiers OF the war Of
1872 Oldest Inhabitants Association; and at one
O'Clock the doors will be opened TO the public gen.
orally, the reception ending at two O'Clock. The
members OF the Cabinet Will all receive and the
houses Of the leading citizens OF the District will
be open to their friends. How far the exhilarating
effects OF wine and egg nog will be dispensed with
remains to be seen. The clergy of the District will
exhort their congregations on Sunday next not to
allow their New Years visitors to be tempted by
the ardent.
Civic Troops for the Inaugural Cere-
monies.
The Albany Burgess Corps will take part In tho
inaugural ceremonies on the 4th OF March next.
Philadelphia and Baltimore military organizations
have also signihed their intention OF taking part
on that occasion. The trouble appears to be that,
as Washington has now military corps OF It's
own, 1t will be the duty Of the organization to do
the honors-an expense which the members are not
able TO bear.
The Rawlins Statuc-A Too Practical
Suggestion.
The attempt to secure the competition OF our
best sculptors for the proposed statue OF General
Rawlins utterly failed. Whether none OF them could
see how the statue OF general in the army could be
30 devised as to make 1t the centre piece OF foun
tain in Franklin square," or whether they hest.
tated about coming In competition with DR.. Stone,
the Mills family and Winnie Ream, or whether they
did not regard General Babcock, Commissioner OF
Public Buildings; Sponord, the Congressional Ii
braran, and Clark, the architect OF the Capitol as
suitable judges. is not known; but no artist OF
recognized fame did present model, and those
which were submitted to the commission to-day at
the White House were stifr, ungainly affairs. de-
Cision had to be made, however, and the award was
in favor of the model submitted by J. A. Bailey OF
Philadelphia 1t represents the lamented Rawlins
in a generals uniform, with Grant army hat and
q ponderous dragoon's sword. The unsuccessful
candidates we're Fisk Mills, Charles ostlsr and
Horatio Stone, OF this district; b. M. Pickett and
Charles Drischler, OF New York, and II. d. A. Hen
ming, OF Baltimore. Winnie Ream did not compete,
but she hopes receive the order Tor the statue OF
Farragut for which there will be competition in
February. II was suggested at The meeting OF
the commission to-day that, n the Rawlins statue
must grace the centre OF q fountain, he should be
represented In a rubber suit. holding an umbrella
over his head with his right hand and having a
weather report In his left hand.
The Murderer OF Observation-Disclosures
Politeness of q Local Dogberry.
In the Police Court to-day Thomas Wright, the
alleged murderer Of RogersSi. the Polish pedler,
was fully committed TO await the action OF the
Grand Jury. The prisoner il about thirty years
old, and has the character OF rulfan stamped In
his face. He Is over six feet in height, very
cular, black AS jet, with physiognomy OF the low
est order He appeared wholly unconcerned in the
court room, and sat in the dock as quietly as q
casual spectator. The Judge showed his respect
.,sfpe distinguished prisoner by addressing him,
49, Wright stand up,r instead OF Prisoner.
-, District Attorney thought the Judge
w., apoiosze for being obliged to arraign him,
a.. eas o'V,~ue judicial modesty. 1t was at
iepoi teu nat his victim had but re-
Gently arrived in this country. II now