, 1873-04-09
WASHINGTON.
The Pacific Mail Subsidy Scandal
Once More Assuming
Shape.
Hints Of Corruption and Fraud Out
rivaling the Credit
Mobilier,
Ex-senator Coles Chances for
the Mission to Japan.
The P0stmastcr-Goncral and tho BAL
tlmoro surveyorship.

Special Ditpatch to The Chicago Tribune.
THE BALTIMORE sunYEyonsu1p.
WASHINGTON, April 8.--Tho Baltimore poll
ticianH, baokod by poBtmantor- General Croswoll,
arc now hero endeavorlng to eecro the removal
Of Fulton, the editor Of tho american from tho
Surveyoralllp Of tho port. Creawcll's hostility
to Fulton is 30 groat that aomo tfmo ago Id
proposed to establish d rival Republican nows-
paper In Baltimore to break down tho american.
Tho delegation aro promised an intoryiow with
tho President TOMORROW.
THE JArAN Mission.
Thoro ie quito strong contest going On oyo1
tho appointment Of Minister to Japan. 1t Ia
vol understood that tho present Minister.
DoLong, has boon requested to reBign, Tie
appointment is claimed By tho Paoifio Coass. but
there appears to DO some difference aB to tho man,
Ex-senator Nyo, who had DoLong made Minister
u order to got him out Of tho way as a candi-
himaelt . candidate, but ho is opposed By ox. T.
senator e Cole, Who wants tho place. 1t ID eaid
and will got the appointment. What is known
as the PACIFIC Coast Ring iB against Cole, and
!, Notwithstanding tho frequent statements to
tho contrary, thoro Booms to bo prevalent mia-
understanding throughout tho country relative
70 @ tue leglslation enactcd at tho last Congress
upon tho Ell Eli qd pdng RSsg tbs epos
On On letters to cents did pass the House, but It
failed in tho Senate. Tho only leeielation On
tho postal question at all which received tho
Joint ast'1n On ot both Houses WAS tho absolute
5is Ton o. On III iSo Paang Posa Pg9 @ nd
etsys that after July nothing shall pass FREQ
through the mails, consequently such mnttor M
has heretofore boon going FREQ will DO hereafter
required to pay.
THE rAo1r1o MAI. SUBSIDY
There wAs general feeling Of dissatisfaction
whom Congress adjourned Without having ahod
eny hight On the illegal corruption attending tie
passage OF tho Pacii}c Mail subsidy. The rlitnor
VAS Oh every tongue at tho time that tho Paclflo
Company had paid out $500 900 to tho lobby and
to members Of Congress- to allow tho subsidy.
It is very certain that tho matter will mt hn Il.
lowed to drop, and that nc1t winter tho inyesti-
gallon WI 30 continued promise is nude Of
bilior scandal quite into tho shade.
l7b the Assoctatnd I1ess.1
MAIL SERVICE.
WASHINGTON, April 0.-1he Superintendent Of
foreign mails le informed that tho Pacific Mail
Company will dispatch steamer to Honolulu On
the 17th Inst. from Ban Francisco. Hail service
has boon ordered on the Junction City l. Fort
aearnoy Railroad from Junction City to Clay
April IL, tho pay to bo fixed hereafter.
wIsuoNslN LAND GRANT.
The Secretary Of tho Interior hna directed the
Commissioner OF tho General Land Of1ico to nd
tust tho 1nnd-grant to tho Wisconsin Central
Aailroad Company In accordance with tho
opinion OF Attorncy-GenerM Willinms.
who hold. that, while tho said Com,
pany Is bound to construct the road
between Portage and Stevens Point, it ie not
necessary to begin at Portage in order to entitle
It to lands for tho portion constructed north OF
Stevens Point, -
COTTON CLAIMS.
Tho Treasury Department has commenced pav
ing the cotton claims filed undcr tho act Of Nav
IL, 1879. oyer 1900 claims hAyo been present.
ed, covering oyer 20, 900. More than one
hall Of them will bo rejected on account Of IN
sufficient proof. Fifteen millions Of tho cotton
fund remain in tho Treasury. The claims being
paid arc for cotton seized by tho Government
agents aftor June, 1866.
anEENBAuKs.
Legal-tendors outstanding, $358, ,894,609,
SENATOR SUMNER
rides out daily, and, whom within couple of
squares OF his rosidenco, leaves tho carria9e and
7aiks home This exercise, slight as it ID, tires
him considerably. 6inco his relapse, ton dava
ago, his physician has returned to tho eubou-
Eanoons injection Of morphine eyory other day,
With the hopo that this course Of treatment will
prevent the recurrence Of tho intense paiu.
which he has recently suffered ut times in tho
.egiou Of tho bpipal co1umn ~