The Van Buren press., 1873-12-16
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
Especial Dispatch to the Republican,
FOrty-Third Congress.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.
A STRAW.

STRAW.
The House this morning, by decisive
vote, passed the Senate bill to paw the
matured loan of 1858. with Keiley's
amendment providing for its payment in
coin 1t was also amended to reduce
the period in which the bonds may be re-
deemed from six months to one month
after maturity. This may be taken a. an
indication Of the temper of the House on
the question of resumption
THE SALARY DISCUSSION.
The day, after the expiration of the
morning hour, was consumed in twenty
minute speeches on the grab repeal bill,
in which the usual amount of fustiaa and
buncombe was displayed, interspersed
with the customary blackguardism The
prospect Of an interminable wranole is
disgustingly certain
THE CHEF JuSTICEsuIP.
There was a rumor telegraphed last
night to some papers that the nomination
Friday This is incorrect The Presi
dent intends to fight it out on this line,
and he is confident Of his ability to force
a continuation Of his pet, despite the
strong opposing array Of administration
Senators. There is some ground to be
lieve that the judiciary committee, to
which the nomination was referred, wi
report adversely to confirmation, but this
possibility depends entirely on the nerve
OF Edmunds. In case the majority of
the committee reports adversely there
will be minority report in favor. This
will afford a nucleus for the factions to
rally around, and thus simplify the situa.
ton
OKLAHOMA.
Boudinot is busy as bee about the
Senate lobby just now, pushing the claims
of the new Oklahoma bill. He says the
sixteenth section, which guarantees to
the Indians the title to their lands, has
almost entirely allayed the opposition of
the Cherokees, and he showed me letter
from Choctaw which said that at mass
meeting recently held near Boggy depot,
the new bill was read to the Indians and
received by them with enthusiastic APP
proval. The railroad companies had in
tended to work their opposition through
the Indians, but Boudinot says the ln-
dans are too listrustful Of the railroad
men to enable the latter to use them with
any effect The bill can hardly fail to
pass the Senate; but it is due to frank
ness to say that it will require able man
agement to get it through the House, and
this for reasons that are obvious, when it
is known that the railroads are making a
fight against it.
NO WAR.
The President in conversation to-day
with number of gentlemen upon the
state of our relations with Spain, re-
marked, emphaticaly, AT the close,
" Gentlemen, you may rest assured there
will be no war.
BoSToN, Dec. 9.
COBB ELECTED.
Samuel O. Cobb, Democrat, but nom-
mated BY ell parties, except the Prohibi
tonsts, was to-day elected Mayor by
majority of 1868. Gushing, Prohibi-
ton candidate, received but 5GS votes.
-Four ladies are elected on the school
board.
MANCHESTER, n. H., Dec O.
DEMOCRATIC MAYOR ELECTED
The Democrats elect the Mayor by
oil plurality.
New YoRK, Dec Q.
POPULAR FEELING AT HAVANA
The Tribune o-morrow will publish q
letter from Havana, dated Dec 4, in
which it is stated that popular opinion,
excited by Spanish advices from the Uni
ted States, at one time reached fever
heat, but is now subsidirg. On the
streets and among the volunteers and
lower order Of Spaniards, there were
threats Of violence, and at one point the
mob had actually concluded to destroy
the Nirginus, but were dissuaded there |
from by the action Of their officers.
There is no question but that all the
Spaniards on the island are averse to re-
lnqushing the Virginius, and would not
do it if they were not absolutely com
PEELED BY those who prefer war to the
surrender of the vessel there are threats
Of burning or scuttling it, SO serious
have these threats been regarded that the
guard on the Nirginius, which continues
TO lay at the navy. yard, has been doubled
and other extra precautions taken. The
officers of the navy kecnly feel their ha-
initiation ia the return of the Nirginius,
and it has been proclaimed in the news
papers that if the vessel is given up, all
of the officers of the Tornado will resign |
Of all grades, honors and decorations,
and retire from the service; and that
many of the officers in other war vessels
will do the same.
WASHINGTON, Dec. y.
Secretary Bclknap will be married to
Mrs A. Il. Bowen Of Cincinnati, at Har-
rodsburg, Ky, Thursday, the llth inst
EE- One of the ladies at the Women
Congress in New York, few days ago,
improved upon the story Of the fall ac-
cording to Genesis, as follows: adam,
when he took the apple, changing it from
one hand to the other, began to weigh it,
but impulsive Eve put her white teeth
into it at once, and got the start Of Ad-
am about fifteen minutes in the knowl
edge of good and evil, and has kept it
ever since.
w ASnI\GTON. Dec lU,