, 1873-12-27
Proposed Reduction Of Estimates for
River and Harbor In.
pr0Vcments.
Damaging Facts Forcshadovcd
III the Howard InVcs-
tigntf0n.
Summers Criticism Of tho Alminls-
tration's Course in tic Yir.
gifius Ail,lir.
Tho Hon. Samuel ShefIabargor Likoly to Succeed
Minister Sicklcs.

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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE REGENTS.
WASHINGTON, u. o., Doc 26.-Slr. Kellogg, o1
Connecticut, rocontly introduced joint reaol1,-
ton in tho Houso nroyilinr for thu nnnout
a..a.s, nu..,,.. ,,,1,' ",o' ~ Aao oonosc' W
0ucceou iIosaoils Noolsoy III ono OF tito Regents
ol the Smithsonian 1nHtituto In this city, and
tho matter III now boforc tho House Comm;tteo
| m Ftuoot;ou mud ,t,. tr,,,., 49,, H.. ...
IT," ~ .,s ".'a 1~'pot 1no'o nto t"o vaca'l-
e1'o ~ 'ao 4e6ouuS' uoaef TAG tltle OIL clti"oha
OF stasos, to DO filled by joiut resolution Of Con-
grcsu. They woro accustomed by tho rosigna-
Arnaajz. ,Tbc nronroiv ~ n11;nr to
.". ~ rtopt.os5 VI '''.'!H 'uo o!ast"na!ueu
Facanoy py lhe appointment OF President Eliot,
OF Harvard Unircreity, Of which Agasslz waa q
Professor aud succeeding Woolsoy by Dana is
,1rucd. Thorc aro f}rtcon i,oronta ~ tIo r,etit-
lion ,orr,;.i,,,x .ta ~. ness,S..,4 ~. 49,
,4'u' so'A.A 4nins .''o '4co-tEcsiaeut' tno ohsal
Jus'lco ot the Supreme Court Of tho United
Statcs, and tho Governor Of tho District OF
Columbia, ex-ofllcio: tlreo Senatora four no.
| p-oscnt otivaa. i. 1lroo ,,t;yo,o ~ ctot.n ~,
.,.s .:..s.' v.,. o'~o"o "a 'o.a'ss, Ai'u
t"o o'tlzet's ol washington: uoary y. Hazlo-
ton, OF wisconsin, Ten. Garfield. of Ohio ana
Senator Stevenson, of Koutucky. uro
Tie mombcrs Of tin rcvmncv fror,
+1,o ,vo,t no,. 1o,o.,, S,..,slnt
,. ~ ".o' e" oe.so'' oohee''et's' "na ataesa
euuae'ts nave nerosoioro monopo!lzou tho up
polnlments OF ctlzolis OF States. Tho names
Of Professor Leo Lcslncreaux of Ohio aud
Dr. Edmund Andrews. OF Illinois, aro suggested
to III tho present vacancies. by al exercise Of
prophetic powers Of no ordinary description, tho
printer OF TIC now Congressional Directory has
Williams as Chief Justice III tho list OF RcgautH.
HORACE PORTER AND Ills AFFAIRS.
something over year ago tho nation was
a.araca nam " tno m announcement tllat Mnj Horaco
ader-deneral nnd sccrota:;yto to President drant,
mants to accept tho yise.rresideucy aad l man,
AZ inEomoit or the Pullman Car Conpnny,
ao i1esaoei'1 aoufeaao e,tor TO uell. Porter
Tegfettihg nsa resignation, nild expressing sopo
.ilat nls inlafo WouM 70 prosperous, and had
.lo SUMO pno1lH!ea III ai t4ie organs ot tho Adj
lllil;as1ato nlieo ,len ts1o country has hecn
festlflg calmy ~ tho bel!ef tlat lialace Porter
mns !ees1oe nte le"afu hs u private citizen.
Atucn lnu'Ena:ioh NJ psesoiie cxlBtH however,
,as 1uons inu o,onnGo H. c9la' III consequence OF 1t
having leaAod out that porler's resignation Ian
nse,;,, Dsen ns.o oset ana mover accepted BY the
a..e ILL., as ucla.y nnhonncea, W It SHOULD
n meIltorlons officers TO deserved promotion. 1t
y clalfnc9 that tIa iayortism on tllo part hf tho
y Gommandor-ln,CA CAlef IS shown tor his latc de-
ato-Gnmp IN order to A!lnw tho latter an opening
pach to tho ar!ny annu!d LIS civil Tonturo provo
disastrous. Tho question has been raised and
remains unanswered >" ~ Gen. portor drawing,
pay from thG government whiio giving hla sor-
sleea 10 Ine fa!!hsah company, from which cor-
olata11'n Ae IL alleeeo 70 po fecel'lnE Sl0,oo0 Il
yoar ....,
ATTohSEf"dESERALW WILLIAMS EQUlPA0E.
Inc asscrtion ~ now freely unIe thai AttOr-
noy.uencral '.1a nc Williams, whom he purchased Il
3l.Gto 1anoai'lctto for his private usn aud paid
1or u "lth Goyefhinont money. only followed
tho example en- set ny Mossrs Esarts aud Noar
Whl!o iilluf tue Same oflicc. LII law IL is urged
,L'lt pIeeeuo'l,s ale VI great iorce, ana It may
M 10 ta' VIII Tue rnxoseeo Of LAWYER for such
hboriy Ss Nt to "',ssn sot hasc,f @ not m r''l Mt
NY hotter than e'I his st prceocessors.p ~ rhs
Old carriages do not seem to hayo baon turned
osor Wl1ii thn other neions'ns7 OF thu Attorney
uenerals ol'tco, qua II rs presumed TINT they
Aoon wear OUT Ill 44o ariuou3 Bervlce Tor which
thov arc purchased. There III growing uneaal
1less on lAls sllnlec nnd reoplo alo beginning to
inquire where this tilint: will unt.
:. COL. FRED GRANT.
1deus.-Col. Frederick Don't urant, tho Presi-
dents SON.. and for some time momber Of
Of Alent.-aoh. ehoridnns stan, whore llo
Aaw nltlcl a!tluons Koryico, has boon
ordered to Wiaasilington for r., duty III d
mHatesinS a1la a!snnlslng olAeer; 'Ihe now po-
s!t.on Will not entail any noyero hardslips upon
the Lleaeilant-c -colonei, while ho will DO enabled
70 elter tne olHth5nlsllod society With which
tho Capital is Tiled. ........
MUSTERED TO HrsIdA.
JuuGo bUstect, WHO stands III groat danger OF
Doln$ investigated with = view Of impeachment,
uas CHOSEN tAhe 9ettcr course which wasadopted
y sleimah allt1 DeaAay. Ghd Will ut oneo resign
ms position aI'd rot!ro to tho pleasures Of dlgni
iled private lllo, with mono to molcst nor mako
HIM airald.
oEM. i1owAnDa CASE.
proiMhohs olhc!al o. tue War Department.
BaYa shat tue worst laesh in tile CASE Of Con.
Howard llavo not aa yet been made public but
ase e!a n reserve to 20 developed before tho
propsr tFioulsa! l1e also say9 thnt IT tho inyea-
t1eatlon IL naao thorough nnd exhaustive, factH |
MiH 10 brought oiit with regard to |
1ao paytNeilt u oonht,ca to co'ored SOL
G!ofa ~ WHICH w'!l pace Gen. Norton
T.. CiipmaA. Inc delegate tn Congress-
!ro1s' tlla district, IN al nnonYablo position.
Cllspmail mas aetulrgu u great doat Of Woaltll j!
h'lce lne war as u 1hllltafy elaln asent bounty !
osoRer' aao rels ebttlto nGotlt III thla city.
c. TIE cnlEr-!usnc ,,,,
:. nenhtof ealt'a'ltet 6alu to-day TINT Williams
WY "ot ~ cuHtH!cu' tne oupuhl3loh 10 INN
Ielne so htIohE tilae a4 Aopo Ut overcoming 1t |
Aas neoh apalaonea.