, 1873-01-06
WASHINGTON.
Special Dispatch to Tho Chicago Tribune.
!; =. 4 MORMON ,or1N1na.. -;

Il - a MORMON orta1oN,, r..
WASHINGTON, Jan. A.-Nov. Oraon Hyde ono
OF tho most conspicuous hghtB In tho Mormon
Church, and holding high of1ioia1 relations with
Brigham Young, writos tho following to tho
Epcnfng Star Of this city, nndor date Of
srnlNd Cir, Dec. 1e.-Whio considering tho re.
sae.on: Gt'n sstsa a s' 81 a tho a9
Saints In Utah trng his present aud incoming nlnln-
1etratton7 Pending tho reflections connected With tho
deed for ths eaase hive rsisad bin up sp' Il
snow n him my pow9F, snd thu. my nan,o may bo d.
hearts Of rucrs are sotenea toward Gods psorio for
nois gooa, md e naaia thsy nro hardened for
ssy of lis 1s' Hsod 'no The
Gus :, devastating ,;Ares that occur in thrao
days throughout tho land, with balls Of fire somotlmcs
spread devastation on lieu mid lind, togeher With
a.ng " s oiem,e upon man aul boat e,at e whs
warming az wore tho plaques upon Egypt In tho daya
Of pharnoah mud bis servants, that It Is tGo
on and IL eonsnnpton u etosnisd M nno1 al II
the earth, wherefore do bcseech them for thelr ovn
prSa ~ WHICH, 90 s ns to sve our
Legislation tending to bind down under foreign aud
unfriendly tasfmaaterH.
BOWEN VERSUS DELAH1E.
It is Mt laHt promised TINT the House Commit
too on Elections will decide during The noxt fort
night tho notorious contested case Of Bowon ys,
DeiaEgo, tho latter being tho sitting mo1nbor
"o ',.. nae at'"n LIN aaiary VIII iathtnl punctu-
snt5 aulounslnB' mclnalhe muehgo and ata.
tionory, to about 912 200. Thore is litt1o doubt
now that Dowon will be given tho scat. WHEN bia
trst service will bo to ira Ills two ycnra' aalarv
A large amount will also bo REQUIRED to pay Tho
'oxponsos Of collecting tho testimony.
BOUTWELL, on TILE DEBT.
Secretary Boutwell,, In recent conversation
on tho subject Of tho public debt, aaid ho would
not DO greatly nstoniRhod il tloro woro not fur
aher apparent increases of tho intlebtoduess of
Government hereafter. Dlr. Boutwell,, it is
stated. still adherob to Ills opinion Of ln1t venr
that 1t was unwiBo to reduce tho taxoB to such nj
extent NJ was done last winter, through tho az
1orts, mainly, Of senator shormnn. ., II
A coRD-woop CLAIM. i
es75,ooo against tho government tor wood cut cut
On 1or farm for tho army, appears to bo noar o.
settlement: Tho juatco Of The claim is already
established, aud all that iH lacking is satis-!
factory proof Of thu loyalty OF the claimant. |
fbho 1s m invalid, and tho 1ambora Of tho South
ern olatma, Conlnlission. went to her farm, yos-
has boon an Interesting ono from tho beginning.
nEvENuE MATTEns
Tho numbor of Assistant Agsogsors aa asccr,
aniued ut the Interual Rnyanro D,treau il l,o;n,
rapidly cut down, aud it is expected The re5nc.
tiou EllIequiro loss time than at fret supposed
thu month OF December. The number Tot IL
service ia Lilo. Most Of tho reduction thus fnr
4lGB been in tho Western States br1t M ANN no
tho fr11it-aivtilling 'cascs, which will bo about
the lattor part Of this month, . 1nreo roduction
in tho force will bo nado in tho Southern atatos.
whero tho fruit diBtillors aro located, In one
district alone in that section, thoro wero SIo
Assessors and Assistants will DO disponsod with
by the first Of July, under tho now law,
ILL.
Secretary Fish has been confined to his houso
for several days by an attack of chlls aud fever.
THE FonE1aN ronTFo1Io.