, 1874-11-14
WASHINGTON.
Tho Chicago Collcctorship--n1r. uoya's
Friends ut Work.
Postmaster-Goneral Jewell Favors a
Reduction III Lotter-Poatage.
The Presidents Views on the Recent
Elections.

AN UEWARnANrED AeBEHT1oS.
Special Dispdtch to The Chicago Tribune.
WAanlHaToN. D. O., Nov. 19.-Tho Chronicle
OF this morning grossly n,lsrepEoaents tho oom-
missioner Of Internal 1tovonue on tho subject Of
the moicty laws, III au editorial paragraph, In
which occurs Ito following aonteuco:
"He believes tint tho failing OF Of the cuB.
toms receipts in duo solely to The withdrawal Of
tito tnoiety allowed In former years, nnd thinks
TINT tho Government ia sustaining great losseB
in consequence" lIr. Douglass empnatically
denioa tint In hears guy such opinions, s1d
Instrumental in bringing about tho sanbo,n in-
yest!Eation, which resulted il. the repeal Of thc
Sanborn Aloiaty law. 1t will bo seen that the
Chronicles ASSERTION docs him great 1n1uBtlce..
THE cnfoAuo coL1EcTuRsnIP.
AIr. Woodbury. n. Taylor, OF the Chicago Post
and Wai, arrived llera To-day to nt'deavor to &C.
cure the Dir. 1Ioyss rcappo.utmant 10 ho Col.
lecior Of 1nterna Kevcnno. It ia nat believed
that ho will bo successful.
POSTAL MATrEHB.
t1o Ghs Assocfat<d F.kss.1
WASHINGTON, u. e., Nov: l3.--Postmaster-
General lowell etnphatical1y disclalms Intending
to recommend any increnao in tho present rates
Of postage. On the contrary. ic thinks 1otter-
postage should ho reduced whenever It shall 10
iound posBlble to materially diminish tho ox-
peud,eurcs Tor carrying mailB without dcpriyang
Lie public Of existing facilities.
Agent saviilo, OF tho 1sed-Clond Agency. is In
str,,1tcd 10 oifcr reward Of 1850 tor the apprc-
henBion Of tho Miuucconjon lndians who IA
sass;nated Frank Appleton, Clsrk Of tho Agency.
offer reward OF a125 each for the nsross Of tho
two Indians who last spring murdered John i.
Hallowny. employed at Cheyenne and the Arm
pahoc Agency. .
The Secretary uY tho Interior to-day author
f7rA fin YnfNl1nNH n of YOOl HOfbD. b4LJf{iA QGl
gun for each Of tho Chiots Of the River Grow H.
dams Of Montana, tic cost Of which 10 eatlmntcd
at S. quo, to be de!ra, cd ont OF tho 800 o00 hp-
propr1ated hy Cousreas til fer treaty Btipula-
tions for Tue purchase Of SucI goods, proytslonH,
aud other articles for tha tribo us tho President
may determine. Agent Wright rocomnlondcl
thia compliance with tho request nado by tho
Cllofs III couucll, RS matter Of policy, TO co.l-
vince the lndaus of tho good will aud hieldiy
intentions Ut tho Government.
poRTEnH TORPEDO noAT.
Reports to the Navy Department in reference
to Admiral Poi teri turpedo-hoak Are Of favor
tue Nayy. Yard, aud will bs subjected to further
teatB.
spAsrsH lSpEMurry.
Information received In diplomatic circles c0n-
arus the report that Spain haa paid her intlen!-
faT. .
THE APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE.
The House Committee OH Approp5Ia;.'on,ee =. net
ts morning. all tho ncnbsrS S.raha m as1plo oi
4neo except pSfkeF % Of % NoT YORK; Tho Com.
mit1cc IL ~ =. scent ouCagcd in comparing up
nron..:-.ionR raaao last year with estimates for
!S5 ensuing fiscal year. Of Which about two
thlrds have been submitted to then 1t ia aa-
cortainod that tho estimator for tho coming year
nearly tally with tho appropriations made in tho
LegiElatiye. Executive, aud Judicial Appropriation
bill for the year now ontoyed upun, md Mhinh
closoa July j. 1876. There Is an increase In the
cstimates Of tho Director Of tho Mint 1t is o1-
pectod that within tho noxt ton days tho Logis.
latiye bill will havo becn disposeu OF. and tho
1ndiau Appropriation bull will then engage Ito
attention Of tho Committee. It iB their design
Of Congress-.
rEEslpEsT GRANT AND THE CURRENCY QUESTION.
Washington tSor. l1 ltspateh to TIE esu 1ork Eeen.
The editorial ar.ciSs IL t': IL yesterday snorniuge
New York Republic. proclaiming an abandon
mont Of hard-nonoy 1acts.ues by the Republic.
an party, upon which lilo Epening Post cou,.
menteI 10 eesesely lsst evening, att.seta mueh
proasion that, since tic recont oleclious, the
| President las decided to abandon tho position
heretofore taken by him in regard to II resunll'.
ton Of specie-pay.uent, and in opposition 10 ANY
further initiation If the currency.
Your correspondent took Htells to-day to aecer.
tain whether the statement thus made il true,
and IL permitted to sny, aut1o:itatively, that
Mot only has tho President not changed Lis
opinion. but he has freely and repeatedly ex-
pressed to a1l persons who have seon proper to
approach him pp the subject tho Hame views con.
| tanned in his veto tneBsage last apring."
1t can also DO said anthor1tat,ysly TINT " The
Secretary Of tho Treasury has not expressed any
views auta.onistic to tho opinions OF tho presi-
dent /" and his fnonas confidently assort that
hiH forthcoming report will urge upon Congress,
strongly, rotuin to upecie-pnYuients at the car
licst practlcablo poriod.
It is also certain that the editorial in tho Re
rf rr+f .troI
idont. or tho Secretary Of tho Treasury Or by ans
| ono acting under authority from eitnnr nf thcn
and the a..icle IL al much surprise to them ri
TO auyboy elae. xutl is condomned in Official cir
! cles IN tho strongest pnaeblo zcrnlA.
| (Iu view Of this authoritative information, m,
lieving tho President at ony sympathy with the
horesy Of tho Nepublic, 1t is fHir 10 attzhuta tl.e
sentiments Of tho az;ics to hlr. 1homns q. Plat,
member Of the present Congress- from tue T9en'
ty-Hegan!h District Of thla State, aud mon.ber'
elect Of tho uoxt Congreaa.--EDs. New lonl
EVENING posr.l
yr:ws or PRESIDENT anAsr.
Washington {aor. ~ Dspalch fp the .str 1ors rvi
| The President took occasion To-day, in coil
Teraltion With personal ftiou1, who h2s per-
mission to make them public, to express bis
opinionn OF seeerai roports roiahny tu his viewt
gu thn recopt eactiona, the causes of the dofeat
| etc. anti the courHa OF tho Republican party II
tho Immediate futuie. They arc authentic. I'll
tlrat observed that tho assertion that lo and h'
Cabinet would nttond conference Of laapnbtca1
Senators aud Representatives was entirely uu
authorized. lie Hees no necessity Tor confer
onca as far as ho ia concerned. or co,lrse tht
uction that the Republican congressman may se'
1t to tako III yiew Of thB results Of tue recent
elecuona IL matter Of their own concrrn
but tint he will cooperate With them ID tei
proposed meeting IL cntralY without fonda
ton. III epeaklug Of tho olectlons the presi
dont said that Ao dla nol couaidor tho Demo-
cratic victory ~ By any menns permanent
though ho thought tl.at eny indisctcot statanaou
or measuros on the part of :1e llepuolican'
might rtnlnr II Hn. Hl Inals iitnn thu rnaulta a