, 1874-12-19
wI,llo tho tlato will on:or Into bond to inlomnl-
II tho Honora1 Government from my loss thak
n,ay arlHo from Mitigation from tho English par

whllo tho blato will on.or Into bond to indomnl-
IL tho Honora1 Government from my losB tint
nlay arlHo from litigation from tho English par
tlcg.
WAR orArsrs.
h bill to rolrnburse Status for nrns md nqnip-
fnonts furnished troops during tho lato War was
adopted by tho 1lotlso Military Committee 10.
day. II 1t should .pasB, tho htatos OF Ohio aud
Miaaour, would 10 untitled, respectively to
nn1paE HILL.
Tho bill to authorize thu construction Of h
bridge neroaa tho tlisslaFippl ut Oarondo-
lot. Hontl1 OF st. Iouig, liaH boon adopted
by tho 1onao Commerce Conm1ttae. Tho bill
proyii1on TINT tic spans OF tho bridge slali be
ao0 foot. but tho ST. Louis Cohgrossmon fnBiat
TINT thoy must DO at ioass 41o font long.
THE BArE-nundLANY TRIAL.
Anothor attompt will bonbt'eBp bo lnada on
Dafc-burglary trial, and It is beloved that this
time 1t vii DO accossful as 1t ls understood tho
motion Ntii DO mndo by Republican. Trolni-
mont RopubcanB olaim TINT the roasDn Nlly tho
resolution WAS dofoRtod laat Monday WIS that 1t
wns moved by hit. uecls, 4 Dan,oc,at.
tTa the Associated P,tsa.'
GARNET 1rEETlNa.
WAHn1S0ToN. d. e.. Doc. 18.--T1fe Cabinet
been common reoentls. hut there wan nothing oe
unusual Importance under consideration, UAl-
cial entertainments Of King Nalataua were
talked of at 8on,e iongsis, a'sd thege was ~ con-
boanJarics, but nothing signiiyints nny action
by ths Government in tho luttor particular.
JUDICIAL. nf:S1NclATioN.
Tho Hon. Judge james H. ltowc, judge Of tho
Uni:oa Stntes Cont for tho Eahtar,l District os
Wisconsin, lina RESIGNED, to Lake effect JR,s. I,
1875, Oil account Of ul-aeAtth.
THIS GENERAL. APPROPRIATION n11.L.
at tho cnitclisioH Of tho tiorco dobate In tho
Ilousu Committee OF tho Whole today, concorn-
lug tho approprle!ions for the Department 2, Of
plotted In Con,mittoo aud reported to tiIo House.
Ihere d.scwsslon nroAe in reference to tic rent
Of q houae OF u street for tito ING Of tho Post
Olico Department. it haViuE boon alleged Tint a
ront Of 81, 2o0 year was oxorbitaut. aud that A.
Il. Shepherd uaB ownor.
1Ir. fynor dpfondeh tho notion Of thu poBt.
Office Department In the matter, while bis col
lcaEuo (Niison) calioh intention to tho fact thai
| tho HanNo property sold yenr or two since fOl
| only $s13, ,090. finally vote WIZ taken on al
200, and it was ngrood to-, All other nmond:
| nlonts TO tho blu wero agrooa to in grosu. and
| tho bill passed.
I INDIAN SUBSISTENCE. ..
| Tllo Secretary OF tic interior to-1ny of1oihl1,
| recommends thai Congress- should appropriate
| slG2.0gV for tho subsistence and support Of the
Northern Sioux futtiana. WHO hive been COLLECTED
ut tho Rod Cloul nnd Whiteatone Agencies ii
| Dakota.
| n1rIED GUNS.
/ Tho Secretary Of Wnr l!as trauAmfttol to th.
11ouao Of Representatives for Their consideration
| tho letlar from tho Chief Of Ordnance. strongly
Recommending nu appropriation Of $3.50, 600 to
converting s,nootll-bore gnn into riilch cnupot
by lining with wrought-iron steel, and aiso nj
| appropriation OF $250,000 for experiments AMI
| toats Of heavy ordnance.
aourMEnN INVESTIGATIONS.
| 1t meeting OF Tho Select Not,Ho Cornritte
to-day to inquire into tho condition Of aitasra il
| tho Southern 5tateB, nub-comnlittoo conaistiu,
| Of FoAtcr, Phelps, and Potter Wau appointed T.
| proceed to Now 0rleans with authority to cal
| for tho full ComnLtoo ehoula they doom 1t ad
yizablo to do 10. Tho rnl Uo,ll,nittoc to inquir
into tho vicltHburg tronh!o viii loayo horo 10
| l1lnt place Oh tlip aGEli inst.