, 1874-12-07

tlod Saturday by Judge Williams, who ordered
tho leasing OF portion Of the lines to tue At
lanslo d paclilo Company.
Saturday nas sentcncc-day iu tho Criminal
Court, and largo number Of convicted prison-
ors, including many boys. received aontauoo at
tho hands Of Judge Booth.
On account Of tho opportunities for impropor
conduct afforded by tbs tl,ickly-wooded grovoa
about tho Northwestern University at Eyanaton,
Or. Fowler, Tho President. han dooreod that
hereafter ladios shall not attond the meetings Of
tito literary sociotlos Of tho University without
htat obtaining permission from Miss Sonic. Dean
Ct tho Wonana College. Consequently, tho
Evaneson young ladies aud gentlotnsu arc IN
torriblo atow.
largely attended maas-moeting Of chi1dron
Was hold Saturday afternoon at Farwc|l Hail for
tho ofort to ralao $4,000 for tho relief Of the
financial embarraBsmonts Of tho Chicago uui-
yo1sssy: Thero wero addrcsHoa by Prof. Bwiug,
y, tho At.-Aov. Bishop Cheney, tho nov. ,Df.
progrcsa WAS mado by distributing contribution
boxes with which tho little folks ara to aolioit
donations.
An examination Of tho Public Library account
With tlo Comptroller ehowe that tho available
credit balance hns d"indod down to Huoh
o }a1s IT, ssas 4 n r..
tact tho Board Of Dlrectore Saturday, reecluaod
tho power to purchase books heretofore con.
forreu upon the Librarian and tho Committee
On Library and the mattor will be brought to
tho notice Of the muniolpal authorities, With 4
view Of obtaining bono rcllof.
WASHINGTON.
Tho Presidents message will to SAINT to both
Houses OF Congross today at o'clock p. N.
In tho gossip, of tho day Is tho threat that
aomo Senators will oppose tho confirmation Of
Gov. Jewell AH poetmnster-G General. The Cause
Of this personal hostility IL tho foarlossnosa aud
Independence which havo characterized tho ad-
nalnsstsation Of Cor. Jewol1. He has found It
necessary, 10 sonno Of tho humorous changes
which hn has natio in tho pobt-Off1co scrYico. to
romovo tho favorites Of aoseral senatora II ftom N
office, and to sorioualv fBtorfore with some i'm
portnnt political project. but there ia no prob
ability of any serious Rttcmpt to defeat hia con
nrnlhttou.
Tho Washington hotels hro crowded with Con-
grossnaen. and the city beRlua to aaHuu1e the ap-
elections eonsttutos tho main topic Of lsouBBiou
and almost evory CongresBn1an has bis own
views Of tho cauaes Of tho Republican dofoat
Tho mornbora aro scarcely more united Ia their
forecasts Of the probabilities Of tho sension
Some ctaim that tbs closing months Of the Forty
third ConEeesa will be very busy ones, aad that
much unwiae legislation Will bs Attempted. They
argue that the House, By largo num-
bor OF outgoing mombers, will DO ono Of
tho grat-and-zun sort. Tho remarkable
number Of the noted characters In the lobby
giyes eoloring to those sugEeas,ons. Many Of
tho promInent leRdets of the lobby are slready
on band. Which is eomething remarkable so
curly In tho winter. and # ia observed aomo Of
~ Ta1se nussa nuoa t "nv msto miuuty hnoTn N
haya not hoan saan in W.ahngton ~ onu .oao mmo
.-aar, ~ ~. ,ds Inv, ~ ~ ~ eoi!o
tors at tho Capital. But tho Congressn,on whose
opintous arc bost worth knowing insist that tie
session will be romarkablo for its prudence and
ita "asaon. speaker Na4he hsmseti nays no
oolioves mat sus session "'u 20 quot and un-
eqsnt1a' ono'
o,,7o,
Aou1o1AaA'
Ihe louisiana po'ltlclans IN Warrington give
P,nchhncx in to inf]nanoe tho aen"ta r. sSat h;,o
drst. and to Investigate him afterwardn - A..
sirah1e. Tha noint tn ho cained hv santing b,n
IL That tha Hnnata cnnnot seat h,,n u,thnuf rsn.
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