, 1874-07-20
Important Cabinet Meeting to Be
Held To-day.
Gen. Sherman and tho Dovo-like
Peace Commission.
Evidences Of Vitality Given Out By the
Washington Monument Asso'
citation.

pQr1rY tent of Government AQAIQ tomorrow.
Tho preaiiont in tn roturn fora day or two. and
~.h.es. s.,.' ~ ~ -. as,.or,1,,a~a ;roy..nas
uano, nlo'ennk y. n,'a i,s". '..
WILL bo held on Ireaday, Inc subjects tnat ~lll
come up for discussion arc tho Indian war, the
nuaBian mjsejon and tho suuabble bakwoen the
soorai,rv NJ thn Trcaa,,rv and acn- sntnnar
49,, o,'sun... o,,.<n. ,,,,ox ~. -.st.. ~. IT,,
oen' anot!nuu Saa.'' ~. unuoi Nv 1ostt a'n'' ~
posed bY tho doVo-l'ko Peaeo Commission, which
only scrve to prolonR tho "ar. He IL satisaod
tint It ought soon to bo endod II Tho army waa
.,,owca a nh ,ncn NJ tha rn,t}era.
'"o"o0 wa. oaA''ss s.s,As.t.' ~ W. AAs.a. s.a.,
THE "Abh,saIoN MONUMENT
Tho Washington National Monument Society
h,bited before, and las aroused itaelf from the
.natbv that has noososeod n for voa,a n nnv
-rsI"Ns .A' ID. ",>~ -. , -. ~"
PROPOSES 70 "ipo OUT tno e'!aenco OK "a own
making an earnest effort to obtain tho funds
ncceeaarv tn comn1ata and final, thu Waahluc,
tnr noo,.rx .nnt Thn s,no IT fs5o5, ona ~ 70.
son nos' >4sh'. 1ho 7"m oA "ooo'ooo ~
qnifed Tor tue purpose IL s proposed to fake
contingent subscriptions to that amount; when
tho full amount is pledged payment Of one.haf
NJ III, auh,ornt,on in tn In 5omandoa an, TIN
h.,.,co h, la n,f1od for IN tan onuo1 ravn,orta
oh'aneo ~ 10 o"h'o 4oi AZ s"o '.""i p"siacu'a
OF al1 md twolVo months from tho dato Of tue
POLITICAL 1ssEsaaEETs ON coNonEssstEN.
The resident aub.committae Of the Repnbli-
can Congressional Executive Gommittee havs
recently gent n circular to the Hepubltcan mem-
bors OF Congress requesting contributions OF, 1t
Ia eatd. s1oo from sach to par c,lrront oxpenses,
and for printing. 1t la eatd that returns aro
coming IN promptly "a requesteu.
THE DISTRICT GOVERNING CONVERSION
| suspended oil work except TINT on Sewers.
| which action ie explained aa 10 contemplation Of
tho eaf!y resumption OF such contracts Tor WORK
on improvements as may DO necessary.
j rftSf fI@fIF - d tJf1Yf1 yfTCft tT1HRSR
a Amoge1nent ia On foot 70 have the Roy. John
| Il. Newman, new travelling IN tho hastas lnspoc-
tor Of Consulateg, assigned Tor duty IN the Met
ropolitan Methodist Church in this city, Oh hts
return from hla arduous official labors. Tho
attouds, mud Mr. Newman Ind charge Of II for
some time prior to bis engagement in tho Gov.
| efnMeht BofVlce. 1no congregation. WHO Seem
greatly attached to Him, tnslst on h1a return. ~
20 10 m intimate friend OF Grant, 1t Is probable
tnas @ no WILL ssaufno sne 1ano1ioM OF oooft
chap'ain.
VIRGINIA. coNonEss1oNAL oAs1FAIaE.
II ia q. stated m " virginia nopnnnGa9 congress-
nomination for Congress arc Gen. Fitzhngh
Ice and ex-senator II. Al. !. Aunter: Iha
DOWNING clique or ooiorco men 10 washington
colored people to influence the latter againat
tor Voting against their oivil.Righta bill.
GRANITE CONTRACT AWARDED:
1ho secretary OF 5tato Yesterday signed tut
contract with tho hlonn3ond Granite Compan1
Tor tno granite 70 DO naea ' N the new state De,
parsment building. Ih!s ie sho contract r. whtct
noa % e @ tor "a t M
nouHo o1 AeprebentatlVos' ana aor Wnlcn oc
nnnciatlon tao tonson Agent at 1AonmoDt
pounded INN Will Lis amau umbzeila on hta se
turn home.
THE COLLISION os TIE POTOMAC: