, 1874-01-12
WASHINGTON.


Sneetas Df8pafeh to 7as cataoo Trf6tns.
THE ciltEF-aua11oEsn1p.
WARRINGTON, jan. 10.-A strong ofrort yas
nsdo to hhvg Caleb CnBhing confirmed voBtar.
| day attornoon, and 1t camo noar bciur e1,cccsa.
ful, but tt was laid over on tho objection nj
safEdnt, Of Ca1fforhta md, as tito Baf5ato lal
no aeabion to-day, Tho delay will enablo ti6 or on.
position to confirmation to bring ,,oIl influences
to boar that 1t soctns without doubt ho viii In
rojoctod Tho CtroAitlo Tits morning cousnins
four paragraphs violently opposing the
confirmation. ThoIr to,,o bordofed on tbnt tla.
loyalty to the Prosldept which ol,arac,orizos to
moopoh,Tent , ald isnel1ally unknown to tllo party
PRESS Ino sentiments evidently Ind Tho H,,n
port Of othnr than ex-senator Harlan. WIN his.
never poforo bocn known to spoRk nut liko a
man on party quobt'ona. During tho whole Iav
.naro pas been Breet dohl Of Excitement IN afl
oflcial cticles IL discussing .tlro nominations.
sonators, have been eeolionecrcd. md hnvo
iog,roiioSa on their own account on Tho subject.
anu wAon tho question of the confirmation
cnInoa CO. up there WILL DO hot aud bitter tigLt.
ii' ''l''n ,1 GROUND Tor tiis Opposition ltas iu
| ahe Hopnbicans Of tho Senate are not sat;s
nod that l,o is entitled to bo classod rs ono Of
fnonA %is lie ie @ understood to cling still to
naS 0'a muc s't'stglts istS +, d0e%sa $sn, with
though he had slopt through tho last tltteon ~
Chief Justico, Liz. cannot be depended upon to
aaninfstor his office In accorlanco with Tia
that tho '"o'
DEatoonArlu SENATORS ARE uNASrs1ous
~ 1nyor OF Gushing a]bo operates hsaiuat him.
~ uaillalaa nus soino very warm friends who
aro a,fe,, Interested in defeatlhg Gushing. II
think It will hay6 Williams III bottor aapo m tha, h
before. '''0' '-'"f' ~''"''
=. - - NUMEROUS oirAnaEs ... -. -.
n,'sp nave hpr'ng up in tue epumc Of tho day that
have beer! at tho scrvico of auy man tcIS or iob'
however hnfe, II largo foes we're guaranteed
him; that ho has boen tho paiI sny
ttr tor foreign. oovefnmouts. It is svon sid
VIII VIII nS tho "1 nobaon aGt only but In vsy symp9th asg
spy IN tho sorylco Of tho Confeioracy, aud
communicated with JEFF Davis up to within
forty-efsht hours Of the surrender at Apo
maltox.
ROSCOE coxKL1sa
loatls t1lo party III favor OF tho confirmation,
Which ii composed Of tho Democrats, lho L1bor..
aus. tho carpot-baggerB, aud few Of the regular
Republicans. Norton. Sherman, md that ilk,
aEe ehid TO no prominent In tho faction against
THE coMpbtUAr1oS Is A SERIOUS ONE
1or the Republican parity and tic cntl is not rot.
Ihe excitement regarding. tho confirmation is
general . and intense. lilo Herald is tho only
one Of the New York morning papers that u1o-
qttvocally itstorAes the nomination.
DELEGATIONS WE'RE WORRYING WITH TIE rnEs1-
DENT
up to tho time Of htE decision yesterday in .,o-
ha!i a!3 o. senntor iowo, of WISCONSIN, Morton, and
ns urge Lis claims to escape tho complications
Tho President decided to nominate Ouslipg. and
n has apparently jumped from tho frying pun into
[Tofhe Associa.td rr.r1
CALEB Cusn1Sa CONGRATULATED.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Jan. 10.-Calob Gushing
Wns congratulated by d largo humber ot friends
M This morning on bis nomination as Chef-Juhtico.
rrosilents intention until his name was sont to
tho. Senate. He was resicent on tho subject OF
continuation. but waB assured Of II by several
prominent gentlemen who called.
AN UHAUTIO1tzEp EptcT.
Tho Government Of Italy has notified oi1r
government that tho odict of Cardna1 racia,
torblt!tllnt, under Hevoro nonaltics tho cxporta-
tion Of works. Of art from Rono, is without ptr-
mission Of tho Government.
THE vIn0lNIUs AGAIN.
A naval officer, writing from Key Wost, Fla,
concerning the Kirginius. says it was understood
among naval officers that tho VirgiuiuA would 20
to tho bottom before reaching New Yotfi... Tie
reports Of the Weather DureaI, were eyen. oo1i
suited to ASCERTAIN tho probabilities Of storm
on tho passage northwara. The Court OF In
quiry, lore, III delayed to await tie arrival OF
oticors from Key WoBt..-
RErUp1AT1ON, 80.
A dispatch from Now: Orleans aaya: "The
dosiSo for IN cntire ropudiation Of tho Stata iu-
tebtodnoss ia growing n,long tho n,assoa.''
INTERESTING STATISTICS.
lilo Secretary OF tho Treasury has complotcd
for Information az to tho money expended for
public works, railroads, canals, aud wagon
roada. Tho total amount expended for pub]ic
works, from 1906 to 1873 was s1o3. 204, ,601. The
tosal ,19e 19r rallsoads oaaas; and wayonroads
both purposes, 9207, 999, ,Ge4 The reply will dis
appoint tho framor of tho resolution, who had
expected 1t would show that tho Atlantic StatoB
had had much larger sharo than the Wostern.
Tho following comparative tablo shows tic re-
spectivo amounts for Now England and for tho
leading Western States for public works. from 1865
to 1873-Maino s3,080,5 800; Now Hampshire,
81, 2S5, 2l2; Vermont, 8209, ,266; Massachuaotts,.
s Neuo 5e II tieSe Ss slstea LID Gp9nqat spr
priatious for railroads or canals from 1883 to
1873. except Maine. which had sl37, ,00s. The,
Western list is aubjonod: For public work8
from 1865 to 1s73--Ohio, 81, ,o8o,9 ,975; Indiann,
i97; Wisconsin, 81, Isl. .i'65; Iowa. s2'5I, 56l;
Minnesota; SS10,48l. For rairoads, cnnale, and
wagon-roads from 1859 to l873-ohio, ea, a,1n2,-
8S9; Indiana, 51,751,27l; Illinois. $747.s79;
anssso9s 1nss ss5s w. Iowa. Mss2nse
=, 7NoRTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD ExAMNEns.. i
The President has appointed Edward h. Gray |
4na an Stephen 2; Ice, q Oregon, and George 4.
~ IIt!Auls LQLnnllaH1OHGfH to cXh1lI1fiD
tile Northern paeitio nailroad from tho nearest
end to Tacoma, Washington Territory.
LEGAL-TENDEKs.
Outstanding loga-tonders, 1881 ,891 ,002.
roSTAL EXTENSION.
Extension Of the postal service ia ordered on
tho Chicago d Northwestern Nairoad from Elroy
to Wlno,la Junction, 40 miles.
THE LABOR QUESTION:.
Tho Pottsvillc, pn., Miners viii Not
submit to a Reduction.
SpeciaI Dispatch to Tte Chicago Tribune,
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Jan. .10.--Dispntonos Just
roc eiyed from pottsyillo announce tho mon
voting upon and generally rejecting. tho pro-
position OF President Gowon. Over half tho
region has been hoard from in strong opposition
to any reduction OF prlcoH from the $2.5U baejs
Of lust year. Some ot lilo colliorios hayo ceased
work, and will not resume; until tho quostion
Is settled. Tho mon firm and will hot Weld
80 tbat Rtriko ia innsi abn l1nlnsa fIorai, arti