, 1874-05-18


Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
aEEENAL sNEl:aAHs CHANGE OF RESIDENCE.
WAsu1uaroS, May 17.-A wonderful story
With rogard to Con. Shorman'a contemplated
change Ut residence to st. Louis, is creating
considerable excitement among tho waak-nervad
in tile city. It il to tho eifoot that as sherman
is = fayorite in the West where there is strong
clemont who wish to see him made
President, ho is to move to st. Louis
in order to strengthen the movement, and
this ia done with tho consent and by tho
a6yico Of Grant; that If Sherman is elected
President, Grant IL to be made once moro Gon-
oral Of tile Army, etc., cto.@
THE MOUTHS OF THE MIssIss1PP1.
The foeling is quito general TINT neither Of the
plans proposed for tho improvement OF the
mouth Of The Aisxiaaippi will b. adopted ut tho
present session.
THE OMAHA RAILROAD BRIDGE.
Tho bill to settle tllo atxtus Of tie Omaha
railroad bridge will bo brought up in tho House
for puaBaSo under Suspension Of tho rules to-
morrow, If poHpible.
NELLIE onASr's WEDDING.
The wedding Of Miss Grant takoa place next
Thursday, and, In its conduct, will DO cntiroly
English. There will be no groomamou, but
fred Gaant will act as best man, and the hour,
II o'clock, is in accordauce with MI English rule.
There will bo 4 brenifuAt 6proad in tho State
dining-room OF the White House, to which all
NEW VALUE TO THE NEBEL ARCHIVES.
It will be rccolleotod that none time ngo tho
Southern Cainls Commission. in pursuance Of
authority from Congress-, recommended tue pur-
chase Of large amount OF zobol archives which
wore then in the possession Of pelaon in Cana-
da, and that finally those archiyos wore pur-
chased for $75, 200. It appear8 now TINT these
papers and documents are to provo OF inealou}a-
bla bcno1t in making up,,. tho truthful
+>1n {haY3 hiHfn.in Dufha1,fi1 firm IL Antu
requires q true iHtorfan,-an American Macau-
lay, possibly who shall have free acoosa to the
proper dopartments, to give to tue public tho
substance Of the valuable doonments: Jnst at
tance to bn considered by Congress, III which,
to Obtain Intelligent action. tue publicity Of
ths Rebel archives would aid materially. The
Geneva award has boon attacked in England
by loading statesmen, apparently differing from
tie tAon dominant party In Grsat Britain, upon
the ground, us alleged. that
uNEAT 1NIusrIoA HAD DrpN DONE
| the EnXliuh Government III the arbitration.
position was hascd liaa been publishod. It
| now appears from lho Rcbel nrchivcs the corre-
spouleuce Of Mesou, sl,dell, und other repreAen-
tatyes OF the Southern Confirmation, that tue Brit
| ish Government Wus absolutely opposed to any
| countenanco or recognition ot tlla 1noranont tu
for over year to got IN audience With tho thon
pro,uior Of England for tho purpose of present
| iug h;a cass nnl domnnding recognition Of
boiligaront rights aud .hat lo loft London IN
disgust md repaired to Paris to confer With
| Bdell. Thera They met with more encourage
| 1uaut 1t eeonlB, md found IN tho late Emperor
Napoleon II warm sympathi.or.
| NAPOLEON WAA WILL1A2 TO GIVE ALL THE AID
I that could, under tho circumstances, bo OK
pectod Of France. What took place botweeu
NAPOLEON, Mason, and Slidsll, will l,robably be
disclosed III tie further discussion Of the Genoya
award, when the blu making the distribution ol
the money comes up in tho House OF Aepraaen'
| tativoS
c1A1I ron DAMAGES NJ TIE II. q. oAuncE
| auuTu.
Evidence has bosn obtsinol recently In tht
nlsttcr OF the Claim Of tile lnbllahtng HouHe o1
the If. e. Church South, located at Nashville
Tenn., for the uEo and occupation and appropri
otioDH Of. and damages TO-, tl1oir property ,du
ring tho war by the United btRton military
authoIitios, nhoWine that tho eetabllBhmen
printed uartleo's tactics for tbs use OF the Con
fadoFato Army, .not under e;onapalvsoa, e;,a v'ot,
was obtained by tho ssld, house ~ 4
tie 1oWoAt bidder. Tho olal1n Ia fur G4bs, ,u00
aud the vote in tle Conlnttteo OIL War O!aima i
understood to 10 Yory closo, an inEnenso ptoa
aurs having boon Brought to hear from th
South to xeuuro at loast q partial allowance Q
the claim. Judge 1hwsoaqe, ohairnaar Of th
0ommiitoo, h dddasnood 10 hb opposed t. th