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WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE message
of the President to the Senats, with
drawing the nomination of George H.
Williams as Chief Justice, states that it
is done at his own request. Williams re-
mains in Office as Attorney General
and the nomination of Col. Bristow for
that position is in another brief mes
sage consequently withdrawn.
Following is the letter of Attorney
General Williams requesting the with
drawal of his nominations:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9TH, 1874.
To the President--S1R: You were
kind enough, without my solicitation or
any knowledge on my part that you con-
templated such thing, to nominate me
for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
of the United States. Since that time
flood gates of calumnyin all directions
have been opened upon me, my abilities
have been disparaged, my integrity
brought in question, and as it seems to
me that the stage in public opinion adj
verse to my appointment has been
reached which might hereafter en-
barrass your administration and per-
haps impair my usefulness upon the
bench; with perfect CONSCIOUSNESS that
1 have performed with clean hands and
upright purpose all the duties of the
various public offices to which I have
been called, and trusting to time and to
a just public mind when better informed
for my vindication, respectfully ask
you to withdraw my nomination.
Schemes to Secure Cheap Railroad Trans
pOrtntiOn.
Representative Hurlbut, of Illinois,
member of the Committee on Railways
and Canals, will tomorrow introduce
bill, the features of which he foreshad-
owed at q meeting of friends of cheap
transportation last night, for the con-
struction of doublo-track freight rail-
road from New York to Council Bluffs,
with branches to the Chicago and st.
Louis Railroad, to be constructed and
operated by corporation under, the
auspices of the General Government,
and to be controlled by Government
Commissioners Rates for transport
alton of cereals are to fixed at five mills
per ton per mile for distance of over
seven hundred and fifty miles--the en-
tire length of the road fifteen hundred
miles--and for shorter distance than
seven hundred and fifty miles they are
to be little less than five mills per ton
per mile The road is to be operated
exclusively rs freight road for cereals
stock and other productions. Trains
will move at tho quickest economical
rate of speed, which will be at least ten
miles per hour. The cost of the road
is estimated at S175 900 900, including
necessary rolling stock. Government
aid is suggested as a guarantee of five
per cent. interest on S3O,OJO, 900 of
bonds.
At the meeting of Representatives to-
night to consider the subject of cheap
transportation Luttrell of California
said he was in faver of cheap and
speedy transportation. He desired the
appointment of committee of nine to
make such suggestions to the Commit
tee on Railroads and Canals as would
express the views of this meeting in be-
half of the general interest in agriculture
and that they would all vote for such
measure as would accomplish the OBJ
ject desired. He said the farmers of
California were almost bankrupt by the
freight on shipping, and by railroad and
dock rings; and that the farmers of his
State were slaves to monopoly.
The further discussion by the House
Railroad Committee shows unanimity
in favor of the proposition for n Board
of Commissioners to superintend and
regulate railroad administration, with
the object to secure the public from
oppression and prevent eXtortion and
discrimination in rates. The Committee
has agreed to make the term of the
board six years and three of the nine
members to retire every two years.
The Destruction OF Helena by F're-I.oss
$3.50, OOO-Insurancc Light.
HELENA, Jan. 1O.-A fire broke out
about 7 o'clock A. NJ. yesterday in the
upper part of Chinatown with heavy
wind blowing at the time directly to-
ward the heart OF city. 1t was soon
spread over the whole of Chinatown,
and despite the heroic efforts of the fire.
men and citizens it jumped Bridge
street, and thence down both sides of
Main street, entirely destroying every
building except Kessler & Miller's So
loon, until stopped by Miller & Rosen-
Grams shoe store and Bohm's old bank
ing house on the east side Of Glove
street and the buildings between it and
Main. The fire also destroyed every
thing on jackson street to the rear of
the St. Louis Hotel, and burned up
both sides of Wood and Bridge streets
to first cross street east of Main street.
Among the buildings destroyed and
heavy losses are the International and
Cosmopolitan hotels, Jarvis livery sta
BILE, First National and Peoples banks.
The contents of their vaults are all
safe. Cans & Kline, Goldberg Bros,