, 1875-12-11
NOTES AND NEWS.
TIE CfTICAHO IO3TNAHTEti.
S1Atla{ E1fth1t.h to The Lhtf,Ian If1ANn4.

ssselas H.sust.a to The CA,ele" 7,1buns.
WAau1saTos. u. c., Dec. 10.-postmnater-
General Jewoll has heard nuthing of tho
rumosed removal Of Postmaster Macarthur, OF
Chicago. nor docs lo know that any charges
havo been made ngainst him or forwarded hero.
Jowell satd tonight. II uovor heard q word said
againot John Macarthur. Ao Is good officer 70
far "a / know. never heard . breath against
him. I think tho report must ba idle stroo-
rumor. At Ill evants, have ueyor hoard hint
that anything ~as w.onG these."
cuANpLERs CONFIRMATION.
Il IL said that only three Democrats yotod for
the confirmation OF Clantllor. sx or eight
Toted against him. and otlers did not vote at all
THE HousE ELECTIONS coMMITTKy.
Harris, Of VIrein1a, thoro is rcason to believe,
will bo made Chairman Of tho Committee On
Elocsions. IIo la vary pronounced bourbon, a
strict party man, and IN not likely to bo worry
generous towards Republican contestants. Har-
1ls wanted tho ChairmauHhip OF the judiciary,
but IL wan refused him.
THE ISTER-ocEAslo CANAL COMMISSION.
The President will send In next weck special
message. warmly indorBing tho report OF tho
InteI.Uceanic Canal Commission IN faFor OF tile
Nicaragua route.
THE CLuMsY MAJORITY. ..
The Democratic leaders are considerably dis
tushed at theiE inability to control the House.
~ WIS abll FuIp0HU k0-Ghy u1s 10 ylelu kQu AuuE
to Republicans, but they faIod III this. A eau
Gus has been called tor Monday afternoon. Ona
Of tho purposes Of this callcus. = Democrats
member says. IL to ecc 1t they cannot put tho
btaksH on.
THE POSTAL BILL.
Tho bill! sent to tho House by the post-0tlice
Department for tho repeal OF tho law Of last
wlpter increasing tho postage on tranbieut nows.
| papera aud other thiEd-ciass matter omlta bnoka
from tho proposed reduction. Tho postal author
| tttoa oppose restoring booka to tho old
rate, because tlaey Claim that publish-
| CTS overload tho mails With books
for long distances, but mend all books by a1press
tho Gogornnont loaea mouov Oh What arc called
the long lanls, and has 10 opportunity to mako
| 4. profit on the short hauls. Holman estimates
that there can 10 al anuukt saving Of s4350, cop
| ~ithout crippllng tho tiorernuont lilo had
made this calculation aftsr examining tho books
| of estimates.
MILL CORRECT THE MATTEa.
Tho Presidents attention WAS directed to the
mistake In bin lnossage, In regard 10 he Court
of Claims, and he said fo would eonh conf
1nunioat'on 70 Congress rectify'ng tho bluudor.
t1b IN Asssetated lrestl
| TIE uAHrKna FKAAr CABE.
pies1epont has directed that appeal bo takon
from the decsee OF Judge Jtchson on tho Iisr.
pes'a Ferry case, whoh waa recently decided
eKanat thu Government and IN fAyut Ut tho BAL
t!aoss l. Ohio Nlltroad.
HousA REMosAh.
.; ". Ciiabee, OF Michigan, ono Of tho reading
clerks IN tho House Of Representative, WAS 70:
moved To-day by the CLERK Of tho House. md
J Neil b. brown, OF Tennsasoo, appointed In hli
place.
J. ". barclay. who was clork At the Speakers
table. was sHo Removed. and J, bcuddor, ul
| Indiana, appointed to tho Vacancy Other TO-
moTAlt are expected TO follow to- morrow,