, 1875-10-29

NOTES AND news.


Frse1dl Dt<Edfth 10 Fhe tAnd3o T'll:nt.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-tlr. fo.o;'il 'rliamr,
the PRESIDENT If tho Board OF Fro ComusI-siur-
ers OF tho Dietttct Of Columbia, who, 1t tho
Convention of .ha Chief Engineers of tile differ
nut Fro Departments Of the United sintoa. held
In Now York rome weeks ago, made = spcec'I III
which b. told how, under the old volunteer
syaletn. ho and his Associates made no cf5nft 10
aAre tue burning property Of tboso who did
fos contribute to tho expeuar Of tho comnhns'
has at length betn cn:npeilcd IN send In lis r"s'
!xn4tiolI. "h;ch las he+u Accepted by the Din
tiicL f.utnn1ahuner. Williams made repeated
attempts to escape from the ctltpable rostt0n III
"i'icl. 1o had placed l'nreIf. '.ns the evIdcnce
Wan too atr"ng aratnst him. md hence h!a trh:r
naton. Tho chnfKcp aEairtt him rrro made us
the Secretary Of tho New York ioasi Of Under
wlIters.
THE wtrnwsEf rn4rn..
Tia Grand Jury haA been In ramc dawn in.
restiEstlng the connectioh Ut GGn AesItY. late
Congressman from Istts1nirg. with tue Wisow-
akt claim. which was FocentlY Hnugglcd thr,nct
tho Treasury and paid. CufulaiM. aYAIuhs the
careloHs, II not criminal. nauncr in wh=i, hlc:-
neas Ia transacted 10 tin Office u TIN S"r nd
t.nsnptrol'er Of tts freasnre ID sa.iv in5iea"in:
II IN p thH oificn tha: tho Witoa skl case aAs If
nclally ndolneJ, Ind 1t in ahaerttd that i: uftI-
uut,Bus faciffttrs for tho BucceBH OF fraudulent
clkinas Of all sorts.
REMOVED.
Tho postmastes-fI.ucsaI to-day removed ffnm
ofIlco jeifogsun i. U,bntt4, Post na.:er at Che-
to.a, Kans., for certifying to tho su1icfency .!
tho suroties on The bond of tho acccpteh bldf]er
un tho Font Gonclo aud III laso tna:l .ouss List
Uetobtr. whea lie knew them Il ba wos1!,cn+.
ile would be criminally prosecuted we're not tho
department conrisced that ho lad uo intention
Ut wron9tng tho Government
sa:TnEMg EbGnT SCENE.
There wns culi,uH scena in tba Quilted S'ptes
Snoteme Court upoo tho delivery oi tho jas
opinion. on opinion day. Eight 1ustices concur.
rcd IN the majority opinion: oas Justice. Brad
ley. ulrnented. aud, III announcing hs diH4ent'hE
ol tnion. pafd III diA.tne. md dom n"e hon
any o1io With con1tnan sense could do otherwise
TIE TREAsrHi HEFoNf.
BecErtary brEtoW to-day commenced his an
nukl report.
AN ARMY ro.nn
flat convened here to e1an1na paynanera for
retirement.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Gen. Spinner Ia III doubt wtether to accept {
testimonial fto1u Treasury clerks.
Judge Georg& H. Conncll has been appointed
Chief CIork OF tho po1t-O Olsice Department.
Tho circular 10 ccFka hifnad by Zach Chand
lor. Ills 1rst official order. the regular cal
for Information for tho Official bIuo-book, ant
AMI printed before Chandler Was appointed Sec
Eetary.
nETiatSH LEuAI-TCSnEI.s.
hAHn1EttA1hs Wa 2cs@llb t3ECIGtAlJ VI lls
| Treasury has Hircn direction Tor the Retirement
and cancellation OF s7D}.ss0 Tinted States legal
| tenders that amount hetug 81 per cent OF tl
| National Bank circulatin1 issued last month
| Tie MIL 1nako tbs amount OF outstanding Legal
| tenders, until further ordera STD, ggl6.244,
| Tho recelplB from IntefnaF revenue tn.da
were $4G1. .2sGs3: from cuaien1s, : 542, 122.i2.
MORTON AND TIE PRESIDENT.
Senator Morton Ind loug lntesylev With til
| rtesIdeut this morning.
APPOINTMENT.
John Langdon has bt" appointed storokeepe
| for tho 6ucoDd D,nrict ii :lit4 onri.
| TWO T49T THAr*S BALI.
| WAsHINGvtS, D. L.. Oct. 4b.-1he BhEiu.or
| t Ohio llatlroad Cutnrsny Submitted to IT.:
post-Ot1ico Department to day schedule wL's
NAB hppr,sed, ircvsding far two lightning mail
| lralns daily iaataad Of one. as 4crrtnfurn ecu
! temUfated. between Baltimore aud Washington
aud Chicago, ,he acrsice to begin next Monltny
and Bhozten tho present schedule one davis til:
for Al! points west of tho Mshsi+: :irpi River.