, 1876-01-26
NOTES AND NEWS.

who vas JnK DAyls' 1Rtlof, IL here.
Tho Ways and Mcaus Committee dIned to-
night with Dristow.
Inspector Harror, OF Chicago, is horo.
ITO tas Assaefated T1ess.1
OUR FonEIox RELATIONS.
WASHINGTON, =. t., Jan. 25.-The President
has replied to the resolution OF the House Of
that no correspondence Inns taken place with
huy European Goynfnment except hpRin In ro-
lat1on to Intervention in Cuba. Tho corro-
spondsnce recently transmitted to tho Houao
shows that ollr ministers were flstructsd merely
te read tue lottor OF tho Secretary Of btate nd
dressed 10 Mr.. Guahing, to tho Govornmouts to
which they are roHpocliyely accredited.
PRESIDENTIAL 9oaaIP.
to-day 10 statements that ho Ind declared to
Senator Conklug that ho would not DO eandl-
dato Tor denomination, and that la would favor
sonntor Conaling for tho uominatlon. Tho
ence with scnMor Conkliag. nor With any
one olso en- this subject. Neither Ind
10 ut,tton my letter IT, regard to
neo. ue considered 1t desirable that there
should DO harmony in tho deliberations OF the
Convention aud IN its choice Of = candidate.
Tho friends Of tho President believe ho viii
maintain tho Ramo policy as ha did pIi0r to his
frat and sccoud nominations.
noous DIVIDENDS.
Ex-senator Scott Solicitor OF tho pennsylvs-
MIA lsAilroad. wna hero to-day nt tho Department
urging tho remission Of tho informal tax levied
on the dividends Of certain railroads In pennByl-
vanla and lndiaua sovotsl yeara suco. Il ap-
pcar1 that thesc railroads declared dividends
o. tho yery tl1ne insolvent. somo Of thom sub
scluontly passed uudor the control OF tho pcnu-
sylvania Railroad. The amount involved is con-
siderable.
Dlr. Faulkner, Of Wcst Vir9ints. recently had
. resolution paasod by tho 1iotlse asking why
tho workman at tue Harper's Forty Afniory 10
16G0-6l were not paid: The Secretary Of War
Will reply because PaymaHtor tnoro. nan,oa
TINT tho Government has never been able to
recover from hts bond6man, Who Has Faulkner
himself.
RIVER SURVEY.
Tho Secretary Of War transmitted 10 the
HOUSE to-day ths report OF Mai. john X. Wat
sont Corpa Of Engineers on the Hlryoy at tho
mouth OF Big Sandy Crock, branch OF tho
st. Lawrence Rtvos, With view to constructing
a canal and locks around tho rapids OF tho III,
Lawrence at Waddington.
DouNTtEB.
OF an appropriation nlalo by the last Congress
for tho Payment Of bounscs to colored soldiers,
there has already beon expended sGl 144 leaving
balance still available Of $50 1866. Tho Ad-
jutnnt-Gonoral of Tho army reports to the Socro-
tary Of War that this sum will be sufficient to
covor AlI bouutioS 10 cnlOEod soldiers not alroauy
paid.
nEoRu1r1xa E1pxnsEs.
The appropriation fer the !aBs fiscal year for
recruiting aud transporting recruits Of tho army
announced 70 9105. 900, OF which there waa spont
onl5 $I5,GlJ. leaving balanco Of $59,o une1-
pended III the Treasury. This sum Ia not avail
ablo for nnJ otAor purpose, and will 10 covcred
into flo 1roasury at tue ond Of tho Present fiscal
year.
THE SPIRIT MErEE.
TIN bill Whici1 nlHQe1 thu Eanaka crAhtfnr fhn
Alcoholic C0inmissi0n practically limits tho
operations Of tho Commission TO the Tcrritorioa
anu n'at1,ct OF Columbia. ,Thls was tho orocs
Of tho Chrtstanry amondmcnt and wns tho
polus sought by tho De.nouruta.
DA1kREIIi'8 BuCQEsson.
The nomination Of Dillings to bo United Staten
District Judge of Louisiana to succeed Dasroll
Tho Democrats, and Edlnnods, tdo Chairman,
oppose him. petition has boen roooivod from
tue antza Now 0fleAoH Bar protesting agaiuRs
tho appointment. An adycrso report ID prob
able.
Davld A: Jerome, Of Mohf4an, has hcen ap-
pointed monaber Of tue Bo1rd uf Indian Com
Missiousrs.
THE rnoroaEp MONEY UNIT.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Tho loiut resolution
offered BY Senator Shernau, proposing couyon-
ton b5tweou tho United States and usoat Brit
ain. sud which haA attraatol 60 much sttention
y England, ID fot tho purpose OF aas.mihting
countries. On terna and conditions s,atod In tho
7eaolutton. Tho principal features embraced in
tho plan nlo az follows: The standard for golI
CON IL to DO niue parts puro motal aud one pars
alloy, and tho monetary unit OF tho two oouu-
tries IL TO bo tho gold dollar. Tue Unlted
6tates is to reduca tla yalue Of tho pres-
cns gold dollar about 2M per cont, which
will mako fise dollars tue o1act equivalent Of tho
present sovereign or pound sterling. Tho gold
coins Of tie two countrtea n1a to be legal tendor
In 10th countries, aud tlodccimAt eystom Of no.
tation IL 70 bo adopted by Great Britain. Con-
contemplated chang a1a TO bo settlnd on tho
bans Of tho present gold dollaE. No alteration
will BE- required in tho silver coIna OF either
country, anch coins being aubBldiary to the gold
co1n ard sufficiently ovor-yalued to prevent
tho'r expectation. It IL remarked by Treasury
subject should hsyo ,reeelyud 50 much
communication In tho Bstish press, while
the object to be nuainpa has not. go fur
~ 10 known, boon mentioned iu the pross OF
ths country. 1t IL understood that Senator
hhcr1Raa IL receiving tho zoalouB support Of Dr..
Ltndaynlan aud NobGss Patterson, formerly and
for long time prominent otllces Of tho Phil
alolPhla Miut. It Is eyi1ent tho toiut rcBo!u-
tun aud tho plan that II covers have been pre-
rArod after thorough comparison Of v!ews by
component man. Tho adoption Of tho ptoposod
conmon n.ooey Syataln bosWeeu the two couu-
tries Wi'i obvate the uecetslty for tho frequent
roooinaga Of each others coins. which from tine
to time hnvc taken place. mud finally II Ia regard
ca MI tho frat important stop In MAAiug tic rp-
1nmpslon Of specie paymoi't easy.
THE RECORD.
sESATE.
WAsn1NoroN. D. a., JAn. 25.-Mr. Sargent
presented a petition, sgnod BY large number
uf ladics, asking that q Government bs oBtab-