, 1876-03-24

A}pktfdt Uffp1fth 10 1hE tHteG0o lya01H6.
wAsulxoTos, D. O., March 23.-ts is UNDER
stood that there is some foundation for the st.
Louis report that tho army headquarters are to
be removed to Washington. Gen. shorman's
opinion Is not officially known, hut tho Prosi-
dent and Secretary Of War Taft ato known TO
approve tho trapsfor. Taft is not indisposcd to
concetlo 10 Con. Sherman something OF lila view
rs to tho status Of tho Gencral OF tho Army,
which Dolknnp go long and 10 aucn'satuliy re-
sisted.
Tho Treasury Department to-day received tn-
formation that tho Consolidated VfrGinta Aliuo
will psodncs s3.500,000 OF silver this mouth, and
tho other Mines 10000 Tho silver product
for tho rost OF this month iB cstim1ted at 3d.
000, 900. .-.....-..--
ARMY REGULATIONS.
Adiutant-G Genoral Towpaoud Is preparing new
army regulations which will bo promulgated
ne1t summer.
TIE DEPARTMENT oP JCgT1CE.
Caullcld'a Committee on Expondituroe IN tho
Department OF Justice has been Investigating
the subject Of special counsel feoa. Durham.
OF Kontucky. who haa tho nattnr in oharae, hts
neariy completed Ills report. uo hnda thns tleso
havo hoon paid for nssistAnt counsel in four
yeprs, 5220,99 9928 aud for extra CONFORMATION to
District Attorneys, e54ooo: lilo VII report that
been mi abuBo Of tho power. Tho Committee
will report . Bill 10 restrain this pouer.
which shall mako It tho duty Of
tho District Judge to tostify tue amonnt aud
yasuo Of services rendered. and Which will pro-
yido that hereafter oil payment for special
counsel foes shall be made BY tie Departments
for which tho sorylcos bare bccn 1ondorcd.
pEoLlSEss
him by tho Republican memboss from ponnsyl.
yauia on lis birthday, at which Graut mud al
the Presidential candidates Woro to be present.
lie says he will 1otire from public Lite a. the
and OF his Senatorial term, and thao will nccepk
any testimonials from his friends.
DYNESFuATH.
| With regard to tho investigation now In
progress In the 1ntertor Department as 70 the
truth ot certain charges pretcrtcd by George
Olnoy, Of Now York, asaiakt IL q. DyteninIth,
OK Chicago, Principal Examiner In the Patent
Otles, Htatenons has boon made to tho follow
ins oGect: Dyzoufurth admits receiving 5000,
but claims that he received It for professional
services, wllloi, he inBiAtH ho bad right to per-
form ou.sde OF tho Office, and haAl no knowledge
ot 1ny fraud. byIontuEth now says that io l1us
snaue no such admission or statement. nor las
anyth!ng q tho kind beoa shown. aud that l'e
can afford to nwait his complete yiadicatioa by
tho Commission appointed to Try hin.
ai.YCEuiNE.
The bill! intsoduccd by sonator Jones, Of Mo-
yada today, sbaointaly prohibits the transport
alton from ono State or Territory to another, OF
to or from foreign country, Of nitro -elyceriuo
IN any other form than tlat Of dynamite, and
prohibits transportation 81 tue latter substance
condition that u IL panked in tnctaic casos mud
unaccompan!ed With any mems Of exploding It.
In The event of doatA being CAUSED by e1plo-
manner, oyery porHon who knowingly Permitted
or aided itu transportation is to lu doomed gull.
ty OF mauBlaughser.
THE TARIFF BILt.
Tbs Commtttoe on Ways aud Means to-day
made The following changes in tho Morrison
Tariff bill Tobacco, 40 oonts pot pound pres
cut duty, IS cigars, s3.6o per pound preAon
duty, $2.5D, with ali au yalotcm OF 70 per ceut
cigassttes, "a per pound.
] APPROVED.
Tho presldens llnB approved tho bill naaklns
IN appropriation for invalid and other penalois
TAE apEAcEA INVESTIGATION
continued to-day, but 10 testimony OF apen!a
Importance WEN given.
MALLETr xILDoURH INDICTED.
The Graud Jury haya agreed upon an lndics
ncnt in the caro- OF llaltott Kibousn for gefualn
to auswor questions regarding the so-cAllo'
: "1es!-estato pool" before tho aelocs oonlnltEe
I OF tue House.