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communicated to q number Of persons before
they were made public.
NOTES AND NEWS.
THE QKNETA AWARD,

WASHINGTON, u. T., July 10.-Thc action OF
the Senate In extending the time OF settling the
Alabama claims until the 1st Of next January
indicates desire on the part of the majority to
give time for all parties seeking the benefits OF
its awards to prepare their claims. The op-
ponents Of the measure say It can be regarded
SIS certain now that q large numcs of claimants
will succeed in getting before the court Of class
not contemplated by Great Britain in making
the award.
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
The Senate worked all day on the River and
Harbor bill, and succeeded in loading it down
with n large number Of small appropriations
which had been once struck oil by the Commit
tee "A Senator from one Stats having
obtained the restoration Of al the little pet jobs
in his section, Senators from other States fol-
lowed, and claimed that the same should be
done Tor them. The result Of the days work
was to close It with proposition to undo the
whole, and pass the BIZ as it came from Il, the
House. The Senate will start over again at this
point On Monday.
There Is d good deal of stir among O number
of Washington correspondents who signed the
Avery petition for pardon as individuals, ana
they now find themselves paraded as having
signed as correspondents Of their various news
papers, It has been ascertained by examination
Of the petition that in nearly all cases
the name Of the newspaper had been aodeu IN 8
different handwriting after the name Of its CORE
spondent. Some OF Avery's 1rlenus lear 1nat
tie new controversy over this matter, and the
feeling it has aroused, will defeat the PARTON
OILERS. however, profess to hare absolute as
eurauces that it will be granted very soon'
NO THANKS
Ex-Trcasurer New leaves tonight Tor IN
dianapolis He is another Of the Treasury Of
1ccrs who retires without word OF thanks
from President Grnnt for his faithful service,
undertaken at great personal Inconvenience and
against his personal inclinations
ORDWAY'S ACCOUNTS.
10 tic Western associated Press D
WASHINGTON, D. c., July l5.-Ihe Keal-
Estate Pool Committee continued It's inTestiga-
tion Into the expenditures OF ex-Scrgeantrat-
Arms accounts st t9aam S INA aaton aat ct pf4I fn1
settlement formuch OF the Hileage due to him uu-
til the Sd Of this month. Mr.. Bradshaw, another
Deputy, testified that he was compelled to per
form service US clerk for the Markct,housc
% aseace 81 On one 81 the Market-House clerks, and
while. lie was being paid on the rolls at,the tn
Capital Capt Blackford, OF the Capital police,
who went South as Deputy Sergeant
alarms for the Louisiana Investigating Com
nroduced bis account Of items paid out while
alYay, which he turned over to Ordway on hls
return. The Chairman Of the Committee had
before him during the examination tho vouchers
nut Id bv Orlway Of the same expenditures, and
ppear1v every item in the voucher bud been raised
ssva1a1 ns doliars higher than the account turned
o.. hv R1aclford. Blackford testified that hi
account IS renaeseu e+;o,, mas oesn fron, % nrdwav
mittee await an e1planaelon pe..n.,us mo''
Arro1NIAENrs. s, sn.;n+oa coeh;or NJ
| thc Treasury: J. Whalklcy, Assistant Cashier
+. W. Moffatt, Paying Teller; and Il. A. Whit
9cr ~ )" Recc;1;nr Teller.
ncy' h7eclst5 .st1 49, .pppopp1 ,rrons.
| TIE .:.ta. Ann ~ ronfarenco m the Arm,
The CofnmltleG VI Goaeiouss ~ ~ - - da,1
! Appropriation nlll IGcIea .s:oJ ~ IT Tnn5ov ~
and their report WILL " - .so.,orod u u
perhaps this afternoon, Il II An pE psSp4m ~ -
| time It will recommend that Oil the douse