, 1876-01-17


SrtttaI buratsh Il TIE rh'ta9o T.iouht.
NAsu1SaTos, D. G.. Jan. l6.-6o much has
boon said about tho autecedar!s Of thoae tccent-
II appointed to tho Sub ordinate positions Of
under-othceys Of the House OF Representatives,
that statement prepared BY Doorkeeper T.2-
hngh, md published to-day, may he OF Interest.
Or The now appu!ntees. he snya thirty seryaa In
tho Uuion army, anl eleven III tho Confederate
array: sixteen hare takon tho modified oalh,
and uinety-four tho iron-clad oath; nine colored
noeu and enc co1ored woman hsyo bocn appoinI*
cd By htm. Thern Ia no doubt that. III far as
cof. Fitzhugh's appointments ate concerned. ~
much consideration as least has beeu shown for
e1-uuion soldiers as 10 The same class BY tho
Doorkcopcr Of tho last lloiae. Tho POSTMASTER
of thu House, who has cotnpa. attcly tew ap-
pointmonss to make, has probably given prefoF.
euce to those Virginia friends large pcrcentase
Of whom wolo ConfodcsAts soldiers.
LANAI,
Kius Lamar does not get on well With ,hts
CouEcl ct Safety ot Thi1teeu. 1Io has op,otpt-
ell ue:stor Clymer, OF Pcnnaslvnnla, its Chair-
man, now that lAa aunessy debate Is cnaod.
ALAHxA.
The Secretary OF tho Treasury will tomorrow
ee;,d to tim IIoEts, In oheicn!a to tho ICE oIu-
ton Of Pa5uc. OF Ohio, tho reports Of sevoral
oflcorB Oh A*sxa aud tho fnr-heAt trade. Among
tho paners will be a report from Gen. llowArd,
who visitol email portion OF the lDainlaud !;
QUO from Elliott, u Tsoahury Agent. and one
from .ioorc, nj agent scut last summer 10 san
Ffauclsco by srcretary nt1ssow 10 e1amlue tho
bonka OF the Company who have thu contrpct
with the Gosern'neus for taklng the bea!s.
FRAUDULENT COTTON CLAIM.
Tl!o SeoEet-Sersice Division Of the Treasury
Department. las boon for somo TINS engaged IN
III Inquiry regarding tho payment OF fsaudtl-
lellt cotton cIaltn BY shs Treasury about three
years ago. Tho uu,ount OF tho claim was about
sGlt00 and tho circumstances OF tte Payment
- l-tz fIrh n flnfL fJh
involved nro said 10 bs q nlln uatuod paskuau,
Gsu. Nhudy, aui Frank Irooks, OF staI-lack
famr md shcre Ii cauae for fearing that lin
nunlos OF ox-Aeeiatsnt Secretary Sawyor. aud cx~
Commissioner Of Custons NarrB, afo Improper
" mixed up. Iii case these t'Io Eoutoneu we're
bolh N Office wl!on tho alleged fraudulent pay
mout was 1naIp-aud tho investigation nlrcaJy
mado seens 10 cua,pa omae thom-.hD fucth ln
The ears aitl ptobably 10 laid bofuro tho 0rant.
Jury this week, ant II they arc III bad ns re-
ported, there will 10 toulo very important ill.,
dlctMenta. -. ....
TILE ATLANTIC fSEUnAScE COMPANY
OF Now York Ia opposing oil tho attempts Of
lawyers and o.her claimants to coupuosnise s'J
Of tile WaF-VEcMilm 1a:us, Aa1 has titus itr beeu
successful
THE CENTENNIAL HiANAoEEa
&rn mating arr4lt ;r.neM.a tor = ,'cetlnE OF a
lArga nun cr OF unan and ConfodasAtO 6oldioiB
A. ILIldeipl't1 this suunlcr.
Ito ths .tssotfa&sa {Tsl&1
LOUISIANA.
Representations having been made 10 tho
Prck!.lei. that tho IawU ot tho uuulled States
arc otstructed 10 several parishes 10 l.outsans,
Unted atAtus Distinct Atturncy BECK k0ltb will bs
| iustsuctod through tue Department Of Jnrs!co to
| bslny illegal co,nbinasons as well ~ ully!dI.1
o1etltluru TO trial, utldcr tia EnfUrcctuhnt oct.
| lite trosdent had expressed dttaFsltuaNoa 10
| rrcserys pubIc order to tha extent OF biz con-
att.ntiunai pnHar. ThA-s arc tpree etnVa1!aa
of cavalry aud uuo Of inrall.Ey In Louisiana. blt
lhcrs IL 10 psobabll.ty OF usins tto military 20
MD tho civil authorities Ar. l!uchback VIII
| ty tho Senate I'LL his saltn tn u scat.