, 1876-04-08

NOTES AND NEWS.
NEST riatvC tf.tj}E.sY.

pAt1Gn 70 0FlsAF ton. 6Cll0st8u from to AlEe
Division Of tho Tael1o 10 The aut,or1ntonlency Of
West Point noxt fall. THO ninln difficulty ts thu
fact that horotoforo no officer Of his rank tlah
boen assigned 10 thla place, Init ho fa regarded
an cno uf tho bcst.1ualliud uiiccrs in tho aer-
vice for this ro.ftsou, heihg ono OF tfloBo bnst
poatrl op tin whole rauso Of tho cousao Ut study
pursued III tho Academy.
A ro1Sr si1T1.Ep.
Tho actinp OF HE I1ousa to-day settled tho nt-
tituio IL voI,ii ansn,o III regard To tho detail oi
army officers Tor civil positions. Hy voto
of ii to ,l9 1t refused to autl,oFize Con.
Woitzo'. Of tho Enginccrs. 10 nccert
tie position OF Jrustno of tho Cincinnati Son!,-
esn isai!road. While Wci.:cl was spoken of III
htsh tor,t,s, thcro was strong feclius that It
would DO IL bad precedent to establish.
otH MNnprnEila ABROAD.
TlIc Department Of Stato will no1 have to
furnish request for thu cxtfAtlltion Of n Now
Jersey tnustlcror named t;tcaycr, wha comtpittctl
m outrageous assault upon Ills t,anghtor willie
on tho voyaKe from ,Scw iurk II, Liverpool,
wl,crn l,u is nov in,prifocd. Whether he. with
W,nslow. Bryant, autl Orgy. Will bo sot freo by
tho ltitat authorities in licfauco Of the proyIe-
seen.
Onicial adviccs from Madrid announce that tho
Government of 1itf,g Aephunsu IL carefully Or
q iQEEG+ WHICH VIII lIICtAHG bpUlb VI kHt
troops whlcl, rocontIy surrendered undar Don
Carlos. for tho suppression Of the Cuban rehol-
lion, Tho army wilt sall Tor IIavana abtait Oct.
t. M it il not though. advisable to commence
operations until hitter the aloAly season in Cuba.
BHuTtEaS CIVILIZATION.
Tin Confot3erntes hayo coutso! Ut the Lowor
f1onse md nro ifveetI9asng tho cundnct OF The
War'by Abraham Lincoln. ailtl tho wiipping-post
for negroes has leon re-cstabilBlod at Alexan-
ttria, Sn. within eiEht Of the Capital 4 local
chronicle thus describes it,;
A. will he eecn ly the rol!cn rccnr,f. Waiter rnunt
cry, aas Meel, has tern sentenced to teceire twe.
" taHhss. TIa nrsra has bns nrset'ed sonic htx
S nei.s T q thefn ,sins 81 .u.iiete!t a'no',nI a1
10 send hin 10 t'to fsn,t.n.iaFy. He ha. ~;
v1rk on lilo ct.a', gang, witch punishment teenls not
70 have had any terror for him. His crime Of petty
thesiuE las Income 10 prevalent aud -$auch i
as 10 adopted to lit Stop TO It. The action
otthc hee Court In aen!enetna ths.e rascal. to =
puhllc expense. IL GENERALLY approved.
FA1.SE Al:ruAT.
Tls afternoon tler0 waa Ercat talk on thu
foo1 of ts,s lIouao aver tho assertion 0f aeyera
perau1la that tho Secretary Of tho Treasury haa
certainly resighe1, mud for tlmo 1t obsntpod
general credclleo 1t Will !l,lally traced to eo,ue
uentluiucn WHO lad Htnrtcd it II, connection will
tho story tha: le was about to xbaI.nn tie Rr-
hnpo OF securing tho nomination III st. I4oua.
u17.fo combination.
J.ou1ss11.LE, Ky, April 7.-Tho report to'o-
pr1p!ed t,tt.llk from Washington hy d is,,ulbcr
n{ cortespouleuts that uon. U:isto,y ba. deter
n,nc,t r., uith1lr,w fro,n thn Cntfnot ~ rrn.
,a,5 ~ 49, H. ~ :on...n', u .,ir.uoit ID FAo-
no""ee" '"'s" ~ lno ,ost e.aly u'9lso'4'
: ,,.. aAS nou nu.Eao. i:s,.,,..
Tie Hehato committee on AgriEultttre lave nl1do
iniust'nt chs.1es i'll t1.s ingalls bl @ssn' 10 stop
tho r1va4os of in1ccss. Tho el, In lta now sAalH
pE0ftlss:
SEcFtoa ]. Ihat tho Secretary Of the INTERIOR the
Secretary Of ne S'nlthsa'.ian institution aud ths
co'nnissionr. .. M.t!eanre ate .efsoy altuorilcd
@ a nays wsa a fal T..
to investigate ana gather nturmatlon rsailse to shoac
!itscct5 when arc haoat uesafncaSo 10 tha ero OF
las7e = hhtl rLahterT Mil thpeclaHg ar tne ROCKY
M"'.i socah. he eihuch.tuA. Iue eaflHy-"orI1ti 1he
~ ~ n, ns ,,t ~ car, r t.a y