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Oitt.AND.
tcrd

BANGOR, December II. The coronei's jury in
the case of the Blasdell boy at Ollaud, rendered
verdict that the little sister accidents ly shot
BY pistol in the hands Of the boy.
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young man, clerk in store upon Water
street, business being dull, counted for amuse-
ment the other day the boys and girls, men and
women, who passing by, wore red mitteus. This
was the result: In little more than two hours
he counted hco hundred red mten..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-12-15

Collins & Buttons Musical Journal. received
at this office. is neat little paper printed at Port
land, Maine. II il published weekly, and besides
music, contains general miscsllsny.
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NEW HA1IPSUiRE.
Damage by Gale.

NEW MARKET, December IA. Shortly before
noon to day, The wind took from the Catholic
church here portion of its roof, carrying it 80
rods and striking the Baptist church vita such
force as to break large holes in the side wal tim
bers. and the splinters flew IN every direction. No
ar ipiutaH
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We take pleasure in ling attention to the
Holiday advertisement of Partridge Brothers. The
Market square druggists, who keep fully abreast
Of the times in all matters pei tanning to their bust
ness. They are among the most Trustworthy and
reliable druggists and pharmacists 10 the State
They have been mindful of the approach of the
holiday season, and are prepared to sell at very
low price ornamental and useful articles, which
will be sought for during the holidays.
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BATH.
Fire.

BATH December II. The dwelling house of
Winthrop T. Bennett, Floral street. was destroyed
by fire to day. Loss 5000; no insurance.
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POWNAL.
suicide.

PORTLAND, December IA. Ms. Elk beth Hun
newell committed suicide 10 Pownal Thursday. by
drowning. Family troubles.
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MACIfIAS.
Fire..

FIRE.
MAcHIAs, December IA. Turner Smith house
was burned this afternoon Loss $500; no in
surancc.
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to inquire into the subjects of the lists of retired
officers, the personnel of the navy, ths navy yards
and expenditures generally of that branch OF the
public service.
Railroad Matters.
The House committee on Pacific Railroads to-
day appointed the following members suO-com-
miuees on various pending bills
On construction of the Southern trans continent
tai railroad-Ilouse of Tenn Morrison, Chal-
ners, Lutrell, O'Neil. Blair. Cole.
House, Chalmers and o Neil are known to be
favorable to the Texas Pacific Morrison, Lutuell
and Blair opposed and Coles position is not yet
defined.
Sub, committee on Northern Pacific and Oregon
Central bills-IIewitt, Morrison, Luttrell, Lam
ders, O'Neil, Rice, Caswel.
Nominations.
The President sent the following nominations
to the Senate to day:
&. Wiley Wells of Miss, consul at Hong Kong
ID. II. b alley of o.. now consul at Hong Kong
consul general at Shanghae. Geo. Z. Foster u.
S. Marshal for VT. Calvin P. Child, L. s. attor-
ney ior Conn. l.. l.. Lewis. U. 5. attorney for
eastern district of Va. L. Pratt StIatton of n.
Y, supervising inspector of steam vessels Tor the
second district. John Uglesby, asst appraiser of
merchandise at New Orleans.
Nominations Confirmed.
The Senate in executive session to-day confirm
ed the following nominations
Dwight T. Reed of n. Y, secretary of L. S.
legation in SPAN. Alfred l.; Lee OF o., consul
general at Frankfort. I. j. McLein Of o., con-
sui at Nassau. A F. Howard, collector of Gus
toms at Portsmouth, n. IL. Postmasters-Geo.
w. Kimball, Jr., Rockand, Me-; Joshua Varney,
Dover, n. H.; Jos. McLeer, Brooklyn, n. Y.
Vim. Ware Peck OF n. Y, associate justice of
the Supreme court of Wyoming. j. Bancroft
DAVIS, Judge of the Court OF Claims Henry l..
Dodge, superinten dent of the mint at San Fran
cisco. WIN. McMicken, surveyor general of
Washington territory.
Cabinet Meeting.
The Chinese question was leading topic of
attention to day at the full meeting of the cabinet.
The recent reports to the President, from San
Francisco, in addition to several papers On the
subject brought TO his attention at various times,
were laid before the cabinet and made matter Of
very earnest consideration. No conclusion was
reached, rnd the consideration of the subject will
be continued at a future meeting.
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W ASIiINGrOS.
Naval Affairs.

WASHINGTON, December IA. The House Ma
val committee to-day divided into subcommittee
to inquire into the subjects of the lists of retired
officers the personnel of the navy, thu navy yards
and expenditures generally Of that branch of the
nuhhc service.
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wind right from the north pole blew over our
city yesterday. There were many tnglng ears
in the morning upon those persons who ventured
out with these members unprotected.
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AS Rev. Mr.. Tiden of the Baptist church was
absent last Sunday, the time appointed for preach
Jag on the subject OF temperance, his sermon to-
morrow forenoon will be devoted to that subject.
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ale tnat plays the King" shall be welcome to
SLIPPERY ELM LOZENGES, for Coughs, sc.
For sale by all Druggists.
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Boston Stock List.
lSales at the Brokers' Board.I
New York, December Ia.

lSaes at the Brokers' Board.I
Boston. December II. 1877.
Eastern Railroad, t.a4I
Boston 4 Maine Railroad aslk
Portland. Saco Portsmouth. N-a85-
Boston Il NJ alne Railroad, rs, 10 -allQk
Eastern Railroad, rs, 50ka5k
Maine State 6's ll2-all2-
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Marrttn.

In East Boothbay, Dec. Q. Mr.. Morris Seavey to
Mrs. Alice Fuller, both OF East Boothbay.
, 1877-11-17
THE ARMY BILL.
ACTION or rua HOUSE COMMITTEE.

5ptetut DLpatch 10 TAs CAlcago 1rfbuIs. !.
WAsH1saToa, u. G., Nov. 16,-lho House
Appropriation Committee to-day considered the
Senate amendments to the Army bill. aud
aEresl to allow tl,sus except tho one which pro-
poses TO l9lcrease the army TO a5.000 men, or
rather refuses TO approve tho action Of The
House In reducing 1t to e0,UU. Over this qucs-
ton the liouse will mako contest, aud endcavor
to convince those IN the country Who arc foolish
enoug!, to believe 1t that tho Jlou.e Democrats
nloue IN Congress- ara a.lvoatca of economy
at,d reform; but tho Indications arc that the
Democrats will have their labor for thcIr pains,
u. At private conference OF thu Tc1as tpem.
bcFs this Afternoon, they, with uue exception,
A0AzsD TO SUPPORT TnA BlLL
u L. CAME tsom the 8enate. As At least half =
dozen other Democrats Will do the same the
Republicans with this small faction will proba-
tlY b. able to control tue bill. The Tc1as peo-
ric arc cMtitely kast4tel With the actIun ol the
ssna!e, which leaves with the COMMANDMENTS
his; tAe puWer to command tile aruy which
tae Constitution gives hiHl. The TgxaA peopte
tav lley arc cnnident that they will receive full
pfotcetion, anl fur this reasoI use less inclined
70 euiuc.te with tho Democratic leaders who
aesIe 10 te!ues The army. The bllt will protA.
bly " called NY toMoTruw, and will be either
Pusscd pr sent tu tuufxreure Committee
iteakal1 Mas the only melubxru vi the Texas &lelr-
CATION who refused 10 agree.
, 1877-11-17
SITTING BULL,

Ills Comments on tho Custer Massacre,
NEw YonK. Nov. 10-sitting Bull has been
talking with correspondent, md telling tho
story OF "tilc Custer t,aasacrc.n iic says:
"Thc eight WIS hell. 4 thousand lcvs-tae
Ru1iaws-wcre like flying btrds; tic lulycts
like humlntnE-bccs. We thought w
were whipped; not mt first, but by and
by. Aftcrwurt! no. Ycnr people vcru
killed. tell no lies ahout dead men. These
men who camc with Tho Lot,9 Hair (Custer)wcro
as good men as pvcr fought. When they rode
uu tlcir horses wero tired and thoy were tired,
When they got otf their horses tiley could not
staud firmly OH their feet. They swayod to and
fro, so my young men have told ,nc, like limb.
Of Expresses In n great wlud Some Of ihru.
staggered under tho weight OF their guns bu.
they began to fight at once. But by tls tins
our ca,nps wore aroused, and thcro wera
plenty OF warriors to meet them. Thcy
Cred with needle guns. We replied with maya
lust5ated BY pattinK bis palma together tho
raincu lcal ncross tho river, and drove tho
white braves back, aud taea rushed across them.
Rootl deal 10 do The trouble was w!th thd
soldiers. They wcro so exhausted, and their
horses bothered thcm, ~ much, thcl
eSna su;t ,dst. not takG t1so gool atm; svn' ot
left them to stand and dr1p anl die. AL tho
men iclt buck, fighting mid dropping. They
could nut fro fast enough though. They kept
III prettY Buod ortlcr. Tney would fall laekaero1s
4 ccu1te, as,d make q fresh stanI bcyUnl On
higher ground. There were a great many bravo
mcn III that light. und frun tImu to limo, while
II Was GUiny un, they were shot down llke plys.
They could not help themselves. Gnu Of tho
officers ftll where tic lust light ttok p!nct,
wacrc the lust stand was made. The Long llair
st0od 1lle u sheaf vi corn with all the eMs lat'
leu around hitn.''
p" Not wouudcll'
"No.r
.,llow many stood by hIna"
"A few"
"Whcn did he fall1''
He killed a man when be fell. Ee laugh
"You mean he cried outv'
"No; ho laughed. Lie bad ilrel his last
shot"
=. From carblneI"
NO; a pIsto1.' ... ..,.....,
" did ha stauu up after 10 first fellln,,
:" liz rose up on na hands aud tried another
slot, but Ills pistol would not 20 ufI.n
Was any one else standing up when ho fell
downt"
"One man was knccltng-that was oil; but hs
died before thc Ling lJalf.H
Sitting Bull saYa there were only squaWs, old
men, aud llttlu children In trout Of ltcno. keep
Ing hfsn III hls strung position On the blu1, an4
preventing him giving aid to Custer.
, 1877-11-17
'a,!sed BY mt'lers having reduced their ,n..-

caused by mtllers having reduced Their ,,..
tis,M'. ''e'' opera
Ing difficulty between tic % uka ,"e d staHd
md the Seminary Of 81. Su,.nicc ri,,1 rim,,h1tt
settled TO the satisfaction Of all nort,n. m,. bs
denn,atoS ecn:t'ttnR Of tic Hon Intaes tf rc,a.
ecpll. aee lai a interview With tbc iI'e' iTn 4; 70
stills, Minister III the Interior. and ,f's"aNr n: w.
the matter nj length; tho scsult Of viii"
tat the sass WI es lei, In the hands ., ~, ~,
best. The solution favored by the (3oyrlns,nnMnk snnk
Indians Of their alleged bat d.r,,,fho' M ,ho
Tg1fs ,en ic.cf,atn N oHa an1ds aa thetr Eemoya
land a. Okla ia not particularly rouj. tir ann, INA
tunttlcs for hunting and 'shfng arc nil hnt "npof
nill The antagunism between the Prot"st,HSt' St'nIe,
la,s and tis1r cetos ne!gh!ors rnutt avar,
only one that wifi etTcctuatly nut m e,,,, - tho
irrcpressiblc conict- It IL ilntlcrstof ia - te
tnary authorities arc prepared to give fn,n.
su,n to cover the expense Ut romovni and es,ah'
Government is ready to grant reserve Of 1an; aG
sufficiently extcnsivc to meet ali tcrItms,aa
wants Of tic Indians. and to afford thctr, ha,
tcr opportnn'ey than they now have OF tcct,rfn,
Tug SS Scn,Sfs Its, az" oi Fs gsssxei 1,sr Of M
the probabiit'cs arc, that next spring ths lar~a
colony will smnlgratc to tho Northwest fc,FSi.,
sn<rtr' i,,,notca to n. tatcaa, 7r.,,..
ToKoxro, Nov. lG.-1uycssicati.,,, tnio f,,r,.
tractieul W students at acEo0l- -teacEpr.' c|.m
lnattuns hnring revealed tlu fnrt that c1an an,'
inntlou-patcrs HcFo systematically sufj ia r.n.
tlhtatcs, prior 10 examination, by ,lI.inn"".s'
parties IN the enplor Of the printfnr,n,ss u
Hunter. R,sc Il Co.. the Government has W VI
po,tltCu confidential printer to the E,lt,ro,Gir
Department, who viii he under tllo sun rTisina
nf the Court, aud from whom heavy ho,,ls !lavs
been exnelcd. ""'e
a., Snxctal iv:pa'ch to IT, tntea7o 7r,bun..
MONTREAL, Nov. lN.-Nuti,lInes have yet hcsn
heard VI the stcnual,ip Thames, nov twentsl
four days out from England.
The preliminary examination commenced H.
dar into the charge Of forgcry of medical crr.
titfcatn against Or. Fcnwick, OF Montrcsi MT
Dr. Worthin8ton. ef sllerbrookr, two prt,n,| n,nt
physicians. The case 10 exciting great fntrr..tt
nnong the medical profession throughout ths
province. "e
!Snsctat nlspatch 10 TAs taicn1o IrIbun.
HALIFAX, NUv. 16-Thc Fishing Eon,,n,ssIo,
reasscmblcsl yesterday, when tho cosJn9 nrn".
lncnts MI behalf of Hreat Britain cotntnencci
Tho Hon. Afr. Whitewny, OF Newfoundland
occupied yesterday. in addressing Tho Con,nI...
aioilers. To-day Sir. Joseph Dontrc, Of Mun.
trcal, spoke. md will I'ulsn Mothlay, q. 4
Tlosnnson. Of New l,r'1nswiclk, viii rroIably or.
r,lny Tuesday nnsl "Wednesday. wlcil tho n,1tt,
will 10 loft III tho fiands Of tho Commissioner
for decision.
, 1877-11-17
NOTES AND NEWS.
CUBAN IhuExNtTr.

Gpfcaai DtsLdtcA 10 7As tAic44o 7fttus<,
WASHINGTON. d. c., Nov. t8.-Fro1n . com.
nuu!<at1o1 ssnt to the House this afternoon It
appears that the spanish Government paid
xT T,0G Is indemnity Tor the execution OF uen.
Ryan and other Americans In Cuba Oi this
sum about $40, ,ooo has beeu pald 10 claimants,
mud the balance lasesle4 In Der cent boplA. A
curious scircumstAnce Is thatthe heirs Of Gen. Ryan
have beeu unable to prove that be was m Auaer-
lean cltizeu,a aud consequently 10 portion Of this
money has gone tu them.
THE FAkM xxrosiT1oa plLL
was reported to tue Aouse to~'luy. aud will
probably b. called up for debate Oh Tuesday.
, 1877-11-17
PRIZE-FlGuT,
Two ruEtllsta Isruls1ng Each Ot1ior for m
IIouF-Tlte Flight Dcoiured p Draw.
Gfst Yafk NTH. Nor. Id.

Two pugtl14ta Isrulslng Each Ot1icr for m
IIour-Tlto Fight Dcclured q Draw.
N<so York yum. 4N0p. II.
il lew weeks ago uumber OF prominent
Wall-strcet brokers, In order to test the puHiis-
Tic skill Ut Prot William Z. Mcclellan, offered 10
subscribe s5u0 purse II he would meet Harry
AIrkeu, Of Philadelphia. Tho match was as.
runYed to take place last night, and with such
secrecy that tho authorities failed to lcnrn any'
thing about 1t. The two pugllists met In 0 prs-
vats room. The affair waa conducted With
tue utmost dccorun, and thu aulieucs was
composed Of several young mon belonging y
the wealshicst aud ,uost h'1ucnllal families Of
the city.
a rl1g was formed at late hour, and, Ill ths
pFcil1hlnartes hasinE bean arranged, the txo NJ,
ha.,Is Gcinx covered viii Nglt bo,pg- gloves,
III order to evatie tho law. Harry Alckcn IL .
uutea Englisll puRtltst, uru brother ~ the "a.
nlous A1e ulckel. who fought several batt!eGs
hess fo1 The E;htwsgt eaapoa'npIp pIar
phls. slu Stands live feei leu tnchcs, aud wess1n
III POUNDS.
proi. Mcclellan Inns aiso figured In nuIaeroas
gioye fotssts ani Recently 4sisSasd n91 and u
made uruw with Lilly Edwards.
10Th alen Lad t1a1bc1 mud wcrc In Rooa coti
lliton. Mcclellan was Sccoldcu BY lFicnu
aud l,!ily Edwards isicks VA ssfonuea :;a. ~, ~
fought Walker bcfuru hu WIZ killed by Mecue1'
and by Arthur Chambrrs, A professuf o1 NH
icties, we'll known III this city, was referee. IL
Alter the usual ior1naitlcs Tug pugsats 'opt .,syt
bands, md the tight Began. From lte 1l,. stalk
Mcclellan took tie lead Ia tha il4htMY. Tnan na.,
was terrible. liz Eaucd Lfst blood anu afss
knoek-!uwo, and punished Hicken teff,esJ. VIZ.
Yhs lattss hossveI gan'siy sacea sa lid L. walI
oil the terrible blows VI hls oppouent' houpu
utter rouu4 was fought, Ill of which Ts9a IL
, 1877-11-17

the excitement to the bcst of their
ablllty. The announcement Is ma,le that tile
assets Of all the banks Will cover the liabilities,
nut this Is doubtful. Every savings bank in
this city IA now closed. Thc!t liabilities will
amount to over g., ,nOO.O
TO the T'tstern Asioetdttd prtsA
FAN FAnScIsco,, Nov. it-rhe Collateral
Loan aud Savings l,ank was placed in the hant!s
having about 1UO ,icpositors. Thu deposits,
amounting to eonle &ai,0D. have been neb-
sorhcd " by the manager. John Tyler, who
seems to have been virtually the bank. fIc has
aggrcRattng aAn,t $4,000 on stock transac.
ttons. lie was arrcalcd to-tlny aud locked lid.
CLEVELAND, o., Nor. 1B.-5tohI u Gucnlhcr,
picture frame dealers, assigned to-day for the
benefit of thclV creditors.
, 1877-11-17
ANOTHER CRASH.

,r..x... ,,...,.- = n..-
''s'... .S,....',.n., ~ :" isss ..oso snsir
Tonn.,tnr.Ns"n F~s,.,I.sn a,.a 'As
su<ctol DyuaieA 70 TAs cata1ao Trtsun<.
REApIso, Pc. Nov. lN-Tue n,ost in.cuse
excitement was created In this cttv thts nffr,,
poon by the following notice, which WINS p,ste,,
ou the doon Of Tho nesltpR saving. Uank. the
oldest institution of the kind tu lbs schuylkIIl
Valley.
The Rcaalna Saving. bank s4 closed. a s.ats.
nlunl Will hc H.ade = soon a. It eau 10 prepared.
r.. a.sssea' s y T. believed w Hay W i: .ahil-
uSs Ina sseas y, o. sas FAUX VII immsdiasy hs
o'ef 10 EesPoasso'e parties IN trust Tor 1he
~'ia I..'..,".,,,,. .,. .,..
lhso1e"laeeiy atst sh's anhouoeementt tue
street III front Of tho bonk was crowded with
an excited mass OF people, most of them being
dcposttors In sums ranging from s1(N1 to aa5.-
nvs a.'s.,w vNa.. ."nsN s t'o"' *lo' W 49,
w. ene9,a loeacy HAVING 'he lattcr amount
Deposited, and each one had an oplnlon to give
In reference to the closing OF the concern. The
Reading Savings Bank vas l,,cornorate., in
1ss, w,,h an ,nthor..,, nsn,,aI ~ s,nn nnn
'' .,,s' wv" =" *ot,4o'tse s"p'& " S1"'vo'
Acor"'hR u 'aels eaas1eft the aSaets OF the
, 1877-11-17
CANADIAN NEWS.

Opposition to tho New Lieutenant Governor
Of alanilohn-Tho Stack or Canadian Lt.la.
bcr-EHorts to Adjust tho Okla Indian
Difficulty,
sp<etal DispatsA to TIT caIcado Tribune.
W1NHlFk0. Alanitoba, Nov. l1-Sluch dissat-
iAtaction Ia expressed amongst thu English
speaking population throughout tho proytuec
at the appointment of the lIon. Joseph Callchun
to the Lieutenant 0ovcrnorshtp of Manitoba.
Gov. Cauchon ls French Canadian and d
Catholic, and bis appointment, although Oh
uox!ous to many Of the English, has tho appruv-
al aud support Of the French aud halt-hrce.l
element. Tho objection TO Mr. Cauchun are,
perhaps, not 80 much On account Of hls natloaal-
ity and creed ii on account Of hs alleged polItl-
ca1 ullSdee1s Wills canalian politician.
The Free PT9s, tho principal paper Ia the
province, has ! violent article IN the subject
It says: "Cauchou's appointment is unancpsl-
bic, and exceedingly offensive to tho majority
duce Into Mani.oba this individual unclaimed
and un,uuxzlctl, with teeth uudsawn aud ciaws
uncut, 10 estsb!tsh himself As M example ot
how the Canadian Government l. dlsposcd to
honor the meet notorious politician in tho Do
minlon. The appointment Is m outrage Oh the
country, the people, and tho Guecu."
It goes out although VIC cannot dispute the
fact ti.at theoretically Lieutenant Governor
may coustitulionally be powerless, all those
who are acquainted with the frat years Vi Mani,
toba know what myth Is this conception.
They know BY the Light OF experience that
II Il possible for. Lieutenant Governor
iu provinces Hike Malitoba to bccono practical
" Dictator, What iI4S bcsn lone ouce may be
done again, aud, with tho possibility OF liz bciu,.
dune, We know Vt ho tuau who would b. mosp
apt 10 avail himself Of the opportunity Tor cor
Fupt intrigue thau Sir Cauchuu. Ws Aayu al.
Tcauy In past times seen tbs noses OF English
speaking people Ut this province held 70 the
French xrlidslune, Anu that's sufficient In iisef
to inspire us with resolution u resi6t by antlct-
pattun uuY attempt ~ repeat It.
secs1onal jealousy hls been aroused, aud the
fcGiluE ruus hiyl. It Is not, however, uppre-
hendcu tlat there will bc any serious opposition
~ the Observation-Disclosures eutrancu Into
atanitoba, but that hu will be quietly Installed
into ottee when he arrives hero Without any dLs
turbanes.
sir. Cauchon leavcs Oatswa for The North
west on Friday. the l7th inst, and will rsu.aln
couple Of days in CAicagu.
au<ctai DtsRaleA 10 JAS GAlca0n Tribune.
OrrAwA, Out-, Nov. la-An approximate e.
t1uate VI the Rawl lumber uuH on hand here
and lu thlS etEhbOfhood places the aulount ut
about Que third less than u thla time last year
some nillers hayc not more than bali the
amount VI stock Oh hand that they bud lat
winter. 0u the llne Of the Canada Central 1t Is
s1lcuate4 that tbs stock IL about =. 0 UOo tcet
lcas than last sea2op. Tbs reduction LAS Eesn
, 1877-11-17

OF NcW YORK. proposes substitute lor tue Dill,
reducing the appropriation for tho cntlro Expo
staon to s5D,oOo.
DEFICIENCY n1Lr-
Among tho items Of tho Deficiency bill scport-
Cd 10 tho House t,4lay Is ono asking $1,000 Ia
nay expenses uf the Commission appointed by
tho rrcs[dentt 10 visit Louisiana for the expenses
Of tho investigation OF the San Franctsco
Mint 5,t>oo arc asked. For the Postal Con.
gress in paris next year, $4,0o0. TO complete
The entire subject OF tho collection and payment
Of bounttes 10 colorrl soldiers, $4,000. For
deficiencies III Postmastcrs' salaries fur tho last
fiscal year the enormous stun OF &G3l ,B91. This
represents portion Of the amount Of the boast.
c11 economies Of the Democrats. In the last
Congress they cut down appropriations to make
show Of economy, AMI arc now compelled Ia
pass deficiencies 10 make up tho salary account.
THE OLD CONTROVERSY.
The Republican Senators will meet again In
eaur1ls NJ noon tomorrow to bear The report Of
their Committed which waited on tue rrcsl.
dent.
devoted thc 1ay to repetition by Senator
DAVIS. OF Wctt Virginia, Of his statements cnn-
eerinr what he regards ns discrepancies III tho
Treasury accounts o.. which there was some
debate, wien tie senate suddenly adjourned
while he Was on the auor, without action.
THE PActftc RAILROADS.
The Senate Committee on the judiciary will
meet Tomorrow nt lO o'clock to hear the state-
mcns Of MIR. Huntington concerning the adinat-
lncnt OF the PacIic Railroads. obtgatiuns to tho
United States. It is thought that tho propo-
sltious submitted BY the railroads will not bc
SENATOR ao,lnow
SAYS that the pU(nt has GccEl passed at which
any doubt can be reasonably entertained og hIs
re-clecti0n to the United Statcs Senate. From
tho tatcst Information reecive, by him tho in1-
enttuns are that ho wilt 10 unanimously NJ
elected, rs The opposition t0 him has entirely
disappeared.
II tht yItsttrn Atsort,tfd frtss.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Nov. l3.-*rnc Commit
tee on Ways and Means to-tiay took up tho aut'-
laws, and referred tho whotc subject tu spccxi
subcommittee, Wood, Chairman, md Tucker,
Gibson, hanks, aud H,rrhnrd, tfsI.l thus fcp-
rcsentinH the vavious sections Of tho country.
method uf collection different from any pre-
scented to the present Congress.
LErTNH.CAnKIENs.
The House Committee oil Pust-Offlces and
Fostrlsoat's to-day agrccs! to recommend tho
passagc of tho bill providing that gil letter.
carriers III tic lrecdclircry service shall be d.
ridel into two ciasscs. and that the first slaas
shsIi Feco,yo se5o anil the second class 500 per
by tost1nasters, atl the appointments to the
first class to be by promotions from tho second
class. :.
THE FoNcAs.
Tho hnal interview of the delegation OF Pom
Gus With the uu.crnlnent was held this after.
noon at tic Interior Department. On 1ucstiny
Inst the Fotieas were informed that they i,lnst
return to fudtan territory, but that they might
cnt iocaliun. TIs afternoon inc inlians cx-
pressed resolve 10 do whnt their Great Father
wants them II do, but tho tenor ot tlleir speeches