, 1877-04-19
CHICAGO. THURSDAY, APRIL 10. 1877.

Resigned hts colccto-h!p. and tho President has
accepted It. Carpenter pretcnls That he docs this
btcanso he cannot l!rc In the st1to a. 11eputljcan
under Hampton. but ho does not state that ho has
tecu threatened with violence.
VENEZUELA.
1t ID not ttnt. hs has been reporter. that t1,,s
Government has sent passports to senos Dcila
COSTA, tho Venezuelan Minister, IN retaliation 70,
ths demand OF reneznota that Minister uu..tIl
shon1d bs rccs11edt This Government aestre. to
prescrtc, II possible, The incFcasina commercial
relations between the United statcs snd yenezuc!s,
aad scnor leila Costa Il personally great gavos.
tic. It Il atso possible that the new President Of
Venezuela mar he dis po.cd to adopt moro friend
" pulley towards The United 6lates md Minister
nu'scll. sl,o retains hts Official position although
be may be Invited to return to his post at Carae.
cAS,
THE WHISKY CASES.
. Cnltca States Distflct. Attorney riEss. Of 81.
uenefal md Secretary Of the Treasury in re1st 10
closing ~ the whi.kf cases ln hs ,5iatrict. lie
ta,ore mes.ufes fos tee Immediate eoleetIon of the
pertion: ,srrn approved. and NJ. Hlss has teis-
cated. in iii pending cases. Ths samo.poitey ] Of
action viii hs cnfurced In oil lhtrlcts ~ soon -
ordeys can be {tsurb.
RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
WAamtsn1ox. il. o.. April 17.-s1a). eutct. Of
net. e. o. sa sa1
Rivers. will be Instructed to mnku examinationa
md pTt!.minhsJ surveys ard report the extent and
natura Of tho thscateucd dangers 1t Omaha and
Council Dlune. ami to submit m estimate .of thu
peoa1lc cost az iaaktng such further and detailed
sultcya o. may DO Required. with an rrtnato u the
Omaha "a : ehangc Of ths channel IN tha Hset,
caused BY iec.gorgc.
y Y9n5 s os,n;a,s: 1,Sn,.sA :; H.. no,,,,
Engraving nn,, PRINTING IL tho Treasvsy ncpast+
rueut tonk place this Afternoon. TIE 1T inciudcd
pgs.n ne tbs bs soSs .na os T.. III III
bstot9 t,s h., n,e e ne.t ,non.h at 'sast oo ~.
Mtnt Of the sostsnmcpt In this city.
NEW YORK CUsToH-nouaE.
Two o. thc three gentlemen inrtcd to accept po.
s!tan' ef C9mn,t.soners to investigate tho ataish
olcc tcndcrc1 them, but, until tho third party has
accepted, Secretary Sherman declines to say who
tho Commissioners will be-.
.wHi1E-1toCsE CALLERS
Mcinlcts Of the Academy of Science called at the
Executive Mantion. thin afternoon 10 pay their
Scspccta 10 the President.
gram announcing that Ayres r. Merrill. United
States Minister fs.aent t'rn;.e1e Ia. essn pro,;
tSa raJeK MI p,o1s a not
rtiE 1suss1AN VISITORS.
The Grand Dukes Alcx't aaa Coas.aaslne, With
tho RassIan Mipi.cr and uthcss Of tho Itoya psHy.
waro received ly Secretary ,Eva1tt. who escorted
thcm tu tho lilae- IIoon,. where President Hayes
and members of l,is Cabinet wete asrcmbac1. After
tne to'mai.es ,, OF !h.saue10n tb1 , ura9a pSs r..
Cabinet and tho lloJa vfttors engaged in frIsnd-
when tue distinguished fluss!ans Withdrew. The
ItSe,aens nns secretary OF eats VIII feturh tne
~ Thr -. rrrsfcmt iii, ,ftcrnnon. eeromnanfcJ hv
Secretary Eysrt* aT.t lii. tlogcis, FrlrnIc Secrc.
tary to thu President. formally returned the call of
tho lIuss1an ufand Uuktt.
r., r,.,,,,,s GuNspL ,s nKcooS1Ep: 1I.,.. u.,.
cantuI af 1artes * t,htSana. -'A''~' ns"'o'4A'
AprotyTMExr.
Daniel Hail. Of New Iia,npshlts, has been ap.
pointed Naval Olhcer at Hos!ot
- ,,,u rt.aa hlEo!r-ut' : so4H NEWaoS .u
9nt" ~ & VIZ IT. ~ Ssc ,S s,rsn,nd
icasp ct absencc. With prr,ustnn ia yisjt Eurooc.
THE 'liorrENa.
Expression u almost unlfcfsa thai there will 20
~ 1'' ]sae IN '"e
rrAvrg AMI rrrrYe co11rrr
,,or,.,s~~ -. :. -. 49,,
.o:.sar M. p,,ys,npxrsa III Hm.s
pHystprxr nrna1t,s rnrlw ..s.1,trs-u,s
AMBITION. A aguNirEp. pEAuEFuL. rnospg,t-
Gus COUNTRY,
from OR oten Eetrtstons<as.
= WAaisxoTox, y. c., Apsll lo.-The Pre- s!dens
was evidently right In desiring ~ avoid au cx I'm
scsaion Of Conyress, md In wishing to hare
longce period than that whlch inscrrcnes
between Marcl, 4 md Juno 4 to dc.
termino thu scsu1ss Of h!s policy. There
arr Indications Of a coming storm witlin
tho Republican party. This opposition which Sem
asos sane scgsn Att tha Executive session |. not
be reinqulahcd lie has srcnuwcd Ills hutc Of alarm.
and is thought to be mastering his cohorts for the
defense Of the remnant Of Republicans bctwceu
tue Potomac and tho lt1o 0tantc at the danger Of
''paFaIyzed" arm and L. '9tongus clearing to
tho roof Ut bis mouth" Tho persons who hare
nftfnlRttyu}Y united ID thesc Sentiments arc the
MD war,I1nr.s Hro wo5, sra IN. us,ra,.rx
sa,r,o, ..a;t u.sos,tt rstttt,s s+'@ :. :. ~.
c"h1s'o" ss"'o' "ennGt' s".l"ls' ~ ~ nut ccltal"
what potittu1 Gcn. ncnjsn,!n T. Duilcs. Of Mar
aacl.usetss. IL to occupy. iio has given but Que
au1p91Heu, anu 1n.n 10 naae p!un"es. He ETp-
resented that Tho Acthoalsts q Mnssachusctt'. In
Conference, had agrecd 10 something whlca they
had mi dane.
A"~ ru. srsrr,ox ~ r,~ ~n,,,--n,,,xu
In th!s oppo.tlon 10 tho Presidents pulley, ,br
catpct.baegers arc, Of courae, to b tncndcd, hat
tha ca mar ho pocra hayo no.sr hren forcc In nj.
.,a,s, nts,,,c. ~ Nv. ~ a,s.,,,t,.
uonas po!lt'es' snu taso not inc qastlvs dl 'tau'
cFshlp' They. for tho most part, are like tho Ar.