, 1877-09-30
WASHINGTON.

Cause of the Patent Office Fire--Toombs on
Conkiins-Tte ohio Clerks Going Home
A Mexican Generals Views on Frontier
Matters.
.si,tciat DisDatch 10 The Chicaao TrItunr-
WAsH1SGToS, D. c., Sept 2o.-Thcrc arc
rumors that the Committee inyesti:5atiu. tic
causes OF the Patcnt-Otlce fire incline to the
opinion that it was the work Of an i,lccndiary.
All sorts Of sensational circumstances arc cited
to a1nGrm this theory. The only reasonable
motive which could be imputed to anybody for
setting ii on irc would be TO destroy evidence
Of fraud which may have. been COM
mitted, and which was likely to
have been discovered, but the circumstances all
Seem very remote, and to those who know the
construction OF the building and are familiar
with the very dangerous and ingamnabe na-
turc OF its contents in the portion where the
fire originated, tho wonder is not that the
Patent-O1ce was destroyed this week, but that
it was not destroyed long ago.
Robert Too1nbs, ct Georgia, has passed
through here to consult an Eastern oculist rel
at;rc to an eye, the sight OF which is nearly
lost. Toombs thinks Conklinc's Rochester
hluuder was a happy mistake for the
South, and that it will assist President
Hayes III his Southern policy. Toombs thinks
that Hayes has done more for the South than
Tilden could have done, for the reason that if
I.lucn 1ai inauyurated Southern policy it
would have crcate,lan organized opposition that
,night have postponed its practical results Tor
Years. Mr. IoonIls says there can be but one
ei two results from this policy. If Hayes de-
ccl>es the South ie will split his own party. and
il he succeeds in establishing his Southern poll
cy, he will merely be the proyidentlal iustru-
llc1st VI carrying out Democratic principles.
Mr.. Hayes, after leaving the North, must
have been astonishel to ind an absence of
otlice-seekers i'll the South In Georgia YOU
l.ss time to Federal office. They arc perfectly
willing to leayr he offices to those who may be
found to fill them.
There is no longer any concealment that the
Ohio Treasury clerks are 10 70 home to v',tc,
fur=ihc papers tni: iuoruing contain III ;adycr-
ti$cn,en; III wlli*h l,al(-1atc tickets are offered
ffr sale The r,o1ns Of the Third Auditor in
tile Trcasur:. Department: i1scl:-
E1-CnEluisSiulGT Smith. u ;llc Indian Bureau,
will s;,c,d lne mkt two weeks iu the Ohio cam
pai.n. lie will 10, yi.lltc t:le Ci1l-seryire
rul.s in DONG 50. as le l. :oii@er Indian Com
missioner, and will mot lu GonSul-General to
Cau;,tla until alter ;lt. Ohio election
the report that tass;stan: Secretary McCor~
mick Will he Collector uf Customs ut New York
is untouELcu.
Gen. Bcnayides, who has recently been in
command ol the Diaz truo:;s aopg the border,
has been spcudin. d.y lrrc with the Mexican
Minister. Rcslayides is broken down by 1naarial
fever. a1,J has NortiI for Ills health. liz
represents tie MEXICAN authorities as cnueayor-
i'll. to cu-optrate with the United States in pre-
kcrviil" the lNa2c along the border He is
strongly in favor OF i new commercial treaty,
and SAYS that in that event the ju,licious
Mcslc:lns think tha. ths: invasion will pc
rc'iprs,cal,-the Americans invading Mexico
wifi their locomotives, their rails, their
powerful engines. and their activity
while thy will in return invade our market with
their meta, cotce, SUGARS, tc!'acco, and ebi,iet-
wuols. With respect TO the reports that Gov.
Hubbard OF Texas is engaged in arllinI two
ayides SAYS tnat the Increasing of the regular
uriny Oh the border would bc very wise, be-
cause i1c liuc Is of such great length that ut
present it is itpvrftctly projected but a. TO the
Rangers he believes This would be the worst
measure that could be taken now. These would
be just the men tn create trouble. While
the Mcxicans respect the regular soldier On AZ
count of lis discipline and rood behavior, they
DISLIKE very mich the Rangers. because o1 tht:
contrary qualities.
Colby. the clerk Of the District Investigating
Committee of two years ago, -1"nl "l!osc GUS
tfAt, the telegraph buua i11plicatlng t<-CAr1
u, the Secret SERVICE Whitley in the safe burg
larry 20 n1ystcrlonslv Disappeared. WAS appoint
Il. iIl.edlatel~ p tlcrcafi er ni.cG States Consul
Il. Cl.,l-kian4, China lie w:a5 thoroughly ill.
e,,1vaut 41,,l lust ttisict agent I'll the District
l:.:r. Secretary Evarts has requested Ills res
lr:IAt3Ou-
J-n the 1T<st<rr, associated Press.
NAsHlSGToS. D. e.. Sept G!-Banl1-notcs
is~slc&3 tie present mouth. S1,&H,ato: r. t:rtu
E!,.;cr the law, United States nptes. 81, ~.
1he Secretary has determined not to sell g',lu
this ir,1unth hut will retire CEiel States nolcs
from the current balance i'll the Treasury.