New-York tribune., 1877-07-07
OEFICIAL MATTERS.
THE PENNsYLvANL, OFFICEs-rHE SORT OF MAN
NEEDED FOR TIE BRAZILIAN MIssIoN-A WORD
FROM MOsBY-KELLOGG's CHANCES.

THE PrNNsYLYANLA oFFlCEs-fHl SORT OF MAN
NEEDED FOR THE BRAZILIAN MIs5IoN-A WORD
FROM MosBY-KELLoGG's CHANCES.
BT TELEGRAPH To TIE TEIBCNK.l
WASHINGTON, July ct is said among the
Pennsylvania politicians that great change Will
be made in the Federal Offices in that State until after
the November election. difference Of opinion pre-
walls among e friends the Administration 20 the
wisdom OF this dcily On the hand it is asserted
that it would beunwIse, pending campaign. 10 dis
turb tie Calnerons who are holding the Offices, and
who all active politicians. On the other II Is
urged that the anti-C amcron clement including all
the friends Of Civil Service Reform. losing
patience because of the long delay to introduce the
promised reform in tho Penusy lyania Offices; that
they will be indifferent 70 Republican success n xt
fan. and that defeat wilt result from their cold
ness.
Col. Mosby denies that he tried TO lay any obsta-
cles i'm the way of the appointment of Ots Russell
as Collector at Richmond. lie says that he never
saw Mr.. Russell in hs lc &C had any cOmmunica-
ton with him, directly Indirectly. The story i'll
reference to his Interference with the appointment
ne characterlzes manufactured hom whole cloth.
/. came pretty direct iom Russell himself be-
tween whom and Col. Mosby there seems to be -
curious misunderstanding about tie affair.
The prominent caulih, rs for The Brazilian Mis-
sion are Attornoy yCeneral Harf, OF Mississippi and
Julgc leyiseo Of Louisiana, bo-h native Southern
Republicans. l. seems TO be generally supposed that
q Southern politician is b have this important Office
There are, however. some Reasons " hy sucn seec-
tiou would not be q good one. The kind of Minister
especially needed az Rio Janciro ~ who Is thor
ougily familiar with the manufacturing and COM
mcrcal interests OF tS country ana who Is capable
of aiding the introduction of American goods into
the brazilian markets, and Of thu, largely increasing
the commerce between the two countries. Ii would
not be easy TO find man Of this type in the SOuth,
because that section l. not the seat Of commercial
and manufacturing activity.
The standing ofthc Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections upon Louisiana questions has become
Known 10 friends of the claimants of seats from that
state 1t now appears thit juss previous to the ad
iournmcnt OF the senate. the Committee came to
vote uuoa ex-tov. Kel0gg's case, and by strict
Marty division agreed to admit him, and ordered a
report prepared tD bc prascnted 70 tie Senate. The
decision to adjourn sooner than expected, or
some other cause not wholly understood outside ot
the Committee. prevented the completion Ot the re-
mort. Tie question has since been further cOmpll-
Gated by the election Of Judge Spoiforl by the con-
solidated Legislature. IL is held by Keoggs friends
that the only point be Diet, nined is, whether the
Legislature which elected him at the time of
the election legal body If it was. they hold that
he should be seated notwithstanding the subsequent
disbandment of that Legislature and tie election of
Spoliord. Ii is fully understood that Senator Nor
ton will stand by Kellogg.