, 1877-03-17

the correspondent produced the fol-
lowing result: There were IS MEM
bers present. Of this number 81
favored Garfield. 13 Matthews. rs
ex Gov. Shellabarger, 2 Lawrence,
and the other two refused to make
public their preference"
TIE Suns Washington special
says that Grant, it is understood, has
accepted the presidency Of the First
National Bank of this city and will
enter upon his duties Immediately.
WASHINGTON, March 10.-Reports
received from agent Chamberlain,
who has been pursuing illicit distil-
lers in Georgia, give the particulars
of the arrest of the noted guerrilla,
Harrison Barker, also the arrest of
GA distlllers and the destruction Of
two distilleries and 80. 600 gallons OF
beer and mash.
Several persons interested in river
and harbor improvements called on
the President and received assuran-
ces that appropriations heretofore
withheld would probably be allowed
to be used when the new Secretary
of War assumes the duties of his Of
fee.
WASHINGTON, March TO-. The Pa
cific coast Senators have been hand
somely provided with places on the
Senate committees constituted to-
day. Sargent is made chairman of
the Committee on Naval Affairs and
is retained on the Appropriation
Committee; being now second on its
list of members. He is also placed
on the Printing Committee. On ac-
count of the increase of work in
volved in these positions he retires
from the Mining Committee. Booth
still remains chairman of the Public
Lands Committee, is made chair
man of the Committee on Manufac-
lures, and given an additional place
as member of the Civil Service
and Retrenchment. Jones retains
his place on the Finance and Postal
Committees, and also his chairman
ship of the Contingent Expenses,
and remains on the Privileges and
Elections and Claims Committees.
Grover is assigned to Territories and
Enrolled Bills; Sharon is made chair
man of the Mining Committee and
given a place on the Committee on
Education and Labor.
The treasury will tn IS afternoon issue
the AID call for the redemption of ten
millions of bonds for the syndicate.
The President will serd other nomina-
tons to the Senate on Tuesday. Among
them probably be the names of Asa A.
Adds of j. B. Howell of Iowa and
Orange Ferris Of New York, to be South
ern claims commissioners.
BosroN, March 1O-The directors of
the U. P. r. r. report for year ending
December 3lst last as follows: Gross
earnings, exclusive Of Omaha bridge,
$l2.Se6. 1858; operating expenses, in
Guiding taxes. SIS, ,26S, 211; surplus earn
ings. $7,51S.647. During the past year
the company has paid interest on its
funded debt and its regular quarterly
dividends. and during the same time
has increased its funded debt $451.-
600. and increased its floating assets
$33, 373. As compared with 1875, there
was an increase of surplus Of net earn
ings to the amount Of $606. 853; passen-
ger earnings increased $64 SAL; freights
increased 1862, GIL. The road was never
in better condition than now. The re-
port speaks favorably of the increase of
mining and coal business along the line
Of the road. The company sold during
| the year 125 905 acres of its land, at an
average of 80 95A per acre. leaving
10,75S AS acres still in its possession.
1t recommends something be given to-
ward building line of road in the di-
rection of the Black Hills. This trade
is increasing. and bids fair to be large.
There should be one hundred miles of
road put in operation this year.