, 1877-01-06

WssHISGToS. D. c., Dec. q, 1876
EnroR STATESMAN There IS really no
reliable news worth mentioning. Any NUM-
Der of sensational runors have their existence
during an evening, only to ba datly contra
5ic.c3 and f,irly di>proved The next morning.
IN ;he meantime, the work Of settling the
political dItsi-u!tiss j. slowly going or. and.
IN The present a-psct Of uifaiES as Thy appear
before Ihs investigating committees, Zlck
Chandler and his cun-cuc,S raay well excialm
IL the !aacusse OF MaImlou -
"Ch, vts. tangled web We weave
When iigs: We practice % e-lisyl." "
There J. q great del o.. blatant blldardash
going the ruunls OF certain papers, II ne
style ci The Na'aalal T.yli..q Of this place,
al9ur hug, GItifrusrir- ard psoh-Lle war Be-
fore the y,lsric.i iroub! = usn be ss-'isgel
rut 10 maa whose opinion i worth ii-.ruIag
10 believes any >nrb thing. Sgch s-utiin-u's
only omiuI-c irIyH men 20 whom auy chaaL-
would be- blessing OF such, ! suppose, l.
a oi distant Gen. Jo- Shelby, who i p.Faded
hy the above named paper III H. Issue Of rhsS
InJrning. The yalienr Joe claims to have
been a confederate general but certainly no
one ever heard Cf hI,n a. such, and rhe prob
ability Is IhIt he mUrh resembles certain
volunteer company which furnished her- b.
fore the war, Of %hom l. was SAID, In time
vf paac-, they were inviuclh..; IA time 81
war. thy were invisible. BctnI, ~ i, rruy,
Jo-rrh is ready 70 follow Grant 70 the cau.
uvI. . l,son'h AMI even 10 cyEwl inside II u ii
Gr..ut deems = Eec-s, AIRY to do ~ Ia order go
-...t Ti.deu ur h.ye-. IT even 20 bold ua TO
the rsius @. government hiua-is. Au-by had
bitter loos hF'le sharp or Shaty viii
eclipse him in -yoophaucy. l. is, however,
4 mater OF ii'ile Importance 10 the right
minded p'lrlH generally, which Of the two
UIys-rS pats the most.
There aas rather dTaaTy debate IN the
S.ns'e yesrrriay in regard TO the sPPo'n'-
m-nr OF C-Ouiu as Presidential eieclor iIom
Oregon.
The formal PRESENTATION Of the s.a'u-s 4
Stmu-l Adams and John Winthrop. cou'rt-
utrd 10y H1s-achn-rGts to Ih- bail 81 national
-farG=.y, w,- made iy Mr. Boutwell,. IL "a
few well timed remarks. I:. Elurwsi! seur
- the clerk del; au! hal rsal 'he I-t'er Of
the commission selected by the Massachusetts,
au'Lorisi.s 10 have the ,t.rGes made. M
Dawes. Of Massachusetts,, spoke OF the HE.
rh-rlc'sr and services Of Samuel Adams. At
the coac.n-irn OF Ar. Dawes address, Mc
insa!i-, of Kansas, submitted 4 jIlnt rgyoiu-
tion aeoe p'iu-s he statues IN Tie name u The
United S'are-. and returning tha lhauks OF
Cougress 60 the State Of Ms--.ohu~e,Is-
II Is very pretty ilra 70 place -a'ues OF
The representative men Of each Safe n th-
same hall that oacr reSonudgd with their -
clrenc-; bnt the hall, being much TOO small
- huiG statues # all ,.hc deserve Ia b. ii uei
There, each Of ghe old thirteen States Should
~.',l - statue o! ;ha 40 men rs selected Ly
commission appointed flr that purpose, "a, il
The c,-- "t Nt--.,hu--IrI-
In the Hou~s, IA i5T'iira'ion bill vas IN
DIR uOa,iI ration bu; laid aside tor ;he pre-
s1uta'iJE AMI acceptance Of ihe two statues
above spoken Of
The question Of adipurnmsDt ior the h9li-
days wa- discussed and it wFs determined To
adjourn for two days AT Christmas and New
Years, it being DEE med iucyvelivn', IN view
Of the urgency OF public affairs, to adjourn
a l,u-er time.
AGairs seem TO be rapidly approaching
crisis in South Carolina. Yesterday, in thr
demoCrllin House, sr.cuty-riiue : -nators and
Representatives, b-IaE Pr.-rn5, and cons'I' at
Ing legal quorum of fhr j,iut assembly,
ballot WAS taken f,r L. 5. Senator resul'i:G
IN he election Of III O. Bu'ler, he Tyc,ivips
sixty out of the sry,u'y-nine votes. G.u-ral
Hampton II preparing rusnuTill &c b- fog
w4ri.,: 10 Congress asking he rrUo-ui. Jon a.:
his sove5nmrur. The day tefo-c yesterday
he mada q formal f.msul o. Chan. teri ia
t8r TIE. .~rs,-:t 500! AMI TN. ,r.-- -5fDD of Tim
STATE house, together with al! things r-r'aIu-
IN 10 The ofi,r of governor. TGIS demand
Chamberlain p-rrmPorI!y refuses, and, II
The meantime. il pressing his Oil through
The 5nsus legislature YrovsI.a.. fJ- ths AZ. 81
of anyone claiming TO be- g"vern.r IN his
-'e,l. Chamberlain in ni,, j. like luna'ic
playing VI Il fra. Sa0u't NJ attempt tu
lave Hampton arrested, the cly,t disastrous
results may lyIJE, anl ne alone would be 20
blame Dan.