, 1877-09-12
NOTES AND NEWS
PATTERSON, or SOUTH CAROLINA.

WAsnrnoroN, u. G., Sept. 11.-A rcqulsitfon
waa expected here today from Gov. Hampton
OIL tho Chief Justice Of tho District fur the ar
rest a,,u. delivery o{ SENATOR Patterson 10 An
officer Of the State Of South Carnllna- 1t Is
quito safe to suY that, In cnse q requisItfon Ar.
rives, II will bo respected. Tho suppositton
hers is TINT tic osfensc for which Patterson Is
indicted Is a felony In South Caro1Ena, III which
case ITO will not bo able to plead tho Senatorial
privilege from arrest on tho ground that hc Is
here fos tue pusposo at attending tina approacal-
Ink session Of Congress-.
TIls TEXAN noapxR.
Congressman sclllcirhcr, Of Texas, u still
hcrc, md expresses biMsclf as appFeheas'Va OF
Mextcun invasion Of re1ae.
this uyeniug for Boston, where shu III paint the
picture Of Judge Abbott. member Of the Elcct.
0rpl Commission, Iur her hlsturicnl painting OF
tlc tribunal; she VIII subse1nent!y take sit
rkNAloN APPLICATION.
Tho Mexican Wur Veterans will rcnew thelf
qttsmuts TO- seeufs lay granting sns'ons 70
Bureau Il auitl to fayur tue project.
THE rATENT-oyrIcR. ..-..
Perkins, tie eatGnt Attorney, has Aucecedctl
In forclng auotler investigation ilto tho cou-
duct u soine 1t thu prlnesual o.ll'rrs Of tho
no rOraDAT.oN.
There is evidently 1lo foundation for tho
numerous stories relative ttI Secretary seluEz's
probable retirement frun, the Cabinet, or his ap.
puint.nent 10 foreign mission.
TMDAAs u. NnYAN,
District Commissioners, is vefY aRtivc ln organ
zing charities for tho reicf Ut the poor OF this
District. and hopes to obtain fund OF $ao,0Oo.
Secretary Hehufz ias authorized agents to
solicit subscriptions for this purpose through
tho Interior Department.
Tux rl,LAuElpl.A CusTosl-nouaB.
4" ths lt't*ttrH Assoet!tst f'rsss.
limit ntrka.
ston al},ntnica to Investigate tho aAaira of ths
rhIladcEpi!a Custom lionso saY TINT On the
wllule tlv contalt"n Of thy scssicc ut thc pres
ent time Is reasonably satfsfactory; that It h
buslneas community; that corruption is apJ,ar-
| cmiY unknown; mil thai thn Irregularities
/ whiet hare prevailed Ilaso sprung from loose
construction Ut tue law aud crrousous views Ut
paelty, Is Ut very fa!r aycrace; lbat tho work.
with lew exceptions, Ia efficiently done; that tho
/ service In glI hrauclles has hcen greatly tln-
proved Thy paat year: and that ths teu'
orally hea!thful anu III thr right direction.
TAx cnMiNs SESSION.
Estimates for thu support Of thu army for thu
present fiscal year i,aye been prepared BY tla
partncnt, whlrll will trgnsi.i't tl,etn to Cotl'
| grcss ut tho extra scsston. Ihrse aro the only
| estimates to hc sent lii.
lle question With regard to tho Presidents
/
| Vi thu Executive Departments to tae extro sos-
i siou Was not lung ago considered til tho f.abl.
net, when it was agrcul that tho message aud
accompanying documents shnuli relate only To
tto bus!1Iess for which CoHgscas Ia to b. cape
cially convened, aud not to general subjects OF
Ieglsla&lou. It ia thought. therefore. that the
Il!GssaI,u will be hstcl.
uxsKAAL DISREGARD or AN IMPORTANT CEN
TENNtAL SUGGESTION.
In the spring Of last yrar Congress pasacd q
joint resolution requesting tue sgpIle Ut the
/ counties OF the sgYtral States to aasesnble un
the Centennial anniversary Of In.!clxu,cncc ut
| tho eouniy-srats and have there read succtuct
narrative Ut tt,r:r county history, and 10 hare
une rupy ii suci1 narrative deposited ut tho
County Cuurt-ilullsu aud anothrr sent to thu
Congressional LiLrasy. Thu limited cxtcnt to
| which this centennial observance WIS carried
out may NOW Ge Judged by tho lact tlat, al,
Though there asc several thousand couutles In
tbs uulon, yet onlY some twenty-five Or thirty
| county narratives hare bcgo received ut tho Ii
braty Ut Congress-.
| RUieoH.
Sxeiai Nspuke4 10 IAs 1ttbuAs.
New YoAK, Sept. 1.-The Graphic', Wash
jugtu,l dispatch says: II Ia rtluloEed here thai
Ass,stant-sIrea&urcr Mccormick u to ba ap
no!uted Secretary Of the Interior in place d
selurz, HAo Is to bu appointed Aialstsg K
Berlin.