, 1877-02-17

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Albert, an
alleged ineligible elector from West
Virginia claimed to be an unnatur-
allied Pole, but claiming himself to
be New Yorker, arrived to testify
before the Senate committee on elec-
tions.
Speculations as to the ultimate
effect of the electoral commissioners
ruling of yesterday continues in
every place where people congre-
gate in Washington. To-day the
first impressions concerning it have
been generally very little altered by
subsequent reflection and discussion.
The Democrats, with few excep-
tions, are dispirited, and the Re-
pnhlicans are almost universally
cheerful. Jeremiah Black says, 1--WE
have all the law ard iacts on our
side. but the Republicans have the
court" Another prominent Demo
crat, who does not want to be quot.
ed, says in Il similrr hopeless spirit:
"yudge Bradley viii vote with the
Democratic members ofthe commits
sio; when there is no point Of i'm
.portanre involved. but on all the
main questions he will stand by his
party" Charles O'Conor takes
cheerful view of the situation. He
saws Tilden has lost only one point
in many, and has gained one in few.
In the Senate to day the appro
priations for incidental expenses of
the Indian service were increased as
follows: In Arizona and California.
from $4,000 to $500 each; Da-
kota and Oregon, from $4,000 to
S2O.OnO each; New Mexico, from
$50 to S25 900
The Senate appropriation commit
tee reported the postotfire commit
tees proportion for continuing the
China mail service without any re-
consideration, because they did not
wish to delay the postal sNpropria-
ton bill by discussion iH their com
mittee. as it will certainly be fully
discussed in the Senate and cham
pioned in that body by the postoflice
Committee.
Sargent proposed an amendment
making it condition of the contln-
uance of the m il contract that not
more than one Mongolian shall be
landed in this country for every tif-
teen tons of registered tonnage OF
each vessel. 1t will, in his opinion.
advantageou~ly open discussion OF
the Chinese question and help Sc
cure as great practical restriction
on Mongolia1 immigration as can
probably be obtained this session in
any incidental way. The chances
are. at all events, that no better op-
portunity can be presented for ac-
tion of any kind on the Chinese
question during this Congress.
New YORK, Feb. 8.---A belief ex-
lists in some quarters that the steam
er George Washington is not lost,
but that the steamer in question is
sister ship, the George Cromwell.
The latter had stewardess on board
and the former did not, nor any fe-
male. so far as known. The bed
ding, life-preservers, ETC., marked
"George Washington" are account
ed for by the fact that recently such
articles have been transferred to the
Cromwell from the Washington
Relatives and friends of the captain
of the Washington are very hop pefnl
tonight. from maLy additional rea-
sons, that the Washington will still
be heard from.
New YORK, Feb. 8.-While the
ship St. Stephen, hence for San
Francisco, was being towed down
to the lower bay to-day, B. Hines. a
seaman, native of England, fell from
the foreyarl to the deck and was
killed. The ship returned to port
in consequence.
Sheridan Shook, proprietor of
Union Square Theater, has forward
ed his check for $4,000 to the treas
urer of the fund for the. sufferers by
the Brooklyn theatre fire.
New YORK, Feb. 1.-The Times
Washington special says: Wells and
Anderson are still in confinement.
This morning the sergeant-at-arms
removed couple of pocket pistols
which were found in their prison.
This was done at the request OF
Field, who it is understood was ter
ribly afraid yesterday that the Gov
ernor would resent his insolent and
overbearing manner in way which