, 1877-04-20
NOTES AND NEWS
Rrtj,t TflEr LyNGER+

Sp{t11a NtSNatch 10 4HS AFuRN<-
WARRINGTON. DC, ApriI uJ.-A number Of In
diana POLITICIANS are at work hare to recover their
last ground In the conrp! Of Federal patronage In
Kentncky. Since the Psvs!d.nt and SECRETARY
Sherman concluded 10 give tho LonlsvI1o
Custom. House Into tho hanas Of citizena
Of Kentucky, thcFo haa been an
active effort from Indiana to obtain
new foothold. Al the ncarost Attalnah!o thing
10 what they want, They have selected Walter
Evaus, OF Kentucky, As candidate wt'osu sp.
poinlment a. District Attorney At I.oulsstllo Will
suft their objects. Tomorrow there will ho q
movement In force on the Attorney. General,
whom they hope 10 ilud somewhat unsophistcAted
III Wcstern AFFAIR.".
MINIsrER RussELL-
The President has decided 10 retain Mr.. Russell
al Minister at Vcnezaela until further tnvesliSa-
tton. The Venezuelan Government Will bt re-
qucsted 10 explain IL action.
TIE EXTRA sEsstoH.
There Is to b. no chunge In Tho programme for
an extra sesston. Senator Windon IL certain that
II wilt hu called in juao. and 1t u not believed the
SESSION will 10 shur.
HuLLErr.
They say At tho Treasury Department that Mul.
tett has nolidel thcn that he will sccrpt tho papes-
intendency Of tho Chicago cus.on-touse build
Ing upon condition that he shall ho permitted 10
complete tho building In accordance with bis own
orlyiAA! plsns.
GILBERT G. wAaKkR,
Of v,Ie!nla, Is about 10 ssa't~e't on speasena'p
saHpA's"' THE Yuxscu STATUE,
Congress, It tho last sessaon, Eassed . lay &c.
coptpx The atstue presented 70 tho United Etstes
Ktsnsn snt!sa
fsss :lsae e 9, !is: s fe.S
Ind TIL ssn ssapa
that iptsnd for manT years Is ordered Withdrawal.
Tho Light House service hss made arrangements
to tnake the lighted torch OF tho sentut one OF Tho
stations OF ths Light. .itouse ssrrssa.
NiaTAkk.
The wtaaly+et.tulstsd statement that an sppll.
cation for tho appointment 10 tho 6uptenc Court
mtndasions M All % from Ii. fsisnds. !. % s 4 ths ii.
totney osnsssrs once mtstake Tas'o ,1ar, ats
uton iii, sahjcet. In fact, there ars % app!ies.
hia1. on ths pabc hies hero Ia connection Win auy
Vt tho various positions he haa held under tia oos'
cEnmeut
4pP0ISTMnNTx,
n fA4 Wtstsf1 Atsoetatkt E4xsa
WARRINGTON. u. t., april ~. -P. ": Norris
Of NIehtg1h* was to..&y spn1lgted oy ssssstaFy
Sshass Superintendent Of tho fsllo"atons National
Ths Frestasa. has appointed william Penn rtcs.
colt, o9 Nesads. Assssss oe the talnt A. catson,
Nss.
FIGHTING tue RzyEs11 oyYIcRRs.
The latcfna! RcSenne otdca received usws that
Efforts ata making IN NORM Caeu!4nA 70 pfsSent
ahr tcvrus odteets who have recently usdc arrests
Of peEsons engaged In tho illcis Manufacture IT
Mhtaky aud tobacco IT, shas htate from spgeafln3
Al the assson u tbs United Staiss couttl utssns.
horo ne1t weak. - witne..s. ssa13ss ~
nforaistIon sent hero il that tl'esu pessons have
procured y many .. dl:y watsan fos ~ aLss.t ot
have been with him " make the af-
re.t OF illicit di.sst!es., Tho warrants ehatee
Tint tl.v As1ests made by Wasnsf and ha parties
Rs{snas Camsa1s4ioasr has accordingly written 10
Agent Wagner ordering hlm 20 stand asm In the
Department will prolect hlu ays3ust Ill malicious
legal proceedings.
BK1F 6NsPMEHT4.
Tho frssh beef shIpptt 10 Europe during shs
eighteen months ending March lsst was 81. 7s, 1lt
| p0unds. valued II 81 WI, 4S:s. The statement
sl,o~s gradual Increase from 80, 0OU pounds IL
O:tober 1S75. u y, 70i 655 iu March tho Pf.ssni
year.