, 1877-04-28
mill they nrr finally closed ant request thnt you
will nI!yre this of!cc when II can bo OF any ID.
aislaucc in the matter.


NO1 Et9 AN ~ ~ - " 0s
THE POSTAL CoMMIssrOH.
Apectdf Df1p1:th 10 7a1 7ttbun.-
wAan,suros, u. t., April 27.-The announce
ncnt of tho Postal Commission that thclf report
cannot bo completed before noxt wfntet ia regarded
by many a. m indication Of an attempt On tho
part Of Tho Commissioners 10 eontlnuo drawing
large aaaties. II has In IL membership lobbyists
mt avcrso To drawing money from tho Govern
ment. somc rost.ott!cc officials ray thero 10 no
reason Hhy tho report should not hare beeu made
long a1o.
NEW YORK CCsToM-rOCsE.
Secretary sherman receives daily 4 verbatim
eopy OF the proceedings OF tic New York 1nsessi.
gattng Commlttcc, prepared By Treasury sttnog.
taphcts. This IL read over each dar, and ques-
t'ons suggested by the Secretary on any point II
not sufficiently c1eaF. Tho iaveutlgstiou for tho
present will bo kept secret.
THE srEAKBRsnir.
Tho Richmond Dtspateh to-day has atgni6cant
erttcle on the Hpcakorship. It rays: 'Thcrs nfe
new elements 1t work in the two euf.es. and, At
best. whfte folks nro very unccrtatn.n 4 few
weeks knca It Ind strong fndoraemeat ol Tan.
lat but the astIelo to.day Ia ektllfu1 attack TN
him, It Think the flEbustcrs Of tho 1Att House,
who arc members Of tho next. cherish much re-
sentiment towards Randall, and expresses tho
opinion that thcro hre Democrats from sorerhi Of
the Southern 8tAtcs who maY take tho notion not
10 70 Into caucus, but decide u vote for eoma
Republican for tho saka Of tho policy which frccd
Louisiana and South Caro!na from military rule.
SENATOR DAVIS.
Tho following paragraph comes here from tho
Weat: Judge Davis will take h!s stand as the cxtsA
session In tho ecnase With Thomas Ewing and
William D. Reilly In tho 1luuse on the currency
question. 1Ia will 20 for rctnoncttkinR silver, for
m increased Issue OF grecn1acks. and an inter-
convertible bond at 3k per cent fntetcst, In order
to give tho people tho rcllcf they ara 10 urgently
ctanloring for.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
Tho Trnatecs Of Howard University hare In.
formation that Dt. Patton Will accept the pfesl.
dcncy Of that Institution. 1Io las been guaranteed
lila salsry BY pcraons in Chicago and elsewhere,
nj. Pation's friends vii contribute s10, 600 snnn-
guarantees 1000 annually; rcatton, Of Chicago, i
like kum; pr. l'attons brother n similar amount.
Sa %s: ss Sa9 sFH . si Sena ron s
to $l0, 600 year, last year hal snfplus OF &11.
fisHEdUtAnlTr.
C0mrtrocF Knox las received q telegram stating
That there ats soe rrc3aiarlticn in tho aG4if4 o}
the Natlonal Exchange Bank At Minneapots.
INDIAN coMMIssIoNERs' REPORT.
~ tAs Hesttra Afsosiated Fsrss.
annual 9spos IT, Hs y iadsn sfn
ers Ia mudc public: Tho report rcylnws. what has
wsDs s 81 9" ssed hs @ 81 s s e.
following Recommendations: Immediate comp!i.
ancc on tbs part OF tho Government with the
terms of tho existing treaties with all Indians;
appropriations for consolidating tho Arcm-
s'ne,"ns for eda
tribal relations; cxtcnslon Of Tho law for tho pro-
tecton OF ltfa and properly; Rllotucnts OF land
establsh1ncnt Of Industrial and agricultural board
thy schoula, tho compelling tls attendance Of I'll
between anil IL years; tho lstuo of supplies TO bo
naac to hcad4 Ut famttlca Increase salaries to In
dian Agents,
RECALLED.
Dr. Santiago Pcscz, foe soMc timc rast Minister
resident Of Colombia in this country presented to-
| day hts letter Of recall to tho President