, 1877-10-07
WASHINGTON.

Western Rivers and IInrb,rs.
sprcfnz DssD7tch IN 7Ht Chicago T,1oune.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. Ex-senator Pattcr-
son was arrested this evening, and Immediately
taken before Judge Humphrey upon writ OF
ta}cas corpus. Tn: hearing was postponed
till the 18th inst. It appears that after the
warrant was issued for his arrest yesterday the
Marshal for the District and agent Of South
Caroline went directly to -, his house,
aud. not finding him, were waiting
his arrival for dinner when the Senator, just as
he was waiting for a car to take him home, got
worl OF what had happened. and Immediately
drove outside the limits of the District, and
awaited advice from his attorneys. During the
day MI tho papers necessary to the preparation
of the writ Of Ilabeas corpus were made out, and
the Coroner aud Judge made aware that their
services would he needed. Patterson
vas then Dote' tns and NJ entered 3nr the the
arrest and writ Of habcas corpus were both
served ut the same moment. But for this
watchft1lncss Patterson would have been taken
to the depot and have started on lis way to
Columbia. The Senator had retained ey-At-
torncy-Gencral Williams, with shellabarscr,
the grounds upon which discharge was
asked: First, the ilIega1ity Of the Court
which had assumed jurisdiction OF the ease,
the claim being that late reorganization
o.lsi. that Patterson was not fugitive from JUS
tee but mere in tic capacity OF Il Senator for
the purpose Of attending to hts duties as scna-
tor from South Carolina; third, that Congress
cannot legally delegate the exclusive powers
given it by the Constitution 10 the District
Court. In the papers as first drawn By Cook,
the illeeallity Of the Hampton Government was
set forth rs bar to the arrest of Patterson by
any Of its agents. bIs upon ~, consultation
attempt to plead Senatorial privilege for Patter-
son, the ofIcnse charged against him being
felony. 1t was simply claimed that he was
present here .--' Il Senator. and so was not in
legal sense q fugitive from jlsslce.
/ question which may test the strength Of
Senator Conking as against the President is
likely to come up ut once when the New York
nominations are received. That OF successor to
Mr.. Cornell, in the usual order, would go to the
Committee Of Commerce. where Mr.. Con<ling
is Chairman and Senator Spencer second in
rank With the nomination ouce in the hands
OF the Committee, Mr. Conkling would have
great vantage ground in his contest with
ScnatorA friendly to the President will attempt
at the outset to send this particular nomination
to the Committee on Finance, to@ether with that
Of Collector Arthur S successor. Sdch an at
tempt would lead to prolonged debate, and the
development ut its close Of Mr.. Coukllng's
CAPT. 4. E. Wilson, present 1aw-partner Of
Gen. John N. Harlan, Of Louisville. arrived
here to-day. He brings the information
that most surprising number OF
recommendations of Gen. Harlan for the
vacant place un the Supreme Beuch have been
gathered I'D. chiefly in Indiana and Kentucky.
Within the last month quite force OF tile Gcn-
erals friends hare been engaged in collecting
these papers, and thcy rcgarl them as very
strong. Inquiry to-day at the Department Of
Justice shows that no papers, either in tile na-
ture Of applications for this vacancy or Of recun
mcndaticus for it, arc filed there in behalf OF
any other person from Kentucky.
Thc Chief Of Engineers Will name S300, 900 as
necessary to complete the Chicago harbOr. and
vii! ask for S100, 900 for tile next fiscal year. lie
asks the same sum to complete the breakwatcr,
and the following among thci items for tue North
west: Green Bay, s15,o3o; Ontona.on harbor,
$40 GOO: Fox River, si50OJO; Marquette, $25 ,U0o;
Two Rivers, s20,GOO; st. Clair F1,ts, :5,0,W;
Saginaw River, S30,CN0; Wabash River, s100, NY;
Grand Haven, 81 ,0oo;, White River, ~, 0oo;
joseph harbor, $3l,00U; hlenon,iuee harbor.
SIS QUO; Port Washington, $13000
WAsn1SGToS, D. C., Oet 6-ftiislouers OF
the late Civil War deprived Of pcuslons from
March 8. 1866 to June &, 1876. have appointed
committee to enforce their claims upon Con-
gress. ..
OUR TRADE WITH GERMANY.
WtsJztNGToS Oct. t.-Thc United States
Consul General at Berlin, Hermann krcismann,
llus transmitted to the Department Of State Il
communication concerning tile development o(
our trade with Germany. Meeting Tue wants
and pccularities of the German market is the
most urgent requirement. to ttlect this develop
nlcnt. This tan bc best accomplished by the
establishment Of agencies The superiority Of
most all articles of American manufacture is
fully recognized but III i large number Vi cases
the American articles, OIL account OF their sttc
and finish, are kept for show in the windows,
cXorbitant pliceS being demanded Tor thc'1, pre-
c1uuillg their sale. IN the matter Of American
boots and shors, for instance, their superiority