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publican scnators Say 1t may cost tho Republic
ans the control Of tho Senate,
INSTRUMENTATION.


ans the control OF tho Senate.
TNsrB0nDINkT1OT.
Admiral Rodgers, commander Of tho Naval
subordlnatlon to thc Secretary Of The nav. "
Tho result possibly mar b that Rodgers wfl
bc relieved. It seems that Rodgers and fotler
naval officers OF the Academy havo ever. In pub
disposed to yield ready obedience to some of
hts orders. The truth IL the naval officers at
that ttation havc been living like small Princes,
hare considered the Academy a. dominion Of
iron, the Navy Department, patticuiarly'in In the
way III fctrenchmcnt> economy, or discipline.
MATTHEWS.
,ecnator Stanley Matthews arrived hero to-
,niRlt With his family. lie lad special car at
sTlsana load. Ohio friends who hare con
rerscd with him represent him as taking OK
trc,nefr. philosophical views Of tho results 1,
Ohio. Il Is reporsed TINT B1atno has been gath
er3nR ammunition to uec agaEEAt lltnI In tn
es1ate. anu that Conkiin4 will take su carly
opportunity to measure swor1s With him.
sEnErApE.
Tho citizens Of the District Of tho most pro.
nounce1 Democratic tcilool sercnadcd their
transparcnctes which they did not ukc m tho
OCCASION Of the Presidential election, and the
demonstration has enabled them TO use c2nftd-
erabc material of this sort which las beon 70
lug 10 waste since November.
cHs1RAL PACIFIC CLAf.t.
ia lhc ntsftrn Assneittrd rFtls.
WA.1ItSGT0S, d. t., Oct. 1t.-Tic Central
Ta.iis Railroad Is oeforc the United ssates su..
prcsno Court In IN action agals,at tho United
propcrty. 1t Ia contcnlc! Gy tho Railronh Com.
pany that Under the decision in tho Cnlon Pa
el'c Ra'tsua.l Company ys. tic United s;atsa
the lntcrest vl'ici, l,as bee paid by tic cavern.
rnent Ut, lte hontls before the maturity Of thu
principal Of the bondt, ani 'lcnte tho Goyurn-
mctt has ~ present claim a1,tnss ttcm whics,
gan bc subject to Offset against their c}alu for
On tho ,'art Of the Government, 1t Is 'nsistcll
tllat 1t woul! he In dcrozattou Of tho right and
p1Wcrs ul the SOVEREIGN tu have that freight
which ita nccesstslea Or public convenience re-
autrc to hare pro!nptly transported and dcfiy-
errd retained Until fFctghtagc is paid.
In rcarranRing tue files af tho records. owing
to the recent fire and ltu,l, letter was found
lincoln. addressed to the sccre.nry III the Jn-
tcftof, requesting the Secretary 10 transmit him
papers un i1lc recommending lin (i.tnc'ln) for
Commissioner at the Genctal t.asul.O'llrc.
ed 10 john Atltisun. Esq. anil ttatel Spring.
field, ILL.,, Sept o. lS0. asking that some xlprrs
remaining at the ucparttncnt u the Interior
recommending him for Commissioner OF tho
General Lantl-OllIce bc Withdrawn.
GOV. N'CoRMick REPLIES TO THE 1xrER-ocRAN.
Gov. Mccormick, Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury, referring to tue recent attack upon
Him iu the jnfer.tttan on account OF the removal
Treasury, and the alleged appointment Of a
c...1tiu of tho Assistant Secretary to . position
Il, that SAINT Department. makcs substantially
the following statement:
Tie clerk Davidson wa8 removed ION nccoltnt
Of nn inhrtn!ty Or tncnulp4tibflity Ut temper,
which naA practical hindranye TO tho business
u tue oalce. TIC Secretary Of tho Treasury 1ue
long time 1,as received t1'platnts frotn nrar-
hIpja
which Davidson has charge, ~ tho result OF
which Scrrrtary Sherman d mouth aco directed
Gov. stcCofnt tck TO o:tlcr Dayidsond rclnora1.
tiuy. Mccormick, IN ericr tu nss,rr himself
trolcr Taylor, in whose bureau davidson
held hts oIlsce, and inquired Of Taylor
whether the relnoral ot Ua:Nison wUulI
:,,ar ~ nlsTy IT, the ppn; ,,, .s1vss
ice would not suffer by tnc removal. Ate.
for Davidson. anl tue latter inat1u rery earnest
rcprtscntasaous that he haa tcen !oUe In tic
tcrsec Df tl.c {;0ycrn,ncnt anl tlIp raunlry; wAs
IN stratnc1i financial circumstances. hs7!D:.
real cstatu ull1er mortgage, and 1nIlctl desired
| to kcrp tho p.ace. Finally, Gov. Mccormick
compromised The muttes By ststtng That isc
hluI one months puy.. His Erstanat,on was
handed In 10 taKU eflevt Oct. u.
| At 10 tho auutAtiuas tllat Gov. McCorlr!ck
l,aA apE.lnte,l any female rnlattyn tu olti:c or
| shown favoritlsnl tp any stGll pcraun, liz Aays
tlat scilcr h!nself uur l,ls wlfs .4r my relative
br Litrtnl or ttsarrtage IN litr T.uasury Dcpart-
| fnent, " u,',atr thai Department. lhtru *aa
no relative 1T tlnu Department whgn ho
fnranie Arsistant Secretary, and thcra
| llsa BEEN nouc appointed stttcr. Gov.
Mccormick, knowing tho ob]utluns which
eccrctaFy saer,I,an ltas ~ the a''llolutmtBt Ut
| relatives tt olirc, took particular pains u nut
| tyen listen to ai.y suggestions III relatives ot
| Ills ON Or oi hts Hi!e fur place. Tno stury,
therefore, tllat lid hal controversy will, t;ll-
allan about tic appointment Of any rcintiye to
ofli.c IL false. Treasurer uilfliail tOniir.ns At
Corn,ck's statement, md says tint tho unly
| clerk transferred !rOM hiA bureau to tue Olive
mentioned tn tho Charge ,ras lady w,o tuyd
bven recommended for promotion after a iNir
trla, and TINT hutiereryel anY promotion watlcn
She may hare n:cctSeJ.
AMERlcAn LEATHER !. GERMANY.
WAh!!!xaToN. D. e., oct- b,-Ths Intcrna-
tunal Exhibition vi articles used III leather III.
dnstry was ot'cnel III neflin on tis s.t Ut scP-
tembcr The untttl States Consul l.Gc'Ieral Ut
that city send. HI interesting rcpor: to the Do
partnacnt Of Statc concerning the Asncrtsau
display. AL tiernsny, Anstrsa, Hungary, Hci-
Etun, Denmark, flnllnn'i,, Swcien Ind Nnr-
fully represented, -Englnml. Italy, and Ra.sla
hut partly. The great fcatars oi tIle E!h!"t-
| ttuu was Two displays matte bv American hr.ns,
whicl! gave tho llrst opportunity putlly,y
Of ts skill aud rerlerlion wliel. the u.anutao-
tuye u 1stota and sls0cs bY n,aellnrry has Ut
tsincd III the United states; sud tic fullest atd
| fFankest tribute WIS 1ad 10 tic Ingenuity and
| enterprise displayetl The Interest excited must
act most fasoFahly On Tho Introduction Of A'ner-
can shou machinery into Germany. The nun-
tIer Ut shou-faetosies uuw !u lcslnauy u4tnE
American machinery Is forty, With an as-
eraga daily production u 14,pO pa!fs
Tho value Of AulcFlcau leather, yak and hcni-
locktanned, Is fullY recognized in Germany; and.
II our tanners would giys their work bcttcr
finish, the trtule III American leather in that
| country might be regarded ~ permanent and
| decided SUCCESS. Ul American tools there was
splendid display of Ill surts; and thu supe-
rIority Ut thrsu tuo!s ~ all taiose ut the xataa
kind used III Germany was ctnces!ea on all stles.
The CAairanan Vi the Committee, In ls opsn-
Ing speech, referred Il. warul tc1ln2 TO the utog
scss iuade II, the United Statea iu tanning aid
shoe Mschinery, aud publicly thanked our man-
! uiacturerx for Ito extensive aud tue dlsplay tn
the Americap Department.