, 1877-10-09

grcenl,ncks. Acting Secretary MCCORMICK re-
r]letl that The Government could not Eparc 90
large nn amount.
NKaLEY's CASE.
.Io.crh j.. Elliott, ono Of tho parties brought
here this afternoon from New Hampshire. anu
lodged in Jail, is said to have made d confession
damaging to Gen. Ncgley.
Tuk rEyu1E-or.of11cB ACT.
In the event that The present session Of Con-
Ercss should ba short ono, and no business tso
transacted except tho passage Of tho Army bill,
the Administration would t,c placed In m chi.
tarrasstng position. Under tho TenuEc-of-Of-
flee att all nominations made TO tho Senate
would fall unlcss confirmed before the expira-
ton Of the session, and the persons who have
been suspended from Office BY the new nppolnt-
mcnts would he renstatcd in their positions
and salaries until new appointments should be
made. To remedy this an attempt will un-
ioubtcdiy be made to fccure the repeal Of tho
Tenure Of Office act.
r1iR SUPREME couRr VACANCY.
1t Is now expected TINT the President will fill
the vacancy upon the Supreme Court Bencl,
Immediately upon the ruaAecE1b1iuK OF Con-
grest. The Court will then be In session, and,
with docket two years in arrears, tue services
needed. The friends of some Of the candidates
arc on the ground watching tho chances. t)nc
Of the most conspicuous Of these Is a. Z. WI.
son. Of LoMtssille, formerly Chiei ClcTk q The
Int now ihe law partner Of t;eu. John
ii. Ilarlan, ot kcntlscky... Wilson ls
for 3rlstow. No onc il working for tho lattcr,
man, AMI not the contrary. prominent officer
Of tho Administration. speaking on tlts subject,
says that President lfa!es reRarls tIs as pr',-
emsncntly an oi''ec which SHOULD re az
EA11 f.. ~rott ttt<sr a
one where a very few papers IN the way Of
recommendation anu certificates ot chafnclcr
might prove entirely too many. judge Hunt,
Of Louisiana, Is spoken u! rs t!le person most
likely TO receive the appointment.
SECRETARY SHERMAN
md 6s1th-Anditor MetiteW left last night for
Ohio to vote. The National Re1a.t|teaa says
that the Administration used every ciiort TO
induce all O,to Republican voters In the depart
mcuts to 20 home 10 vote.
TIE PATENT oFrlcB.
Tho Commission appointet1 to Investigate tho
origin Of the FatcntOl1lce tlre very unanimous
!nccn.liary. There is a yery scsero raiu-stor!n
here tonight, anl tho Interim. Department IS
receiving liz third tlfenchiug. Workmen on the
Temporary roof nro trying to tsa*tel the cor
atruction Of II, but thelr ciIoEs asc In tue lace
Of great Obstacles.
CAUSE or 1aE PIKE.
n the Utsx77 Assoetats1 Tftas.
WAsm,soTos, y. c. Oct. S.-Ihc Boari OF
vcstigate tfe cause Of tic tlrc iu tie Interior
Department building IN the 18th ult. submitted
report accompanied With testimony. The
Boarll state that there Ii no Foundation what
eausctl b. inten.'!arism or SPONTANEOUS conl-
bust!on. They lind tint Fire wns built Of pine
boars,s, and blower p'uccd over the Erasc, Iu
tie ladies' cUpysng.ror'. III thc Ninth-stscet
the fiFc wcursci; that the roaring, Of tho 'lre
excited tho attention of persotis fa TUG room,
and WIS the subject OF comment ~ them Vt
the time. Tho testimony of several witnesses
a1asm WIS given, hlowa that scct!or OF the
wooden grating covering tho gutter On tue
roof nnd lying Immediately against thu auc
was found On ilrr, anl VIA thrown oil the
link Tiers @ can bc no doubt but tilat tl,t 1ry
ptno gratine was set on lire frani sparks Or
i,urni,ig ri,l.!crs which ca.nc up thrnuEh this
tlic. The amount Of Tits grating Which natl
Is yartou.ly estimated by them. but wo eol,;
boards isJ .a Ind been destroyed. Witnese. staso
TINT they found . tatge quantity of live Goals
lying on tho root aud In thc gutter, auli thaf
tho copper wna 50 .intcnscly hot that It had
changed color. and ln some places sank down
ua thuuGh thcse WIS 3lole underneath" The
hoard, in conclusion, call the attention Of tho
ciliunvy anes under tho roof Of tue seycnth
pcnr fru1n nersuntl tuspcrtton 10 have been de-
fca,irs an,j nnsat" fnr n linz. time. md which.
II mt sncc1ilY rcpalrcd, may bo iho causo oi
further 1isastcr
A9A sAs' N nRw POSTAL REGULATIONS.
A. II. Bissell. Of tic law division oi The Post
ofileo Drnartn,ent, who has fuF d long time
hmi rhars,,, uf tho rontroycrtcd oi,cstiuns con-
rcrrinr what coustItutcs Legitimate pewspaper
tnnii f,atfrr. hus nlircssed communication 10
| tl,e rnsitnnstrr.f;cnrrul on tho subject uf tho
cl..,itlratfnn ri ratca Or hostage, suggesting a
nrw t,ian for the rertstratIon VI second .cjase
| matter under two rptcs. to bc lcnonltnnted
!. Privileged mud "Urtllnary." These sug-
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G;nmrrIt kry. md VIII bc Iucorpofatcd In Afa
Forthcoming annual report. Tic plau proposed
ia that uuGjicatIous claiming to bo rated a.
accond.,iuss mail matter shall lc submit
lei to iha Dctlarttucnt br samples quar-
tertv or sclut.autylaljy for examination, and
| It found to 10 matter exclusively in print,
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sIrnsI for nuIlic asc. and devoted to he pub-
it.stiou aud djsyussion Of curreut news and
tnnfcs either urDeral Or sDccItr. abali be nd
n,ftt,s{ nm,n pny,ncnt of nj annual fee Of 81
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