The New York herald., 1877-01-11

when the latter has reached agreement, It will au-
thorze Mr.. Payne to make the proposition.
THE NEW xLEcTIoN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
CANS cEAsING TO ADVOCATE 1.-THE SOUTH
cAroLINA AND FLORIDA SITUATION NOT FA-
voRABLE.
Since the inauguration OF Governor Hampton in
South Carolina and the acknowledgment Of the cleo
Of Governor Drew in Florida. thero Is sensible
diminuton OF the talk among republicans about
new election for President. Tho reason
OF this is the belief on their part
that new election would surely result In democratic
triumph in both those States that the party has
the prestige and machinery of tho State government
to help Other things being equal the North, where
the democratic Presidential candidate would be likely
to hold his own, unless he were opposed with Mr.
Blame or some other candidate likely to carry
Connecticut, the gain OF tho eleven cicctora
votes OF South Carolina and Florida would secure
the election of the democratic candidate beyond
pcradvenure 1t Is ntmaied in this connection that
II any movement locking toward a new election Is be-
gun will tho democratic side, where there Is
or less apprehension that tho socaed overturcs
OF Mr. Hayes leading Southerners may have already
won him friends enough among the whig element OF
the Southern democrats 10 secure him their held
should tho election be thrown into the House.
THE REPUBLICAN MEMBERs OF THE HOUSE
FLORIDA INVESTIGATING CoMMIrTEE-rHEY
ARE YET UNDECIDED AS TO THEIR REPORT.
Mr. WOODBURY. one OF the republican members Of
the House Florida Investigating Committee, says the
reports that he would sign the majority report OF tho
committee conceding tho State to Tilden ID
unauthorized. He says he has not made up
his mind on the subject yet, and cannot
do until he has read all the testimony. There
are says several questions Of law to be considered
MS, for instance, whether the vote Of precinct Is
vitatcd by the failure of officers Of election to perform
their dutes This occurred In several precincts was
with the subcommittee that investigated the election
in Hamilton, Jackson, Jefferson and Leon coun-
ties, aud from what l saw there think
the State went for hayes Mr.. DunneIl, tho other
republican, says he has not We. made up his mind us to
other side The subcommittee has read barely third
OF the testimony. and until 1t is all submitted to the
whole committee which will be for week yet, ho
cannot say what his decision will be.
GENERAL sHER1DAN's PRESENCE IN WASHING
TON OF NO POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE.
An officer Of tho War Department, who is aware OF
the which the deliberations OF tho Cabinet are
taking in regard to Southern affairs says that the pros
ence of Lieutenant General Sheridan In this
city has nothing at all to do with TINS
subject. hc says that General Sheridan came on
from Chicago, with his wife and child, to visit
General RucKer, OF the Quartermaster's Department.
his fatherinlaw with whom he left his infant child
temporarily whilo he and Mrs Sheridan came on to
Washington 10 visit Mrs. Grant. 1t is. however,
known that since his arrival he has met in consulta
ton with General Sherman and some others OF the
older army officers daily at the War Department. and
It would seem that this has some bearing upon the
Southern complications
NERVOUSNESS AMONG ARMY OFFICERs-INDI-
CATIONS OF BOOTS AND SADDLES
Late tonight there is among the staff officers at
Army Headquarters a show of nervousness, supposed
to arise from the receipt of unpleasant news and
which to knowing observers looks like 'boots and
saddles" or in other words, 6eokens movement.
solictude know tho latest news from South Caro-
lima points surmse Of othor developments in the drcc
tion of that State.