, 1877-01-20

to the Democrats.
New ORLEANS, Jan, 12.--Repre :
sentative New left this evening for
Washington. and the following will
leave tomorrow: Messrs. Beebe,
Joyce, Blackburn, Hurlburt and
Phelps, leaving Chairman Morrison,
jerks and Townsend, who will re-
main few days longer.
O. H. Brewster, Republican can
didate for Senator in Ouachita, tes-
titled to the sub-House committee
he had been offered money to vote
for Tilden. He refused to give the
name of the person who offered the
money. The committee decided to
report the refusal to the whole COM
mittee. Several witnesses testified
against the character of Gov. Wells.
SCRANTON, Pa, Jan. 14.-The Ex-
change Bank was burned this morn
ming. Loss 100000. Insured.
New YoRK.--The World says Miss
jeanette Bennett, Mr.. Howe and
Mr.. Robbins and private Secretary
sailed in the City of Richmond yes
terday with Mr.. Bennett. Paris is
understood to be the destination of
the party.
NORFOLK. Va, Jan. '13. - The
Russian fregate Svettes has arrived,
with the Grand Duke Alexis in COM
mand. Svettes is the flagship Of
the Russian squadron, commanded
by Count Boulakoff. Alexis came
ashore and visited Baron Shehty,
Russian Minister. The Grand Duke
Constantine is also on the Svettes,
He is about IS years old, and is the
second child of the Emperor's
brother. Constantine. Other vessels
of the feej not yet arrived.
PIrrsBURG, Jan. 14.-The river at
10 P. NJ. was running full of ice. 1t
broke in the upper Monongeha a
yesterday and reached here at six
this morning. The Bennett and
Chieftain, two side-wheel packets,
were torn from their moorings and
totally wrecked. Value and insur-
ance unknown. The work of de-
struction lasted several hours. Six
tug boats sunk. The Grand Lake
Company lose fourteen loaded
boats and a number of empty barges.
Brown & Coz had 3S loaded and sixty
seven empty boats swept away
probably all lost. Several other
firms here and at McKee's Port lose
number of boats and barges. The
entire fleet above Franktown was
swept away. The damage to the
coal interest is such that it will re.
quire two months to place the mines
in working order. All dry docks
this side of Birmingham are carried
away with one exception. Dams OF
Stockwater Navigation Company
escaped with slight injuries. Any.
thing like the estimate Of the total
loss cannot be given, but probably
over two millions. It is feared sew
eral lives are lost, but the confusion
on the wharves is so great that il
is impossible to verify all the ru-
mors. But one body recovered as
yet.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. - To-day s
action of House appropriation com
mittee providing for 10 per cent re.
duction in salaries of all civil officers
throughout the country, and fol
further reduction of the force to the
basis which the House unsuccess-
fully contended for last year has nc
chance of enactment into law, and
is probably intended for political ef-
ect. It is very doubtful whether the
House will this session support
these recommendations of the com
mitee. In view of the present vast
accumulation of work in the Pen
sion Bureau, Land Department, Pa
tent Offices and almost all other
branches of the public service and
the thorough discussion of the sala-
ry question. last session, it may be
considered certaiu that the Senate
will not pass the bill, even if the
House sanctions, and thereby renew
the last years struggle. 1t is more
than certain that President Grant
would veto the bill many such shape
and one or the other Of these obsta-
cles would compel the House to re-
scind from the support Of its COM
mittee or else allow the bill to fail.
The latter contingency would mean
call for an extra session of Congress,
at which the bills enacted in accord
ance with the views of the Senate