Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-09
thing he objected to ministers of the gospel
as agents. He also endeayored to show that
most of the difficulty had with the Indians
was owing to the interference of troops and
their bad example.
Miscellaneous Gossip.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS.
Especial Telegram to the Globe1
WARRINGTON, Dec. s-Senator Edmunds
will press his bill to regulate Presi-
dental elections to passage as early
as possible. He is confident he can
pass it through the Senate, but is more
doubtful as to its chances in the House.
Senator Thurman will oppose the bill to the
end.
CRANES CONTEST.
Crane, the Republican contestant from the
Fifth Maryland district, has prepared
grave series of charges against his competit-
or, DR.. Henkle, Democrat, who has the GER
titicate of election to the Forty-sixth Con-
gress.
THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE.
Assistant Secretary of State Seward has
sent communication to the House appro-
prlatlon committee, urging the necessity of
more appropriations for the diplomatic and
consular service. The diplomatic bill as re-
ported makes all the reductions which were
made by the committee last year, over which
there was such bitter fight. The commit
tee continues to abolish the mission to
Greece, as well as the mission to Belgium.
and has added to the list of consulates to be
abolished those at several points where COM
merce is rapidly increasing.
ADJOURNMENT
The sentiment in favor of an early ad-
Journment and long holiday recess is increas-
ing. proposition of that sort will doubt
less secure the approval of both houses.
Senators and members who own their own
residences here are about the only ones who
are earnest in opposition to it.
GENERAL RAUM.
General Raum, commissioner of internal
revenue, says that the statements in some
Illinois papers that he is candidate for the
United States Senate is without foundation,
and that no one knows it any better than the
rural candidates for that position, Generals
Oglesby and Logan.
SMITHS HEAD
There is a report, apparently authenti-
Gated, that George z. Smith, collector of the
port of New Orleans, is to be removed.
ooRBIN AND BUTLER.
The chances of the admission of Corbin to
the seat now occupied by Butler, of South
Carolina, in the Senate, are not good, in view
OF the fact that Senators Conover and Pat
terson, Republicans, are understood to be
decided to vote as they did last winter, in
favor of Butler.
BLAINB's RESOLUTION.
IWestern Assocated pre..
Debate in the Senate on Senator Blaine,s
resolution in regard to the recent elections
in the South will begin Wednesday. 1t will
be opened by Blaine. He will be followed
by Thurman and Gordon.
THE SHANGHAI CONSULATE.
The deposition of DIR. D. Bethune Nc
Carter, relative to the affairs of the Shanghai
consulate, which the committee on expendi-
lures in the State department will make pub
lie Monday, is mainly in corroborotion of
Wells testimony before the committee last
spring concerning tho conduct of Bradford
White, vice-consul.
There is official authority for the state
ment that e1-President Grant will not take
passage in the Ticonderoga and become
guest of Commodore Shufeld in his rowing
diplomatic mission, nor take passage in that
vessel for any purpose. The Richmond,
which is being fitted out to be the flagship
of Rear Admiral Patterson, command
ing the Asiatic station, will soon
sail from this country, and the
expectation is that Gen. Grant will Join her
at Vile Franche and proceed therein to Hong
Kong via Suez canal. An invitation has been
extended to Gen. Grant to make this trip,
and his reply was thankful acknowledge
ment thereof, with an expression of proba-
bility of acceptance. His visit to Asia will
have no diplomatic significance.
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