The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-10
GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH es.

THE ELECTORAL INVESTIGATIONS SENATOR ED
NUNS DESIRES TO lie FxcUsED-A sun
pGNA FOR STANLEY MATTHEWS.
Senator Edmunds viii tomorrow tho Senate 10
excuse him from service OF tho special committee
appointed by Tho request OF Senator Matthews to In
quro into touching the last Presidential cleo
ton In LOUISIANA. Senator Ednuads has been slT.r-
Ing from malaria and desires 10 return home iinmod
atcly after the adjournment Of Congress.
II Ia currently reported that Senator Stan O y
Matthew'S served last night with a subpoena to
appear before the Potter Committee but at late hour
tonight tho Sers had received no report
from his deputy subpoena clerk, whose hands IL
placed Iit not yet served there Is no doubt It will
BIO tomorrow morning.
A MARKET FOR AMERICAN ANTHRACITE COAL
SCARCITY OF FUEL IN SWITZERLAND
An important suggestion comes to the Department
OF state from tho United States Consul ut Geneva,
Mr.. Montgomery has boon t)r somo timo making
inquiries to the iuol supply ofSwitzcrland finds
that II Is dear and poor Coke emitting ltto heat and
burning away IS brought thither from Lyons and
sold at $11 per ton OF 1000 pounds Wood Is
fuel costing some $ls per cord. An oily ccai, called
houiik de grasse is brought from SaarbrIck, but IL
burns badly, mots rapidly and cmits much smoke
aud odor. Could American anthracite coal DO intro
duccd into Switzerland and sold thcro price but
slightly below that paid fur interior fuel. tho Consul
is satisfied that II could command an OK
teusivc safe and DO almost exclusively used Vessels
from tho United States could discharge at Antwerp OF
Marscies, as opportunities might offer for return
freights and the coal could be conveyed thence by
rail direct 10 its destination Antwerp would be
preferable freight charges considerably less 10
Germany than In France.
SECOND TpIAr. or cor oNEr, M IrsON YoR TuE
MURDER or DAVID sMALLs.
The second trial Of Colonel George c. Ellison, tor.
mcrly chief engineer OF tho House Of Representa-.
,ives, who was indicted Tor tho HON eide OF David
smalls fifteen months ago, Is for the 18th .1s,
OF this month. His counsel ore Rcprcsent a,ives
$. j. Ellis. OF Louisiana; Casey Young OF Tcnncssco
and s. L. Mayham, or Now York. on the
FIRST trial tho jury failed 10 agree, thorc
being only or two Tor conviction, IT was no,
clearly shown that the blow In self.detencc caused
tho doath Of his assailan, who was accompanied by
another OF Eiisons discharged employees both being
armoc. Colonel Ellison was for many years con
ncctcd with tho New York Department Of Public
Works, and Governor Fcnton's military State
agent for the Department OF tho Cult during General
Bnticr's and General Banks administration OF It.
PUBLIC LAND GRANTS voRrEIrED-nEroRT OF
InE HOUSE COMMITTEE
Tho House Committee tho Pubic Lands haa
made favorable report the bill to iosfcit certain
lands granted to aid tho construction OF certain
railroads and telegraph lines The committee say -
The Immediate infect OF the passage OF tnis bill
viii DO TO remit bnck the mass OF the pubic lands,
be made part OF the domain OF the Uuitod states
and subject to speedy uc.ual settlement nearly II not
quito loo,000000 acres OF the public lands grant cd
by Congress Ia States AMI corporations tO aid
In the construction OF railroad aud TELEGRAPH
lines, ana which have not becn earned by said Statos
and
fotcd by their failure to perform the con
ditions OF their respective grants largo
portion OF these grants uaye been Withdrawn
and withheld from settlement Tor thsn twenty
years thereby deirauding OF thoir rights army vi
homescekipg settlers md toe public treasury OF tho
millions which would have resulted from the
development OF The vast domain thus with
held from settlement and cultivation. 1t
- clearly In tic power oil Congress 10
this bill Into law, ana II rs It's boundcn duty
10 put an immediate stop TO speculation on the pubic
faith by corporations to confirm settlers tho tillcs
To thcir hardoarncd homes, TO rasc the embargo vi
grafton TO 10 forward.