Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-12-09
WARRINGTON.
Committee m Getting.

WASHINGTON, December 7. The COMMITTEE
upon the award of bid- for furnishing paper on
which to print United States notes, etc, held an
| other meeting Saturday, but il is probable thai
| several Jays will elapse before the award is made
| The 4 Per Cents.
The subscriptions TO the per cent. loan to-day
| were $40 $50.
Personal.
! Senator Sargent is better, and hopes to be able
TO leave Tor the Bahama Islands next week. where
he will remain until after the holiday
II The Fortune Bay An,ir.
| The ag"nt Of the Department of State who left
here t,r Bot IN. some time since, to inquire iuto
| The cncumstshce- Attending the attack On Ameri
| can ff.h' mt 10 Fortune Bay, Ia. returned. The
| fisher men Who submuttd d nsuds for reclama-
ton, nnube up to tue pre- sent date about eigh-
| teen. The grounds upon which they base their
claims, aud the nature and extent of their losses
will, from the present indications, form impor.
| tant and delicate suhj ct of negotiation with the
British government, and involve a considerable
sum OF money.
The Army Committee.
The Congressional committee on the army reor.
ganization held protracted session at Burnsde's
residence, from 10 A. NJ. until 6 r. NJ, Saturday
The members being pledged to secrecy decline to
fur nsh any information, even as to when the pre-.
sentation of the report to Congress may be ex-
pected. very prominent member says, howev-
er, That no one kaows at present, and no one will
know until the report is submtt. d to Congress
what their recommendations will be.
Gen. Grant.
1t is reported on what seems to be good author
ity, that eN Pre- sIden Grant has been specially In
vned by Setys Ev.its aud Thompson, To ,in The
Iconderoga, which went to sea saturday, AT the
mouth OF the Cudgo river. on the west coast OF
Africa, and has accepted the invitation. lie is
to become the advise oil Admiral Schuieldt 10 all
bis diplomatic movements, aud to remain abroad
and lat in E,lI II
1880.
Later. There is official authority for the state
meLt that ex President Grant will not lake pass.
age IN the Iicondcroga and become the adviser
OF Commodore Shufe ldt, in his diplomatic IN ission
nor taking passage in that vessel for any purpose.
The Richmond, which is fitting out tor the flag
ship OF Rear Admiral Patterson, commanding the
Asatic station. will soon leave this country. The
expectations are that Geoeral Grant will join her
q, Villa Franco and proceed 10 her to Hong Kong
via the Suez Canal. An invitation has been ex-
tended TO Gen Grant to take this trip and his re-
ply was thankful acknowledgements thereof
expressing probability of acceptance. HIS visit
TO Asia will have no diplomatic significance.
Naval observatory.
The committee to select site for the new Ma.
val Observatory. recommend the sppro ptiation Of
S25 00O for the purchase Of a site selected on
Georgetown Heights.
Washington Monument.
Nothing but preliminary preparations towards
the Strengthening OF the foundations of the Wash
ington Monument has been done rs yet and the
commission thereon will report to Congress.
Col. Casey has had the matter in charge.
Mr.. Biaine's Resolutions.
The dabate in the Senate on Mr. Blsine's reso-
luton 10 regard to the receut election in the
South, will begin on Wednesday, at O'Clock. 1t
will be opened by Senator Blaine with bnet
speech, followed by senators Thurman and Cor.
don.
Investigation.
meeting of the Senate special committee ap-
pouled al the request of Senator Matthe VS. to in-
qure into c,rtain allegations concerning him, BY
James +. Anderson, in connect ion with the Pres
dental electoral count in Lousian " Ill hold
meeting on Tuesday. Anderson DE- clined to't,sti
~ before the committee at foi mer session. and
the committee had then no opportunity to present
hin to the Senate for contempt, before the ad-
joui nment took place at the call OF the chsirman.