, 1878-05-10
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
wA,rn>cro>, pc. April ~, ISIS.

" An IN'' w ~ -. y ff y l'''' '''
Whether the statement, attributed To-
senator Ipukjug in the "Norid = w puDIl-
cations ot Wednesday amt Ihu.'hN, pro.
ir,Siug to give the substance ~ several M
rrrvicws with him. correctly represent
i'm or not. their appearance has apptr'
,utly moved the loNrrmo,t depths Of pn.
Ntictl circle, aud created An exceptional
roTmoriou on the surface ul tlIi> ScnSi-
fion-loving town. Mr.. COukIing has dr-
MED the correctness Of some OF the Nprti'lc
uttcriurrs Imputed tO him. but has made
no general denial 81 tar a> the pubic Is
advised IIC i also said tO have been dis
,ldcl by frirni, from making The eN-
piaua'iun he at tir~t intended. Allowing
wide margin for the embellishments, 1t
j. understood Mr.. Mines, the author, usual
~ iudn rs IN, even when protesting 10
speak BY the card. the general conclusion
among the senator's Congressional h>SOcl-
are. and Others. appears to be- That 1t
sounds w0udrrorsly like him; and in the
absence of any specific denial, their gen.
,ral tenor will be accepted ~ pretty ac-
curate,y Indicating Mr.. Conkliugs cStl-
mate Of the Administration. it methods
and views and Of its supporters. Repubi-
r;ln aud Democratic. 4 u the circumstances
Justify the belief that his confluence has
been abused in an uniuStitiabe manner and
honorable men would shrink from the
position Mr. Mines occupies. The alleged
ronanring prOGlivitcs OF Mr. Mines. and
the evident confidential character of the
conversations between the parties withno
intention on Mr.. COnkIing'S part to have
them made public, will have the effect To
largely diSarm the resentment that would
otherwise be- tplt tor the wide latitude he
allowed himself in Judging of the motives
of those to whom uncOmpIimeEtlry al
iuSionS are frequently made. 1t is safe to
predict that the publication will not have
the effect to heal the breach now exist
ing between the President and many Re-
publican Congressman. Conkling's enc
mics will not be slow to accuse him of an
evasion OF duty in not making deter
mined effort to ascertain whether his sllS-
picions was well founded, and If found to
be so. into sounding an alarm. The gen
eral effect is likely to be permanent and
will undoubtedly have considerable intlu.
ence in determining the future relations of
President Hayes with the Republican
party.
One of the most largely attended meet
ings Of the National Academy of Sciences
ever held. is now IN session here. The first
paper read wednesday, was one by Prof
Davis Agassiz, relative to the deep-sea
dredging Of the L. s. Coast Survey
Steamer BLAKE" in tile Gulf of Mexico
and the Gulf Stream. the past winter. II
was OF absorbing interest throughout and
held the closest attention Of members and
the visiting public. "AhriSiOns on the
coast of North America" were discussed
by Prot. Davidson. who described and at
tributed the elevated terraces along the
western coast Of North America to the ac-
ton Of ice along rhe glacial period. Bot
of all papers so far read. that of Prof
Hall, detailing some results OF inyeStiga-
tons made relative to the satellites of
Mars which he recently discovered. ap-
peared to be OF the deepest interest.
Though many particulars remain to be
determined. enough has been accertained
10 make the account OF them in the next
edition Of textbooks on astronomy of
much practical Importance and of eXcep-
tional interest to the general ieader. The
time of revolution OF the outer moon
tDeimas) around Mars was stated to have
been ascertaned as 30 hr.. ana Is min:
Phabos, inner satellite. hours. 30l2
minutes. Distance of Diemas from sur
face OF Mars. l2.j00 miles; Phabos. $500.
about the same rs from Washington to
Berlin. Prot. Hale has also proven that
the size of Mars il considerably smaller
than Is given by the less accurate methods
OF measurement Of previous astronomers.
Several new members were admitted.
The officers for the present year are: Jas.
Henry. President; o. &. Marsh. Vice
President; F.. A. p. Barnard. Foreign
Secretary; j. II. G., Coffin. Home Secre-
tary; Rogers Fairman, Treasurer, Prot
esSors Baird, Gibbs. Hall. Hilgan. New
Comb, and Gen. Meigs Council for 1875
10.
No way to reconcile the differences Of
the Democratic side OF the House relative
TO Woods tariff bill, except that each
member should vote according to the in
terests of his district, appears TO have been
found. and that plan for harmOnizing con-
fiicting views by agreeing to disagree.
was virtually agreed upon IN Congress.
Last evenings papers contained an ac-
count OF what has now become of almost
daily occurrence, viz; an indecent assault
on a female In this case rhe alleged
criminal is a cOIored man. ~ or % wears
old. The victim who was finally over
come Is white child hardly II years old.
KNOX.