, 1879-02-20
NOTES AND NEWS.
POSTMASTER PALMER.

fOn q RQ0Q 0IllCGIt Hltk NNfC In+Cut1ou u
overriding Tint Department. THIS doubtless
removal Is contemplated.
OLD.
The Ftru.oliean, which Is ono Of tho foremost
Journals In tho 1rant movement, snys: "Gcn.
lien Butler Is roccving much undcscrycd psnifc
rs the author Of The proposition to pcnslnn
matmcd Confederate soldiers. The truth is,
this proposition wna seriously talked of by
many Republican leaders during President
Jnhuson's Administration, md At tlat time "as
understood to Aavc received thu hearty approval
ot Ten. Grant.' i
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ACT.
The fnrty mllions Of dollars necessary 10 my
the arrears OF pensions asc not vet provided for.
The Ways nt,tl Means Committee will rcsusne
the subject tomorrow, but 1t Is u very tt1scu!t
question l,ow the money Is to be ralscA. Hew.
TT wants to print Treasury notes equal to the
amount. Gnrdcd wants 10 sell per cent bunds
equal to tho atnoslut. Judge Kelley, II the at
counts aro trur, wants To ply the pensioners In
standard silver dollars, while Fernando Wood
wants 10 tukc tho surplus cash now In the Trcas-
ury Tor the purposc. II Is ccrtain Congress Will
mt impose any additional taxes to pays the
claims.
GEN. NELSON, or INDIANA, ...
wlio Inns been United States Aflnistcrs 10 Chill,
and also to Mexico, Ia again an applicant for the
forcign service. An 1nuiann delegation went to
tho Whlto House In ni+ behalt to-day, asking tho
south American mission lately vacated by Gen.
Williamson. Mr.. 1laycs will want this mission
for ono Ut his retiring Senators or Representa-
tiycs, atsl Nelson viii MT yet IL.
FAT or LETrERCARHiERs.
Tic bark-workcd lettcr.carstcrs were reward
u t,t. ,uJ fGu H0Aau
bill Of last session increasing ana aajuss!"g
tl,rir pay. The vote WIS u to 16, which sl'owed
an unusually stnuIl Senate. Those Scnators
who tayc ,1ad opportunities for knowing the
work uf the earrIcrs yosel tor the bill. The
ignorant aud lllIl'tral voted against It. As tho
hil passci exactly Us It canc from tho House,
It now oDly ncc'ls thn Presidont's s!anature tu
bccot1e low. and the President |atuly told
ten. Dingham tllat 10 would slGu the rll II II
caIlu to AltIl. -.
THE ALASKA TROUBLES.
8ccFctary Sherman has ordered the revenue
cutter Oliver Woleott, now at Port Townsend,
oSitka, g preserve .he peace. -. ,,,.
g. G., yesterday for s!tkn, at the cnrucst request
Ut citizcna WHO represented that they feared un
| inllsurfMinate lnassacre i,Y the Indians.
TIE POUR PER CENTS.
Hubscsiptipns to tho 1 per cent Government
loan since yesterdays report aggregate S2,6io,-
| uj0.
THE CATTLE TRADE.
The Secretary Of the Treasury and Secretary
Uf State have considered. to-day, tic necessary
enlargement oil the powers Of ille Treasury be-
parta,rnt 80 as to prevent tc shipment OF dis
cnsed cattle from American ports, md bill for
that purpose will he sent to tllc proper Commit
tee OF Con=rcss to.slaY or Tomorrow.
THE sENArE's EXECUTIVE wonK.
WAsn,n0ToN, d. G., Feb. 1a.-Thc cxccuttvu
business u Tic suna.a has lccn su,wrll attend.
t}.,
t!ns Is nuw almost clear. AL The npoolnt,ncnts
which urc pending could 10 dsposct. III In few
hours. Sl.,ce tic meeting Ut Congress ln
December, tic President hls xent In l'rarly sou
ssry havo all bcon. considered, n,ai either con'
tirn.cti or rejected. TIIn important appoint.
ulcnts still pcudlng orc those VI Samuel l.ue to
be Postmaster Ut Sumter, !. c.; l;cr. nadrcl
Robert a. Douglas to bu ullitc.l States Marshal
for North Carolfnn; Dlyld II. bailey 10 bo Con.
sul-Gencsal io shanehat; and Paul strohach to b.
Postmaster at Montgomery, Ala. The contlrma'
Sir. Bailey, i. delayed by ,lo paFtlaan obicc
tto1lB Of Southern Dcilucrats, Samuel Luc II
opposed By Gen. n. C. Hutler, Of south Caro-
lima, beratise, ,durng thu recc't e!crttnn, II
ltvau leader tu thu Sumter district. lie WI
cllirIly instrumental In bringing nbouk thu
Enass-.nectlns, nt slIsntcr. Court. llouso wh!el
was Violently broken w hty thc riio clubs M
AEI tELsfs t,4Htdc AIih l&A5 SOQNt HHAs 414 AH'
prosecutions which, unl!rr tIe Unisra State
statutcs, followed this uld similar ontraves
he Is held ncc0untablc, mud Is very. eursaial',
hated by The Bourbon Democracy. Indeed, IL
. sorts of tru'nredup charges, and now, Btm}.t
because to 10 known IL be faithful liz
publican, who. canuot hc intl'nsdatca Or III
down. teu. nutur n1la others OF lhr sam
type arc strainng, every nCrvu to hnvs hi
, nomination adversely reported to the scnute
Will, cuni,ntttce 1latle w ot such f,1sr.,nn.lc
| men ns Acssrs. Perry, Paldock, anl! burnside
however It Is tlardly possible tlas they can sui
| GeeA.
, TIe halt In tho caso OF Col. Douglas, whlc
ias nuw been pending l0r several wcells, Grss
out u a nuu,bcr Of taiso Reports which wer
, circulated In trgar to hta ottfriai conduct by
, been detnlssrll. 'riIcy arc HOW known to l,ay
been untrue u,nl fnsprctl by ina!lsc, md tl,er
, Ia good tcason to bclcve tlNtt ttle 1'ontnatin
viii bs tayorahiy renortei frn,n sena19r r.
1allntlB Committee AMI cnniir,netl by ttie Senat'
'rie case Of Gen: Bat!svr Is sill pcndll'
8 before senator Canl4llns'E Conuittco On Cou
r rnerec, but It I. expected 1hat Y will
rr9otsra dtlsE ,I ts pfe'sne %es. ae nG'''
. Ahnuguut, Wltelt Is bttoye ihn snnu C0!nlnlttc'
. VIVA sutIt iu during the frat weeks nf ttu III
q aun. Why II las nut bcclt nctcd up'n bcfnI
= this is not definitely known, hut 1t Id auspcrst
:, tiIAt the CuInn,,tteu eHtertus lte opinion In
=, , Oo, frDm which Htutu Sir. auifey rosllcs,.
! alrcasly sufficiently represented tn il.s Consult
,.,nt olAcr uranrl.es vi 1lsu public service. a'
9 strosmct. who tns I'eeu nounatet to 6o pos
] muster vi Montgomery, Ala. Is II genslclnan
j, marked ability, t1lurnl,gh education. mud HItl
/, lpss character, liz IL hlnl iur yours bus hcrn
+ pronounced and determined Republican, ar
,,ul abused by that last-tlitrher,
i SENATOR Morgan. Tho Committee, ut Ills r
y gHest, havu failed tD report ll!e case to t!lG &c
9 4tv. Ihers il no goud trason for their eonttn.lt
Il | npS.Aetton. II t!'.Y 20 thcE d".V they VII!
u | nHcn rEtu)rL lii favor Gk thu uE1iIiu1tlOu,