, 1879-01-10

Ensf1af FHs',afch IN 1af TTbHhf
WAsuisoroN, u. C., Jan. a.-iirgiota Il pro-
pnrluR to presrn. rlatm of e120.0U and Mary"
land claim, Of $7'ocn, with eighty years. inter
est, for moneys advanced tn nil In tho original
building Of the Captns. This ID To he followed
by clattns from Virginia and other States for
moneys sivupced durtng tho War Of 1879.
AnMf cooK1Nt..
Comnttsary-0 General NiacFceIy hns had
board Of officers examine the army esoksng, anl
make experiments for improving II. The result
III their lnbors will bc emtDtlied In manual fur
army cooks. Another Board has investigated
the army bakeries, and sill Istnc manual on
orcn-butttlinc and t.rcad,suakinR.
CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY.
Librarian epofor,f's annual rcpurt shows TINT
tho Congressional Library now contains iii round
numbers 25o, ,0o0 volumes md la1,0 QUO pomphlcta
Tho prospects for a new library building arc
gootl, nna It will probably be crested In Iudl-
ctart sauare, although psopcsty-holders OH Cap
itol Hill have several sites, which they offer ut
high prices.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Ths eleventh annual Convention Of The M
t!ousl Wusnan's Suffrage Association COM
ncncr,l IT. SESSIONS to-day. Mrs. Cauy Stanton
presided, and tho familiar faces OF The ladies
who lead tho movement were all to be scen.
The speakers were rather ecrerc on President
Eayes for not advocating female suffrage In his
message.
ctafrEE
Some Of Senator Ch3Geo's frtenls say that he
Inns sccoralered his letter in which he Implied
that ho would consent to become a candidate,
aud will now, under no circumstances, permit
hts uame to be used.
THE ARMr Hill
representative Hewitt las decided to 'ncor-
purais In Tire Army Till that porttun Of the bill
OF tho Burnside Commission which provides for
tie reorganization OF the army, but Hewitt will
QUILL from II tile pur.ion relative To tic ata. It
Is believed TINT Foster, u the Sub Committee,
having thc bill under consideration, will agree
With Hewitt in thls plan.
'rLe following letter from q friend Of Gen.
nane,ck to another friend of Ills here Was re-
ecired to-lay:
dnat;' #. a,, 5an g 1s7oS = CS ny R.ar
cuck has bcen drawn lnto tho .upnort Of tho pn-
st'on" q ~ Ms%y ~ attract. 1T.
to ses It, and lilo mention In tho papers to DAY "
io.n,;hs, yofrie. good nam, Of h,s political
friends. tlc has been tbs chumUon anoI4: mill
tsr Of the tuoordlnaslon Of the military to the
eivii powut. and now hi" letter on tus nsw bill
supwt that he has changed fsnnt, and has become
an opponent OF hH own ayowed doctrines. Ian
n.ns j. sad to be Thurman man; ant The llan.
nnnu!n.'s to Kill Hancock OF.
SHERMAN AND STANTON.
Gen. Sherman authorizes dcninl OF long
standing stbTy concerning himself and BIT.
stanton. 1t WAS reported that on IN occasion
Dcar The close Of the War Zen. Sherman bad
spoken very eontem ptuously Of Secretary Stan.
toll, and characterized hin, III terms peculiarly
.esnphulo Gs I'm 1ntre eleras.' This stnry has
had eurrencY ever since tho War, aud Gen. Shtr-
u.n ba, nrycr hcforc heyn NJ tho min. IN ttcnv
:, =, ho ,,o,x tos n,s .,.,o,,-o. III. ,sn,oI =
~ ~ ~ "o" ""es MI" "o'"o''1e' ''''' oa"'@' ~
be fnade puot's'
sFuLsIGHkR.
. There are grayo approximations that Ncpre.
sentative scI,lsichcs, OF Texas, may not be abls
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w., 's'.."ta ,,.. ."s',s, -.
&ua p9eu'"oa'a' lFo1l ""leh ~ ~ ~" suneEiuG'
tie las bccn IeliFious Tor lnost Of tho time Tor
two days, and attendants have 10 hc constantly
With htIu, This afternoon It was stu,ed that
.,.nr. 49,. an,,s,. - H. xo"or..,. y, ,as ~
'p'fS "c.e uo"oss u LIS seeofess' ",o oae -
permitted 70 sas't 1''ta1.
THE INDIAN NATIONS.
n N. Wzsses7. A..oeluttd rfs.s.
W4sn,snrov. b. n. Jan. a.-Cb,r1ce rl,ono.
,., s'-,.',,,.,., .At.e -. ~ f"H,.. e,s..al.,
sun ps'ae'i'at e"'e. VI tAa enetokee WALTON
uelcRates, ~ II. Hosss eamuel smtth, W. J..
AdaIr, md y. II. nownlng, Of the Cherokee Na.
tIop: r. Porter and n. tn,lpcu. of thc t.recks.
WV usu' - : Use1sou' " ''o IuMnasa"s' M
salel q tlle psea!tscnt today. Chef Thomp-
s su IN ~ M lMLia uaus ot!ct sptcStes. etat!lH att
that fl'tlf people WcFn n prospernu. condition
anu we're opposed u the trnnsisr Of tho indiass
W o."9 W.! AePat tHhsHt- w Eless'eAt sopHca
.naI ~ ".s e1ceeu!hkf Elnu ~ near t"al tho
!tans '. 81 tae !nu,ah !essnofY wele anst'H NO
hetl. unu M'hmSu thas taoy "onl9 eontlhAe 10
p!u1peI u'u Sun~tale ~ shn hto INV aclcHees "
e.s!i1a@.o" Itiu onseueo ~ eAtous utsucuea 81
tu.su.on. ht iao soe.t .he no.hts pteseMSu W tne
arta,', "a,u a.', ~" NV, "H eons1as7n M " ane
tosc1n!hent, Fly that, W laT ~ he was coH-
esIne1 uc Won.u 20 ullHecou!u 70 nave the views
ut'i M1suSs i" - ~" tnu'ahh ca1s!cA oAt. hu1fa
~, nc "on!o .ee tHst ny sIfataes WIN the ~
dlans snou1o " t21t! 1utIy o0sffsed w LUG dos'
fsHneu.. .-,, IT,,
Neleta1S, e'hufz, commissioner !laStt anu
INSPECTOR llathMouu Hete pfeaelt uuriok tue
'h'efS'eH.
TUE SUGAR 'STEHfsF.
IAo discussion OF The tuvar question wis ro'
e1ntu lo"uae otIoE6 tlc tInNtc CoalHiltteG NF,
Mitsh. au I'4portF VI sugar irosu Brazil und tlle
fhhippine liIahls. tt'oosta tue proposition to
S*tnOllth nne rate VI duty III kllGar to No. III