The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-23
GOOD ADVICE TO REPUBLICANS.
Work Of the Arkansas Hot
Springs Commission.
MORE REFUNDING OPERATIONS.
The Legal Tender Test Case Before
the Supreme Court.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON. Dec a. 1879.
NAMES ELECTORAL voTE-GENERAL GAR
YIELDS SENSIBLE ADVICE TO REPUBLICANS.
There are republicans here who looking to the
possible effect the result Of the Maine affair upon
the counting OF the electoral vote far more i'm
portant to their party than the question
~ to which Of the contending parties
may now succeed in obtaining control
of the state government Of Maine. General Gar
ned has advised . number of republicans from that
State to give very careful consideration the tech
nicaties of law in the present and to yield
the law IL IL is found to favor the claims Of the
democrats. even II the equities are all ON the
side Of the republicans. In the re-
publicans should now neglect any OF these
small technicalitios 1t would enable the democrats
In Congress. since they will control the joint
venon to count the electoral vote to reject the vote
of'Maine. and this in turn might. in the vote
should be counted for fusion candidate. throw the
election OF President into the House. and thus
enable the democrats to elect President.
THE HOT SPRINGS CoMMIssIoN-REsuLTs OF
ITS LABoRs.
General Coburn. Of the Hot Springs Commission.
to-day fled the last papers in the settlement made
by the commission appointed by Congress to APP
praise the public property at that point. Ger
&ihcates which will enable the present holders
to buy at the appraised value have been
issued covering about seven hundred acres. The
total tract 10 1850 acres. A central park has
been retained OF 265 acres about two hundred acres
was used In widening and opening streets and alleys.
Seventy buildings wero removed In this work. some
Of them being quite valuable On one side of the
town avenue Of 125 feet wide was laid out; on
another. one of 1872 feet and third side vary
ing from two hundred to three hundred in width
The total spprasements OF lands Of actual holders
was $260.000 this being about one-third the actual
value. mountain tract Of TOO was appraised
ut such figures - will probably retain it to the
government for park. The settlement is generally
satisfactory the actual holders of property in and
about the city. number Of spectators. who
had purchased large tracts the town. wore
greatly dissatisfied. The Secretary Of the Interior
win. under the law. now give thirty days notice
Of the results reached by tho commission Tho Land
Once. at Little Rock. will then give twenty days
notice OF sale. after which it may begin. Those
holding certificates have year within which to
purchase the lands covered by their certificates At
the end OF that time the lands II not taken by the
holders Of the certificates. will be sold at auction
The commission has been engaged in this work
about two years.
SECRETARY sHERMAN's FUNDING OPERATIONS.
The officers of the Treasury Department are ex-
pecting that Secretary Sherman will soon reopen
his refundiug operations so far rs to issue the
sos 100000 of the four per cents authorized.
but which have not yet been sold. These bonds are
ready for ISSUE and 1t is believed that the holders of
tho Ave per 'nts due next year can be prevailed
upon to fund IL IN now upon the terms which the
Secretary intends Offer These have not yet been
definitely decided upon but 1t is intended to make
them SO liberal to insure q sufficient exchange to
take up the whole amount remaining of the four
per cents.