, 1880-03-30
NOTES AND NEWS.

sp,etai Dtspateh to Ins Chicago Tribune.
WAp,l1N0roN, D. C., March 40.-The fol-
lowfag purlorts to be truu statement OF
very curious transaction which occurred hero
last S.lt,lr,ay: On Monday Inst, when tho
decisi.pl of the United States Supreme Court
was u,xlo public on tho casa ut the Missouri
Pacific }lalroad Company, Mr.. Bowman, t'f
st, Louis, who was ot counsel for the City
and County of st. Louis, then III New York
ha was authorized to say that Jay GouEt
was now willing to pny 80 cents oil the dol-
lnr at tho clat,n for S!hs0, 600 held ngntnst tho
road BY the County OF st. Louis. On Wetincs-
Jay Inst tho offer wns Increased 350. .000, pro-
yIdcl It was accepted In three days. Tho
amount thus tpndcrctl In payment of the lien
was $4,000. Tic oter was re]ectud ny the
civ Council OF St. Louis last night, after
telceranl,Ic correspondence with prominent
parties In Washington.
soLniEIts' HOME.
II Congress shall adopt tho resolution
relative to tho appointment o. the now nntl-
aruutcnt Ut tic Soldters' Home, Which 1t Is
reported the House Military COMMITTEES WILL
probably ngrey on. 1t will bc u matter OF
good deal OF concern tn Con. Butler, ahd
may cause ultimately change In tue Gov.
rrn0rs of tho various Homes. It Is said
TINT now most Of the Governors aro liutler'S
carnest nlhercnts, md that sUlno or tlleli,
like Kinks, ut tue Milwaukee Home, obtain
leaves Of ABSENCE al,d visit Massachusetts
regularly Whenever Butler has campaign
there to nss[st him In his nlecton. Gusl.
Butler will feel hfs removal from ulc Hoara
very keenly, NJ Ee tt,s llutl Ills r.Nplmtntnent
much at I!el!rs, a1M has stra!lIcd every nerya~ r
tO rutatn tlls position.
AN Ex.CoNFEnEIlATE lsotScED.
| t1.nt& nj E}f0a f3pfI1SA1i WIN
hnH long lleld Il cerkSl,fp In tho office OF tle
Solicitor of tho Treasury, has 1naily beol! ~
nuyed. Mai. {lrswolsl, who WIS ContMl.
srata ocer %ns os asstb|v o. " y,
Slnce thu War he clalil.s ~ 1uVe beell tloI-
Migilly reconstructed, alnl to have pgcnlle z
Republican. There, tas been q good s!eal 9e
haftlinE otlicu il, tho Treasury. but t1ia D.
nartmrllt WIS nat responslbls for Ills 4I-
i,ointluept, lnuslnucll us tlr!swolu WAS niltlur
the epartmst of I,,sttss Inn st n'nt,t "
Sherttan, 1t IL reported, tnIuloalats'y osoetea
urisw0lA'a removal. )
TIE kEIIu0G.spoFFoRp CAsE.
Hen Hill wilt bs subjected tn another
sysf"sl'x sras xnrs M Ga'neSS thS Ss''s vii! i p%biy
e! s!ludy s';s";'9 s. t ~ fass spessa s; ~
Tie printed eydense ct the ke1logEspoiotu v ~
b. stricken out bscauso Ut that Witt,ess' fill
lIra to appear for cross-exitnntliatlnli; 4ell
iiIIl. beiiig Chairman Of tho Sub tan4nuttGrt "
rsslnusi61n Tor tho printing Ut this csi stvncrr,
al,d i,t will be called upon to explait how II
cams tn bu sent to the l4p!lo Printer " las1
Ut the regular testimony.
CURIOUS sTArE-lslu1lrs pocTulNE.
h[r, IIerburt, Of Alabanla, a disciple 1t tho
strjcteat sect Ut Stntarights ho,ne.rnlers, III
trotluced q bill to4lay which ought to sur
Mfsa his constituents, T4is bill frcites eho
flct that In certain possible contingencies:
ti.eru May artse controversy ~ 70 which, Of
iVo so-calleA Governments Is legltIma!s al|d
which spurious. and that In sticit u'!t!ga
crnur, 20 called, caIl1at 6Ehlg prtter out II
chaos. Now Mr. Herbert proposes lhat'
! ;Iu such q easy. ps ti!e One suppostal.
};Ssl1aie of the United 6ltux. WAleh buy