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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-05

.xn GoylRNoR hoYT PROMINENTLY MEN
TloNED.
[BY TELEGRAPH To THE TBIBUSsl
WAeHNGroN. Dec. i.-Fresh CABINET gossip con-
meets the name OF Andrew ID. White, now Minister
to Rerlin. with the State Department 1t is argued
that his appointment would settle to the general
satisfaction of New-York Republicans the rather
Troublesome question Oh tuc representation vi '""'
state in the Cabinet.
Anoth.f name mentioned in connection with the
same Office is that OF Senator IIoar, Of Massachu-
setts Mr. IIoar is spoken OF a one OF the lew
nrouiueut members of the Senate Who Is not so an
sorbed in the management OF the politics OF MS
State and in the distribution of patronage rs 10
hesitate about going into the Cabinet. III the days
of Webster and Clay the Secretaryship OF State was
regarded ~ much greater Office IMAM that Oh
S,ator but of late ears Senators who feel sure OF
bcing reelected term after term look with little
favor on that or any other Cabinet position.
There is "A good deal of talk about James r. WI
CON of iowa IN connection with the Cabinet. HIS
nrom,n nee AZ a lawyer naturally leads to the as
socia,Ion of hls name with the Attorney -Uehcral-
shin. but the growing oppc stion OF Western mem
hers of Congress having the Secretaryship OF the
Treasury 20 to the East, leads to the opinion that
bs will bc pressed upon the PTcsidcnteect Tor that
nositlou When he was III Congress the western
soft money cyclone hal not gathered lhuch lorce.
and his record the debt and currency questions
is pretty closely III line with THAT Oh ueherai uar
Ohio men believe that if Governor Foster does not
succeed m his cont st With Secretary sherman Ior
tLe Srnatorship he will bc pushed by hls TRENDS
fnr the Interior Department. IL Is urged on the
| other hand however. that he is sure OF reelection
70 the TO, ernorship next year II he desires 10 re-
| main in that position and that General Darneiu
! nav think II political wisdom to make a CABINET
| Which shall not include an ONO man.; ., =,
! The gossips say that ex-senator boutWeu VIII
/ hra -, stror,, hacking from the friends OF General
1Innt IN the East for some Cabinet position Ihey
also .ov that if the Camer0ns have the naming ol
PennsyIynnia man for portfolio. 1t Will be GOV
! crnoT Uoyt whose chances for the SenatOrShlp
! against ,,alusha A. Grow are not hTst-rate.
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THREITS or LYNCHING M1DE

RIrrvORE. Dec. 4.-Intense excitement pre-
Ill ~, p,it,,or, County about ten miles east Of the
c,tv in conse1u.nce OF a murderous assault made on
Io.euh Wools a farmer, Thursday nehi, by negro
named Gardner He first struck his victim with an axe
crush,ng his skul and then knocked down tue w'fe'
.ho assistel iho husband into the house. Gardner
oi ,un standing near the door, ami, as soon a. me
40 Wa ~1ut ON nm hled through ne lower part o.
~ D. rharce rpterins the groin AMI abdomen 81 Nojos
90 or vas arrest d and Is now in the county iLi Al
,ss' ,Inc ) ne death OF Woods was momgnIar y M .n
iot,S Of Gardner by the people OF the ncghoorhood
Where tie tragedy was enacted Gardner seems u,t1r
t ,as any cause TOR the assault except that lie wa'
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IBY TELEGRAPH TO rnE rRBUNgI

IBY TELEGRAPH TO TnE rRTBUNEI
DOVER, Del. Dec 4.-Judee Houston, the
Republican candidate for Congress al the late election
to-day served notice Of his purpose to contest the scat
OF Edward L. Martin in the XLvIIth ,orgres'. The
grounds First that the assessment laws OF TINS stse
devised to defeat the operations OF the flilrenih
Amendment; Second, that the Law Is 30 construed and
operated as to effect that purpose Third that more tran
10000 legal voters left OF the lst' F0urtn tnst
men voted on false tax recepts Fifth. that non-resi
dents voted Eminent counsel have been retained ana
Delaware In futer the expected Developments
The Democratic party has been IN power FOR twenty
years and investigation has been had, anf 10 Is re-
iiably SAID tna hr facis state in Judge HOustons no.
tice can aud will be proved.
Tho following the address of the STATE Central Com
mirtee, Just issued:
fhe 2d OF November left in tis state defeated, but
al-O left in the vic o. spcDdc Organlza-
never hope 20 succeed. For years we nave
been suffering under unjust assessment law,
which l. executed and enforced ae TO rep'ess be VIII
majority OF the legal Vocrs OF thiH stare
true in power minority. The STATE Committee charged
with the responsibility Of the campaign D'gnS me coz
80 by requesting and causing the "hacDee ol
the rht ~ Mr. Martin 10 the seat IN Congress 20 whcn
he has been declared elected We propose 10 make
manly protest against the operation o. tne uJas ana
oppressive laws, aud seek the protection o. the cohsl
tuition ot the Nation, which guarantees 10 an cltlzehs
live aid and hearty cooperation of every iPpuoncin.
Delaware be redeemed aud paced N tHe le OF her
Interests aud National rrlaons. itpuDlcans OF D:,a
ware IL We move shoulder shoulder, step 10 sep the
solid South broken aud this state stands pol icaly
where years ago stood for honest ana ecOnon'ai
administrator OF her affairs, protection 10 home lhds
res. and pure, open and iair ma"agemcnt OF cohhr
fnances by order of the Committee.
IL. w CAEsOS, Chairman.
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she undertakes new one. On the other hand. Ii
Hung Chang and the peace party in China are said
to have gained the upper hand. May it not be
game of brag and DELAY both sides neither being
ready for the fightf The best authorities among
the Anglo Chinese officials believe that China will
make peace by paying the cost Of RussiaS war
preparations.
sCUDAMORE OvERTHRcwN.
The newspapers publish melancholy news from
Constantnoplc respecting the fall of F. Ives SCUBA
more who was in charge Of the Post Office, and the
unfortunate cause thereof. G. ". 8.
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THE NEWS IN LONDON.
rupI.1FsT ASPECT OF POLITICS.

ME LA1 EST ASPECT OF FUI1I W.
,ur GOVERNMENT RESOLVED TO RRlNG IN hol"
corRCIvE AND REFORM MrAsUR' FOR IRE
1,xn-rY FORTS TO REPRgss oUTRAGEs-GREECE
EXPECTED To LENT.
The complications resulting from the excite
,,o,t in Ireland are referred to in the cable
Nsnotch 10 The TRIBUNE Appended. IL is
shown that compromise was effected IN
Mo CaMn,;, and that in consequence
tnc Government will propose a coe'eiVe
and q Land Reform bill simultaneously when
p,,iiop,out assemblies. The possible tate OF
hoso hills is indicated. The Land League
liars are repressing cutrages. 1t is deemed
''rohahle that Greece will relent i'll her move
,'ont ogainst Turkey until March. The state
Of thc Russo-C Chinese quarrel is still involved
in doubt.
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GENERAL EWING on CONGRESS.

General Thomas Ewing, of Ollo, was at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel Yesterday H. Is ON his way 10
Usb,ngon In attend the last session of the present
roncress He said TO a TRIBUNE reporter: a. hardly
eypcrfed e. he able to get TO Washington this month";
have had a severe Illness"
Do you anticipate brief session =
Ii Will last 20 tno 4th of March, tl1nR.W
nd then will there ne IA session T. -
II there is tho Republicans alone VIZ pc re-
snonsible for il, for the Democrats WIZ 90 AZ III .h,Ir
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CASUALTIES ~ FLORIDA.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dee. 4.-Captain Joseph
II WILSON who was In the United states Navy previous
>, tho ,var and who was lieutenant on the Con lerite
steamer Alabama, was killed in railroad accident near
EIayile on Tuesday last
This morning as General Spinner and Miss Rauleson'
q, Mohawk ". Y, who arr,yel only yesterday on q
visit TO the Generals family were coming int2 tht cry
hn atn,uted to cross railroad tresl" ~ a train was
bang and stepped he timhers e. let the ran pa s.
The Young adv became dZZy ana sat do"n. 'h'hs T.
nnsfIng her hand on the rail The engine al mat
momen passed and crushed her hand Ihc phy sicianS
tLiuk tbe hlDd can be saved except the thulnD
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SuALL-POX IN THIS CITY.

The three following cases of smallpox were
ronor,cd to tie Board of nealtn yesterday Emma
Kretner fourteen months OIL oi No 5l3E Fiiteen'h
81; Giuseppe vommiohilla twenty years OLD OF NO.
nnlperryst wuo had been admitted TO the temporary
Ln n,fnl NJ Castle Garden aud GeOrgr T. GarlO,k a
Nv m Int p, lvu,s "A No 1875 West rwclflh-st Tue Two
swer have been To the Riverside tiOsptdl, whlc
me Iust- named Las been isolated III his own house
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IHE FIRE RECORD.
KEkRSARGE MILLS DES IROYED.
loss OF 300 900 IN PORTSMOUTH, y. II.

PORTSMOUTH. n. H., Dec. 4.-flre broke
ont in The fl IN story OF tho Kearsargc Ms early this
morning. and in less than hour the building was N
ruins The fire Is reported to have caught from piece
Of waste IN the hands employe which he wac using
to au of the mining when coming in contact with
eas ct it caught fl the flames Instantly creeping Gohs
the ollv surface Of tie room The wind was blowing
hard at the time and q ough TIC entire IRE de-
parimcnt was promptly on the spot tue
nrrmen failed to chsc1 the fire. The mayor
elegraphed 1, Newburyport for assistance II Is re-
uorted that a man named Greenwood an cmploye, was
burned to death in The MILL Several persons were baaF
burret and cannot recover The fire sprcad so rand
that the occupants OF the apartment barely escaped as
the flames rushed toward tie staircase leading to thc
room They were Obliged to leap over the nanes III or
der 10 make then exit It is known that more than
one rcrson was burned death bat lad hc hre burst
ont twenty minutes later the destruction Of life must
bove hecu great, as the mill wouli have been in fun
operation.
The lnsa "a cstimafc ed at not far from $500o00
Nearly $50 operaives thrown out Of work, aud the
t,c viii cause much suffering thls winter unless sone
Ist and was r0i feet long and 20 feet wide SIX S0 les
mgu, win two H.. each 100 10y 80 Ie-t t"0 stoiie9
hlgA. The mil m3nulactnrrd cott9i goo" Z
ing a good business TIC Baptist Chhf' Was cul"I"c'
ally Gamaged more by water thap nv fire Ihe lhsd-
ance on III, church building was 5000 Inc nylng
sparks set fire several buildings III Gn'reht paris Vi
the city. causing much a.arn e.,
The iDAUTauCe On TIC mills ana slOehou-cs u "S 10"
lows:
Manufacturers Mura Providence. Sdg",2
Boon Manuiscurcr.' Mutual BosOI l51834
Wnrcr.ter Mantac. Mutual Worcester....- C7Gl
state Mutual, PTGvd bc oi'PI
Ts live, MaHTfctris MUTUAL FaIl Iivcr..... 246
.ftaffp 1ffIft1 al
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A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.

DANvrrLE, Va, Dec. AT Yanceyville.
C,.sweu Coun'y, y. c last Saturday, Mrs. Gertrude
Neal wife Of Louis Neal, prominent merchant OF That
village was burned TO death, her clothing having
i,ea from, Arr on the hearth OF her room where she
VS. kncpng hrside he infant IN prayer preparatory
=" nttending church. me badly had oeen married only
year and Was not twenty years 0ld
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RECORDS OF THE CHICAGO CONVENTION.
CurcAcO. Dec. 4.-rhe local Executive

Committee which had charge OF the K publican National
Convention has decided advertise FOR bids for print.
in Tho prOcee,iugs winch viii III Ec box u "Dout
{Io nacr al adug matter aud fry pages OF tables
Thc IA TO be borne by Chicago Kcpub icdns.
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THE ERIE CANAL BLOCKADE.

A1pAsY, Dec. 4.-The total number OF
bushels of grain reported held III cheoA py ice III inc
N'I a., check and in section @. l,3lS,2OO. Men have
snn d,awips the water OF The Champain and por-
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FRENCH BISHOP ACQUITTED.

IDNDON, 0iIIII'INJ' V-V' n Io0'''
The Paris dispatch to The Times states that
the Rish,p of Valencia has acquitted of the charge
OF writing an insulting letter 10 the Under Secretary OF
the Ministry OF Worship reply to his crcrar to the
Bishops ndmoushng them 10 dismiss jesuit professors
In their diocesan semnaTies. The correspond says
s acnuirta Is a rude rebuff the yelnn mt, wlch
Inust now be very glad rejected the idea OF pr9secu
ing the Able Montsabre Tor his sermon on me Lacor
din rn annlXerEaIY.
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RGBBlD on THE STREET or 81 500.

PITTsBURG, Penn, Dec. 4.-David Long
navmaster Of Hubbard. Bakewell d Co.. was passing
Ling Penn.aye at about p. to-day with package
Of money under his coat, containing Sl'soo' when
vonpc man. after tapping Long on tue shoulder 70 at
80, h,s attention. seized the package ana sped away
,I uersons no witnessed the robbery stafieh IN
n hnt were not successful in capturing the thle
Ps' Psl' I'D several shots at hs puisuer5.
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ton OF eastern division OF the canal The water WI"
be drawn from tho other divisions next week oupe'
eudent Dntchrr has issued orders TO his assletaant
supefiutendents 10 see that all boats are IN 60 ~ pOs
before drawing the water Several aduHuucts VIII VIII @ rn
taken up and also parts of two locks On the cas- ein
division In order make for spring repl! 1
1t VIII impossible the entire line OF tue can'
should there vet be weather.
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NOT A CANDIDATE FOR SENATOR.
IxDr,NAPOLts, Ind, Dee 4-Judge Walter

O. Gresham, OF the prominent cdhodh'es lot mo
United states Senae, addresses note u General '"ap
man state Sen tor rom this eity. Withdrawing rom the
contest Judge Gresham gives a5 reason Tor As WIN
d-a.ai bat Is fudrii duties woIid not permit nan 10
,oduct the canvass flr the u0mn ttton M ~ucA lan-
Nor as 70 do iustice 20 himself and his friends.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. 4-lhSt i 'gH'
Ponds foundry and machine s1ors were ''iH""' III"
loss i. s12 600; .usmauce. $500. General spLheis
No., ,o,.. on an adjoining iot WAS al-o destroyed.
Win valuable and rare collection OF curo-iiic5, raFi
OF which OnY Wer. sANr!.
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THE ELECTRIC EXHIBITION.

LONDON Saturday. Dec. a. 1850
dispatch to The Times from Paris says the
,romoers Of the international Exhibition of Electricity,
which is to be held Paris next summer met on FIJI
ay The Commissioner Of Postal Teegraphs stated tot
oiutarv subscriptious great " exceeded he sum OF
400 o00 francs demanded by IN State a guaranty.
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SHEPHERD COULEY'S PETITION.

ALBANY, n. Y, De. IA petition for the
remission OF the $3.50 imp sed on tne Rev Edward
Cowlev late OF the Shepherds Fod' Nv l'ik' hss
imurisonment expires Janunty l. lSSI'
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C,N,DIAN RIVERS FROZEN.

OTTAWA, Ont, Dec. 4.-Ottawa River op-
oite This city IL bridgod with ice Ferry navisa
,,r mas ceased between Montreal, tlls cliy and Lon
% ,,e severe weather Of last nle bit having niled lne
river with ice
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-05
ELECTORS VOTING FOR president

eIector. met at > crancuto yes crday. Tho c0i'ege
voted for President: Hancock nv. Gatnriu one
stenbon Gamer. of CO,usa, was elected MESSENGER
Thr oregon electors met at salem ycsleiuay ano
vot@d Tor Garf,ld and Arthur .. Il. watson was
nhnsen messcnger.
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THE FRENCH CROWN JEWELS.
PARIS. Saturday. Dec. A, lSe

TAKIB, SdITTIdY' DtV' n IooV'
The Government has decided to propose
to the Chamber Of Deputies TO sell the Crown Jewels
possessing no historical value IL etim1ted that the
s, uoud produce the OF 100000 francs, which
ynnld he devoted extending and improving the Ma
tonal Museum.
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TELEGR4PHIC NOTES.
4 TRAMP SHOT WHILE TRYING TO

.rpANP SHOT WHILE TRYING TO ESCAPE.
Cnc'c0 Drc "A KcWAuee, H.. thirteen
thICAuoi ,t.d nm last evening. one shot ana killed
""''' pTEA-ANT PROSPECT FOR TRAMPs.
Ny,y'R.r%-wIcK. y. j. Dee. 4.-By a decision ol
the BoAId of Freeholers and the y m AZ -,
found here after Wlthh nc S4'S "'"''' '' ~ ~ ~
stones for hirty days -...,.,, ,.,, a,,rpn
~, rpp,tEp Vi Dec. 4.-Lonls Aim1n MeIker
MuN ,d 1y 10 an Indictment charging him wth The
VINO ~ Alice Mc1keT. by pms1n last Aptll
% y rn enced be hanged on the second fIuS III
February. -IsoA ,e., p, opptct.,
.ArTcIDE OF A RAILROAD OFFICIAL
r,,.,'nN \ j Dec / - a tin 4. hanl ton
dt,vaye wears od night yaIdnaster at lhe coal poI
about ia irold c0m'utod suicide IN hote
VI w.. s hv shsong himself IN the head IN Io'oNeT ht
1H' H,oa Ht'rSianIly No cause Is assigned lot tho act
ui'" A DEAD MAJ IDENTIFIED;
w,onHRIpGE y. j.. Dec Il ne Oody oi tnt
" ma Inv rrn No loon the 0ng rancn l,Vlsion. o. 0,
man hI, h has bef Identified that Oi Michael Flood
,,ys s6 n Brliy rothers, contrActOfs 0i ms Guy
% "a, sixty years OF age and fcs!uehl Vi "oououso
lie leaves a large family
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TILE PERSIANS ROUTED.

TEHERAN, Saturday. Dec. 4, 1880
Intelligence has been received here that the
shek Abduah attacked the Persians near Uiumlah aud
o,aten them after killing great numbers AID captur-
t"g tnree Guns The Kur1s threatening an advance
iah
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THE GREEK REVENUE.

ATHENS, u o n IV'D'
In the Chamber Of Deputies to-day the MIN
lister OF Fuance submitted the following es io'
the year 1881: Revenue. 5l,4Sl,ooO uIacnihas' CA
pepditure, l13 So, ,722 drach;hds'
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TIE WEST POINT SUPERINTENDENT.

GENERAL q, -. HOWARD ~t'hLN w ~ AM wv
CfssoR ~ q FNERAL sCHotiELD'
InY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
WAsnlNGIoN. Dec. 4.-Goncral 0. .. Howard
accom- panied by Captain j. 4. Sladen' of his STAN
arrived in Washington to-day from the Pacllc
coast. General flowards present visit to wash
,pgton il in obedience to an order issued bV dIrec-
tion OF tn, President and is generally supposed to
pos,ess somo special sianicanco in view OF changes
which are speedily TO take place III Army affairs
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SETTLED wITH ms CREDITORS.
DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 4.-Thomas McGra

nrouine nt capitalist OF TINS ciy, whose talrc WIS re-
noted several months Las settled wh his fcdl'Ois
p pod tn-,.av resume cuarge II ms Pr'-eriY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-05
,Fc,Jylyc; A DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION

p Gamer = Republican, was nominated by th" Demo-
craLs tonight tor Mayor, but he positively de'ineu
and a mmlttee is covered e. Ill The vacancy,
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CRISIS IN THE SILK TRADE.
IoxnoS SATURDAY. Dec a. lSS

1VV
The crisis in the Lyons silk trade continues
The value OF the exports to America III No''nloI was
=, GOO ono which il nearly 5000. 900 less than in
iy Gniiyoi,cr and 500. 900 less than III september.
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own part presents strong arguments in the same
direction The Presidents views in respect 20 tne
tlcsIrahllf of making aPresident ineiiglbie Iot y
second consecutive term are hoV eHooi'cu ~ '
message.
TREASURY CIRCULAR
The following circular relative to the payment OF
interest dne December 81 1850, Oh United STATES
6 per cent bonds Act Of February !. 1851, WAS
issued by Secretary Sherman to-day: Notice IS
hereby gven to the holders OF United States u per
cent registered bonds issued under the act OF teo-
ruary s. 1861, commonly known rs skies OF lSSV'
tliat tno interest on said bonds due December 81.
1SS, Will be paid with the bonds ulgh me
presentation Of the bonds for redemption; me IN
terest on that loan will be paid upon schedules
THE LIFE-sAvING SERVICE.
NJ. 6. $. Cox. the Congressional champion OF
l interests of the Life Saving Service, is going TO
make an earnest effort to get his bill to prsmotc the
efficiency Of that organization and to encourage the
saving of life from shipwreck. passed during the
vi1.e II was introduced on the 9TH Of last March,
q = the nress of all sections commended II warmly,
. for some unknown reason it was not actcd up
by the Committee Oh Commerce, to wAlch IL was
referred
SILVER COINAGE AT TIE MINIS.
statement prepared at the Mint Bureau to-day
shows that during November there were 1,0465CO
standard silver dollars distributed from he New
OIeops Mint. and 032 800 from the Philadelphia
Mint The total shipments from the Ncw-Orleans
Mint since Jure 10. 1850, have been %t,493.49s
u ring the week ending GO-dav there were 462,99e
STANDARD silver dollars distributed. Dnring tl'
same period las year only S212, 13| was dlstou'eu
THE PONCAs AND THE INDIAN OFFICE.
The officials Of the Indian Office to-day, referring
To the public meeting IN Boston, in which Secretary
Schurz was assailed for his conduct with reference
to thc Poncas. and the Indian policy of the Admins
tratlon WAS condemned. say thNt the Eastern
nhilanhropists thoroughly mlsunderstand the sltr'
otion and that the leading men OF the tfiOe ehtIeiy
aprr. with the action of the Department
NO EXTRA SESSION PROBABLE.
"'Tbey will roo5t very much lower" said New
England Republican Senator To correspondent oi
The TRIBUNE to-day. referring to the Democrats IN
Congress land those fellows at the other enc are SC
anxious to retain their patronage during the neXl
summer hat they will do all they can to avoid az
evtra session. hence we shall have very niue po,
tcs and will attend strictly to business tins winter
SENTENCES OF COURTS-NARTIAL.
The President has approved the sentences OF th'
conrt-ulartia dismissing Captain Andrew Geddes
o5th Infantry, from the service. In the case o.
Fi,.t-I,ientenant Wallace Tear, 25th Infantry
ootercod by court-martial to be dismissed from the
service the President has mitiSaed he sentence t'
| the forfeiture of rank, and one-haf pay ior on'
! year. - ,.,,.,r
| MIR MORTONS NARROW ESCAPE
! Nr IoviP. Morton narrowly escaped meeting
with = serious accident this afternoon. While on
| ud,up his horse slipped aud fell down. f0Itu
| nately Nh Morton escaped without injury