Morning journal and courier., 1880-07-16
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Jewell. and Cameron-Conferring About
 the Campaign-MutualIys Satisfied with A the Prospects-RepubIican Congressfon-
 al Gains Assured.
 WASHINGTON, July 15.-Senator J. Donald Cameron arrived here this morning and was for several hours in conference with Hon. Marshall Jewell chairman of the National Republican Committee, upon important mat ters connected with the Presidential campaign. Views were exchanged as to the general con- duct of the campaign, especially in Pennsyl- vania and New York. Senator Cameron said his information from his own State led him to believe that the Republicans were united and would carry the State. He was equally confident as to New York and the other North ern States. In this opinion Mir. Jewell con- cured. The interview was satisfactory to both parties MT. Jewell stating afterwards that Senator Cameron was fully as enthusias tic as he could wish on the subject of the cam paign. Cameron says ''the stories about MT. Blake and himself being at loggerheads are all bosh; there is not word of truth in any of them" Cameron left at 4:30 p. m. for Harrisburg, where he will meet and con- fer with prominent Republicans tomorrow and make preliminary arrangements for the conduct of the campaign in Pennsylvania. Mr. Cameron Esays his health is not near so bad as has been represented by the newspa- pers that there is nothing the matter with him that cannot be remedied by rest, that he was overworked during the session of Con- gress and at Chicago, and felt the need Of frest before entering actively into the campaign. His trip to the White Sulphur Springs has proved of great benefit and he now feels fully equal to the responsibilities of the campaign. He proposes to remain at Harrisburg for this purpose. He says the nomination of Garfield is one that grows in popularity daily, and in his judgment Garfield will certainly be elected.
 Ex-Senator Simon Cameron, who went to the White Sulphur Springs few days since to confer with Don Cameron on political mat ters, will remain at the Springs for several days after which he will return to Pennsyl- vania and assist in the conduct of the cam paign.
 The Republican Congressional Campaign Committee anticipate that the Republicans will gain Congressional districts in Virginia, Louisiana, Florida, Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine and Missouri. The calculations are that there will be gain of at least one in Virginia two in Louisiana, four in Ohio, three each in Pennsylvania and New York, one in Wisconsin and probably two, one in Minnesota, two in Illinois, one in Indiana one in Iowa, one in Maine and two in Mis- souri. This makes an aggregate of twenty two, which, if correct, will give the Repubi- cans control of the next House of Represen- tatives.
 It is reported that letter has been ceiyed here from Senator Conkling saying that after few weeks rest he intends to be- gin an active campaign, and to speak not only in New York but in other States.
 The Ponca Indians-Progress of the Edu-
 cationaI Experiment..
 WASHINGTON, July 15.-William Whiting, the Indian Agent at Ponca, Indian Territory, writes to the Interior department under date of July 7, inclosing report for the month of June, He says the Poncas are doing we'll farming, graining, etc., and are peaceably disposed On the 18th instant many of the Indians went on visit to the Cheyenne agency, and while there a white man named Tibbs entered their quarters during the night and tried to get them to return to their hunt ing grounds He said he would give them horses cattle, etc. This made them discon- tented and Poison Hunter and his wife left the agency. The others, however, have re- turned to the Ponca agency and are now sat isied to remain and have resumed work. The Neg Perces at the same agency give no trou- ble and are prospering in their farming oper- ations In conclusion he says the Indians are anxious to know when the industrial school which the department had promised them to erect will be built.