, 1880-02-17

| LOTTERY fuslStssE.
| Special Dtspaseh 10 7he Chteaon Tribune.
| WASHINGTON. u. C., Feb. 1G.-The Democrats
/ In tho IolFo to-day discovered m Issue ,lpon
which most or thom could ngrce, and which they
wcrc bn!d enough to facc Tho Committee on
tho District Of Columbia reportea I'LL! 10 hrcak
up tho lottery business In this District It WIS
Into In tho afternoon, md tho House waa very
thin. but tho DemNcr1lts STOOL lip to the work
nobfy. Under tho lead Of Stntosn,an Finley, Of
| Ohio they rnitcd and nude n les-
! pornto effort 70 defcat tho blll.
t They succeeded in 70 far that an
| adjournment took place before final vote WINS
I reached, although tho main question WIS o1e
dcrcd by snlall majority. Tho bill Ia thus post
ponctl for nnotlor month, anG It Is. of course,
possible that tho Bouthern Democrats will bc
nblc 10 ticfcat 1t thon.
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
It Ia understood that tho nnnocrntfc argument
to s,istnEn tho unscnsfng Of Wnshb,rn and tho
scatlng Of Donncl!y is practically this: WASH
burn catne into Minneapolis from tho country
with majority ugainst him, get he ovc,cnmc
this xaa aasetso majority AMI increased It
to 400 in seven precincts In city
whcre 4 regular Republican mntority
| never excccled no. This was donc,
tho Democrats Will CHIN by resort to statute
! that each votpr's ballot and na1nc on tho rcgts-
! try ehonsd be numbered so TINT It might ho
knowilhow each mnn voted. This Inv, 1t ts said,
hnd been declared unconstitutional by the
Court, Rnd tho Judges Of election hatl decided,
the evening before election day. TINT they would
nb!de by that decision. Great weight is given to
tho testimony in connection With n looltkceper
nilned Hull VITO Es said to hayo lono improper
acts on c1cction-day.
| LITTLE MORE CANAL.
secrctary Ev,rts hus bccn sonewhat dis
tuEhcd by the charges that he il attempting to
obstE1cs nil ihtcsoccanIo cannt schemes. Tho
New York 1f'orfd to-day charRed that Evarts IL
netting nBnfnst all cnnnl projects, because te Is
tho attorlcy both Of Tho pnc!Ac arl,l rnnama
lsallrond Companies. Evarts' friends stntc to-
night TINT ho Is not council now. and never hlls
hccn. for either Of ttcse tuilstmds; moreover,
tho Pacific rutroads not hostile To tho canni;
tho yaanma I,AlroGd Ia undoubtedly In favor of
p' i p3} Il u fe tue pesens o + % i
SPs;aa ;a,.. ti1at lst. 1as!s: ~. Il + faet
speot to tho monroe doctrine, md especially op-
6se to Ess ec Ct a1S ~, SE h' @ I. 5 fba
TINE fGr ay se stSP or that there has been
| sCltUrz AED THE uTEa.
se<srStas ss1ra said to-any th9t T. oro Eo
Will Join with tho Colombo nicn In d reootn-
ncnaat!on that tho utsa be removed
y. The Indian Commtssion. which bus
;ho sas:s: q liz Into Tse u,'6soaK. 1.-Two IN: IN:
will nov give tho lndlans n chince. a canvass
Of tho Committee shows that viii. not nore tha1
of tese nus f1o as Chloride. nd or de1. len 'nSf Moossr
Is tho exception, aud bis opposition to tho vlcws
Of THO maturity Is very pronounced md uncon,-
IT, p1on pk fon Tie a ahe Tar
| ton Of troops and rations to 0nIay, Southern
coot7o p T. Is sti pending Gov Rltktn will 70.
action Is takcn b. tho authorities. Gen. shcr-
| could be sent ut tho tnoat.
| T1iE PINE TEL. CENT REFuNp1N0 N1LI.+
Iown is largely Interested In the per cent ro-
funding Rrnb bill and scnItnr Altlsoi, nlatlo IN
Ingenious md Rhle Nrs1,lnent to:slny in fnyor Of
morrow. Init tho lcatiiny Dc.nacsatIc H,nators os
begin e have doubts about assuming tho re-
spGns}y },on Of t1S 1S ostscn ct Ct Or Or
meuns certain TINT tho I'LL cai, 10 passtxl In tho
Senntc. Senator Thur1nnn Rave nntIco lust
iii after tho % pcr cent iii hasl besi dlsrnae,i
q. mtt Hnn'sor ltandnlph will clMlm rrccctieMco
| for tho Fltz John Porter cHsc, on which theru
! mAy bu M earliest dlscltEsidn.
THE NsrlMEu LIFT.
Hcnator Rollins introduced IL resolution to.dny
directing tho Secretary Of War to furnish list
III snrs .cs Mo shs hnx1 Dss Ps 5 set m h9
June =. 18TH. Tho ropty to this resolution will
| furnish so1ne cur4oua fActs.
| NEW CURE FOIL DHuHKENNrSs.
| nnn. nuttcrs annual rt,t,art on tho National
sohlIers' Hmm iMclosc'i i report from Gen.
I!tncks, Deputy unver.ior Of tho Milwaukee
Home. III which ho e!Altna that tho Ealo Of abnt
Afty'thrce ga!lous of hger lecr n tiay hns d.
malsa'cd drunkenness AMONG tho minutes.
MEDICINAL AaEars AND MUGS.
btr. Tow1,shentI. OF IlnuIH, intr1Hil,ct4l n hill
today u rcla,l tIsn duty III mcdc!nal aEenta
The effect NJ tho hill will te h} amend Stfs, :, ,ft