The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-01
WASHINGTON.

20 gepetaiIy prevalent lew dSys sBO
in regard 10 the situation 10 Maine
has greatly subsided, and it is now
almost universally believed that some
solution of the difficulties will DE
reached without resort TO forcibie
measures On either side. 1t is known
that several democrs tic senators have
telegfaphed from this city to Governor
Garcelon, earnestly advising HIM 70
agree TO ex-senator Morrilrs p'o2csal
Tor an arbltrament Of the MISTER oV
the state supreme court, and It Is
understood that pumber of repuo-
lican senator's. including Edmunds,
Anthony and Burnside, have advised
the Maine republicans net to take any
step which might look like appealing
to force, bat IN default OF Garceion
agreeing TO refer the case to the
supreme court, to submit to their
wrongs under protest, and endesvor
| 10 induce the legislature 10
carry out the spirit OF the
law, under the letter of which Gsr-
celon claims to have acted. One oil
the most prominent republican sen
slors now in Washington expresses
the opinion that the Gsrcelon legls-
Iature will assemble without molesta-
ton on the 9Th OF January; that tae
republicans will then demand that
immed ate steps be taken TO correct
their alleged wrongs before al elect on
is had for governor, and that this de,
mand will at least to come extent, II
not wholly, be complied with. It Is
still expected, however, by most OF the
r. pubicans in this city, that IN the
event OF a noncompliance with such
demand, the Maine republicans will
organized legislature Of their own ard
proceed to elect Davis governor. 1t
is also now remarked that IN case this
be done, 1t would be very easy 10
throw the whole moral power OF the
national administration into the scale
10 favor of Davis, by simple con-
gratulatory telegram to be sent by
Rutherford B. Hayes, IN acknowledge
ment of telegyaphic announcement
from Davis that the legislature had on
euch day duly elected him governor.
This course, it is argued, would avoid
all question of right of formal recog-
milton of one of the two rival govern
ments By the President. but would
exert practically the same effect as a
|, favorable official response to call fol
national assistance to suppress domee-
tic insurrection.
The House passed a resolution, be
fore recess, calling upon Secretary
1. Egarts, if net incompatible with the
public interest. 10 furnish copies o
, the correspondence Of Col. Mosby
consul at Hong Kong, with the state
, department, in relation to the coDsu
lar affairs in China. Secretary Evari
= has decided, it ia said. that it Is II
: compatible with public Interests t
make this correspondence puthc III
} til the reports are received from tn
department special agents who ar
now investigating the matters reierreE
to. 1t seems to be universally under
stood, however, that official develop
ments on this subject may soon b.
t expected which will lead TO imporian
changes.
Assistant Postmaster General Brady
who had contemplated resigninl
! his position will not now retir
r until Congress disposes OF the charge
/. made against him by certain news
? papers relative to the increased mai
f service on the Star routes, either BY
} an investigation or as Brady predict
will be the case, by granting an sp
3 preparation to supply the deficiency
j.. about which all the clamor has beer
/ made General Brady, ridicules tn
: charges, but says he does no: care &c
: go out under fire
g General Garfield has gone to Ohio
2 but vii return to Washington be
: fore the Ohio senatorial election. H
g feels so confident OF his election tina
4. he will not put in an appearance a
Columbus at all. Nearly all OhiC
politicians in Washington, democrats
and republicans alike, concede thai
Garfield will be elected.
The attorney general of Colorado
l writes to the acting commissioner o
; the general land Office, that aIteI
3 consultation with Governor Pitkin, b.
= has concluded to take no appeal from
! the recent decision in the Silver Git
/ case, both believing it to be sound il
q Law. The department will, therefore
, Immediately make the commission
er's action final. This was claim 0
} the state to q sixteenth section, OF
= which the town OF Silver Cliff il
located. It was urged upon tot
s ground that the mineral character o
g the land had not been discovered a
r the time Of the survey.
Senator Booth has returned from
New York to spend New Years Day
| in Washington.
The loss b. last nights fire in ex.
r Senator Stewards residence is, today
estimated not to exceed SIS, 000 upon
t the building. The amount Of tbs
loss on personal effects cannot be
known until the inventory ia taken,
but will be much less than was al
first supposed. The silver and the
carpets and valuable furniture on the
frat aud second floors we're saved, To-
gether with most of the paintings AID
ther works of art.
Senators Morgan, Eaton, Allison
and Blair, as the committee in behalf
Of the Senate, left here, to night, for
Alabama, to attend the funeral OF the
late Senator Houston, accompanied
by q similar committee from the
House, consisting OF Representatives
Herndon, Shelley, Houser, CulbeIson
and Thomas.