Morning journal and courier., 1881-01-11

The dOuS6 went 1QCO COmm1Gtee or the Whole on the Indian appropriation bill and got through with 46 of the 50 pages when the committee rose and the House adjourned.
 NEW YORK.
 The Panama Cana1-America's Market for Supplies to be Patronized.
 NEW YORK, Jan. 1O.-A meeting of the American committee of the Panama canal syndicate was to have been held to-day, but was deferred owing to the absence of two members. The committee will hold - con- ference on or about the 2Oth, when it is ex- pected that a thorough organization will be effected immediately after which proposals will be invited for supplying machinery, tools, etc., for use in the construction of the canal. A large party consisting of several prominent French engineers and 8 score or more of skilled mechanics sailed from Havre for Panama last week. A member of the syndicate said that the stories about exten- sive purchases of machinery in this country were not without foundation. 'I- cannot give the exact amount that will be disbursed in this country" he added ''but it will be large sum of money Already we have con- tracted in the South for 2,OOO or 5000 labor CTS who will be ready to embark for the 18th
 
 their reception and use shall be made. I don't know myself what kind of tools we shall order, but I presume they will consist of dredgers, picks, spades, engines, etc. Eve rything on that score will be definitely set tied within few days.''
 The Senatorial Fight-CandIdates and test i'm Prospect.
 NEW YORK, Jan. 1O.-The Republican poli- ticians have mostly gone to Albany. The Crowley workers, who are Arthur men, will be offered as follows: General Arthur, Speaker Sharpe, Stephen L. French, John T. Smythe and others. Mir. Depew has no workers in the officers from this city He went to Albany to-day and will open head quarters at once. Morton will do the same The latter, it is said, will dispense generous hospitality at the capital Mr. Hess said this morning that Conkling promised Morton the Senatorship, which claim was waived after ward for a Cabinet position, but Garfield would not give Conkling the position he wanted for Morton, Secretary of the Treas ury; so the latter has again become Senate rial candidate, but this time without assist ance. Conkling, George William Curtis, Whitelaw Reid Hugh Hastings and other Republican journalists will go to Albany also this week.
 ALBANY, Jan 1O.-The canvass for the United States Senatorship was reopehed this evening at the hotels. Not many members of the Legislature have yet returned, but those here are very active. Messrs. Platt and Crowley have been here since last night and Chauncey Depew arrived tonight. These are the only candidates to be found on the ground. Their rooms are constantly filled with their friends, and emissaries are coming and going all the while. One of the latest rumors is that there is dark horse in the field and that it is General Grant. He is to be here next Monday, two days before the vote for Senator is taken. Senator Conkling has written that he will be here to assist in the reception of General Grant. The anti Conklingites say they will stand firm to the last for Chauncey Depew and against ''the machine even if it's candidate is General Grant" The mention of Grants name in the canvass seems to have excited them greatly
 The Mercy Forgery-ssTruth'' Publishes
 an Open Letter to Editor Dana.
 NEW YORK, Jan. 10-In continuation of its series of publications proving that the Mercy letter was a forgery Truth tomorrow will publish an open letter to Charles A. Dana, editor of the Sun, in which it will say Several days before the forged Mercy letter was published by Truth, and before any attache of Iruth was aware of it's existence, it was in your possession and you then knew it to be forgery. Do not misunderstood us. We make no charge of wrongful conduct against you. It does not follow because the letter was in your possession, nor because you were then informed and knew of it's spurious character, that your action was culpable. One of your counsel has already stated that the forged Mercy letter was offered to the Sun for pub ication before it came to IrutA, that the Sun submitted it to counsel and that counsel ad- vised against its publication the ground that it was forgery. We recall too casual interview between yourself and gentleman of established veracity, well known in this city, in November last, in which you said to him, referring to the Mercy letter: It is not genuine, it is forgery had it several days before Truth published it. We are quite we'll aware of the truth of the statement made in the Suae last week that you pronounced the Mercy letter for gerry as soon as it appeared. You knew It was forgery because the original had been previously in your possession under circum- | stances and accompanied by information which left no reason to doubt its spurious character, and you were thereby enabled to express yourself accurately upon the point as soon as the copy in type appeared. You are mistaken therefore in denying that you had the Mercy letter in your possession be- fore it came to Truth" The article closes by calling MT. Dana to reveal the source from which the letter came to him or the par ties to whom 1t was returned.
 The Pedestrians-Several More Matches i'm Prospect.
 >NEw YORK, Jan. 1O.-Up to noon to-day forty-six entries had been made for the o. Leary pedestrian contest which commences January 24. Among the principal entries are Dobler, Howard, Pegram, Hartman Fa- Der, Krohne and Lacouse of Boston Some weeks ago Sir John Astley issued challenge in the columns of the sporting pa- pers of London, England, that he desired to wager e10, GOO that he could name two Eng ish pedestrians who could defeat any two in America at a six days encounter in sgo-as- you-please'' and legitimate square heel and toe walking match. Sir John Astley in issu- ing the challenge named Charles Rowell as his man for the go-as-you- please match, and Harry Vaughan for the heel and toe match This afternoon Sir Johns challenge was ac- cepted by Dan O'Leary, the champion pedes- trian, who forwarded a draft for G1, ,OOO to the editor of the London Sp0rtinq Life to cover the stakes deposited by Sir John O'Leary named as his contestant in the heel