Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-16
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. PEARSON'S TENURE, The Report of His Removal
 Discredited. A TALK WITH THE OFFICIAL, He Denies Having Interfered
 With Assessments. WAR RAGING IN THE SOUDAN. l The False Prophet Making
 Things Lively.
TAR RAGING IN THE SOUDAN.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Cabinet Changes-Ne Truth to the Pre- vniling Rumors-Pearson's Tenure of Omce-Che Democratic Majority Ina the Houss-Other Matters.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-The rumors of forthcoming Cabinet changes are denied at the White House and at the Treasury depart ment. It is probable at least that no changes will occur until some time after the session of Congress begins. Postmaster General
 Howe and First Assistant Hatton to day pro- nounced the statement that Postmaster Pear son is to be removed highly improbable, al- though, as only the President has the power of removal, the matter really rests alone with him. The report is denied at the White House.
 The naval advisory board held meeting to-day and consulted with the Secretary of the Navy and others regarding the beginning of work on new vessels at early date. Assistant Chief Tribbetts, of the revenue marine. was today transferred to the ap- continent bureau and Assistant Chief Eaton transferred to Tribbett's place.
 Rumors of the resignation of Assistant Secretary New were again circulated today. l MT. New denied the truth of the reports. The commission recently appointed to ex 1 anime the different navy yards and advise as to the closing and sale of one or more of them held meeting to day, Chief Engineer Loring, however, being detained at homo by illness. The board will tomorrow go to New York for preliminary inspection of the navy yard there. This done the board will go to the League Island yard, and thence | to the Norfolk and Washington yards It is hoped that by that time Chief Engineer Lor- l ing will have sufficiently recovered to accom- pany the board to San Francisco, where the
 Mare Island yard will be inspected. The new map of the United States com Jn1 hxv oyS,Scc rrf kl4 | land office is now in the hands of the printer, 1 and will be ready for distribution to those entitled to 1t within month. This map will 1 contain over four thousand places not on the l old map. The changes are almost wholly in the Vest
 Foote was held in $2,ooo bail to answer when his case is called.
 The complete returns of the late Congress sional elections show that the next House of Representatives will stand as follows Demo
 crats 1e5, Republicans 12a, Readjusters 5, Independents 2; total 325. The Democrats will have majority of sixty five over all others but this will no doubt be increased to sixty seven, as one Independent member elected from Iowa has declared himself in sympathy with the Democrats. Besides this there will probably be from twenty five 1 to fifty contests for seats claimed by Repub. l licans and if the majority follows the prece- dent of last session they may unseat fifteen l or twenty. It will therefore not be at all 1 surprising if the Democratic majority in the I next House. when the contest are decided, should reach nearly or quite one hundred. Ex-Secretary Blaine arrived here this even- ing
 The clerk of the House Committee of Ways and MeaEs under instructions from | the chairman this evening sent out notices to the members to assemble in the committee room at the Capitol Monday the 20th inst, to consider revenue measures. Melville continued his story to day, devel- oping, however, no new facts save to state definitely that he did not turn over the com
 mand of the party to Danenhower until the latter started home. He described the meet
 ing between himself and Noros and Ninker-
 man, who had been sent ahead by De Long
 He stated that Noros exclaimed as they met: My God, Melville, are you alive2 We
 thought you and all the whole boat party had gone to the bottom of the sea."