Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-10-30
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Hubbell's Estfma te-Politfcal Complex
ION of the Next House-A Favorable
View for the observation-disclosures to
Make "a Reply-Other Matters.
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-Jay Hubbell has
settled down for hard work with the Rspub.
lican Congressional committee during the
last week of the campaign. He has been in
! dustriously figuring on the chances of a Re
publican majority in the next House and
claims that the prospects are better than
| they were just before the election of 1880
He claims 1874 sure Republican districts, 1873
| that are surely Democratic and IS that are
| doubtful. OF the latter he thinks So will be
| carried by the Republicans, giving them a
total of 1877 out of the 1926 members. The
Democratic gains heretofore have been solely
| in Ohio, where, he says. ''the Republicans
pursued a straddllng policy, but did not
| straddle far enough" New York he expects
! will go Republican by a good majority and
| that 81 Republicans will be elected to Con-
gress, which will be gain of one. He says
/ he believes Pennsylvania will elect Is Re-
publicans, that Connecticut will hold her own
and that the South will more than make up
the actual losses in Ohio and the possible
Losses in Indiana.
| Foreman Dickson was arrested yesterday
morning by Deputy Marshal Williams. He
appeared in court at noon and gave $25, OOs
bail in each case. His bondsmen are E. E
White and James L. Barbour, wealthy mer-
chants.
The case of Sergeant Mason comes before
the Supreme Court to- morrow on the petition
of Counsel Bigelow for writ of habeas
corpus. The petition Is in the usual form,
sworn to by Mason at the Albany peniten-
tiary on the 18th inst. The history of Gui-
teau's imprisonment Secretary Lincolns or
&C urt martial which convicted Mason
are related. The petition claims lack of
jurisdiction by the military authorities over
the acts referred to and the detail of troops
is claimed to have been in violation of the
articles of war and punishable with fine and
imprisonment An exhibit is attached which
contains the decision of Judge Advocate Gen
eral Swain setting aside tho findings of the
court martial It is stated in reference to
this decision that the judge advocate general
constitutes tribunal of last resort. and it is
claimed that outside of any other defense the
fact of the judgment of the court martial
having been declared illegal and without ju
dicial cognizance of the alleged crime renders
his imprisonment illegal. If to-morrow's
motion fails Bigelow will make an appeal to
the mercy of the President.
Colonel Ingersoll has decided not to give
out any additional Star route statement be-
fore next Tuesday, and it is understood his
action will depend upon the course taken in
the cases of Dickson, Fall and Payne in the
Police Court on Tuesday Ingersoll's state
ments will be enthusiastically sarcastic and
promises to be interesting reading. It will
be about two columns long
Advices from the marine hospital show
| that during the yellow fever epidemic there
| have been to date 2, O79 cases and 172 deaths
| at Pensacola, Florida, and 1877 cases and
ia deaths at Brownsville, Texas. The fever
| is decreasing and new cases are confined
| principally to refugees.