Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-12
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS.
 THB SPEAKBRSHIP. A Boom Started for Gov. Dorsheimer. GENERAL PORTER FEELS EASY, Sure of Justice from the
 Next Congress. THE GREAT FIRE AT MILWAUKEE. Sickening Scenes in the City
 MOrgue.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The SpeakershfP-A Boom For Cover nor Dorsheimerf- Phe Preliminary Movement a Banquet-GeneraI Porter Speaks of His Chances.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-To-morrow night
 MT. Cox, of New York, will give dinner at the Riggs House, which will be attended by
 most of the Democratic Congressmen-elect from New York State. Felix Campbell, from Brooklyn, and exLieutenaat Governor Dor sheimer were both on the floor of the House 1 to-day and will be among those at the dinner ! tomorrow night. It is understood that an
 informal discussion of the Speakership of the next House is the matter on hand and that
 the interests of Dorsheimer for the position
 are to be vehemently pushed by the New York delegation. MT. Cox introduced MT. | Dorsheimer to the Democrats on the floor | and Messrs. Bliss and Robinson performed a similar service for Mir. Campbell. There is 8 growing probability in the opinion of the | most observing Democrats here that. the l Speakership will go to northern man. The contest between Carlisle and Blackburn di- ! vides the southern vote and Randall's posi- I tion on the tariff will, it is believed, do him material harm.
 The national board of health was informed l that smallpox had appeared at Wilmington | Del. and terrible smallpox epidemic was raging there last year 8 recurrence of last years experience is feared.
 The new gold certificates issued to date by the Treasury department amount to $65, 519 ,- 1 $40, of which amount $19,311, 49O are still in the treasury, making $4G, G,2os, $50 in circu- lation. The demand for them continues steady. Last week it was brisk The grand jury this morning began an in- vestigation into the charges that an attempt
 was made to bribe members of the late Star route jury. The case of F. H. Fall was first 1 taken up.
 sus office to day because the fund for their
 payment is exhausted. There remain in the office about 126 clerks.
 The Cherokee and Creek Indians in the h. dian territory have agreed to settle by arbi- tration their recent quarrel in which they l came to blows and the Nachez Indians have been selected as the arbiters
 In the Star route trial today the route from Trinidad to Madison, Col, was taken up and the entire afternoon until adjournment ] was occupied in identifying and reading papers relating to the route.
 In the revision of the tariff bill to day the Committee on Ways and Means made no fur 1 ther changes in the schedules of wools and | woolens and books, papers, etc. In hemp 1 the duty on seines was changed from 63 1 cents per pound to 45 per cent. ad valorem 1 In silk the following was inserted: tHatters' l black silk plush 10 per cent ad valorem. /" Coach and harness furniture was reduced I from 40 to 35 per cent. sd valorem. The committee was at work upon the schedule of i sundries and would haue completed the bill l and had it ready to report to the House had 1 not the voting on the shipping bill in the House necessitated the adjournment of the committee.
 General Fitz John Porter in an interview tonight states he does not consider the passage of his bill by the Senate to-day as victory excepting in so far as it is defeat of his worst eneny's Qogan's)
 effort. He says Logan took his position to curry favor with the 1 soldier element and to aid him 1 in his ambition for the presi- dency. He believes his bill will be de- feated in the House, but he says he does not care if it is defeated after full discussion as he is confident it will meet with favorable action by the next Congress.
 The condition of Representative Herndon, l of Alabama, is critical, and his death is ex- pected momentarily.
 The marriage to night of Lieutenant Rod gers to Miss Virginia Cameron, daughter of Senator Don Cameron, was one of the most brilliant events of the season thus far. It
 was attended by the most prominent society Ia