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Show GENERAL. A Life Position. Washington, 12. It is reported that the Chief Justiceship of the U. S. Court of Claims, a life position,- recently recent-ly resigned by Judge Casey, will be tendered to Senator Williams of Oregon. Ore-gon. A L-gllativc Tlr. New York, 12. The latest returns indicate that the Assembly will be a tie. This is on the supposition that a Republican is. elected m Fulton and Hamilton, as that district is still doubtful, doubt-ful, lfa Democrat is elected, then the Democrats have a majority of two ; otherwise, it is a tie. CaMurt Mrctiug. Washington, 12. The cabinet remained re-mained in session an unusual time yesterday, yes-terday, and everybody concluded the impending bureau changes and appointments ap-pointments were the subjects of discussion. dis-cussion. It transpired, however, that nothing of the soit was considered, other questions monopolizing the meeting. meet-ing. Preui h MiuUltr to Washington. , Chicago, 12. Ths Tribune's special says the credentials of the French minister, min-ister, appointed by the National Government Gov-ernment to succeed Prevost Paradol, are here awaiting the arrival lrotn Chile of the minUter expected by the next steamer from Panama. M. Bertheld is still without communications communica-tions from the new government. A Card ou Cox. Mr. Parchald, of Texas, one of Mc-Gariahan's Mc-Gariahan's council, who was shut out of the interior department by Secretary Secreta-ry Cox tor writing insulting communications communi-cations to its officers, prints a card this evening, evidently by way of re taliation. The following is a speci meu : "I say unqualifiedly o' myself, and I am sure I can for Shaw and every other attorney engaged for Mc-Garrahan, Mc-Garrahan, that if any such letter was ever shown to Cox, or any body else, it was a wholesale forgery, and I believe be-lieve the itatement to have been a mere invention. As to the claim itself, Cox makes not one statement about it which is not grossly false or largely exaggerated." ex-aggerated." Defaulting Paymaster. It has been decided not to make public the sentences in the cases of the defaulting paymasters, until they have all been disposed of. This will take seveial weeks. Deep Creek In I'tah. Deep Creek, 12. The government surveying party decide that the line is three miles west of this p'ace, thus making Deep Creek in Utah. Tlie people hero are satisfied, as they had just been assessed for taies by Nevada, and the change to Utah will make the taxes lighter. Several parties who have herds of stock, intended to move eat, so as to be i Utah ; they couldn't afford to pay Nevada's taxes. Heavy Sntt pension. Cincinnati, 12. David Gibson it Co., extensive liquor dealers of this city, suspended yesterday There liabilities are iji0.iiilO, including their secured papers. The firm claim it is not a failure, but a su-pension, from which they will recover shortly. |