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Show LATEST DESPATCHES. EASTERN. M UMliinsloii Alvli'f. Washington, 0. The main features ir the hilt reported by Sherman from ho l'inr.neo Committee, to-day are as given last night, viz. : 1 ree bank-inL' bank-inL' fixing the maximum greenback circulation at $:i&i,000,tXM), the issuing issu-ing of $lGli,000,UU new National i Jiank notes, with tho retirement ot , greenbacks to tho amount of fifty per cent, of such issue, und tho resumption resump-tion of specie payments on January ,1st, 1877, by tho redemption of United Un-ited States notes in five per centgold-bearing centgold-bearing interest lionds. The Somite, has confirmed Herman Silver, register of the LandOJfice at Denver. In the District Investigation Major Elliott, of the U. S. engineer corps, testified that tho lowest bid lor laying certain mains in the city was rejected reject-ed on account of an crasuro which tho Attorney General decided vitiated it. Tho socond lowest bid, made by Tiios. Evans, was rejected becanso it was not signed. Oeitty, assistant engineer of the bonrd of public works, was rceuUed and cross examined sharply in regard to the d-ita upon which ho made the nuti nifit.pM Kill imitlfvl trt t.ho enn mi i tt.eft. to prove that government was not overcharged for sewer work. The interesting in-teresting fact was elicited that tiie estimates were made from maps instead in-stead of from actual measurements, and that the witness knew tho board had several incorrect maps though he thought tho one he need was correct. Ho alio admitted that government was charged full prices both for fill and excavation on New Hampshire street. I Lien. Butler's physicians state that ho is better to-night. His illness was caused by overwork and' every eflbrt is made to keep his mind free of excitement. |