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Show GENERAL. n : ANIIIXGTO.N. Washington, 31. Theophileus Uainea, recently appointed. United States attorney for Montana, has re-j signed. At the cabinet to-day the case of naval officer Cornell was the subject of some con venation, without definite action. Tho general tenor of the l is cuasion was in favor of an inquiry as to hU intentions for the future. Il is the impreanion that on the return of Secretary Evan the subject will be renewed in the. cabinet lor final actiou. i Attorney General Devens has givun an adverse opinion to tho new Idria mining company's request that the question of title to the Quicksilver be reopened before lite interior deprt-i deprt-i ment. ThiB will leave this celebrated case to bo settled by tho courts and 1 congress. Ihe superintcdent of the govern ment printing office has issued a . circular to senators and represent lives requesting them not to lend their influence in behalf of any per-. per-. sou seeding appointment in the kov-. kov-. eminent printing office, us he intends in luture to run tne office ucuording , to his own judgnjeut. The Bynugogue ol the Hebrew congregation, con-gregation, recently rebuilt, was dedi-8 dedi-8 catud this oveniug. Many pruninnut ; pursons were in the congregation. President Hayes promised to attend, d but was prevented from doing bo by official businoes. He sent a maBatje expressing regret. 1 New York, 1. The Times' Washington Wash-ington says: McCrary aud others at the war department do not believe Silting Bull has left Canada. The Caniidian authorities cannot corrobor ate the story either, though in con slant communication. Sherman and Sheridan also doubt the story. Cornell intended no defianee of tbe president, but acted in accordance with his understanding of the letter oi Postmaster General Key to the WiB consin postmaster, who was also chairman of the Btate committee, in which the postmaster was inlormed , that the peiformance of the merely i administrative duty in culling the j convention to order and handing it over to its regularly choBen officers, was not a violation of the president's i order. Cornell will not oppose the presideut's order, and has no idea to ' make a test case. He willrelire from j active politics after the organization ol i the state convention, i Persons who claim to be in a posi ,i tion to know the purpose of ihe presi u dent with reference to the New York 3 custom houso, say u clean sweep oi B leading officials has been determined j upon. |