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Show DOMESTIC BRIEFS. Judge Spoflord will be elected nn-doubtediy nn-doubtediy as long term senator from I Louisiana. A New York fLh dealer proposes to export fresh fish to Europe as beef is nuw exported. Luther Clark of tho Now York firm of Clark, Dode tfc Co., banker?, died on Monday. Mayor Ely will veto the resolution changing tho name of Chatham Hired, New York city, to Park row. John Jay of New York, has been appointed oce of the commissioners lo investigate tho New York custom house. The New York Sun applauds Wade's letter as that of a patriotic and honest mau. The Tribune ridicules it. A bill prohibiting betting on elections elec-tions and pool-selling at races, etc., has passed the New York senate ayes 22, nays none. It is reported that McVeagb, one of the Louisiana commissioners, believes that Tilden carried Louisiana by a decided majority. Frank Jones' election in tho first j New Hampshire district is likely to be contested because hiB real namo is : Benjamin Franklin Jones. ! The preaident is not alarmed at the republican revolt against bis policy. He does not believe the party will be united against him. Barden, Malloy &. Co., New York hatters, have commenced proceedings in bankruptcy. They oiler lorty cents on tho dollar; liabilities f 98,000. Hon. John A. Kasson, the newly appointed minister to tpain is en route to San Francisco. The Spanish minister lo tho United States accompanies accom-panies him. Tho annouccemcHt that G. Wiley Wells has been appointed solicitor of tho treasury is incorrect: He will have some place in the treasury department de-partment but not that. Tho old board of police in Jersey city dispute tho legality of tho new boird, and have determined to hold on. Tue new board has organiztd and the question will be settled by tlie supreme court. Secretary Sherman is said to contemplate con-template prominent charges in his department not explicable under the civil service system. Third Auditor French of New Hampshire and Auditor Ela of Maine aro to be dismissed. dis-missed. Tho New Hampshire supreme court has decided that the governor and council have no right to go behind be-hind the returns for representatives to congress and state senators, when ballots bear a name different from tbe legal one of a candidate. The steamer Dispatch, with four guns, will sail from Norfolk on Friday Fri-day or Saturday for Constantinople, with orders to report to Minister Maynard. Tho vessel will be under Maynard's direction during the troubles between Turkey and ltussia. Orders have been issued to remove a company of the second artillery trom Morgan town, N. C, and another company from llaloigh to Washington, Washing-ton, D. C, to take the placo of two compauks of tbe third artillery recently re-cently ordered to New York harbor. Secretary Evarts thinks that if the republicans of the senate should reject Hayes' nominations tlie democratic senators would turn in and confirm the appointments. As the president is not a candidate for reelentinn ho was free to carry out his policy untrammelled un-trammelled by personal considerations. considera-tions. The Louisiana commission has returned re-turned to Washington. They speak in high terms of the manner in which they were received by both parlies, and appear well satisfied with tho result ol their mission. The commissioners vieited the prcsi-denc prcsi-denc and cabinot at the white house in the afternoon. The president presi-dent thanked tlie commissioners for satisfactory manner in which they had performed their duties. |