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Show DOMESTIC BRIEFS. The jury haie found Congressman Smalls, S. C, guilty ot bribery, I Conkling aays not one-tenth of the! Herald interviews with him waj genuine, gen-uine, j No reference waa made to the Spof-! ford-Kellogii caae at the republican cauous on 6iturdy. The Wisconsin republican majority ia not leas than S.OOO and the ilinne-sota ilinne-sota majority ui over 17,000. The republican congressional caucus, cau-cus, tiaturday nigh:, stood 4 to 1 in (avor of Conkliuii'a position. I The packing and stock building of Miller Brothers' cutlery factory, Mer-iden, Mer-iden, Ct., burned tiaturday night. Lodd, $00,000. Senate oonfirmationa: Hon. John M. Steven of Maine t be minister to Norway and Sweden, and Defriea to be pubiio printer. The Parker house, Wheeler & Bell's store, and other property in Bidde-(ord, Bidde-(ord, Me., were deatroyed by fire on Sunday, Lews, $32,000. Ben. Butler gays it ii your old clerki, old cashiers, old trusteea, who embezzle, and not new men. The principle holds good with officials. The president desires to prevent a party rupture, and wants to consult1 with prominent senators before transmitting any more nominations), Colonel Inceraoll sava he has not been offered the German miasioa. Re does not seek the place but nuuld accept were the honor tendered him. Ben. Butler sayi the republican party cannot be crushed. Trie party made Hayes, not Hayes the parly, and if he does wrong it can only injure in-jure and ruin him. None of the emissaries of Lerdo were in the band of Mexicans which crossed the Rio Grands about two weeks ago and had a fight with the Indiana on Texas soil. Wadleigh and Merrimonhave been appointed a special committee to con fer with Kellogg and Spofljrd und ascertain to what extent they may agree upon facts bearing upoa the contest. Hugh McCuIloch says Bland's silver sil-ver bill is pernicious and likely to retard re-tard prosperity. Americans ought to do with eagles as the English do with sovereigns make them popular and national. Kepublican members of the Illinois congressional delegation have not yet agreeu upon a ouminea lur ine carnu mission. Col. Ingersoll and ex-Representative Baker have been prominently prominent-ly mentioned. Representatives of the Pacific railroads rail-roads are in Washington in connec lion with the propoaision to frame a law creating sinking funds, to reimburse reim-burse the government for the money expended on those roads. Deacon Wm. 6. Spooner of Bristol, R. I., died Sunday night through the mistake of a druggist, who put up the 1 wrong medicine. Isaac H. Wadleigh, 'of East Greenwich, R. I., died Sunday Sun-day from a eimilar cause. Butler says ho has high respect for Hayes, and believes he means well and is honest. As to the fight between be-tween Hayes and the republican party, Butler said: "We shall oppose everything that be does that we think wrong." Garfield will scon introduce a bill in congress to increase the facilities fori the immediate transportation of imported im-ported merchandise, in bond, to the place of destination without appraisement appraise-ment at the port of arrival. It will encounter opposition from large importing im-porting houses. Lorillard o8ers to match. "Parole" against "Tenbroeck" or any other horse for from $10,000 to $20,000 for a iace oi two ur turw tunes. xuv owner of "Tenbroeck," wiil not bet on- bis horse, but he has offered him to friends who propose to put up the money. Butler on Hayes southern policy: Will, they say it was a necessity. Senator Hnar of my state sayB so. Well, if it was I dou't see how it can be commended or objected to any more than we commend or object to j falling (downstairs when it is a necessity neces-sity of the law of gravitation. Mr. Jones, of tha Texas battalion at EI Paso, has telegraphed the governor gov-ernor that immediate trouble is apprehended, ap-prehended, and the governor has ben solicited by a number of persons, especially military officers, to pre- rinitn.t a. mnflift if tho fpdara.1 ens'. ernment will not use the troops. Evelyne Stuart, wife of Robert Stuart, who is possessed of an independent inde-pendent fortune and resides at Buckley Buck-ley house, Fifth avenue, New York, , committed Buicide Monday morniBg. The unfortunate lady bad become despondent through her husband being addicted to heavy drinking. 'j Conkling will insist upon the senate ' to his own oivil service rules and re-! re-! move no one without cause. Ihe i committee on commerce will ask for reasons why Collector Arthur and I Naval Officer Cornell of New York, I and Collector Jones of Chicago were , suspended. The house com milt ee on foreign affair will soorj Tepi i a bill for the : j distribution of install uaentd received I j from Mexico, to pay ia part the awards to Amerioau citizens. No ex ception will be made as to the Weil and La Abra cases, as desired by the Mexican government, the awards of such conventions being conclu ive I and binding on both parties. The house committee on foreign afiairs on Monday considered the question of suspending the payment' of two Mexican claims against which! , charges of fraud and perjury have! I been made. Counsel for Mexico stated ! that government desired to show I the utmost good faith and hoped the rewards on other claims would be promptly paid; also that no suspicion j ought to be raised against the char -I acter of the empire. - |