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Show ASII!(.I Til CAUlNkT. -iHliiiigton, 20. All tbe memboru of thocabiuet wore ul the meutiut tu day. The president, laid before them the telegraphic commuuicationa irom the Louisiana commiaaion, and much s Uia faction waa expressed with their tenor, which indicates an early adjustment ad-justment of the political difficulties. BLACK DILLS MAIL SERVICE. The postoffico department to-day awarded a contract for mail service hetwt en Biamurck and Deadwood, in the Black Hills country, a diitan.ee of 250 miles, the airvicQ to be performed iu eixty hour.-, tri-weekly, commencing commenc-ing May lnt and continuing until Huptember 30lh, when the route will bo supplied with a permanent uervice fcr the usual term of four years. Monroe Salisbury ol Salt Lako city secured the temporary contract at the rate of $14,000 per aunurn. TBE LOUISIANA DIFFICULTY. Official advicos recoired at the executive mansion from tho Louisiana Louisi-ana commission announces the settlement set-tlement oi tho Louisiana controversy. The commission are expected to return re-turn immediately. Tno president and Secretarys Evarts and Sherman Bay they consider the contest virtually settled. Two more members of the Packard legislature went over to the Nicholto legislature to-day. They were General McMillan from the house and David Young from tho senate. KEW YORK CUSTOM BOUSE FRAUDS. Nearly all persons asked to investigate investi-gate the New York custom house frauds have declined, and last night three new parties wore telegraphed. CUBAN MATTERS. j The consul general of the United States at Havana telegraphs that in- j structioHs have been sent to the gov-, arnor general to euspend all forcible I measures in collection of the 30 per cent, tax upon incomes from German subjects. There is only one case of any recent embargo ol property on American citizens for payment of ttiese taxes, and in that instance the propery remains in p03sesdiou of the ownerB. |