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Il WAsHISeroN, June 8-The senhss
Pension Committee has reported al.
versely on the bill providing tina,
marriage shall not forfeit . Widows
pensi0n.
WASHINGTON, June s.-The debt slatemen,
shows an increase 0s gold-besring bonds q
ffgy-setel and q halg millions TCurrencvl
bearing bonds have decreased 6fy.seven ana
a quarter millions. The matured debt has
increased three millions. The deb. bearins
no inter est has increased one million. The
total debt has increased four millions, hu,
owing TO the decrease o. cash, the real deb,
has increased nine and a quarter millions.
Thu, gold a. the treasury Nmuunts to nine.
ty and y quarter millions; The currency 10
tOrty-tEree and a quarter millions.
WAsHINGToS, June l2.=The President, to-
day, seat to the Senate the following nounina.
tons; Reverdy johnson, as Minister 10 Eng.
land Alex. NJ. Mcmahon, AS o. S Attorney
for Minnesota B.. ]. Dennison, as Associate
Justice Of the Suprent Court for Washing
ton Territory, and s. Newton Robinson, az
Superintendent OF Indian Affairs for the
Southern Superintendency.
- -. M- F.
The letter Of Commissioner Rollins tender.
ing his resignation TO the Secretary of the
Treasury, add giving his reasons therefor,
was last evening returned to Mr.. Rollins
with the following endorsement "The writ
ten communication just handed to me. bear
ing date June sth, Is considered partial and
incOrI eot in Its statements, and unjust and
disrespectfnl to the President; II is, tbere-
fore, returned 10 Mr., Rollins Signed, Hugh
Mccullough, Secretary.
The Republican, voting for the exclusion
Of Florida in ths House to-day, were Messrs.
B~roomall, Cobb. F~arnsworth, Julian, Nav.
nard, Paine, Pike, Price, Sawyer, Taae and
Washburn.
The Senate to-day confirmed the nominA,
ton OF Reverdy johnson as Minister 70 Eng
land without the formality Of a reference 10
4 committee.
Commissioner Rollins has again sent bis
letter Of resignation to Secretary Mccullough
with the following endorsement; @Unless the
honorable Secretary shall point out wherein
the enclosed communication is either partial
or incorrect in is statements, or unjust and
disrespecifsr 70 the President, I must con.
slider les return to me as npjhstihsble, and
the reasons therefor otherwise than those
explained
From Richmond.
RIcHMoNp, June n.-Gene:al Stoneman
to-day removed Joseph NJ. Humphreys as
City Councilman. and revoked the appoint
meat Of IL. l.. WiSsud, recently appointed
Tax Collector.
The Circuit Court Of the United States,
Judge Chase presiding, was engaged to-day
in the case OF the United States We. John II.
Anderson. Anderson was Collector for the
Fourth District, and is charged with being n
patty to the immense whiskey ring, and con-
spring TO detraud The government A hum-
Der Of witnesses for The prosecution were ex-
amined, giving strong evidence against the
accused, and duplicating the Assessor and
Inspector Of The district,
From Illinois.
JolLEr, IfAlSois, June l0.--A FIRE broke ont
IN the dry kiln connected with the cooper
department Of the State PenitentiArv, de-
stroyiug some barrel heading and the roof Of
the kilr. The Gre was got under control az
ter its discovery. The total loss will not eH-
coed $500.
From New York.
NEW YoRK, June IA call has been is
sued for a convention Of the colored Repub-
lieans Of the Border States, to meet in Bal
timore on the Alb Of August, for the purpose
Of organizing the colored people of those
States, to agitate the question Of equal rights.
From Massachusetts
SPRtSGFIELp, Mass, June 1.-THE class
day exercises at Amherst College occurred
Yesterday. The corner stone Of the new
Mathematical Academy was also laid, with
appropriate ceremonies.
The entire senior class Of the WilbrahAm
Methodist Academy, consisting OF twenty
gentlemen and ten ladies, Withdrew ysster
day, owing to a difficulty with the Principal,
Rev. ,Dr. Cooke.
WORCESTER, Mass, June 1.-The
trial of Charles II. and Silas James,
for the murder Of Joseph G. Clark, in
this city last FEBRUARY, was commeno-
ed yesterday. The evidence thus far is
direct and very conclusive as TO the
gailt Of both prisoners.
Troy, N. Y, June ll.-P. Callahan
was convicted OF murder yesterday
and will DO sentenced to-day. He
shot Patrick Duan, two years ago.
From Memphis.
MsMFBu, Tenn, June il-Fred. Farris, a
vas shot and killed by James Hadnel..
living on Pigeon Roost road, yester-
day. Farris was working for Hudnelt, and
home Drunk. drew a pistol on Huduell,
OF several shots, Sweariug he would
kill him. Hudnell seized a shotgun and
cred, killing him instantly. No arrest has
been made as yet.
From New Orleans.
NsW 0RtEASs, June l~2.-Mun,cipal afaits
m sfatu quo.
Gen. Buchanan has received n cory Of a
dispatch from Gen. Grant 10 NJ. Packard,
Chairman Of the Registry Board, sisnag
that ihe subject OF inAugurAiipg a civil gov
for Louisiana is now pending before
Congress, and advising bin 70 iisne no more
proelAmations or orders conflicting With
those issued BY the military commander Of
the District. Such aetiOn vould be viola
Of the reconstructio laws.
Destructive Fire In Michigan.
CHICAGO, Jane ia very destructive Gre
occurred last hight 10 Marquette, Miebs Over
Doe bnndred buildings IN the business por.
lion Of ths town, INCLUDING forty stores, the
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