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SenatOrships.


Senasorships.
Albany. Jan. 1.-THE Republican legisla-
tive caucus last night oninated GOV. Fen
ton for u. :. Senator. on the second ballot.
Fentou -pceiviug 50 votes and Morgan 40.
CHI cago. Jan. 1.-THE Nebraska Rspubli,
can Legislative caucus on Frifay night re-
sultei in no choice Tor Senator, but Upton
received the highest vote.
Augusta. (Me Jan. 1.-THE Senators and
Representa- tives from keInebec. (Morrill's
county, who voted for Morrill, in the Senato-
rial contest. publ ish "a card saying VI smlin re-
ceivei 75 Of the l49 vote. They regard his
domination as valid and will vote for him for
Senator. Morrill, arrived on Saturday, &C
compani.d by Senator Spragus.
General News.
New York, Jan. 1.-The firm owning the
silk recently seized for an attempt to evads
the duties. have offered S50,000 to have the
goods restored. The Secretary of the Treas
ury has the matter under consideration.
Letters from Warsaw say cases Of arms of
every DESCRIPTION are passing through that
city on the way To the Danubiau provinces.
In most cases they are followed by wagon
loads of munitions, to be distributed among
the Greeks and Christian population of the
Turkish Empire.
A Ministerial order from st. Petersburg has
obliged owners of real estate, who have been
already driven from Lithunia. Poland, and
compelled on that account. to sell land Mt n
low pri ce and leave their new place of settle
ment and emigrate westward the borders
of Vistula.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Agricultural
Department publishes the estimates of the
corn and cotton crops of the past year. In
corn there has been an increase of 137 ,0OO, 900
bushels over last year. This does not include
the Pacific States, which are not favorable to
the production of corn. The estimate gives
the total product of 2,3S0, 900 bales of cot
ton, and this is believed to be below rather
than above the actual yield.
A Washington special says the President
will soon grant pardon to DIR. Mudd.
The Treaties with England.
New York. Jan. 1.-THE Herald's Wash>
ington specials state that on Friday, last, the
President sent to the Senate the treaties with
Great Britain on the Alabama claims and the
rights of naturslizeL citixsns, and questions
arising out of the joint occupation of San
Juan. The Alabama treaty II concluded
substantially on the oriyin term. presented
by our Government. As soon the treaty
received in the Senate il wss referred ~
the Committee on Foreign Relations ard or
dered printed in confidence for the use OF
the Senate. The committee meets on Tues
day, next, when the matter will be considered.
The naturalization treaty, it is understood,
comedies on the part of Great Britain that
naturalizei citizens shall enjoy the same
rights IN that country as native citizens.
The Eastern Trouble.
Paris, Evening Jan 1.-THE Conference
is ON the point of closing its sessions. IL re-
commends Greece to accept go much Of the
Turkish ultimatum as rel ults in the retan
affairs, and refer the case of the officer at
Syria to the decisions of the courts. II
promises that Turkey will withdraw the last
point in her ultimatum touching the observa.
tion of International law. The conference
maintains the policy of strict non-interv en-
tion.
The latest advices from Athens show that
preparations for war actively going on In
all parts of Greece.
The banks of Athens have loaned the gov,
ernment twenty millions of dollars for WI
purposes.
London, Jan. l7.-Dispatches from the
east report difficulty has arisen between
Turkey and Persia. Disturbances have bro
ken out upon the eastern frontier of Asiatie
Turkey between the Persians and Turkey
which led t. the withdrawal of the Turkish
ambassador for Tehan. Since these occur
rences Persia has been massing troops tbs
north western frontier.
Alabama Claims Protocol.
Aew York, Jan. 1.-The Tribune says tine
eight in number and substantially As follows
Article l. The two Governments agree &c
the settlement of all claims and difference,
which have arisen since the convention oi
1853.
Article 2. Provides a Commission of -four
person>, each Government being entitled to
two representatives.. This Commission to
agree upon a'plan of settlement.
Article 3. Provides that the majority oi
the Commission shall decide any question in
volved.
Article 4. Provides Cor cases of disagree
ment of the Commission. In such event
the two Governments shall choose umpire
The President of the United States shall act
for the United States, but the umpire selected
shall not be qualified unless confirmed by the
Senate.
Article ). Provided In the event of a refu
sal of the umpire to decide the question, il
be settled by lot in presence of the Commis
sion.
Article 6. Excludes from the Jurisdiction
of the Commission all cases arising from
claim, which have beer adjudicated by Court
of Admiralty.
Article Z. Provides the claimants shall frs
prove, If they are British subjects, that the,
preserved strict neutrality during the war, AM
did not aid the South.
Article s. The sessions of the Commission
shall be held in Washington.
Senatorial Elections.
g. Louis. Jan. l9.-Gen. Cari Schurz wa
elected Senator to-day. The Democrats vote'
for John ;. Phelps.
Lansing, Mich, Jan. l9.-Z. Chandler wa
reelected Senator, receiving the entire Re
publican yote.
st. Paul, Jan. I9.-Alexander Ramsay wa
elected unanimously by the Republican vote
with one exception.
Augusta, Me-, ian. l9.-Ilsnnibal Hamlil
was elected Senator.