New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-10

sderng Senator Chambers bill relating to the revival Of
commerce. The persons here who interested in
some legislation on this subject express their Willingness
to accept Mr. Chambers BILL provided he will strike out
the third section Strong efforts will be made to secure
the passage OF some legislation before Congress adourns
that will help to relieve this important but neglected
| interest
The House Committees on Manufactures and Foreign
Affairs will leave here Thursday evening for Phia
depha upon the invitation of the City Council and Park
Association OF that city, for the purpose OF examining
the park and other points of interests and the man
ufactores &c. Of Philadelphia in connection with the
claim Of that city to be the proper place to hold the
posed Centennial Worlds Fair in 1876. The Park Assooi-
alton offer to devote 100 200 acres of the new park for
the purpose
The House Committee Appropriations to-day agreed
TO 70 OF the $50 amendments which the Senate made to
the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation
bills Amendments appropriatng money for new state
Department building, and for improving the Capitol
grounds and for raising the salaries Of Government
ployes were non-concurred in.
To-day the President approved the bin TO increase the
compensation OF the United States Deputy Marshals
plOyed TO take the census
Advices from Loudon and the region of country Dor
derng the Upper Potomac show that the crops the
high grounds are so far uninured by the rains
but the low grounds adjoining the river and island
farms in the Potomac the wheat is very much beaten
down, and the Oyerrun with grass that the
farmers apprehensve that they will have to repant
Another heavy rain in here early this morning;
is still raining at midnight, and much damage has
been DONE
NOMINATIONS BY THE PREsIDENT-TTE TEN
NESsEE RAILROADs-NCREAsEDE EXPORTS.
GENERAL PRESS DISPATCH1
The following nominations by the President were sent
NaralEv Meurey ID Second Of the Marine Corps
Commodore Gil son to be ReAdmial; Capt William REYNOLDS
mande E. r. Lul to be Commanders Lieut. G. C. Schultz to be
NJ LamPer be Receiver Of Pubc Moneys at OLYMPIA T.
Ezra Wheeler be Register of the Land once in the Arkansas Valley
G. Bradford Receiver Public Moneys the Arkansas
Wilkinson to be Register the Land Office for the District Of
George stauBan Collector Customs for District
Cen Butler IN his report from the Committee OF the
Judiciary on the subject OF the Indebtedness OF certain
southern railroads says most OF them, and especially
those which made purchases in moderate quantities,
roads mourning the largest Indebtedness have failed to
make payment for such property nrusted to them, and
States and are now ltigating these claims in suits
By the United states to recover the price Of such
which suits are G., now pending, are as follows; East
Chattanooga s3l0S9 Nashville and North Western, a.
l0i These roads themselves the report says, be-
fore the Committee and while protesting against any
legislation designed to affect the proceedings in court,
expressed the desire for equitable settlement with the
eminent without litigation, and ask that the Secretary
OF War, or some competent tribunal may be empowered
To compromise and settle the controversy existing
Committee consent TO this, and say more money would
accrue with less inconvenience to the roads by this
means than by any other The suits tend to diminish
The value OF the property and il is therefore, proposed
to abandon them. The bill reported Is in accordance
with this recommendation.
The monthly report OF the Bureau OF Statistics No g.
which has just been sent 10 press shows extraOri
nary and gratifying increase in exports for the
hree quarters OF the current fiscal year the pre-
eding. The following the figures, gold values, for
line months ending March 81 1870: Imports, $685. 1904 1885,
Exports, S3j,4O5l9; excess imports, sO362l4 For
he nine months ending March 81, 1859 Imports $685.
$685. exports, s44,422499 excess over imports $685.,
1872, making the favorable exhibit in months ~
81 i9533 although the importation OF dutabe goods in
he latter period greater by s222i2,794 tnan the
Ormer. causing increase of customs Of be-
ween 100000 and sl0OOO,000
Customs reeeiQts Tor the week ending June are M
Nay 2s syo2o Committee Foreign ,t2s 9s Phha-
u IN ,ne Ell in behalf of the cab San Francisco,
odIn5y Committee mat the Bet tlirs TODAY Mr.
1G tNHIl9ed TO give concessions to Two Englsl co.
nies for thi, cable, and that the exclusive privilege Ior
twenty wears was given by Belgium TO citizens oI te
United States The persons named III the bill are EoOeIg
souircs LYMAN Fireman, Hiram Barney u. W. hgsS, !
Erastus Corning ir Isaiah Blood, George Harrington o.
III Iathrop W. c. Barney, John L. Merriam james -
IIubbc They ask the consent of Congress 70 lll iie
ton No act incorporation, no subsidy, no ana OF any
kind asked from the Government The free use OF the
for 30 minutes in each hours offered 10 the GON
eminent and the right of Congress TO regulate the tae
Of messages is conceded the price per message ol ~
words not 10 exceed 81. - .,.,.,.,,. |
This morning an employee of the Government printing
office suddenly died while sitting in mont Oh hOteL
bout an hour afterward the driver OF an lcecat was
rn over by his own horse and cart and instantly killed.
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