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THE ERIE RAILWAY WAR.

ALBANY, March 30.-Mr Burt appeared before
the Assembly Committee Railroads to-day, and re-
peated in substance the argument he made before the
Senate Committee last week. for the repeal OF the Act OF
Is6e the of directors
far as IL affects the Erie Road Mr.. Thomas G. Sherman
OF counsel for the Erie Railway Managers re.
Piled He criticised the professional conduct OF Mr. Burt
in appearing In the min gled capacities Of counsel and
CLIENT and denied his personal knowledge some
Of Burts statements about the financial management
of the road But even II all the charges made against
Messrs Fisk and Gould true, they furnished, he
SAID no reason for repeating the Act OF 1869, which
had been passed TO protect the interest OF Newfok
by giving degree OF stability to the management OF the
railroads and thus tightening them against hostile
combinations and which must be continued In force Tor
the interests OF both the City and State OF New York
In the case Ramsay against The Erie Railway, Fisk
Could and Others Judge Parker has just filed his decision
denying the motion lately argued before him at Oswego
where Fisk and Gould asked perpetualy enoin the
plaintiffs proceedngs and also denying tho motion to
the order procured by the plaintiff for the e1
animation OF A. g. Owen
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THE BrrHR1IL CLAIM AGAINST BOSTON.

BosToN, March 3O.-During the war Mr..
Chas Burril made contract with the Mayor OF Boston
to get several thousand men who had enlisted In the
navy credited to this city the stipulation being that he
should receive $25 per for his labor After large
outlay OF time labor, and money, he accomplished the
task but he has never been paid and the whole amount
per contract, with interest now amounts to nearly
100000 Last year he pettoned the City Governments
to settle the matter and 1t was considered at length put
no definite amount agreed upon. Now he has just
had another hearing before the present CITY Govern
ment and the indications that the matter Will be eft
with three taxpayers commissioners determine the
amount At the hearing just closed some OF our leading
citizens spoke In favor OF settling the matter by arba
ton and censured the city officials rather severely for
not having settled this just claim before as the attempt
reputation does not seem to be the best thg Tor the
credit OF the city Of the two alternatives which may be
chosen.
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GREAT BRITAIN.


Mr.. BRIGHT TO Observation-Disclosures IN THE
COMMONS
LONDON. Wednesday, March 80, 1870
The Globe intimates that John Bright Will soon re-
sign his place in the Cabinet.
The University crews continue to improve in form.
Misgyngs are felt with regard to the new OXFORD
boat, which is thought to be too small.
In the House of Commons this afternoon the bill
aboshing forfeiture of the property Of feons passed
to a second reading The Party Professions bill was
also read second time. The other proceedings were
unimportant, and the House adjourned.
,l.p.. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
The Times to-day in an editorial, comments on the
naval policy of tho First Lord of the Admiralty.
The Times regrets his reluctance to reduce the naval
estimates and ascribes it to the chronic error that
England is responsible for the police of the ocean!
r The Post says the Government is preparing an ex-
petition which will include steel battery with 1000
men to repress the revolt in the Red River country
.... THE TURF. .'..
At the Epson races, Spring meeting, the great
Metropolitan stakes (handcapl of 25 sovereigns
each, Is forfeit, and only If declared, with 200
soyereigns added the owner Of the second horse to
receive so soyereigns out Of the stakes about TWO
miles and quarter (S5 subscribers, IS OF whom pay
8 soveregns each), won by j. q. Hessey's D. c.
Sabinus. by Newmnster, out of Vesta, three years
old, carrying SO pounds, beating Mr.. Kennngton's
b. c. Jarnac, by The Flying Dutchman. out OF
Toilette, three years old, carrying SO pounds, and
Count Batthyany'sb b. C. The Briton, by Caractacus
out of Plague Royal, four years old, carrying "
pounds. .|
The Welton handicap of 80 soyereigns added to
sweepstakes of soyereigns each one mile, was won
by Fitzsian.
Sabinus, who won the first race, is considered the
% Ia hutis aYplu1ei from the
great races this year because he is too young.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
A steamer service between Liverpool and Prince
Edwards Island is organizing here. The first
steamer of the new line the Lady Darling, will leave
on the 5th of April.
Tennessee and Georgia railroad bonds were intro
duced on the market to-day.
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TERRIBLE STORM IN MlNNEsOTA-sEyERAL PER
SONS FROZEN TO DEATH.

CHICAGO, March 30.-1he Blue Earth City
MnnJ Post OF the gives the details Of the freezing
to death Of seey, Blue Grass County, of the
wife and three children OF A L. Bates Mr. Bates lived
on the prairie some distance from any other habitaton
During the prevalence Of fierce storm his house took
fire and was burned the ground and before assistance
could be obtained the family they persisted
with the cold Mr. Bates returned with assistance but
moi before his wife had breathed her last During the
same storm brothers named Coleman, living at Lake
Bell Martin County, MINI; German named Dunhardt.
and q NOrweg ian, name unknown, at Spencer, Clay
County, Iowa; three other men, names unknown, AT
Cherokee Iowa, and another at Huron Lake, jackson
County, Iowa. were all frozen TO death.
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CUBA.

REPORTED RESIGNATION OF GEN. JORDAN.
HAVANA, March 3O.-The report is revived that
Gen. Jordan has resigned the command of the insur-
gent army 1t is asserted that he has already left
the island, and is at Labos Key Lighthouse.
CUBAN SYMPATHY AND CUBAN BONDS.
WASHINGTON, March 30.-A disclosure was
made tonight by which it is found that the invesga.
ton as TO the distribution of Cuban bonds in this
munylis instgated by agents and hired emissares Of
the Spanish Government. These agents. one OF them an
exmember OF Congress who does not come into court
with clean hands, been offering to purchase Cuban
bonds, and in two instances, where they had
bargained to purchase several thousand dol
lars worth, have, with various pretexts, taken
but small amount, in all e1pendins but
$500, beside the amount spent in wines and dinners.
The e1member of Congress has been acting rs detect
i've and has decoyed several OF his former friends into
the snare: For his services ne has already receiver
in Spanish gold and is to receive large eontngent re-
ward in the scheme succeeds. Ihat scheine 10 10
break the force OF the cuban sympathy ID 20 10
Cuban sympathy has been purchased by Cuban bonds
The affair is TO be investigated in Congress-
ANOTHER ORDER FOR MAssACRE-THE CAPTAIN
GENERAL INSISTS UPON DRUM-HEAD COURT
MARTIAL.
The Diario de la Marina of March 8, pub
fishes the following order Of the Captain General OF
Cuba
In my circular order of goth of December last desg-
mated the oenses OF which soldiers 81 the army s s
oa,ia. 81 ,nrthar nrovidad that tlo
country people anu iuienel i t' rdr"neSead
Should DC tlisu w d bdas antbor,eJ the Generals
andin to approve and order the execution
~ decraes ~ snch conrtsmartal the appreciation OF
Oon arneS in the law having been previously OBJ
fained MISUNDERSTANDING this order repeated cases have
occurred where the same proceeding have happened
as in CounciIs Of War ordinary ap1 consequently. IL
has that some OF these verbal DEGREES have
haep sphmittca IN the approbaon Of the Captain Gen
or which fact has nostn6ned administration OF JUS
ce and the prompt and NECESSARY punishment OF crim
nas In virtue OF all this direct that you VIII order
that hereafter in the dstrict under your command my
order of Goth OF DecepDer shall DC puhelualy compeu
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SAN DOMINGO.

THE VOTE FOR ANNEXATION - THE JAMAICA
PRESS IN FAVOR OF THE SCHEME.
HAVANA, March 30.-The DOmlnicans have
voted the proportion OF thirty to one In favor Of an
nexation TO the United States The Kingston Journal lol
Jamaca) aud other West India papers favor the scheme
declaring that the United States will evillze raDquize
and enrich the island.
DOMINGO CRY, March 10.-The inhabitants
of this district have voted for annexation to the United
States and out Of 1905 votes only nine have appeared
AGAINST the project The American flag has been carried
In triumph through the streets amid much apparent
entbusiasm The revolution under Cabral and Lnper0n
on the north and south frontiers, remains eta
tOuary.
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ST. THOMAS AND MARTINIQUE.

ST. THOMAS, March 10.-Business is dull and
the harbor full Of unemployed unnage freghts poor
and no transactions therein will take place until next
month During last eight weeks. no less than fon
large steamships Of the Royal Mail Company have beer
locked at Martinique namely, the Corsica heIsey
and Elder The expenses said TO be rather heavy AZ
Martinique those OF the Tyne about Oo-to say nothhg
OF the expenditure OF fuel cost OF wages yctuang @s
The sooner therefore, the st. Thomas Dock AT worn
the better for shareholders OF both the Dock company
and the Royal Mail Company IL is hoped the DOCK VIII
he at work in a complete by the month OF July this
year which will be three since the accident 10 the
machinery which caused II to sink
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ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.
RAILROAD AND GENERAL PROGRESS

RAILROAD AND GENERAL PROGRESS.
1t is seriously meditated, says The Bnenos
Ayres Tribune, Feb. Is. to construct railroad which,
crossing the Andes would connect the Argentine Repub
lie with Chilli 1t is colossal work, and wonld have IN
estimable advantages Everything Is satisfactory at
present in the Argentine Republic. Her settlements arc
fourshng and her people are animated Dy spirit o,
branches Of commerce and industry. The country IN
short is the way 10 great advancement In period
alude will connect the most powerful Republics of
South America. The disasters OF Cape Horn VIII then
only exist in history; the mercantile marine vii! be no
longer exposed to Its tempests.
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THE INDIANS.

REPORTED MAssACREs IN WESTERN TEXAS
ST. LOUIS, March 30.-A special dispatch from
Springfield, Mo, to The Republican says: 1--WE have
just received advices dated Gainesville, Texas March
OF an extensive raid Of Comanche Indians In western
Texas. Over 40 families have been massacred IT is re-
ported Also that several houses have been burned ana
several hundred horses captured Ii was believed nat
the commander at Fort Sill could have prevented some
the he had been disposed TO do So over
70 of the horses are be the fort In the posses
sion OF the Penn Quaker" tribe.
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NEwENGLAND METHODIST CONFERENCE.

SPRINGFIELD, March 3O.-The New-England
Methodist Annual Conference yesterday found Elder L.
r. Thayer guilty OF maladminstration. The centenary
contributions OF 1866 reported at $5l463 reso
luton was adopted recommending the removal OF ns
tutional restrictions from Bishop Roberts of Liberia
as to make him General superintendent. to preside
over conferences in with other bishops. report
looking to the OF the various Methodist bodies in
the United States was adopted Prof. L. +. Townsend
appointed preach sermon ministerial educa-
ton and the Rev. A. McKeon preach the Conference
sermon at the next Annual Conference.
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JAMAICA.

THE STEAMSHIP SUBSIDY = DEAIH OF NK.
BRIGHT's NEPHEws.
KINGSTON March 1.-THE plan Of paying
subsidy to the Pacific Mail Steamship Company In order
that their ships may stop here their way to and from
New.York to Aspnwall, meets with general approval;
only the leading importers Of American produce being
opposed TO IT, There every reason 70 believe that tho
project will be successful. $500,
Two young gentlemen, belonging TO the firm or Bright
GLIB Co, London, and nephews OF the Hon john
Bright NJ p, left Havana the 18th OF February Tor
Aspnwall. Between st. Thomas aud Kingston they were
attacked with yellow fever and landed here on arrival
OF the steamer. attention shown them, but
both died. the cath and the other on the 25th
February. The bill to abolish tunDage duties Ia passed
the Legislative Council and will come into operation on
the lst OF April next.
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IIAYTI.

REPRESENTATIONS CONCERNING ANNEXATION.
JAcMEL, March 10-The country is quiet and
President be elected during the present month by
the National Assembly Portau-Prince. Business IA
improving in all branches Gold Ia falling and paper
money which three months ago was worth 100 70 tno
gold dollar has fallen The matter OF anne atlo -
creating alarm said that the Government as con
anrasa an tat
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FTyERAL OF THE LATE GEN. THOMAS.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 3O.-A special meet
ing Of the Supervisors held to-day for the
purpose adopting resolutions Of respect to the memory
Of the Thomas and Of sympathy for the family
The members OF the Board resolved to wear the usual
badge OF mourning for 30 days. The funeral services
were held this afternoon at the Lick House. in the
ence of the family and few friends, Mrs Thomas de-
cining all ostentatious display. The body Will be sent
East tomorrow morning The flag the British iron
clad Jealous, Admiral Farquhar commanding, was at
hamast yesterday in respect to the memory Of the de-
ceased.
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TO all 10 Uk0m hest P'e'e"'' 'V
Know We that the Congress oil the oIh'eo 0'a'es'
an n, .,,out the eth day of February, in the year
.,o ,bo,sand eight hundred and sixty-nine, passed
.,,,;on IN the words and figures following, to
wit: -..
A r,soud ton proposing an a"'''@e'' " '"'
r,solred. BY the Senate and House of Representa-
,;,.s of the United States of America IN congress
assembled, twothirds of both Houses cohcuIrins'
tIat fine following article be proposed to the Legs
- 81 Tho several States as an amendment to the
Cos,itnt;on of the United States, which, when rat
,6ed by three fourths of said Legislatures san DC
valid as part of the Constitution, namely:
ARrlCIE Is SECTION /. The rights OF cltlzens OF
tie United States to vote, shall not be dehieu Vi
abridged by the United States. OF by any ota'e' o
account of race color previous condition Oh sei'E
tube.
SECTION .. The Congress shall have power TO en-
force this article by appropriate legislation.
ind further. That it appears from the ofhclai
do.uports on file in this Department that the
Amendment 10 the Constitution of the Unted
States proposed as aforesaid, has been ratified by
the Legislatures of the States Of
NORTH CAROLINA, CONNECTICUT, MISSOURI
WEST VIRGINIA, FLORIDA MISSISSIPPI
MASSACHUSETTS,. ILLINOIS, OHIO,
WISCONSIN, INDIANA IOWA.
m,,Sr NEw.YoRK, KANSAS
IortsIASA. NEw.HANpsmRE, MINNESOTA,
NrcutcAs NEVADA RHODE ISLAND,
South CAROLINA, VERMONT, NEBRASKA
PENNSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA, TEXAS
ARKANSAS, ALABAMA
In all % States.
lind further That the States whose Legislatures
Lave so ratified the said proposed amendment const
tute three fourths of the whole number of States
in the United States.
And further That il appears from an official docu-
meut, on file in this Department that the Legisla-
of the State of New York has since passed reso
lutons claiming TO withdraw the said ratification of
the said amendment which had been made by the
Legislature of that State, and Of which official
notice had been flied in this Department.
AHd further, That it appears from an official docu-
ment, file in this Department that the Legisla-
ture of Georgia has by resolution ratified the said
proposed amendment.
NO'r, therefore. be IL knoun, That l. Hamilton Fish,
Secretary of State of the United States, by virtue
and pursuance of the second section of the Act of
Congress, approved the Goth day of April in the
year 1915 entitled IAN act to provide for the publ
cation of the laws of the United States, and for
other purposes" do hereby certify that the Amend
ment aforesaid has become valid to all intents and
purposes as part of the Constitution of the United
States
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the Department of State
to be affixed.
City 81 Arlington this tb5t daT Of March the year
a our Lord eight huudred sud seventy and Of h.
Independence o. tie United States the ninety fourth
HAMILTON FISH.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
ROME.

TIE SCHEME OF FAITH ADOPTED-LErrER OF
III '.'.. MAZZfNf
LONDON Wednesday, March 30, 1870
II is believed here that the General congregation
of the Council at Rome has voted on and adop'ed 'io
Schema de Eide.
The Democratic Union newspaper OF faVenha pun
fishes letter from Mazzn, urging re'oi' ia 'N0
ROmagna.
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SPAIN.

MADRID. Wednesday, March 80, 1870.
The reports of recent battles near Manatl and Las
Tunas, in Cuba are discredited by the Government.
Ex-QUEEN ISABELLA.
PARIS, Wednesday, March 80, 1870
The affairs of the ex-Queen Isabella and her hus-
band have been arranged By compromise Both par
ties have signed document consenting to a separa-
ton.
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PRICE FOUR CENTS.

feet battle took place In the neighborhood OF tina
port between the revoutonsts under Cen Pnlido.
the Government troops. under The President The
luton Will probably triumph.
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VENEZUELA.
BLAyCo MARCHING AGAINST cARAcA

BLAyCO MARCHING AGAINST CARACAs-THE
REVOLUTION TO TRIUMPH.
LAGUAYRA, March 9.-Revolution has spread
over tho whole country and even In the once peaceful
island Of Margarita fighting Is going Here have
been attacked by the revolutionary General Domingo
onagas but he has been repulsed The revolutonists
surround the town OF Puerto Cabelo aud II Is affirmed
that Gen Guzman Blanco Ia marching with 400 men
against Caracas President Gonagas 10 at Cor0 with the
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FRANCE.

ANOTHER STUDENT DEMONSTRATION.
PARIS, Wednesday March 80, 1870
The students of the Ecole de Medicine made another
disorderly demonstration against Dr. Tardieu on his
temperance to-day.
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A dispatch from Rome, announces ire nc
death In That city OF signund H. IiorsmaIp: OF Tue
well.known drm Of w. III. H0rstinann Sons, OF inIh
delpls OF maIarious fever. Ills daughter died tbcfe
last week.
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WASHINGTON.

THE TEXAS BILL PASSED IN THE HOUSE-EF-
FEET OF THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT ON
THE CONNECTICUT ELECTION-A CASE OF
ATTEMPTED BRIBERY-RXPECTED DEFEAT
OF THE BILL TO ABOLISH THE FRANkING
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aAIJ, MEN FREE AND EQUAL"
,r xvru AMENDMENT PROCLAIMED.

TIE XVIII AMENDMENT PROCLAIMED.
.s,cr TO CONGRESS PROCLAMATION OF THE
pRrsrpENT-rExr OF NTHE NEW ARTICLE or
THE CONSTITUTION.
,,.,,,o,m Liberty throughout all the Land to all
,hs inhabitants thereof ~
OF noByet
Nay'st thou O Freedom close thy lies
In slumber for thine enemy never 81, Sg, ~ ,ov
And tbou nuat watch and combat tln inc o"y
oi tho new earfS and heaven.
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in all Of the States engaged in the Rebellion
negroes already recognized voters by virtue of
the terms of the Reconstruction acts, and the ac-
ceptance Of these by the States in question In most
of the other States however, their exercise OF the
franchise has either been denied OF limited bv Dr0D-
, 1870-05-30

stu3y tho s4n With tbs MD Of telescope
adopt;ux proper precautions for ehuttin8 Oh
tbs excsss Of light, 70 find that he il often
spo4ted With black, soae Of theee patches ct
mourning subtendins quite large angles in tho
field Of the instrument We ind, also. that,
though the individual sposs are subject to vio-
lent mutation, the appearance Of tho
spots themselves In made in cyclea which are
scarcely less regular in their extent than the
one which measures the motion OF the moon
around the earth.
The sun is thus affected with what may be
termed .spcriodical rash "a breaking out
OF spots-or rather breaking in, for they ap-
pear to be depreeaions instead Of protuber-
ances. Hence, the sun is rather pittsd than
pinpled. The present month il near the
time Of the maximum exhibition Of sun-spots,
and they are now very numerous. Ihe &c
conpanying diagram shows the relative posi-
hons and magnitudes Of the spots on the solAr
disc 1t 3 o'clock in the afternoon OF Ssturd2y
last, seen from Chicago. The zelatiye poai-
tons Of the spots to the naked eye would be
that given by turning the paper upside down,
10 AZ to look at the back OF the page; In the
true position, 8 points toward the north pole
-cclestial equator.
The spots here represented are eighteen In
number, besides which there we're several
others too small to bc represented proportion
ately On tho diagram. The largest Of these
covers an area Of about $40 ,000, 900 square
miles, which is equal to more than five times
the area Of the lArgest section Of the earth;
in other words the spot," being cavity.
, 1870-05-30
CROPS.

The davenport Gaza7e of Tho 9th says ::
Farmers generally report favorable on tho
crop prospect. Wheat, barley, corn, and oats
are 1ooiing well Al over the county; vcsy lit
tle replanting Of corn Was Necessary The
ing their eorn, much of which II thrce and
four inches high. Some corn fields about
Long Grove have been worked twice this
seaeon. Nheat, oats, and barley look unusu-
ally we'll. Potatoes are coming along nicss !;
We have, however, heard Of one Or two
farmers near town, in Duck Crock VAL
ley, whose potato patches are troubled
With the st1iped-backed pests. Tho
yield Of onions uill not be near IS large As an
ticlpated. Ne know Of several fields th1t have
been ploned up and other crops put in. The
early part OF the season was too dry for ouipnB,
and seed failed From what no csn hear from
farmers, one-third Of the sowing has been
plowed up. ;, The prospect for the vegetsbls
crop is excellent.
The State papers generally complain that
the ost crop will 30 abort in consequence Of
the dry Weather.
The New Albany Ledger says that tho
harvest will come on fully two weeks earlier
this season than Last The wheat, oats and
barley crops vii be as good - ever grown in
Floyd County.
The Indianapolis Jo.,7,alof the 2sth says:
a to1AEeQu41AtI4t " LHe VUh53&Gs, VINO EAUa
down from Lafayette On Wednesday, informs
us that the wheat in TpPecanoe, along the
railroad, looks fine; but in Carroll Doone,
and Marion, il poor. Corn is coming up
nicely, md 80 are potatoes. Oats midd1ing;
lay crop NOT very ,promising. A gentleman
from Franklin township informs 1la that tho
cut worms arc literally destroying tho corn,
which in just coming up Many fields must bo
replanted entirely. No doubt the worms aro
creating some mischief, but that many fields
must be replanted entirely is, ne guess,
littleimaginativc on the part Of cur informant.
\ correspondent Of the Nuyndi from Erie,
Lawrence County, says: Wheat in this part
of Lawrence County looks fine, but somewhat
late. Our corn has suffered very much on &C
count Of having no rain for some fourteen
days when it has needed it the most to enable
it to eprout and bring the sprouts through the
ground. Some are fnrroHing out and plant
ing the second time. We will hare no peaches
md but few apples.'"
WISCONSIN,.
Tho Tomah Journal reports winter wheat in
excellent condition, and other crops looking
we'll.