The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-11
Domestic Affairs.

Gold closed yesterday at 1929.
The New Jersey Legislature meets to-day.
General Butler is in Boston trying an inn
portant law suit.
The steamer Anna, seized as a Cuban
cruiser at Charleston, has been released.
The House Reconstruction Committee meet
to-day to considerable admission OF Virginia
-Amedee Savray, French Consul at Rich
mond, died on Sunday evening from paralytic
stroke.
"A clerk in the Interior Department, who
had held Office for sixty years, died yesterday
Secretary Boutwell, lectured last night in
Washington for the benefit of the Grand Army
of the Republic.
The telegraphic strike in Washington has
been rendered Ineffective there by the importa-
tion of number of operators from this city.
New counterfeit fifty cent notes of the last
series, of a very superior execution, are afoat.
The paper is inferior to that of the genuine
Hon. John Huyler died in New York on
Sunday, from injuries inflicted upon him by
drunken man some weeks since. The deceased
was native of New York, but became citizen
of New Jersey, from which he was sent a
Representative to the Thirty-fifth Congress. He
was a member of the Committee on Agriculture,
and devoted much time and attention to his
duties in that connection His assailant and
murderer is in custody. ....I
The following were the proceedings in Con-
gress yesterday after the close of our report
In the Senate, bills were introduced by Mr.
Harlan to prohibit sales of public lands, except
TO actual settlers; by Mr.. Stewart, extending the
protection of the Civil Rights act to the Chi
nese; also abolishing franking, and establishing
Government telegraph system; by Mr.. Norton
declaring that no State has power to tax passen-
gers travelling through its limits; also to pre-
vent the furnishing OF war vessels to foreign
powers to be used against insurgent districts; by
Mr.. Williams, to provide for the redemption Of
greenbacks in coin at the rate of 81 in coin for
$12O in greenbacks. On motion of Mr.. Corbett
the Finance Committee were directed to consi-
der the expedency of compelling the national
banks to make annual returns of the gold inte-
rest paid them by the Government upon bonds
held to secure their circulation until the amount
reach the sum required as their legal reserve,
and it may be held as reserve
| instead of legal-tenders with view to resuming
specie payments. Mr.. Corbett also offered re-
solution directing the Secretary of State to make
propositions to Great Britain for the annexation
of British Columbia. Referred to the Foreign
Committee. The bill for the admission of Vir-
| ginia was considered; and, after an Executive
, session, the Senate adjourned
In the House the bill for the admission of
Virginia was laid over by vote of so to sc. No
kother business of importance was transacted.
Foreign Affairs.
The new Spanish Ministry was sworn in on
Sunday night.
Further election disturbances have taken
place in provincial towns in Spain.
"A protest against free trade in France has
been made by the merchants of Bordeaux.
1t was rumored at Paris yesterday that q
coup detut had taken place IN Madrid on the
previous evening.
--Ledru Rollin, Tibaldi and others have had
the amnesty recently granted for political
offenses extended to them.
General L. j. Trochee is spoken of as likely
to take General Lebeuf's seat in the French
Cabinet as Minister of War.
Great excitement prevails in San Domingo
BTelative to the annexation question. vote OF
the people is to be taken on the subject.
Olivier addressed the Corps Legislatif yes
terday asking for their confidence and aid in
Establishing National Government that would
Insure liberty without license.
-Rocheforts newspaper, the MdrSeiudise
q having made bitter and slanderous attack on
Prince Pierre Bonaparte, that parsonage for
warded message of o hostile character TO the
office. Thereupon two gentlemen called upon
the Prince as the seconds of Pascal Grousset, one
of the editors, to arrange for meeting. An
altercation ensued, during which the Prince
shot one of them dead. He at once gave him
self up TO the authorities. NE
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