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ENGLAND.
The Army Bill iu the House Of Lords
LONDON, Nav 10.

A~S%NtNNNl
The army regulation bill came up, and
q lively discussion ensued. The opp0,
nents 10 the measure were violent in their
denunciation of the bill. Mr.. Cardwell
supported the bill. Upon u division oI
the House, there was u majority Of 65 Tor
the Government
The steamships Helvitia and England
from New York, touched at Queenstowni
the Algeria and Idaho have arrived at
Liverpool; tho City Of Antwerp arrived
here,and the Donan at Southampton,
In the House of Commons this evening,
Mr.. O'Connor, the member from RoCom.
mons, submitted the motion that it was
inexpcdent to continue in force the act
for the preservation OF peace in Ireland,
after tho date originally fixed as limita.
ton. Mr. Hardy, member from Oxford
University, and FOrtescue, member for
LOuth, In consideration Of the continued
lawlessness in Ireland, opposed the mo-
ton. John Martin, member for Meathe,
spoke In denunciution Of the English
tyranny in Ireland, and claimed the right
Of self government for tho people of that
island In tho House Of Lords, bill
making drafts and notes maturing on holi.
days and Sundays, payable on the follow.
ing day, was read twice,
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MEXICO.

New YoRK, May 10.
A special telegram from Havana gives
later intelligence from the Republic of
Mexico. Tho opposition party have
elected President and Vice President
Of Congress, which Is considered n great
victory. Sonora Peralta had arrived in
the city Of Mexico and met with an en-.
thusiastic reception. A party of young
men, after first removing the horses,
hauled her from the station to her house
In an open carriage, A revolution has
broken out in Tampico, and active
preparations are being carried out to put
1t down and secure the commanders Of
the insurgent forces, who had been en-.
riching themselves from several sources to
the tune Of three hundred and flfly thou.
sand dollars. Their escape with the
booty has been rendered almost lmpossi-
bic They have been surrounded and
will probably be caught.
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QUINCY, ILLS.
Preparing for Decoration Day-Lay'
of n Corner stone.

Quincy, May lG.
A meeting was held here this evening
TO arrenge plans for the annual decOra
ton Of tho soldiers graves at Woodland
Cemetery. Committees were appointed
and soldiers and citizens from tho cOun,
try were invited to participate. Commit.
tees will be appointed, at nm adjourned
meeting to be held tomorrow afternoon
to perfect arrangements for the proper
observance Of the occasion. ''..'
The cornerstone Of the African NJ. T.
Church was laid, with imposing ceremO
MES, yesterday afternoon. Rev. II.
Brown, of Chicago and other distin.
guishcd clergymen were In attendance
The church Of the congregation was de-
stroyed by fire last fall. 5000.
The question ofthe grade and location
Of the route on Front street Of the Quincy
Alton & st. Louis Railroad, which has
been before the City Council ut all the
regular meetings and some dozen or more
special ones for the last two months, was
finally settled ut the special meeting o.
that body tonight. Tie road will pass
out from the south side Of the city and or
down tho river bottom. d.
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THE COAL MINING DIFFICUL.
TIES.
Outbreak Feared at Hyde Park-.-
Arrival of Militia.

outbreak reared at nYue Ehrksss
Arrival Of Militia.
New YORK, May 10.
A dispatch dated Scranton, 9 o'cloCl;
this morning, says 800 State militia had
just arrived bya special train from Iiar.
risbuTg, and were on their way TO Hyde
Park, More are expected, This will
probably prevent riotous outbreak to-
day. .--
Outside LabOreTs Not to be Had.
Special correspondence and dispatches
show that the attempt of the Delaware
LackawannG, {; Western Railroad Com.
pany 10 work their mines by throwing
them open to miners and laborers outside
of the W. B. A. has not met with much
success. The three great companies need
about 10000 men to do coal digging, and
It appears they obtained only some 90 OF
30 yesterday. The trouble Is that oil hui
a small minority of the laborers now on
the spot belong to the miners union. Non.
union members are not there, and not
therefore at present TO be had. Just now
II seems to be tho Capitalists League
formed in Philadelphia last February,
which has fallen to pieces f'..l.
THE MILITIA ARRIVING AT SCRANTON
PROSPECT OF A COLLISION.
SCRANTON, May 1G
Five hundred more soldiers (state mil.
itia) arrived here last evening, armed
with rifles, and bringing several field
pieces, In addition to the two which were
here before. A meeting Of delegates from
the miners of all three Of the great com
panies Is to be held OF Hyde Park to-
morrow. The families Of the men arc In
want, and 1t is believed that they will be
compelled by starvation to surrender.
Sixty men entered Briggs shaft this
morning, and are now at work In It. A
gang Of rowdies have just gone from here
10 STOP the work OF Files, Marsh, & Co
A body Of troops has gone in pursuit oI
| them,
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SAN FRANCISCO.
Monster Railroad ProIeCted---The
most Extensive and Powerful Com.
bln0tiOn In the World.

SAN Francisco, May 10.
Papers are being drawn up here to-day,
securing the most extensive and powerful
railroad combination ever attempted in
the world. ltinCludes the Pennsylvania
Central and connections from the seaboard
to tho Union Pacific terminus at Ogden,
Utah, and on this side the California Paci.
tlc, mot the Central Pacific but the Val.
lilo opposition line, which will be extend
ed north to Goose Lake, Oregon, and
connecting with the Oregon railroad to
Portland, and possibly also to Puget
Sound; thence to Christmas Lake
thence eastward along the south side of
Snake river, In Southern Idaho TO point
Of connection with the Union Pacific at
or east Of Ogden. This route will avoid
the heavy grades over the Sierra Nevada,
and form a complete and continuous line
from tho Atlantic to the Pacific, indie
pendent of the Central Pacific t
1t will be constructed Immediately, all
capital having been secured in Europe
for the entire work, No subsidies are
asked. The work will be commenced
within two months, with all the force that
can be placed uponit This Is not made
public here yet, but may he relied on rs
substantially correct.
Johny Devine, alias "the Chicken" has
been arrested and identified as the perpe.
traitor of the diabolical attempt to murder
the young German Ramp yesterday, after
beating him out ofswentS dollars, lie
decoyed him out in the hills south ofthe
city, and shot him In the head but failed
to kill him.
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Weather Report.

WASHINGTON, May 10.
Synopsis for Past Tlrenty.Fbur Hours
Weather unchanged on the Pacific coast,
The barometer Is stationary on tho South
Atlantic, but has fallen from Louisiana to
West Virginia and northward. The
Clear weather which has prevailed in the
interior of the country, was followed this
evening by threatening weather In the
Ohio Valley and lower lakes. Local thun.
der storms have passed from Iowa to
Lake Eric. Tho temperature hns In.
creased from the lower lakes 10 tho At
lantiC.
ProbdJaihes.-No material change Is
indicated for Wednesday. Increased
cloudiness will probably prevail east Of
the Mississippi, and rain Is probable for
tonight in Western Pennsylvania and
New York.
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Stewart, Judge c. p. Daily, Professor
Lieber, and William Cullen Bryant. In
response to toast the Baron made very
happy speech and said that the bravery
Of the Germans in the late war was one
OF the great means of Cementing the
friendship that now exists between the
United States and Germany. Professor
Lieber, VIM. Cullen Bryant and others
made speeches.
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BOSTON.
4 $4,000 FITe..Base Ball Match
for the Championship OF the u. y.

for the championship Of the U' BE
..r BosToN, May 49,
Tile large building on the T. wharf and
owned by the T wharf, and leased by f.
Nickerson & Co., was destroyed by fire
this afternoon; also the merchandise
awaiting transportation. The steamer
Commerce took fire, but was towed into
the stream and saved Loss estimated at
$25 1000; insurance $4,000
The second game for the championship
of tho United States between tho Hay.
makers, of Troy, and the Boston Red
Stockings, drew crowd Of nearly 5000
spectators to the Boston grounds this
afternoon, and the expectation of hotly
contested game was universal. George
Wright being still unable 10 play, his
rlace was taken by Harry Wright, and
jackson played In the centre field. The
Haymakers' nine were the same rs In
Troy. The game was umpired by M. NJ.
Rogers AT $3.50 play commenced, the
Haymakers going TO the field. Score
Bostons--6, l, o, O,2, 0, 2,2, total, IA.
Haymakers-3, 0, 9, 0, 0, 4, II, 3, o.
total, ~.
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U. 8. SEN -ATE.
(EXTRA SESSION.
The Unauthorized Publication OF
the Treaty.
REPORT OF IHE COMMITTEES OF INVRSTI'
CATION.
Arrest of the Tribune Correspondents
Ordered.
WASHINGTON, May 10.


Al tiVe minutes past twelve O'Clock
to-day the Senate went into executive
session.
Mr.. CARPENTER made report IRON
the committee appointed to investigate
how and by whom the treaty of ling
ion was made public.
The report states that s. E. White
testified last night that he was cores
pondent of the New York Tribune, and
he transmitted by telegraph last Wednes'
day night what purported tobe a copy OF
the treaty, and which was published
Thursday morning. He obtained u copy
about 10 o'clock Wednesday night, hui
declined to say from whom; and that he
came to the examination with fixed
purpose not to dlvulge how he obtained
the treaty.
II. j. Ramstlell, assistant corresponds
ent Of the Tribune, testified that the copy
was in writing, which was copied from
print, but declined TO say In whose pos
session he first saw the printed copy, who
obtained II, or what was paid Tor 1t.
The committee decide that these are
proper questions that the reasons given
Tor refusing to answer are not valid and
recommend that the Senate adopt rcsolu'
tIOns directing tho Sergeant.at Arms tt
arrest White and Ramsdell and bring
them before the bar OF the Senate and de-
tain them until they answer for their con
tempt in tho mater, and abide such
further orders as the Senate may make.
When the report was submitted, ar
animated debate occurred, lasting for more
than four hours, after which tho resolution
in reference to White was adopted by tht
following vote
YEAs-Ames, Anthony, Boreman, Buck
ingham, Caldwell, Cameron, Carpenter
Casserly, Chandler, Clayton, Cole, Conk
ling, Cooper, Cragin, Davis, Of KY, Ed
munds. Ferry, Of Conn, Ferry, Of Mich.
Flanagan, Frelinghuysen, llamlin, Har'
lin, IIitchcocke, Howe, Kelly, Logan
Morrill,, of Me-, Morrill,, of VT, Osborne
Patterson, Pomeroy, Pratt, Ramsey, Saw
yer, Spencer, Stevenson, Stewart, Stock
ion, Trumbull, Window and Wrlght-49
NAYs--Blair, Davis, Nv. Va.) Fcnton
Morton, Rice, Robertson, Salisbury
Achur, Ghnrtnnn SnrapIlp. Sumner
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Democratic Meeting at Reading, Pa.

HEADING, Pa, May to.
At the annual county meeting of the
Democracy held here today, resolutions
were adopted arraigning Congress for the
reconstruction of the acts and Ku.Klux
bills, indorsing tho speech OF Senator
SChurz at 81. Louis, and declaring tho
enormous freight charges of the Reading
railroad to the residents Of this county as
u violation of the intent and meaning Of
the Company's charter, and recommended
as n remedy the formation of labor unions
by working men, business men and farm.
ers within the party organization Of the
national Democracy, in order that there
may be thorough union labor against
all unjust aggression Of capital.
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A bloody Tragedy in Kentucky.

LOUISVILLE, May lO.
A Co,trier.Journal special from Owens.
boro, KY, to-day, says farmer named
Cain, passing through an adjoining farm
belonging TO a man named Sumner, was
shot and Slightly wounded by the latter.
Summers wife Joined in the attack, firing
three times at Cain, and wounding him
in two places. Cain seized an axe and
nearly split Summers head open, served
Mrs. Sunncrin like manner, and shot her
in thehead and breast with her husbands
pistol, both dying. Cain was shot in the
head, shoulder and bowels. The latter
wound is probably mortal. Enmity ex.
listed between the parties owing 10 Cain
shooting at Mrs. s. last spring. Each
had forbidden the other TO pass through
hls premises.
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ST. LOUIS.
Tho southern Baptist Convention.
ST. LOUIS, May 10.

Tho southern Baptist Convention.
ST, LOUIS, May 10.
The Southern Baptist Convention con.
cluded its session to-day. The attendance
was small, as some of the delegates start.
ed for Chicago to attend the Convention
OF the Baptist Church in the north. The
debate was continued on the Constitution.
al amendment defining tho qualifications
OF the members oil the Convention, but
after considerable discussion the amend
ment was tabled by large majority. The
report on the Publication Department was
adopted, After the passage of an amend.
ment opposing the establishment OF Il
general publication department, and urg.
ing the churches and Sunday schools OF
the South to co operate with the Boards
In their legitimate work, the Committee
on the Orphan Asylum in the Creek M.
ton made u report which was adopted.
Resolutions Of thanks to the brethren and
sisters OF st, Louis for their kindness and
hospitality,and to hotels and lines Of trans.
pOrtatiOn for reduced rates, were passed,
and the Convention adjourned,
LEGALITY OF STATE LOTTERIES,
The case Of the State rS. Geo. G. Miller,
involving the legality Of the Missouri
State Lottery, which has been before the
Court for some time past, was decided to.
day by Judge Colvn, OF tho Court of Grim.
inal correction, against tho defendant, the
Court holding that the charter orthG Lot
terry expired by limitation, Miller wOs
fined five hundred dollars for selling lot
terry tickets, A motion will bo filed for a
new trial, and ii refused, appeal will be
taken to the Supreme Court.
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CINCINNATI.

CtNCTNNATI, May 10.
The loss OF Mills, johnson & Co. in the
fire last night cannot be fully asccrtained,
owing to so much Of the stock being
covered in the debris. 1t Is supposed TO
be not less than 100000, upon which there
is an insurance to the amount of $780,
600. The building, Nos. 29 and "a,
Sycamore street, in which the fire origj.
mated, Is q total loss, only the walls arc
leIl. Insured Tor $4,000. II was owned
by A. & j. Wolf
Eden B. Reeder, one of the pioneer
citizens of this city, fell into IN open area
on 81 street, this morning, injuring him.
SELF very severely n ..l RI
Thomas Reed, while crossing the track
Of the Little Miami railroad In this city
with wagon, was struck by a passing
train and Instantly killed. He was a resi-
dent of GovingtOn, Kentucky.
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CANADA.
OTTAWA, May /

OTTAWA, May 10.
Tho Homestead bill has passed tho AS.
scmbly. Ono clause protects debtors
coming here for five years against
creditors. .....
ToRoNTo, May 10.
Advices from Winnepeg TO April 29ih
have been received. A resolution has
been proposed in the House for investiga-
tOn into the outbreak OF 1860 and 1870,
asking compensation for loss, and calling
for the punishment Of those who took the
life of Scott. The resolution was lost by
II vote Of IA to o. Tho Attorney General
moved an amendment, which was carried,
asserting the belief that the Dominion
Government would, as soon as possible,
decide as to the compensation and pun.
ishmcnt of the offenders. Tho House
threw on the government tho responsi-
bility of seeing TO II.
MONTREAL, May 10.
Two large fires occurred early this
morning. One on st. Antoine street, the
other on Beury street. In the first three
houses and two horses were burned; in
the second row Of small houses. Loss,
$25,0O0, Insured.
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Reported Repulse of versnillists.
unsuccessful Attempts 10 Tear Down
tho Column Vendome.



-. PARIS, May 10.
The Commune announces the repulse
Of several attacks made by the Versailles
forces on Monday night at Chatlllon,
Monitor Pierre and Soulin Laquet. There
was vigorous engagement In the even.
ing, extending from Porte Duphino 10
Maillot Gate, in which tho Versailles
troops were repulsed with great loss.
The Commune holds II well armed force
Of 20, 900 In reserve 10 face any emergency.
Immense crowds gathered this alter
noon In the vicinity to witness the ex.
pected fall Of the column In the Place
Vendome Great efforts have been made
by the Communist engineers TO tear the
column from It's base, but II has withstoOd
their utmost cxertions. The engineers
have not, however, given up hope Of sue
cess, and are now renewing their attempts.
The members oil the Commune and bat.
talions Of the National Guard are on the
ground. '.'.i. H
VERSAILLES, May 10.
The Assembly to-day voted the urgency
of motion lor rebuilding the residence
Of Thiers in Paris at public expense. A
motion declaring the Republic permanent
was referred to the Committee. Prayers
were ordered to he offered In all the
churches for the cessation Of the civil
war. Grevy was reelected President ol
the Assembly.
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INDIANA.
A "son.oF. F.Liberty" Suit for Dam.
ages.

A "son.oE. Liberty" Suit for Dam.
ages.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 10.
The case OF Lambdln p MilIlgan rS.
Gen Alvin p. Hovey, late United States
Minister OF Peru, for 100000 damages for
false Imprisonment came up In the U. y.
District Court to-day. The argument on
the plaintiffs demurrer to the defendants
plea In abatement TO the jurisdiction OF
the court, occupied the forenoon. The
defense claim that n federal court has no
Jurisdiction, and that only the State
courts can try the case. Judge Drum
mond will render decision on the ques.
tion Of Jurisdiction tomorrow. This is a
case Of very considerable Importance. 1t
will be remembered Milllgan was ono of
the Sons of Liberty who we're tried by
Court Martial and condemned to be
hung, but were pardoned by President
Lincoln.
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DoNN PMTr reitcrates his statement
that Hon. JoHN A. BfNGHAM Is a drunk.
ard, and calls him "IIon. Demijohn
A. Bingham" Mr.. BtNoHAM's nelrhbors
at Cadiz who know oil about his private
life and personal habits, scout the &C.
cusation as utterly groundless. When
HORACE GREELEY wns here last Fall he
remarked of PEATT that hc was "the big.
gest liar in America" Perhaps Horace
Is about right.
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Expensive Postage stamps.
CLEVELAND, o., May 10.

Judsn A. Sheldon, postmaster Mt
Sparta, Monroe county, Ohio, was
brought here to-day by Deputy Z. s.
Marshal George W. Steele, OF Mt Yer
non, at the instance of Special Agent
Baldwin, Of the Post Office Department,
charged with removing and using a
second time cancelled postage stamps.
Ho plead guilty, and was fined by Judge
Sherman $3.50 and costs.
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Serious Charge Against the Atlantic
Cable Company.

NEW YORK, May To
The Post says edltorially that the Asso.
ciated Press accuses the Gable Company
Ofdelaylng Its dispatches to make way for
others filed after them. "The silence of
tile Cable managers under the circum-
stances, will be regarded as n confession
of the truth OF the charge, and IL this
charge Is true, the management Of the
cable must be reformed, for rs It now Is, II
can never have the public confidence
AMIN -
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Fall of MOntrOuge Imminent.

LONDON, May TO-
A Tines special from Paris, says Clus.
eret and Megy, were released from con.
finement. An armisticG is arranged for
Wednesday TO enable the inhabitants Of
VanVres and its neighbOrhood to move.
A circular from GrOusset, the Federal
Minister OF Foreign Affairs, invites the
provinces to Join the Communists.
The Germans arO concentrating to.
wards Paris. The headquarters oC the
Prince of saxony, have been transferred
to MargGney, and tho chief commanders
Of guards have been removed to Mont
mOrency.
The fall of Fort Montrouge is imminent
Tho western and southwestern arrUndis.
sements Of Paris are uninhablnble, and
there has been great loss OF life and prop
Grty In those portions ot the city. The
l44th battalion Of the National Guards
have refused TO march outside of Paris.
Tho tri.color Is not flying to-day on Fort
VanYres.
A dispatch from Saint Denis says that
the dissentions in tho Commune will be
terminated to-day, by the dissolution of
the Central Committee, or the absorption
OF the Committee of Public safety with
tho Central Committee. All mechanics
over forty years Of age have been called
upon TO work on the deenCrs OF Paris.
A new Military Commission has been ap.
pointed. Delescluso and tho Central
Committee arc on the best Of terms
Xenul has been appointed chiel Minister
of War, and Mathien commander of the
forces between Point Du Jour and the
Avenue Wagram,
The Treaty Of Peace before the As.
sembly.
sortie and Repulse of the Commune
lists.
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Factory Burned in Rhode Island.

A mill at Masonville, owned by George
Johnson, was partially destroyed by fire
last evening, together with four or five
dwellings. The mill was occupied jointly
by johnson as a scythe factory, and Jas.
Waterhouse for the manufacture of fancy
cassimeres.
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LOUISVILLE. I.
Fatal Accident and Array.

LOUISVILLE, May III.
Robert Feinberg, a book.keeper of the
firm OF Liebenstein & Co., was thrown
from buggy yesterday afternoon and
received severe injuries, from which lie
died
Alons Wagner called on Amcricus
Patterson on Saturday to collect some
rent due him, when slight alteration
occurred and Wagner was stabbed by
Patterson with n butcher knife, Wagner
has since died.
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MEMPHIS.
Killed by a FalI--Arrest of n Muir.
derer.

,ENI SEEMPns, May 10.
John Foster, a painter, fell from a scaf.
fold while painting the third story of the
Khlekerbocker building, on Madison
street, this morning, and was instantly
killed. llo formerly resided in Chicago.
John Ryan, the notorious rufIian, who
murdered Miss Sarah Owen, residing near
MaylFeld, Ky, in 1868, and committed a
number Of daring rObberics in Southern
Kentucky about that time, was arrested
In Arkansas few days since by Samuel
Orr and Lewis Franklin, of Mayileld, who
started for that place with him this morn
ing. ..
The Little Rock Railroad Company are
inviting bids to raiso the road bed out Of
the water and danger Of overflow, from
Hopetleld TO Madison. Its said change
Of gauge Is also contemplated.