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the Canadian Government would will
fully violate the agreement.


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PARIS, March 6.-Evening-A Minis
terial crisis is expected, as it is evident
that conflict between the Assembly
and Government is at hand.
CHICAGO, March g. The Times of
this morning publishes letter from Sir
John Mcdonald to ole of the attaches
of the paper, in reply to note from the
latter asking him to state how much if
any truth there was in the rumor of the
existence Of a secret between England
and G NADIA, providing for separation,
in the event of war between England
and the United States, the Premier says:
II assure you that the story is alto
gether untrue. It has no semblance
of shadow or truth. The subject of the
severance of Canada from the mother
country has never been a matter of dis
cussion between tie Government of
Great Britain and that of the Dominion,
OF between Earl de Grey and myself" "
Troy, N. Y, March 6.-The DEM
ocrats elected their city ticket yester-
day by thousand majority.
New YORK, March 11.-Mr. Jay Gonld
President of the Erie Railroad Com,
pany, received letter signed by nine
Directors, calling for a meeting to be
held on Monday, the 11th inst, at the
hour of noon. Gould having taken no
notice of this, the Vice President was re-
quested to issue a call for meeting,
which he did After the meeting was
over, Gen. Dix, as President of the Erie
Company, wrote a notification to Gould
of his place in the Executive Committee
with a demand for the surrender of the
books and papers of the Office, and that
he would forthwith cease to interfere
with the performance of the duties of
the Erie Railroad Company. This no
tice was placed in the hands of the US.
Marshal to deliver. He proceeded to
the Presidents S room, where Gould was
found surrounded by a strong guard of
special Policemen. No notice was tax.
en- of the demand for admittance, SO the
door was broken open and posse, in
spite of the police, secured admission.
Gould, with every appearance of sur
prise and alarm rushed from the Presi-
dents chair pursued by the Marshal
1t is asserted that Gould sought to
interrupt the pursuit by upsetting chairs
and desks in Crowley's path finally
taking refuge in one Of the rooms, the
door of which was banged in the face of
Crowley. Crowley succeeded in get
ting in, and serving him with the let
ter. The moment he had read it, Gould
became alarmed, apparently feeling that
the game was up. He then returned
with the legal officers of the Erie, and
remained closeted with Spearman during
the evening.
WASHINGTON, March .12.-The fol-
lewing nomination was sent to the
Senate: Jos. B. Levin, Associate
Justice of Washington Territory.
SAN FRANc1sco, March 12.-Flour,
1000 quarter sacks franklin superfine,
for export, SIS. 10. Wheat, choice, ST.
1o@2.121a.
Arrived-Bark Jenny Pitts, Freeport.
The brig Orient and Osmyn are out
side.
Sailed-ship Witch of the Wave,
Burrard Inlet. E
Ship Niagara, Por Townsend, to load
for Valparaiso.
LONDON, March 6.-The claimant
to the Tichborne estate has withdrawn
from his case. He has since been ar
rested, and conveyed to Newgate.
SAN Francisco, March 6.-Arrived.
bark Samosett, Tacoma; bark Oakhill,
Port Blakely.
Sailed, bark Florence, Port Blakely.
Judge McKentry to-day sentenced
Devine alias the Chicken to be hanged
between 8 A. NJ. and Up. NJ, on Friday,
April 26th, for the murder of Kamp.
The court room, which had been dense
ly packed all day, was quickly cleared
and the street around the entrance to
the city hall was crowded in moment
with an eager throng watching to catch
glimpse of the prisoner as he was
taken back to Jail.
The San Francisco and North Coast
Narrow Gauge Railroad is stated to
have negotiated loan for 81, ,25o, 900,
which will build the road ninety-three
miles to the point junction with the
Walla Walla railroad.
LONDON. March 1.-THE Times, in an
article on the Alabama claims, to-day,
infers from the admissions of the press
of the United States, that Americans
now acknowledge extravasant demands
for indirect damages, although they
have shown no disposition to withdraw
them. The Times says, if the 9Th claim,
for the loss by transfer of the American
commercial marine to the British flag,
is not abandoned, England will declare
its reference to the Geneva tribunal to
xrb:o1, oo1trcn ic now