The new North-west., 1872-04-13
<Telfgnphie.
e.so'ssd for the. .''s'" "sre"..vset.'
Grant their Choice.

R0poreed for the New WNeseh"Woot,'
srx. U. 1x.xe.ArIic CO.. q. 4. wliiEr. orxsAroR.
Grant their Choice.
New .YoRk, April ia, nAss meeting
of the friends Of Presidcnt Giant wds:bcid
in BsO..klyn- Academy last NIGHT. aud tue
house Was crowded. n. D. Morgan pre-
sided. Letters were read from 3. B. Chit.
tenden and Governor Jewell. of Connect.
cut, urging the rennminsli.n Of Grant and
C"lfax. A resolution euL,gizing the as'min-
isiraiion snd the denomination Of Grant aud
Colfax was adopted amid hearty applause:
.Ienry Ward Beechcr WIS the pr'nc'p"l
speaker. He eulogized President Gra"t.
and sald he (Gmn,) had fulfilled the prom.
,ses in his letter Of acceptance in 1868, to
hairs breadth. Though . military man.
Grant was the first President 10 tr'at lndi>
ans with humanity. and even Christianity:
There were matters yet ~ be RETURNED. but
he considered the administration g whole
4 success, and believed the old Republican
Orgnnizati n'wOuld be led tO large victories.
lie referred To- the Cincinnati Convention.
and said it it should force the Philadelphia
Convention 10 take purcr aud more nd
vanced platform. he should be glad but he
could not favor nm action THAT will ~ divide
the Republicans that sDcINIcratsr may get
INTO power. He expressed hts pesss,nNl re-
spect and admiration Tor Senators Sumner
Schurz and Trumbull. and his belief IN their
honesty, hut thought they could not make
q new party. 49,. - tphI"Jo II! Ina
:, Congressional. ~, ,..,.',
" WAsnIxaroN, April II The Ways and
Means C"mni',ee voted to put sh'. Tariff
bill and Internal Revenue bill together.
Dawes. chairman. refused 10 report the
bill. he voting with the minority ~1t."
Einkelburg Hr Burcl,ard. revenue reform.
era. will probably repnrt il: hut mt before
Monday next. .... <,. ..
Secretary B ,utwell was again before tho
Senate arms committee to-day. ~"
The House passed two or three bills from
the committee on Agriculture. including \
bill to prevent cruelty 10 animals in transit
Ivy railroads. etc.
In the Senate. Edmunds, from committee
on Pensions. reI"'rted adversely ON the sill
granting AN annual pension Of $4,000 ~ the
widow of Admiral Farragut.
Hin Introduced n hill I" remove the pOlit
ical Disabilities Of Mr. ftrtHs. Of Georgia
Trun,lDull l'rDpaSed tO offer general sm>
nesiy, and bill ss amended was laid on the
table ..u.,,
Sherman, from Finance Committee. r..
ported n bill authorizing the Secretary "f
The Treasury tn allow rebate Of taxes paid
On distilled spirits destroyed in bonded
warehouses by the Chicago and other fires
since Jan. 1865; went over.
Democratic Nat! .na! Convention.
New York. April g. The meeting Of the
Democratic National Convention is called
f"r Wednesday, the s,h of Blay next. ut the
Of the chairman. August Beln.t,nt.
in this city. The World says the committee
will be summoned by private note. u 4 M,
by published call. and in accrrlance with
whi'h the usual letters have been sent out
by Belnn,nt Although the purpose If the
meeting is not specified. it IS understood the
1njtct is t. designate the place, and dav for
Of the De,nOcratIc National Con
vcntion ttI n'n,inai { ,ndidars tor President |
md Vice Pr.s'.lcnt. The same Journal adls
|I,at this prOcras'inntion by Belmont will
not meet the approval Of the leaders Of the
The delay seems occnsionc,,
With view 10 take advantage Of the Gin
'innati c,,uveation. the results Of which. |
s,ys the ltO,ld. may I've determined ss 81 the !
i.me ior holding the Democratic Na,:oaa.
:ayen.i, ".s,. "f s.ffg.s4 ~~tt ". f..
u b" til: Arbitration. '. ..f |
oA,ss, oAS,s,ss sal'sa,k sanii~ *,t Il l. ;T.1, 1,a;
~ interview with the American Consul he.
FOsc the Geneva tribunal of arbitration. and
hat since ltis return he had called on Earl
Granville and that the result Of the inter
'iew is neither the c0nsul Or arh,trntnrs will
nett at Geneva on the 18th. inst, the dny
appointed for assembling the Beard. bu,
hat the English and American agents will
Ilset and exchange cnu1ier cases and The
ts,rd Ut arbitratOrs will not again assemble
Until the 18th Of Ju,e .r. 49,. f.,
Steamboat Disa ter...Great l.oss al Life.
Sr. LOUIS. April 1l--A flispntch fi,,m
,at'o states th'.t the steamer Oceanas, when
ear Brooks Point, twenty miles alxsve
afro, nt 4 o'clock this evening exploded her
OILERS, tearing the boat fore and .ft and
,aking n complete wreck Of her. All the
fiitrrs on the boat nre rrp,Ytcd killed and /,
inny passengers scnldcti IL drail, or drown
H.. No names have been received, There
'ere 65 passengers on beard. "ifA.@
CAIRO. April 1i.-LATER-Thc steamer
rom Grand Tower. just arrived. reports
Ie hrst engineer and mate saved alsn 32
iher persons, now on The Belle ST Louis
ne second engineer was saved but died of
is injuries. 49, '''''''" '''' - H7'
>.,e $uaU--iuetlcr Blockade. II
C"rinne.. April llth.-The storm which |,
~ssSO VIZ sNS SsVU SS0O AhsOSB
nrih and east. and still continues. d, IA
Evanston, April 1l.-Six inches Of s,,nw | !,
~ fallen, and still continues to fall. 1'm I
.y's westward train 10 blocked At Aspen 4
~, 10 miles east; y snow plow has leen
mt To H. assistance. IL
Bitter Creek. March 11.-Sfore snow ha. | j
Hen the last three days than all winter: I
owing and drifting. .ladly. Pay car came 4
rough from Laramie to-day. The snow is 3
,llt and plOws 70 through easily. u
Bryan. April H. Heavy snow storm to
y and drifling bstily.. #II ad5 .,"~.rad &
Laramie. April Il.-Wea,her extremely
IL and stnr'ny. The Union, Pacifc il n
cked one train is now stuck near Sher
'n.' No trsius from the West 10 day. ii
,-;<r ... From Utab.. ',,,'" ,,,. q
salt Lake. April s-The attendance a. = =
M"Tmon Conferences is lmMenss. The -
'ne'er that pressed into the Tnhcrmacle /.
stertisy was flDm g .O0O to 10000 To q:
there were over l2O0O n,en, women b
children. sonlc fr..sp remote sections. L
dressed IN holiday attire AID rejoicing in II
!: opportunity 10 visit the Mormon Nero, =
der Taylor, Ia an address. ssi<l: Nor y
'nss,n " en enigma 10. the world. The 2
Med SfaleA hal 1,..s~ .,,,.sa... v.,.;.~ :. -.