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From San Francisco.
Remarkable Scene at the Reception Ban
quet TO the Japanese Officials, etc.


SAN FRANCIS co, JAM 25.-Near the close Of
the Japanese banquet, last night, remarkable
scene occurred. EX-Gov. Haight, democrat, in
responding TO the sentiment, "rhe state of Cal.
ltornia," warmly welcomed the embassy, say.
ing that God had made of one blood all men
who dwelt upon the face Of the earth, and that
this embassy marked new era in the progress
of civilization and humanity.
Rev. Horatio StcbbinS then respondent TO the
sentiment-"Thc Spirit of American Com.
merce." He welcomed the embassy, ferycntly
saying: I'VE here are provdentially placed in
new relations with the exclusive civilization
the changes wrought by trans-continental com
munication have changed forever the area of
commercial distribution for this city We can
never do the business of the Mississippi valley
and, probably, shall not extend our inland com,
mercial area beyond the summit of the great
mountain chain. To compensate for that, we
must gather upsthe islands of the sea, and push
our trade to the innumerable populations of the
AsiatiC world.
But our position is anomalous; while we are
mere tonight, wooing the commerce of an Old
empire, your governor (pOintng to Governor
BOOTH, as the head of one political party ire
publlcan), and Ex-Governor Haight as the rep.
resentatlye of the other, are committed to a pol
icy to exclude those people from our shores
The position is absurd and ridiculous As n
policy, 1t is nonsense; as a principle, it is no.
where. 1t is ragtag and bobtail. If any of your
~AiN"P iN'AtiN"Ho HlNG WOu II penny by II. IN the
passions of an hour, bewarel Bewarel when
you put that penny in your purse, lest the eagle
on the reverse of your gold coin sticks his taons
through and scratches the face of liberty
The widest excitement followed, with rouud
after round of applause, and finally three cheers
from nearly the entire company of guests for the
speaker, the main portion of them CATHERINE
around to shake hands with him. Gov. Booth
arose, in evident excitement, to say that when he
should become accustomed to such er-eathelr0
denunciations, he would probably like them, and
alter lew words more went on with the regular
order OF toasts. The incident is regarded as
very significant Of the change in public opinion
in the subject of Asiatic immigration.
Several OF the Japanese embassy are visiting
the gold quartz mines in Grass Valley.
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Ito the Associated Press.)
MIR. nALE's CAsE.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 25-rhe committee on
foreign relations did not report to-day on the
nomination of Charles Hale, TO be assistant sec
retary of state. The chairman, Senator Cam
cron, is absent, and no report is expected before
his return next Monday. Persons well informed
say that the statement that the committee have
agreed to report uniavorably ON this nomina-
ton is not true.
THE TARIFF QUESTION.
1t is improbable that any material changes in
the tariff will be made during the present ses-
sion, although it is asserted that the revenue
now exceeds by some SS0,000,C , that required
for the carrying on of the g1yc, Lment. SGcre-
tary BOutwelPs plan for contr. on Of the cur
reney, which is held in very favorable esteem,
will require all the surplus In the case of the
rice interest it is deemed inadSisable to remove
the duties. TO do so would result in the com
narrative impoveiishment of au industry in the
south which now employs $4,000 persons for
without the protective tax we could not expect
TO compete with other countries in the prOduc-
ton of this vegetable staple, and no one is de-
srous Of bringing about such an end. The
greatest possible reduction that can be acceded
to will be to the tariff which was in force before
the war.
BEFORE THE COMMITTEES.
The ways and means committee this morning
heard delegation of gentlemen in relation to
the tax on rice. They advocate the retention
of the tax at as high rate as at present. They
will have another day in which to argue the
case.
Gen. Butler appeared before the foreign affairs
committee this morning and made an argument
upon the subject of the fishery clause in the
Washington treaty. He urged the propriety
and necessity of Incorporating the bill intro
duced by him some time ago in relation to fish,
pill 70 30 reported before the execution q. the
i
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Personal TcIcgrnm..

Bolts is TO be hung to-day.
Horace Grceley's birthday, Feb. 8, is to be Gel.
ebrated by his friends.
Gen Hancock refuses the democratic cand.
dature for the presidency.
Capt. Loran Cochran, of the Liverpool shin
Winfield Scott, died at Savannah yesterday.
II is said that previous to the departure of ex-
Attorney General Alderman for his home in
Georgia, he was offered, but refused, the Judge
ship in Florida made vacant by the death Of
John NJ. Kinney.
General Ewell died in Maury county, Tenn
yesterday morning. In giving directions re.
garding his tombstone he laid particular stress
upon the fact that he did not desire any words
employed in the inscription that could reflect
10 any way upon the government OF the United
States.
The snow bird shooting match at Toronto,
between James Ward Of Toronto, and VIM. G..
Day, of England, took place on Wednesday.
Ward won bv one bird. The score stood: Ward,
eighty.six; Day, eglty.dve Before misc ~.
Ward killed hlty-tive birds. '''"e'
4 81, Louis dispatch, alludi".,,, 10 ths mani.
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Mr.. Stanbery was ashamed, and must have been
ashamed, and that, if he were not, every friend
Of his would be ashamed of him.
After further discussion, Mr. Beck substitute
was rejected and MIR. Polands resolution was
adopted
Mr.. Hale, from the committee on appropria-
lions, reported the naval appropriation bill.
Made the special order for Tuesday. The bill
appropIiates S17,943,S47.
The house then went into committee of the
whole on the legislative appropriation bill.
In reference to the item for the punishment of
frauds in the pension Office, Mr.. Garfield stated
that the committee on ways and means had been
assured yesterday by the secretary of the in
terror that fully one-fOurth of the pensions now
paid were frauds. He had been so startled by
such an extraordinary statement that he had
written down the words at the time, and the
commissioner of pensions, who was present at
the time, confirmed the statement
Mr.. Butler of Massachusetts and Mr.. Hale of
Maine made remarks confrmatory of the state
ment the latter abiding particularly 10 batch
OF two hundred or three hundred cases IN New
York of applications for pensions for the war OF
1872, which were all found to be fraudulent
got up by claim agents, some of whom had been
arrested, tried and convicted, while Others fled
to Canada.
After progressing with the bill as far as the
tortySecond page, the committee rose.
The speaker appointed Mr. Dawes, and Mr..
Brooks of New York, regents of the deaf and
dumb institution at Washington.
Adjourned.
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FROM EUROPE.


EXCITING SCENE IN THE ASSEMBLY
PARIS, Jan. 25.-Spccial to the New York
Herald: A tremendous scene occurred in the
French assembly yesterday. A dwarf, who is
also hunchhack, named Magnet, proposed the
contlscatiOn of Napoleon family property.
The proposition was received with shouts of de-
rision, and only twenty hands were held up in
its favor.
RoCHEFORT.
PARIS, Jan. 25.-The report circulated that
the sentence of Henri Rocheiort has been COM
muted TO Punishment is pronounced without
foundation.
ACCIDENT.
a dispatch from Nice reports a terrible rail
road accident at that city to-day. While train
from Cannes was crossing the bridge over the
fagllOne river, the structure gave way and the
cars were precipitated into the water Four
teen persons were killed and wounded.
Great Britain.
DAMAGE BY THE STORM.
LONDON, Jan, 25.-ln the storm of Yesterday
and the preceding night rain fell in extraurdi-
nary PERCUSSION. Streams in the south of En-.
gland oven flowed their banks and whole villages
were deluged Great damage was done to
property, especially ii the valley of Severn.
where the Hood was widespread and the devas-
tation extensive. The Thames also rose above
its banks, and the town of Windsor suffered
severely. The effects of the freShet are felt even
III London The upper portion of the city on
the river was flooded, and the loss of property
and interruption to business is quite serious
LADY FRANKLIN AGAIN
Lady Franklin has offered a reward of G200O
for tue recovery of the records of the Ercbus
and Terror, supposed to be deposited in King
Williams Land.
Spain.
DISSOLUTION OF THE CoRTEs.
MADRID, Jan. 25.-The royal decree was ead
in the cortes yesterday, dissolving the senate,
and the elections for the cortes are ordered for
April ,, and a new body will be convoked for
the oath of April.
italy.
TIE POPE.
ROME, Jan. 25.-The pope's advisers are urg.
ing him to quit the city.
Russin.
ANOTHER BLOW FOR POLAND
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. ga decree has been
issued making compulsory the use of the Rus
sian language in the primary schools OF
Poland.
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treaty of Washington. lie will haye a hearing
On the same subject on Saturday next
The house committee on post offices aud post
roads this morning commenced the Investigation
of the charges against the postmaster general
in relation to postal contracts Mr. Creswell
was present, and will attend during the entire
investigation. The late managing editor of the
Patriot of this city was called with reference to
an article published in that paper two or three
weeks ago, making serious charges against the
postmaster general He testified that the article
was based upon information ldTpSh by Gen.
Joe c. Mckibben, formerly a representative rom
California, and more recently contractor for
carrying the United States mail. The witness
knew nothing of his own knowledge of the facts
charged. Mr.. McKibben will he called to-mor-
row, and the animus Of his attack will be evil
dent when il is understood that he was bidder
for contracts which he failed to receive, and he
has frequently shown himself bitter enemy OF
the postmaster general.
MINOR MATTERS.
The friends Of the lumber interest of Michigan
regard the bill admitting lumber duty free for
the Chicago sufferers as unjust lunleSs the hIichi-
gan and Minnesota sufferers by the fires of last
fall, are also TO be benefited.
When the committee on revision of laws is
called next week, Gen. Butler will report a bill
to change the jurisdiction of the supreme court
so as TO provide that no case involving less than
$4,000 shall be brought up on appeal.
The regularly appointed Indian delegates from
the Cherokee country appeared before the house
committee on territories to-day to protest against
the passage of any bill creating Il territorial
government for the Indians without their con
sent. AT their request the committee adjourned
the question till next week.
The recent denial of the bankruptcy of the
Colombian government, by the Colombian minis
ter at Berlin, brings forth Il letter from United
States Minister Hurlbert, at Bogota, to Secretary
Fish, announcing the bankruptcy of that gov.
eminent, and recommending the United States
to grant an extension of time for the payment OF
the Panama bonds, as officially requested by the
Colombian government last July. This eftectu
ally settles the fact that Colombia is bankrupt
The senate confirmed: Franklin NJ Drew,
pension agent, Augusta, Me; L. S. Spencer
postmaster, NaugauCk, Conn.
The judiciary committee are UNANIMOUSLY OF
the opinion that the fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments do not confer the light of female
suffrage.
Another fifty dollar counterfeit has appeared
with the red seal and number panel complete
but on plain paper, without fibre.
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to Mr.. Douglass states that Fred. Douglass
registered at the Planters hotel on the 2sd inf
the clerk erased his name, and Douglass was
told that the Planters hotel did not keen Mo-
gers, and if he wanted anything he would
have to go elsewhere. Douglass denounced the
proceeding to the crowd and retired
New York special says: "More proofs Of
the FentOn anticoalition are daily appearing.
After the defeat of the Hawkins bill at Albany,
Tom Fields, the Tammany representative, and
Afford, leader of the Fentonites, openly conerat-
ulated each other, and now both the Herald aud
Tribune criticiSe the committee of seventy, and
advise the latter TO dissolve"
Gov. Vance, finding that he could not take
seat in the United States senate has ''resigned'
his credentials, although he was never lawfully
elected. Not having been eligible it is difficult
to determine what he had to resign. When the
legislature of North Carolina held its legal
election for United States senator, in 1870, Gen
Abbott received the highest number of legal
votes cast, and he now claims his seat. Until
the senate shall decide that he is not entitled
to it there cannot be any vacancy.
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AFFAIRS IN THE LEGISLATURE
TOPEKA, Jan. 25.-ln the senate yesterday
the resolution instructng the Kansas senators
in congress to vote for summers one term
amendment TO the constitution was defeated bv
7 to II. -
The house mad a spirited discussion all dav
over the senate resolution providing for the in
vestigation of the senatorial election last winter
An amendment was adopted giving the commit.
tee power 10 investigate the senatorial election
IN 1867, when POmeroy aud Ross were elected Inv
6S to Is, all Of CadwelPs friends voting for II
The resolution goes back to the senate for con-
currence.
In the course of the debate ex.Gov. Robinson
said that two men with about an equal amount
OF money came here last winter intending TO mr.
chase seat in the United States senate, One
iound that he had enemies that could not be
bought, and that he could not succeed
therefore he sold out his forces TO
his opponent II was because the purcl asc
money for the votes transferred had
not been paid and some other promises had not
been fulfilled that this move for an investiga-
ton was had. Men who had been honorcd by
the republican party had got democratic pa
per 10 make the charge that no republican pa
per could be found tO make.
A republican state convention will be held
Feb. 2lst to elect delegates to the national con.
ventiOn.
West Virginia.
THE NATIONAL coLoRs.
CnAREsTowS, w. Va, Jan 25.-The eonstitu.
tlonal convention yesterday passed resolution
to pest the United States flag over the hail. five
voting against it.
PennsvlVnnin.
CONVENTION CALLED.
hARRIBURo, Jan. 25.--The republican state
central committee have called convention here
April 10th, to nominate state officers and select
an electoral ticket and delegates to the national
convention.
Maine.
PROCEEDINGS or THE LEGISLATURE.
AUGUSTA, Me Jan. 25.--ln the senate the
bill for an act to incorporate the Lewiston and
Auburn railroad company came up in the regu-
lar course. II was supported by Senator Ding
y ~ a lengthy speech, After much discussion
IL was passed to be engrossed hy a YEA and nav
vote--10 to IL
klu the house the Maine Centred lGag bill ocrs
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maintaining a nuisance, he was fined 500 and
costs, and sentenced to hard labor in the house
of correction for six months.
jeremiah Maria of Worcester pleaded guilty
to three indictments against him for liquor keep
ing maintaining nuisance, and being com
mon seller.
On trial, Margaret Mccarthy, for larceny of a
pocket book containing $3.50 in money from
George Tidgeway, in Fitchburg, in whose family
she was a domestic. Putnam for defendant.
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IAKss
NEWARK, Jan. 2j.--Ihe Newark train last
evening ran down double team Just beyond
Jersey Guy Killed the driver, Geo. Van Wort
and two horses.
SELMA, Ala, Jan. 25.-There was a railway
collision this evening on the Alabama Contra
road, seventy miles west of Selma, in which on,
person was killed and several badly hurt. Boil
trains were smashed.
BOILER.
BELLEvILLE, Ont, Jan. 25.-The boiler in rho
Lamont soap factory, at Chatham, exploded
this morning. Considerable damage was done,
Lelth, the engineer, had leg broken and was
otherwise seriously injured
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QQtortester 9ailp spp.
CITY NEWS.

Harpcr's Weekly and Harper's Bazaar, for this
week, arc at Hollands, in post Office block.
The funeral services OF the late Mrs. John
Davis will take place at the First Unitarian
church this morning at eleven O'Clock.
There will be rehearsal of the Choral
Union, in Mechanics hall, this afternoon at
halfpast three.
EJenkins & Whitcomb have on their counter all
the leading magazines, as well as many OF the
latest publications in the way of standard nov
els, etc.
A poor but very worthy lady lost her pocket
book containing about thirteen dollars in
me az, every cent she had in the world, Wednes-
ternoon. An advertisement designates
'e finder may return it.
lay was one gusty day, upon which the
e people were blinded, hats were borne
thither on the wings of the wind,
pngUes of the profane were unloosed
yet of dust as lung scourer was taken
scussed in the afternoon.
.. onner, a mulatto barber, who escaped
from thu house of correction in this city last
November, was recaptured at Westfeld yes
terday by Assistant Marshal Wilson, who went
on LOT tne purpose, anu lOulu lle leilOW WORK
ing at his trade. Conner was sentenced for one
year about year ago, his crime being clothes
stealing.
All subscribers to the series of concerts by the
Choral Union, who have not already procured
their tickets, are requested to do so at once,
thereby saving the committee The trouble of de-
lyerng them. By calling at Richards, Metcalf
& CO.'S they can ret reserved seats for each
concert. Single admission tickets, with reserved
seats, for sale also, as above, and at the hall in
the evening.
Main street, between the Bay State house and
city hall, was a sort of milky way yesterday
morning, while Thayer's milk wagon was being
.ierked over the paving regardless of customers
or anything else. Contact with truck horse
ended the cunning, and left the horses in the
gutter, the milk wagon without thiIls, and the
astonished drivers Of the teams subjects for
sympathy, though not bodily damaged,
Yesterday was another light day for Judge
Williams, and worthy of note, for the reason
that light days are rare. -Four persons were
municipality courted: John Lindsay, fined SIS
and costs for assault and battery, at Millbury;
Luther A. Taft, s. and costs for drunkenness
and Charles Rawson and Patrick Laffey, SO and
costs each for drunkenness. Lately and Taft will
discharge their Indebtedness by labor in the
county Jail at the usual rates per day. The
Others paid cash.
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LATEST NEWS.
BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE wORCEsTER DAILY SPY
From Washington.
ESPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE DAILY srY.l

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. %.
THE SENATE.
The understanding in the senate at adjourn
ment, this evening, was, that the amnesty bill
will be voted on Tuesday, and that the appor-
tionment bill will be finished this week.
NAVAL APPROPRIATION.
The naval appropriation bill reported to-day
covers seventeen and three-quarters millions,
nearly million and half less than the csti-
mates, and between three and four hundred
thousand dollars less than last year.
MR.. HoAR AND IGNORANCE.
Hoal speech on the education bill was very
forcible. The Kentucky members were some
what angry over his array of facts, showing the
shocking ignorance of a large portion of the
white people Of that state.
MIR. CREswELL's ACCUsER.
The house committee on post offices this NOR
nlng Traced the authorship of the recently pub
lshed attacks on Postmaster General Creswell
in relation TO the letting OF mail contracts to
Gen. j. c. McKibben, formerly a California
congressman, and a disappointed bidder for
contracts.
FISHERIES.
Gen. Butler was before the house committee
on foreign affairs this evening, in support OF
his fishing bounty bill. There does not seem to
be much chance of a favorable report. 1t is in
timated in some quarters that majority of the
committee are opposed to the codifcation of the
fisheries clause of the treaty.
THE Apx,Nsts c,sr
The house committee on elections heard arou-
ments nm tbe election coso Of Fo1oo NC Ul,or1,
Of Arkansas and will conclude to.morro,v
This is fine case " nh which Senator C,Ioyton il
connected If baing oboro-ol .hot bo iIIoro,1,,
gave fine certificate or election r. Fd,,or1,
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stitrtion ~ N now siorc =, tho horso ,,1io,.,,
committee ubcro tbev 90 spre Of some s,,nnort
THE uousE coMMIrrEr ON coNurpcE
The bouse committee on commerce decided
fbis moininu tn oive M moro beo,.nps +o in
ventors. patcntees and other advocates Of sne
cial interests. and TO receive written or printed
communications from them only mill next
Tuesday.
The committee so far has beeu compIctcIv
oyerrun with hearings and ARGUMENTS and has
made no progress in the steamboat bin referred
to it early in the session. They EXPECT next
week to benin worI, on il in earnest and nro-
duce an ADEQUATE and satisfactory measure.
THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
The waysand means committee are oyerpow-
cred with delegations of people who demand to
be heard on the various questions connected
with tbe tariff and will be impossible TO have
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-On Friday brisk
westerly winds with cold cloudy weather vii
gland coast. Nv" Ear
SNOW.
SAVANNAH, Jan. 25.-SnOw fell to-day. for
the first time in thirteen years.
BUFFALO, Jan. 25.-lhe seyerest snow storm
for years has prevailed all day.
SELMA, Ala. Jan. 25.-The snow storm TODAY
was the heaviest in ten years.
OMAHA, Jan. 25-RepOrts from stations along
the Union Pacific railroad indicate the worst
blockade Of the winter
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Political.
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A RAILROAD INVESTIGATION
NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-A bill is about beinr
introduced in the New Jersey legislature for n
committee to inquire into the manner in which
the lease Of the united railroad and canal com
panies was made to the Pennsylvania railroad
also whether the rights OF the state are preiu.
diced, and what are the reserved rights of The
state i'm the lease
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pied the most of the forenoon. Messrs. Knight,
OF Portland Holbroob, of Freeport, and Others
made speeches against it, and Perry, of Oxford
and others in its favor. A motion to indefinite
y postpone was lost by large majority, so the
olll IS assured OF apassage when it comes up to-
morrow.