The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-21

i NEW YORK, March Is. !
H "a special from Washington to thea Time
\ SAYS, tbs friends of James f. Wilson,
i Iowa. are very active in the movement 70 sc
cure for him the nomination Of Vice Presl
dent. a prominent Iowa politician stated
recently. in this city, that he was positive
President Grant would favor the nomination
Of Wilson Tor the position. S.
i The steamer India has arrived.
4 The Hs, ads Washington special state
that since the arrival of Rear Admiral ingle
field. six weeks ago. as naval attache of thu
British Legation at Washington. he ha been
i eDquiring infinitely and thoroughly into oul
naval aud military condition.. In this he has
had every facility from our Government. IL
has already inspected the defenses of New
York and along the New England coast, ane
be is ordered by MiIlis.er Ihornton to visit
New Orleans and inspect that and othel
southern ports. All this excites much CON
ment among army and navy officers.
i a North Carolina dispatch says: Vague
ruuors say TINT Henry Berry, one OF The
Lowry gang Of ku-Klux bandits, recently
shot himself accidentally, or has lied the
country. d. .s9t tss sssss ".
/ Reads I'll pworth and Henry Ward Bee.
cher exchanged pulpits yesterday. the lat-
ter preceding in oteinway Hall and the tor
mer in brooklyn, "a $50 srt....ss @tsl
VIM. L. Flagg. who says he was one OF the
victims, and whose testimony before the Gus
ION noase COMMISSION was called 4 down
right lie BY special agent .Howe. publishes .
card reaffir,niig Ills original statement. e.
The Worid hopes the Democrats will have
nothing 10 do with the Cincinnati ,GoEyen-
| ton. 1t urges Democrats ~ pursue their
own course, and thinks it would he very iti-
polite to press any candidate upon tine Gin
slniiati Conventions. ..E.. fx.,ssz s.tggs., 45=
oainue! Calver., keeper OF the House Of
Refuge on Kandall's Island. was stabbed last
night by q lad named Dun AN inmate. aud
whom he had reported tor bad conduct. Cal
vert died shortly afterwards. Dunn is II GUS
tody.
Justice DAILY decided to-day that the Court
could extend It's term to the conclusion Of
any case before it. Halls case viii be pro-
ceeded with. ..s
The weather is very pleasant. The streets
are thronged with people to witness The ceie-
bration oi st. fairick's Day. The buildings
on Broad ay and the principal streets are
decorated with Irish and American riags.
While some OF the societies we're moving
in procession in Jersey City this morning,
police officer Bow undertook to escorl 4 mum
Der Of ladies across the street through the
line vi procession. At this SOME Ut the pro-
eessi 'nists became indignant. attacked the
officer. ard beat him back. Some OF the,
members Of the Society were arrested. The
officer is said to be seriously injured. - ss@
is NEW YORK, March 49,
, The Times Washington correspondent, Oh
unquestionable authority, says: / am able
to state that change. and All Important one,
has come ov, The spirit of the ADMINISTERS
ton on the subject Of the question witt, spain
growing out Ut the Cuban war Of independ-
ellce. The immediate cause of this change
| have not learned, but in well informed cir
eles it ls supposed to be the receip: of some
impertinent dispatches from Madrid. What
ever the immediate cause. | can assure you
that the relations between this Governme
and that of spain are at this moment OF the
most critical IiatHre--such in fact as to war
rant the suspicion that al open rupture may
supery. lie at any day. Gen. Sickles viii. Lot
return To Madrid, nor will any one replace
him-at least just at present. us f.1 ~
1 The mistake into which the ignolamus.
Hamilton Fish. fell into with regard to the
OF the newly appointed Spanish,
Minister to this Government, has served to
embitter the spirit between the two Cabinets,
2igtsEaF sEe NEW YORK. March 10,
Col. L. Stanton, Collector OF the fifth district
OF Maryland. has been arrested and deposed
from his position, charged with being u de-
faulter in the sum OF from sac, 600 to $40, COO.
The Tribune publishes document from the
officials of the state OF Pennsylvania show
ing the statement that ex-GontrolIer Con-
molly had been convicted Of crime in Phila-
delphia and had been pardoned by the Gov
erlIor is untrue. aal fs5s' ss2t7@ 53&5@
A bill will probably pass t Legislature
IN few days tor the effectuai suppression OF
what is known as the saw-,llist swIadle. Jas.
Coleman testified, yesterday, before the Jul
tliciary Committee, that he had been APP
pointed receiver or referee by judy Bar
nart fourteen times, and that the entire re-
eeipts therefrom did not exceed $4,000. He |
tented any colIusion With the Judge, or that /
he had ever p id him anything. Assembly,
man Fields also testified but did not ilnpii-l
cate Judge Barnard. The prosecution rely |
E,r the impeachment OF Barnard upon his
action priortU his present term of o ace. The
question Of admitting testimony as to such /
action is now pending for determination.
Yesterdaysall the courts adjodrhei our of
respect to James K. Whitney, !, prominent I
member Of the bar, who died Of pneumonia,
iii Saturday.
All tiler delegation of the Committee OF I
seventy lras gone to Albany to effect tile pas
agt. OF the new Chart r. Many prominent |,
democrats think 1t improbable that the char
tr will pass.
William lreyort accidentally shot his wife
killing her instantly. He became
,uyIng maniac when he scovered what lie
lad done.
A London dispatch states that the princi-
,al event at the Lincoln races. ". ich were
yesterday. WAS the Lincolnshire
handicap. which was Oh, by Chapiil,'s bay
lorse Guy Darrell. beating field Of twenty
light starters