, 1873-12-11

" Villains as Cule1 0uStlCo. CpoShcI
3laire has announced the Committee on
Elections with Smith as Chairman dis !
placing McRalley, of Iowa. The same |
dispatch says Committee of the House
have agreed to bill repeating salary
law. Bill provides for reduction Of Con-
pay from 81 500 to $4,000 be-
with present Congress and 1t
dates back 70 fourth of March last, d.
which will require she refundlng OF
about 81 800 by each member from the
amount received. Since that. date no
stationery or other perqulsltes
are allowed. The provisions OF the
bill extend to all who ars benefited by
the act repealed except when prohlOl'ea
bv Constitution, and includes the Cab.
net and Bureau officers. The only e1
ceptions to its operation, are PRESIDENT
and Judges of Supreme Court aud IN
their casss reduction OF So,oOo Is pro
v,ded for in Presidents salary after
Grants ter m expires and also for reduc-
t,on in salaries of every new Justice OF
Supreme Co urt. Committee were not
unanimous III BON bill but agreed to sup
port it. soa7i@ 81 ~ '''9' -f-ss
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Admiral Polo
and Secretary Fish since they signed
tho protocol on S aturdav, hare been in
perfect accord COL .cerning arrangements
for restoration of -yirginius and her SUI
vivers. The port to which Virginius
shall be brought may depend upon her
seagoing condition. Official informa
ton does not excite apprehension that
this part Of the protscel will be serious
". if at all, embarrassed. Everything
thus far has been done with calmness
on the part of the representatives OF
both countries. --l
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 3.-Geo. ". Peck
ham, retired lawyer aged so years and
brother of Judge Rufus Peckham who
was lost in the Vile de Havre, committed
suicide by jumping into the river, lasi
night. The sad news of his brothers
death is supposed to have produced
temporary insanity. - 81,
WASHINGTON, Dec. Sin the Senate
to-day Sherman introduced bill to
provide for the redemption of the lean
of 1868, being the same bill INTRODUCES
by Da.es. ....t .-.. .-
GALVESTON, Dec. g.. 4 Corpus Christ
courie r brings news that On Monday
night Indians and Mezlcans attacked
Gray and Growers rancho about 70
nI.::ies from here towards the Rio Grand
and killed seven and carried off Gray's
son. When the courier left the fighting
was still going on. 1t is within Is miles
of San Diego. The rancho contains
several hundred people, but they are
without arms. se.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Reprosenta-
tive Horace Maynard, of Tennessee, was
seranaded tonight at ths Abbott Mouse.
Among those in the room adjoining the
balcony from which he spoke was Pres
idsnt Grant and several members of ihe
Cabinet and number of Senators and
Representatives. In the course of his
remarks he said tbs people ofTennessee
would see for themselves whether the
present agitation on the subject of Gu
ban affairs should result in war or peace.
They have read the protocol which was
honorable to the United States and not
dishonorable to Spain, and will lookEon
the President as their leader in this
transaction; while they will not forget
the wisdom and caution of the Secretary
of State, through whom the instrument
was consumated. r-.
!, New York, Dec. 3.-All the certif-
Gates j. sued by the loan committee of
associated banks are being rapidly re-
usemed. IA of the &c millions issued
have been cancelled No publication
will be made Of banks that accepted the
loan.
T11Csv,LLE, Dec. .3.-A fire occurred
in Greece City last night. destroying so
buildings, consisting of stores. dwellings,
3 hotels and the Producers bank. Loss
estimated at 10000; amount of insur-
ance cannot be given. .r.- 's-..
Troy, Dec. ANN Shay, respecta-
BILE woman employed in Balls paper
mill, north oil the Hoosac, was robbed,
outraged and murdered on Monday
night, near the Vermont State line
Charles Green is arrested on suspicion.
He admits that he endeavored to rape
the woman, but denies the robbery and
murder.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.--In the Senate
bills were introduced to provide better
protection of the northern and north
western frontier, to facilitate commerce
between the States, to organize the Ter
ritory of Pembena and provide Terri
al Government, and to aid in the execu-
tisn of the laws in Utah. The last men
toned embraces all the amendments to
the bill introduced last year.
Merrill of Maine is speaking upon his
resolution instruc;ing the Committee on
finance to consider the expedicncy Of
reporting bill to provide for the re-
sumption of specie payments by tho
first of January, 1875. Merril's arsu-
ment for the resumption of specie pay
ments favored the plan proposed by
prominent fnancisrs of New York, pro-
viding that the Secretary of the Treasury