, 1873-03-20

Postmaster Jones of this city says,
that his resignation is not due to DO
litical causes, as he was in perfect accor
with the President, but arose from the
desire to be freed from the responsibility
to which he is subjected by the de-
faications Of subordinates.
It was vaguely rumored on Saturday
evening, that counterfeit stock of the
Toledo, Wabash & Western Road, and
of Pittsburg & Fort Wayne Road had
been negotiated in Wall Street, and that
three or four firms had been victimized,
including the Continental House, and
the house of KLhen, Soebe & Co. 1t is
stated that the extent of the forgeries
may not be beyond $4,000.
Some fifteen steamers are now over
due here, from two to ten days. No
anxiety however. is felt for them, ex-
cept the Niagara from Bermuda.
Elaborate preparations have been
st. Patrick's Day. 1t is expected that
10000 men will parade.
Courts in this city and Brooklyn have
adjourned over until to o-morrow.
A large number of orders are being
from Europe to purchase wooden YES
sells to replace the iron ones lost in the
last years gales. Some brokers say
! it is impossible to fill their commissions
fast enough.
IxDIANApoL1s. March IT, Charles
Hunt, a well-known tobacconist, COM
mitted suicide this morning at his store,
by shooting himself. Financial diff
ficulties are the alleged cause.
CHICAGO, March ia Washington
special says, there has been consider
able figuring there by the Senators
both yesterday and to-day. as to wheth-
er Caldwell will be turned out after all.
The general CT Inclusion as to the vote
ON Morton's resolution, is that it will
be lost by IL vote of 80 to AZ.
Assistant Secretary Cowan in an in
terview reported from Washington said.
the Modoc trouble was the result of bad
management in, aud great part, the
fault of the Indian office. No disturb =
ance with other Indians are apprehenc-
ed. There is considerable disappoint-
ment at Gen. Cowal-'s declination of
the Indian Commissionership.
PORT TOWNSEND, March 16.-The q.
S. Revenue steamer Lincoln, Capt. Bal
ley, after cruise of two weeks on the
Northern coast, in search of the wrecked
steamer Geo. S. Wright. has just return
ed to this port. Not sign OF the wreck
seen, nor survivors found or heard of,
nor information whatever of their fate
obtained.
The British gunboat Petrol, effected
landings at several places along the
coast and questioned the Indians, who
were found to be entirely ignorant OF
the disaster, and innocent OF any foul
play.
The Gussie Telfair, spoken by Capt.
Bailey, reports having seen portions OF
the wreck further north, and that the
Wright left Cape Kygarney, Jan. 25th,
and she is supposed to have struck
a rock and sunk on the night of the
9th, off Cape Caution, with all on
board.
The following is correct list of her
passengers: Major Walker and wife.
Lieut.. Dodge, Chas. Waldron, Chas. Kin
caid, John Williams, a soldier named
Sincheimer, MIR. Hogan and son, a
cooper from Klavok, name unknown, a
Frenchman, name unknown.
The Telfair would arrive at Victoria
this morning.
New YORK, March 16.-The London
special to the Herald says: The crisis in
EHgland continues, and although Parlia-
ment meets tomorrow, no solution to
the difficulty has yet been found. DIs.
rail- refuses to take Office, and the prob
ability is that Gladstone, who had an
other interview with the Queen, will re-
m to power with his cabinet un-
changed.
BARCELONA, March 16.- President
Figuerlas, accompanied by the Gov. OF
the Province, and Henry Ruggles. q.
s. Consul, to-day visited the U. S. Sqad-
ron in the port of Barcelona, and were
received with full honors on board the
steamers Brooklyn and Shenandoah.
Capt. Bryson, of the Brooklyn, pro-
posed the health of Senior Figuerlas, and
the President responded by paying a
tribute to the memory of Washington,
and thanking the Americans for the ex-
pressions of their sympathies toward
the new Republic.
MADRID, March 16.-Government dis
patches announce that 800 Cariists
concentrated at Vera, had been routed
by Gen. Nordas, after sanguinary bat
tie which lasted several hours. The
Carlists who sought to burn the village
were badly received.
LISBON. March 16.rIn the Cortes
vest rday, the Minister of Foreign Af-
fairs announced that the Portuguese Con
SUI had been instructed to demand i'm
mediate satisfaction of the Brazilian
Government for outrages to the Portu-
guese flag at Pora.
SYRACUSE, March Saturday night
man named Amultz, was stabbed and
killed by two brothers named Andreas.