, 1874-04-23


vessels without subsidy until newer and
better ships should be ready to compete
with foreign lines for the trade of the
Pacific, and to carry the mails at lower
price than ary other line would charge
for the same service. In reference to
the charge that large sum was paid
and corruptly used by the P. NJ. s. 5.
Co., to procure from Congress an adds
tional subsidy, Roach stated that he
knew nothing of such payment. That
there was no evidence that any such
sums taken out of the Company's funds
nominally to prevent competition IN
bidding, were corruptly used in Wash
ington. That none of the present man
ayers had anything to do with the mo-
ney. He will appear before the same
committee again to-day. @L4et y
Page and Luttrell are at loggerheads
about postal matters in California. In
the House Luttrell declared that there
is post office ring in California which
has defrauded Government to extent of
a hundred thousand dollars, and that he
made the charge on the very best au-
thority. Page sprapg to his feet and a
scene of great confusion ensued for sew
eral minutes. A resolution to investi-
gate the charges was referred to the
Postal Copmittee.
WASHINGTON. April IA. Before the
Ways and Means Committee to-day,
Parks, agent for the P. NJ. S. S. Co.,
testlfied concerning the 5000, 900 alleged
o have been paid by the Co. to lntlu-
ence legislation, that one-half of the
amount was transferred by tbs agent to
whom the whole was committed, 10 a
sister for investment in Philadelphia
real estate. and that the Company ex-
pected to recover that amount.
The President has nominated Thomas
Russell, of Massachusetts, as Minister
resident of Venezuela.
President Grant, in conversation, said
he did not favor initiation in the general
acceptance of the term; he only believed
in Increasing the currency to meet the
national wants. Ee did not commit
himself on the currency bills before
Congress.
VIENNA, April 13.-Emperor Francis
Joseph has sent a conciliatory reply to
the Pope's recent protest against the
ecclesiastical bill. 1t is understood that
the opposition at the Vatican is merely
formal. The upper house of the Reich
stadt to-day passed the ecclesiastical
bill, whereupon the Bishops withdrew
in a body.
PARIS, April Il. The Rio Janeiro
advices report tnat the Brazilian Gov
ernment has pardoned the Bishop of
Pernambuco.
SOUTHAMPTON, April l5.-The steamer
Molina with the body of DR.. Livingstone
arrived this morning. rF..
BosToN, bpril 15.--On the Doth ballot,
237 votes were cast. For Dawes, so;
Hoar, SO; Curtis, II; Adams. %; Banks,
7; Washburne, 5; Sanford, 4; Whittier, L.
Adjourned till to morrow. 1t is under
stood that the friends Of Dawes at a
caucus this morning resolved to stick to
him.
CINCINNATI, April 14.--At an anti In
lation meeting held here to-day, resolu-
tons were adopted strongly condemning
the measures now about to be taken by
Congress, regarding the initiation. A
Committee was appointed to take docu
ment, signed by fifty manufacturers re-
presenting ten million dollars, to Wash
ington.
WASHINGTON, April 15.--The Presi>
dent has signed the act, donating the
Military Reservation at Steilacoom to
Washington Territory to be used as an
Insane Asylum.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, April 15.-Joseph
Brooks, claiming 10 have been elected
Governor in 1872, took the cath of Office
to-day, before Chief Justice Mcclure
and then took forcible possession of the
Governors Office, ejecting Gov. Baxter
and taking possession Of the Court
House. Brooks bases his action on the
decision of Judge Whittock of the Cir
cult Court of the State, made this morn
ing, overruling a demurrer filed by Gov.
Baxter's counsel, in a suit brought
against him by Brooks for the Govern
or's Office, and issueing a Judgment OF
custer in Brooks favor. This action of
the Court was taken in the absence of
Baxter's counsel, who had no opportun
itv to answer or move an appeal. Bax
ter has established his headquarters al
st. Johns College, and has teiegraphed
to General Grant the facts in the case,
and asking the support of the general
government to regain possession of the
office. The greatest excitement prevails.
SAN Francisco, April 16.-The mas
ter of the bark Dublin, from Port Gam-
bic, reports that on the 18th of Febru-
ary John Oaks. second mate, fell thro
a hatchway and was instantly killed.
LONDON, April 15.--Fifty thousand
persons were present at the landing Of
Livingstones remains. The hearse was
followed by line o. carriages and the
body was taken to the Geographical So
ciety's rooms to await the funeral, which
occurs on Saturday. Sir William Fer
guson, Queens surgeon, has identified
Livingstone remains.
HAVANA, April 15,-The Judge Advo-
cate of the Court Martial trying Dock
erv, ex-Collector of Customs at Jackson