, 1874-03-26

LONDON, March 17.-Special dispatch
es to the Daily News from Central Asi'
represent that anarchy reigns in Khiva
CALCUTTA, March H. In the Tieshoo
District 100000 starving people hav'
applied for relief during the past fev
days. gSE
VERSAILLES, March 1S.-The Assem-
bly, to-day. after long debate, defeated
the resolution of the Left censuring tn,
Government for its action in reference
to the nominations of Mayor of cities, b,
a majority Of g.,
BAyoNNE, March18.-The Carlists un
der Seballo entered Oleot unopposed.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March, 1S.-A FIRE
broke out at 10 40 last night, in the fur
niture warehouse of the Tennessee Chail
Manufacturing Co.. destroying it com
pletely, with $44. 900 worth of stock
The fire then communicated to the fur
niture store of Greenfelde, Atwell &
,Sneed, destroying property to the amount
of $4,000. The mattrass -manufactory
of o. P. Miller was crushed by falling
walls. All the buildings belonged to
Mrs. W. T. Allison who loses about
$35, 900. Total loss is about 100000.
Insured for $55, 900.
BosToN, March 16.-The contest for
Summers successor is narrowing. The
principal candidates are now conceded
to be Dawes, Adams. Hoar and Banks.
II is thought that the Democrats who
have rs votes out of 2S0 will unite on a
Lhberal Republican.
LONDON, March ia meeting Of
Louisiana bond holders to-day adopted
a resolution denouncing the funding bill
passed at the last session of the Louisi-
ana legislature as arbitrary, unjust. in
ludicious and calculated to shake conf
dence in all American securities. The
meeting resolved to take measures to
resist the carrying into effect of the pro-
visions of the bill.
Richard A, Cross. Secretary of State
for the Home Department. has been re-
elected to parliament without opposi-
tion. lIDaH Z li1i itI 4s@}
} ia Committee has been appointed
to investigate the charges against Keue-
ally, counsel for the Tichborne claimant.
whalley, NJ, P. demands similar inves-
tigation. against Hawkins, Queens coun-
eel in the case.
New York, March 49, Mckay, ac-
cused of writing forged letters to the
Stock Exchange on the 18th of February
ann ouncing proposed increase in W..
u, and Toledo and Wabash stocks was
indicted by the Grand Jury to-day for
obtaining goods under false pretences.
The Grand Jury has found another
Indictment against Sanbsrn, Hawley 4
Van de Riverken for conspiring to de.
fraud the Government.
LONDON, March 20.-A Berlin special
states that Viscount de Gontaute Bieron,
French. Embassador, is about to resign,
in consequence with unpleasant relations
With Bismark. An adjournment of the
Reichstag is probable on account of Bis
mark s illness.
LONDON, March 20, 6 AM.--The Daily
News says that is has been given to un-
derstand, on good authority that Disraeli
will endorse the early release of the re-
naming Fenian convicts.
Arthur Peel has been designated as
the Liberal whip during the present ses-
sion of Parliament. u~ul1
WASHINGTON, March 19.-It is on re-
cord in the War Department that the
cost of the Modoc war to the Quarter.
masters Department was 1852. 600 more
than if the outbreak had not occurred.
From the statement by ex-District At
torney N. H. Davis, of New York, before
the Ways and Means Committee today.it
appears that he advised Jayne ard the
Custom authorities to accept compro-
mise in the case of Phelps, Dodge, &
Co., on the basis of the amount inyolv-
ed in the ar ticle affected by the alleged
fraud. That Jayne estimated the amount
at some $3.50, 600. The case was to be
settled on this basis the cay before Da-
Wis was to retire from Office; and on that
day, while engaged with Bliss. his sue
cessor, in reference to certain cases then
on the calendar for trial, Davis spoke of
this, case. and said that, though he was
entitled to the whole of the fees in the
case, he would divide them with Bliss,
and asked the latter to accompany him
to conference at which a settlement
was to be made. Bliss declined TO 60
and hesitatingly'informed Davis that the
case would not be settled that day; that
he (Davis) had been deceived. Davis
then found that Bliss that morning had
privately taken the oath Of Office INSTEAD
of appearing in court and taking it, as
is the practice. Davis advised Jayne to
accept the compromise, as the case was
one in which no jury wonld give yer-
dict unless Instructed. He subsequent
ly, when asked for advice by Phelps, re-
fused to give it as lawyer, but as a
friend advised him to fight the case to
the end.
New YORK. March 19.-Private adj
vices from Havana to Cuban merchants
here say that Commissioner de Ii
Fonda, engaged in an examination Of
tie affairs of the Spanish Bank, has as
certained that that institution has IS
sued $104, 100000 in paper currency IN