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atoms in the evening.
= HAVANA. March THE report Of the
killing of ex-President Cespedes BY the
. San Quentin battalion is confirmed. On
the 9th of February the troops captured
: . negro who was ordered to be shot. he
promised if his life was spared to lead
his captors to Cespedes. Hrs PROPOSE
ton was accepted, and the ex-P President
was discovered with few friends. His
companions fed but he could not escape
and fired upon the troops led by q scr.
geant, who returned the fire and Cespe-
des received bullets in his head and
breast, causing instant death. The body
was brought to Santiago de Cuba and
buried ON the LIST inst. Affi .saiiiaaEs
MADR1D, March les, 900 troops are
opere ting in the North against the Car
lists. 1A ''
BUFFALO, N. T.. March S.-Ex-Presi-
dent Fillmore died at his residence in
this city at 10 minutes past II O'Clock
last night. His death was painless.
New YoRK, March S.-The Herald
says it is reported that the sub-commit-
tee of the House Committee of Banking
and Currency, has discovered that Ger.
tain officers Of the Ocean National Bank.
in collusion with certain parties in Wall
Street, made all the necessary arrange-
ments for having the bank closed up
at particular time and that arrange
ments were perfected months previous
to the time when the bank really closed.
Among other features of the arrange
ments, it is alleged that the testimony
shows that Davis was decided ON as
referee from the first day that the con-
spiracy was resolved upon; and that 10
make the conspiracy success it was
found necessary to secure the official
assistance of q prominent and well known
official of the Government at Washing
ton. The committee left last evening
for Washington.
WASHINGTON, March 8. Following
postal changes have been made for the
Pacific coast: Postmasters appointed:
P. Hamilton, Marion, Ogn.; John Bris-
coe, Oysterville, Pacific Co.. w. T.
BosToN, March ga rumor is gaining
ground here that the present Postmas-
ter is to retire and that State Senator
Bailey is to be made Postmaster of Bos-
ton. Bailey was an earnest worker for
Gen. Butler in both of his attempts on
the Gubsrnatorial chair.
LONDON, March 9.-Dr. Kenealy, the
counsel for the Tichborne claimant,
has published a protest against the Ian
guage of the press and conduct of the
court, particularly regarding the one
sided use by the latter of its power Of
committing parties for contempt. which
he declared to be an unconstitutional
revival of Star Chamber tyranny. He
declares that the prosecution, having
succeeded in destroying the claimant,
now seek to ruin his counsel.
The Daily News says Gladstone has
announced his final determination to
relinquish the leadership of the Liberal
party. It is to be hoped that his inten-
ton will be modified SO as only to apply
to the present session of Parliament. A
definite decision on this point is expect
ed in few days.
A transport has arrived at St. Vincent
with the first detachment of troops from
the Ashantee expedition, returning to
England.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-House Com
mittee on Railroads and Canals is quite
confident of the passage of McCrary's
bill appointing Commissioner to regu-
late railroad fares and freights. A West
ern Member will propose an amendment
depriving the commissioner of absolute
power IN fixing the rates, but making
him sort Of intermediate arbitrator be-
tween the railroads and aggrieved par
ties, with summary power to correct
grievances through the q. s. Courts
This will be opposed on the ground that
the remedy is too troublesome Of en-
forcement 70 have salutary influence
lover the Railroad extortioners. The
Senate Committee on transportation are
thus far unable to agree on any report,
but a majority report is deemed proba-
ble, favoring the moderate measure re.
ceived from the House on the Railroad
question.
Senator Jones has received full re-
port of the surveys made to ascertain
the practicability of reclaiming the Col
orado desert by turning into it the wa
iers of the Colorado river, accompanied
by interesting commentaries. He thinks
the subject worthy Of Government in
vestigation and proposes asking Con-
gress to authorize thorough survey.
Chairman Mckee. of the House Com
mittee on Territories. said that there is
no doubt that his stringent bill relating
to Utah troubles, reported week ago,
will easily pass both houses. He says it
is less stringent than McCullen's or
Frelinghuysen's bills, each of which has
had the sanction of one or the other of
the branches of the preceding Congress.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 10. The Hun
garian Ministry has resigned. Aserious
riot occurred at Pesth. EF
Mayor Otis. in reply to the women
last night gave his full endorsement to
tie temperance movement and said he
hoped the petition for the suppression