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Mr.. Barnes concluded by, appealing

WASHINGTON, April 29.-Delegate Nc
Ginnis' bill to remove the Black Feet
Indian reservation has passed both hous.
es and has been signed by the President.
The Marias river is fixed as the limit of
1.-THE reservation.
The Catholic Church Indian Commits
sioner nominated Owen Garrigan as
agent for the Flat-heads in Montana, but
Secretary Delano declined to appoint
him on political grounds. The Catho-
,ics then suggested Peter Whalley, who
was appointed.
BoGTcN, April 29.-The city's tribute
to the memory of Sumner, in Music
Hall this afternoon, in spite of the rainy
weather, was imposing, The audience.
which crowded the hall to its utmost
capacity, included members of the State
and City Governments, Legislature,
Judges of the Courts, and many prom
inent persons from other States. Sem
ator Schurz, the orator of the day, was
introduced by Wendall Phillips.
PARIS, April 29.-The Franco-Ameri-
can Postal Convention was signed yes
terday by the Government, and will be
submitted to the assembly with a request
for immediate consideration.
PHILADELPHIA, April 29.-Fire broke
out this evening between the decks ofthe
steamship Mediator, of New York, lying
here. The vessel and cargo, worth $780,
900, will probably be total loss.
LONDON, April ga London dis
patch says the mails of the steamer
Amerique were picked up in mid ocean
in an open boat by the Assyria from
New Orleans to London. They arrived
at their point damaged.
BAYoNNE, April 29.-The reports that
the Carlists have evacuated Portugaletta
and San Turcio is untrue. Dispatches
from the seat of war say Concha is
marching with three thousand men to
attack the Carlists at Bilboa in the rear,
while Serrano makes simultaneous at
tack in the front. Carlists are reported
entrenched.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The decrease
in the public debt during April is $2,-
100000.
Delegate Mccormick, of Arizona, in
reply to his constituents, who addressed
q letter to him on the subject, has de-
clined to be candidate for 4th term
in Congress.
In the District Investigation to-day,
Lewis Clepham, Collector of the District,
named in the memorialists' charges as
one of the conspirators to obtain con-
control of the contracts, denied the
charge as malicious SANDER, and read
letters showing that Governor Shepard
withdrew from the Portland Cement
Co. and the Metropolitan Pavement Co.
when he was appointed member ofthe
Board of Public Works. The Commits
tee then went into secret session for the
examination of Kortland. who was cap
tured in New York and brought here by
the Sergeant-at-arms. n
OTTAWA, May IAN important expe-
dition has left Ottawa in charge of Mr..
Horatsky to explore the country between
the Stikine River and Butte Inlet. in
British Columbia. This section en-
braces Gardner's and Dean Channels,
and Bertrick ar IL. The party will as
certain the capacity of these channels,
and whether favorable route can be
found between either of them andNorth
Bend, Frazer River.
San FRANcIsCo, May 1.-The steamer
De Cana has arrived, II days hours
from Yokohama and 81 days from Hong
Kong. From the Japan Gazette of
April 11th is the following news: Sharp
shocks of earthquake bad been felt at
Bamada Ken of the 9Th, causing great
alarm among the inhabitants. Saigo,
Commandant of the feet to Formosa,
sailed from Yokohama the 9th of April.
About one thousand troops in the expe.
dition fleet will rendezvous either at
Foo Chow or Annoy. A new department
has been established by the Government
to look particularly after Formosan af-
fairs. Veto, late leader of the rebellion
at Sage, has been captured with nine
other Insurgents. All were sent to Sage.
Considerable anxiety was felt at Ma
gasaki for safety of American steamer
Man Chu, which left there for Shanghai
on March 18th had not arrived on March
21st. 1t is supposed she had to anchor
on account of heavy gales. The sugar
crop in Philippines, owing to heavy
rains, will be very short. I. is reported
that the United States steamer Lacka-
wanna would visit the Strait settlements
and India, returning to Nagasaki after
the cruise.
LITTLE Rock, April 3O.-A sharp con-
test occurred to-day between a party of
Brooks men and detachment of Bax-
ter's force under Col. White, in which
Brooks party had nine killed and twen-
ty wounded, and the rest captured. :
Seven of Baxter's men were wounded.
DIR. LoTHRoP AND DANcNG.-A bette-
story than the many told of WestSpring-
fields eccentric parson, the Rev. DR..
Lotkrop, at the Centennial gathering.
recently, is told by Rev. Mr.. Nightin-
gale, of Groton, Mass. If it is not true
it is good enough to be. not only in it.
self, but in the telling: A young lady
who was member of DIR. Lothrop's
II l. IL