, 1874-04-30

LITTLE Rock, April 22.--Everything
quiet this morning. Another company
of regulars arrived this morning to as
sist Col. Rose to preserve peace. Prom
inent citizens are endeavoring to induce
Baxter and Books to agree to call the
Legislature to settle the controversy.
OTTAWA. Canada, April 22.-Sanford
Fleming. Chief Engineer of the Pacific
Railroad has given instructions to the
district engineers in charge of the ex-
ploration and surveying parties for Brit
ish Columbia to proceed to that Prov
ince at once and continue explorations.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-The Presi-
dent has vetoed the finance bill. The
Cabinet was in session from IL 80 till
nearly 2. Finance was the single SUBJ
ject of the discussion. At 20, Gen.
Babcock, private secretary of the Presi-
dent, delivered message to the Senate
which was read Immediately, at the re-
quest of Senator Conkling. The Presi-
dent returns the finance bill without his
signature, and says the fact cannot be
concealed that the bill increases the pa
per circulation of the country to the
amount of over one hundred million
dollars, which in his belief is depart
ure from the true principles of finance
and its approval would be a departure
from every message to Congress by him
on that subject.
The Signal Bureau estimates the cos'
of the proposed military telegraph line
along the Texas frontier at one hundred
dollars a mile if built by soldiers. under
tie direction of civil service experts, ,an6
three hundred dollars mile if built by
contract. The information was laid be
fore the House ycsterdav-one day aftel
the bill authorizing such construction
had passed.
Boston, April 22.-Fair demand fol
wool to meet the present wants of man.
ufacturers, but there is no disposition
to make contracts ahead or to anticipate
their wants. Considerable supplies Of
fine foreign wool are now due. and with
installments from California near al
hand manufacturers will be able to sup.
ply their wants until the first install
ment of new Western clip. California
holders are still asking prices above the
views Of Eastern buyers and no large
receipts of new clip are expected fol
some weeks yet.
ToRoNTo, April pa Fort Garry
special says great excitement prevails
over an attack by some French half
breeds on ex-President Bruce. on &C
count of the newspaper correspondence
of the latter about the recent rebellion
WARRINGTON, April %. The Senate
passed the bill to authorize the County
Commissioners of Thurston County
Washington Territory, to issue bonds
for the purpose of constructing rail
road from Budd's Inlet, Puget Sound
to intersect the Northern Pacific Rail
road at or near Tenino.
MADRID, April 22.-Saballo. the Carl
ist commander at Guipuzod, has issued
a proclamation, forbidding, under pain
of death, the furnishing of food to the
cities of San Sebastian, Renteria, and
Irun. It is reported that 1900 Repub-
lican troops are marching on Valmaze-
do.
PARIS, April 22.-It was reported yes
terday that the French Government had
ratified the postal treaty with the U. S.
The report was premature, but negotia-
tions are progressing favorably.
LITTLE Rock, April 21.-War is end
ed. Baxter's troops are being rapidly
transported home. Col Whites band
left this evening. An extra police force
assists the o. S. troops to preserve Or
der.
New YORK, April 23.-Initiatory steps
were taken yesterday in the suit in the
Supreme Court of this city. in which NJ.
M. Simpson is plaintiff and the Union
Pacific R. R. Co.. Jay Gould, Sidney
Dillon, and others are defendants, to
compel the latter, as stock holders,
to make the payment of subscriptions
to stock to meet the claims of creditors
The plaintiff asks injunction to restrain
the transfer by responsible parties Of
the record to persons not able to respond
for sales of the stock. Only $10,000,00C
are involved in this suit Complainant
alleges that the Company first borrowed
some $40, 600, 900 in money on their in
come bonds and made them lien or
all their property after the first mort.
gage and land grant bonds, but neglect
ed to record the deed of trust. by which
the lien was created, and now it pro
poses 10 borrow $16,000.000 more and
to give mortgage that shall cut off ten
ders on income bonds. who supposed
they held the deed of trust to secure
their loan.
CHICAGO, April 23.-The Tribune com.
ments in unqualified terms on the Pres.
idents veto. It says he deserves the
thanks of the entire country. The Times
expresses gratifed surprise at the actor
of the President. 1t declares that his
veto will be generally Endorsed by the
West as well as the East, and that the
assumption that the West favors infa
ton is false. The Interocean thinks
the President made gross mistake, and
intimates that he yielded to the pressure
of Eastern capitalists. The Evening
Journal is enthusiastic over his veto.