, 1874-04-02

EXC usIvELY TO rHH DAILY DISPATCH.

Boston, March 24.-The House onl,
balloted once for Senator to-day. Th,
Senate balloted three times. The frs
and second were the same, and on the
third the vote was: Dawes, n; Curtis, 10
Hoar, s; Adams 2. A ballot will be tax
en- at noon each day until an election. :
The Post says It is rumored thai Foar''
friends win spling ex Governor Clifford
as candidate for Sepator,i Dawes can
not be elected. r. e. s
TaRoNro, May 24.-The Legislature
is prorogusd until the 4th of May
BAYoNNE, March 24.lThe carfistsar
throwing incendiary shells into Bitbo'
with terrible effect. Whole streets ar
reported in flames. The ihesiegers hav'
occupied Albin, q suburb on the lef
bank of the river. i - 'f'@
New York, March 25--Platt &. Boyd
. whose books were seized by Jayne, hav
begun suit to recover $50, 600 for tres
pass. Other victims threaten simila
suits. -.r-<-. - r
The Court of Appeals has reversed
the decision of the general term Of thu
80 Supreme Court Of this District, ordering
the extraditionof Jacob Lawreace, charg
. ed with sailing 1ninein Utah and swim
ding Z. b. Ward, on requisition of tie
Governor of Michigan.
MEMPHIS, March 25.-The survivors
ofthe Crescent City arrived here this
morning. Six persons were lost in ad
d1tion to the ten first reported. making
sixteen IN all. The first engineer, who
was saved. says the steamer was carry
ing $50 pounds Of steam at the time of
the explosion, and the water in the boil
ers was flush five minutes before. Tho
boat was towing five barges, containing
80 tons of coal, 500 tens of sugar, and
200 tons. of queensware, all of which
was lost.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-The House
Judiciary Committee have voted to l
in favor of accepting the list Of claimants
recognized by the Geneva tribunal as
the, basis of dividing the Alabama claims
award. Tho Committee stand on tie
on the question of whether the claims
shall be .adjudieated by the courts or g
commission. Insurance companies are
practically ruled. out as claimants.
In the District of Columbia investlga-
ton this morning, John Collins testified
to doirg work for the Board of Public
Works 10 the araountof 100000. He
never gaze bonds until three weeks ago.
He-showed one bond dated September
1872, for work done and paid for fifteen
months before.
. An. e1tradition treaty between this
country and Ecuador, to continue 10
years, is officially procl- imed.
BosTGN, March 25.--At the joint bal
lot at noon tosday for Senator, Dawes
had 69-votes; Hoar, 50; Curtis, "a;
Adams, IS; Banks S. Sanford. Whittier,
Philips, and Bullock each had one OR
two votes. The total number Of votes,
291.
San Francisco, March California
bacon, jobbing, 101s@12c; Oregon. 1917
Oil. Eastern, 11@14; shoulders, 90
81. California plain hams, 12@13 cts !;
Eastern sugar cured, 121l@15 cents.
Smoked beef. 9Q1oc.
California lard, 1902; Eastern, 11@
-; in tries, 12@13; in kegs and buck
cts, 13@1414. .-.-,sT ,0t sreCE
Mess beef, s8@1b9bl, and s6 5oG
7 50Y,hf bl., os -- laa'+s Cd a7i'iee'i
Pork. prime. s18pbl; prime mess.
$50: for mess, s21; clear, $2i; extra
clear, S22.
Sottou, California, dull at III.
Wool, fail, shipping grades, 15@1S;
choice clean, for local milling. 1920;
25,0o0fb spring sold in private sale at
15@16; Spring clip, 22@25.
Flour, superfne for export, 81 57@
25; extra is jobbing at S6@6 %.
Wheat, 5000 SKIS shipping, 1897;
nominal range of market is / 6o@1 IS.
ats-Market is 1c55(31 rs; SOC SKIS
California, 81 1571s@1 Co. ..' n n. = ~, (
Barley, choice Bay brewing, 175; Bay
Feed, l 55. r, .. ail aaids,.a 81 "a
Potatoes. ordinary half moon Bay,
80; Humboldt choice, 2. =
Onions, 2 55@2 s714. --''
Eggs plentiful and cheap, 17S91S for
Eastern, 90 for Oregon, and 23@24 for
California. - ' 3. 'a
MEMPHIS, March 25.-The total loss
by the explosion of the Crescent City is
$4,000.
---<>" 4OhAs- sldIcn Z0.-OrtOn, PRESS
dent of the Western Union Telegraph
Company sails for Europe on Saturday
BY advice of his physicians.
Tacoma, N. H., March 25.-Blodset
the wife murderer, pleaded guilty, and
has been sentenced to thirty years i'm
prisonmcnt. .~
BosToN, March 25.-The wool trade
remains in the same,quiet condition as
before reported. Manufacturers are
purchasing, only as wanted and fine
ffeeces continue to keep up steady and
firm at previous prices. In other kinds
of wool there is no material change. AL
descriptions Of pulled wool are dull
California fall is inquired for, but the
condition of most of this wool is so poor
that sales can only be made at low pric.