, 1874-03-26

EXC. usIvEIy TO THE DAILY D1sphrcH.

IL WA9HIEGToN, Marcn 1O.-lh ho oono
has confirmed the nomination of Thom-
as B B.vanBuren, late commissioner atVl-
emma, as consul at Nagaska, japan.
E. W.aF. Dame has been renomnat-
ed Chief Justice of Arizona and has been
confirmed. '''- '-i,s.
Senate Committee on Public Lands
to-day agreed to report favorably Mitch
ellis bill creating new land district in
Oregon, to be called the Dalles District,
with the office of Register and Receiver
located at The Dalles. v.s ~ 4
The subcommittee of the Committee
on Banking and Currency, who have
been Investigating the affairs Of the First
National Bank. to-day submitted a re-
port to the full Committee charging grave
Irregularities on the rart Of the officials
OF the bank; among other things that
just previous to the failure Of the bank
their capital was deposited with Jay
Cooke::& Co.; also that the indebted
ness of the Northern Pacific R. R. had
been carried by the bank since July II,
1872. The Committee say that the of
fences cannot be punished under exist
ing laws and recommend an amendment
ito the law SO as to cover such cases. ] /;
KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 20.-The
Cleaner says'that in accordance with in
structions from Her Majesty's Govern
ment, an inquiry will shortly be put on
foot withregard to the British subjects
captured on the steamer Virginius, and
shotby order of Burriel.
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r. ALBANY, N. Y, March 20. The State
Grange met here to-day; adopted reso>
intions accepting the declaration of the
National Grange at st. Louis, demand
ing Legislation to open and improve the
avenues of traffic. cheaper transporta
tion,a prorata freight law ,Jow canaltolls,
and the canal debt funding amendment
and favoring reasonable Temperate re-
form legislation. et'.' l''1i .'5 1'i-s
CLEVELAND, o.. March 20.-The wo-
man crusaders visited number of sa-
looms to-day, attracting the usual disor-
derly crowds. The Mayor this evening
issued proclamation, warning citizens
to abstain from all assemblages calculat,
ed to disturb the peace of the city.under
penalty OF the law. This applies to cru
saders as well as to others who create
sensations.
CINCINNATI, March 2O.-A saloon keep
er in Slh Ward surrendered to-day, and
poured his liquor in the street. i
Near Germantown, Ohio, to-day, Mr..
Gouche cut his children's throat and
then cut his own with razor. ~-f
WILMINGTON, N. c., March 20.-Tele-
grams from Mariob, the county seat of
Mcdowell County, where Bald Noun
tain is situated, state that in 1872 the
nountain was shaken by similar convul-
sions to those lately experienced. No
authentic reports of the escape ofsmoke
have been received. People in the vi
cinity have become alarmed, as the up
heaval has increased, and have taken
refuge in other parts.
BALTIMORE, March 20.-The o. S.
Marshal has seized the steamer Edgar
Stuart, by order, it is said, of the Cow
eminent.
Boston, March 20. The Democratic
Legislative Caucus has nominated Ex-
Justice of the O. S. Supreme Court B.
4. Curtis, for q. S. Senator. -,
TRENTON. N. j., March 20.-Gensral
Woolesley arrived at Portsmouth this
evening.
LA CONNER, March 18.-Mrs Samuel
Tingley, while in fit of temporary in
sanity. jumped into the Skagit River
with her infant child in her arms. Both
were drowned. -.
VICTORIA, March 21.-Thomas School
ey was this morning sentenced to death
for the murder of Henry Forman. No
date set for the execution. as the death
warrant must go to Ottawa to receive
the Governor Generals signature.
New YORK. March 20.-In Plymouth
Church last evening, letters from DR..
Storrs and DR.. Buddington were read,
inviting Plymouth Church to send Mr..
Beecher to the Congregational Council
but intinated that they would have no
voice in the proceedings, except in con-
tradiction of misstatements, and in fur
nishine information that might be asked
for. Plymouth Church declined the in
vitation, and resolved that the call of
this ex-parte council to consider the af-
fairs Of a church which has not declined
urUutse'or proceeding WHICH IS ireeu..
lar and unwarrantable that we have felt
bound to protest against it from the be-
ginning. that we recognize in the state
ment and invitation persistent ATTEMPT
to put this church under accusation and
trial. Plymouth Church will meet on
Wednesday night next to take any action
made requisite by the session Of the
council the night before.
ST.. Louis, March 21.-Nachine shops
OF the Atlantic and Pacific r. r. in the
eastern psrt Of the city was burned last
night. Loss, 100000. fully insured.
Yesterday, near JentrevilIe. st. Clair
county, Ills. Fritz Stillzenriter. an old
man of eighty, his son, dauehter-in-law
and two small children were discovered
murdered in their house. The throats
OF the two men were cut and the vol
mans and children's skulls crushed NJ |