, 1875-03-04

messages will be extended 70 Europe
and elsewhere.
Fruit dealers, A. s. Baker & Co., 2cS
Washington street, have failed. The
firm place their liabilities at less than
800. GOO, and hope to present favora-
BILE statement TO their creditors and re-
sumo business.
Boston, Feb. 24.-The woman's suf-
ifrage question came up in the House
yesterday on = question to amend the
Constitution SO as 70 give the right Of
suffrage to women. The resolution WAS
defeated: yeas. So; nays. l25. va
Harris of South Boston, the wife muir.
derer, was convicted of murder in the
second degree. -.--,--
COLUMBUS. Ohio, Feb. 24.--The State
Prohibition Convention met this morn
ing. About 100 persons were present.
Only routine business was transacted in
the morning session. =
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-The President
has nominated Harvey Jewell of Massa-
chusetts Judge of the Court Of Commits
sioners of Alabama. 1t is claimed that
Jewell is brother of the Postmaster
General. ,. .-s-.-,
The Treasury Department commences
the payment of interest on the -40s
due March LIST, without rebate.
Demprey, the barkeeper who shot
Lotta Warren last night and afterwards
attempted his own life. is better. The
woman is not expected to live.
PARIS, Feb. "a. In the Assembly
yesterday. clause i've of the senatorial
bill, relating to the appointment of five
Senators by the Assembly. was not f.
nally adopted. Delphit, Conservative
LIBERAL, moved an amendment, provid-
ing that the members be selected from
double list of names presented by the
President of the Republic. The clause
with the proposed amendment was re-
ferred to the committee of 80.
CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-An Inter Ocean
Washington special says that Hurlburt
yesterday submitted the report of the
Mississippi Investigation Committee to
his Republican colleague. 1t treats
fully of the seizure of, the eheriff's Office
in vicksburg, and ensuing troubles and
ridicules the idea Of calling the en-
counters near vicksburg between whites
and blacks battles, saying the killing Of
negroes was nothing hut q massacre.
It concludes by recommending the pas
sage of the GAUGES force bill, and sus--
tains the action of the President in
sending troops to Visksburg upon
requisition of Governor Ames. The
committee took no action upon the
report.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The House is
still in session but most of the members
are worn out. The House is nearer out
of the difficulty question. which is the
caucus force bill. Democrats refrain
from voting and as the Republicans
cannot get IN majority from their own
ranks, the vote discovers no quorum
present. The party leaders are greatly
disguised, but no i'll temper shown.
The Senate Finance Committe held a
special meeting for the action on o new
tax bill. Secretary Bristow and Como-
dore Douglas were present and furnished
the committee detailed information con-
cerning the probable working of various
provisions of the biii. No action was
taken but indications from informal
discussion are that majority of the
committee will recommend the passage
of the bill exactly, or at least substan.
TALLY as it come from the House.
SAN Francisco. Feb. 25. - About
twenty minutes past nine this morning,
a man named Merland 4. Magee shot
himself through the heart in his room
at the American Exchange hotel. He
came to the hotel on the 10Th inst. from
Idaho. He had money and spent it
freely, drinking q great deal. and at
times he was very melancholy and abb
stracted. In trunk and on his pos
session was found certificate of de-
post in the London and San Francisco
bank for S4.s19, sl,335 in greenbacks
and some silver coin. There was also
found an army discharge.
CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-Ever since last
November number of NAL contents.
almost wholly composed Of foreigners,
calling themselves working men, but
generally styled Communists, have
created more or less disturbance IN res
gard to the workings of the Relief and
Aid Society which has charge of distrib-
uting the fund for the poor, donated to
the city after the great fire. These peo-
pie claiming that there is dishonesty in
the management and demanding voice
in regard to the manner of the relief
distribution. Recently the leaders of
these banditti, which number perhaps
300 persons, have renewed the agits-
ton. At a meeting last night they
adopted a resolution reciting various
alleged short comings of the Relief and
Aid Society and insisting on compli-
auce with certain demands Of the meet
ing. A committee was appointed to
wait upon the officers of the Relief and
Aid Society with these resolutions and
to demand an examination of books of
the society. All persons are requested
to come to the Office of the Society at 2
p. NJ, to hear the report of the commits
tee. An immense crowd of curious
people are now gathered in the vicinity
of the relief Office, corner Of Lake and
Lassale streets. and large body of police
ora etafioned arOund tho buildinQ. but