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LOUISIANA.
Extra Session of the Legislature.

NEW ORLEANS, March 24.-Gov. Kellogg to-
night issued a call for an extra session of the
legislature to meet in New Orleans April 14th
to carry out the adjustment. The subjects for
legislation are limited by call to 6, viz:
1st Adjustment of political difficulties.
I'd. Revenues of the state and the mode OF
collection and disbursement
3D. Amending of the funding bill so as to
change the constitution of the funding board
4th. The financial condition and government
of the city of New Orleans.
9th. The relief of the commerce OF New Or
leans from excessive port charges and fees.
9th. BY request of delegation of merchants
to incorporate board of trade.
Geu. A. S. Badger has been appointed fiscal
agent of board of police commissioners.
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Glue TO the Murderer OIL MRS binSnam'
Boston, March 24.-The police have obtain
ed clue TO .be murderer of Mrs. Bingham at
East Boston, Monday night, which is thought
will soon lead to capture A man answering
the description OF the party seen to enter the
house called at liquor saloon at Salem Tues
day morning and sod two rings for $14.50. The
purchaser on learning of the murder and rob
communicated with the police, and the rings.
have since been identified as the property of
the murdered lady. A full description of the
man is in possession of the police and it is
thought he cannot escape. He was tracked to
the depot in Salem Tuesday night, where he
purchased a ticket for Gloucester. kilograms
with descriptions have been sent in every direc-
ton, and Mayor Cobb has offered reward Of
$1,000 for the apprehension of the criminal.
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Havana Market.

HAVANA. March 24-Sugar is quiet and weak
Spanish gold 222 a 1923; American gold at 225 q 226
Exchange active; United States so days currency
so q go PREM short sight at % q "a prem; go days
gold at Is a 1 II prem short sight do at % q %
prem on London 142 g LA prem; on Paris at 119 q
100 prem.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

DIR. Wilb0r's God Liver ulI ana Lime.
Invalids need no longer dread to take that great
specific for Consumption, Asthma, and threatening
Coughs, God Liver Oil. As prepared by DR.. Wilbor
it is robbed of the nauseating taste, AMI also
bodies preparation of the Phosphate of Lime giving
nature the very article required to aid the healing
qualities of the OIL and to recreae where disease has
destroyed. This article also forms remarkable
tonic and ill weak and debiitated persons to
become strong and robust 1t is for sale by all re-
an article that Should be kept in every family for
convenience of instant the first appearance Of
Coughs Irritation Of the Lungs. Manufactured
only by A b. WILBoR, Chemist, Boston. Sold by
all druggists. mar25sneod1w
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MARRIED..

In Biddeford, March 81, VIM. B. Mason of Bidde-
ford and Mrs. Rebecca X. Benner of Bangor.
In Biddeford, March %, Sam c. Hunter and Miss
Martha E. MCLEOD.
In Auburn, March IL. E. S. Bonney Of Auburn and
Miss Nellie W. Sears of Winthrop.
In Newport. March IS Joseph f. Clement and Miss
Augusta j. Greene of Newport.
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CHICAGO March 2tLCattle.receipts yesterday OF
choice steers % a 25 extra do 81 butchers and
stockers at % q 70; shipments 1900 head.
Live hogs-receipts IS 900 head flight at 70 a %;
heavy 25 q = rs. Dressed Hogs very active at rs
m8 is; shipments 5000 head.
Sheep weak, irregular and lower; receipts of $500
head sales at 8 rs q SIS.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
MATTERS IN MAINE.
JAIL REFORM.
SECOND Days Session of the Convention Of
County Commissioners.
(Special to Press,l

secoud DAYS Session of the Convention Of
County Commissioners.
Especial to Press.]
AUGUSTA, March A-The state convention
of county commissioners held an adjourned
session at the court house to-day. The COM
mittee ON board of prisoners reported through
their chairman, Mr.. Reed of Androscoggin. 1t
was adopted by the convention that the sum of
three dollars per week be paid for the board
and washing of prisoners and such care in sick
ness as may be given by the officers or inmates
of the prison. Prisoners sent from one county
to another are to be paid for at the same rate
as others, together with a just addition for
costs and rents of shop, Sc, and be allowed Tor
labor performed.
Chamberlain of Penobscot made report on
nstru ction and religious exercises, that each
occunied cell be furnished with bible, and
sucb religious instruction be given as may be
obtained without cost to the county. No visit
ors to be admitted to religious exercises unless
such as shall be invited by the jailor to take
part in the same.
Roak of Androscoggin reported on prison
garb in favor of uniform clothing throughout
the state, as follows: dark sack coats,l grey
pants, tan colored overalls, hickory shifting.
This was fully discussed and adopted.
Townsend of Cumberland reported on prison
discipline for jals where there are workshops,
which report was the code of rules for Penob-
scot Jail with slight amendments. The ques-
ton of admitting visitors on Sunday was sharp
ly discussed and in cases of sickne IS was left to
the discretion of jailors.
Hon. w. w. Rice warden of the Maine State
Prison, came in and took part in the discussion.
A committee was raised on discipline in jails
having no workshops By invitation, Messrs.
Rice, Wilson and Prince met with the commit
tee, who reported code of rules which, after
discussion, were adopted. Smoking is entirely
prohibited, and chewing allowed by none un-
| less they have previously contracted the habit
| No games of any kind are to be allowed in any
| Jail in Maine. The secretary was made CON-
| mittee to procure the printing and distribution
of prison rules adopted by the convention. The
prison inspectors were made a committee to
| call future meetings.
The European & North American Rail-
road Claim.
Especial to the Press,1
AUGUSTA March 24.-The claim of the Eu-
ropean & North American R. r. to title in sew
eral townships land, involving the possession of
| about 81, 900 acres, was before the Governor
and Council to-day to amicaby adjust the at
fair without an appeal to the courts. The
counsels for the state and railroad agreed upon
| terms of settlement, that the state shall retain
| in the land and the company to have $4,000
which they have received from the sale Of
stumpage. The proposition will be submitted
to the directors of the company and will be &C.
cepted.
ITO Associated Press.1
Wagner and Gordon Again Rcprieved.
Wagner and Gordon have been reprieved to
the last Friday in June.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Review of Portland Markets.
WEFK EMMA March 81 INK

Trade the past week has been very active and a
good business has been done. The spring trade Is
now fairly opened and goods disposed of rapidly
There has been particular movement in prices the
past week worthy of notice. Money is quiet and gold
closed Wednesday, March 24th at 116.
Apples are very penty and prices are likely to de-
cline; the best lots now bring 81 so. Beans show
change. Butter is the decline; family is now of
fered at rs a 33c, and store at 20 q CSC. Cheese
shows no change. Coffee is unchanged. There is but
little doing in cooperage at present and prices
hardly worth quoting. Cordage shows but little
change; manila has fallen to 141 a 153c. Cream tar
tar is quoted at 4S q SOC. Duck is in good demand
and prices remain the same. The trade in fish is
light and there changes to note in prices. The
flour market is firm and prices have advanced from
rs a SOC from lowest point on all brands. Fruit is
coming in little more freely, but there are no
changes to note in prices. The grain market is very
active and prices are advancing; mixed corn is quot
ed at 92c yellow 93c, mixed bag lots 90, yellow do.
94c, meal 9ic. Hay is in good demand and prices
are quoted at from SIG q 20. Iron shows change.
Lard is very active and prices show advances kegs
quoted at 151 q Ice. pals 16a TIC, caddes lit
q 17sc. Leather shows no change. Lumber is in
good demand and prices are advancing. Molasses is
advancing in prices owing to the small quantity in
the market: the prospect is that the crop will be
small. Oils show no change with the exception of
linseed, which has advanced slightly; we quote lin
seed 70 q &c., and boiled do. rs a 79c. Paints are
unchanged. Produce is quiet; potatoes are quoted
at 65 a Toe by the car load. Eggs quite plenty
at % q 23c. Pork has advanced about dollar q
barrel. Salt shows no change Seeds active. Su-
CARS are unchanged. Teas are dull and there is not
much demand. Tin is active. Tobacco is firm with
no change in prices.
FREIGHTS.-Cuba freights are very good this
week and we have a number of charters to report.
There is but little doing in coastwse freights this
week. We report the following charters: Brig Car
rie Winsow Portland to Buenos Ayres with lumber,
$l6. Sch. Alexander Harding from Portland to Car
dinas or Matanzas with box shocks, 10c Bark j. G..
Norwood, Portland to north side Cuba with box
Shocks 1Oc. Sch. Chas. Warford Portland north side
Cuba with box shocks, 10c. Sch Benz. Reed, Port
land to Matanzas box shocks, 10c. Sch. Lena R.
Storer, Portland to Savannah with hay, S.. Sci,
N. W. MCGEE from Portland TO north side Cuba and
back to north OF Hatteras So rs on sugar.
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THE CARSON MURDER TRIAL
Testimony for the Defence.

BANGOR, March A.-The examination of
witnesses for the defense in the trial of Carson
began this morning. Twelve witnesses were
on the stand during the day, a majority Of
whom testified that the reputation Of Mrs.
Dougherty for truth and veraety is bad. Mrs
d. is the witness who has testified to seeing
Carson kill Brown. 1t is probable that the
case will not be completed before the middle
and perhaps the last of next week.
missing Schooner Heard FrOm-Sudden
Death.
EAsTPoRT, March A.-The Sentinel reports
the missing Lubec schooner "Addie Ryarson"
as arriving at Masons Inlet, N. c., with loss of
sails AMI leaking badly.
Albert Todd of Campobello fell dead in his
barn Monday-apoplexy.
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LONDON, March 24-12.3O P M-Amercan securi-
ties-Erie preferred q.
LIVERPOOL, March 4-1230 P. M.-Cotton market
firm; Middling upands at II q 3d. do Orleans q
SID sales 10000 bales, including 5000 for speculation
and export.
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[FRoM MERCHANTS EXCHANGED
MEMORANDA.

Brig Mary Haskell. from Baltimore for Boston,
went ashore 23d inst below Fort Carroll. tug fas-
tenet to her, but could not pull her off.
Scbr Ella L Trefethen, of Portland, from Jamaica
for New Orleans before reported lost on the passage
sprung aeak and abandoned 200 miles of Cape
Antonio Sth inst. The captain and crew were IN an
open boat four days. and picked up by tne schr
Roger Drury, from New York, and landed at Caves
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DEPARTURE OF STEAMSHIPS.
PORT OF PORTLAND,
Wednesday, March "a.

Wednesday, March "a.
ARRIVED.
Steamship Caspian, (Br) Trocks, Liverpool -
sengers and mdse to H s. Allan.
Steamship Prussian (Br) Richie, Liverpool
passengers and mdse to H s. A Allan.
Steamship Eleanora, Johnson New YOrk-passen-
gers and mdse to Henry Fox.
Sch w ID CaIgil Rich, fremont.
Sch Ellen Merriman, Geyer, Waldoboro.
Sch Waterfall, Cameron, Southport.
Sch Twilight, Pierce, Bristol.
Sch NJ L Newton. Hammond Calais for New York.
Sch Kate Newman, Newman, fremont for Balti
more.
Sch Albatross. Gray. Rockland for Boston.
Ar 2lst-Sch Della Hodgkins, Paine, Norfok-oys-
tiers to JAS Freeman.
CLEARED.
Sch Ruth H Baker, Collins, Cardenas-A L Hob
son.
Sch Nellie Grant, Jordan Baracoa-Chas H Chase
& Co.
lFRoM MERCHANTS EXCHANGED
Sid FIN Antwerp 22d, ship G Blanchard, Green
Valparaiso
Sid FIN Matanzas 22d, brig Carrie Bertha, Hail. for
North OF Hatteras; sch Stephen Harding, do.
Sid FIN Havana ODD, barq1e Addie McAdam, for
Matanzas.
Sid I'm Matanzas 22d. barque II jackson, Bacon,
Cardenas.
Ar at Cardenas 22d, barque II jackson, Bacon,
Matanzas; brig Protens, Farr, New York.
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mETEOROLOGICA
PROBABILITIES FOR THE NEXT TWRNTY-FOUR


WAR DEPT, OFFICE CHIKF SIGNAL)
OFFICER Washington, ID. O., I
Mar. Is, II A. My
For New England,
the Middle States and the lower lake region,
clear or clearing weather will prevail, with
slight changes in the temperature, southwest
to northwest winds, and rising barometer dur
the day. Cautionary signals continue at East
port
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Providence Priut Cloth rrnrl.e,
Chicago Cattle M arkef.

PROVIDENCE. March 24.-The printing cloths mar
ct easier; 6ix64 held &c for SPOT and &c for
tracts to July some contracts are reported fraction
,,,od.,r that fipure
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MRS. A. III. EMERSON,

Teacher of the Pianoforte Terms 500 for course
of twenty lessons. Refers by permission to Mr.,
Kotzschmar, and Mr.. j. w, TUFTS, Boston, Mass.
feb1Osneodtt
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DIED.

In Cape Elizabeth, March %, Mrs. Emily Day, aged
so years 10 months - days.
funeral services Thursday afternoon at O'Clock.
In West Bath, March II, Charles F. Rich, aged 30
years months.
In Georgetown, March II, Mrs. Susan Snowman,
aged 81 years months.
In Topsham. March 16, Mrs. Roxana T. Blake,
aged ii years months.
In Bath, March 20, Capt. Stephen Osborn, aged 40
years.
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a.. X. GRANT

Will receive limited number Of pupils in Oil Paint
ng. Charcoal Drawing, &C., from life and objects
Apply at Studio, room s, Casco Bank Building, o.
Nude Street sctlsneodtf
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Foreign Exports.

CARDENAS. Schr Ruth Ii. Baker-7004 box
shocks.
BARACOA. Schr Nellie Grant-1H tons ce
Foreign Imports.
LIVERPOOL. Steamship Caspian-145 packages of
merchandise to Canada Elk Co, do do to William
Bow, package merchandise to order, 1l5 cases or
angeg to Hart, Marion ~ Co, cases merchandise to
agent G R, case merchandise to Garland Water
house s. Co, do do to III s. A Allan, Is do do John
Taylor, % bales dundee TO G NJ Bailey, and merchan-
disc for Baltimore st John and Canada
LIVERPOOL. Steamer Prussian-481 railroad
rails to order, 6Ss boxes tin plate to do 10 crates
earthen ware to Hayes & Douglass, and merchandise
for Canada. cabin and steerage passengers.
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PRINTING HOUSE

The Book, Card and Job Printing Business NJ the
at the Stand, ''' "ei''o'o'e'
LILO EXCHANGE STREET..
n- AL orders ethe personal or by mail, will receive
pAo"pt attention. iy2ldtisn
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Navigation on the St. Lawrence is not ex-
nected to open before the 10th of May, The
canals are solid, and the ice on the river is I'M
usnaiIv thick and firm. A flood is considered
almost certain, ard parties located along the
waters edge are moving their goods from the
cellars
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New York stock and money Market.

NEW YORK, March 24-Evening.- Wall street
market were less active to-day and with the excep-
ton of Foreign Exchange there was some reaction
from the extreme buOyarcy of yesterday. Money
was easy at "a per cent on call. Foreign Ex-
change was trmer on the decline in god The lead,
actual business was at 481 @ 4S14 for long and 4e53
for demand sterling. Custom receipts to-day were
S49l, 000
Gold opened at 1867, declined to 1885, recovered to
1853 and still later declined to 115A the closing prce
the rates on gold loans were fiat and 1-64 for Dor
rowing and II, 5, @2 pei cent. for carrying. The
Assistant Treasurer paid out $4,000 in interest and
S4e5.OOO in redemption of bonds. Operations at the
l2O7 O73; currency balances I.4l56O5; gold clear
ances $5O,710,00O The following is the Clearing
House statement: currency exchanges 1924, lS5;
1854; gold balances $3.50 2S6. Governments were
firm. State bonds dull. Railroad bonds are firm
with the exception of Indiana Central frsts, which
made further decline. selling down to 52t; Union
Pacific Sinking Funds advanced to 80; stock less &C
tive than yesterday; price firm at the opening put
afterwards declined, Unon Pacific selling down from
743 q 73a; Paicfe Mail from 42s q y; Lake Shore
from a4s g a; Wabash from - g 12t, and ohios
from ST. 81. At the second call the general market
was firm at a recovery Of per cent The deal
cept for Union Pacific, Pacific Mail, Northwestern
and Erie; Union Pacific was strong and advanced to
"a at the close. The earnings continue to show an
inst being $780, and for twenty-five days $1O6 400;
Pacific Mail was active at 42s q 4l5. At the drec-
meeting CO-uay The TeSlgudtlOH VI
was accepted Erie advanced from 26a q 2sa on
more active demand, but reached to 2St at the close
The total transactions at the Stock Exhange aggre
gated 2O4 600 shares, including New York Central
$50 shares Erie 20 900 shares Lake Shore 7400 do,
Northwestern 1851 shares Rock Island 1900 shares,
Pacific Mail 49, 700 shares, Milwaukee 81 ST Paul 400
shares, Ohio q Mississippi $500 shares, Western Uu-
ion 265OO shares, Toledo & Wabash 5000 shares, I'm
ion Pacific As 625 shares. Highest and lowest prices
New York Central 1O1 q 1909; Erie 2s3 q 26a; Lake
Shore 74a q IA; Chicago q North Western 46 q IS;
cifc Mail 425 a AZ; St Paul 36s a 355; OHIO & Mis-
sissppi 27s q western Union II q 76t; Toledo q
Wabash 13t q l2t; Union Pacific 543 q 55a; Indiana
Central 81.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
ONE PRICE AND NO VARIATION I
NOTICE EXTRA:

- -
We hive tbi. day fnished as Inventory
of our sIock and Gnd we have more Goods
and less mOncy
THAN WE WANT.
I'm order 10 mike room for our
NEW SPRING STOCK,
which we will
OPEN ABOUT APRIL Ist,
we have decided 10
MARK DOWN OUR PRESENT sTOCK
PRICES SO Low
that nIi can buy goods for short time az
retail ut
LESS THAN WHOLESALE PRICES.
WE WILL SELL
1000 boz. CIark's o. N. T. Thread, on
White SpO0ls, best Thread made,
for 20 cents n Dozen.
100 Doz. Combination Shirt Fronts
nj manufacturer's Prices-Cheapcst and
Best Front we have ever seen.
All our White Goods Mt about One-half
their value.
One Case more Arlington Poplins,
All the New shades, Price only Si cents
All of Our Dress Goods Marked Down.
One Case Piano and Embroidered Table
Covers
at astonishingIy Low Prices.
I76 Dozen Towels only 1894 per Dozen,
worth S3.41.
E. II. ELDEN &c co.
S FREE STREET, PORTLAND,
jas snu
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The Senate committee of the Missouri Legs-
lature in charge of investigating the alleged
abstraction of state bonds from the treasures
vault express the belief that the bonds were
de stroyed by committee of the last Legisla-
ture.
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Please tell the people that you saw their
Advertisement in the PR SS, the circula.
ton of which, per month, exceeds 100000.
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SPOKEN

Jan a. lat IS 8, Ion 80 w, ship Saratoga from New
York for San Francisco.
March 20, OF Cape Henlopen 40 miles, sch Laura
Eridgman, Clark, from Trinidad for New York.
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ksosten stock List.

Daily Domestic Receipts.
By water conveyance-1O0O bush cornmeal to G W
True Co.
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Cid at Liverpool 9th inst, Genevieve Strickland,
Strickland, Rio Janero; 10th, st Mark. GIinde, for
C0quimbO
Ar at Deal 9th, Sarah Staples, Shute. Bull River
for Cardiff. and proceeded.
Ar at Belfast 9th inst, Anita Owen, Upton, from
Baltimore.
Sid FIN Queenstown 9th, Clara j Adams, McFad-
den, Cardiff; C G Sweeney, Cole, New York.
Ar at Genoa TIN inst, Lincoln, Thorn, New York /;
Elmirapda, Staples Baltimore
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Intercourse Between lhe Pope
ana CLERGY 10 be PrOhib-
lied la Prussia
spain Demands The EXtradi-
lion Of hon Alfonso
from Prussia,

HAyANA, April "a steamer has
arrived from Cadll with one thousand
soldiers,
LoNpoN, April 2,-lt h estimated
that two hundred thousand people at-
tended John Martins funeral nj New
rs, Martin died from the shock Of
Milchells death.
The Times correspondent ut Berlin
telegraphs that II h anticipated That
the old laws, f0rhIddlng intercourse be-
tween the pope aud the catholic cler'
gy In Prussia, except through the gov
ernment, viii he fe'enacted and that
measures viii he introduced W 0lly
sutpcudInR the pNpal authority In
Prussia until the pope ahnndons his
prelpnHlun 10 cancel the laws of the
kingdom.
The Cologne Gazette states that Spain
has made formal demand on Prussia
In virtue ufau eXtrudtiOu treaty with
that country, for the arrest of Don Al
ions0 and II h said the Prussinn aut hor-
tiles have In consequence received In
stluGtl0ns 10 arrest the prince If he en-
ters Prusslnn territory and hold him
until the grounds Of the Spanish
claim aro examined.
TRIESTE, Aprl /, 1873. The monu-
ment 10 the memory Of the late emper-
or MaXimllan was lnauguratedye ster-
day,
a telegram from 81 Petersburg states
that lnschiegken, the Russian diplO-
matte agent and consul general in Ser
via, has has been appointed minister
Of Russia to the United States.
4 special from Berlin TO the Post
reports that eighty .ecclesastcs are nj
present Imprisoned in posen alone,
II Is rumOred that the government
has arrested the popal delegate who
hus been secretly administering the
archbishoprics of Posen since the ar
rest Of the incumbent.
a Madrid dispatch says that among
the specifications in COncha'S charges
against lovellar is one that when Con-
cha was captain general of Cuba, he
had occasion to send Requlelme home
for INSTRUMENTATION. When the latter
returned to Spain, Jovellar, who had
become minister of war, approved his
conduct and subsequently promoted
him. The government finds it difficult
to defend him from these accusations.
An old Spanish law prohibits the APP.
pointment of an ex-governor Of CO.
louy to any public post until formal
inquiry has been had into hls past adj
ministration. 1t is understood that IN
.lovellar's case, no such inquiry has
taken place since his return from
CUBA and this circumstance may be
used az u preteXt for his withdrawal
from the ministry.
RIO JANEIR0, April "a dispatch
from MOuteVicdo announces that the
Uruguayan chambers have passed II
decree suspending the payment of IN
terest on the public debt by the issue
of new paper at Il forced price. 1t is
added that the foreign representatives
have protested against the decree and
the situation is critical.
TRIESTE, April 2.-Emperor Francis
Joseph reached here to-day, on his
way to Italy. He was received with
great enthusiasm.
BERLIN, April 1T is stated that
Spain has repeatedly requested Ger
many to order her vessels 10 bomOard
Leonore for the Gustav outrage, but
Germany has refused to do SO because
in case Of bombardment innocent per-
sons will suffer.