, 1875-03-13
LATEST NEWS
BY Telegraph and Mail

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ganized in New York for the pur-
pose Of attempting a corner in
gold. Gold closed on the 9th at
81 Is.
The Observer says that the war
rumors published are without
foundation.
Some Of the members want Ply
mouth Church to subscribe sll,-
800 to defray the expenses Of
the Beecher trial; the suggestion
meets with opposition from some.
a St. Johns, n. B., dispatch
says that the bodies Of over 40
persons who died there this win
ter, have been temporarily inter
red in the snow, which lies in such
quantities as to proven the open
ing Of graves.
Congress adjourned on the 4th
inst, The President, Cabinet and
Private Secretary wore in the
Presidents room at the time, and
the President signed the General
Appropriation bills. The clause
containing an appropriation for
$500 to be expended in repairing
the Capitol building and grounds
at Olympia, w. T., was stricken
out.
The bill for the equalization of
bounties failed to become law,
the President withholding his sig
nature. If time had allowed be
would have sent a veto. He and
his Cabinet did not think it proper
to make so large an appropriation
on account of bountiss. Some
calculations place the amount at
e200,000,O00, The River and
Harbor Appropriation bill con
tains all the provisions passed by
the House, except the items for
the improvementof the Tennessee
Great Kanarona .apd Cape Fear
all Of which are increased.
The crowd in the Senate CALLER
les on the 9TH, was larger than at
any time since Inauguration The
iioor was also filed. Great anxi-
ETY. was manifested to ascertain
the location Of the seats Of An
drew johnson and other promi-
nent new Senator'S johnson was
assigned the seat formerly occu-
pied by Bogy, who now has the
seat formerly occupied BY Alcorn.
Dawes has the seat which Chahd-
Ier occupied Upon the desks Of
Johnson and Dawes were large
Doqucts. Burnside was welcomed
BY tho clapping Of hands in the
galleries Vice President Wilson
sallod the Senate TO order. After
reading the proclamation by the
President, the oath was admins
erred to the new Senators. As
Johnson advanced to the clerks
lesk 10 take the oath, there was
yreat applause in the galleries,
Fhich was soon checked by the
Vice President. After he was
worn in q large boquet was hand
d him BY q page, and be was es-
'orted to bis seat BY Bogy. i
One Of the results Of the un-
precedented severity Of the past
winter At Chicago, m, has been to
lreeze the water in Lake Michigan
10 an extent never before known.
As nearly as can be ascertained
the lake is frozen as much as 20 !
miles from the west shore, and
last week q party walked to the
crib Of the Water Works, twelve
and a half miles distant over the
ice. The harbor is flled full ofl
ice, and the river is frozen to an
unusual depth. Great apprehen-
'ions arc ieit as g the effect of a
sudden thaw, which is liable to
occur a. any time. The City En-
gineer Is trying to devise means
to clear the river Of ice by cutting
y before y meits- The merchants
IN me vicinity OF the river are
the easements, preparing
ioT the hood which seems newt
able whenever the breakup.
comes
Henry Erben. commander of the
Z. S. steamer Tuscarora. reports
y -. nc -aAVy Depar'ment the re-
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