, 1875-03-11

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CINclNNAT1. March 2.-The west bound
passenger train on the Indianapolis,
Cincinnati q Lafayette railway last
night was thrown from the track near
'I.awrencebure by broken axle and
tramp who was stealing ride on the
forward end of the postal csr was IN
stan.ly killed. No others were injured,
Nearly all the roads. are running pas
senger trains on time to-day. The pas
sage of freight trains is generally sus-
pended. but probably everything will be
running as usual by tonight. 9s-
CHICAGO, March. 2.-Special dispatch.
es from Sioux City says there, is great
excitement in that vicinity and Dakota
over the reports sbronght by two return
ed Black Hills Miners, both of whom
are well known and reliable men. They
represent gold as plentiful and that the
miners now in these hills have had nc
trouble with the Indians and have win
tered comfortably. An immense immi
grafton to the Hills is expected this
Spring. ,,r--.-s-.Icra rars
HARR1sBuRa, March IA bill to re-
peal the local option law finally passed
this morning by vote of 124 to 81.
NEW ORLEANS, March 2.-The eight
Conservative Senators took theiy seats
this morning in the Kellogg Legislature
New YonK, March 2.-General Fitz-
John Porter has been appointed by
Mayor wickham Commissioner Of Pub
lie Works, vice John n. Vancourt, re-
signed.
ALEXANDRIA, March 9. i'm conse-
qucnce of the passage of the Civil Rights
Bill and fearing trouble both Of the
principal hotels cancelled their licences
and closed. 30 s. d
WASHINGTON, March 2.--The Presi-
dent has approved the pension bill
and the bill for fixing the number of
paymasters for the army. W-i &
The Senate Committee on Commerce
this morning decided to report the river
and harbor appropriation bill without
amendment. owing to the shortness Of
the time and the danger of failure of
the bill.
The fact that the deficiency appro :
priation bill as reported from the House
Committee contains no provision for Ii
abilities, amounting to some 100000,
for the Sioux and about an equal amount
for the Apaches of Arizona and New
Mexico, occasions much uneasiness at
the Interior Department. The Peace
Commissioners have been telegraphed
to come on from Washington and coop
crate with the department in efforts to
have these amounts inserted by the
House, if possible, and otherwise in the
Senate.
The reading of yesterdays Journal
was dispensed with. A number OF bills
from the Committee on pensions we're
passed. The credentials Of L. B. Nor
.ey, Senator elect from Texas, were pre-
sented and placed on file.
On motion of Morton the House force
bill was read second time by Little.
Bayard objected to a third reading and
it was laid oyer.
Stewart from the conference commit
tee Oh a bill to provide for the incorpo-
ration and regulation of railroads in the
Territories, made a report, which was
agreed to. "a ~ -se'- sA-'-a u
SALEM, Ogn.. March PR. c. Kin
ney, President of the Salem Touring
mills, a man universally esteemed and
respected, died at his home at 2:3o.
LONDON, March 8. : The Croydon
March steeple- chase began to-day.
The Grand international hurdle race
was won by Industrious; Barton. Sc
cond; Heppins, third. Houshton start
ed the favorite, at to but failed to get
a place. Nineteen started.
LONDON, March 3.-The bullion with
drawn from the Bank of England to-day
was e14S.000. "a Z.
BERLIN. March 3.-Bismarck 3. gave a
dinner yesterday to the officers and
members of the House of Lords and the
Chamber of Deputies. 81. ~
MADRID, March 3.-The Carlis1 nm
der Miret have been defeated by Alton
soist troops. .ll5sl ..s5l .i' l. saf Is
New YORK, March 3. The Tribune
SAYS: "a Pacific railway party with
.Jay Gould at its head, have acquired a
controlling interest in the Pacific Mail
stock, and the directory of the company
will be changed SO as to give them o
proportional representation. Hunting
ton, Dillon. Ames and Cotton are mem
toned as likely tobe the representatives
aforesaid. The new programme IS cir
.cumstantially set forth and involves an
immediate increase of freight and pas
sage rates by both lines. The Occiden-
tai and Oriental Steamship lines are left
out in the cold apparently. 1t is said
that the Pacific Mail. as consequence
of the withdrawal of the subsidy OF 1877,
has notified the Post Office Department
at Washington that hereafter, beginning
with April first. the mail service with
Yokohama will be monthly instead of
semi monthly as under the old arrange
ment.
New YORK, March 3.--At meeting OF
directors of the Pacific Mail Co. to-day
the resignation of Russell Sage. rendered
some time ago. was accepted and Sidney
Dillon, President of the Union Pacific
Railroad Co., was elected to his place.