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NOTES AND NEWS,
4 t.ISADfAN Ht,rtSttT3-

Speefal Dspateh to Jhe CAiago Tribune.
TAsn1ynroy. n. q. Anril .,n-Tho Tr...r-x
nnn.,l. sI,ta H., ,;,a .,;.,.,., 49,. .eA' n,s'
e'"e.'a '.aso 'u8s tAo o1spate" 'foin otta*a,
Ganaaa, TINS norn1ng' Which says shat tho
United States Government il to be called upon
by tho Dominion to mako reparation for lossas
carsed hv IN, rio1,tfo, ~ IN Tro,tv =, rvss,,1
,..-t.. - r-,.., ~
tuston' Tue on'teo osates cus'oHa-aoasea has-
lnE imposed d'ttleS on Packages containing pre-
served fab, ia based upon non-coucoption Of
tho treaty, The ttesty off,cara nrc aunt,Inad
IN ~. -;.,, ~. esn.t.. Viii
a'""'o' "
su.tn9nI. 4hs explanation Is ahRs me treaty Of
~ Mmtan!ngton aPpilae onl5 10 Esh nos ~ tin caas
1ae uH',Su ot4tos cuaso'ns ot9sels nago compo!i-
~ tAo EAunuian ilnPoi3efs 10 pay anty en tho
un cana N WINCH sue nsh 10 contt'hoo' 1h!a. u
~ cseltngu4 u ~ harmony WitI :1e .teaty, AUD
p!acos .us nsaaInen o. tne uhtea atates on
equal 5oossuR WIKI thoso OF ekhaaA.
plP.oNA1ic.
oatuu 14lelMaou oas oeen sPpo.ntea secfe"
1T d11S o. tao herman legation III Warrington.
ana ue1lnha H. Mlnlste!, nAlou ech4ozof, expects
10 spena tue summer IN EUROPE
MAN.6FEAiEhs CONE to aaiEf. ..
!ha state Department has roceivou, through
british sources, information that tho brig James
Dltney, carrying tho American tag, wh,la II tho
HaWea Group Of Islands IN tho Pacific, In Sep
tember iast, Was captured by tile natives, and
one-helf the crew murdered, Whllo tho ro-
mhlnder cscapou III tho ahip'a boat. In tho list
or officers a'.l neantn furnished. 1t ID cvid0nt
they wore al British subjects which opinion is
not only conas7ped bT tho Navy Department..
but the Suspicion Is that the lltuoy IL IN Eng
, 1875-05-01
LOUISIANA.

TILE eu11 A1AlHbE AEUIEoH CLINTON.
new ORLEANS, La.. April 00.-William P.
Kellogg, Governor Of tho State Of Louisiana,
suing for use at said State. Represented by A. +.
Field. AttoEuoy-deneEaI, haa flctl petition In
tho Superior District Court against Charles
Clinton, Auditor. and tho securities on Ills
special bond, Charles Monard, Charles q.
BtaYback, William Dillon. }. Ii. Schwartz, and
George @. DenhAm, in so|ido, for the amount
Ut $4,000, 10 recover judgment against
said Clinton for tho sum Of 4270,-
1853, the Auount received from Tax-Coj-
lcctora In tho year 1878, unaecounted fur,
detained end Withhold BY said Clinton, for the
further sum Of eG0, 800, tho amount illegally
paid Janoa LongstEact; Tor this further sum of
$i5, IS, tho amount illegally taken fsom tho
Tax Collectors by said Clinton and used by him;
md for tho further sum Of tl9H. 557.33, tho
amount charged 10 be due for illegally issuing
s.x warrAuss to George ". Benton for Gu, ,500
JamcB ". Wanda for $l4,872 E. ". Dewees to:
a27, 800 q. ". Lowell for tt4.37e, James 8.
Mathews for sl4,600. and J. II. Oalosby FIR
Q33, ,4073D.
Tho above warrants weto Issued unler tho
Legislative voucher OF appropriations for 1910,
1871, aud 1879, ACT. No. GO Ut 1874. and repro
aoHted. whht was known ~ tho ptnckney.SmitA
lcgislation vouchers for thoee years. Tho ras-
rant ind petition AZ contained in tho srticlet OF
impeachment.
, 1875-05-01
TRACY CONCLUDES.

MOULToA8 SHORE BTATEMENT.
NEW YonK, April 30.-A1r. Deecher was not
present II his TRIAL this morning. but his wtfo
md aon were. 1hore WIS noticeable incrsaso
of lookers.on.
tbs eroos-examtnatIon Of 1fr. Tracy naa con-
anued ~ followHs had conversation with
MIS-. Moulton On the night hcr husband made
tho nhort statement bofors the Church Commit
tee. I learned that night that tho short state-
1nent had been prepared Instead OF tho long one,
md that Mrs. Mou!ton was instrumental III pre-
pairing It, lshown papcr.l 1presume this IL
tho statement presented Oh tho eysning OF
Aug. 10.
Tho wltnesh' attention waa called to nonyor-
sAtion With Mrs. Monlton on tho 10th Of August,
and tic witness aaid tllat TO undeEstood the
coNvERsATIoN wAB CONFIDENTIAL,
aud ho did not desire to mike it known unlsss
tho lady should desire 1t. Ho said, however, 1t
was not tae conversation In which ho (witnesh)
waa acting - counsel for the lady.
Tho vltnesa continued: had conversation
With Mrs, Moullon, but did not toll hcr she had
"saved tho old man" nor advise her to burn hos
husbands long statomont, selling her that II it
Wero published 1t would Cause hcr husbands
ruin, financially aud socially.
Tho ahort statement Of aloulton to the rnvcstt-
eating Committee wAs read by Mr. Ucach.]
WAS prcscns 1t tlc meutng OF tue Commit
too when this ntltement waB presented by Moul-
Ton. had abort interview With him It Btorrs'
house before he Presented tho statement, Mo
told me he would not present tho long statement,
bat hsd shorter ono ~ subatltute. thlnk
COMMUNICATED ITS sunsTAxox TO NE.
Elr. Muuaou Was pEoaent At that interview, !
bad four interviews with 1lrs. h1oulton prior to
this, but In none OF thoso syer said to her to
"kick Tlson out OF the house and burn ILLS docu-
uaonts, - ho would bring her family Into trouble
and disgrace" saw Mr. Richards whoa he was
before tho Committee. did not ask him LII tue
!1terview, before ho went boforo the Committee,
e his nistar admitted having committed adultery.
" seid he would communicate to me- nothing Of
what no know in regard to the matter. bad
uYln8!oo's befoEo she went before tho Commits
ses. met hef tor the tltst time that afteruoon.
nso convefsation with her that evening il.
sne pat!ol: think know : gentleman named
e. -. nAIsln. nut did not SEQ him during that
,otess1eW. DO not think the CONVERSATION
lasted mora than A1 hour. hut would ~ e1r 1t
MO nok !sAt tmo hours. After conyaIsatlon
W1tn ~: "ooa9aH last summer, about money
~ nErnoAc4xp MI
sor having told hoalton. do not remember
that ~Aa present Mhen MouIton v.o summoned
petofs no committee. ox sdyiBipg hlm not to
sont by hE. Butler we're returned. a. directed
no OF my young man 10 do 70. yeceiyed 10
tetssss from hlsn astink for tbelr return. /
shn,, ~ pot connected in thu sosnd. with tho
!ibersAopa Of tbs Investigating Commtttso,
During SONS portions Of sEts srandai i
have boen the active friend Of Mr, Beeehof.
and more 10 since tue publication OF the UAoon
ths pApess be.osa ths Bacon lettsr msde il
eppsAranoe. / do not recall having given In.
formation 10 any prominent jou1nsG about the
RAassx before ths Bacon letter. binss ~ BS-
, 1875-05-01
AN IMPORTANT DECISION,

Prr7sbgno, Pe-, April s0.-Ths ce1ebrted
Bond Of Friendship case, on tsla! for sevsal
days past II tue Common pleaa Court of;his
city, and tho result Of which llas bon
looked fof~ards to with intasoss "a
establishing an important precedeut was do
oided today In favor OF tho plsihin,
Robert D. CLARK. THIS claim VIA against
the estate Of William MoCully for u.s.
600, aud was based OF \ testAmentsEy ppor
given Clark b. McCully soma time befost The
deAth OF the latter, tho transaction h2ln8
beea made privately, without Witnesses, sod
unknown 10 MoOully. The halrs ooote&ted, with
The ahovo result 1ssaa doubtless 80 to ths
Supreme Court. :.
, 1875-05-01


SpteIat D1spatch te Tbs Chlcaao Tribune,
WAsn1AaToN, D. G., April 80.-TLe customs
receipts for tho month Of April nrc, in round
numbers. s19.250, ,030 In coin and $4,000 in cur
rency. For tho four months siuco Jan. /, 1876,
tho receipts are e57, 149 $50 In coin and s391, ,4o1
In currency. Tho total customs receipts fer the
fiscal year to date arc, in round numbers, $l33,
$4,000.
The Internal rerenue receIpta for The month
Of April arc 2,3s1; for the four months
sluce tue lat Of January, e30,4s5, AL; and
TOT the fiscal year to date, 4s9,75S,87l. The
estimated receipts from. internal revenue for
the ascal year ending the 30th Of June noxt wero
$lo6, .0oo. Tho receipts for tho next two
months will therefore have To be batwean e15,-
0oo.00o and $lG,000,000 to make up tho esti.
mates. The receipts for this month are very
nearly 900, 600 less than for April Of last year.
Tho receipts since Jan. /, however, aro 45b3o,
600 larger than for tho samo period laat
year. Tne Commissioner Of Internal Have
nue., however, stated to-day that he had
no doubt that during tho naxs tHo months the
receipts would run up to such fguro ~ to
mako the total for tho tlHual year orcead tho csti-
Iaasea by perhaps y, 100000 Of 5000, 900. In
Mar
THE arEo1A1 1acExsE Ta1xs
Mill bo collected, mich will nli Yory largely to
The rece2psa tor tlAt mouth. ln March tho !a-
creased tar Of 90 cents on whisky was paid Ill
l.09o, 075 8a!lons. For this mouth tla amount
from thls source has not been 70 large but tho
Commissioner ssatea that az in hla oriniot.
tho large stock on Which tho tax was paid be-
fore tho tncfoasa Ia ts.nE worried OF, tho i'll
cEoased ta1 OF whisky si!t how begin to hs fa!t
very sonsihly in the rereir.n.
TIE ESTIMATED CUSTOMS REcE1rTs
TOT tho fiscal year arc, III ..sud numbers, $182,-
o0o. Mo. This calls for sA~ collection Of e2s,-
nU0, QUO during the noxr two nonkAs or an
average Of el,400,0o0 each during ths
months Of May aud Juno 1t ia not
now oxpcctel 1t tho Tseaaury that the receipts
even during May and June, which aro dull months
With Importers, will reacl, any sucl1 amounts.
Tho great probability IL, therefore, that tho
customs receipts for thts iiscel year will fall
from IL 900 900 to e3 ooo 900 bclox tho est.nate.
estimates, both for customs aud internal
revenue, uera made In advance Of tue passage
OF tue NOW Isx bill. That bill har now been IL
operation two montbs. It has been postivo-
u demonstrated that, although 1t may
help tho internal revenue receipts elittI9
for tho fiscal year, 1t ui1l 10 OF no appscttable
benefit 10 far as the customs are concerned.
Tho Treasury, therefore, canuot be said to bs iu
4 very prosperous condition.
TIE CURRENCY BALANCE
Ia tho Treasury, which WAS over I'LL, ,00c. 900 two
mouths ago. l!aH 1un down 10 about bl,700, 600.
IL looks as II In very short timo this would
DO entirely exhausted, unless Il Is Eepienisiod
~ sales Of gold; but the drain on the Treasary
gold vii! be hoavv during the rest Of this lscal
rear. and It may 10 Questioned whether, should
'do Hoc1etary wish to remove bis gold aales, he
rl!l remove any considerable sum available in
lis vaults.
, 1875-05-01
STATE AFFAIRS.
The New Illinois Grnin-Inspector
VIII Get tho Official Nlon-
cys without Trouble.
Decision Of Atty..Gcn, Edsall Regard
ing Fees in Criminal Gases.
Tha Items In the Indictment Against Au-
dltor Clinton, of Louisiana.
ILLINOIS.
fHsrccTOB SMfrIE'B EoSp.

"a
Ejse:ai D.srdteh 10 The Chteago TrfoEnt.
srMNnFiE1p, ILL.,, April 3.-Oon,..J. G. Smith.
Chief inspector Of Grain, aiod hs official boud
In tue Office Of the Railroad aud Warehouse Com.
minaIoncrs to-tlay for approval. II will not bo
acted upon By tho Board until next Tuestlay.
Tho provisions In Tho bond aro exactly similar
10 those IN 11hrpar's bond. This bond, il ia
urged By sono. Ia not sufficient to protect The
rights OF tim stats to the money which
the Inspector may hAve in his poasos-
a'on resulting from The collection Of
fecs. It Ia tho tntontion Of the Board
that tleIo al,alt not DO question conc or,ling
Gen. Smith himself dosircs TITO buud csoocally
prepared to meet md cover ali contingencies,
It is not probable, therefore, that this bond viii
bc approved in its nrcaent form.
5000 ar Con. Smith is qualified and enters upon
thu duties Of his otlioo, and shall make demand
upon Harper fur tho mounr. that be will par It
over. Mf. lfnrpor assured Mr: I,rnwn. one Of
tho commissioners, that 10 had the money, and
would turn It ovor to bis auccesAnr.
FEES IN CRIMINAL CAFES.
The following opinion OF tho Attorney General
rAs promulgated To-day:
-, Clerk. CRY. y! td Ksq States t.ern<y ceaA coun-
opinion tho following qorotion: uavs Justices II
the Pence tho lawful right ch,rss aud demand Of
complainant prosecuting wi.ness frca for making
and hava canstsbes ths lawful M risht 10 easrse ond
demand fcos Of snch complainant prosecuting Wit
r. r. f1s s.ses,ns Tho ws.rsn IN snh
for In tho class oi caass aud under tho crcm-
tho prosecutor nallcouay and without rrolable CAUSE
a1es oat le1cc-warrant {l:eysed Statutes, =. ~
onne II nacious ~ lsesf sar!st M 'ts stae. H.
rro.ecuas s,tness caanot he ,naae ll.I!s for tho
FfEut& NJ
, 1875-05-01
WASHINGTON.
of tho Law Relative
to the Transportation Of
Goods in Bond.
Points Of Interest to Merchants at In.
terror Ports.
Why the Treasury Has Suspended The
Damage Allowances.
Comparative Treasury Erhibit-Tho Work.
inga Of tho Now Ta1-Law.

TRANSFORMATION m BOND,
RECENT CONGRESSIONAL. t.Eass1Ar1oH EXPLAINED.
WAs1t1Soros. D. G.. Anr,, o.-Tbn rccant c,r.
,,t,r ~ H.. uoa-o,.-r ~ a.. r,a.... s.'....
.u'at " sAo ''se'osa9s u LUG 1IeaHutg se'auSe
to tho auspensIon OF damage allowances, under
the act OF July IL. 1870. Ia widely misunderstood
In tbs West. rho customs officials ep,borszn LIN
fo1tou;nr dcn,,, M t,,a rl,,rno ,h,t H.
h .t'.s," o'~ Wv 'aA'so 'aAs .ho
cfeu'at IL oes'sneo ooetloy tno ihsef1or
norts of entry cteated BY that oct.
Tboy aay in substance: ,"The net OF
.Jn]y "a m.'ca m c},nua IN H.. st.tna NJ srv
49,. ~. 49,. . ~ s.-n," ,..s..s's ~!
poss thefen named IL Simply deHtgnascu car
tan potts 10 potts 10 ana from which tlAhs-
rnstation under tho conditions OF tho act
!he liant 10 ttahsnoEt their Roota immediately to
lntGFloI potta without ontering at Warehouse
a. tne uths port LUG 1esenue Act OF tie last
@onersas ,-.--.--.
,r 1SchEAstD TIE nc71Es OK CERTAIN ARTICLES.
70 aesctflhe tho onefat,on OF snch increaAe, u
Dcca1no hecesAaff 70 dehhA an imp6ssa'ton will
III taae meaning o. .ae aes OF Jaly ~; 1871, he-
coate' u bne 1npoftatlon ls not comisfete on the
tae @ act OF Jal{, s.9, arriving =: t!c
hlst port pelo'e the passa5e OF sho
nct nt toto. ont not a,nV1ng ~ tLo INFERIOR port
unt'i AiterHasaa' "onid 10 subject TO inc m
Greaseu T, o4Eea a,aGnln9 nnaef the aet OF leI5'
lhe act o. Jts 1o'V, creating the interlor ports,
Epea3n o. ........
TnE MERCHANDISE TO De FORWARDED
as nnsnis nee1 Hnpoltea u INC port 81 tho hfst
arI!sai. ana p!ovtues tllat u DO o1anineu At tue
,hsenor port III tie same manner ss would have
I'M IMPORTATION. II u cla1naea that tho
Iaansua1o a OF see. ". or t!lnt aef.
nc ~. 10 esAnss s0
weh is hat an i,nportaton NJ is ] eonpsto 's'e on IT,
affissl o. ~ importing yosso within to Limits Of
. port Of entry with intent 70 unload. 1isa ruling
, 1875-05-01
The MISSOURI RIVER.

Special DIspdsth Ia Ths ChfeaJo 1FteuNk,
Sioux C,rY, ID, April So.-The Dakota South
cru Road commences running tratus again TO-
morrow. Tho bridge over tho Dig Sioux 1as Ea-
placed this afternoon. Places whore Tho road
mas uashad by tho overflow Of tho Missouri
hs1s been repaired, Stesmer Benton leavcs hasa
this evening for Fort Bentou. Shs arrived hare
from st. Louis Oh Thutsdsy.
, 1875-05-01

GALVESTON, Tex, April 30.--At tho Jockey
Club races, fourth day, tho first race. Gulf City
stakes. Tor 3-ycar-olds, III miles t1ash. uas Won
by coriaudsr, beating Wtnnifted, Mamie r., aud
paulins Bprague in the order na,nol. lime,
2:4l,
Heavy westward winds we're blowing, and the
track Was hoaYy.
Ths second race, dash Of ~ miles, Was won
BY Ella HArpor, boating Bun Harper aud Col
kelltgsn. Time, 4:l31}.
Ylo fltth aud si1ta days racos occur on Tues
day aud WeduesdAY.
, 1875-05-01
FEARFUL coAL.MlNE Exp.o5,ou

n,
LoEpoS. May L.. a. ul.-A terrible explosion
occurred yesterday Afternoon In the Dunsor's uilI
Co'hory, North ssanoEdBhiro, whllo tl,a miucrs
were as work. 1t midnight twelve bodies had
been taken out, and twenty three ara yet ID tho
inlnc' There IL no hope that any OF them will
be recovered alive.
, 1875-05-01

ROCHESTER, N. T., april 3O.-Durlnsa ga.e
last evening burge laden with iroa-o,o, bound
from Ontarn to Charlotte. WEE abandoned, and
IL aapposod to bo lost. with four r1ersons
Leighton Iron Works, at East Isochenter, woro
blown down during the gale. Loss, ESQ, COO,
, 1875-05-01

LONDON, April a0.-The l.UG0 guinea stake =,
New Market to-day wan won easily by splnaway,
Fer b.. tho fsyosise, ras second, Chaplst third,
, 1875-05-01

CLEvEIASD. O., April 3o.-on Wednesday
trafn, No. 9, on tho ATLANTIC l. Great Western
Hallway, ran of the srack At Miller's Station,
about 20 mllea from aleadv,le. Tho ladies' car
was thrown into ditch. the Bmoking-car, bag
gage-car aud the tender OF tho engino weru
thrown on. Three or four passengers we're 40
verely injured, but, 1t is beloved, mol aer,ousiy
hurt. |
, 1875-05-01

NEW foHx. April ao.-l3ass bail HutuAls, 1 !;
Centsauialst ..
, 1875-05-01

POLITICAL COURSE.
NsW York Times. Apyil 20.
Edwards pietsepont waa born In North Haven
Conn.,, ou MAzoh 4, 1917. Tito family from which
he IL descended u one Of the boat known In tho
annals Of New England, tho asst American Vt
The nsns hAring settled In Ao1buFy,
, 1875-05-01

THE NEW Acknowledgement.
AEcoRp or THE L1fK or EX-JuDuE plEnnE.
PoNr-AIs SERVICES to THE coux1nx--uIs
, 1875-05-01
TWO CHILDREN BURNED.

~----- " OT1ERHEH B0RNED.
LOUISVILLE, Kv., April 30.-In Estclt County
last Wednesday,, tho wife OF Albert Long wont
to neighho7a 10 borrow msal for broakfast,
While she Was gone ths house took fire and
burned to tho ground, consuming two llttlc
fact that aomo clothing had been cnrried out tho
neighEors btilevo that sho other child had gono
ous OF tie !sousn. anil returned for his little
brother. Whom both wero burned,
, 1875-05-01
FATALITIES.
Sixteen Fishermen Drowned Near
ST. Joseph, Mich.
Persons Killed by an English
Mino Explosion.
4 Vessel NTH Sixteen 1trcs Goes Down
in tho Pacific Ocean,


DISASTER To FISHERMEN.
BT. 5osEfH, Mioh.. April 30.-Yesterd&y fore-
noon, about II o'clock, q furious and bswildet-
ing wind and rainalorm came from The northeast
and caught portion OF tho fishsug-loek, about
nlno vossa!u, somo engaged Ia lifting thsIr
ncts Of tho day before, and sego,al In tia
act OF paying out their nets, and eont thsm
suddenly on toward shore, with tho following
results Tho sea Lion. Capt. springs tone,
htrandod nj Tho Grand Wave; tho South Wind,
Capt. htaufoot. with four mon aboard, undoabs-
cdIy lost: tho Gan. Hooker, Capt. alyors, on
tho beach. , miles aouth the Planet, Cant.
Genat, at browns Pier; tho Ilod Gull; Cant.
Frank kcyaNxo. with thfee meu. lost The &.
II. pcrklna. Capt. 7. Dactc, With four men, lost
as Three lnon weso recognized while doupderinr
IN tho water BY . schooner passing nt 4 distance
without hcinE ablo to givu any assistance. Tim
leet laElng their banks 10 tic nprthward, had n
l'clv run to get In safe with their affscts, and
bad an exceedingly Rlnatt lift.
SIXTEEN PERSONS DROWNED m THE PACIFIC,
sAS fnASctsco. April 3O.-Tho barkonttne
Morama. thirtY-tvo days from Tahiti, ropor.s
tho capBlzsug Of tho schooner Margaret Crock
ard from Tahiti to this port having on bonrd
tho officers aud crew Of tho N1tlel, ship Airsy
Force, which Was wrecked on her passage from,
Australia to Han Francisco. Ki1teen woro drown
Gu, aud the remainder, with Capt. Gol{rey. Of
the Ctocka"d. and Capt. Cot&ler, Of tho direY
Force. arrived at Tahiti.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-02-14
Attachment Notice.

No. lliS, r. DIN the Second Chancery Court
OF Shelby county, Tennessee.-W. p. Wilson
and w. ID. Beard, firm of Wilson & Beard.
VS.. John W. Polk and Annie E. Polk,
1t appearing from the bill which is sworn to
in this cause that the defendants, John W
Polk and Annie f. Polk, are justly indebted
to the complainants in The sum OF sI5OO, due
by open account, for professional services,
and that they are nOn-I esidents of the State
of tennessee, and thai fOr these causes an at
tachment was sued out of this court against
the property of defendants, and the same was
issued, and has been returned by the sheriff,
duly levied on the property of said defend
ants;
1t is therefore ordered by the Clerk and Mas
ter, That they make their appearance herein,
at the courthouse of the Second ChancerY
Court, in the city of Memphis, Tenn, on or
before the first Monday in April, 1875, and
plead, answer or demur to com mplainants' bill,
or the same will be taken for confessed as to
them and set for hearing expsrte; and that a
copy of this order be published once week,
for four successive weeks, in the Memphis
Appeal. This February l3, 1875.
A copy-Attest:
NJ. d. L. STEWART, Clerk and Master.
By CrabtIee BeIcher, D. G. and NJ.
Wilson & Beard, soils. for cOmplts, feIS su
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-02-14
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITY.

The steamship Java, from Liverpool,
arrived at New York yesterday.
Lieutenant George G. Smith. of the
twenty-third infantry, sulciSed at Darusselli
yesterday.
The conservative caucus met in New
Orleans yesterday but Immediately adjourned
until Monday,
The steamship Belgeo, from Liver
pool, and the Pierre, from Havre, arrived at
New York yesterday.
The greater portion of the barracks at
Fort Sill burned Saturday night, and almost
all the Indian prisoners held there escaped.
At the SESSION of the chamber of COM
merce of Cincinnati, yesterday, the protest
against the proposed increased taxation OF
spirits was unanimously adopted.
In the Joint session Of the legislature
st Charleston, West Virginia, yesterday, the
name OF ]. y. Camden, uominee for senator,
as the new candidate.
A Telegram from st. Paul, Minnesota,
saws that the Joint convention adjourned YES
terdaT after taking the third ballot for sentor,
which resulted as ioE0ws; VIM; Lochorn, 81;
Gordon Z. Cole, S5i VIM. d. Washburn, 81 /;
scattering, 10.
A telegram from Richmond SAWS that
in view OF the anticipated increase OF the tax
on tobacco there has been a rush on the in
ternal revenues office for tobacco sIarons for
the past two or three days. Ten thousand
dollars worth was sold yesterday.
J. J. Jackson, Of ParkersDurg. West
Virginia, placed IN nomination for The sep-
ate, a. wheeling yesterday, received on a
Joint ballot thlTty-twoi Walker, twenty
three; Price, sixteen; the rest scattering; ne
cessary 70 choice, thirty-seven.
EXMarshRi Bgzaine arrived at Sam
tander Friday. The French residents having
asked for and obtained permission o. the au-
thoTities to serenade MIN, Uaed The opportu-
nifty 10 hiss him AMI indulge In insulting
cries. Tie crowd was dispersed by the police.
n telegram from Paris says that the
greatest excitement prevails in that city in
consequence OF the grave political situation.
The chamber cannot make a constitution, and
will not dissolve. President Mas Mahon
would have resigned If tie ssnate bill had
| been passed as amended. The Bonapartists
| gain greatly by these complications. The Re-
publlcans will make no further concessions