, 1876-03-16

| word admitted SO that resolution
should read, Resolved, that P. S. l.
Plnchback be not admitted as Senator
from the State of Louisiana for the term
of SIX years beginning the 4th of March,
1873" 1t was agreed to. yeas. 80; nays,
80. The question being on the resolu-
ton as amended was agreed, yeas, 80;
nays, 20. While the vote was being
taken Pinchback was on the floor of
the Senate and stood near the entrance
to one of the cloak rooms. as the roll
call proceeded he manifested some
nervousness, and soon after the vote
was annou need left the Chamber.
GALVESTON. March Ga special from
Brownsville. Texas. says the revolution
lists under Diaz are rapidly gaining
strength. Considerable CONSERVATION
prevails among the government adher-
ents in towns along the Mexican border.
Many families are seeking protection on
the American side at Rio Grande, Edin
burgh and Brownsville. Matamoras is
considered the present objective point
of the Diaz party.
LATER.-Pema this morning took un>
disturbed possession of CoIAargo.
BRowNsv1LLE. March T. Pema is in
possession of Comargo, entrenched with
force estimated at 5000 and being in
creased by sympathizers in that place.
He has issued his prestimo or forced
loan for about $40, 1000, and now awaits
the advance of government troops.
RING GOLD. Mach 7th. .12 M Col.
Parrot entered Comargo. and upon his
approach Pema withdrew. going toward
Reynosa pursued by Parrott.
LATER, 2 P. M.-200 cavalry from
Monterey entered Comargo. it is said
there are now nearly 500 federal troops
in Comargo. We have also heard that
5 of the most wealthy and populous
States in Mexico have pronounced in
favor of Diaz. The defeat of Pema
would virtually end the revolution in this
section, while victory would augment
his forces and place the whole frontier
under his control.
PORTLAND, March 9.--Legal Tenders
in Portland, buying, 81; selling. So.
WASHINGTON. March 8. House. The
Speaker laid before the House of Rep
resentatives to-day, large number of
papers received from Acting Secretary
of War, in response to House resolution
of the Sd inst, calling for copies OF all
instructions, orders, letters, kilograms
or other official records of the War De-
partment, relating to the Babcock Court
of Inquiry.
TRUcKEE, March 9.-It is still showing
hard. The passenger train of yesterday
bound West, is blocked between Emil
grant Gap. Blue Gap and CANYON, with
prospect of going through to-day. The
west bound. passenger train of to-day.
is lying on the side track; The East
bound passenger train due here at 1920
last plight, is lying at Colfax. The snow
plow ran into gang of Cinnamon last
night neaf Blue Canyon, killing one
outright AMI injuring others. The snow
shows no signs Of abating; the barome-
ter is lower than it has been for
wears. 1t is the hardest storm even ex-
periel ced in this section since Adam
was boy.
PARIS, March 9.-The final returns of
Ballots, shows the Republicans IN
Chamber of Deputies. will command
$50 votes. They will find opposed to
them from so to 80 ardent Bonapartists
The Times Paris correspondent clasiies
the Deputies as follows: Republicans.
27O; Bonapartist. 92; Liberal Conserva-
tives, 5s; Radicals, GO; Legitimatlsts.
SO.
LONDON, March 9.--The Royal Acad-
emy has elected Gladstone, Professor Of
Ancient History.
The solution of the Egyptian finan-
cial question received serious check
tonight. Recent negotiations at Cairor
resulted in an arrangement, of which
the keystone was established of the
National Egyptian Bank. England.
France and Italy are to be represented
on the beard, each by commissioners.
Englands hesitancy in the matter is to
the subject of diplomatic correspond
ence. Tonight. in the House Of Com
mons, Cartwright asked what were the
intentions of the Govern lent in the
matter. Disraeli replied. that England
had refused the Khedive's request to
appoint commissions, because such
appointment would appear to involve
commercial relations between the British
Government and the National Egyptian
Bank. If the request had been for the
appointment of a commissioner 10 COL
lect revenues and apply them to re-
demption Of the debt the request might
have been entertained.
Lord Chief Justice, Sir Alex j. E.
Cockburn. was to-day, presented with
the freedom of the City of London.
He made long speech, on occasion in
which he explained his satisfaction, that
in the Alabama arbitration, they had
succeeded an any rate in vindicating the
honor of England.