, 1876-04-06

sissippi Rspuhlioan Convention sends
fourteen out Of sixteen delegates to the
Cincinnati Convention for Oliver P.
Morton Tor President and adopted resol
utions endorsing his course.
PORTLAND. Ogn.. April 1.--Gold in
New York liza; legal tenders in Port.
land. bringing S71s; Ss11.
LONDON. April lin consequence oi
the separate action of the Scotch and
Irish associations, the organization Of Z
British team to participate in the Cen
tennia match, has been abandoned.
ALEXANDRIA, April The Prince o.
Wales arrived at this Iort to-day and
at on,e proceed, I on board the teamshiI
Serapis, which will sail on Monday.
NEW YORK. April 1.-The Herald'i
London special. says the Home Rule
members of Parliament at a recent con-
ference, were given to understand tactily
by Cross, Home Secretary, who was
present, that it they supported the
Royal Title Bill. all the Fenian prison
ers would be released. On the contnry
the regular press dispatches dated Lon
don to-day, states: the Observer. on
well-informed authority. says it is re
ported in official circles that the gov
ernmeut intend to announce to- morrow,
the abandonment of the title OF En-
press, but will persevere with the Roya!
Title Blk In the meantime the liberals
members have b en- notified to be ih
their seats on Monday, to support Earl
Shattesbnres motion for an address TO
the Queen. praying her not to assume
the title OF Empress.
SAN FRANc1sco. April 1.-The ci:iz-
ems Anti-Chinese Committee met last
evening. Committee was notified that
Gov. Irwin could riesiae at the mass
meeting on Wednesday evening.
Well executed counterfeit trade dol
lars are circulating here i'll large quanti-
ties.
Recent disclosures of semi official
character, render it beyond doubt that
frauds of certain character have been
perI etrated on the custom house at this
port. Close observation and careful es-
Inmates show that goods, the duties on
which would amount to not less than
five or six millions, annually enter the
the country without paying cent. The
largest part perhaps of this business is
carried on by the steamers cf the Paci-
fic Mail Line. betwe New Yo.k, San
Francisco and Panama. Valuable mer-
chardize is landed at Panama which is
q free port, and in transhipment there is
for other packages which
have been shipped from San Francisco
to New York, thus escaping duty.
New YORK. April g. Yesterday Secre
tary Taft, Gen. Sherman and Hancock.
made AN informal visit to the forts on
The hsrbor.
Mrs. Elizabeth Greenfield. renowned
as the Black Swan, died in Philadel-
Dhia on Friday.
The steamship Crescent City. pioneer
steamer Of the new Panama Transit
Company, is advertised to sail for Pan
anna on the Goth; thus commencing the
opposition to the Pacific Mail. The
Agents say the OTTER steamers of the line
will follow regularly until the through
route to California via Panama is COM
plete, also to place steamers on the diff
ferent routes now operated by other
lines to Mexico and Central American
ports.
MEMPHIS, April 2.--The officers of
the steamer A. J. White report large
crevasse at Davis Landing. Three
plantations already submerged. Num-
Der of families in Hopfield, Immediately
this city. have been forced to
leave their houses.
New YORK, April 3.-Gold closed at
at 113@1131l.
CHICAGO, April 3.--The grand jury
in the U. S. Circuit Court have found
an indictment against Hon. J. D. Ward
formerly a member of Congress from
Illinois. for completely in the whiskey
frauds.
The Times La Crosse, Wisconsin,
special reports The closing up of the
first national bank of that place on Sat
urday.
DETROIT. April 3.--In the municipal
elections, held to-day in Michigan. re-
turns at this hour indicate that the Re
publicans fully mairtain their ascend
ancy.
New YORK, April 3.-The Herald's
Browns villa special of yesterday say:
Perfo.a Diaz presented himself with
l 900 men to attack Matamoras. The
town sent out 300 men to receive him.
These pronounced for, and joined, Diaz.
The National Guard, 1000 strohg. and
the artillery. in the city. refused to fire
a shot. The ninth Cavalry however
held firm, and after some fighting, lar
ra. seeing he was betrayed. left with a
squad of the of the 9th cavalry for
Brownsville, where he now is. Diaz is
in Matalnoras, where he was received
with enthusiasm AT latest accounts
fighting was still going Oil about Mata-
moras by remnant of government troops
Who refuse to surrender. Hundreds of
families have arrived here from Mata-
roras during the past week.
CHICAGO. April 3.-The Times Ottawa
special says the government have an
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