, 1876-02-10

sured goods on the steamer Rhein for
100000. His wife's evidence shows
he anxiously awaited letter from Eng
land which he concealed when it ar
rived.
The Oxford University authorities
have resolved not to accept Max Null
ler's resignation, but to appoint dep
uty and divides the salary equally be-
tween him and Muller, who will be al.
lowed uninterruptedly to prosecute his
studies of Indian literature.
The statue of Lord Palmeyston in
Palace Yard. Westminster, was unveiled
today. There was no ceremony.
NAPLES, Feb. 2.--Great preparations
are making here for the carnival. which
willie be the first sincs the overthrow of
the Bourbons. The indications of a
speedy eruption of Mount Vesuvius are
steadily increasing.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, Feb. 1.-The Sem
ate retrenchment bill reducing the SAL
aries of the Legislature to $1,000 per
session, came up on its final passage,
when Agnaw offered an amendment
making provision that at special ses-
sion a per diem of So, to include all
stationery. be allowed. This was
adopted and the bill was finally passed
by 20 to S.
SAILS LAKE, Feb. 22.--The Cnion Pa
ciffc railroad is open and trains running,
to-day's train being about hours late.
The Utah Northern has been blocked
since the 2lst of January. 1t will be
some time before the track will be
cleared so as to enable trains to pass.
In the meantime. mails and passengers
are being transported over the divide in
sleighs.
LONDON, Feb. 3.-A Berlin dispatch
states that the Northern Powers have
again jointly demonstrated with the
Prince of Montenegro for countenano-
ing the instruction and for allowing an
indiscreet address threatening war with
Turkey. to appear In his official journal.
A special dispatch of the Times from
Berlin, says Russia has cautioned the
Sultan against going to war with Mons
tenegro.
The Russian Telegraph Agency has
special advicces from Constantinople
| that the Porte, in order to eradicate the
insurrection is disposed to recognize the
independence Of Montenegro. and cede
to it portion of the Adriatic.
Adviees from the Cape of Good Hope
report that the Zambesi mission havs
succeeded in placing a steamer on Lake
Nyanzi. Several hundred natives were
employed to carry the vessel across the
Murchison cataract.
Sir John Glover has returned tro N
Paris. His proposition to buy the
French fishery rights in New Foundland
was declined. He stated that the French
authorities show considerable resent
ment at the disposition of the subject
by the European press.
T. r. Plunkett, the Assistant Secre-
tary Of the British Legation at Yeddo,
has been appointed Secretary of the
Legation at Washii gton.
New YoRc, Jan. IA Lonoon special
says Oxford has decided not to accept
the challenge of the American Inter.
national Collegiate Rowing Association,
to row in the latter part of July at Sar>
atoga. The invitation is declined on
the ground that the time fixed will come
too near the annual amateur regatta.
New York, Feb. 3.-God closed at
13.
LARAMIE C1TY. Wy, Feb. 3.--News
from the Centennial Mime has just been
received. The spur of the Centennial
lode. which yielded ore running owe,
$500 ounces Of gold to the ton, oontin-.
ues to yield, $4,000 rock being SOC
times richer than the ore first milled.
New YORK, Feb. 8. ALI the leading
coal companies have agreed to suspend
mining operations from the seventh Of
February to the eleventh of March.
CHICAGO. Feb.3.-The Chicago Times
Washington special says: If the facts
brought out by the Postal investigation
are true. the failure of the service to
pay for itself will not remain so much
Of mistery. Trivial errors in the con-
struction of the laws and illegal prac>
tees in the payment of claims acoumu-
late until the Committee are overwhelm-
ed. Estimating the amount of the rob-
berry practiced under Cresswell one day.
one of the committee examining the ac-
counts of the Department finds two
million dollars are dropped from the
books, without the least sign OF explana-
ton and next day the regular committee,
on Post Offices and Post Roads brought
to light additional facts of the great
source of the Tobbery-the straw bid
contracts.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-The Commit
tee on Ways and Means considered to-
day. the bill proposed by Fernando
Wood to increase the volume of Az per
cent. bonds from $500. .OOO. 900 to $780,
600, 900 and extend the time for their
redemption from Is to 80 years. The
Secretary of the Treasury was before
the Committee in advocacy of the bill.
Representative Banning to-day report
ed from the Committee on Military AZ