Wilmington journal., 1876-07-07

concluded with the United States
Undisturbed friendship has continual
ly existed between Germany an
| America, and has been developed an
strengthened by the ever increasin
importance of their mutual relation
and by an Intercourse becoming NOR
and more fruitful in every domain Q
commerce and science. That the wei
fare of the United States and th
two countries may continue to increas
is my sincere desire and confden
hope. Accept the renewed assurance
of my unqualified esteem.
(Signed) WILLIAM,
| (Countersigned) Won BISMARCK.
BERLIN, June 9, 1876.
WASHINGTON. July 5-Night-SEN
ATE-Appropriate centennial resolu
tlons were passed unanimously.
The report of the conference com
mittee on the post Office appropriation
bill was adopted.
The resolution paying Pinchbaek pei
diem and mileage was resumed. An
amendment allowing the same allow.
ance to Francis W. Sykes of Alabama
was agreed to, and the resolution
passed. The Senate then adjourned
till IL o'clock.
HoUsE-The Senate amendments to
the bill furnishing the mailing of OBJ
scene literature was agreed to, and goes
to the President.
The resolution of inquiry of the Sec
retary of the Interior what Indian
trust funds had been invested in other
than United States securities was
adopted.
Holman reported the post office bill
as agreed upon in the committee of
conference. Concerning questions re-
garding county papers, Holman said
that it did not affect them at all. They
would still circulate free of postage
within the counties. ae congratulated
the people that the first appropriation
bill that will become law in the Sec
ond century of the government was
one in which there had been an earnest
and sincere effort to retrench expendi =
lures and restore purity to the admin
istration. The report was adopted.
The Geneva award was discussed,
without definite action, beyond the
defeat of an amendment to cover the
unexpended balance into the treasury.
Adjourned.
The President has recognized Man
uel Castro as vice consul of Spain at
New Orleans.
Considerable progress was made to-
day toward question of difference
on the appropriation bills. The con-
ference committee on the legislative
bill meets tomorrow,
when Mr.. Morrill, hopes they will
agree. Upon this hope Mr.. Morrill,
moved that the Senate meet tos
at IL o'clock, when. if a favor~
able result is reached. Mr.. Morrill,
will assume the Secretaryship of the
Treasury.
Speaker Kerr improves at the Alum
Springs. His entire restoration is
hoped for.
Aristarohe Bey, the Turkish envoy
and minister plenipo-
tentiary to this country, has received
the following dispatches from the Tut-
kish minister of foreign affairs to the
minister at Washington:
"CO7asta'1ti,aOloLe, J1ly 4-The
Princes of Servia and Montenegro,
without any legitimate motive and
without any provocation on our part,
nave been declared in war with us.
The Servians enter into our territory
oy three different points. Troops
nave been sent against them. will
INFORM you of the most important in
,idents that may occur"
"Consta,ati'aolole, July 5.-The 3rd
If July tho Servians attacked the i'm
oerial troops on the plains of Urkub.
After an engagement of more than
i've hours the enemy were repulsed,
eaving 500 dead on the field. Our |
oldiers captured a great many rifles.
n the different engagements they had
With the Servians our troops have also
,een victorious. They captured pris
,ners and large quantity of rifles and
inflicted losses amounting to about 200
lead and 400 wounded. In all these |
our losses have been |
small"