, 1876-03-02

and half hours debate, Wiltz moved
for the adoption of the report of the
majority of the committee appointed to
investigate charges against VIM. P. Kel-
logg, with resolutions accompanying the
report recommending that articles of
impeachment be prepared against him
for high crimes and misdemeanors
The yeas and nays were called; Mr..
Stafford and other members of the house
asked to explain their votes when their
names were called. The majority report
and the resolutions accompanying the
same We're adopted by vote of 81 yeas
to As nays.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.- The bill re-
ported favorably from the Senate COM
Mite on civil service and retrench-
ment, to-day, in regard to the Presi-
dents salary, provides that from and
after March 4tli. 1877, it shall be fixed
at $25. 900 per annum.
SAN QUENTIN, Cal, Feb. 2S.-The
workshops at the State prison were
burned about P. ~ The estimated
loss is about $750,o0o. No insurance.
Great excitement prevailed among the
the prisoners; all are safe. The build
ing was supposed to be set on fire by
the prisoners in the attic in the paint
department. The prison is heavily
guarded tonight.
LONDON. Feb 26--In the House of
Commons this evening, Mr.. Begga-,
Member for County Cavan, Ireland,
asked the Government whether the law
providing members of Parliament from
being at the same tins government con-
tractors, was still in force, and whether
the law in question applies to Suez
Canal transactions, and whether the
government is prepared to enforce it in
regard to Sir Nathaniel de Rothschilds.
Disraeh replied that the question be-
longed to the Courts and not to the
House of Commons. Sir Nathaniel
Rothschild declared he was not part
ner In the house of Rothschild.
Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, member
for Christ Church, having asked a ques-
ton in regard to the army organization
of Egypt, Bourke, one of the under
Secretaries for the Foreign Department
replied, informing Mr.. Wolff that the
Russian General Tiedeff would recog-
nize the Khedive's army, but not as
War Minister.
Bourke replied to a question asked by
Purnell, member for Meath, stating
that the government had received no
communication from the government of
the United States regarding Edward
O'Meagher Condor. Condor was not
imprisoned at Spike Island, near
Queenstown, Nor had he ever been
handcuffed or chained.
The Marquis of Hamilton questioned
the government IN regard to the Strath
Clyde disaster. Sir. C. B. Adderly,
President of the Board of Trade, in re-
ply said that inquiries respecting the
Strath Clyde must be postponed unit
the conclusion of the criminal proceed
ings against the captain of the Fran
conf.
Feb. 2S. - Yesterday evening the
steamer Harlingen, while on her way
fromLondon to Rouen, struck the mast
of the steamer Strath Clyde. recently
sunk in the Channel. aud sunk in Is
minutes. All on board saved.
A special says Don Carlos has crossed
the frontier and taken refuge France.
BAYoNNE, Feb. 2S.-Don Carlos, with
about 2000 linen is now at Ravovoux,
very near the French border. 1t is be-
lieved he will enter France to-day. The
chief members of the Carlist Provincial
Council have taken leave of him and
sought refuge on French Territo31.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 27.-John Ruskin
has been elected to Slade Professorship
of Fine Arts at Oxford University.
COUNTING BILLION What is a bil-
lion? The reply is very simple-a mill
lion times million. This is quickly
written, and quicker still pronounced.
But 30 man is able to count it. You
eout 160 or 40 minute; but let us
suppose that yor go as far as 200, then
an hour would produce $4,000; day,
29S, 900; and year. or 365 days, 105,-
10000. Let us suppose now that
Adam, at the beginning Of his existence
had begun to count, had continued to
80, and was counting still, he would not
even now, according to the usually sup
posed age of our globe, have counted
near enough. For to count billion he
would require 9,512 years, $40 days, 5
hours and 20 minutes, according to the
above rule. Snpposing we were to
allow poor counter II hours daily for
rest. eating and sleeping. he would need
19,025 years, 319 days. 10 hours and 45
minutes.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 29.-On re-as-
sembling of the Senate this evenii g,
the attorney for the Governor presented
to the Court the following: Whereas,
the House of Representatives has cer-
tilted to the Senate that it has impeach-
ed VIM. p. Kellogg, Governor of the
State of Louisiana of high crimes and
mlsdemeanors. and, whereas, the said
House has acted in said impeachment
contrary to law in this, it is ordered by
the Senate, sitting as court of i'm
peachp ent, that tine impeachment pre-
sented by the House of Representatives
be dismissed, by reason of the failure