, 1876-02-24

SASSS>A -
1870 1885.
The freshet in Newark valley las
night covered the Central Railroad
tract with three feet of water, and il
some places with ice piled twenty fee
high. It carried away portion o.
the bridge at Amsterdam, sweeping
away several houses from their founda-
tions, drowning one child. The lowei
part of the city is flooded with water IL
feet deep.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
panv, following the lead of the A. and
P. Co.. has reduced its rates from 20 to
80 per cent.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16-Luttrell in the
House, and Booth in the Senate pre-
sented the joint resolution of the Leg
islature of California asking for the pas
sage of law authorizing the transfer
of the management of Indian Affairs
from the Interior department to the
War department. Referred to commit
tee on Indian Affairs.
The committee on appropriations
yesterday had under consideration the
bill referring to Territorial govern
mepts. 1t was decided to cut salaries
down to war figures that is to what
they were before the increase four years
ago. This will make the pay Of Gov
ernor 50. zoo year instead of So, 900
Judges $500 instead of 5000, and
Secretaries $4,000 instead of $500.
The President to-day signed the Cen
tennial bill with quill pen made from
the wing of an American eagle.
The bill reported from tie committee
on military affairs to-day for the trans
fer of the jurisdiction and control Of
the Indian Bureau from the Secretary
of the Interior to the Secretary of War
provides that the act shall take effect on
the first of July next. The Secretary
of War is required to detail an officer
not below the rank of Colonel to take
charge of the Office under such regula-
tons as he may prescribe. Army otfi-
GERS are to act as superintendents,
agents, sub-agents, etc., thus abolishing
all the civil machinery of the bureau.
The report of the committee was unan-
imous.
In the Senate, Kelley called up the
Senate bill for the sale of timber lands
in the States of California and Oregon,
and the Territories. Kelley said the bill
was copy of one passed by the House
at the last session and lost in the Sem
ate for want of time. 1t had been fully
considered by the committee on public
lands and reported favorably by that
committee. It only carried into effect
the recommendations of the land office
on the subject. Mcmillan submitted an
amendment to the second section SO as
to provide that any person desiring to
avail himself of the provisions of this
act shall, in addition to the other re-
quirements mentioned in the bill. de-
clare he has not executed any mortgage
or other instrument on land, or any
par. thereof by or under which the title
may be vested in any other person.
Sargent, Oglesby and Sherman favored
the passage of the bill. Morril moved
to lay aside the bill and take up the
conference report submitted yesterday
to paw interest on the District of Co
lumbia bonds. Agreed to.
New YORK, Feb. 16- In Advisory
Council this morning DR.. Bell Of Mans
. field, Ohio, offered these resolutions
Resolved, That it is our firm belief
that the Rev. II. W. Beecher is innocent
of the crimes laid to his charge.
Resolved, That we regard with pro-
found admiration and gratitude the un-
shaken and loving faith, trust and de-
votion of the members of Plymouth
Church, Brooklin, to their pastor, espe-
cially because, by these we have been
enabled to arrive at all the facts by
which we know he is innocent.
DR.. Bell rose to speak on the resolu-
tons but was interrupted by the point
of order that that resolutions was not
german to business of council. The
moderator decided the point well taken,
and decision was sustained.
SAN FRANc1sco, Feb. 16-The P. NJ.
Cos new iron steamer City of New
York, arrived this evening from New
York, uia the Straits of Magellan and
Panama.
MADRID, Feb. Is - The Cortes was
opened to-day by the king in person.
Addressing the senators and deputies
from the throne, the King said: The i'll
advised prince who is waging civil war
has been reduced to powerlessness, and
can obtain no advantage. l shall spee-
Oily proceed north to contribute to the
restoration of peace. My relations with
foreign powers are friendly. Negotia
tions are being carried on with the
United States in friendly spirit, and
afford reason to hope for prompt and
satisfactory settlement. My govern.
ment will lay before you statement Of
the financial condition which has been
much impaired. The conclusion of
peace, which is fortunately near at
hand, can alone enable US to procure
the necessary sources of revenue in Or
der to remedy existing evils through
your patriotism.
Since my accession the Cuban war
has not prevented the emancipation OF
10000 slaves. We shall uphold the in
tegrity of Cuban territory.