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will respond at the time designated. He
conversed freely. and remarked that
now he was on the defensive, he was
the target for all manner of attacks, but
had no fears of his ultimate vindication.
So far only one side of the matter had
been given, but soon the other side
would be heard.
SAN Francisco, April 7.-Greenbacks
ssH a. sss4 buying; SO @ S911s selling.
Complaint filed to-day in the District
Cour. by the Panama Rrailroad Com
pany against the Pacific Mail Company.
to recover S33S,049 due by defendant.
for transportation of goods and passen.
gers across the Isthmus.
The mayor and six Chinese companies
held long consultation yesterday on
the proposition to send all the Chinese
prostitutes back to China. The repres-
entatives of thaMongolian corporations
admitted that there were not more than
a thousand ChinesSin San Francisco
who refuse to acknowledge allegiance to
the six Chinese companies. If they de-
eide that the lewd womnn shall return
to China their commands will be obeyed.
The companies now have the PROPOSE
ton under consideration and before
many days, will report what they Will
be willing to do.
The work of attaching the ste amers
of the Pacific Mail Company by the
Panama Railroad Co., has been COM
menced. The City of Panama was
levied ou yesterday. The Grenada
now due from Australia, will be next,
and the Montana from Panama and the
Dakota from Seattle and Victoria, will
be attached on their arrival if consider
ed necessary to secure the alleged in
debtedness. 1t is consided doubtful
whether the company will hold together
much longer, and it is rumored that the
China line is likely to fall into the
hands of the Transcontinental Railroad
Companies, while Clyde l. Co. will con-
troll the trade to Panama. The Aus
tralian line it is supposed, might be
continued by Jay Gould and the Cen
tral Pacific, OF abandoned.
VICTORIA, April S. The announce
ment that Beaver Rock would be blasted
at four o'clock to-day, caused crowds of
people to gather in every available spot
to witness it. Promptly at the time.
the man in charge applied his battery,
which was instantly followed by dull
heavy report, and large body of water
thrown forty or fifty feet in the air. The
blast is said to be perfect success, and
that where was formerly twelve feet of
water at high tide, will now be thirty.
ST. LOUIS, April S.-The U. S. Cir
cult Court was densely packed this
morning by spectators, to hear Judge
Dillon's decision in tie Mckee, Mcguire
and Avery cases. The court announced
that in Maguire's case, the five counts
in the Indictment standing against the
defendant, and to which he pleaded
guilty, charging him with failing to re-
port to his superior officer certain
knowledge ~tich he possessed, would
be merged into one, the offense charg-
ed in each being the same, and passed
sentence of a fine of $4,000, the
maximum penalty: six months imprison-
ment in the county Jail. is the mini
mum penalty. The court allowed till
next Thursday for Avery to apr ear.
VIM. Mckee was then called. The
motion for new trial was overruled.
Judge Krum stated that the motion for
arrest of Judgment was on file, and the
court adjourned with announcement
that the argument would be heard this
afternoon. A petition was put into cir-
culation this evening and signed by
many of the leading citizens, asking
President Grant to pardon Mcguire
who was sentenced to-day, and a pro-
ject is on foot to raise subscription to
pay bis fine.
An order was received here yesterday
from General Sherman to General
Whipple, chief of his staff, to begin the
removal of Army Headquarters to
Washington, at once.
MEMPHIS. April 9.-TEe latest reports
from below, state that the overflow ex-
tends 70 miles up the Arkansas, and 100
up the White river. In front of this
city it extends to Madison, forty miles
distant
NEW YosK, April 8.-Gold closed at
113 O. 1875.
A large meeting was held tonight at
Delmonico's, to consider the propHety
of properly receiving the Emperor of
Brazil. The latter has telegraphed to
the Brazilian Minister, that he desires
no formal reception, as he is travelling
as private gentleman.
New York, April o. The Sunday
Citizen has report that VIM. NJ. Tweed
has bought house in Havana and is
living there.
WASHINGTON, April S.-The bill carry
ing into effect tie Hawaiian treaty is
now considered certain to pass by a
large majority, since the strong speech
Garfield and others sustaining the treaty
policy.
The prospect of the silver currency
bill are still considered doubtful. The
Senate will probably adopt the amend-