, 1876-04-13

named Walter Finlayson, lately from
England, said to be connection OF the
Broadwood's piano manufacturers Of
London, was found dead in his bed at
the St George Botel this morning.
From appearances he is supposed to
have committed suicide stry:hnine.
VICTORIA, April Sat the inquest
held Yesterday afternoon on the body of
Walter Finlayson. who was found dead
in his bed at St. Nicholas Hotel yester-
day, the jury brought in verdict to the
effect that the deceased died from the
effects of prussic acid, administered by
himself while laboring under. temporary
insanity. He boaght the poison at a
drug store in this city. by representing
himself as medical man. and wished
st to poison dog he had not the heart
to shoot. WhenS last seen. between ten
and eleven o'clock Thursday night, he
was under the influence of liquor.
Beaver rock which is great obstruc-
ton at the entrance of this hArbor,
it is said, will be blown up at O'Clock
this afternoon. Preparations have been
making for some time for this purpose,
but the blasting has been postponed
several times.
The engineer of the dry dock works
announces that he will employ no China
men if he can get white men at reason
able rate of wages.
The government steamer Sir James
Douglass which went north two and
half months ago with large party of
railway engineers has not been heard
from. Fears are entertained that she
has met with nishap, and gunboat
will be sci out IN search to-day.
A pair of horses, attached to a car
riage in which were the driver and three
gentlemen, ran away. on the Esquimalt
road, yesterday. The occupants were
all thrown out, and the driver seriously
injured. The horses smashed the car
riage, and then ran down another car
riage in which was seated Mr.. Robson,
Pavmaster of the Canada Pacific rail-
road, and Mr. Hunter, Civil Engineer,
both gentlemen escaped with slight In
jury by jumping from their vehicle
which was smashed to pieces.
SAN Francisco, April Flour. extra
jobbirg, at 6@6 62119s; wheat, l s5@l 50.
The Liverpool market is again 2(a3d
lower. Barley. bay feed, l 259l 2711aa,
brewing, . 5o@3 90.
New YORK, April 6.--Gold closed at
1l3H@11314.
The annual meeting of the New York
and Brooklyn Association of Congrega-
tional Ministers began yesterday. The
report of the comm mittee was read and is
understood to state that while there is
grave need Of thorough investigation OF
the whole subject matter of the scandal.
The difficulty of carrying on two or
more investigations at the same time IS
fully realized and therefore it is recom>
mended that the association wait until
the plan devised by the advocacy
committee expires by limitation before
taking any further steps. The report
created some excitement. Beeeher said
he wanted this trial to be the last one.
He alone of all men knew tie truth and
he knew he was innocent. He besought
DIR. Buddington that he would leave no
stone unturned which would give any
light to aid the committee. Following
are the preambles and resolution as un-
derstood to have been offered by Bud
dington: Whereas, the Church Of the
Andover Theological Seminary has pro-
posed to Plymouth Church to unite with
them in calling mutual council to in
vestigate the accusation made against
the moral character of Rev: Henry W.
Beecher. Resolved that this association
approve the action of the Church of the
Theological Seminary at Andover, and
instruct the Committee to await the ap-
plication made by the Andoyer Church.
and take such action thereafter IS shall
be deemed expedient.
WASHINGTON. April THE civil SER
vice committee investigating the charges
against Thurman to-day inve stigated B.
F. Cowart. Cewart testified that Isadore
Collector of the port of
Cedar Keys, Florida, told him he paid
Thurman $500 blood money for his ap"
pointment as Collector. Geo. E. Fow
Ter testified that Thurman said few
days after his election that it had cost
over $4,000 clean cash to get elected
and he was going to have some OF this
money back before he started for Wash
ington. Thurman said an old fellow.
Simpson, at Monticello. wants
a cadetship for his son and the old chap
has got to pay me for it.
WASHINGTON, April Mitchell con
cluded his argument before the COM
mittee on transportation rates to the
seaboard, in favor of his bill for an ap-
preparation of S25O,000 for the con-
struction of c2nal and locks at the
Cascades of the Columbia River. The
committee unanimously authorized him
to report the bill to the Senate with an
amendment making the appropriation
of $150,000 and recommended its pas
sage. 1t is the intention of Mitchell to
offer the bill as an amendment to the
river and harbor bill, when it reaches
the Senate.
New YORK, April z. The Tribune's
WASHINGTON Special saws the Sarpeant at