, 1876-04-06

handling on the part Of the moro mod
srately.inclinsd and law abiding portion
Of the population.
Nuw wssrazx1.rzs. April 4.--w. R
Lewis. = stage driver at New westminis
tor, won tie IS. 600 in the Seattle Gold
Coin Lottery. He holding ticket S1S.
CxcrNNAr1. April An the election
yesterday for members of the board Of
public WORKS the democrats elected three
and republicans two. The republicans
will have majority in tho city connsil
and in the school boards.
Returns from 81 towns show gensr
al republican majority in % and a demo-
crat majority in Is; Of the rest 10 are
divided. Local questions entered &c
fully into the contest that the restlt ID
no test of party strength.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. April 4.--The gen
eral republican ticket was elected by
$500 majority On an average. The
council will stand % republicans to IA
democrats. The republican ticket cleo
ted Is out Of 1S council men yesterday.
The returns generally chow republican
gain, although politics we're ignored in
many cases.
BATON ROUGE, La, April An an
election held here yesterday the demo-
Gratis were victorious. A large number
Of colored men voting an open demo
cratic ticket.
NEW YORK. April 4.--The World says
the sreenback reformers polled about
1900 votes in Connecticut
MONTGOMERY, Ala, April 3.-There
has been u furious thunder storm for the
past 10 hours without intermission. With
the heaviest rain ever known in this re-
gion. Seven inches having fallel. 1t
has caused great damage to planters,
and many houses have been blown
down..
WASHINGTON, April A. The impeach
hent articles are to be presented to-
morrow. Lord being chairman of man
ayers.
The Senate finance committee took
up the house silver coin bill to-day ard
discussed it. A very strong opposition
to some points in the bill was manifest
ed, and the committee adjoined without
coming to any conclusion. agreeing
however to discuss the measure again
Tuesday.
NEW YORK. April 4.-Gold closed q
1121s@113.
$500, 900 in silver CON was this morn
ing received at the Treasury Department
from San Francisco. An additional
500 ,00U, in quarters. is expected to-
morrow, which will complete the pres
en-: order, which is for $5cO,OOO As
there is necessity for still more coint
orders will be forwarded to San Francis
co for additional supplies at once.
CHICAGO. April Proceedings in for,
feiture will be commenced to morrow
against the Is distilleries in this city
which have been siezed by the govern
ment for frauds and Irregularities.
MEMPHIS, April Am indications
seem to point to flood of at least as
great magnitude as has ever resulted
from high rivers. The bottom opposite
the city is flooded back to Madison.
LONDON, Aptil At is reported tha-
Earl Granville has sent Count Won
Arnim explicit assurance that as far as
he is concerned, there is no foundation
for the statement inquired about by
Sullivan in the House of Commons
of March Goth, that the British Gov
ernment had protested against the ap-
pointments of the Count as Embassa-
dor to England. on account of his un-
faithfulness. His Lordship said the late
government disclaims using any such
language as that.
In the House of Lords last night. tie
Earl of Shaftsburg offered his motion
for an address 70 the Queen, praying
her Majesty not to assume the title OF
Empress. He argued that the title was
distasteful to vast majority of the peo-
pie, and made the point. that after the
recent argument of Disraeli. the as
sumption of such title would be All in
suit to the Czar. The Earl of Carnar
Won opposed and Lord Sellborne sup
ported the motion, which after long
debate was rejected by a vote Of 1877 to
81. The Royal Title bill then passed
through the Committee.