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CONGRESS.

Except the introduction of the legal.
tender silver bill by Sherman, there was
EothiDg Of more than ordinary interest
done in the senate yesterday. The bill
providing for the paving of Pennsyl-
wants avenue was passed. Logan, from
the committee on finance, reported fs-
vorably on the house bill to define the
tax on fermented and malt liquors,
which will come up to-day. Oglesby,
from the committee on public lands,
reported the senate bill to dispose Of the
lands formerly covered by the waters Of
Pi:c2rtee lake, Illinois; passed. Mr..
Anthony introduced bill relating to
the sale OF the Congressional Re
cord and other public documents.
1t authorizes the congressional printer
to furnish copies Of tine RedcOTd ard ex-
tracts therefrom, to members of congress
at cost, and other public documents, etc +,
with ten per cent. additional thereon,
and collect the money after delivery.
Passed. The deficiency appropriation
bill was then taken up and, without ac-
tiOn, after executive session, the senate
adjourned.
The proceedings ia the house of rep
resentstivts yesterday were without
special interest. In the contested cleo
ton case Of Bromberg Us. Haralson, OF
Alabama, the house agreed to the report
OF the committee that the latter was en-
titled to his seat. Mr.. Scales introduced
a bill to refund certain direct taxes on
lands collected from citizens OF the late
iusuTectionsry States. Ia the evening
speeches were made fsvoriBg the trans
fer of the Indian bureau to the war de.
partment by C1lberson, Hooker and
Banning, but without & vote the house
adjourned.
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THE legislature o. Texas, which con-
vened yesterday, will elect United
States senator to succeed NJ. G. Hamil-
ton, whose term expires On the fourth of
March, 1877. There are numerous as
pirsnts for that position, and the claims
Of each are advocated with more or lees
warmth by their respective friends and
admirers. AmOng the more prominent
names mentioned in that connection
are the following: Richard Coke,
Judge Devine, F. L. Stockdale, John
Irelsnd, ]. w. Throokmorton and John
Hancock. Richard Coke is the present
governor of the State; Devipe was for
many years ju6g9 Of the Federal court;
StOckdale was formerly lieutenant
governor, and is an able lawyer; Ireland
is a leading politician and lawyer;
ThrockmortOn was governor, and is at
present member Of congress, and John
Hancock is the ablsst aud most honored
OF the old Unionists Of the S.ate, and at
present a member Of congress. The
contest is narrowed between him and
Governor Coke.
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THE senate has quite IS clear a right
10 investigate the Mississippi election d5
tHtitio, as il has TO look into the manner of
choosing senator from Alabama, matter
upon which one of its committees has been
engaged all winter and spring. Chattanooga
Times.
Not so. The senate may investigate
anything ard anybody within its juris.
diction. Spencer, being a member of
the senate, is within its Jurisdiction and
smensble to its ru'es. Not 80 with a
State election. To admit that the senate
or house can at will investigate State
elections, is to introduce confusion into
q system that is well ordered and well
balanced, and which carefully provides
for the preservation of the dig
nifty and rights of the States
as well as those of the United
States. The Times knows that these
State election Investigations are wrong
as we'll as we do; and it knows, too,
that the one ordered for Mississippi, for
which its pet, Senator Key, voted, is
part OF a scheme, Of which Motion and
Boutwell, are, the authors, to make it sp-
pear that the "south" is yet the leading
question in the Presidential contest.
The Times knows that this is the in
famous purpose, and Senator Key con-
fessed that he knew it was. Why then
seek to justify Radical malignity and
hate toward the south for the sake OF
trying to justify vote that Senator Key
himself cannot justify? Let us hear no
more OF such twaddle.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-04-19

THE New York Euening Post, Of Sat
urdsy, noticiIg the fact that the gri
oHle, OF gdat morning, said that the let
ters tcom the people printed in its col
u-nns pointed unmistassbly to "Blsiu
and Bris!Ow" as the peoples choice
for President, says that the Tribune
Thereby ignores the name Of Mr..
Adams. This is an oversight, doubtless,
for during the last two months Mr..
Adams mas been named nearly three
tiEIes as often SIS Mr.. Blaine. We have
Observed also, that Mr. Brlstow has
been named by the Tribune correspond.
ents more than three times as often as
Mr.. Blaine, and in that journal of this
morning he is named Ave times to Mr..
Blsine's twice; from which we infer
that Mr. Bristow is growing in the favor
OF the Tribune readers as he is in that
Of the readers OF almost every other
jlurusl,"
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smith and the bounty BnIs

WAsBINGTON, April I6.-The com.
mittee on rules to day agreed upon the
basis Of report adverse to the position
of Charles h. Smith ia advertising to
collect bOunties in the event Of the pas
ssge Of the pending bounty bill while
acting ss journal clerk Of the house.
Another Statute. of LimitaLiOns.l =
WASHINGTON, April 1S.-The senate
resolutions instructing tue committee
on Judiciary 10 inquire into the expe-
diency of providing reasonable statute
OF limitations, barring all right on the
part OF the United States to sue upon
The official bonds, with leave to report
by bill or otherwise, was agreed to.
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Trunk Line Comnetifion.

New YORK, April lS.-At a confer
ence OF trunk and western lines, held
to-day at the st. Nicholas hotel, st
which the New York Central, Erie,
Psnnsylvsnis, Baltimore ard Ohio,
Michigan Southern, Michigan Central,
and Fort Wayne lines were represented,
it was agreed that no change should be
made in the rates on passenger business
west or east, or on west. bound freight
business, or on live stock, or oil bust.
ness OF the trunk lines, but that western
roads should make rates on esst-bOund
freights, eastern roads agreeiDg to &C.
cept the same. This change was neces-
STATED by the New York Central insist
ing that their connecting lines OF Chi.
csgo and other western points should be
left free to meet the competition o. the
Grand trunk OF Canada on east-bOund
huqinaua
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CROP REPORT.
Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Illinois
An Average Yield Expected.

TOLEDO, o., April 18.-The Blade
plblishes this afternoon prehensive
crop reports from over two hundred
points in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and
Illinois. These indicate that the pros.
poets OF wheat in the principal wheat
producing regions of these States are
unusually good, Ia southern and CEN
tral Michigan, farmers are sanguine Of
having better crops than for years. The
same ia true OF the great wheat-fields in
western and northern Illinois, and
northern Missouri. In the rich new
lands OF north western Ohio the prospect
is not SO good. Much OF the wheat has
been drowned out through central Indi-
ana and central Illinois. Very much
wheat has been winter killed, and many
fields have been plowed up. A half crop
is all that the farmers hope for. There
will be large quantity OF spring wheat
own this yesr, aud the acreage planted
in corn and oats will probably be greater
than ever. There is disposition among
Michigan farmers to plant large quanti-
ties OF oats. Fruit everywhere is report
ed as looking unusually well, and each
locality seems in hope for even q mod.
crate crop of peaches The wet weather
hiss greatly retarded spring blowing, but
in many localities took advantage Of the
mild weather during the winter to do
much breaking-up in their fields.
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Government Glands strike.

CINOINNATI, April IS. - The Ca
Eette'S Charleston (W. Va special
says that the wOrkmen employed
on the government locks in the
Kanawha river st BrownstoWn,
West Virginis, struck for higher wages
some two weeks ago. The contractors
brought fifty negroes from Richmond,
and on their arrival this evening they
were met by about two hundred whites,
who insist upon their return. The
latest report from Brownstown says the
negroes are in the contractors office,
and the whites have sent runners into
the surrounding country for the purpose
OF collecting mob. Trouble is feared
tonight unless the negroes are sent east.
BroWnstoWn is ten miles above Charles
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-04-19
TELEGRAPHIC SUHNARY.

Philadelphia, April IS: Arrived
Steamer Indiana, from Liverpool.
New York, April lS: Henry c. Bower
hiss withdrawn from the Congregations
! Union.
Washington, April IS: James T.
Beach has been nominated for pOstmas.
ter at st. Joseph.
London, April IS: The amount Of bull
| lion gone into the Bank Of England
on balance to-day is E213, 900.
Montreal, April Is: An order has been
given for the extraditiOn Of DR.. Warns,
who was found guilty Of forgery yester-
day.
st. Joseph, April Is: An old lady
named Mary Keyser, living near Ne
mehs, Nebraska, suicided Sunday, by
hanging.
London, April Is: The race for the
New Market Bretley plate was won by
C9rolanus; Chaplet, second; Breech-
losder, thirJ.
Chicago, April IS: General VIM. T.
Sherman arrived in this city this morn
ing, and is stopping at the Grand Pa
cific hotel.
New York, April IS: Arrived-Steam-
ships Nevada and England, from Liver
pool; Calaud, from Rotterdam; Pomera-
MIA, from Hamburg.
London, April IS: The steamships
Necar, Republic and State of Indiana,
from New York, and the Nederland,
from Phila0elphia, arrived out.
New York, April IS: The national
committee OF Liberal Republicans is
called to meet in this city May Sth, to
take action in reference to the national
convention, etc.
Port Huron, Mich, April IS: The ma
chine shop and one locomotive OF the
Grand Trunk railway were destroyed
by fire this morning; loss, twenty
thousand dollars.
Louisville, April IS: Kahn & Lam
bert's vinegar factory was damaged by
fire this morning to the extent of thirty
two hundred doIlars. Insurance seven
teen hundred dollars.
Cleveland, o., April Is: Mr.. T.
Dwight Eells, u. prominent citizen of
this city, and also prominently identi-
fed with Lake superior iron ore inter-
ests, died very suddenly at two o'clock
this morning Of paralysis.
Hull, April IS: The loss of the Vic
tory, from Shields for San Francisco,
appears to be beyond doubt. She had,
beside Captain Jones, whose body was
found yesterday, twenty-five hands and
a pilot, all OF whom we're undoubtedly
drowned.
st. Joseph, April IS: The announce
ment from Washington that Colonel
John Severance had been superseded as
postmaster at this city by James T.
Beach, was received with surprise, not
only by the Republicans but by all re-
spectacle citizens.
st. Louis, April Is: Praper's Missouri
State lottery has brought suit against
the board Of police commissioners, sek-
ing one hundred thousand dollars dam
ages for breaking up their business by
the late raids on their offices and the
seizure Of their property.
Ozark, Ark, April IS: Sam Murphy,
foreman for Mccarthy & Johnston here,
incautiously exploded small package
Of dynamite last Friday, by which both
his hands we're blown off. He was blown
into the river and nearly drowned, and
received other injuries, nearly resulting
in death.
StLouis, April IS: A gang of railroad
car robbers, who keep operating on the
have been broken up by the police. John
Jackson, Mike NJ Mahon and A. L. Hart
have beer arrested, and a considerable
amount Of goods belonging 70 the mer-
chants of tnis city captured.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
" IL 1

WASHINGTON, April Is, 1876. J
By virtue Of the authority vested in
the secretary Of the treasury by the Sec
ond section of the act entitled, Gan act
to provide for deficiency in the printing
and engraving bureau OF the treasury de-
partment, and for the issue of silver coin
of the United States in place of fraction
al currency" approved April II, 1876,
the several officers below named are
hereby authorized, upon presentation at
their respective offices for redemption of
fractional currency Of the United States
in Gums of five dollars or multiples
thereof, assorted by denominations aud
in amount not to exceed one hundred
dollars, to issue therefor a like amount
of silver coin of the United States, of
denomination Of ten, twenty, twenty
FIVE and fifty cents; and furthermore,
upon presentation for redemption at the
Office Of the treasury OF the United
States, in this city, Of any amount Uf
such currency, properly assorted, and in
sums OF not less than five dollars, the
treasurer is authorized to issue silver
coin therefor to the amount Of currency
presented, or he may give his check
therefor, payable in silver at either of
the offices hereinafter named, at the op-
ton Of the party presenting the curren-
cy, ss far as may be practicable, from
time to time. fractional currency re-
deemed in silver under these in
structions by any of the assistant treas
ureTs or de3ignated depositaTies Of the
United States will be sent in sums of
one thousand dollars, or multiples there
Of, to the treasurer in this city, the
amount to be charged in the trea Iurer's
general coin account al a transfer of
funds, and any amount Of such curren-
cy, for which silver hes been paid, re-
manning at any time in the cslh OF the
several offic s, will be treated az coin as
sets, and in no CT Sc will such fractional
currency be reissued. Fractional cur.
rency sent by express or otherwise, to
the officers bsloW named for redemption
in silver, under the provisions Of this
circular, should be accompanied by q
letter Of advice. stating fully the ad-
dress of the sender, and how the remit
tsnce in payment therefor is desired, and
by the treasurer's check OF the office at
which the check should be made psya-
ble. The government will not pay ex-
press charges on silver Issued, or frac-
tional currency presented for redemp-
ton under the provisions Of this circu-
lar. The offices herein referred to are as
follows: Treasurer Of The United States,
Washington; assistant treasurer at Bos j..
ton, New York, Philadelphia, st. Louis,
Charleston, South Carolina, New Or
leans, Cincinnati, Chicago, San Fran
cisco, and Baltimore, and the United
States depositaries at Buffalo and Pitts.
burg. H. BRIsToW,
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THE Knoxville Tribune explains its
position on the Key matter. It "did
4" commend and DOES still commend the
spirit ard policy OF Senator Keys
spsech. 1t was patriotic, msgnani-
" nous and cOncilistOry. But we eX-
"pres,ly denied, and 90 deny, the right
{" Of either branch OF coDgress-except
" possibly FOR determining the quslifcs-
+" tions Of its members-to investigate
" the local elections Of a State, and,
with this view We could not have
vo.ed foE Morton's Mississippi resolu-
ton. And, indeei, We are frank TO
" say that we have regarded Senator
" Keys vote as non seguitttr Of bis
"speecb. We could have preferred
4" that go liberal a speech should have
" been ussd as the preface 10 a mega
tive yote.n
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-04-19

Hon. w. G. WHITTHoBNE, in a letter
addressed TO Colonel D. B. Cooper, de-
clsres that in pursuance of determine
lion announced two years ago, he will
not be q candidate for reelection to con-
gress. We trust General WhittaCrne
will be prevailed upon By his conshtu-
ency to stsy just where he is for at least
one more term. He is doing a work az
heal of the naval COMMITTEES Of the
house that few besides him could do as
well. When that is finished he will no
doubt fiad other work to do by Which
his State, his party and the whole Union
may profit.
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A Redncer Killed.

ST. LOUIS, April 18.-The Globe. Dem.
Ocrat's special from Chamois, Missouri,
ssys Colonel A. A. Spencer was assas.
sinated in the court. ON at Linn Creek
last evening by stranger, giving the
name Of Jeffries. The only explanation
of the affair is, that Jefffies asked Spen.
Ger what he had done with his wife and
children, snd Immediately drew q re-
vOlver and shot him three times, twice
through the head. Jeffries made no at
tempt to escape, but surrendered to the
authorities. Colonel Spencer is said to
be the son of the former secretary of the
navy, and q brother of Lieutenant Spen-
Ger, who was hung at the yard-srm OF
the brig Lomers, for mutiny, many
years ago.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-04-19

THE Shelbyville Gazette: awe have
Z" thought good deal, and seriously, OF
Senator Keys vote in favor Of Nor
/" toms Mississippi investigation resolu-
L" tions, but We are still at loss whether
"to denominate the set as that Of an
imbecile or a demagogue. In any
L" light, however, it appears to US most
" serious blunder; not only as it affects
4" Mr.. Keys political standing, but as il
81 touches the status Of the Democratic
party and the south. Take q
4" back seat, Mr.. Key; you evidently &c
" not possess the Key to the Morton
60 prob,em.u
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-04-19

THE Washington Morning NelCs pub
fishes the statement Of the New York
Sun, that Ex Speaker James g. Blaine
transferred sevsnty.five bonds OF the
Little Rock and Fort smith railroad
company TO Thomas 4. Scott, president
OF the Union Pacific railroad, who in re-
turn gave him sixty-four thousand dol
lars in cash, and then Scott palmed the
said bonds eff OF Morton, Bliss & Co. as
collateral 10 secure his note for that sum,
which said firm advanced the money
on. "And now it comes to light" says
the News, "lhat this 'bucktail railroad
king never paid bis note, and actuslly
bought Jim Blaine Of Msine'-tne
principal Rsdicsl Presidential sspirsut,
and carries him IN bis bTeeches pocket
for sixty-four t1Cussnd dOllsIs of some
body eise's money. !. also appears that
these bonds which Blaine gave Scott
and which Scott hypothecated with
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-04-19

CHICAGO, April 1S-The IImes's Ke-
okuk special says the steamer d. A.
M'DOnsId, while attempting to pass
through the draw-bridge with two
barges, struck the pier witt one barge,
and the hull Of the boat W as smashed in.
The water poured in so rapidly that be-
fore she could be run ashore she sank in
twenty feet water. A number Of WO-
men snd children on board were rescued
with much difficulty. The boat was
valued at fourteen thousand dollars, and
was uninsured. She is the property OF
MessTs, Van SAINT, of LeCIaire.
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Morton, Bliss & c., t0eTe lOOTthleSs, and
besides that Thomas A. did not pay his
note when due, but compelled the exec.
utive committee Of the Union Pacific
road, of which be was president, TO pass
an order that MGR on, Bliss & 20. be su.
thorizsd to draw upon the treasurer Of
that company for sixty.fJur thousand
dollsrs, Payable in forty days after date
December 16, 1871, and to ho'd the
aforesaid vslueless bonds as collateral -
This looks bad for the president Of the
Texas aud Pacific rajlrosd.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-04-19

TRE Cincinnati Enquirer, in its pre-
sent enlarged proportions, is one of the
hsadsOmesti as it is one of the ablest
Journals in ths Union. Decidedly in
advance, ia q typographical view, over
all its local cotemporaries, it equals
them in the enterprise and spirit essen
tiAl to precedence in journalism. Be-
sides which, it is Democratic to the
core" and, therefore, loyal to every con-
stitntional prb:clple. We congratulate
our eotempr raTy on it's present prosperi-
ty, aud E-iope fer it q continuance.
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EaCls's Jetties.

NEW ORLEANS, April lS.-A petition,
signed by the leading ship agents and
the masters OF nearly sll the vessels in
port, has Teen forwarded to the secreta-
~ Of war, protesting against moving
the government dredgebOst from the
Southwest pass to complete the work 81
Esds's jetties. The Republican says
that under Eads's contract with the gov
eminent he is to get five hundred thou
ssnd dollars as sOOn as he gets chan
mel twenty feet deep and two hundred
feet wide through the jetties. This h9
has been unable to Go since he has erect
ed bis jetties. The water st the head Of
South pass hss shosled from seventeen
to fourteen feet, and a bar has formed in
the gulf in front Cf he jetties, on which
there is now less than fourteen feet, and
rapidly shOaling.
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Don Pedro ON his Travels.

CHICAGO, April 1S.-Don Pedro, the
emperor Of Brazil, will arrive in this
city tomorrow morning, and after few
hours stay, will, at half-past ten o'clock
ia the morning, leave on q special car,
vid the Chicago and Northwestern rail.
way, for Omaha and California. He is
accompanied by his military family and
by Don J. BOrges, Brazilian minister,to
Washington.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, April 1S.-Empe-
TOR Don Pedro and party arrived il this
city tonight and made stay Of twenty
five minutes. They were driven to Lake
Shore park and viewed Lske Erie.
They left by the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad for Chicago. There was large
crowd at the depot.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-04-19

Mr.. WattersOn insists that the meet
ing Of Editors Bowles, Hslstead and
himself, in New York recently, was en-
tirely accidental, and had no reference
whatever to the founding OF new par
ty. The country and the politicians will
now breathe freer. Conkling, BristoW,
Blaine, Hendricks, Tilden, Morton,
Bayard, Thurman and Davis ought to
be happy. II BoWles & Co. were only
to put their heads together and get up q
party, as they could do in twenty.fOur
hours, the whole crowd of Presidential
aspirants would be "blOwn out of wa
ter" as Bsbcock would say.-BaLtinaOre
Gnzeffe
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Settling Win Defaulters.

New YORK, April lS.-In the suit of
the comptroller OF the currency, Knox,
against the estate of William NJ. Ora.
ham and Charles H. Horton, the de-
faulting ex-president and ex-cashier of
the Waikiki national bank, Register
Little yesterday allowed the claim on
behalf Of the bank against the estate OF
Graham for Sl72.53 and against the
estate of Horton for Sl7S, ,13l.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-04-19
BycycIIst out of the Cycle.

New YORK, April lS.-The champi-
onship BICYCLE race for fifty miles be-
tween D. Stanton, the English cham
can champion, took place last night at
the rink, and resulted in victory for
Stanton. Mcclellan broke down on the
sixteenth mile and also on the twentieth
Stanton finished the fifty miles in three
hours and four minutes.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-04-19

THE Camden [Ark) Beacon agrees
with a correspondent that Colonel
Smithee, the present incumbent, has
done more for Arkansas In his capacity
ss land commissioner than any other
who ba3 held the Office, and is the best
qualified peIhsps Of say other man in
tbs State to fill the place for smother
term, by reason Of his familiarity with
its complex duties. Let Mr.. Smithee
remain just where he is for another
fnrm
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-04-19

COLONEL p. c. PICKETT, chairman
OF ihe first Congressional district Demo.
cratic committee Of Arkansas, suggests
pHtponemgnt Of the congressional
canvass until the Slate election is over.
Ihs me Gazette thinks is right, as the
pyese5t members should have an oppor.
tInitv, OF being heard.