The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-12-28

the abolition Of the trade dollar, for
fear that it would divide the present
support accorded to the Bland bill, but
plans are laid for repeal Of the act
authorizing the coinage Of trade dollars
to follow the passage Of the silver bill
by the Senate, where an effort will be
made to put the Bland bill back into
the original shape and to send it to the
President without returning it TO the
House The cost to the Government of
the free coinage proposed BY the bill is
stated at the mint bureau as aboct L.
500 a day or 10000 year.
The Heraifs London correspondent
at Naples sends full report of GIANTS
reception in that city, and his move
ments during his stay there. The Gen.
eral and party arrived In Naples on
board the United States steamer VAN
dslia early on tbs evening Of the 18th
instant. On the following day. in CON-
pany with Mrs. Grant and son, An as
cent Of Vesuvius was attempted; but
the day being cold the party did hot
reach the crater. The party lunched at
the House of Refuge, near the observa
tory, and spent pleasant hour enjoy
ing the remarkably fine view of Capri
and Ischia. The plain 10 studded with
twenty villages. and lined with snow
clad hills. and the snow looked beauti-
fully clear and white in the gorgeous
sunlight Of an Italian sky. They re-
turned in the evening to the Vandalia
after really pleasant day. Wednes-
day the General aud his family visited
the Ruins Of Pompeii. The Govern
ment had made arrangements for spe-
cial excavation in honor Of Grant, so
that he might see how the work was
done, and see some of the curiosities
recovered, just as they were placed
when the city was so suddenly ruined.
The day was o little cold. but clear,
and in every way favorable for work.
The directors OF the excavations re-
ceived Grants party. and conducted
them to the principal points of interest.
Two hours were spent wandering
among the ruins of the ancient and
memorable city, aud at every step
something of interest was seen. The
workmen then proceeded to dig out
the chamber Of . buried house. and dis
covered some fragments Of q table.
made Of wood and bronze. The work.
manship was very curious and elabo.
rate, and was examined with great in
terest by the whole party. The next
object Of interest discovered was q loaf
Of bread, wrapped neatly in cloth and
perfectly distinguishAble. Many other
curious and interesting articles were
found and inspected BY the party. aud
all expressed themselves as highly
pleased with their visit to the ruips, and
returned in the evening. Thursday
Graut returned the official visits of the
civil and military authorities of the
city. and - he left the Vandalia, her
yards were manned. and . salute fred,
the salute being returned by the ltsl-
ian Admiral. Grant then landed and
was met by the General commanding
the district. who had regiment Of
Bersaglieri drawn up in front Of the
Royal Palace, and WAS reviewed by
Grant. Accompanied by the Italian
officials, he then visited the naval and
military schools. and the pslsce, after
which he attended reception 1t the
house Of Consul Duncan. During his
visits Grant was accompanied by his
son, Commander Robson. Lieutenants
Rush and Miller and splendid retinue
Of Italian officials. The whole tone OF
the reception accorded him was cordial
aud stately. The General expressed
himself with the greatest admiration
Of the italian troops.
NEw YORK Dec. 27.-All the morn
ing journals publish . long discourse
from W. + Chandler. late Secretary OF
the Republican National Committee, to
voters of New Hampshire, which is
mainly old, and the burden Of which is
that Hayes was really counted in.
The Sun says the Tammany Hall
general committee tonight expelled
Owen Murphy from membership.
Murphy is still believed to be in Can.
ada.
The World says the tho Labor Con.
vention held Ut Newark. yesterday, at
which Justus Schwsb, . New York
lager beer saloon keeper, ON the
strength Of letter sent him from San
Francisco, represented the labor in ter
est Of California. II was fortunate for
Schwab, by the way. that this was the
rule, for however vigorously he may
labor at his particular branch OF indus
try. he would never have obtained the
merest corner Of scat in convention
ON his merits alone.