The Morning herald., 1877-04-11
News BY telegraph.

News BY telegraph.
In the House of Commons the marquis of
Harrington gave notice that he will on Fri.
day move for further papers on Turkey,
and particularly the draft of the protocol
which Count schouvalofrpresented 10 Lord
Derby on March II; also for any cores
pondence In reference to the Russian circu-
lar Of January 10, and the protocol Of march
II. It Is generally believed that this is
intended to bring on debate on Eastern sf-
fairs without challenging the Government,
and to prevent individual members Of the
Opposition introducing resolutions directed
against the government policy. ..a.
/ A Reuter- dispatch from Paris states that
a Constantinople telegram, dated monday
says: The Russian representative has in
formed safiet Pasha that Russia desires to
receive the Porte's reply about the proto-
col before the 18th inst. The state of af~
fairs is regarded as extremely critical.
Information has been received here that
Chamberlain has taken precautionary steps
to secure the the possession Of the State
House by statiohing within Its wall COM
pany ofstate militia, who will hold the
building during the settlement of the con-
troversy in the courts. - I'D
It is understood that Hampton does not
intend to make any attempts to dispos.
sess Chamberlain Of his occupation of the
building feeling assured of ultimate success
through ordinary judicial procedure.
Chamberlain's friends here are In hopes to
pre- cipitate conflict requiring the. use of
force, which will put the question before
the President in the attitude Of domestic
violence, requiring bim to exercise his cons
stitutional and statutory authority to de-
termine who is the legal Governor, and
who are in rebellion against the duly con-
stituted authority Of the State. The Press
ident is assured that Governor Hampton
will refrain from the use of force under
any circumstances, which if pursued, will
defeat any measures to force conflict and
compel executive interference. =
Among the allottments made out of the
appropriations for river and harbor i'm
provements are the following:-Passaic
river, $4,000; Wilmington harbor Dela-
ware, sic, ,ooo; Erie hArbor, $25, ,0o6; Great
Kanawha, $17o,00o.
The topic of tho day, fer discussion, Is
the fat oI the United States Supreme Court
announced in telegrams from Washington
yesterday. The sum and substance of this
decision is that the Board of Finance, which
received 81, 500, 900 in aid Of the centennial,
must pay it back before any division of asS
sets is made to the holders of stock. The
latter, instead of receiving about 80 per
cent of their investment, will get about 20.
The Bank of France has rednced its rate
Of discount per cent. The rate hereto
fore has been 8. This is likely to stimu
late the investment of French securities,
while In its relation to England 1t seems to
mark The conclusion of that prolonged pres
sure upon the gold Stores and gold currents
of the world whereby the metallic stock in
the bank of France has been gradually
raised to an unparalleled total.
A serious accident occurred yesterday af-
ternooon to some scows which were being
towed to sea from New York.
The wind was blowing very strong, and
very heavy sea was running. The cable
which was attached to the tug was parted
and the scows went adrift ono of them
floating out to sea. The latter was struck
by mountainous wave and upset; and the
people were thrown out. Tugs went TO
their assistance and rescued some of them,
but is feared they were not all saved. The
other scows drifted in different directions.
Some dashed upon Long Island coast, and
othersI swept upon the New Jersey sand
banks.
Daniel Rooney ,alias Dan the Blacksmith
has been arrested on suspicion Of been i'm
plicated in the Sixth National Bank rob-
berry on Sunday.
The police yesterday arrested five mem
and one woman who are charged with com"
plicity in the recent forgery on the Union
Trust Company for $64 ,250, and also in the
forgeries on the Carbon Iron Company and
Southern Missouri Pacific bonds.
Tho long stranded steamer Amerique was
doated yesterday morning.
1.-THE Amerique struck the shore at Sea-
bright, four miles NJ rth Of Long Branch,
about o'clock on the morning Of Janu-
ary 7, and she has therefore been stranded
over thirteen weeks. She had on board 216