The Morning herald., 1877-04-20
TELECRAMS.
The COMMISSION A FAILURE.
ALEXIS BANQUET.
SENTENCE OF THE MOLLY
MAGUIRES. ~. aa ag
THE SOUTHERN QUESTION.
THE DEMOCRATS RECOG-
NlZED.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
DOMESTIC.

THE LOUISIANA CONTROVERSY.
WARRINGTON, April 19.-The Louisiana
controversy seems to be assuming compli-
cations which were not anticipated, and
the confidence of an early settlement is
somewhat impaired.
Mr.. Evarts has received later advices from
the commission, setting forth the condition
Of affairs. It is not yet decided what course
will be pursued. 1t is intimated that no
further efforts will be made to effect set-
Element, and that the commission will re-
turn home. The extreme Republicans are
jubilant at the rejection Of the plan of the
by the Packard Legislature.
I NAVAL ORDERS.
Surgeon D. l.. Magruder, U. 8. A., has
been assigned 10 duty as attending surgeon
and examiner of recruits at St. Louis, NO.,
relieving Surgeon G. T, Alexander, who has
been ordered to report to the commanding
General, Department Of the Columbia, for
assignment to duty.
Lieutenant Adolph Mark detached from
the tennessee; Asiastic station, and ordered
to return homo and report arrival.
Lieutenant William P. Day detached from
the Despatch, placed on waiting orders.
The District Commissioners have granted
permission to the Washington and George
town Railroad Company. to the "dummy
street car" for thirty days as an expert
ment, said permission to be revocable at
any time. Ot
THE BANQUET TO NIGHT.
There were thir'y-eieht guests at the
banquet tonight at the Executive Mansion
including the Grand Dukes and their party,
and the Russian legation, the Diplomatic
Corps, the members Of the Presidents Cab
met, Admiral Porter and the Justices of
the Supreme Court.
MOLLIE MAGuIREs sENTENoED.
MAUou CuuNK.-Judge Dreher sestenced
the following prisoners yesterday: Patrick
KcKenna, convicted of murder in the
second degree for killing Morgan Powell,
nine years in the penitentiary; John Malloy,
for the same crime, five years; Bernard
Hayes, for perjury in the case of the Com
monwealth vs.. Campbell, ten months in the
county jail; John Mcshea, same crime and
sentence.
.N DEATH OF A PASTOR.
EAsreN, :PA.-Rev. John Beck, D. D.,
pastor of the Third Street Reformed Church
Of this place for twenty-five years, died
in couvulsions yesterday morning.
SHIP ABANDo NED.
BALTIMORE, April 10. The schooner
Lewis s. Davis, with sugar, from Cardenas
for Baltimore, before reported abandoned
April II, and the crew landed at Fernan-
lima, was of 321 tons, and belonged to New
FORK. The cargo, consigned to a Bslti-
more firm, was insured for $4,000 in the
North American, of Philadelphia.
MICRO MuRDEREss.
NFw York, April 19.-A negro woman
,amed Martin, living at Blossom Hill,
Princess Anne county, Va, has. been ar
'ested on the charge of numbering her
Henry Martin, some days ago.
Ter son relates that he saw the deed done.
|he also confessed after being strung up
everal times by some irritated negroes.
.ryA ,rrxrNaor aurn
NEW YORK, April 19.-Josh Hart an
ounces that he has sued Anna Dickinson
or damages. J.
FAILURE OF KENNEDY 4 GO.
h. Kennedy ~ Co., the northwest pool
rockers, have made an offer to their credi-
ors to pay 33H per cent. in cash.
FAILURE OF DRY GOODS MERCHANTS.
Rothschild, Heyman & Co., dry goods
n nporters, No. 371 Broadway, have failed.
100000
DEMOCRATIC CONTEsTANTs.
CHARLESTON, s. G. April 19.-The
democratic contestants are now installed in
ther rooms of the State House, and are
by Hampton as having perfect {
tiles. e
RKs1GNATIoN TENDERED.
L. Cass Carpenter, Collector of Internal
eveuue at Charleston, s. c., rendered
is resignation yesterday to the President. ,
FOREIGN.
The Eastern Question. wi
LONDON, April ia Reuter- despatch
rom Orsova says :---"Romanian troops are
oucentrating in Little Wsllachia, the great.
r eing despatched to Kalafat."