Marshall County Republican., 1877-01-25

In Louisiana has been expended, in conse-
quence OF which the committee is compelled
to suspend operations.
GIN. ANDERSON and ex Gov. Wells, OF the
inston the other day, and were Immediately
arrested by the Sergeallt-at-Arms OF the House
OF Representatives. An officer of the House
left the came day for New Orleans to bring
kenner and Csssanave, the remaining members
of the board, to the bar of the House.
CHARLES FIsHER, who was recently con-
victed of purlOining papers from the office OF
the District Attorney, in the District Of Co'un-
bis, and subst stquently pardoned and conveyed
by bis friends to the lunstic asylum, has made
his escape from that institution.
The breaking up Of the ice in the Potc mac,
last week, did considerable damage. Several
scbooners and tugs were sunk and the wharyes
at Washington sustained serious injury.
A WASHINGTON dispatch says the President
has expressed his intention Of signing the ball
providing for counting the electoral vote, in
case it passes both houses OF Congress.
GENERAL.
The East and West railway lines have made
another advance in freight rates, to the great
disgust Of shippers. The United States Su-
preme Court has decided that land grant rail
roads are not bound to transport troops and
property Of the United States free of charge
py reason OF that fact that they are only TO
allow the Government the free use OF their
tracks In return for grants and that they are
each entitled to compensation for all such
transportation they have performed, except
the carrying OF the mails, subject to fair de-
duction for the use Of their several roads.
The revival labors of Messrs Moody and
Sankey have been brought to a close in
Chicago. and the evangelists gothence to Bos-
ton, where tabernacle has been provided for
them Records Of the work performed in Chi
cage show that 1888 converts professed relig
lou directly under the minis;rations of the
evangelists, while the total acceesions to the
various churches in the city since the revival
began number no less than 9 3S5,
THE United States navy mourns the loss OF
its Oldest officer, Rear Admiral Joseph Smith.
who died a few days ago at Washington. Ad-
miral Smith entered the navy sixty seven
years ago, and made his last cruise at sea in
1s45. ~
The President has given his reasons for not
upholding the Packard Governpent and dis
persing the Nichols Government in Louiziana.
He referred to his experience in the prompt
recognition OF the kellogg Government three
years ago, and to the fact that he was not sus-
tained by the Republican Senate or the Repub-
hcan party at large, and said that this experi-
ence had suggested to him the propriety of
proceeding with greater deliberation and eau
ton In the present instance.
FOREIGN.
A DISPATCH from Constantinople of the 18th
inst. says: ''At yesterdays sitting of the con-
ference the Marquis of Salisbury, in the name OF
his European colleagues, communicated TO the
representatives Of the Porte the last proposals.
or the Powers, whose demands were reduced
and softened. After making his communica.
non, Lord Salisbury announced that il the
Porte did not sgree to the proposals now made.
lie had instructions to quit Constantinople.r
LATE advices from Mexico are to the effect
that the army of Iglesias has been defeated
and captured by Disz' forces. Iglesas has
asked to be allowed to retire to private life.
Such relics OF the American Polaris expedi-
ton as the late English Arctic expedition. un-
der Capt Mares, was able to find and trans
port we're collected together and taken To
England. These curiOsities have now been
forwarded by the British Government TO the
Government of the United States Howes
the defauitiDg City treasurer OF Covington.
ny, has been arrested in London. Canals
Berlin dispafch Gays negotiations have been
reopenfd with France and there is a proba-
biliiy that Germany will participate in the Paris
Exhibition In 1873. "A telegram from Cal
cutta, India, SAYS the cost Of the relief works
aud other measures for mitigating the famine
in Madras and Bombay is e6, 500, 900.
AT meeting Of the Grand Council of the
Ottoman Empire, at Constantinople, on tho
18th OF January, the proposals. Of the confer
ence were unanimously rejected amid ehonts
OF Death before dishonor," There il no
opening for counter proposals, or for a TO-
newal or the negotiations In any form tho
conference has announced its ultimatum. and
the Porte VIII have none of it, Turkey l,as
decided to defy all Europe. and il remains TO
be seen what all Europe. more particularly
hussia- proposes 10 do about il.
The feeling in London seems to be that
Turkey must paddle her own canoe hencefor.b.
without relying upon England. The Times
thinks the peace may be maintained notwith-
standing the failure Of the conferences
cuban advices state that two important en-
gagements have recently been fought ON the
Island, the patriots coming on victorious in
both Affairs The rinderpest has again
broken out in Europe.
BERLIN dispatch says Russia is beginning
TO represent to the powers that. the demands
of the conference having been rejected, it de-
wolves upon Europe to take more forcible nro-
,eedings. Should Europe as is certain, find
Z impossible to agree ON joint action, Russ
VIII be able to declare that the failure of the
conference Is the defeat Of Europe, not OF