New-York tribune., 1878-04-02
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGS-LOrd Salisbury, the new Foreign Min
ister has issued circular explaining why the Brit
ish Government declined TO enter the Congress; he
objects generally and in detail to the recent treaty
- The Russians are erecting Notifications
nc strategic points around COnstantinople. -
Queen Victoria has sent message TO Parliament re-
gartng the reserves - There is a small surplus
in the British revenue for the last fiscal year.
DoMEsrIc.-The President will 90 to Chester
Penn, on Saturday. but has declined public recep
ton there. - The public debt was reduced
S231S,614 in March. - Harry NJ. Nc
Mullen has been nominated Marshal for
Delaware. "A Senate Committee has re-
ported that the affairs of the Freedman's
Hospital are properly managed; Mr.. Schurz
had made repeated efforts to discover something
wrong in this institution, and had published the
accusation without publishing the acquital by one
of his committees. - What the President and
Senator Howe respectively say about the recent
speech of the latter is related in The
TRIBUNE's Washington dispatches. - Ex-
Attorney y-General Fairchid has replied to John
Kelly's statement in reference to the negotiations
for Tweed's release Ohio Democrats are
dissatisfied with Governor Bishops connection
with the Cincinnati Southern RailrOad-
Secretary sherman appeared before the House Com
mittee on Banking yesterday and replied to the
views of the New-York bankers.
CoNGREsS.-In the Senate yesterday, the Com
mittee on Railroads reported bill to extend the
time for completing the Northern Pacific Railroad
eight years Messrs Beck and Christiancy spoke in
advocacy of the Pacific Railroad Funding Bill
Messrs. Coke and Morrill, spoke on the proposed
amendment TO the Revised Statutes relative TO the
issue of arms 10 the several States. - In the
House, large number of new bills and resolutions
were introduced, among them bill by lrSephens to
facilitate resumption, and resolution by Mr. Willis
for an investigation as to steamers bought from
Marshall o. Roberts in 1862; Mr.. Cummings made
an effort to secure the passage of his pension bill
but was defeated; an evening session was held for
debate only -= The Senate has finally rejected
the nominations of Mr.. Reed to be postmaster at
Toledo, and Mr.. Reynolds 10 be Register of the
Treasury
CITY AND SrBuRBAN-Booth & Edgar. promi-
nent sugar rehners. suspended yesterday, with La
bihties Of nearly $3.50 900; Joseph Foulkes sons an
old shipping firm. have failed. owing 100000.
80 Madame Resten cut her throat some hours
before the time appointed for her trial. -
James McHenry's petition TO come INTO the
Peoples suit against Erie was argued =
The Jury disagreed in the Grow trlal -
W. II. Vanderbilt wrote a letter claiming that he
would spare 10 exertiOl TO increase New-York's
traffic. - The Sixpenny Savings Bank depostors
held noisy meeting. - private view was af-
forded of the annual exhibition of the Academy OF
Design. - Plasterers in New-YOrk and Brooklyn
threaten to strike for higher wages. = Gold,
1O1l 1Olls, lois. Gold yal1e Of the legal-tendeI
dollar at the close, 9S9lo cents. Stocks generally
inactive and irregular. but closing firm.
The WEATHER.-TRIBUNE local observations ndi-
cate fair weather, with partly cloudy intervals, and
little change of temperature. Thermometer yeSter
day AZ, 5S3, 51o.