The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-05-09
EASTERN STATES.

EASTERN STATES.
WASHINGTON, May Mr.. Manuel
De Zamacons. accompanied by the Sec.
rotary of State. to-day presented the
President his credentials as Minister of
Mexico.
WASHINGTON, May S.-Official infor.
nation has been received of the accept
ance by Greece of the invitation of this
Government to participate in the inter-
national gold and silver conference.
Three European nations having now
accepted the invitation, it is competent
for our Government under the terms re-
Gently enacted in the silver bill to make
definite arrangements for the meeting,
but the Government will have to wait
to hear from other nations.
ST. LOUIS, May IN. Leon Chat
teau, delegate from France, sent to this
country to secure the cooperation of
American merchants in plan for a
Franco. American Congress, to meet in
Paris the coming summer for the pur-
pose Of fixing the basis for Franco
American treaty of commerce, and
cffecting if possible modification of
the tariff on interchange commodities.
addressed large number of merchants
at the Exchange yesterday afternoon.
setting forth the object in view and
urging the cooperation of merchants of
st. Louis. His address was warmly
received, and President Balm, of the
Merchants Exchange, will appoint a
committee to act in connection with
committees already organized in Boston,
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Cincinnati and New Orleans, and the
central committee at Washington, which
is composed of influential members of
Congress and others. Mr.. Chateau
left last night for Chicago and San
Francisco.
WASHINGTON, May THE bill to
alter and amend the laws relative to
the filing of reports of the Pacific rail.
road companies, and for other purposes,
introduced to-day in the Senate by
Thurman, repeats section twenty of the
Pacific Railroad Act of June 25th, 1868,
and establishes the Office of Auditor of
Pacific railroads as one of the bureaus
of the interior department. The bill
provides that the Auditor shall pre-
scribe a system of accounts. and that
any Pacific railroad company having
received aid from the government that
neglects or refuses to furnish the ac-
counts required by the auditor shall
forfeit for each offense $1,000 and a
continuance for six months or more of
such neglect or refusal shall work for
fixture of all rights and privileges
granted the company by the United
States.
WASHINGTON, May = Assistant
Secretary Hswley received dispatch
announcing an additional subscription
by the syndicate while he was at a
Cabinet meeting. The telegram was
the occasion of much congratulation,
aud expressions were general regarding
the favorable aspect of national
I finances.
NEW YORK, May The syndicate
has subscribed for an additional Fl We mil
lions ii per cent. bonds, making
twenty-five millions taken of the fifty
| contract.
ELLSWORTH. (Maine). May In
conversation with Capt. Badenhsusen,
| OF the Cimbria. and the Russian off
GERS, thoy were asked if they did not
think they were in peril in case war
was suddenly declared, as the British
cruisers would be on their track. Capt.
Badenhausen insisted that he could not
be troubled. as he was German COM
mander of German ship under the
German flag. He said the deck of his
ship was German territory which Eng.
land would not dare to invade.
ST. ALBANs. May The Adeertissr
learns from q reliable source that the
Fenian brotherhood in this section is
getting into working order in view OF
the possibility of war between England
aud Russia