The daily gazette., 1878-03-09
THIRD EDITION.
FROM WASHINGTON.
10 the Baltimore Sun.


WAsHIsaros, March S.-The depart
mant of ,,tate has been officially inform
ed. through the munster of the Ottoman
Empire. that au instrument has Deen
signed pro viding for peace between that
empire and Russia,
Al the cabinet mesting to-day Secre-
tarv Sherman submitted estimates show
ing that under the proposed tarin Dill the
government revenua would tAii on iour-
teen OF fifteen millions. he thought tno
bill ilhadvised unless the denciency
shenld be made up by a tariff, on tea,
coffee and other articles now on the Tree
list.
Tne investi gait on of the charges against
Postal Superiutendent Cheney, OF New
England, closed to-day. The most I'M
portant testimony developed was To the
effect that Cheney is reported to have re-
ceived $3.50 for securing the appointment
of the postm astcr at Meredith. Conn.
The Senate committee on pensions TO-
day agreed to report favorably bills to
pay an annual pension of 500 per month
TO Mrs. Admiral Wilkes; a like pension
to Mrs. Gen. Baton, aud pension OF $40
per month to each of the daughters OF
Brig. Gen. Miller, of the war OF 1872.
Major avid Dods, of New Jersey ,and
a delegation of New York jewelers., were
heard by the committee on ways and
means to-day in favor of reduction Of
the rate of duty on manufactured and
imported jewelry.
The United States consul at Buenos
Ayres, South Amenca, warns working
lHen against coming there, a. they can
not lind employment of any KIND.
The House committee ON naval affairs
have decided adversely on the claim OF
Cast. I'll. Ii. Doty for compensation for
tine use of his torpedo in the equipment
OF the torpedo ship Alarm.
LOOKING FOR AMERICAN LEATHER.
The chief OF the bureau Of statistics has
just received a letter from Rusel. In
Rhenish Bavaria, stating that the writer
intended to import hemlock leather II
considerable quantities from the nited
States, and that he wished to obtain the
names of firms from whom he might pur
chase without the Intervention of mid
dlemen.
IN CABINET sEssIoN-EFFECT OF THT
PENDING TARIFF BILL ON THE
REVENUE.
The State Department was represented
at the Cabinet meeting to-day by A-sis
tant Secretary Seward, Secretary Evaru
beine absent in N. Y. All the other In EN-
bers were present. The Tariff bill, nov
being discussed by the Committee o
Ways and Means, was topic OF discus
sion. From estimates ana ladies SUBMIT
ted by Secretary Sherman 1t appearet
that under the operation of the bill th'
revenue would fall off annual from $14,
OOO,eO0 TO $4,000, 600, and TO meet thu
actual expenditures Of the government i
would become necessary to make up thu
deficiency by tariff on articles now oil
the free list.
THE PROTECTED RAILROAD FROM AUsTi,
TEXAS TO THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA.
The House Committee on Pacific Rail
roads to-day heard A. X. Oven, Of fenI
sylvauia, iu advocacy of his scheme Of
survey uRder cohtral Of the War Depart
ment for a railroad from Austin, Toxa,
through chihuahua and Sonora, NJ exicu
TO Topolovampo Harbor, on the Gulf q
California, midway between Guayma
aud Mazatlan. The committee subs
quently agreed to recommend the passaG
Of bill Introduced by Representati'
Ward, appropriating $40, 900 for the pu
pose.