, 1878-03-09

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The insurgent chiefs, Jiminez and Sans
chez, with 425 men, II women and 80
children. surrendered in the neighbor-
hood of Trocha. The number of insur-
gents surrendered in Puerto Principe is
reported at 600 men with 400 members
of their families.
LONDON, March "A Pern correspon-
dent writes: BY giving up the hostile
European provinces, at the same time
receiving tribute from them or saddling
them with a portion of the national
debt, and concentrating Mossulmans in
the territory contiguous to CONSTANT
nople and making the concentration res
quired by territorial concessions in Asia
Minor, the Turks will create new Ot-
toman power ten times stronger then it
was spread over vast, badly organized
and hostile territory.
The following announcement of the
conclusion of peace between Russia
and Turkey. was received to night:
CoNsTANTINopLE Sunday Night. Mar.
81 The treaty of peace has been signed.
Grand Duke Nicholas announced the
fact to the soldiers at the review at San
Stefano to>dny. Russia has abandoned
her claim on the Egyptian and Bulga-
rian tributes.
St. Petersburg and Pera correspon>
dents confirm the report that the treaty
of peace has been signed. AT st. Pc
tersburg the enthusiasm over the news
was almost unprecedented. There was
an immence crowd Before the palace
shouting and singing God save tie
Gar" The Pera correspondent says
the treaty of peace was signed Satur
day.
CHICAGO, March 4--The Journals S
Washington special says: Democrats in
the house propose to call attention of
the house to-day to the fact of General
Anderson S retention as deputy Unitod
States collector of New Orleans uotwilh-
standing his convic ION and sentence
The object is to make political capital
against the administration, a1d they
claim Anderson's retention is an indi>
rect and open violation of existing laws
and that the president and Secretary
Sherman are censurabls for not sus-
pending Anderson from office as soon
as he was convicted. The treasury de>
partment has information that General
| Anderson's Imprisonment thus far is
nominal only. and he is permitted to go
to the custom house daily and sign Pa
pera in his official capacity. So far as
known no steps have been taken to re-
move Andersoa.
WARRINGTON. March 4.-The super
intendent of the Philadelphia mint
writes that melters and refners were
busy all day Friday casting ingots for
the new silver dollars and the coiner
will work up to them as closely as pos-
sible with rolling and cn.ting. The en-
graver will do his part rapidly and in
due time everything will be working to
the directors entire satisfaction.
MEMPHIS, March 3.-The number of
strangers arriving for the carnival fes-
tivities is unprecedented, and every
train arriving to~day is crowded.
New York, March 3.-The steamer
Colon. from Panama, the %, briugs the
following: W. H. Alley. the able and
indefatigab!e superintendent of the
| Oroya railroad. OF the Ceyero de Paso
mines. goes to New York by this steam
es. whence be will go overland to Cali
fornia ON business connected with min
ing.
There are fears Of famine in certain
parts of Peru, owing 10 the failure of
The cereal crops for want of rairs in the
interior, while on the coast, where rains
have been almost unknown, there have
been disesterous foods.
PANAMA, Feb. 25.-A new volcano has
been discovered by an officer of the U.
s. flagship Omaha in PATAGONIA. and the
name Of the ship Omaha is proposed
for it.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 3.-1he cor
respondent of the California Associated
Press, who has assembled the Sacra-
mente river to Monroeville. 100 miles
above Sacramento City. telegraphs that
for the entire distance tie country pre-
sents the appearance of continuous
sea on both sides of the river. Not five
thousand acres of land along tho river
for the whole distance have escaped the
fsod. The river is now falling rapidly
and vast tracts of Wheat land are max
ing theiS appearance. much Of which
may be saved If drying north winds
follow The recent continued storm.
Bstvsen Sacramento and Nonroeville
There ~ AtDut ESQ hreaks 10 he levess.