The People's vindicator., 1878-01-19

'''''''~'. "'''''' 'h''i 'h l!!fln anu el|lDN'! -
lea tI" Legislation iA.' 49, X =: ,!r hands
"f '"H; ;;r,>s t"r tnr relief Of TIE tnharrn
trade. The 'irawha,k K feature Of the bill
is rrSar.r,l by them :e> Of paramount i'm
pnr'H:irr. They seek i';1lnrlintr action
hy r"ny''>S. 'v. e. t"nI.i,!. Il mrnlirr of
tlr panvilr ,!ri".Atio". read 4 dispatch
t"-''aH saying that aiding Western to-
';"rr" ll"n w!!l !r here tn-nnrYnw 10 co.
operate with tEr Vlr4iGi;i delegation. The
r"pr S:'Htaiiv,'> of the tol,a," interest
4, sire i" .ili for !i, rrtlrlion to hr
kept Hrp,ra" and apart from the tari,
:;l!l, III o!tlvv t" secure the earliest; action
on IN" Part q: congress.
Bright Prospect, for the Texas Pacific
Railroad Bill,
he friends of IT, ENTERPRISE SAYS the
prospects for TIE Texas Pacific railroad
never looked brighter tilan to-lav. Most
o. the Representatives, WHO have returned
'I";n 1!|' people have caught new inSpi.
at'"n from them The press Of the conn
try II been talking ont on the subject.
showing that the enterprise is Il national
necessity, not only us a rhanHcl Of COM
'a'rr', h''t as Il means Of rryi:nx all in
nHsIrl"I interests. Numbers Of those
who We're nrn:ral or outs|,okrn oppo-
n'nts OF The ,n"asnre now sisnity their
purpose t. give it their support.
General Votes.
S':hn:3 says he E"vrr wro'c a letter Of
reSI.n;'t'"n nor !I'Hr3h aIout it,
Bulls after t'S:ilyiny before the CON-
MItt,'r left for the border.
Siat,cr WAS before the committee on
foreign affairs 20 day, when conS!,lcra-
ton o! diplomatic situation between the
two countries was rvsl;!nrd.
The president has i,au|oar.l two mail
robbers and r",n:nntrh tie sentence of
two m:'r';c:rr> and one rauar from death
to imprisonment for life.
The cabinet had q short uuint;ortaut
session.
Senate: Oyl">hy of Illinois, is annouu-
cra as a g;r;nhack and silver man.
In thr contradiction of tho impression
that Wi|lir'i's hotel was about closing it
is stated that the ;.Ssi,nccs have sighed
the !raS" and personal property of the
hntrl t" Mcl'"aald, who will run it with
ont interruption.
Yh" most reliable gossip regarding
North Carolina is that Gov. Vance will
! t"n'(rE the supreme ju,lynShip OF the state
to Senator Mrrr'non a:.t appoint }, NJ.
Leach for Mrrrjm"n'> unrXpi:cd term in
consideration of his services in the cam.
l'aig'' Of 1876. W. I. Dorrirh is also
prominently mentioned as Merrmon's
successor.
Tae Silver Bill Condemned.
A laly"| y attended meeting of the cot
ton exchange was held this evening, with
JAS (. WcuEan, president. III til, chair.
! Rt>olutioA> We're passed contlrmatory of ;
BIand's SILVER BILL asserting that its pas
sage WcnId be injurious to the cotton
! producing interests Of the country, which |
Is cloScl y allied with the markets of the |
world. 1t was tho interest alike Of the
merchant, planter and |aborcr that our
standard Of values should harmonze
with those Of ,::the principal commercial
nations of til" world. They hailed with
satisfaction the resolutions Of the New
Orleans clearing house and chamber of
commerce On this subject, dccmins their
interests IDENTICAL
LyIcIlcd.
Tuesday night " negro named Rice was
taken out of Jail in St. FranciSvilc, West
Fcl!ciana and hanged by party Of white
men. Rice was charged with the killing
OF Tom West, Democratic candidate for
sheriff. few days before tie election in
November lcG!. I!r fled to Point Col,pce
but recently gave himself up and was
lodged in Jail at St. Francisvilr.
F0RElGS.
The treIon IN;9r:cclion. !
London, Jan. 1O.-In connection with
the reported commencement of hostili-
ties between the insurgents and Turks in
Crete, u recent Athens lrticr Says the
Greek revolutionary committee OF which
Bulgaria is chief, had invited the CrctonS
to scnd deputies to Il national assembly
10 decide the annexation Of Grrecr. Ten
batta'ioHs were to be raised hut only two
were actlaliy formed. The Turkish gov.
eminent had five battal|ious of rcicfs but
intended to organize the M;hnmctl;th in
hnbitants. The Turks seem decided to
only hold towns on the coast and leave
the interior to the insurgents. If all the
christian men join the isurrcction it will
number about 100000 rising Cretcs.-
There is immense excitement at Athens
aud the revolutionary committee is urged
to oldcr rising in YhcSSa'y, but the 60
vcrnmrnt has dissua,ltd Bulgaria from
participation,
War News.
The PoliticIl Correspondence special
from CODstantinOp'e says Suleman Pash3
has been relieved of lis command and
ordered to Constantinoplc.
A correspondent Of the Times SAYS the
batta!ions captured in Schipka Fass pro-
badly nUnIher :J' to tOJ men. The yic-
tory was tho result of y combined move
mcnt by General Rodetsky and :,kolalotl'
through Schip!;a and Trcgan passes re-
spcttivcly.
The arristicc has not yet been arran.
81" AHb W w It@ tcCtit tt} HttSSf1 4 I:t-
swtr to Turkish communication prone.
sing an armisiicc, intmatiny that nero-
hat'"ns must be conducted on a basis Of
eventual peace conditions. The Porte
has not replied to this
Belgrade, Jan. 1l.-Nisch surrendered
tins morning in consequence of the ca,,-
tnre by STORM yesterday and Wednesday
OF G"ritza, Venik and all other highest
commanding fortresscs of the town. The
hshtlns lasted hvc days. Scrvian loss
considerable. ~
The reply Of Grand Duke Nicholas to
the Turkish commander-in- chief that he
would refer the latters overture for ar-
mistice 70 st, Petersburg, states that ne.
gotlations could only be conducted with
himself direct and there cou1d be no cues /
tlon ut present OF an armistice without a
basis tor peace.