, 1878-04-20

The 1Sibnne. epitomizing its Washing>
ton dispatches. says: Sherman's con-
tract to obtain fifty millions of gold TOR
resumption purposes has produced a
decided effect in Washington 1t is now
predicted that the resumption act will
not be repealed.
WASHINGTON. April 49, A sub COM
mittee of the house committee on cons
merce reports on the Metropolis disas-
ter that the ship was rotten IN Ter bow
and stern cargo badly arranged, aud the
affidavits OF the shipwrights show that
the work was badly done and the rotor
wood concealed by order of the owners.
the Lunts. Lunt is therefore liable to
punishment under section ,493 of the
revised statutes is worthy crilAinal pros-
ecution. Assistant Inspector Craft is
also liable to examination under section
H. ,407 of the revised statutes.
There are vague rumors that the I'm
ion Pacific is negotiating for possession
of the Kansas Pacific. such action being
taken, it is said, to neutralize the effect
Of Chaffee's pro rate bill, in case it
should pass.
CHICAGO. April 13.--The 1ribune's
London special says: There is another
temporary luil in the difficulty between
England and Russia. and the next step
will probably be taken by England.
Meantime, Germany is said to be enga-
ged in persistent effort at mediation,
and there is talk of an informal meeting
of all foreign ambassadors at the court
of Berlin to make arrangements to hold
congress. Little hope of the success
of such an experiment is felt here.
Both governments continue war preca-
rations on very large scale. and the
Russians are putting heavy pressure
on Turkey to obtain an alliance in the
event of war with England.
WASHINGTON. April l3.-The depart
ment of state has not yet received in>
telligence of the recognition of Diaz's
government. There is no doubt, how
ever, of the fact, as instructions to
Foster, on returning TO Mexico, au-
tnorized him to do so. should he find q
proper condition of affairs to warrant it.
The reasons are that it has shown q
disposition to arrange all matters in
dispute between the two governments
and given evidence of its ealnestness in
that direction having. among other
things, sent federaltroops to the frontier
to preserve peace. thus supplanting the
inefficient militia: consequently no se>
rieus raids have occurred on the Rio
Grande for the last three months. Be-
sides as they become due, two INSTALL
ments of the Mexican indemnity,
amounting to 5000, 900. and recently the
Mexican government checked an attempt
at Matamoras to levy forced loans on
American citizens. There have been no
other such attempts for some months
past and every precaution will be taken
to prevent them in the future. The
Mexican government express readiness
to enter upon negotiations for the ad>
justment of all questions in dispute.
LONDON, April 13.- The Times has
an impartial but rather mysterious edi-
torial on the possibility of some special
act by military or naval commanders on
one side or the other precipitating war.
There is also a rumor here in certain
quarters that some English naval cap.
tains are to bring on war in case of q
certain failure of negotiations by MAJ
king decided action. apparently without
orders, thus enabling the British gov
ernment to force Russia to declare war.
There has been less excitement at
Portsmouth dock yard this week. Work
is fast assuming an ordinary routine
character. Overtime has been generals
ly stopped. Very little remains to be
done in the way of warlike preparation.
Monday it became known letter had
been forwarded from the admiralty to
Portsmouth. asking how long it would
take to get ready for sea the fotilla of
iron gunboats built for service in the
Baltic during the Russian war, and for
the most part since. lying on the slips
at Hasler. These are formidable little
vessels of 254 tons displacement. with
twin screws, and carrying each an 18
ton gun in the bows. Preparations were
actually begun to fit them with maga-
zines when countermanding orders
were received.
"A{recent convert to Moody
and Sankey in one of the hill
towns said to his employer, with