, 1878-05-18
GENERAL NEWS.

porter interviewed AuSS.an olIcer
now in the city. lie said: ''There is
no mystery abou. the CiBt5riG. I came
here with authorization tc build or pur-
chase vessels may deem suitable for
our navy. am personally In favor OF
having as much of our work done H.
this country as possible. because the
work is quite as good if not better than
We get in Europe. And again. we have
the advantage of having it executed by
friendly nation that has always shown
kind disposition to favor US. We
have chartered no vessels and do not
want to charter any. we are not gong
to fit out any prvateeEs.
New YORK. May 13.-The new steam
er State of California will be launched
at Philadelphia on Thursday next
Preparations are being made for the
event. Il is understood that she will
be one q: the finest vessels ever bdlIt
IN American waters. u NAiN"'o va
patch from San Francisco to-day ads
yises that for the present no more
freight be engaged for this vessel. Con-
siderable has already been engaged.
It is rumored that she has been charter
tered or purchased by Russian agents
at a good round sum.
C1Nc1NNATI, May 14.--Dispatehes
from some seventy five points IN ONO
and Indiana indicate that the ice aud
frost of the past two months have very
materially injured vegetables and
choice fruits. Peaches seem 10 have
suffered most, especially in the North
The wheat crop is also somewhat dams
aged.
WASHINGTON, May IA Intimate
friends of the President say he SHOWS
no disquiet whatever in view OF panh-
ing proceedings in the house concern
ing the alleged election frauds, bat eS-
hibits the same apparent eqnsnmlty OF
temper that has marked bis conduct
ever since his Inauguration. he had
not in the past the slightest knowledge
Of frauds by the political managers In
Florida and Louisiana other than pup
lished accusations on the Democratic
side. During the canvass and lnves'l-
cations III these states he was entirely
reserved and took no part whatever
concerning them. leaving the responsi-
billy to those who performed such BUS"
mess. President Grant, while the ex-
citepent existed, suggested that gentle
man whose characters were well Snowp
to the country, should 80 there ara Y
anime into all the facts so,.de report
Or conciu,ious should irspire respect.
President hayes took 10 Part III tie
suggestions of his Imm@'iiate pred'ct's-
sor. and did not interfere Ii any VA;
whatever. At the tine the reirfi:!i &
boards wtte ut woI1. M TO the la'cs'
l0nr wafu The ccn:t-; Was t,osV'i. ~"
REGARDED ihe general Result u.'eeft.ii4 'N
TO either PARTY in the contest. tie le-
ceived no communications from any OF
the Rel luhiican visitors to those or any
other state, ror was he. III the remoiest
degree. implicated by the proceedings
Of Lis flienas in the matters stated. In
fact, his intimate friends say that dur-
ing the period of uncertainty OF his
election, he manifested no desire to oc-
cupy the presidential chalr, leaving the
determination Of the question to others.
The president said, this morning, there
was nothing new il the proposed III
yestication, but while the frauds If any
were committed, should be exposed,
such exposure would not inyaiiaate his
title to the presidential chair. as tbs
had been settled and declared by a
commission constituted under solemn
act Of congress.
WASHINGTON, May 15.--The war
department is informed tLat Gener-
al Ord has in a general order rels-
ued existing orders about following
raiders. District commanders are
instructed that they must adhere to
them strictly, while there is an &C
knewledged government in exercise
of power into which raiders take
refuge, but if such territory is al
ternately held by rival factions at
war with each other, and there is no
responsible government in control,
pursuing parties can take the short
est routes to the places Of refuge of
the raiding or invading bands and
treat the populations that defend
them as if they were raiders. Sim
liar instructions were issued by
Gen. Ord during the revolution OF
1876 as necessary to protect Ameri-
cans from plundering bands which
infested the whole opposite bank OF
the river.