New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-13
Nesu,llnrk Daily Gribm,ae,
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1878.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoRrIGN.-Lord Derby says he hopes to he able
70 announce on Thursday that the ironclads have
advanced to ConstantinOple. - Prince GortScha-
koff has replied to Lord Derby's inquiry that the
yerms of the armistce concern the belllGerents
alone. - France and Italy have decided not to
send fleets to COnstantinOple. 80 The Kew. Alex
ander Duff. the Scottish missionary, is dead.
DoMEsTIC-The President considers the Louis
lana trials breach Of good faith, and Will try to
save the members Of the Returning Board; his
letter to General Deveus may be published to-day
Governor Nichols teegraphs that he is poweIiess.
AIS large distillery near Dayton, Ohio has been
seized by the Government. = A report Will be
made to the House in favor of mail contracts for
two steam lines to Brazil. - General Is. +.
Butler and Senator Jones have prepared
speeches the silver question. -=-- Inc
Annropriatlon Bill passed the New-YoIk Assembly
the CoroneI's bill passed to third reading 80
Brooklyn Charter amendment was introduced in
the New York Senate; the Quarantine Commission
er,s report was received. - Testimony was ,aken
nv the New jersey Investigating Committee III re-
lation to the treatment of State Prison convicts.
-rhe PENNSYLVANIA Senate adopted resolutions
AGAINST the Wood Tariff bill.
Co>GREss-In the Senate yesterday. the bill
making February % holiday in Washington was
passed an understanding arrived at to let the
Sinking Fund resolution of Mr. Beck 20 by until
the Silver Bill is disposed of Mr.. Mcdonald spoke
in favor of the Silver Bill and Mr.. jefferson
against il the House resolution agalnst lowering
the whiskey tax will be called up to-day. - IN
the House, West Point appropriations were dis
cussed tile House then united with the Senate in
the formal presentation OF the painting OF Lincoln
Signing the Emancipation PrOclamation;" General
Garfield and Mr. A. H. Stephens made speeches. -
The meeting of the National Democratic Com
mittee is postponed until May %
Cry AND SUBURBAN.-The trunk lines have de-
cided to reduce freight rates to the West extern
sively, beginning tomorrow Rates from the west
are in an extremely unsettled condition. - Tie
Lord-Hcks contest is probably to be conpro-
missed. - The official report of the ex-
animation of the Bank Of North America
shows an undue proportion of loans to directors
and their firms - large number of prominent
citizens attended Theodore Roosevelts fuDera yes
terday the Rev. DR.. Adams made an address. -
The Erie Railway Company is shown to have paid
300 600 to lawyers in less than three years. -
The survivors of the Sallie NJ. Stedman's
crew give the particulars of their terri
BILE snfferings. - Recent disappearances and
suicides furnish interesting stories. - j. +. Hen
~ Curran & Co.'s creditors held excited discussions
Yesterday. - Gold 1O2, 102, 1912. Gold value
of the l,gal-tender dollar at the ciOse 9o cents.
Stocks gular and unsettled but closing strong.
Tuy Manufacturers local observations in
dictate an increase Of warmth, and partial cloud
mess Thermometer yesterday % So, 33'.