, 1878-03-16
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
New York, March THE steamer
Bolivia arrived to-day, and reports tina
she sighted the ship Berthol of Port
land, in distress; sent life-boat and
found Capt. Hill and three of his crew
had been washed overheard on the pre-
vious day during heavy gale; mate
and one seaman injured; sent an officer
and two seamen to navigate the vessel.
RICHMOND, march 7.-Gov. Holiday
sent TO the legislature q communication
setting forth, in the strongest terms,
his sentiment that the state debt should
be paid without the suggested constitu-
tional convention or other expensive
methods.
W1LKEsBARRE. March THE Le-
high Valley and Franklin Coal Com.
pany will suspend operations tonight
for the balance of this month, as the
quota of this section il already filed.
CHICAGO, March THE National
Dairy Association is holding . conven-
ton here with delegations representing
81 states and territories. There are
delegates from Nevada, California.
Utah and Oregon, and great enthusiasm
is evinced.
SPARrANsBuRG, Pa. March IA fire
here destroyed property to tie extent of
500. 900; half insured.
CLEVELAND, March Z. "A fire suppos-
ed to be caused by spontaneous com>
bustion, this evening. in block on st.
Clair street, destroyed Miller Bros.
chemical paint factory and Edward
Genee's mandatory of sewing machines.
Loss, SEC. 900; covered by insurance.
LOUISVILLE. March 6.-Ths Newcomb
Buchanan distillery, in this city, the
largest and wealthiest in the country,
suspended to-day; liabilities unknown,
but much less than assets. The cause
of the suspension is known to have been
the agitation of the reduction of the tax
on whisky by congress. This occasion
ed less than one-half the usual sales.
Harvey & Keith. the largest shoe
house in the city have suspended.
Both are time-honored firms, and
troubles which have been foreshadowed
for some time produce universal SYM
pathy.
J. A. canon L. Son, Wholesale liquor
dealers, have gone into bankruptcy;
liabilities of the firm and individuals
about $50. 200; assets about $4,000.
BALTIMORE, March 6.--In the U. S.
circuit court to-day Judge Giles rem
dered decision in the case Of Shook &
Palmer. of New York, against w. J.
Gilmore, lessee of the Holiday street
theater, praying for an injunction rev
straining Gilmore from performing the
drama entitled "a Celebrated Case. !"
The decree states that complainants
are exclusively entitled to the manu-
script of said drama and the exclusive
right to represent it in the English Lam
guage, and perpetua!ly enjoins Gilmore
from performing it.
PHILADELPHIA, March 6.--Superinten-
dent Pollock of the mint will issue to-
morrow 250,000 new silver dollars, now
being coined in that institution.
CHICAGO, March 6.-The Tribune S
Washington special says: DR.. Linder>
man had an important conference with
Chairman Stephens of the coinage
committee. Linderman favors the dis
continuance of trade dollars, law call
ing in those already issued and direct
ing the recoinage of them into the new
silver dollar. He claims that the trade
dollar is not applied to its legitimate use
in the China trade, but it is used 70,
speculation in the eastern states. He
favors bill authorizing deposits Of
gold and silver at the mints and the is
sue of certificates.
LONDON, March IA Paris CORE,
spondent says it seems certain France
would readily consent to England's oh.
tanning complete security in regard tc
the Suez canal, but would do her utmost
to dissuade England from occupying
Egypt. France desires joint action witt
England respecting Egypt. Prince Bis
marck recently stated that he wouli
himself propose at the congress English
occupation of Egypt, Germany guaran-
teeing the non-lntervention of France
CoNsrANT1NopLE, March THE Brit.
ish fleet is still at Touzla; the channe
squadron has reached Bssika bay.
The sultan has invited Grand Duke
Nicholas to visit the city tomorrow
The visit depends on the sultan's yield.
ing the grand dukes desire to be &C.
companisd by mounted escort of eigh'
ty persons.
CHICAGO. March S.-The Tribuns's