The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-04-03

union countries. This is in accordance with
the section OF the silver bill, providing for an
international conference TO determine the rels-
tive values of the bi-me' allie standards.
The House committee on post-ofices and
post roads has under consideration a new
scheme for the classification Of mail matter.
The state department has received official
| intelligence, from ConstantiDople, of the dis
continuance OF the blockade on the Black sea.
The House committee on education and labor
has instructed Mr.. Goode, the chairman, to re-
| port bill providing that the net proceeds OF
sales OF public lands shall forever be conse-
Grated and set apart for the education OF the
people This act is not to have any effect to
repeal, impair or suspend any law authorizing
the pre-emption Of public lands or the entry OF
| public lands for homesteads nor as limiting in
| any manner the power OF Congress to alter or
| extend tho right of homestead upon such
| lands, nor shall it be held TO limit or abIidge
the power Of Congress over the public domain
or interfere with granting bounty lands
The President has nominated William s.
Choate to be United States judge for the
Southern district OF New York.
The first batch Of new silver dollars-ten
thousand in number-was received at the
treasury department, and three thousand OF
them we're paid out in exchange for gold. Sec
retary Sherman, by whose order silver is only
to be sold for gold, takes the ground that
to sell it foI greenbacks would make the latter
payable for customs duCies which, he states, is
contrary to law.
The House committee ON banking and cur
rency has agreed upon bill providing for the
issue of silver bullion certificates in denomina-
tions of $10, 500, $50, 800 and 81, 900 each,
representing 4l2l5 grains, and receivable with
out limit for all dues to the United States
Messrs. Hardenbergh, Eames and Chittenden,
Of the committee voted against the bill.
A dispatch was received from the Uni ed
States consel-general at Havana, recording
tho death of Hon. John E. Leonard, member OF
the house from Louisiana, who about fort
night previous had been sent by the President
as a special commissioner to Cuba to inquire
into the alleged kidnapping Of colored men
from Florida.
Foreign News.
A London dispatch says Trustworthy pri-
vate advces from India state that the Moham-
medans are greatly excited in consequence Of
the overthrow OF Turkey. Serious trouble is
even apprehended unless the government takes
some anti Russian action shortly 1t Is be-
heved that 200, 900 Moslem volunteers, to serve
against Russia, could be raised without diff
Guilty.
About forty miners were killed by an ex-
plosion in a colliery near Bolton, England.
The king of Greece was entertained by Gen
eral Grant, at luncheon, ON board the United
States steamer Vandalia, at Athens.
Cassagnac, the well known French editor
Of fighting proclivities, has fought another
duel with Republican deputy, at Paris.
The storerooms in course of erection at
the Woolwich dockyard, London, covering an
acre of ground, suddenly collapsed while the
laborers we're at work. Hundreds of the
workmen were buried in the debris. All were
quickly rescued, but many of them we're seri-
ously injured.
Thirty-six persons who were attending fair
at Brest, France, were drowned by the capsiz-
ing of barge.
Subscriptions for a new issue of so, 900, 900
roubles were opened at st. Petersburg, and
the amount is said to have been Immediately
subscribed.
The Powers have agreed to have each two
representatives in the Peace Congress.