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New-York tribune., 1878-03-29
JAMAICA AND HAYTI.
CIVIL SERVICE ABUsEs-THE REVOLT ~

CIVIL SERVICE ABUsEs-THE REVOLT ~ UAYTL.'
KINGSTON, March 21.-The Civil Service
Commission appointed by the Governor TO inquire into
the working of the several public departments still con-
tnucs its stngs under the presidency ot the Chief JUS
tice aud startling disclosures being made from day
to day There was $250.0O0 year expended In one
department. which kept books of accounts Tie only
departments which gave satisfactory accounts were tho
General Post Office and the Prisons.
The Baltimore Guano Company have paid the indem.
nitv demanded by The British Governmen, for trespas3
ON e MOraut Keys. They have also leased the Keys,
and are actively engaged now in gathering guano aud
turtles -, r.,
Troops and war material being got in readiness for
transport England. The white troops are ready 10
leave The war material is 10 30 by the steamer Mesey,
now loading. .
on the nie hit Of the 18Th inst revolution broke out
in POrt-au-P Prince Louis TaD!s, General OF Depart
men taking ADVANTAGE OF the Presidents absence, took
nm arms against the Government. He and his followers,
about 500 in number. tried TO take possession or mo
palace arsenal and Fort National but only succeeded
In capturing the latter. on the 14th dispatch steamer
was sent after the President, and about noon the man.
otwar then IN port mOored broadsde on ana opened
fire on the FORT
Eight persons were killed and several wounds by The
bombardInent General Tlns escaped at night, tuer he
gates lad blown open by the NatOnai forces uuer
President Canal. The fort recapturcd Inc frssi-
dent is showing clemency and order has been restored
New-York tribune., 1878-03-29
MIR. DELFOssE's APPOINTMENT.

MIR. FISH CONSENTED TO HIS NoMINATIoN TO THE
FISHERY COMMISSION, AND URGED HIM TO AC-
CEPT.
WASHINGTON, March 2s.-Although ex-Secretary
Fish had, in 1873, objected 10 the appointment OF
Mr.. Delfosse as member of the Halifax Commits
sion, letters just published show that the exSecre-
tary himself urged the Belgian Minister TO serve.
In February, 1877, just before the close of Pres-
dent Grants second administration and Mr.. Fishs
retirement, the Secretary informed Sir Edward
Thornton that he would accept Mr.. Delfossc as
Commissioner. The latter at first declined the aT-
pontment but finally yielded TO pressing
requests. Under date OF February 49, 1877, Mr.
Fish wrote Mr.. Dclfosse thanking him for accepting
the appointment, and adding :" should have
called upon yOu, in company with SIR Edward
Thornton to make the request, but for the many
matters pressing upon Ms at that time, when Con-
gress is IN session, and knew he would represent to
yOu my wishes for Your assent 10 our request.
The time in which the Governments of England
and the United States might select the third Com
missioner having expired, Coun Bcust, the Austrian
Minister at London, was called upon 10 make n
nomination. He was unolliciay informed at the
time of Mr. DcliOssc's selection, aud therefore
named him. informing the Belgian Minister NJ Lon
don that the two Governments had prompted the
nomination "a one that would suit them fully.
New-York tribune., 1878-03-29
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

WASHINGTON, -.
The Hon JSO NJ. THOMSON, HOuse Of HepTtscH0hrfs:
DEAR SIR: Your note of the 27t Instant was received
flis morning agree with you that the article III lHE
NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE was without truth in spirit or In
form You did utter the language attributed TO YOU
and especially the last expression could not have been
used BY yOu any without exciting my notice ana
remark and know you did not utter H.
You no doubt. disappointed thGt colonel sullivan
was not appointed Registers but III the expression OF
your digappointment there nothing unklnd sd or
that regarded as IN the least degree unpleasant You
and General White seemed TO think that ought TO nave
Communicated to you the fact that the oce had been
rendered to Mr.. Scofeld; but 1 DO not thlnk so
nor would feel at liberty In like circumstances be-
fore acceptance to communicate the tender 3i an az
nontmept made by by direction ot Inc Ifcsi
dent especally when there was great doubt OF inc
acccnfance In conversation, on Monday we spoke
nf Mr. scofeld but YOU and General White thought he
would not accept and was some what OF that opnlon
and the refore both the President and were retcent
about the tender Of the Office to MT. scoheiu
and I received his acceptance by telegram not
five minutes before you came on tuesday. Inc
President knew nothing Of it, and told II to you mrs! OF
ALI The President entirely without iauit IN lhe
matter and very properly heard you state the ciaDs OF
Iolonel Sullivan had information OF the accept
ance and know had great doubts OF IL. -
liz ia easy enough 10 excite uIkind feeng among geb-
temeu but in this agree with you that theie was
none nor any occasion for any Very truly yours,
JOHN SHERMAN, Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1878-03-29
WASHINGTON.
ANOTHER REPUBLICAN UNsEATED


MR. FIELD EXPELLED TO PERMIT THE ADMISSION
OF DEMOCRAT-CoNsENT TO NOMINATIONS
REFusED--A STIR ABOUT THE SCENE Ar MR..
sHERMAN's-GENERAL NRwS.
The Democrats in the House, with the aid
OF General Buffers vote, unseated Mr.. Field,
of Massachusetts, yesterday, and swore in Mr.
Dean, the contestant. Nine Democrats voted
with the Republicans. The Senate has con-
frmed Mr.. Scofeld, and rejected Mr.. Reynolds
and Mr.. Huston. Ex-Governor Packard is
still candidate to be Collector at New
Orleans. General Harry White has reported
20 the correspondent Of THE TRIBUNE the ac-
count of an excited interview with Mr.. Sherman.
The latter and Mr.. Thompson have written letters
giving different views of the matter. Attorney
General Devens will not give the House legal
ofnion as recently requested. Several new
propositions are before Congress as to
The Pacific Railroads. A new version of the
way in which NJ. Delfosse was appointed Is
printed to-day.
New-York tribune., 1878-03-29
FIXING UP THE TOBACCO TAX.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON Thursday, maTcn 2s 1878.
The subscriptions to the per cents to-day amounted
to $4,000.
Itisnot probable that the Treasury balances Will be
publishcd before they given out In the monthly
statement Of the public debt, to be promulgated on Mon
day next.
G. w. Griffin, who acceptably served the Government
ms Consul at the Samoan Islands has been transferred TO
the Fiji Consulate. This gentleman was formerly Con-
sui at Copenhagen.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs unanimously
agreed to-day rccomend the passage OF Representa-
tive Moproe's bill relating TO teleRraphc communca
fon between the United States and foreign countries.
Tho Commissioner Of Indian Affairs recommends an
appropriation OF s25OooO for providing stock cattle
farming implements, etc.. for tho Red Cloud ana
Spotted Tail Sioux Indians, lately removed Hon No
braska 10 the Missouri River.
New-York tribune., 1878-03-29
LORD DERBY'S CAREER.
THE POLITICAL SERVICES OF THE Ex-FoREIGN
MrSfcTry

TIE POLITICAL SEENlttS Ot HE EN-Fohiib+>
MINISTER.
Edward Henry Smith-Stanley. fifteenth Earl
OF Derby was born at Knowsey Park the family seat IN
Lancashire on July 21 1926. lie was educated at
igby and Cambridge and at both rivalled the brilliant
scholarship OF his distinguished father at Eton and
Cambridge During his university career with the pur-
pose OF fitting himself for public life he devoted espe
cial attention questions involved in the science OF
government. Soon after he left Cambridge In lS4S,
having failed OF election to Parliament from Lanca
shire he made tour OF Canada, tho United States and
the West Indies, and while s absent was re-
turned TO Parliament from Lynn Regis, IN the seat
which Lord c. Bentlnck's death had made vacant.
He was In India in $50 when his father In the forma
tion OF his first Cabinet made him Undersecretary for
Foreign Affairs 1853 he declined the Secretaryshp
OF the Colonies offered him by Lord Palmerston. but In
1853 accepted that place in his fathers second admins
tration and aferward succeeded Lord Ellcnbor-
ough as President Of the Board OF Control for Indian AZ
fars During his Secretary the Indian mutlny was
ouelled and Ihe control Of Indian affairs transferred
from the COMPANY to the Crown me h,s nar, 3 o
the formation OF new ministry by his iather at III III
June 1866 he became Secretary for Foreign Afair IN
which position he remained u9t prn nster
April, 1869, he installed as Iord Rector OF me
University OF Glasgow, and six months later on the
"a Earl OF Derby. When Disraeli formed Conservn-
tive Cabinet In 1874 he again became head OF ihe for
egn Oice from which position be yesterday resigned.
Lord Derby's vaciating policy toward the Eastern
question, alternately approved and condemned by his
party is fresh In the recollection OF ALL His most posi-
two step ana that which was at the me regardel hls
greatest diplomatic triumph his refusal to sign the
Berlin Memorandum In May. 1875 AS the assent OF a
tho Christian Powers OF Europe wrs essential; TINS
refusal pullifed the deliberations OF Bsinarck Gorts
cSaE"ff and Andrassy and in effect made between
Russia and Turkey inevitable.
New-York tribune., 1878-03-29
CONTRIBUTIONS.

WARRINGTON, March 28.-Thc Senate in ex-
..r,,vo session today, confirmed tho following nomi-
nations:
oenni W sconed Of Pennsyvania 10 be Register OF the
T,easnrv George Roosevelt OF Pennsylvania 70 De ned
,s.s fosu al John w. Douglass OF NeWf0rk
10 Se Indian me xankton Agency DanSs .gcn w%
caa Jiontlps Collector OF Customs at ST. JohDe torda
= H. BARTLETT Collector Of Customs Ut lltue Egg Aspof
Norman T. Chapman st awatna KAN;
hewitt Iowa A. NJ Luke Jehersonvile Indi John "
Mccarthy Valparaiso Ind s,%ue g O. CAMP gs. Meaop
nsss John W. Rckey, Tis;hns NY Enoch ro g. Bdwe,
ScrTch hIepy,is GGrn, n j. Andrew smitherS Dover Del
Lieutenant Charles A. woodruff Of The 1h iniantry'
GnaSles P Esnsds Of Pcteburg Va 70 DO United states
,sSsshN al fHo Esstern District Of Virginia
New-York tribune., 1878-03-29
THE ATTITUDE OF AUSTRIA.
ANDRAssY STILL LONGING FOR THE EUROPEAN
CONGRESS-.

ANDRASSY SILL LONGING FOX TIE ECHOPEAN
CONGRESS.
LONDON, Thursday, March 2s, 1873.
"The impression still prevails" says the
Vienna telegram The Times that in spite of the little
promising answer that Russia maintains her former
standpoint negotiations must not be regarded as alto
gether broken or since Russia just may be
jectured from the successive arrivals Of Prince Alex
ander Of Hesse and General Ignate lays some stress
on showing herself concatory possible to Austria
and trying TO the bad impression produced
here by the preliminary treaty. This Government
than any other. be In position to find CON-
promise satisfactory to both sides So long as the
slightest chance remains of real congress of all the
signatory Powers, thus securing tbei possibility o:
European settlement II will be tenaeOusly clung to
here. All Efforts will be concentrated In increasing
these chances and removing the obstacles In the way
OF the Congress"
Vienna dispatch received at Paris says: "The pro-
Russian party are urging the Government to accept
Bosnia. Herzegovina and territory on the Egean Sea-"
ANDRAssY SAID TO BE ANTIRUssIAN.
The Daily Teegrdph has Vienna dispatch saying: "a
sudden aud unaccountable change in the Governments
attitude Is reported II Is said that Count Andrassy has
only been fegning concurrence with the court party
and that he is now preparing TO oppose Russia openly
with the entire Hungarian party at his back"
New-York tribune., 1878-03-29
TWO NOMINATIONS REJECTED.


CAsEs-sCoFfELD CONFIRMED.
iBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE1
WASHINGTON, March 2s.-The most interesting
portion of the Of the Senate to-day was that
devoted to the consideration of executive business.
The nomination of Judge Scofeld to the Register
ship of the Treasury was confirmed without objec-
ton and without single dissenting vote.
The nomination of Alexander Reed to be Post
master at Toledo. which was reported adversely
from the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads
last week, was called up but objection to its con-
sideration being made, it was LAID over until the
next executive session. Senator Matthews seems to
have idea Of suspendIng his efforts in Mr.. Reeds
behalf while there remains any chance of success.
There seems to lie very little probability that any
combination can be made which will secure Mr..
Reeds confirmation. Senator Thurman is opposed
TO the appointment and will without doubt have q
considerable Democratic following.
The nomination Of Mr.. Reynolds Of Alabama,
designated for the First Authorship of the Treas
ury, in the place of Mr.. Mahon Of Pennsylvania,
who resigned in accordance with the wish of Secre-
tary Sherman was rejected by majority of seven
votes Mr.. Reynolds's appointment was opposed by
Senator Spencer on some personal grounds, and
also BIZ both Senators from Pennsylvania,
who were opposed to the removal OF Mr..
Mahon. Senator Wallace made speech in
favor Of the reinstatement OK Nr. Mahon,
whose fe he said had been spent in the public ser
vice, and whose honesty and ability as an oiicer
had been acknowledged for the past thirty years.
When he appealed to Senator Cameron TO say
whether his complimentary remarks in regard 10
Mr. MahOn were not Just. the junior Senator from
Pennsylvania replied in brief and very
pointed speech in Mr.. Mahon's favor. lie
said that there was not q moro faithful
officer in tho Government SERVICE and no one VINO
spent more days in the year at his desk The defeat
of Mr. Reynolds Is triumph for Senator Spencer
and pretty severe blow to that wing OF the Repub-
hcan party In Alabama which was admitted to rep
resentation in the Cincinnati Convention, and from
Which President Hayes has selected most OF hs ap-
poIntees for that State
~ The denomination Of Mr.. G. p. Ramsdell to be
SSarsnal OF Virginia was opposed by both OF the
senator's from that State. the gonnd that no had
recommended the use of troops during an election
Virginia: This allegation bis friends denied, and
gwing TO his excellent record and general p0pu-
lsrity, he was confirmed. Speeches In his favor
GTere made by Senators Conkling, Blaine, Edmunds,
howo and Others
The nomination of Joseph w. Huston, Of Boise
ny Idaho, 10 be Attorney for Idaho was rejected.
mere u great danger that the nomination OF Pro-
New-York tribune., 1878-03-29
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

ahe farmer committed suicide by hanging this morning
PRoyIyCEHAyEN, Mass, March 27.-Ihe schooner
m Thomas ashore Woods End, sold this aitcrnoo
cor $500 and her cargo Of coal for 81 80 per ton.
OTTAWA. March 27.-The Finance Minister stated
,,a, th intend amend the Insurance
Act session DO ~ 10 permit the anai.aAa'on " ~
anse companies. -
BosroN, March 2s.-John Taylor was arrested to-
day on the charge Of numbering his vile Marcn a.
Parmenter hnking that her death was inc fesui' Va
the hands Of her husband
BosToN March 2S.-Detectives arrested IN stone N;
ham Yesterday Mira Phoebe Atkinson, age seyentyelsn
Who Il Ia ALLEGED murdered Miss Annie Jones' her iunato
sister age Monday last at Andoyef As sn0
thop Aed from the town.
New-York tribune., 1878-03-29
BRITISH WAR PREPARATIONS.


PREPARING.
LONDON, Thursday, March 28, 1878.
Representatives of the Admiralty were in
Liverpool yesterday inspecting of several At
lantc companies. with view to their employment In
transporting troops In case Of an emergency.
The Assistance, iron screw roopshp OF 2O3S tons,
being only transport the service specially fitted to
carry cavalry order sent few days ago to Ports
mouth that all troOpships, including the five Indian
troopers have their hatchway enlarged and other
alterations made so that horses ambulance and baggage
wagons may be lowered below. Besides carrying
complete battalion each troop-ship Will be required TO
convey about twelve wagons and sixty horses.
New-York tribune., 1878-03-29
INSURANCE IN CONNECTICUT,

HARTFORD, Conn.,, March 2s.-Among the
closing acts Of the legislature which adjourned sine die
this afternoon was the rejection Of bill creating
State Board CT Insurance take the place Of the Insur-
auce Commissioners and the acceptance of the report
of tho Committee on the Affairs Of the Continental Life
nIcally and COMMERCIALLY solvent with clear surplus Of
AI0O boo above al liabilities.
New-York tribune., 1878-03-29
PUBLIC FEELING AT ST. PETERSBURG.

TIE RUSSIANS IN ANGRY MooD-No FURTHER con-
CEssIoSs TO ENGLAND.
LONDON. Thursday, March 2s 1879.
The St. Petersburg correspondent of The Times
sends the following the view and mode of reason
inQ current there: "The British Cabinet, in de-
mandng formal assurance from Russia, which
none of the other Powers support, must have one or
two aims-either to inaict formal humiliation on
Russia or to get out of the necessity OF attending
the Congress In the former case Russia cannot
make any concession In the latter tho Congress
New-York tribune., 1878-03-29
A MAN WHO APPLAUDs HOWE.
SAYS.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSRI

lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSRI
WASHINGTON, March 2S.-Representative Will
liams, of Wisconsin, who did not accompany the
other Republican members of the delegation from
that State in their visit to tho President
tho other day, said, in connection this
afternoon "You are at liberty to say
that Senator Howe did converse with me
about his speech before its delivery. especially
about that portion of it relating to the Presidents
Southern policy, and that did and do indorse his
condemnation of that policy, because believe that
by it Republicanism was utterly given away and
that it is impossible for Republican principles to sur
vive in their integrity upon any such plan
Had such purpose been hinted at in
our country in the preceding campaign
we would have been beaten ont OF sight. 1
presume no one Of the Wisconsin delegation. knew
anything of the details of Senator Howe's speech ;
but heard nothing Of move on the part OF the
delegation to dissuade him from delivering it, Per-
sonally have 10 feeling against the Administra-
ton. for have been treated with uniform kind
ness in all my intercourse with 1t, both personally
and officially"
New-York tribune., 1878-03-29

will not be held, and Russia will endeavor TO come
Thus England condemns herself to isolation, makes
the triple alliance political necessity, and perhaps
renders inevitable that radical solution OF the
Eastern question which she wishes to PREVENT
A dispatch from st. Petersburg, received at Paris,
says that there is excited party there who oppose
any concession to Austria which might impair the
ciently humiliating for Russia already.
New-York tribune., 1878-03-29

fessor Hoyt, of Wisconsin, to he Governor OF
Wyoming in place of ex-senator Thayer, removed,
will be defeated. Mr. Thayer is making o very
vigorous canvass for his retention, and it is said has
already secured the votes of majority of the Com
mittee on Territories. No one has q word to say
against Professor HOyt, and should his appointment
be defeated il will be wholly account of friend
ship for ex-senator Thayer and belief in the Senate
that there is no good cause for his removal.
New-York tribune., 1878-03-29
ITALY LIKELY TO FAVOR RUSSIA.

LONDON Thufslhy, March 81 IcIs'
"The change in the Italian Cabinet" a Pera
telegram TO The Dav Telegraph says lis not considered
a favorable for Turkey. Count Cort (0ut recently
Italian Minister al Constantinople and Minister OF
Foreign Affairs in the new Italian CabneD was ally
of General Ignatiei and Is strong pro- Russian. No
doubt felt thai his efforts NJ Rome will be In the same
direction with the object OF lending the support OF the
country 10 the Russian policy"
New-York tribune., 1878-03-29
NETWORK, FRIDAY, MARCH 90, 1878.

Treasury Department and General Arthur and Mr.
Cornell. 1t is also reported that some questions OF
administration which have arisen are now being in
vestigated, and that the course of the Government
in regard to attempted changes will be controlled
by the disclosures of this inquiry. 1t is by no
means probable that the President will again
undertake to change the officers in the New-York
Custom House, except for causes which he and his
ate II no such causes are found, General Arthur
and Mr. Cornell will remain in undlsturbed possess
sion of their offices for the present at least.
New-York tribune., 1878-03-29
LONDON, Thursday, March 2s, 1873.
The Times prints q
RUSSIA AND TURKEY ALLIES.

LONDON, Friday. March -, 1878.
The Standard has the following telegram from
Constantinople: 1T is thought that Safyet Pasha
will request England to withdraw her fleet as
Russia and Turkey are now allies
New-York tribune., 1878-03-29
DARTMOUTH STUDENTS INDICTED.
,vovrp H. March 2S.-Tho Grand Jury

HANOVER, n, Il'j VhsIVH . -O' ITO O1t1'e' WI
have found indictments for breaking into and entering
70 commit au assault against III. Cooke and j. G Bur
nett the ringleaders of the hazng anar. Ior Mnose
who were arrested In connection with tie same anair'
were accepted as States evidence.
New-York tribune., 1878-03-29

AN ALLOCUIION DELfVERED-THE SCOTCH HI.
ERARCHY NAMED.
ROME, Thursday, March 2s, 1873.
A AConsistory was held at the Vatican to-day.
The Pope delivered allocution, and then nominated
the new Scotch Hierarchy which is constituted as fol-
lows: ST. Andrews-Archbishop Strain; Glasgow
Archbishop Eyre; Aberdeen-Bshop Macdonald Gal
lovay-Bishop Lachland Dunleld-Bishop Rgg. Arch
bishop Strain has charge OF the metropolitan diocese Of
Edinburgh. His Holiness then appointed the Rev. DIR.
Silas NJ. Chatard, Rector OF the American College at
Rome TO he Bishop OF vincennes, Ind. and the Rev.
John j. Keane, Of Washington d. c.. TO be Bishop OF
Richmond Va The Pope made the profession Of faith
Apostolic Constitution Finally he conferred the scar
let hat Cardinal McCoskey, whO after the consstory,
had private audience with him.
New-York tribune., 1878-03-29
THE RUSSIAN OCCUPATION.
MCssULMANs TO BE PROTECTED.
CONsTANTINOPLE. Thursday, March 2s,

MCssULMANs TO BE PROTECTED.
CoNsTANTIgoPLE. Thursday March 2s, 1878.
The Russians have issued a proclamation
inviting Mussumans to return to their homes In Bnl-
garia, and warning the Bugarians to preserve tran
ouity Two transports with Russian troops have left
for Odessa. - $3.50
LONDON, Thursday, March %, 1873.
TIE Times prints dispatch from Rustchuk saying:
The feeling OF dislike between the Russians ana
ROumanans increasing daily. The latter contrve all
kinds especially to civilians carrying Rus
sian passports The ROumanans have also established
due, amounting 20 10 per cent on all provisions brought
here from GurgeyO."
New-York tribune., 1878-03-29
THE LIVERPOOL RACES.

LONDON, Ihufsuay, MHrcH II, 1878.
The Liverpool Spring meeting, which lasts
two days, opened to-day The principal event OF the
meeting the for the Liverpool Spring Cup, brought
second and Winchelsea third. Mr.. NJ Dawson's b. c.,
II Gadiatore, who was the favorie. the last betting
against him beng to l, not placed The betting
against Hesper to against Lancaster, 10 to l.
and against Winchelsea, q tO j.
New-York tribune., 1878-03-29
THE FRENCH LEGISLATIVE CONTEST.
YERsAILLEs, Thnrsday, March 2s. ISIS

The Chamber of Deputies to-day, rejected
all the grants which had been restored to the Budget By
the Senate except the increased grant for the nvads
The rejected grants include those for Naval Chaplain
General and for scholarships at seminares. which
created especial ifeeng account Of their clerical
tendency