New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-09
Ne&p'3)ork Daily Gribnare,
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
THURSDAY, MAY 0, 1873.
THE NEVIS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN.-Sir Stafford NOrthcote says the British
Government hopes for peaceful settlement.
g. British transports from Bombay have
PASSED Alden. 60 The race at Newmarket for
1000 guineas has been won by Pilgrimage. -=
The Hon. Bayard Taylor has presented his crcden-
tals to the Emperor William - Russia declines
at present to berate the Turkish prisoners of war;
CoNGREss.-ln the Senate, yesterday, the bill to
prevent the further retirement of legatenders was
referred to the Committee Finance among the
new bills introduced was one for mail service direct
to Portugal the Indian Appropriation Bill was dis
cussed at length and amended in a few particulars.
- In the House the Committee on the Census
was announced a report was made that Represen-
tatives Cam Rep., S. c., Chalmers Dem, Mssl,
and Williams Rep., Or, whose elections were con-
tested were entitled to their seats. Mr.. COnger en-
deavored to secure vote on a motion lnstIucting
the Committee of the Whole to report back the
Tariff Bill with the enactlng clause stricken out but
after contest the Speaker ruled him out of order ;
he then moved to limit the debate to two hours
which was defeated; Mr.. Tucker, of Virginia,
ee-trader, spoke in favor of the bill as did also
Mr.. Robbins, OF North Carolina
DoMEsrIC.-The President has nominated George
A. Sheridan, of Louisiana to be Recorder of Deeds
in Washington the accusations against George f.
Cutter nominated to be Paymaster-General of the
Caucus Committee, in Washington, has resolved to
permit the Florida resolution to be offered in
the House it will be presented by Mr.. Williams, of
Michigan. 60 Mr.. Wood is trying to purchase
support for his Tariff Bal by promising that special
interests will be cared for. - An investigation is
in progress in regard TO the alleged bribery
of Custom House clerks at New-1Ork. -
The Public Burdens Bill was passed by
both Senate and Assembly. - The Senate passed
Mr.. McCarthy's Savings Bank Bill, and killed the
Holahan Excise Bill, and the bill for the ncOrpora-
ton of the Society for the Prevention of Crime.
- The Bonded Indebtedness Bill was made the
special order for to-day in the Assembly. 60 In
the suit of the Denver and Kansas Pacific Railroad
against the Union Pacific Railroad, decision was
rendered for the defendant corporation. &C The
PENNSYLVANIA State Convention of the National
party met in Philadelphia yesterday.
CITY AND MISUNDERSTANDING exercises were
held yesterday by the American Tract Society and
the Female Guardian Society. - Mr. Musgrave
gives further results of his investigation OF
nuisances - The National Academy of Design
elected two academicians and three associates.
g. The National Party County Committee held
a stormy meeting. - Charles Morgan, the
steamship owner, died. - The trial of Benjamin
Noyes'was begun at Newark.- o. d. Ashley d
Co., bankers and brokers, have failed. - Gold,
IO0l2 lOO12, 1902. Gold value of the legal-tender
dollar at the close, $3.50 cents. Stocks dull and
lower. closing irregular.
THE WEATHER-TMBUNE local observations in
dictate clouds and rain, followed by fair weather,
with little change of temperature. Thermometer
yesterday, CO, 779. 6Oo.