New-York tribune., 1879-01-20
As4p'3lors Daily Gribnale,
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
MONDAY, JANUARY 20. 1879.
1HE NEJCS THIS MORNING.
MONDAY, JANUAR

FoEIlGv-The French Republicans have again
declared the Ministerial programme unacceptable.
- Edward NJ. Ward committed suicide while
insane. ---- The Greek delegates on the Frontier
Commission will Insist on the ccssion Of Janiua.
- The Middlcsboro Ros, dale and Ferry Hill
iron Company has failed.
DoNEsIIc.-The United States Marshal has been
thrown INTO jail at Selma, Ala, by the State
courts. in order to wOrry him into Civ
ing up certain proof of election frauds.
"A report which is TO be made to
the President 10y the religious denominations
shows that the Indians are making great progress
tn civilization -= The ChcycnneS again
rounded but they have position OF great strength
and have not been attacked --= The ice blockade
of the James River is broken.
CoNGEE>,.-Ihe Senate was not in session on sat
urday --- The House spent the day on the
Geneva Award bill the majority bill was rejected
and the m.Aouty bill was passed; the insurance
mcnintcnd to renew the fight over this bill IN the
Senate
CI}Y AND SUBURBAN.-The loss the great
fire n Wortli-st. was less than estimated,
amounting 10 $2,GG3 OO0: the insurance
amounted 20 $3G39,5OO distributed among Il
large number Of companies, of when the foreign
ones suffer the most severely. =-- Tie Rev. T. De
Witt Tamago preached on Honest Sensation
- MI Edward Knnbail raised money to pay the
debt OF the Park Congregational Church, Brook
lyn. --= No confirmation gained Of the
repeated rumors OF the recovery of A. T.
Stewarl4 body. =- A new skating rink in
Gilmorcs Garden Will he opened to-day. -= Gold
value of the lega-tender SILVER dollar ~ grains
S47O cents - Stocks in some instances higher
and buoyant. aud III others steady and dun
closing irregular.
The Manufacturers local observations ILL
dicate colder and clear or partly cloudy weather.
thermometer yesterday. 20, 81, o.
The last time that Alabama moved that the
Union was "foIeign' country, the motion
was-wcll, 1t wasn't carried.
All thc leading Democrats at Albany dis
claim the absurd report that there would be
an attempt TO dispute the election Of Sena-
tor bccau-c there has been no rcappOrtor
mcnt. iiut sGmc Democrat was foolish enough
TO start 1t.
The friend, 0f the New Code arc mastering
IN toIcc, more than 1000 members of the bar
having put themselves on record, within the
past ten days, in favor Of Its adoption. Mr..
Montgomery IhrOOp, who has laborcd so
many years upon this important task, con
sldcr. elsewhere some of the points that are
made 10y his critics.
The nope which was generally expressed.
thai the first estimates Gy the insurance com
panicS Of the losses III the WOrth-St fire
would prove 60 be somewhat exaggerated, j,
happy justified Further investigation re-
duccs jhc total loss to about -, 500, 900. The
tot.l Of in,urances Is much larger, and is well
distributed among many companies, so that
none, except a few foreign companies, will
suffer severely.
The passage by the House of the minority
Geneva Award bill may astOnish those
British mofallsts who have been accusing Us Of
dishonesty because the whole sum was not dis
tribnted as soon as it was received There
seem, TO he 10 doubt that the verdict of the
House is essentially just, men Of all parties
supporting the bill as an honest meas
ure. Ii rcyves for eighteen months the
Court Of Commissioners Of Alabama Claims,
and imposes "A large number of restrictions
upon its action, the aim of all OF them seem
ing 10 be that only actual losers by COnled
crate dcpredations shall share III The proceeds.
Something ike the dispute that arose some
months since in South Carolina between the
Fedelal and State courts has broken out in