, 1879-06-02
proposition lbs been made in all seriousness,
nn'l Is now being discussed bY the leading
Democrats.


snrcfa' n's1dtsh 10 III. Trtt1ne.
WARRINGTON, u. G., June 1.-fnE TniBuSE
ot Friday having arrived hero with John n.
sinclIcr's testimony to the effect that Gen.
Boyntou, tho correspondent, tried 10 black.natl
hltu, Eoyuton says tho testimony Is false, ard
TINT Mueller knew Il was, hlncc. more than
year ngo, the correspondence lie attclnpted u
pfo'inco Itl court Vas Furnished Cincinnati
newspaper as an exposure Of the correspondent
OF the Cd,tltt and rejected then unO,l s!Iscorcs-
Ing TINT tic Ietter ssas from 8. c. Hnyntuu, a
wcit'known Washington lobbyist, Who las no
connection With the prcss.
MEETING or FRIENDS.
A good representation oi sti.soutfans Hiet
ttlls morning In The parlors OF Wizards Hotel
to lako action respecting The death Of tic Hon.
f. c. 1ugcrso'1. The Ilou. II. c. Barchartl was
called to tut chair, and a. j. Whitaker ap-
polluted Secretary. After alIustou to thu uhject
Of the meeting by tic CHAIR committee ot
three, consisting Of Geu. Tarnswersh. Col
Ward II. Lan,on. mud the 1luu. ". X
the funiTy aud relatives Of tue deceased,
to nlako arrangements for attending
the funeral IN body to-morrow afternoon. 4
Commsttec Of live, consisting Of Dcputy- Comp
troltcr Delnno. Gen. Henderson, Cut. burnside,
Gen. Boyd, md H. +. Falicr wero appointed tu
report suitable resolutions Of respect to OIL atl-
toursIed meeting Mt the same plare "Wednesday,
ut ! o. IN. Appropriate resolutions paying feel
t1, tributes Of RESPECT wcrc presented by Jupus
Sstnons ni,d 4. 5. Whitaker and referred to thc
Committee for consideration.
ONO cnEsapEAKE.
Tho Government. Is taking Rteps to enforce It's
rights and tic rights Of the District Of Column
bin against political nntl cnnal ringtu the State
OF Maryland. which f0r 1uanY years has been
exclusively controlling the affairs of the Ohio t.
Chesapeake Canal corporation IN tl,c interests
Of Democratic ring politicians In TINT State,
although tic United States owns St.000,0uD Of
the cauut stock. tile D!atrlct OF Columbia 81, 250,-
ooo Ct stool. .ptfSatc individuals aJout s750,ooo.
the City OF Alexandria s45o,03o, md
the State Of Virginia about $5D0,0oo.
While the State Of Maryland holds tic -, COZ, 600
of the same Kind Of stock as Is hcIl BY all thu
PARTIES latned l: tulls 10 addition $3Ut0 OO0 Ut
preferred stock, sgcured bY q mortgage. upon
witch It receives Dividends, It has heretofore
claimed talc right Of voting u,on S. 600 oi
stock, nHu as thu proxies are Gust By the C0inn-
isolles OF shs State t~ho Is niso Presidrnt bf
the Canal Company The Guycrnor, md the
Treasurer OF The State. neitllcr tho United
States Gorcrnnent, lhc District OF Columbia,
';or aur other State Or private individual as
stoekho!der l.as been able 10 protect It's rights.
GoFern.nent at Annapolis during the coming
week.
MEXICAN poLLARs,
kept by Spectators Tor several months ut
premium Ut - pIr cent over The .fapnnese paper
money, now consman! only Is per cent. All
eHorts to hold them up tn higher rites have
taed, md svgn at tic nes rasts purchasers nrc
lew. Foreign tratlc Is 80 Insignificant na to
OCCASION no demand for silver currency.
conEA.
The japanese sni!ors and merchants nj Fuson.
sunthert, port OF GOren. weru attacked April IS
by thu natives aiid driven to the shelter VI their
owl, quarters Several lnrlecs etsucd, un.l
eltzht lnillrea were inflicted on both sitlcs. The
EorGn officials acknowledge ttir urup!e to
banc In tile affair, an1 PROMISE reparatlou. No
scriuus consequences wcrc appTehcnded.
THE NOTORIOUS DECISION
of the British Inayu Wilkinson IN the Yoko.
hama Court, Gccrecins TINT opium shall BE- i'm
ported into Japan by British tnrrclla.lts, uot-
witkssu,dflg prt,,ibturS clausc In all iIictrea-
ties, u agaiu rcpud!ateu BY the law oillrrss VI
thu Crown.
TIE BDN1E ISLANDS
hnye bsen PLACED unaer control OF the Tokio
Prefecture. l.ld vail leneeforth bc goverliu.l hy
delegates from the lucaa Administration of tho
EApit4l Ut JAPAN.