, 1879-07-03
TELEGRAPHIC.
EASTERN STATES.
Army Appropriation Biii.
FiCn,iish Work.

The President has approved the army Hp-
preparation bill
Ficn,iish Work.
CINCINNATI, June PA Frankfort, Ky,
dispatch says that SATURDAY night at Sand
Rifle, II miles distant, party of unknown
men attacked the house of Samuel FalEner,
severely wounding Fa!kner as he ran from
tie house. They then set fire to the dwell
ing which was consumed with its inmates,
Harry Russell, aged II, was also shot, and
two children of Falkner, aged II and 3. No
cause is given for this brutal affair.
Railroad News.
The Times New York special says: At
Boston and San Francisco capitalists are in
terested in the progress which is made with
the Southern Pacific road now being pushed
forward; and it is expected that within 10
months connection will BE- made with the
Missouri River, Fort Scott a. Gulf Road.
This is Boston enterprise almost exclu-
sively, and is regarded as having brilliant
future. 1t is sai2 here on Wall street that
before this connection is made arrangements
will be completed for an unbroken line from
Chicago in q seuthwesterly direction SO that
when junction with the Southern Pacific
is effected, trains can run through direct
from Chicago to San Francisco. This en-
terprse will destroy the monopoly of exist
ing Pacific roads and will be of great aavan.
taee to shippers by forcing lower rates for
freieh. and passage. Managers of the ST.
Leuis, lion Mountain and southern roads
are negotiating for consolidation with the
Texas and Pacific line, and as this is being
built by the Pennsylvania railroad managers,
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line from Chicago. 1t is limited that Van.
derbilt is arranging to secure control of the
Union Pacific road at the next election: and
that this is the explanation of the admission
Of Mills to the direction of Lake Shore, and
and of Vanderbilt to the Chicago d. North.
western. Mills is large holder in Union
Pacific stock, and with hts cooperation and
that Of the Boston holders majority in
favor of Vanderbilt could readily be secured.
Boat Race.
PHILADELPHIA June 25.--The inter. collie
giate boat race was won by the University
of Pennsylvania; Columbia secoxd and
Princeton third.
silver Legislation.
WASHINGTON, June 26. The Senate finance
committee this morning, by majority vote,
uiouo seNelui ALuPoItaut uaeHuuleutS u Tue
House bill providing for the exchange OF
trade dollars for legal tender silver dollars,
and decided that its future consideration
should be postponed until next December,
with the understanding, however, that the
bill and amendments are then to be reported
to the Senate as soon as practicable. The
principal amendment adopted to-day pro.
vides that the exchange Of the legal tender
dollars for trade dollars shall be at the
market value Of the latter, regarded as bullion
and not TAT par" as provided by the House
bill. The committee also struck out the
House proviso that trade dollars, recoined
under this act, shall not be counted rs a part
Of the coinage of silver required by act of
February 2S, 1878. The vote on the ques.
tion of adopting these amendments, and also
on postponing the report until December
next, was as follows: Yeas, Bayard, Herman,
Morrill, and Ferry; nays. Wallace, Voorhees,
and Beck. The object in not reporting the
bill this session is to preclude the possibility
of the Warner silver bill being moved as an
amendment in the SENATE, with the result of
prolonging the session.
Pending Matter.
Mr.. POtestat, arbitrator on the part of
Spain, and a member OF the Spanish Ameri-
can mission, having in accordance with his
protest in the Dominiquez case, refused to
refer to the umpire questions affecting Amer
ican citizenship by naturalization, and bust.
ness in that class Of cases having thus been
interrupted, the department of State will,
after the facts shall have been reported to il
by the American arbitrator open cores.
pondence with Spain on the subject, with p
view to an adjustment Of the difficulty.
Four Per Cents.
New YORK, June 26,-Drexel, Morgan &
Co., OF this city, received information yes.
terday that the entire fifteen millions four
per cent. bonds recently purchased from
the First National Bank syndicate, had
been sold in London, and prices advanced to
104A.
The AllertOn Stakes.
CHICAGO, June 26.-1n the races for tie
Allerton stakes mile heats-was won by
Mark l., Bill Bass second; time 1:43.
FOREIGN NEWS.
The S0nth American War.