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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-27
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.


THE LETTER EXPRESS BUSINESS
SAN FRANCsCO, March 2G-prOtests against
abosbng the letter express business coming in from
distant quarters Of the Pacific slope
MAKING DEATH CERTAIN.
Columns, Ca. March 2G.-B. h. Marcus. a
OF ls city, committed suicide today by taking
chnnc aud shooting himself through the head No cause
"a assigned.
TWO DANGEROUS MN DEAD
WINNIPEG, March 20.-Adain-, who was recently
sn0t Home az Kat Portage died Ycstordav Both
tnriOus character aud earned a living by carrying
illegal liquor tralc.
STRUCK WITH A PICKAXE.
HIGHLA%DS, n. j., March 26.-lsaac Wales of this
place while the improvements AZ Navesnk Park
ioay, accidentally strnck on the head by pckaXe in
the hands Of fellow workman and fatally injured.
HELD FOR LIBEL.
POUGHKEEPsIE, y. Y, March 20.-Peter Gillics. n
reporter Ths ROndOuf Counter nc Marlborough who
aged with criminally libeng the Rev. Dr. Osb0n has
held bail 10 await the action OF the Grand jury.
TRYING TO WRECK A TRAIN.
PETERSBURG Va March ga bold attempt was
made night wreck the s0uthernbound passenger
IraD the North between Weldon aud Halifax " c. by
placing rails the track The hour
but there serious results.
A NEGRO BOY HANGED.
Port from Charles No.. says William Barton, negro
bov sixteen hanged there this morning Tor
the murder OF James ChatterbucK February 10, 1879.
About 1000 persons Witnessed the execution.
FATALLY BURNED
PHILADELPHIA, March 2G.-Mrs. Cltharne Cor
ean VIII, was 10 the hospital this morning IN dypg
conaoB suffering burns, her husband
wily burning her by throwing lighted cOaloll lamp At
her. The police mud no facts TO confirm the storT
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CENERlL GRlNrIN SIN ANTONIO

GALVESTON, March 2G.-Ihc Grant party
left for san Antonio this morning and viii remain there
uul Monday. They III arrive in Houston Monday az
tcrmoou and leave Tuesday for Ncw-Orlcans by way
OF Galveston. General sheridan and wife nj Colonel
Fred Grant and wife lett here this morning for Chicago.
A later dispatch TO The NerS from San Antonio says
Business was almost entirely suspended to-day and
the buildings Of Inc cty decorated with flowers.
WrQaths and flags. 1Hc train bearing General Grant
arrived IN the afternoon and met by II committee.
After three cheers by the popuiacc the General and
Mayor French entered carriage at the head or pro-
ccssion with bands OF music. After marching through
Inc cltY The paItY Tetlrcd % the Mcnger HDLnl."
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THE RHODE ISLAND DELEGATES.
THEY WILL ADOPT THE UNIT RULE AND SUPPORT
BLAINE AT CHICAGO.
NEWPORT r. l., March 25.-Nuch has been

BLAINE AT CHICAGO.
NEWPORT, r. l., March 25.-Much has been
said ana written regarding Of Blaine dele
cates al the recent state Convention The Providence
Journal one of the ablest Republican newspapers IN
New England has EXPRESSED surprise that the deega-
tlou should have resolved to support Blaine In prefer
crcc 10 all other candidates who be named at the
Chicago Convention The Editor of The Newport Mer-
c,ry John +. Sanb m who heads The dcleeatiOn aud
vino d. "A member Of the Legislature, IN answer 10 The
Journals comments, says:
MS certain that IN the state Convention made mp Of
mon from all paris OF the state, and presumably repre-
the anti Grant men were III the majority
tnur. than thrccto O. the eighteen men from New
tradtrtton that OF the number preferred Grant
as "A fist choice. ln thc GeDcrn Assembly some weeks
.tnc. tho preferences OF each member upon the Pres
dental question taken, aud Blaine led Grant more
Imam tnrre THESE but straws, perhaps but
tnry ure certainly pretty strong indications OF the pre-
youu direction OF the wind. In our talk win the pcO
pr I'm different parts OF the state, nave failed 20 nnd
any Grant outside OF the cry OF Providence Whue
the delegates to Chicago are presumably ~ favor or
R,aic II to be- supposed that they Will not work
for what they consider the best interests OF the great
Repubcau party and vii give their cordial support TO
the uoiDinee of tne Convention.
Mr. sanhorn il member OF the Republican state Cen
tral Committee aud from careful survey OF the field
ne f. of the opinion that Rhode Island would give
M,ipe'- favored son rousng for the highest office
IN the lft OF the people lie says that the delegation
viii odop the unit rule and viii vote for Mr. Blaine.
who C thinks will be- the nominee Of the Convention ~
does NOT toink the next President Will be General
Grant.
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wInlE AND INDIAN NAIL ROBBERS.

WASHINGTON, March 26.-A telegram re-
ccived from the United states Attorney AZ Mesiila " NJ,
ly the General states That on account OF
INDIAN depreciation, II - impossible 10 irry the mails
rcsanlarly from Santa T6 TO Mcsilla. General Hatch
has been aked for protection aud has promised 10 sup
nlv IT, hut at te writing Of the telegram no assistance
iad been received The Attorney says 1t viii he i'm
possible to carry the mails until some protection D,
.iv.n hv the military. telegram was received
last night from Fort Worth, Texas. by Chief
special gent Parker. OF the CITY Post once Depart
,3rnf saving that the Fort Yuma Mail stage was
slammed nT robbers occurred the money of the pas-
sc,.cers but dcsisied from Tiflug the mails.
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AN EXHIBITION OF AGRICULTURE.

WASHINGTON, March 2G.At Luzerne, i'll
1ssl. there will he "A swiss Agricultural Exhibition
which Will lasi days Foreign countries VIII be ad
utt,d with some restrictions as to the articles. The
c1hhitlon VIII comprise all branches Of agriculture
borscs cattle utensils. machines products Of dairy
seeds and manurc Asst VIII be held during the height
Of the travelling season. rnTe opportunity VIII he
Offered for American manufacturers 10 eXbt thtlr ma
cItneS md ut,nss aud for others study the modes o
farming peculiaG the Swiss people 4 comprehensive
I,ruln1nc been published by the society, giving
ali ueeafui information.
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TIE BROOKLYN BRIDGE.

WASHINGTON, March 2G.-Ihe Speaker
lad before the House to-day document
from the Secretary OF War, IN response to
resolution OF the House calling upon him
for information whether in ms opinion the bridge IN
p1oeess Of erection Tie East River AT Ncw-f"rk,
Will not tend ~ obstruct navigation The secretary ~
c,s- letter from the chicfcn -nrcr in charge of the
work In which he called attention 10 the TACT mat un-
dor L nc, OF Congress authorizing the building of The
the plan- were required 10 be approved by the
secretary Of War rs a condition precedent 10 The begin.
uiuy Of tnr work that the plans were duly submitted
and ,uuroved ak that there information OF any
nbccflou 20 them having since been raised.
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the Kearsarge make 1t says that on March B. 1865
General T. G. Mosquera, then Colombian Minister IN
London signed n contract in that city win A. W.
Thompson in the name OF the Improvement Company
OF Chirqui founded in Philadelphia for the purpose OF
establishing line Of steamers IN the Atlantic and "a
c1c The project also included the construction Of
railroad macadaized DAD from the Bocas del IorO
to COstO Rica from the Atlantic TO the Pacific Ocean 10
encourage this entnrprise the Colombian Government
agreed give 600 acres OF land along the railroad
ard such unOccupied land II require for cOlOnl
cation purposes in the cd districts OF BOcas del Toro
and Alanle. The Stdr and Herald pOns out that the
contract aDsc1 long ago. according 10 the terms the
shOuld have been carried into effect
In 1867, pain OF forfeiture.
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NEwYORK, SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1880.

into Ivy Secretary Schurz with the Ute ndians ana d
cded TO take final action upon the matter on lneru'9
next. The committee adopted resolution t0iiy IN
srnc.ng the Secretary OF the Interior TO report 10 @
House whethcr there have been fraud or corrup
practices since July 1877, on the part oi nsPeei
agents, employees or any other persons cohhccleu VIII
tnr Indian service at the agencies or clscWhfre 'ne
places where such offences COMMITTED, ana thelr
nature. and whether one so onenling has oten ne,
auditing Of all unpaid accounts OF the Indian bureau
asnf
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RAIIROAD NOTES.

LOUISVILLE, March 26.-The Louisville and
Nashville Raj road Company stockholders. ~ meeting
held v approved the recent purchase aud the pro-
posed acquisition of the Mobile New or cans and Texas
Railroad
NASHVILLE. March &c General Manager f. Dcfuniak'
OF the Lousye ana Nashville and Great Western Rail
road has appointed T. W. Thomas General super u
cudrnt OF tuIt line" also General superintendent OF hc
-. Lrus and Southeastern.
SPRINGrIEIp. M-aS. March 2G- Agents OF the New
YORK New Lucland Railroad have bought nearY all
the bonds Of Ihc 'ouucc cUt Central 20 50 II Is under
stood tnat the Ncw-Iork and New Eng and Company
VIII now lease the Ccutra Road.
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A WORD FROM SENATOR WALLACE.

Senator Wallace, of Pennsylvania, was
found Yesterday afternoon at nv Gisey House by a
TRIBUNE reporter. who asked him; " What Ia the
streugtn of the ArtTilden movement IN your StateT
Ido nui wish 10 De lntcrviowed' reploi senator
Wallace "Aa IL IS my invarab.e custom 10 decline, /
mIt =. do thii time. Will merely state ho"tser,
tbat the statement which has been lnade J." lno eCI
that MIR lfcn can carry PeEnsy entirely with
,ut fouudnfiorp
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M0RMONS FROM KENTUCKY.

CINCINNATI, March 26-A special dispatch
from CatrtsDurg to The Commercial says that wit hin
the past ten days fully twenty converts to Mormonism
have passed through that place on Their WY 10 Utah
Thev como from Lawrence County, Ky, where for u
YEAR past Mormon missionaries have been mbOrfng.
Among the converts was young and handsome married
woman who had left her husband behind,
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GENERAL POLITICAL NEVIS.
TEXAS DELEGATES FOR BLAINE.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.l

WAsWNGTON March 26-Private telegrlms re-
cciyed from Texas this evening bnng the news that
nine Of the sixteen delegates from that State
chosen Yesterday are Blaine men. As the Conven-
ton adopted the unit rule 1t gives Mr.. Blame the
entire delegation if that rule is enforced. 1t Is
known that one OF the agents of the third-ierm
leaders in this city, who sent TO Austin to Sc
cure the delegation for Grant. teegraphed last
night that they had been defeated.
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TIE BONAPARTISTs ACTIVE.

LONDON. Friday. March 90 1880.
The Paris correspondent of The Times says:
" The BOnapartiss feeling their way to propaganda
ism in Paris by cOnvening meetings in the artisan
quarters The meetings technically private, adns
sion being by ticket. NM Robert Mitchell. Lengle
and CuneJ dOrnanO BOnapartis members of the Cham
her Of Deputies addressed meeting at Belev1lIe on
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ALLEGED PLUMBER oF 4 NINE.

SAN Francisco, March ga dispatch from
Eureka. Ney Gays: " The Eureka Consolidated Mining
Company has brought suit against tue X. X Consol-
idated Mining Company to recover possession OF o
cran portlon Of the Eureka lode which. 1t Is claimed.
Tho K K Company nas, for q number or months, been
working and extracting tacrefIOm large quantities or
SILVER ore aud sues for 100000 damages"
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RAILROAD INTERESTS.
Z nr A Nnprn cARoLINA RAnROAD.

SALE OF A NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD.
RALEIGH, y. c., March 26.-Ihe bill Tor
the sale Western Railroad for which tnep res
cnt extra session Of the Legislature was called by
Governor Jarvis to consider passed its third and f7al
read,nc IN both Houses to-day. without amendment.
TIE VOie In ne House stood eighty-nnc Ia twentyone
and in the Senate, forty to hNc.
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AFFAIRS IN FOREIGN LANDS.
nARTINGrON BIDDING FOR SUPPORT.

HARRINGTON BIDDING FOR SUPPORT.
THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT BECOMING REACTION
ARY-IHE COLoMBIANs EXCITED.
Lord Harrington. the Liberal leader has defined.
to some extent. the policy Of his party on foreign
affairs. The Chinese Government gives indications
that it is bent on hostile policy toward foreign
nations Some anger is manifested ut Panama on
of the watchful interest which this country
is taking in the canal scheme.
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AMERICAN POTATOES EXCLUDED.

WASHINGTON, March 26.-Ihc American
Consul al Chrstiana. Norway, announces that the pro-
hbition Of the importation OF potatoes Into Norway from
the United States has been continued 10 remain IN effect
unt the close OF The year 1889 THIS action Is taken in
view Of the continued prevalence OF the potato bug or
nntnto haptlo in the United States. The prohibition ib
m force in Other European GOVcrnmcnts also Belgium
has annul!ed her prohibition from July /, lo'V
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COMPLETING ARlHROAD.

LAKE CHARLES, La, March 26.-The gap
bew ZEN Lake Charles and Orange Texas, on the Louis
lana Western Railroad, was closed today. About ten
DAYS hence passenger trains Will run from Houston,
Texas 10 LAKE Charles, Ia.
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THE FUNERAL or DIR. POWERS.

MoRAyIA, n. Y, March 26.-The funeral Of
Cvrus Powers NJ d. was attended yesterday 10y largo
number OF physicians from Central NewYorE. Business
wa. generally suspended IN the.t0wn,
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TWO SNAIL FIRES.

Troy, n. Y, March 26.-The United Presby-
taron Church at West Charlton accdently burned
Yesterday afternoon. The loss i IS 600; not Insured.
COLUMBUS Ga, March 26.-The Masonic
Female College at Lumpkln destroyed by fire on
Tbursday; loss $40, 900, D0 Insurance..
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APPROVING JUSTICE LANGBEINS ACTION.

APpRON lNG Jus III. LANUDllN = AZ lON'
The German Republican Central Committee
met last evening a. NJ. 293 Bowcry Morris Frieds9m
prcsidng. resolution WAS adopted when stated mat
s,vernI Of the daily papers had published resolutions
euanating from persons claiming To be the German
Rruupican Central Committee, IN which the action OF
Irdce laugbcin III removing Jacob Knohloch from the
pos,on OF Interpreter OF the seventh District Court
WA. condemned; and thar, the committee had held
no meeting since that removal had taken place, the pre-
Tended resolutions misrtprescntcd the committee wc
anurnvrl of Jacob kuOblOch's removal ana declared
hin 10 he an unreliable inconsistent and incompetent
prr-ou. and of gar disposition resolution wac
ao ndontcd declaring the necessity OF appointing
committee on naturalization of Germans during the
coming campaign. Committees on Finance KeS0iuil ms
Printing AID Naturalization were appointed A member
stated that names Of several member. or the cOn
mad bcn published officers of tAe DttcnhOeicr
orrnn,zaion nut that every case they had declined
the nOuOrS offered them.
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SUING BANK DIRECTORS.

POTTsyILLE, Penn, March 2G.-It has been
decided TO bring suits aggregating about S230,0O0
against the directors Of the Miners Trust Company
Bank winch failed IN 1876 with liabilities amounting TO
a million and a quarter
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FALLING FROM THE ELEVATED ROAD.
George Shaencr, an employG of the Second
Avenue Elevated Railroad fell from the track ut Sixty
nnth-st. last evening, and seriously injured.
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DELAY IN THE COMMISSION OF A CRIME.
no ACTION IN COMMITTEE IN THT DONNELY'wAsH-
RuRy CoNrrsT-CHARACTERIs1IC CONDUCT OF
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srRUCK WITH A PICKAXE.

HIGHLASDS, n. j., March 26.-ls9ac Wales of this
place while at wO tho Improvements az Navesnk Park
i0-ay, accidentally struck tho head by pckaXe in
the hands Of a fellow wOrk man and fatally injured.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-08
The Mercantile Convention.

BOsTON, October THE Convention OF
Ship-Owners and Merchants, now in session
in this city, was called 10 order at 10 O'Clock
this morning. W. II. Lincoln, from the
committee to which was referred a resolu-
ton and bill relating TO the shipment and dis
charge Of seamen, reported, recommending
the passage OF the bill, with an amendment
providing that first and second officers, as
well as the captain Of American ships, he
Americans, making q technical change in
the clause relative TO the discharge OF sea-
men in foreign port, and an amendment
favoring The employment Of apprentices on
Ships OF the United States.
John Roach, OF Chester, Pa, then spoke
upon the present condition OF the carrying
trade Of the country aud its needs.
At the conclusion OF his remarks the
Committee OF Nine reported, and. on their
recommendation, a series OF resolutions
were adopted. isvoripg the remission OF the
duty on stores for outwsrd-bound ships;
the exemption Of American shipping from
local and municipal taxation, and the en-
coursgement Of the American-carrying
trade BY the United States Government.
The discussion OF the day WAS upon the
sdvisability OF free ships, and was pariicl-
pated in by several members; after which
the Convention resolved to vote on the re-
solutions at III A. N. tomorrow.
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Romantic Marriage.
bristol News.l

Mr.. Fiuday S. Humphreys, one OF our
Main-street merchants. and Miss Annie
Bachman, once pupil OF Bristol Female
College, were married at 1:20 A. NJ. last
Thursday on a small island in Holsion
river, opposite KlDgsp0rt. Ii seems that
MIR. Humphreys and Miss Bachman were
for some time agreed, but TO polite request
addressed by Mr.. Humphreys to the brides
father mir. John Bacbman, OF Horse Creek)
for his consent elicied no response. 1t IL
rumored that the parents preferred c0un-
try cousin, and, at any rate, MIR. Humph'
reys put the best face on matters then prac-
ticable, and said silence sometimes meant
consent, at others otherwise. He TOOK IL
otherwise, and commenced organizing for
business. The trip Of the fair one to the
Fair was a link in the chain. After that
the beauties OF windows, ladders, DC, was
known. Last Wednesday MIR. Humphreys
employed the wagonette, and one by one
the following parties got into it with him
DR.. w. X. Vance, Professor III. w. Nah,
and Rev. j. A. Wallace, OF King College,
aud Misses Florence Farley and Mary Do
riot. At 7. M. they were of, and at 1880
they had built fence-rail bridge across
Horse creek, and were in front OF lot
OF barking dogs at the Bscbman man.
ZION. Biscuits and beefsteaks and chicken
wings were freely offered as brides TO the
noisy CANNES, but the CANNES determined
TO bark on and not be bribed. The first
ladder was too short. TIE next one was
fastened. and II took an age 10 get 1t loose.
But after that age it was put up at the win
| dow, aud then the fair juliet, having bel
window raised. stepped forth and met her
| Romeo ia mid air. There was no silver
moon to gid the scene, and In the darkness
some one was heard to say:
"she Is won, we are off-over branch, bush, snt
scaur-
They'n have seel steeds that follow, quo.h young
Locbtnvsr."
When the party had reached the middle
OF the Holston at Kingsport they dismount'
ed on a small island not much larger than .
bridal parior, ana there, beneath the silent
stars, at 1:20 A. NJ. OF Thursday, they were
married by Rev. Mr.. Wallace. AT 1880 A.
NJ. tue party dismouDted at the Virgini;
House in Bristol. Friday morning Mr.
Humphreys started with his bride to thu
county OF Giles, where on tomorrow bis
sister Is TO be married.
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Hooded stock.

On Monday, September 9th, Messrs. Lv-
thall & Mausel conducted the sale OF pedi.
greed Shropshire belonging to Mr. Edwin
Bostock, Of Dunston Fsren. The buy
ers included Lord Coventry, Dir. Tay.
lor, Mr.. Green Virginia, u. S. A.. Hon.
NJ. Tell, etc., etc. Every animal in the
flock had been registered in the stock.
book and pedigrees registered since 1869,
when original ewes bad been bought OF
Messrs. Byrd, Mr.. Mansell, Mr.. Pryce
Bowen, and Mr.. Franks. The slres used
had been obtained from most noted breed
ers OF SbropshIres, and the io;s offered
were OF beautiful type, full Of qusIity, OF
good color, and rare fieeces. Several prom
ising young animals fell into possession OF
Mr.. Green, OF Virginia, and are destined
for The United states.-StaGonfshire Ad-
rertiser.
Messrs. Green Il Farrer OF Orange Court
house, are dciog great work fox Virginia
by. shipping fat beeves to English markets
and importing 6ne blooded stock. The
Yarmvile friends Of Bob" Farrer VIII
be glad 10 know that be Is so useiully EN-.
ployed.- Fdrmritts Mercury.
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JEROME PARK, October 1.-THE first race
to-day--one mile and furlong, the winner
to be sold at auction for Sl,500-was won
by Una, the fayorte; Surge second. Time,
2:00t.
The second race-Champagne stakes for
two. year-ods, three quarters OF a mile-was
won by Lady Roseberry. Time, 1:lS3.
There were ten starters.
The third race-crand national handicap
sweepstakes, two and and quarter miles
had four starters. The race was won by
Uncas; Monitor second. Time, 4:053.
The fourth race-Une mile-had seven
starters, and was won easily; Herald Sec
ond; Oliver third. Time, LAT.
The fifth race-one mile and furlong-
had six starters, and WAS won by Judge
Murray. Time, BOAT.
Some Of the horses suffered slightly from
epiz joty.