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IMPROVING AMERICAN TEA CULTURE

WAsHINGION. May J.-ConmisEoncr L. Due has
received a number Of packages Of American teas
from an experimental tea farm in South Carolina
and today invited several tea dealers Of this city
and Baltimore TO examine it. They pronounce
il very good tea and say it compares favorahy with
East Indian teas Last years receipts from tho same
place had a weedy flavor This year the same defect
Is only barely perccpUble the result being due to
cultivation. By next year it Is thought IL will have
disappeared entirely. 1t is even now only percep-
tible 10 tho taste Of experts. Tomorrow Commis-
sioper lie Due will exhibit tho teas to tea brokers ot
New-York AT the Office Of A. A. Low x Co. In that
CITY Letters from Mr. Jackson, The gent leman ln
charge OF the tea farm, comment IN very favorable
terms upon the healthy appearance Of the plants
and the prospect for excellent results.
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GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

THE PARNELL PARTY DISSATISFIED.
THEY RESOLVE NOT TO VOTE on TIE LAND BiIL~A
BEAcoEsFIELD MONUMENT PROPOSED BY MR..
GLADsTOSE-yIENNA PREPARING FOR THE IN
PERfAL WEDDING.
The members Of the Pamell party in the
British House of Commons have resolved not
to vote on the Land bill. Mr.. Gladstone in
tends to move in Parliament that n Beacons-
field memorial be erected in Westminster
Abbey. Twenty persons are in jail in Con-
stantnople for the murder of Abdul Aziz.
Lord Granville has replied to Mr. Lowelrs
proposal for a copyright treaty. Vienna is
preparing for the wedding festivities.
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LONDON. May 5.-m the House Of Commons to-
day Mr.. Gladstone announced. amid cheers. that ho
viii move on Monday next an address praying the
Crown 10 provide a monument In Westminster Alb
bcy 10 thc memory Of Lord Beaconslield with an in
scription expressing the high sense Of the House Of
his and splendid gifts. devoted labon in Para-
mcnt and great offices Of State, assuring the Queen
that the HOUSE Of Commons would make good the
cxpcn-c. attending thereon.
Earl Granville gave similar notice in the House
of Lords.
The Daily ,1rs, in a leading article this morning,
says: -.
We do ~ reire 20 stint the generosity Of tribute 20
tho late "a Bcaconshcld nj man. but National mon
umcnt iu WcstmlnHtcr Abbey would We believe, bear
fa-e testimony o the deliberate Judgment OF the English
people the essential features aud aninaung motive In
Lord BcacOuAhoids LIE
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nAIIpnAn LAnoRERs pIssATIsFIED.
TELEGR4PHIC NOTES.


THE INDEPENDENT ORDER OF MEcHANiCs' =
BAITIafORF Md MAY j.-Ihe supreme Lohgo 49,, W
the nlependcn order Of Mechanics E Ia session N .nls
Dirgates from number OF lodges IN e"loIh 10
ia VTnia and other states and the District OF CounoA
present . 80, ,-ro,.s
INSPECTING THE NAVAL STATIONS. -.
ErwPoRT n L. Nav GA board OF naVal Oinclals,
boaed Nv Couoiore Rlnd arrived here thls on
or f f,snecti0n OF All tbo naval stations on ue ANhnO
coss Thsy visited Minnesota ana VII sPe"s uo A"A
ped0 station -..~r,r, cr,yrr ppr,Ny
FARUtyTN. \. j. NAY 5.-ln April the citizens
- ,ti al bO Tor sc hoohOuse fdf eoored children but
~ tcv General decided the meeting Illegal because ten
,t,r hai NOT been given At another meeting the sum
o9 ~ 700 was voted for the same purpose
rNsUCCEssFUL STRIKE OF PuDDLERs. ,
Rv.nfVG PENN May y5.-Ihe puddlers OF the steel
III - h Reading Iron Works, who strucE month ago for
a. vanoe n vaees from SO so 10 - 80 per ton resuiaea
So bis rsornug al the0d figures. 10 is understood l
m nj vauco Ia The future has been PROMISED.
THE sPRAGUE ESTATE LITIGATION.
Providence, II. l., May BIN the United states
rru ourt to-day before Judges Lowell and Colt the 1l y
M MARY Anna Latham against Chanre, trustee 81 t5
srr estate heard IN part The OBJECT oi uhe bul IS
~ rer,ov,i Of the trustee BENJAMIN H. Butler and Roger
a. Pryor appeared for the conip."lhlle
sALEOFJAY COOKIES PROPERTY
PM ApFLrIuA, MAY 5-An adjourned pubic saie
~ % elects OF the Cooke estate took plare to-day Hoo
M tb Western and tie country sel oeJntk were os
nsed of the limit the latter having been ieiero .
tinnO OOu and sale enccted 40 eliSoOU ~ u uAeot
stood that purehnS Soi Tor Jay C0oAH
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TIE TURKISH PLOT.

LOSDOS, May "a dispatch from Condantinople
SAYS:
Tho preliminary inquiry into the death of the Sultan
Abdul AuE hBs hcen concluded Twenty persons are IN
prison waiting trial Tor completely in the nurier It's
rrunorcd that Mihmuud lacha aud N0ury l'acha con
fees and Justify their participation n the murder on me
ground of the necessities of The state II is also rumored
that Midhat Pachn Mrhcmct luchd Pacha aud Sulcnan
Iicha and even rN-uIfau Murad, VIII De chafGed Win
completely in the murder
DR.. G.. D. Dickson Of Constantinoplc writes TO
The Standard declaring that, from a careful cNsmina-
ton q the body Of Abdul Aziz, he was convinced
that no force was used aud no struggle took place at
his death. and that no wounds wcro inflicted eN-
ccpt Jagged cuts boo his forearm, which were un-
douhtcdly made hy scissors. One Of tho alleged
murlercr- declared that Abdul AziL stabbed in
the abdomen with dagger.
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AFFAIRs AT WASHINGTON.

THE PRESIDENT AND THE SEMI, ~
no pRoss1SENr FEDERAL OFFICES IN
S'I nrw.yoRx wrrnpRAwN-coNfENTs UPON I,,s TIE
rassrnyvrs AcnoS-rHE SENATE coNflRAS
THs CHINESE TREATIES AND MANY SO@iNA-
The President yesterday withdrew from W tne
g tha nominations of United States Mar
Se. sxa,s and District-Attorneys for New-Iork ;
,ss % domination of Judge Robertson was not
'sstbdrawn. ~ A correspondent of THE TRIBUNE
r;~as at some length the interpretations tua'
have been put upon the action Oh 'ne - tios
deut The Senate confirmed the Chinese le'.,os'
and also confirmed large number Oh n1mlil" nnnI~.
lions. including that of William "ai'e' rne'p'
es Minister TO Austria.
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CRIMES AND c1SUALuES-BY rELEGRAP1
uE JUMpED FROM 4 FREIoHr TRAIN.

ITE JUMPED FROM 4 FREIGHT TRAIN.
Providence, X. l., May 5.-.John Mccormick,
age twenty our oat one Of his legs today lie jumped from
freight train.
SENTENCED TO BE HANGED
MEMPHIS Tenn, May 5.-Hays White, tho colorcd
murderer uf shCrf Bcatte sentenced today al Marion
Ark. 10 be hanged on juno 10
SUICIDE OF 4 BUSINESS MAN.
PROVIDENCE, X. l., May 5.-Elbridge q. tair-
prominent business man of Coventry committed sui
eide yesterday while temporarily insane.
FOUND DEAD IN BED
WIKEsBARRE, Penn. May 5.-Mrs. Francis hec-
gan OF Nancoke this city found dead in bed THIS
morning M thought that her husband beat her severely
from the effects Of which she died
SENTENCED FOR THEFT .
MuI's POINT Tex, MAY 5.-One Gibson, an edu-
Gated man O good address, haa been sentenced by the court
here Imprisonment OF eight for tho tct ui ~
that he editor o me GtoSe Doia 90
Of 81 louis
INDICTED FOR POISONING CHILD
FREEHOLD. \. j., May 5.-The tirnnd Jury to-day
presented Indictment fcr murder against Wiitm tainsy
fof poisoning child ~ Margaret Kelly sunday Al ine
post mOTem examination 10 was established thht mo emu
diei fiom overdose of spirits OF ammonia
TIRE MISSING HEAD or MuRDEREp WohAN;
LEWISTON, Ne, May ga skull believed To be
that Lizzie Lowell has been foand Ia tds C,y y
headess skeleton. dfntihod that of Mrs Lowell vas
near seven years ago. and heT h9sDaa
James Lowell was ccnvfe ~ tnufonfAA h't' IL - ~"
IN the state frson tor the eriine
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FRAGMENTS or WESTERN NEWS.
KILLED WHILE HUNTING.

KILLED WHILE HUNTING
NFw- ALBANY, Ind, May J.--N hlle ont hunt
Ing walter Ncbs was instantly killed hy tbs accidental
discharge ~ his gun The ball struck him n the breast
glanced and entered under the chin. His little daughter
was the only witness Of the accident.
A DESPERATE CHARACTER KILLED
NFw-ALBANY, Ind, May 5.-ln Harrison
County Constable Knapp attempted to arrest Low Icy,
sfnyt6 for "a deadly assault James Fronan smyth
stabbed tho officer INJECTING fatal wounds Ite the at
tucked Alfred Cunningham another constsDio viii -
bar OF iron and shot and mortuly "Ouhlcd snyth
was a desperate character
STEAM TUG LAUNCHED AT CHICAGO
CmCAGo, MAY 5.--The BOscObel, the largest
water crnn ever built In Chicago, was successfully
launched in the liver to-day. She Il steam tug Of 100
Feet keel lGj over all, twenty-fonr rect Deain
thirteen and half feet depth OF hold and hae Custom
Uouse tonnage OF $50 tons. She built for the Great
P,shtigo Lumber Company. at cost OF @oOOOO ann h
Iarg,r than any OF the Melland Canal sohooners.
MURDERED BY HIS COMPANION ~
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, May 5.-N lllmm Wise
shot and killed Charles Wilson near this city last night
They were working for persons their way from Texas
10 Iowa Wise was twenty-One years old ana wilson
eighteen and they had beeu cowboys Wise went 70 te
clfy In the afternoon. bought two reyoyers ana rodo
called Wilson out OF his tent, and without warning sho
him through the heart, and fled.
RAILROAD LABORERs DISSATISFIED. o-
MILWAUKEE,, May 0.-Ihis afternoon lOo
aNitcbmen OF the Chicago. Milwaukee aud 81 PAU ana
Chicago and Northwestern railroads struck Tor - per
day where they have been receiving " %. fOlH
Of the latter company have struck or hn
advance TO 81 90 from III 20 per day aud the DrakenS
for $50 per month instead of $40. The cOmpahes uc
clare mat they will not aooede the demands OF thS
strikers and the Chicago and Northwestern Company
will emplOy helD.
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NO DEMAND FOR MR.. sCHURz.

The report that Carl Schurz was 10 be made
president Of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company by
the Willard combination, under the consolidation,
which s said TO De beyond question now" denied
yesterday by prominent officers OF that company and Of
the oregon Railway aud Navigation Company. At tho
Office Of the latter company 1t was said that exsecro;ary
SchuH a frequent visitor whenever he was ia town.
because OF his friendship with Mr. Willard and other
officers OF the company n supposed that the rla0r
have originated irom this for there certainly
other foundation for the story.
There office I'm the oregon Railway and SaSga-
tion Company. 4, said ALSO with which Mr. schurzs
name bad been connected.
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coMMEyr CAUSED At 4LDAyT
TIE FRIENDS or JUDGE ROBERTsoN PLEASED
GREATLY BY TIE PREslnENTs ACr1oN.
lnY TELEGRAPH TO THE rrIBrNTl


GREATLY BY TIE PREsirENT's ACTION.
InY TELEGRAPH TO THE rrIBuNT.l
ALBANY, May 5.-The news of President
Garfield. withdrawal from the United States Senate Of
the names Of an the nominees FOR prominent Federal
Offices IN this except that o Senator Robertson fo
Collector reached here late this afternoon. The ntcl
gence was the subject Of conversation for hours after
ward among the members OF The legislature who are
naturally keen politicians. Recognizing that the net
would affect politics there much forccasting 0f
political events by many members. The political and
personal friends of Senator Robertson much grail
fed by the news, believing that the Prcsidcnts ac
ton would Increase greatly his chances Of confirmation
10 would convince the Senate, they argued, that thc
President Eas earnest u the oppression OF Dis desire
FOR Senator Robortsons confirmation. Even Senator
Conlnrs friends they said, would admire tho Prcsi
dents courageous course Tho Pre- ddcurs policy was
manifest in their opinion. lie VIVA not willing Co
permit Senators Conkling and Plat to the con
hrmnii0n in Office ~ their friends while that ot Scna"
Robertson should virtually bc rejected hy pU4poncmcnt
Giced '''iSa i2at 10' President m Garard @ contlnacd
Te-olniiey ne lony Of nin-iHs us 10 p.Lmaii paraii
appointments In their several stat"e hc would go down
IN history a. second Andrew jackson, who, hyli7
nucs- had saved the cOuntry from serious change u
wa n common declaration that the Presidents policy
would strengthen greatly the Republican party In the
The close friends OF Senator Coning who arc uatur
ally troubled by any news that Indicates loss of patron
age were deepOndcnt Ihcy endcnNoftd t0 bfchk lh'
force OF the by declaring that II not clearly
evident from the dispatches that tho President
tho withdrawal Of tie nomination OF Mr.. Tcnncy for
District-Attomey OF the Long Island District and ot
that Of Mr. Tyler for Collector of Buffalo, and declared
that, these were not adherents ~ Mr. C0nkhng
70 not yet beyond dispute that an open breach with
Senator Wagner gave dinner in his room tonight 20
indicate his satlsaciion a. the news rom Wh7hn{i.9
and invited 20 II Senators Rgbcrson, Noodn aud itls
and Assemblymen Hustled Van Buren, Wells and Potter
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FIRE RECORD.
LOSS AT BOSTON.

BOsTON, May 5.-Fire last night IN the seyen-
story brick building Nos 400 TO ll3 Atauticaye de-
troyed valuable property. Several hras occupied tho
building which owned by T. * I. King. The oHnnrd
Sugar Refinery occupied the base1 ent and suffers Jos.
Of 100 hogsheads OF sugar and forty hopleads ~
moa-ses anl damage 10 the extent of $1,000 lho
owners. Mash, Spnulding \ 90. are fniy Insured.
dealers their stock being damaged 20 the extent 81 a1uo
$4,000 insurance ~ 600. Second no0r, john tolhr,
paper stock: loss 5000; insured 1hini noori
putnam 4 Co, leather board, loss $1,000; insured.
Fourth and NTH floors, McGowan, leather board loss
=. 900 The building was damaged ~ the extent of
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TIE READING LITIGATION.

PHILADELPHIA, May j.--COunsel for the Nc
Camont Bros and the Bond managers OF the Philadel
pha aud Reading Railroad this morning submitted .
reply TO the opposite party. They propose 70 ask tho
Court Of Common Pleas next Saturday grant pre-
lminary injunction restraining Mr.. Gogen and his Az
sOciafes from acting officers Of the road and demand
hearing then or at the earliest possible day They are
also ready they say TO meet the Gowen counsel az Har
risburg 20 join In the application 70 the Supreme Couft
for an early hearing " the case.
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THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL REPORT.

DETROIT, Mich, May 5.--At the annual meet
ing Of the Michigan Central Railroad Company to-day
the old Board Of Directors and the officers reelected
The annual report gives the following totals for the year
ending December 81 1880: Gross reyenue, S9Os5,7fs;
operating expenses, S5,73s,75i construction account
SJ5Isi; interest and rental, Tl569i29; guaranteed
interest Si60S0 Jackson accident, S7OOOOi total dis
bursemeuts, 81 40O.34i net revenue, ~, ,533, ,1O4
dividends, 81 i99 O56 The dividend IN 1850 was per
cent IN 1879 5l2 per cent The tonnage OF tho
year shows increase o million and bali over thas
OF 1879.
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TO TEST THE VALIDITY oFA CHARTER. f.

BUFFALO, May 8. - Charges having been
made against the character Of the Buffalo College Of
Physicians and Surgeons institution having no con-
nccon with either OF the established schools OF med-
cine and which IL alleged grant certificates In loose
manner both schools Of regular physicians under IN
strctions frOn their associations have retained copu
Sci the validity OF the charter Of the college 81
have cd indemnity bonds with the Secretary oi rte ID
tha ann of
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MRSHAL PAWS F0REBoDIYGS.

United States Marshal Payn was asked yes
terday by TRIBUNE reporter what the probable effect
OF the withdrawal Of the Presidents nominations would
be- Tie said "If the President had Withdrawn oil tho
NewYork nominations ne would have done good
thing, and acted the part Of wise and prudent man
His Withdrawing All the nominations but Judge Robert
sons amounts 10 open declaration Of war and he haA
done very unWise thing that viii bring disaster his
admlnIstralon and the Repnhlloan pariy.n
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LONDON, May 5.--Sir William Hareourt IN reply
20 Mr. Co,yen as 10 whether the Information ac-
quired by the London police after the seizure OF
Herr Mosfs paper was communicated TO the vienna
nolice and formed the ground of certain arrests IN
Austria. denied any connection between the two
AFFAIR." but asserted that if the police Of one conntry
obtained information regarding lhe crime - ~, thir
Jufv 10 Communicate with the respective authorities
,,ifh a Wow 10 pTevent such crime.
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InSsEs AT YARIOUs PoINTs.

EAsroN, Penn, May 5.-Stewart n Co.'S
vtre mill. IN South Easton were destroyed by Gre at
an early hour this morning loss about $4,000.
ELzABErH, " J., May 5.-Thc Abro OIL Cloth Factory
as set re 10 early this morning By an incendary ana
dcstroved II WA owned by the Equitable lao tnHnr-
ancr 1ompany. OF New-IOrk; loss, $4,000. IL bad
been unoocupled for the past four years.
LITTLE Rock. Ark, May "a dispatch from spadra
IN The Gas,s aays fire this morning destroyed tho
store Of b. Waldlc; loss on the stock S@o,QOO Iho
Dire was the work OF an incendary.
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ARAnRoAD REoRGANIzED.

FRANKFORT, Germany, May 5.-At the meeting
OF the bondhoders OF the Oregon and California Railroad
to-day President ylards plan for reorganization Of the
road was adopted by vote OF 5s2s 10 TO- Messrs
Willard Bretherton and r. D. PEBBLES were appointed
trIlsfees Mcssrs Willard, EndicOit, X. B. Pullman,
Horace White. W. II. S;arbuck Bretheri0n and T. =.
Oakes were appointed directors, with power 20 nominate
four Others The general meeting viii be- he'd "a
naft
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EASTERN RACING PROGR4MNE.

Hartford, Conn. May 5.-The June meet
ing for the Eastern Circuit has been arranged II EN-
braces the Boston Driving and Athletic Association,
June 10 June IL Mystic Park. June II 10 Y Mar
rngan-ett Park June p -, and Charter Oak Park.
June y 10 July J. The entrance fees 10 per cent
aud The entries close May "a. There Will DE two races
each dav and tho races win be n the following order
Three minutes, $500 2:l9. S7O0i 1884, $500 2:25
500 2:32 500 2.4J, 500; double teams with run
r.frta
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TIE TRANSIT OF VENTS.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING oBsERvATIoNs-TiR
AMERICAN AND KSGIIsH COMMITTEES.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO IHE rRiBUSFl

I'' I''E''%''' II 10 II'' INFtIHt-I
WASHINGTON, May 5.-A few days ago Sir Edward
Thornton wrote 10 Secretary Blaine stating that he
had been instructed by Earl Granville to say that
the Lords Commissioners OF Her Majesty's Treasury
have acquainted his Lordship that they have de-
puted 10 a committee Of the Council Of the Royal
Society the duty Of reporting 20 her Majestys Gov
ernnent for approval what arrangements should be
made so far as Great Britain is concerned, for TAX
ing part in the observations Of the approach
ing transit Of Venus. The committee, In
order 10 discharge this duty felt the necessity of
knowing what part in the same work is 20 be under
taken by the foreign Governments which are likely
70 take active steps foE observing the transit. The
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LAYING A NEW CABLE.

LONDON May 5.-The Globe to-day says: The
cable construction steamer Faraday will sail to-day
with 900 miles of cable to lay tho shore ends of
new cable. She will begin operations at Penzance,
then cross to Cape Sable and then return FOR the
deep-sea section Ii Is expected that two lines will
be finished this summer" The cable referred to
viii extend from Cape Sable Nova Scotia, 70 PEN
Zance, In Cornwall, England
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BAYE DIRECTORS INDICTED.

TRENTON, n. j., May 5.-In the United
States District Court here to-day the Grand Jury bfoaghs
In two indictments against Ave OF the directors Of tho
Frs, National Bank OF Newark for conspiracy and ald
a and abettng the fasihcation Of the books ana re
nosfs nf the bank They are prominent and weslthy
ritizens OF Newark The not yet made public
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NcENnIARIsM IN INpLANA.

CIxcINSATI Ohio, May 5.-An incendIary
ro At Irazleton Ind yesterday destroyed the principal
tl,l, IN tho town The losses are az follows sis'on
Rros drugs; John Bcrridge and r. j. Felker, Try
goods; James Rinnan and Lucinda HaEeton, dweingsi
p.flendahI Brothers, confectionery; T. II. tuItner,
store. William Fellows. shoe store; Mycrss butcher
si,np and IL X Wellss two budlngs The total loss "
$4,000; Insurance, $4,000.
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nnncr R1sNARcK ANGRY.

BERLIN, May 5.-The report OF the commit
~, a. rl.c,top of the bin for biennial budgets ana
,,oarcnplal Parllaments and proposing Instead that
tbe Rechstag meet every year in October Prince bs
narc said the proposal WA neonsdsnte TO tae N Minis nus
1, ss an cneroaohment upon the rights Of the
rr o ue did moi foar the results Of The next eieo
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THE DARTMOUTH COLLEGE Trouble.

H,NoyRR, y. H., May 5.-The New foIa-
o,n'nni bavo appanted Richard b. Khnbau'. LII D.,
Inttel states District Attorney A. feaney, sanford
II etoole and charles r. Miller TO act ia their se -
ti1i,g rufoofs concerning Dartmouth tOest aiI
sb mares made against the president u TIE iacaItS'
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r4LE RO1TLNG ASSOCIATION

NEw-HAyEN, Conn, May 5.-At the annual
meeting OF tho Yale Boating Association last evening
the officers FOR the ensuing year were elected with T. n
Hipclog ns president The meeting ratified the agree
ent ,ntcrei into hy the presidents 0f the Yale and
Harvard Clubs to all the races of thc college, AZ
New ondon during the next nyc years, which insured
new boathouse Tor Harvard 10 be- erected by the New"
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NOMINATIONS.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-Ihe President sent
tho following nominations 10 the Senate today:
George T. Pomeroy. Of y. j.. 20 De- Secretary OF the
United states legation 90 Paris.
pOsfndsferF-( Charles J. Palmer nt Port Henry, y. H.
Mrs Julia +. Voolfolk 80 jackson. Tenn
William r. Durfce Agent Tor the Indiana Of the Ia
Pointe Agency in Wisconsin.
Malachi Krcba. of Ind, Receiver Of Public Moneys 90
Boisc City. Idaho
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DETROIT AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

DETROIr, Mich, May 5.-The annual report
Of the Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad Company shows
the total 10 have been Sl,220O76; total eh-
penses $4,000 interest account, 72s2056. The re-
port is for the year ending December 81, le-O
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THE SOUTH AMERICAN WAR.

AMSTERDAM, May 5.-The King has authorized an
offer Of the good offices Of Holland, in conjunction
with those of France, England and Italy, TO Chill,
Peru and Bolivia for the restoration Of peace.
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DECREASING POSTAL BUSINESS.
CCsipAaarIvE STATEMENT FRoH TWENTY-FIVE
CJTTFs.
lBY TELEGRNrH TO rHB rRBUSE.l

THf IELtUHAFH TO THE IHiHUHHI
WAsHINGToN May 5.-Tho following is q COM
paratyc statement Of the sales of postage stamps
stamped envelopes and postal cards for the quarter
ending March 81. 1881 and for the corresponding
period Of tho preoeding year AZ twenty-five Offices
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THE DUKE AT an INDIAN SCHOOL


IDY TELEGRAPH TO IIit IhIDI"-'I :.
CARLISLE, Penn, May 5.-The Duke OK
Sutherland and party visited the Indian uai1ls
here THE afternoon. They carefully exnin'a' -.
features Of the school, and tue Dnke IN ~
az, ,,ns staied that nofhng IN America ha1 n'0L'''
OF pleased his friends and himself n"''