, 1881-05-13


cases OF smallpox on board.
Abe Frost, a well known Hebrew of
Louisville, KY, suicided by shooting on
the 9TH: family troubles the cause
About forty artesian wells have been
dug In Ne" York City, principally by
brewers, the average depth being 400
feet.
L. :. six per cent bonds received at
the treasury department on the I'd for
conversion Into b per cents, s. ,SGS 80;
total to date, 500, $50, $50.
During April, $500 EN- grants from for
eign lands passed through Chicago, to set
tie IN the states and territories of the
northwest. This Is an increase of 10 per
cent over the figures of April, 1880.
President Garfield has withdrawn the
names of all persons appointed by him
TO othce In New York. and not confirmed
by the senate, who were supposed to be
particular friends of Senator Conkling
The aldermen of New York city have
passed over the mayors veto a resolution
allowing the Brush Electric Illuminating
Company and U. S. Illuminating Com
pany to lay tubes to light houses and
streets.
Additional articles of agreement have
been concluded between the United States
and Canada for the purpose of afording
Increased facilities for exchange of letter
correspondence, and also preventing eva
sion by publishers of postal laws and reg
ulations.
Alexander Del Mar, commissioner of
mines, leaves on the 9TH of May for Lon
don, to report on the condition and pros
pectS of the mines of the Pacific coast to
Il syndicate of London capitalists. 1t is
al a haf fpkN II
to warrant it, the syndicate is prepared to
invest ten million sterling in mining
property.
Prof. Chandler, in obedience to a reso-
luton by the aldermen of New York city,
reported to the board of health the result
OF his inquiries into the subject of oleo-
margarine. He says that it is superior
III all respects to the poorer grades of
dairy butter sold here; that there is moth
ing objectionable in the material of its
manufacture, and as there is nothing un-
wholesome in OleomaryarIne, he sees uo
need of legislation to protect public
health.
Carl SchurZ was in New York on the
9th. After breakfast he went TO the office
of the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co,
In which Henry Willard has an office 1t
having been rumored for several days
lOlItu COM
bInation and that he was to be offered
the presidency of the Northern Pacific,
Telegram reporter asked him if il was
true. Mr.. Schurz replied that he would
see representatives of the press in the
evening on the subject.
Prof. II. II. Smith and wife with party
of assistants left New York May 9TH on
the steamer CITY OF Para for Brazil Smith
VIII Call first at Pernambuco and will then
return TO Para. From this point he and
party will start on trip up the Amazon
in canoes. 1t is his intention to explore
the Amazon and Tapejoes rivers to Guy
uaba. The party will remain there a
year and then follow the course of the
river westward to Bolivia, and there is
also probability that they will explore
part of the Nurgu river. Mrs. Smith will
be the first white woman who has visited
the upper waters of the Amazon.
The New York Tribune saws: Is De
Lesseps deceiying the French public
about the Isthmus canal? All reports
from Panama agree that no digging has
begun Yet, although the season ofOutdoOr
work is fast drawing TO close. Co1lsid-
cradle surveying is to be done and
small force of laborers are at work cutting
brush That is all. DeLesseps himself is
looking after the affairs there. His rep-
resentative at Panama, Lieut.. Wyse, is
about to start for Paris. The rainy sea
son will soon put stop to field work, and
as nothing has been accomplished in this
direction worth mentioning, year has
been as good as lost.
a New York dispatch of May 5th says:
statement appeared in Cincinnati
newspaper on Tuesday that Carl SchurZ
has been invited to become president of
al. ha,, he.
latter should come under control of the
Willard combination. President Willard
said to Times reporter last evening that
this story was the most absurd that he
had ever heard, and added: You may
quote me as authority for saying that
there is not word of truth in the report"
At the Offices of Northern Pacific promi-
nent officers said that there was no con-
solidation with the Willard combination
nor is there likely to be one.
Democratic papers are merry over
breaking of the deadlock. The World
calls il republican backdown and says
that Dawes staggering speech of May
4th will not conceal from anybody, not
even from Dawes himself, the fact that
he and his colleagues have been beaten
into attending to public business. Re
publican senators admit they have been
in the right from the beginning of the
session. The Herald says: The demo-
Gratis have held their ground from the
outset with remarkable tenacity. They
have held a position as unconstitutional
and revolutionary as that of Parnell In
his obstructive policy IN the house of
commons.
A reporter of the Western Associated
Press visited the White House and OBJ
tanned a version of the presidents letter
to Senator Dawes. The president did
not retain a copy, but the note was short,
In the first place, the president wrote
that he was i'll favor of free ballot and
fair count, not only in Virginia hut in
every state, and would encourage II, bnt-
he would mol assist in the elevation OF Il
inau who, as editor of daily paper, Is
constantly attacking and defaming him
and his ADMINISTRATION. This referred to
Gorham, editor of the National Repubil-
can and. nominee OF the republicans for
secretary of the senate. The above Is
substantially all the letter TO Dawes con-
tanned. In it the president said nothing
about pending nominations in the senate
on this subject. However, the president
maintains the same position he took
before the caucus committee. He says
that he sent al! nominations to the senate
i'm good faith, and that if the senate sees
fit TO pass some of the nominations over,
il is their business; but the president can
not countcnance any movement or sug-
gestion for selecting certain nominations