, 1881-04-08
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A story Is circulated that Senators Vest
and Voorhees, propose to attack Malone
IN the senate and the republican senators
Tor fol ming coalition with him. Malone
expresses Willingness 10 meet these dem
ocrats and discuss principles and motives
| if they desire.
Its said, by good authority. that Ma
! homes alliance with the republicans IN
/ Virginia will be recognized and his intiu-
ence be assisted by the administration in
| the belief that many people of the south
are willing to support the administration
/ II so encouraged, and that through
Malone all such can be welcomed.
The Sun: Beecher has sold his house at
Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, where he
has lived many years The house was
mOrtgagei some years ago for $4,000 and
subsequently for 5000, the last named
sum being raised for the benefit of Theo.
| IIlton when the scandal, y hich Was after
wards brought To light, WIS being smolh-
cred. 1t is understood that Beecher ex-
poets 10 remove 10 his house 10 Peekskill
but will probably continue 10 have a
winter residence in Brooklyn.
The first train from San Francisco over
the banana" line arrived at Kansas CITY
March 23d i'll charge of Conductor Hal
lett. The train consisted of twelve cars
drawn by engine JEFF Coolidge, with j.
Dickinson holding the throttle The
coaches were all crowded and seventy five
through passengers were aboard. The
run was the most remarkable on record
The train having left San Francisco Oh
time, was OH time at every station along
the line of 230O miles, and arrived on
time.
Secretary of the treasury Window is
sued a circular saying: congress having
failed TO sufficiently provide for require
ments OF the public service under the
| appropriation for fuel light and water,
and miscellaneous items for public build
lngs for the fiscal year, custodians of
| public buildings under the treasury de-
| partment are notified that the amount of
| the appropriation available is insufficient
| TO provide for labor and for supplies not
| embraced i'll existing contract beyond the
| 3lst inst. Therefore custodIans Will notify
| all persons employed in the buildings,
and all persons and corporations furnish
ing gas, water or other supplies paid from
! the aforesaid appropriation, that the de-
| pITtment VIII have no means available
! for the payment of such services or such
supplies beyond the date above specified"
! \ Washington dispatch of the 10Th says:
| Some democratic senators refused to 90
| into caucus this afternoon, asserting that
| they were disguised with the caucus
| agreeing TO line of action and then dis
| regarding it. The democrats who staid
! out are those who insisted upon prompt
| organization while the democrats had d
/ majority. The caucus this afternoon en-
| gagged III discussion over the action of the
! party, i'll which considerable criticism was
/ INDUCED in because of alleged waste of
/ time III etiecting organization. Some who
| are mad at the dilatory action OF the dem
| ocrals, say that they might as we'll give
| mp al once, but evidently the democratic
| plan of action will be to let matters remain
as now and not force action until the sem
ate is filed and then submit TO the ma
| jority.
The Connecticut legislature mas incor-
| porated the International Construction
| Co. composed of Henry Sanford, Oliver
Hayt, A. n. Hawley, Henry B. Plant,
Isaac +. Gates, d. o. Mills, Thos. W.
| Pierce, Benjamin Clark and their asso.
ciates. Senator Oliver Herit explained
| III the senate that this is the com
| pany which proposes to build an in-
| ternatiOnal railway 10 the City of Mexico
| The capital stock is one million, liable to
! increase to ten million; shares one hun
| dred dollars. The company may be Or
| ganiZed and proceed 10 business when
! 100000 Is subscribed and 10 per cent. on
| the main subscription paid. The bill
| Was passed without opposition after its
| object was explained by Senator HerIt,
| whose name appears as one OF the cor
| porators The bill is a legitimate one.
| The co-charter is supposed TO be the one
| in which Grant Is interested, Herit being
| one of the eX-president's warmest support
| erS.
Brevet Major General Emery Upton, L..
s. A, was found dead in his bed at Pres
lido on the morning of the 18th, having
| shot himself through the head some time
! during the night. Gen. Upton retired at
his usual hour last night, having spent
| the evening in social converse. The first
lntimation of the tragedy was obtained
! this morning between and 3 O'Clock,
when his orderly went 10 call the general
| Receiving no answer To his knock the
| o -derly opened the door and found the
| officer dead III bed. The alarm was in
stantly given and several officers of the
| regiment, having hastened to the room,
il Was discovered that the general had
committed suicide. The revolver was
still grasped in his hand, and a bullet hole
through his mouth into his brain told the
story of his death plainly The body was
cold and stiff and life had evidently been
extinct several hours. probably since mid
night. No papers, or anything that might
serve TO Indicate the cause ofthe act, have
rs yet Detu ulsCONcIcu Lie III
preston, however, seems to be that grief
at the loss of his wife prompted the sui
eide.
The New York Herald reports an inter
view with the nihiiist correspondent of
the Springfield Republican here, than
whom it saws there are probably few II
anv living in this country more familiar
with the deep laid schemes ofthe nihilists
to overthrow the Russian government.
He traces the assassination of the cZar TO
the latter's refusal of demands personally
| made upon him by nihilist delegation
| to whom he granted clandestlne inter
view. At this meeting he " as addressed
| in substance rs follows: ''Give 10 the Poles
what you promised, and your father and
! uncle before you,--a constitution. And
not only to the Poles but 10 the whole
nation. An article that is good for eX-
porIation ought 10 be doubly good tor
| home consumption. II was good for
| Russia in your eyes 10 spend millions of
/ money and to sacrifice tens Of thousands
| of lives in order tn obtain IL constitution
| for Bulgaria and independence to R'lu-
mania, and it ought to be good for Ru. "a
! Ii is in your power TO become really I. !,
| father Of the people as you are stylec.
! Grant a constitution and you will estab>
! lish forever the Romanoff dynasty and
! be beloved by your people like the Aus
/! trian emperor" In the characteristic
manner of his family he answered: Not