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New-York tribune., 1881-12-01
REQUIREMENTS OF THE NAVY.

RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY TIE NAVAL ADVISORY
BOARD AND APPROVED BY SECRETARY HUNT
WASHINGTON. Nov. 30.-Ihe report OF the
Naval Advisory Board Appointed last June on le reo
ganization of the Navy was made public today
The recommendations contained in the report have re-
ccivcd the approval of Secretary Hunt, ana INC
report itself is appended TO the annual report
of the Secretary which has already been submitted
to the President. Tho Board reports thaI
afcra thorough investigation they find only thr'y-two
vessels the Navy list which are either avail
able for active service which can he made aNaape
at cost low enough TO warrant the expenditure Sew
cnty vessels, in the opinion Of the Board
are necessary TO perform effectively AT
present the work Of the Navy. Thcy therefore
recommend the building Of thiriy-eiglt uarmored
cruising vessels ana in addition to these five steel rams
and five torpedo for coast and harbo? defence
The following is summary of the number, class type,
and estimated cost Of the vessels rCcomincn'ed
to he built. Two nrst-ratc, steel, douhlcdechch
unarmorcd cruisers having displacement of about
1878 tons and average speed Of fifteen KNOTS; cost
S3 500 900 Six rstratc steel doubcdcckcd unarnorcd
cruisers having displacement OF about 1850 tons and
an average sea speed fourteen knots;
Ten sccond-rac, steel, sirgledccked unarmorei
cruisers having displacement Of about 80 tons and
average speed Of thirteen knots; cost S93oooOO
Twenty fourh-ratc wooden cruisers having d-2acc-
ment Of about 793 tons and an aycragG sea sea
IFfyc steel rams Of about 1000 tons displacement
and m AVERAGE speed Of thirteen knots; cost
50 800 600 Five torpedo gunhoats OF about t"o IONS
displacement and maximum speed OF not less hah
thirteen knots; cost S125,oOO. . -
Rcspcctng the material he used In the construction
OF the unarIncd vessels the Board says Notwhstd
inc the greater cost Of steel as ship building lil"
nal. the lack Of experience in the mahuhhc'ure
of steel frames IN this country, and the eApcIt
mental stage that steel shp-huldlnE il
sin passing through IN Europe, steel should be recon-"
mended the material of construction Tor the nuns o
the l5 ! I and l3lluOt vessels. for the reasons:
because enough lighter to compensation it7
increased cost
Scc0Hd- Because II IS stronger.
Ihtrd-Bccausc steel hus are meeting WIKI lhcrthtd
euCccss In England. -
Futh-Becausc steel will soon supEant iron III the
construction of vessels.
rim Because such step would develop steel manu-
facturc in this country.
Sirth-Recause our ships should he in all respects
canal TO- II not better than any their class In foreign
naVies; and, finally because bold ana decided htcp
ehould be taken to win back from Europe our former
prestige as the best slip-buildcrs Of the world.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-01
THE RESULT or RASH WORDS.

The court martial convened 10 try Captain
J. Madison Drake Of Elizabeth " j., continued It's scs-
sion last night in that city Robert T. Clrtwood, Il
CITY Attorney was the first witness sworn.
He had not spoken to Captain Drake for
several years prior TO July 2, when Drake "thanEod
God t'at General Arthur was President" lie did not
see hu when De heard the remark but recognized tHc
voice a. beng that Of Drake.
James 4. Gerber Surrogate Of Union County, " j.,
heard Drake say urrah for Arthur" bat d not hear
him say thank cod" The witucss did not believe that
Drake was in earnest and before there was any talk
Of court martial being held he told Drake that hc did
not think he meant any disrcspcCt 10 President Gar
field. john j Slth the SurrOEatc's clerk, also heard
the remark, but he himself did not credit the
ruunr- OF the assassination and dd not believe that
Drahc th0ught tue report true, lhc witness H7n
sSurr that it the custom ~ the mu vino informed
Drake OF the shooting To gct mp Uy-' on everyone
they met and especially upon Drake The last wit
ness BW0ru was Isaac q. Argus who heard the
ucwa Of the Prsilcurs death from a street
car driver. lie told 10 TO Dtc though NE did not tnlnk
II was true. He also testified that he had repeatedly
told Drake things he know c false In order 10 hear
what Ir would ray.
At IL O'c.oCd the oOurtmartial was adjourned until
next Monday night at o'clock.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-01
LOSSES ELSEWHERE.

GENEVA, n. Y, Nov. 30.-The group OF
barns Of Maxwell Bros. their Bennett farm, was
burned early this morning. Fifty head OF Ho'stein
cattle five horses fifty hogs and large quantity OF
hay were destroyed. The fire probably OF incch-
diary origin The loss s estimated at nom eloOOO 70
$4,000; insurance about $4,000, divided between he
H.tna, OF Hartford; the Home, OF New YORK tnc
Girard Of Philadelphia, and the London ana Lahca
shire.
WORCESTER Mass. Nov. 3O.-The building on Cypress
ST. owned by T. B. Crane damaged by fire TO the e1-
tent Of 81 600 It was insured In oxford, this morn
ing. two barns on the estate of Colonel Dewitt were
burned The loss is $500; insured for SlOoO IN tho
Mutual and Merchants and Farmers, OF tins CITY
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 3O.-A dispatch from Marshall Tex
says that the hardware establishment of Bauou CO.,
at Jefferson sixteen miles north or that city was totally
DESTROYED 10y fire last Sunday morning. The loss Il
$4,000; insurance, $4,000.
PHILADELPHIA Nov. 3O.--A fire at noon To-Day ii
the house No 800 Marketst., occupied by George -
Newman manufacturer of and dealer In mirrors anu
picture frames damaged stock which was valued at
$4,000 Mr Newman has an insurance OF 34OoOO
CoLUHBIs Ga, Nov. 3O.-The residence OF Dr. L. [.
Norwood prominent physician OF Whitesvile' Harms
County Ga was burned last night and he periShed IN
the flames Everything in the honsc was lost including
q considerable Of money.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-01
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
OPPOSING AN ELEVATED ROAD.

A. w. Tcnncy John b. Woodward ana En-
Inond briggs, commissioners appointed by the supreme
Court in June upon the petition OF the Brooklyn kapu
Transit Company TO determine whether it should Otnlu
its line certain strces OF which Fultons ana Myre
ave. Brooklyn the chief, filed their report with INC
Kings County Clerk yesterday. The company Is the one
in which Mayor Grace his business partner Chaf's L.
FLINT, and Samuel Mclean interested. ana the pun
laid ont was for road side Of the street Inc
supporting columns tO be placed on the line o 'he
curb the south side of the street, and between uie
street car tracks in The The conris'oners Say
that this would dsfcurc the streets and hinder traH,
and the public has right 10 the uninterrupted -c
OF the entire roadway there should bc 10 columns III w
centre. For TINS they decide against me It ~
TONERS, but say that there ~ much need oI Iap4
transit IN Brooklyn that il the proposed fniu ~"
Fpauncd the entire roadway of Ful'on-st ana MYTH
ave with running In the centre, they womb nave
unanimously given their consent to its construction
New-York tribune., 1881-12-01
BISMARCK AND VIRCHOW.

BERLIN, Nov. 30.-In the Rcichstag to-day,
Prince Bismarck replying 10 question " Professor
YIchOw Q'rogrcssisU. SAID that in providing for
Prussan rcpr sentative ut the vatican he was guided
by tho interests business Should general inter
este prominence, the appointment Of German
rcprc cutativc there contemplated The time was
not pportunc he said, TO make statement IN regard to
the negotiations.
Professor Nirrhow s1d that the ProCrcssists when
they olncd the Kultur ampi had hoped that Prince BE
mark would be more cousstcnt and would definitely
lihcratc the schools from clerical influence.
Prince Bismarck declared that the rcprGlch was IN
usiihabc Even II lie were really inclined to continue
The struggle he would. he said hndc ed by the fact
that his former allie. had deserted him ana driven nun
into the arms % the Centre party.
Aper today proceedings In the Rcichsag. dount il
no longer entertained that Clerical aud Conservative
coalition has been concluded.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-01
FOREIGN NOTES.

LONDON, wednesday, Nov. 30, 1881.
The Erkdalc Corn Milla the largest in Liverpool have
been burned.
Tho survivors ~ the Calf Rock Lighthouse dHa'tcr
It'll upon the rock.
In Tms fifteen men belonging 10 the Onlcd Agar tribe
have been shot by order Of General Au'i-ui.
The Emperor william has awarded TO Sir Francis Gun
i owen grand medal for h' services in the cause OF
science
Congressman p V Dcnst,r, Of Wisconsin, IS passen-
on tho steamer Losing, which was compelled TO re-
turn to Plymouth.
Admiral 4hcstakoR has been appointed President OF
the Russian Committee of Naval Construction, succeed
Ing Admiral fOpOH.
The Journal de S, Pt,rsbout0 denies that Russia has
made proposals. contrary to tho Treaty OF Berlin to to
Porte on the subject Oi the war indemnify
The CouncGouera Of the Seine Cave adopted reso-
luton Ia favor of the project submitted by he Scientific
Society for the construction NJ canal 10 connect the
Atlantic Ocean with tine Mediterranean.
The Porte has issued crc1ar 10 the Powers explain
Ing is for closing the Grcchpost Offices IN Fnr-
key the principal motive bcne thc hasty ana premature
closing OF the Turkish post Offices at Larissa
In the Court OF queens Bench to-Iay, Mr.. Willis aP-
pied for rule uis for a trial Of the ScottSanpson
libel case. the grounds that the verdict was against
the weight Of evidence and the damages awarded were
excessive. The ease s now proceeding
In the Spanish Senate, Tuesday scnor Doroyl opposed
the bill for tho conversion Of the rcdeemabIe stock
Senior Camacho Minister OF Finance said the bil would
reduce the revenue by s,O0O.0O0 pc.etas, but "ouu
diminish the expenditure by 06,OOooJu
The courtmartal Of PrinIe shavoshdsc, an officer ot
the IIussara for the KILN OF merchant In restaurant
l,sf summer ha, opouei at ST. Petersburg. over 100
witnesses VIII bo examined The Grand Duht' ahh inc
ing
Lord Kimberly Colonial Secretary hls sent message
70 the Governor ol Natal giving history Of MI. sen
dlls past services ana stating that he ha7 long been
considered Il man likely to make good colonial gov
rru,r The people of Natal desire nm 4b,er m'n t1"h
Ar sCu4al, who was recently lrplut 'd No' tEAoI'
New-York tribune., 1881-12-01
THE STRIFE IN IRELAND.

LONDON, Nov. 3O.-Thrcc tenants on Lord
Kenmnrc's estate in Millsrect County Cork were fired
at last evening and wounded in the legs by apary OF
armed men, The tenants had paid their rent Three
COWS belonging to rcntpaying former near Fearns'
County Cork found killed This class OF outrage is
again increasing in frequency.
LordDonerailc ha- just discharged all the laborcrs on
his estate because he unable to discover who bat
tered an entire flock Of sheep 70 death.
Opposition to rent paving Ia especially marked in
County Limerick The Sheriff holds 800 wrts Of eviction
against tenants for rent due.
Anew branch Of the Ladies' Land League has been
established at Bowie, County Roscommon. The police
attended he opening meeting and took the names OF e
participants.
Henry Eyan, Chairman OF the Commission OF Iulla-
lorc Kings County hag been released from Mas Prison
Professor Goodwin Smith I'm communication To me
raj NuH GG-stosays he TANKS the Govern tncuts action
U ireland has borne good fruit. the phase ot agrara
Grim. is less dangerous than The dominion O the Lana
I""CGc But II Irish rics afraid to convict Offend
crs - viii bc necessary, he snys, TO preserve society
fro. sayagcry by adopting temporarily some KIND OF
trial without jury for agrnran OGcnses.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-01
WHAT TIE OFFICIALS SAY.
TRAINS STRIKING EACH OTHER ~ TIE FoG-No
ONE KILLED.


ONE KILLED.
TRENTON, y. j.. Nov. 3O.-FOur railroad ac-
i0cuts have occurred the Pennsylvania Eailroad,
ovypg chiefly to the fog. A. Bristol, Penn. 1t p
on Tuesday a cattle and freight train running on
the samc track bound Eaet The axle Of car OF the
first train broke, and there being a dense fog at tic
time a collision took place. Forty head Of cattle were
killed. 10 persons were injured
The next accident was between Bristol and srhcncks
Station about an hour after the above the Washington
South bound train being into by freight train Two
car. we're damaged and the passengers greatly shaken
up but no injury reported except 20 Of tho brake
men, who had his leg broken and was internally N
jured .,
Princeton. The southern and Ncw-IOrk express train
going East due at Trenton 1T 147 IN, detained
two hours and halI az Schrncks station. Tue second
section ran into the 1irst section at about 7
O'Clock The locomotive of the second section was
badv damaged and t"o cars OF the first section were
wrccHci. 30 pashen r. were hurt. H. y MaItHdaI' f;
th. fireman OF the second section, was thrown of and
injured anOut the body, and one oi hr fingers has been
anputltod. Lewis Meyer, the engineer, Was injured On
the cliu.
Nrw-8rl-SswIcfl. y. j., Nov 3O-An East bound cat
Tie freight train crashed into West bound freight
near Lawrence on the Pennsylvania Railroad, At 0
O'Clock this morning. Three containing cattle were
"trI,.copcI" and twelve animals Killed. Thomas
Gallery. brakeman, had his lcIt reg crushed, ana In
Iuccr UuurE vas thrown cut ana Ehyhlly injured.
Boston, Nov. 3O.-At IroustOnc, four miles beyond
Bloodstonc tnls morning. freight tram the New
York ana NcuEuglaId Railroad, while passing through
, deep cut struck a huge boulder upon the track,
sultiug in the piuG of the engine and three cars,
tlus cccual hlochadiug the road, so there Is but q
4n.ic track. The result II that there have been
through trains either way.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla Nov 3O.-A passenger train on
the jacksonville, Pensacola and Mobile Railroad was
thrown from Tho track Sable Rock, Madison by
IUcnfun. We and tHU cars wrecked The engineer
and fireman were badly injured, and "lI probably dc.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-01
AN,sSACUUsETTs REPORT.

BOSTON, Nov. 30.-Ihc annual report OF the
New York and New England Railroad Company, as SUB
mittcd to the Railroad Commissioners, Will appear
in tomorrow mornings JoHrn1L il sho"s'
compared with that of last year Total Ia
bnitcr, S32,C;O217; incrCasc, $29i73r3; income
So Co., 379; increase S3G4 I39; expenses, Sl926ii"i
increase, $3ls,0iI; net income $7GG,33G Increase
Si9l9C interest and rentals, $CGsi39; increase, Sjf
ljl balance ycarcsa rentals and interests lOl s9l
decrease S11-555; number of passengers carried,
3 100 $50: Increase 37l 5O3 tons or freight ll7O,191
Increase POS 2t6 S13O shares have been transerrtI
into stock from Buri.ll bonds, which are hcid
NV 3-7 persons of whom 3lS, owning 1000, are IN
Massachusetts aud sept 30 ll,2J5 % the bonds rc
UNCHANGED: S5gGS. 900 of the per cent bonds nave
beer issued and - 900 900 OF the Gpcr cent bonds.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-01
SUCCESSIVE RIILROID ACCIDENTS.
A PASSENGERS EXPERIENCE.
SUDDEN AND ALARMING AWAKENING FROM sLFEP-
FEARS THAT FOUR MEN MAY HAVE BEEN KILLED.
.---rI .L.IIr nm

A BASSENbEhS INl I1NlI--NNE'
SUDDEN AND ALARMING AWAKENING FROM sLFEr-
FEAHs THAT FOUR MEN MAY HAVE BEEN KILLED.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO thy rGIRUSE.l
WAsufXGrON. Nov 80" is this the Office of
TIE Ngw-YoIu, TIuBUsE"i asked a cray-bcardcd, well
dressed plcasantfaccd stranger. entering the Washing
ton office OF THE TRIBUNE this afternoon.
'Yes" replied the correspondent
"Want an item ~ qucried the stranger.
"Ccrfainy lie seated" said the correspondent, picking
up a pencil and preparing TO make memorandum
At left Ncw-York last night" sail the stranger "
had berth in the rear deeper ana to bed soon
rs we started ] awoke about four o'clock and found
we had not got ont OF Ncw-Jcrsoy. asked the con
ductor what the matter was AMI hc sId
freight train had been smashed up and VIC
were delayed while the wreck was being re
moved We started on, and fell asleep again
wac awakened by loud crash Ny first idea was that
Thunderstorm raging; itlookrd like rain lat night
remembered looked ont and saw one or Us" pas
scngcrs gcttingup and also steam In the car Then
Thought the steam heaters had burst.
"I pulled on my boots aud trousers. and walked
toward tac rear end OF the IoPcucd the door OF Lc
statcrooin and binding cloud ~ steam rushed ont
slammed the door shut; II ! hadn't should all
nave s,notbcred Then railroad and opened
tbc door Of the passage beside the statcroo, and d."
steam rushed ~ from that door TOO lt
d,tc S it qee qDaf dSar ASTa' 4 know "S c,acy OS
that the stacrOom was occupied 10y locomotive or -
Iaicitst WA dschara,n it, content, INTO tie car 1t
close shave for me; the boiler Nat Wlihu N l,ct
state room when went To- bed They were In bed when
retired and they did not come ont after The engine
been srnuthcrcd. They couldn't breathe In that steam
minute and i've | couldn't lind out anything about
..Wrl" added the stranger az he got mp 81 iust
thought would give the facts 10 some paper ana your
sigu was the first that came across. WEi YOU
would show up those railroad people. II they have
killed those men there is 10 sense III 7upp'S7lS 'Ic
New-York tribune., 1881-12-01
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.
4 NEw FLoNLnA LorRSAL

A NEW FLORIDA JOURNAL.
JACKSONVILLE, E.l, Nov. 3D.-Ihc Hori'G, new
daiy lpIut Na' sfuoi yesterday Jones Barbour ar. r
TToprtt"ri
STATE PRISON EARNINGS.
SING SING, y. l.. Nov. 3D- Fine earnings M sing
Sing Prison o. jr mJuth OF November 5000 ~ more
than the end .JIin.
FAILURE OF DRUGGIST.
Sr.LorIs Nlg. 30. ". iieycr. a druggist and
glucose of ST. clair County, Ill, male an as
glu,It yesterday, IlLi Aa,ct $1,000, liabilities not
stated.
VOTING OK a SCHOOL SYSTEM
SARATOGA. Nov. 3~.-Iut rIfIL. u- Dt liens Fails.
after contest last nyht rclcd by ballot oLlnpt The
gdr school s,cu On former curt the qlraluh
defeated.
SETTLING \ MORTGAGE CLAIM
ALBANY, nov. 3D.-+a. .ll.. IL. Iiu .ur receiver
Of o.. r avenue savings sank, has bo'I ordered 10 re-.
lease vi lam ". GrrI from hls LIABILITY ull mortgage
lOr $1,000 tAo pAJ mont " suCh reCeIeT vi SJ,OoU
New-York tribune., 1881-12-01
GUITEAU'S TESTIMONY.

HE TELLS WHY HE SHOT THE PRESIDENT
REPEATING HIS THRICE TOLD TALE OF DIVINE IN
&5. MISUNDERSTANDING THAT CIVIL WAR THREAT
ENED THE CoUNTRY-THE AssAssINs ExPECTA-
TON OF BECOMING PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES.
The assassin of President Garfield again went
upon the witness stand yesterday and con-
tinued to testify in his own defence. He re-
peated his now familiar claim that he was in
spired of the Deity to murder the President,
and vehemently asserted that personal cOnsid-
eratiOns had no weight in leading him to the
great crime of July 2. He said that he felt
relieved of burden and happy after he had
fired upon the President He also stated that
for twenty years he had entertained the expec-
tatiOn of being at some time elected to be
President OK the United States, and he had not
given up that expectation yet. The spectators
laughed at this declaration. The cross exam
inatiOn of the assassin was begun.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-01
CRIMES IND cAsUALriAs-BY TELEGRAPH
INDICTED FOR MURDER

TNUICTED IOR NIKDIN.
NEW-ORIEAN-, Nov. 3O.-IAc Grand Jury today
,r ,I Nllrlla and David H.uue4-cy for the murder Of
Thomas Du,pIcIuN ON october 4o
STABBED ~ \ BRAWL
Cnrt-NTUI's itl. Nov. 3U-lWn o.. gIu'S became IN
n, iu drunken brawl At John Bur>rs store IN IWigss
C,u.t . In which John Lowe was fatally stabbed
4 MAN MISTAKEN FDR \ RAT
.,NCASrrR Penn, Nuy. 3'.-A l.lllm kncir OF
prtrr4hurs tnis county, aui Eutm GrryhN w'n ont %
hunt musa ri- -t uEht ana ln the darkness 'ityul MS
fatally. ,..,,a..,,.
WuNuNGrON. D,l, Nov. 3O.-lhc trial ,ot
Morris Oap,rly or the murder of samuel H. Adams co..
rr Wa, concluded this ltcruJ1A, the jury after Dee
ug yesterday evening. returned verdict OF gully
0 mtus,Jushtcr.
CONVICTED OFMURDERoUS AssAULr4
NAEEIOwN, y. y, Noy. jo.-iue Jury IN ,hr
cn,r nf Dtyd AugcrsNury -ut with IN eIi 20 XII
Stnu, Lo and us last Nay. bought IA Tdct
OF glt. The prison sentenced 10 seven JoaIs CON
nuemeut IN tIc Auburn yrlSOA
New-York tribune., 1881-12-01
THE FIRE RECORD.
LOSSES IN NEWARK.

Three buildings, Nos. 292, 294 ana $50
springfedave Newark were destroyed by fire yester'
day morning The first floors were used as a grocery
and harness manufactory and the upper floors as ten
ments Emanuel Abbles, harness manufacturer, lo't
about 50 800 and is partially insured Sigfred kohn,
grocer Is insured for 81 000 the full amount OF Hs loss
Androw Nichol ana other tenants lost about $500 on
which there was no insurance. The buildings were
owned by GuSave Kussy and insured for $i7OO IN
the Firemen's Insurance Company OF Newark
New-York tribune., 1881-12-01
ATTEMPTS ar SUICIDE.

Emma Messenger, age twcnty-cirht, home
less woman found by tho police yesterday, mt Fih
and -ccoud-iyc., suIerns from morphine poisoning
She had attempted seldcstructUu. Io police took her
to Bellevue Hospital
Mary McGcc, eighteen, OF Arlington, y. j., took
dose Of arscn Yesterday morning She was taken ~ u
iutc cuce Office rldng-8t, Newark and confessed
that blt had taken tIr poison. she relieved yy the
u-c vi aH.idOges, uAI sent to her home.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-01
THE IRISH CONTEN1ION.

CHICAGO, Nov. 3O.-Ihe Irish National Con-
ycution, which met at Mccormick Hall today was
called 10 order by John T. Fincrty, Of Chicago The Hon
Patrick Collins OF Boston, nominated for permanent
chairman cX Congressman william J. Hync5, oi Chicago.
The nomination wa, seconded by Patrick Ford, thus
l,,,If l, the two elements Of the CouycutiJn-tho
.. NJ, i,1l and the No Rent Absolutely IJC ions.
The declaration OF the COAFcutloh VAL lN"r lt sup
r m NIL Inc isn societies ui tuis country Oh the Land
League ia ireland .. . r, ..,
,n, r. ii uealy AMI Rev. EJycur oHccay, Of Ireland
New-York tribune., 1881-12-01
AUAT MANUFACToRY DAMAGED.

The hat manufactOry of Wolfe & Leimer, on
Mcchanicst Orange Nj was partially destroyed by fire
yesterday morning The building contained large
amount Of stock belonging different Ncw-fork firms
which was insured Wolfe & Lemer's loss Is about
81 600 which is covered by insurance. While tne nre
was burning Hereby man seized barrel OF naptha and
rolled It out through the flames at the imminent peru Oh
his life.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-01
THE T0TE IN MASSACHUSETTS,.

BosToN, Nov. 3O.-Thc official count of the
ballots cast tu Jhc state election shows the vote Tor
Governor to be- as follows; Long dirpuohcanl, 9ouooi
T4omp. On Democrat, 5l5-j; Andrews HreonoacA'r
I,-~J. AlHy proMbuou.,U, I,OlO; al Others 10 lhe
constitutional amendment PROVIDING arliuSt tho d's
trarr! cement oi houorluiy discharged soldiers aud
sailors because %, their noiuE puupcra Wls odoptd ~
over 1pUtO majority, the vote DcuSs fOr the aiheuu-
u,ut, BU,3tJ; against, 9D,l~i.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-01

would be correct. He could not, he SAID. Justify
himself before the country for paying sixteen per
cent premium upon bonds as long as there was
class cxtant which might be redeemed at par. he
people, he added, who reason otherwise treat the
three and half per cents as if they must be pur-
The Government receipts during the month OF
November will fall little short of thirty millions.
The expenditures will aggregate more than sixteen
millions 1t is estimated that the public debt state
ment to be issued tomorrow will show reduction
of between seven and eight millions Of dollars.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-01
THE COINAGE AT pHIL1rrLPHlA.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 3O.-Ihc coinage eX-
ccucd at the United states Mint in this city during the
rn NJ November aggregated 72-5, 900 pieces valued
NJ -, Gg3 100 This amount was made of up 3>3,ooO
rIrir-. $1,000 halfcagc-, l,OVOOO) silver dollars,
uul $40, ,UUJ cents.
New-York tribune., 1881-12-01
NEWS FROM ABROAD.
MIR. HAMLIN IN PARIS.

PARIS, Nov. 3O.-The Hon. Hannibal
Hamn United States Minister to Spain, to-day paid
visits to President Grevy and NJ. Gambetta, both of
whom received Mr.. Hamlin with great cordiahty,
and congratulated him upon the part he took in the
events leading to the abolition of slavery in the
United States. They also dwclt upon the syinpa-
thes of France for the United States, and said they
hoped to see the friendly relations between the Two
sister Republics drawn still closer.