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Washington News

WAsRWGT0N, March 55.-sE4zhe s President
has nominated Jno. M. Wilson, OF Ohie,
CenzuI to Bremen.
WASHINGTON. March "a bill to make
Denver delivery office passed the Senate
to-day, having already passed the House
and, having the endorsement Of the Treas
ury Department, the approval Of the
President is only needed for it to become
law
The House Committee on Public Landa
to-day reported u bill to return the military
reservation at Fort Abercrombie, Miane-
sota, to the public domain and open it for
actual settlers. a-....=. :...
WASHINGTON, March 3.--The grand jury
has indicted James B. Henderson, James
W. Donahue, VIM. w ia. kson, Albert Il.
Boone, Samuel G. Cabell, E. j. Sweet,
Vim. s, Barringer, and Alvin g. Buck, for
conspiracy in the Star route case concern
Ing certain routes in Southern States.
WASHINGTON, March 3.--AsEistsnt At
torney-General Kerr has completed the
preparation of indictments in all the Star
route cases so far considered by the grand
jury. There are seventeen of these indict-
ments, fourteen already endorsed BY the
grand jury ''true biIls.' The remainder,
which include those against Gen. Brady,
will be presented in court tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The Chinese
bill did nor reach 8 poinG of action this
evening, hut the indication is almost GER
tain that it will be passed next Monday.
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Henry Ward Beecher Fa5Haes.

| CHICAGO, March 6.-Henry Ward Beech
e1'5 lecture drew . crowded house at the
Central Music Hall tonight. His subject
was The moral uses Of luxury and beauty.
He had proceeded In his talk about twenty
minutes when he reached passage about
the difficulties of rich men In obtaining sal
yatien. He Began: ''Fhere is;n impress
SION" AT this point he stopped, hesitated
aud appearedto stagger. Some one in the
audience, seeing he was about to faint,
gave the alarm and he was helped of the
stage BY agentletnal1 on the platform. Pro-
fessor Swing, who had introduced Mr.
Beecher made a brief announcement to
the audience that Mr.. Beecher was sudden
ly indisDosed, and moved that he be excus-
ed for the evening, q motion that was un-
.animously eoncurred in. =...S@
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Showing the Remark
able Extent OF that Continent.

. la areeent lecture Rev. j.. O. Means,
of the American board, spoke of Africa.
He began by alluding to snow storm
which ragged SO 0erce1y. on Ne. Kilu1and-
jaro, directly under the equator, in 1862,
that q traveller was compelled to give up
the ascent, and was thus led TO speak OF
the strange mystery that has so long hung
over the dark continent. The ships OF
civilization have sailed along the eastern
coast for 500 years, and yet the existence
Of that mountain, which is only 200 or 300
miles from the ocean, was unknown to the
world till 1s48. The continent contains
one-Reyenth Of the globe population; it
has It's large cities, It's manufacturing
towns, its nations that send out great
armiies. 1t ID separated from Asia by q
narrow point Of land, from Europe by a
narrow strip OF water, aud yet thow small g
part it plays in the life Of The world From
east lowest in the widest part, it has an
expanse of s, 200 miles, and the northern
and southern limits are equally distant. 1t
is as wide as our own continent wuule; be
If it began at the mouth of the Columbia
river, and instead Of ending at. Nova sco-
tia, Tapped over ON Ireland. The island Of
Madagascar, OFF the eastern coast, which
makes SO small q show on the map, if
placed opposite this country would reach
from Maine to Florida, and that part OF
the continent known as Central Africa is
rs large as the portion Of the United States
lying tot the Rocky Mountains. The
lake Victoria Nyanza, discovered in 1858,
is larger than the State Of New York, and
is elevated $500 feet above the sea. The
area OF the continent il three times that of
Europe, and the course Of the Nile meas
ures a distance equal to one-eIeventh of the
circumference Of the globe. 1t drains
territory Of 100000 square. miles, or ),
900, 900 more than are found iii the Miss
issipp1 valley. The continent also affords
a waterfall with a DEPTH three or four
times that OF Niagara. There are, accord
ing TO the most careful com mpntations, 20O,-
000, 700 people in Africa. Statistics show
thai the annual exports and imports of
Great Britain equal 800 per capita, in
France it amounts to $50, and in this eoun-
try to $40. But in Africa the ratio is 81. 10,
the average for the nations of the world
being s11. A distinguished Englishman
once said tnat each missionary in Che South
seas was worth TO British commerce $5O,-
600. And if by the advance OF Christian
fty and civilization the African foreign
trade could be brought np 70 the $l1
the business Of the continent |
would be increased $4,000, ,000, 200.
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Comkliag Declines 90 be udge-Fo1
geRs@ Place TO be Given @Hzum.

ER
WASHINGTON, March Sit fs generally
believed ut the Capitol that Conkling wrote
the President this morning declining hif
appointment. 'Ehe general talk is thai
Conkling's declination will be made public
to-day, and Secretary Folger will be nomi-
mated to the Supreme Bench and ConkIing
made Secretary Of the Treasury.
CHICAGO, March 6.-'rhe Washington
specials all agree that the probability il
that Conkling will refuse the Supreme
Court nomination. One report says this i
confirmed by studied and anxious efforts
made BY the administration to create all
impression that the President was nol
aware 81 Conklfngss desires or intentions
before the nomination was made.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-The President
has ,aceived fronz ex-senator Conklfng his
declfnation of the Associate Justiceship.
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several members Of his cabinet and high
officials of tho army and navy. He was
received on hard the flagship with hon-
ors due such an occasion, the yards being
manaed and national salutes fired by. the
Pensacola, Alaska and Lackawanna ON bis
arrival on board anu. upon his departure.
The President expressed warm friendship
for the United States ulzon the part Of
Chill and in such terms as 10 cause like
response ON Admiral Batch 81 part as to the
continued anity lele BY our people tor
Chilli. Admiral Batch states the belief
that the visits Of the naval vessels of the
United States 10 Valparaiso had done much
to allay the Ill feeling lately existing to-
wards the United States BY the people Of
Chilli,
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WASHINGTON ITEMS.

| WASHINGTON, March THE Senate Mil
| itary Committee this morning appointed
Senators Harrison, HaWley and Hampton
u subcommittee to confer with the Secre-
tary Of War IN regard TO making addition
al appropriation for the relief Of persons
rendered destitute by the floods in the
southwest. Reports from Arkansas, Mis-
sissippf aud Louisiana are tLat the supplies
already issued are inadequate. The sub.
committee will confer with Secretary Lin
coln Immediately with view of making
said provision for the fiood sufferers as is
necessary.
A press reporter has ascertained posi-
lively that the Supreme Judgeship was
rendered Senator Edmunds and declined.
Prominent Senators to-day say that Ed-
munls would have accepted the appoints
menf II rendered him first. It is now
thought that Judge Blatehford, Of New
York, will be appointed.
Justice Miller, OF the Supreme Court, Is
Ill again. The indications are that a sim
liar operation 10 that OF IsssJ year will be
performed.
The President has nominated Benz. S.
Pa, ker, Q. Indiana, as consul &C sherbrook,
Canada. The nomination Of General Rufus
ingalls,, TO be QnarGernaster General, has
been favorabIy reported.
The Senate at 4 10 went into executive
session, leaving the Chinese bill for con-
.sfderation tomorrow.
Rear Admiral Batch, IN Z aIcomn1unica-
tion dated Valparaiso, Chill, reports that
heeaIled on President Santa Maria, ac-
eompaaied By Gapts. Belknap and Ne
Cam and personal staff, and were very
cordially ~ teiVed. The President return
ed the visit the nexG day, accompanied By
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The Chinese Question.

New YORK, March 1.-THE Times says
Brown, Of Georgia, spoke with lnore
| moderation and calmness than any Of
those who participated in the debate, and
Teller, Of Colorado, after exhibiting his im
patience to have aC him. literally ''went fot
that Heather Chinee" with all that reck.
less fervQr Of bis own lllltranmeiled free
west. Teller proceeded to say ttat he does
uot care II button for sentiment, and he
rather gIories in his readiness to take a
scalp when occasion requires. Several
other Senators are prepared with speeches
on this subject, but considering that the
whole question has once been settled by
Congress and that we have since concIud-
el ~ treaty with China, for the purpose of
removing the only fatal defect in the legis-
lation Of 1879, the debate begins to wear
the appearance Of being maintained only
for oratorical purposes. The value Of
Chinalnen TO the Pacific Coast as material
addition to the wealth and prosperity Of
the community has been great. Ii Chinese
labor should be Withdrawn from the
Pacific Coast there would be a paralysis
ofindusfgy and a cessation OF important
;sorks, involving irretrievahle disaster.
Furthermore, the evidence shows tI1at the
average Chinese larborer is industrious,
patient, docilc, thrifty, easily managed,
and with high degree of a certain kind
of intelligence. II we look at the laborer
from q mere machine point Of view, the
Chinaman has no superior. But the men
who lead this agitation are not demago-
CUES of the KearneY school. They are con-
seryative, human men, representing the
best interests and best ideas Of their COM
munity. Miller is a type oftlais class-t1e
last man to wrong the l0Wliest OF any race.
He suffered cruel wounds TO free the Afri-
can, and would be the last to iniure the
Asiatic.
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FOREIGN NEWS.


LONDON, March 3.--Tn the House 0
Commons this evening there WAS consid
erasle excitement in consequence Of John
con, Attorney General for Ireland, vfrt,l
ally admitted that n warrant under the co
ercinn at existed against Arthur O'Con
NOT (Home Ru'et], member of the HOUSE
for QIeen's county.
He inquired with what offense be wa
charged.
T. NJ. HpaIv, slnalnber for Wexfordbor
rough. who believed u similar warrant ex
isEea against himself, seconded o 'Connor'
nh4Tinn. "
Philip Calan" T.ibhraN. member fol
tmu,h, ndeaVoreCt 10 exacf q promise from
the Government not torAu-e fhe arrest 81
members visiting rheir constituents.
Gladstone refused 10 grant such immtln:
ity Or give further information.
O'Connor finally withdrew his. motion,
saying he knew rhe Warrant contained an
utterly unfounded charge OF reasonable
practices. He detted the Government to
try him in England.
LONDON, March 3.--At The. examination
OF MAcLean, two letters written by the
prisoner were read. In the first, which
was written before the shooting, lie said
ne was compelled to commit crime againet
the bloated aristocracy, because Of the i'm
Rut1iciency OF the relief offered him. In
the second letter, written after his arrest,
ne said his only object was to cause public
alarm and get his pecuniary grievances
redrehsed; that he didn't mean fahnrt
the Queen, but only fired aC the wheels o.
her carriage.
The police gave evidence at the exam
1nation which the prisoner tried tosshake
by cross examination. This went to prove
that he hred straight ut the carriage, and
not ut the wheels as he alleged.
LONDON, March 3.-The Queens monu- On
ment TO the late Lord Heaconaffeld mas
just been erected ia Htghenden church.
1t bears the following inscription: This
memorial is placed here by d grateful sasaa
anectionate sovereign Victoria R. J..
Kings love him that speaketh right. 80, !,
ROME, March 5--Tte Pope telea a,ragslsssl
his regret at the attack OH the Queen and
congratulations on her escape.
MADRID, March 3.-A Il the newspapers
express reprobstion Of the attempt on the
life of Queen Victoria.
CoNsTANrINoRLE, March 5.-The Sultan
aent Hobart P;aaha to the British Embassy
to enquire for the latest intelligence and
convey an expression Of his sympathy.
OTTAWA, March 3.--The Senate and
House of Commons passed an address to
the Queen expressing qualification e her
escape.
sr. JOINS, n, b, March s.-The House
assembly adopted resolution expressing
taankfulness for the G;tsen's escape.
LoADoEy March 4. Forster, Chief Sec
setary for ireland, telearaphe Lord Cairns,
Chairman Of tho eonauaittss 10 irqaIrs lEso
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Congressional Proceedings.
HOUSE.

;. WASHINGTON. March Ga bill was In
troduced by Hewitt, (Ala TO restore le
the pension roll the names OF persons drop.
ped by reason Of participating in or aiding
the rebellion.
4 a night session was ordered Friday for
the consideration Of the pension bills.
Dibrell, OF Tennessee, moved to suspend
the rules and pass the bill repeating SC
much of clause 6, section 1924, of the re-
vised statutes, it relating to the sale OF leaf
tobacco, as imposessa fine Or penalty on
farmers or producers Of leaf tobacco who
may sell the same to consumers, and pro-
yiQing that hereafter all farmers or other
producers Of leaf tobacco shall be allowed
60 sell their own OF their tenants produce
tionWithout license or penalty.
The motion was seconded.
DibrelI advocated the bill, which he as
serted would only reduce res@nue $500.
At present it costs the Government $lu,-
| 600 to enforce the law anu collect that
$500.
White, of Kentucky, favored the bill az
one that would relieve the small farmers
Of the South OF great hardship.
| Mr.. Kelly, OF Pennsylvania. stated that
he was anxious to get rid Of the system OF
internal taxation which put the whole pro-
cess Of the business Of particular classes
under cruel supervision. But this was
/ beginnillgat the wrong end, 1t would al
low the revenues, so far as tobacco was
concerned, 20 be fritfered away. This
| question was now before the committee
on ways and means and receiying grave
consideration. He (Kelly) would CO.
operate in all ittsG measures to relieve the
country of Internal revenue taxation, bslf
TO repeal this law now would be to thros,
the whole tobacco tla,le open and depreci-
ate the stocks in the hands Of every manu-
facturer.
A motion to suspend the rules and pass
the bill was lose-yeas 1l3, nays 71-not
the necessary twe-thirds voting in the af-
firrnative.
The bill providing that when the lite
reservation be opened for sefElenens the
Government recognize the rights Of per-
sons who il good faith located within the
ten miles limltonthe eastern boundary ot
The reservation, went over FOR one MONTH.
Adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 6.--At the resun1p-
5iall af the debate Rrnu.al5 ) arafrYsfE fE1a III
argued that twenty years, being pfactiea
" an inhibition Of emigration, was viola
tive OF the spirit if NOT the Letter. of tIe
treaty.
Teller stated chat be would votefor.tilr
bill, nof because the people Of. aliforni.
wanted il, but because Congress had The
perfect right o enact slseht measure and
because he was pposeflto the. Chinese
coming here. y . Ghinanan santeelto take
I part fn.the administration Of public at-.
faira un1eea he could make aolne1ning ons
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Ara Appeal E0r R2clp pa

MHMpHIs, March Captain Ed. Pos
tai, of the steamer Hard Cash, which ar
rived this morning, reports that the back
water from the Mississippi extended up
White river TO Clarendon, Ark, distance
Of 135 miles from It's mouth. The entire
country intervening is under water, which
is two feet higher than was ever known
before. Great loss TO stock and damage to
farming interests occurred throughout the
White river bottoms.
The river here continues stationary.
The following telegram was sent this
morning by Senators Harrison and jack
son to Congressman Moore at Washington:
''The suffering brought to our notice by
the inhabitants Of the counties in Tennes-
see bordering on the Mississippi river oc-
casioned by the overflow, calls loudly for
assistance from Government. -
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Pueblo Indians on the Rampage.

ST. LOUIS, March IA Santa Fe, N.
NJ, special says: Governor Sheldon re-
ceived news from the Taos Pueblo yester-
day which, If substantiated, is serious. It
is to the effect that four days ago some
Taos Pueblos became drunk, and were ar
rested and pat in jail. They escaped and
deputy sheritfs Afeirs and Martinez started
co the Puebos' town to realTest them.
They aud their posse were met by fiftY-
nine armed Pueblo Indians, and a fight en-
sued in which deputy sheriff Meirs was
killed aud deputy sheriff Martinez moi
tally wounded. The murderers are not
yet captured. The Taos Pueblo is one of
the richest and largest tribes IN the Terri
tory> and heretofore the best feeling has
existed between the PuebIos and the sur
rounding Mexican towns. OF late too
much whisky traffic has been going en,
which the United States authorities should
stop. Gov. Sheldon has sent to Taos for
the latest information and news is hourly
ayuauraT
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tl1s working of the: land acs; declining to
give evideaaea before tssie comm itsea.
A reward OF 81, ,0d0 ID offered ft,rs III for
nation leading to. tie discovery Of the
k tnelrdefetsof 4cofasfa bic nazneds Kavaaa at1ga
Ut Letter Hrtsta county aaIsFa,
ST. PErERsfURas 81 sssa Iasafy:
started for Berlin Tuesday vi Il ast isapor-
ta'1t letter from the Gear to the Emperor
William. II Is believed tllat ksta Car wrote
tfte letter if1aisietliassiy ate. tie eeception
Of SkobeIofT.
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M@neeer ABasaeDaasnene Dememasra~
gf@me

| SAN FRANCISCO, March 4.-The anti
/ Chinese demonstration this afternoon wa
on a.grand scale. Long before the hou
fixed, Platt's Hall was packed with tn,
best citizens, while 8eroWd Of probably
thirty thousand surged about the atandt
erected on the corner OF Nontgouaery.an ane
Fine streets. The hall was beautifully
decorated for the occasion with the nation
al colors.
/ AT two. o'clock the meeting was called Il
order BY Jacob s. Tabor, President OF thu
Bord OF Trade, who read long liev OF
vice presidents composed Of the leading
citizens Of every department of business
including the judges .ef the United States
and State courts.
| Ina few words Mr. Tabor introduced
Mayor Blake as.the presiding officer. Mr
Blake spoke: briefly. @
| Dispatches were received from Governor
Perkins, expressing regret sS :hia inability
TO attend the meeting.
Mr.. Sheridan, the actor, read the resolu-
tionR prepared for the occasion.
The preamble reci1es the ruinous conse-
quences Of Chinese irnsniB tiola, and con-
tinles; s.Ehe people of San Franclsco, in
general mass meeting assembled, do there
fire solenanly reitsraee sr1d the uts
ansWerered and unanswerable arguments
heretofore n11ade5ff1 their previous petitions
to- Con gresss for rel and they further Fe-
spectfnlly urge that time and experience
have shntseonf frGnekl their appfes1easio as
TO 1lae gravg: dangers that would arise from
ysr1rsstri ri6setR C'hafssess fl1s tlsstafg atiSn.
Y. y 'Rcs0sosd, .rhst, laying sside all social
and Political distinctions, we unite, - one
man, 40 one people, % loyal and lasg-abid-
citizenSsof the Bepublte, in tazKing up-
en- ConSress the absolute aeceasity for
speedy and effective legislation pursuant
to the terms of the recent treaty with Chi
na, restricting ana Controlling Chinese
.inmiRr atioa. E2etis further
Rssozsess, TE'atag Son aud Hepresen-
gativeS from tEsEs cceasc have our entire ap-
.prugasl ana lssNrsy and Dappore in
their edorts TO present this great question
90 the country O. Of vital importance and
aa deserving Immediate and favorable ac-
ton on the part ofs federal GoveraEnent.
Be II further
Reso2ved, That : copy Of these resolu-
tions be te1egraphed 70 eur Senators and
EeeprSgeb tatfyeB lid Cong grss6.
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High w aeeFs

NEw ORLEANS, March 6.--The Ptcay.
ase's Greenville (afiss. Especial says: The
back Waterssare still rising andsspreading.
The water Ia now from six inches to q foot
higher than at any previous overflow since
the couRtry was first settled. Greenville
iB.secure from any possible overflow, tho
two points were at one tins threatened.
Refugees from the overiowed plantations
are congregating here, and oar resources
tefeed and shelter them will be severely
taxed.
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Fear Il RaEd.

SAN FRANCISCO, March, 3.-The Chinese
residents OF the city are much exercised
about the mass meeting to be held here to-
mosrow, They pselend to feel alarmed
lest some excited persons should suggest
and offer TO lead a raid through China-
town. Nothing OF the kind is probable.
nor is it feared or in any measure antici-
pated by the gentlemen tnseigating the
meeting. nor by the police authorities.
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PEL..GC55EElIhBnS. R
a8s dasnA S@a@a "an@ $aS& %A sh Ill - &S1 il
special, o'seatche" to ehs Eseesra.
e.orsrnsr Htnaal..,s rreeaaunatts,.

RENO, Nevada, March 3-Governor
K,kasd. of Nevada, i<sneda Il prm-lar;;ation
In Which he expresses the earnest hope that
nil ciiizeur ot that State will unite with
California and Oregon in giving to-rnor-
rev tul expression OF their views upon
the subja:r Of Chimes" imm grafton, and
thai they will urge upon Congress the inn
portance Of SPECIFY and favorable action
-nnnn he bill. -- -
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Foreign News.
Irish matters-Thanks AzwEuIsy!

LONDON, March Elm order TO prevent
a perpetuation OF the divisions Of the Irish
Parliamentary party and the lax attend
anee Of its members, plan Is under con-
sldeEatlon to pay each member elected to
Parliament at the next election 43O0 PEI.
session OF Parliament and for a, contribu~
tion OF $500 toward the expense Of each
contested election. It Ii proposed to raise
q fund by aleVy Of d shilling per year on
each elector and ask the land League to
contribute in the event of deficit.
The following note from Earl Granville
to Z. s. Minister Lowell, is printed:
ny Dear .Ar. LoWeEt:--! have Just re-
ceived a message from tfezQueen desiring
me to convey Her Majesty acknowledge
ments for the congratulations you offered
on behalf of the President and people OF
the United States, and to express her
hearty thanks tor the kind feelings mani-
tested towards Her Majesty.
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Arresveaaor Brfbiasg aVeter.

FAsroN, Pa, March A.-Jos. e. svrfuss,
lawyer and prominent politician. was. ar
rested this morning charged. with having
unlawfully procured the vote of colored
man in the last Presidential election. The
arrest caused muctl excitement.
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Cos % saaasaa

WARRINGTON, March 6.--The President
has nominated Chas. Dwess; OF Michigan,
90 consul 20 Windsor, Canada, and with
drawn the nomination Of JAS. G. Sword, of
the District Of Columbia, as consul 10
Cgfliz.
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Ksemaocratie Ticker Elected.

MoBz LIE, ia. A1la M arch e.--At the munich
pal election to-day a straight Democratic
ticket was elected mayor, municipal
board aud probably tax collector.
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Or VILE

LONDON, March 6.-Ma,.Lean, the would
be asSassian of the Queen, vas qtlietIy~se-
moved Saturday TO The Reading jail. The
solicitor OF his family writes. that he pos
sesses certificates OF tf,eeel lniIfsht physicians
Mand@ley a1d Goodrich Of The.existeuce OF
mental alteration in tile priSonaFof long
standing, and he has no hesitation in say
ing there will be no diff .slty i'll establish
ing the tact of his insanity.