The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-04-25

mittee on judiciary, reported a bill to estab-
lish reform system of bankruptcy.
A bill increasing by 100 members the police
force of the District of Columbia, gave rise TO-
discussion upon the provision authorizing
the district commissioners, in the appointment
of policemen, to give the preference to men
honorably discharged from the volunteer force
of the army.
The vote on the passage of the bill was,
yeas, III, nays 66.
Bill introduced: By King, of Louisiana, ap-
propriating $500, 600 for the payment of costs
Of surveys and expenses Of the Mississippi
river commission; also appropriating $3oI,-
500 for the payment of the expenses OF the ma
tional board of health.
The house then adjourned.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
Washington, April 24.-The president to-
day nominated John w. Arnold for postmaster
at Columbus, Ga, and George w. Avnow for
postmaster at GAINESVILLE, Fla.
BLAINE PUTS IN DENIAL.
Washington, April 24.-Mr. Blaine ap-
peared before the foreign affairs committee
| and denied the various statements of Shiperd,
and produced letters from Senator Blair and
others to support his denial of Shiperd's state
Hcut, tHat nc tOlu DidlHc VI thc p<oo,S~o ohSi
| to Hurlburt
PROSECUTING THE ELECTION FRAUDS.
Charleston, April 24.-In the U. S. district
court to-day the jury charged with the cases
against the managers of the election at Marys-
vile precinct, who had been out since Friday
last, having failed to agree upon verdict,
were discharged and mistrial was entered.
In discharging the jury Judge Bond said he
was sorry they had not agreed upon some
verdict, as it would entail on the defendants
| and the U. S. government the additional ex-
pense of another trial. The grand jury were
finally discharged, after finding five indct-
ments against the managers of election at the
Camp Ground precinct.
MURDRROUS APACHES ON THE WAR PATH.
Ell Paso, April 24.-A dispatch received
here to-day from Col. Orr, prominent citi-
zen of Lordsburg, New Mexico, says that the
Apaches killed five men four miles east of
Clifton yesterday. The red devils attacked
the smelling works of the Detroit company
during the operating of the company, but were
repulSed with the loss of two of their men and
six horses. About two hundred Of them I'M
der Ju and Leo crossed the San Francisco
river below the smelling company, following
the old trail through Devils canon, going to-
wards Old Mexico. About twenty-five of
them crossed the Southern Pacific track two
miles west of Lordsburg, in sight of pas
senger train, killing the track walker.
TOTAL VISIBLE SUPPLY OF COTTON.
New York, April, 22.-Receipts of cotton
at all interior towns, 1928 bales; receipts
from plantations, 1884 bales; crop in sight,
5,H7,465 bales. The total visible supply of
cotton for the world is 2,S6I, sos bales, of
which e,e3S,25o bales are American, against
2,o74,3 goo and 2,397,256, respectively last
year.
THE TRIALS OF JEWISH PROSECUTORS.
St. Petersburg, April 22.-rhe Golois says:
In consequence of the recent report of the
minister of justice, the emperor has ordered
that the trials of all persons accused of out
RACES against the Jews be treated as urgent,
and be taken up without regards to their order
on the lists.