The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-07-15
TELE(iRAPHIC NEWS,
NATIONAL BANKS UNDRR THE NEW ACT.

NAll'NAL BANKS UNDRR THE NEW ACT.
! Washington, July I4-To-day the FIRST ma
u'nal bank of tinlay was authorized to ex-
tend Its corporate existence twenty years.
The charter expired to-day and 1t is the first
bank extended under the new act. The Far
merS' national bank Of Franklinvile, N. Y,
was to.day authorized to commence business
with capital of $4,000, upon deposit of
p2o. 900 worth Of bonds. This is the first new
bank organized under the new act.
A FLORIDA ELECTION CASE TO BE INvESrI-
GATED.
Some time ago the report Of the committee
on elections was submitted to the house recon-
mending that Withsrspoon, contestant in the
case OF Witherspoon VS.. Davids n, be granted
leave to withdraw his papers without preju-
dice, which virtually left the infested in un
disputed possession of his seat 1t is now
thought probable by members of the commit
tee that before final al journmcnt a resolution
Will be offered in the house for the appoint
ment OF special committee to proceed to
Florida ter the purpose of thoroughly invcsti-
gazing irregularities III the tirst district.
CONFIRMATION.
Washington, July I4.-1he senate confirm
ed ex-senator John A. West, Of Louisiana. to
be commissioner for the District of Columbia
STRONG PAPER AGAINST Mr.. BLAINE.
Washington, July I4.-Robert r. Randall,
counsel for the Credit Industrial. has been
perm; Cd by the house committee on foreign
affairs to file, with the papers in the Peru,i I'm
Chilian investigation, a sworn statement in the
nature of the argument to show that at one
time Blaine favorably received a proposition
OF the Credit Industrial 10 assume the pay
meut OF the war indemnity, and to utilize the
comPsny's programme in restoring peace be-
tween the belligerents.
After submitting his proof upon this point,
which consists mainly of extracts from official
correspondence, Randall states his conclusion
thus: This must convince every alr-minded
man of three things: Either that Blaine, al
the time when it occurred. was, as we believed
HIM to be. honestly amt earnestly in favor Of
utilizing the programme of the Credit Indus
trial, at all hazards, or that he pushed the con-
ventlona' diplomatic license of misrepresenta
| ton beyond all precedent and example; or,
that when he testified before your committee,
he had utterly forgotten every material fact
connected with his South American policy.
Randalps statement was to-day accepted by
the committee and made part of the record
IN the above inves,is CATION.
R FUGEFS BOXED AND SHIPPED BACK.
Philadelphia, July II -Fifty-on families of
Russian refugees who came to this city few
months go, left for New York last night, and
Will sail tor Enrupe today. OF the six hun
dred refugees who came to this city, only one
third have found employment The rest were
supported by charitable Hebrews. and as a
last resort they are sen, '.~ok 10 Europe.
YOUNG COUPLE DROWNED.
Kalamazoo, July Ia AT South Haven last
night bet~ cen 7 and 10 o'clpct, O. r. Foote.
cashier of the hrst RATIONAL bank of that place.
and Miss Kitty Underwood, of Aurora, ILL.,,
were drowned by the upsetting of sail boat
The bodies have not yet been recovered.
DEATH or AN EX-GOVERNOR.
San Francisco, July I4.-Juan B. Alvarado,
at San Pablo yesterday aged 70.
TERRIBLE BLAZE.
4 Portland dispatch Says six business block S
in Dayton, w. T., were burned last night, in
Guiding every store and hotel. The loss is
| about 100000 The details are celayed
owing to the burning of the telegraph office.
IRELAND PLACED UNDER RRpRESslaN.
London, July "A dispatch to the Daily
News, nom Dublin, says special Gazette
issued at 2 p. M, proclaims the Counties of
Cason, Leitram, Longford, Westmeath, Sligo,
Roscommon, Mayo, Tipperary, Kilkenny,
Waterford, Limerick, Cork. Glaze, Kerry,
South and Duhlia, and sRs cities of Limerick
COX, tlars, t&erry, south and Dablp. and
the cities OF Limerick, Cork. Waterford, Xii
kenny. Dublin, Londeny, Galway and Drog-
heda, and tWo hasoAies in Monaghan, and