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New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
A SERIES OE FAILURES.

BOsroN, Dec. 19.-James Hogan ram ralio"o oso
contractor, Ashland. has failed He owes aoo" go a,s
OF which So 100 is nominally secured His asse'' ~"
large. - ,..-s st
walter j. Roberts dealer In building stone II f' -
has unsecured liabilities of S39,75o His assets "'
large. -, =, rhieh
Milo Lucas builder. Newton, owes sSo9oo. Oh "A''
Sl0625 Is nominally secured. HiA assets are sni'h
DALLAS Tex Dec. l0-H Shields. paints, oas ohaSs.inel
has made an assignment. lie has been III tns "a nou
about twelve years. His liabilities are @looVo IN"
inal assets $4,000. ., u.i.
LANCASTER Penn. Dec. 19.-Potts X Locker ' az,
vctia Leather Company ofths city, faileu .oy s,,,es
acr,,ons issed against them for S536i Their hao''
are heavy. .,. sut 60.
T,RnlrryuE, Conn., Dec. l9.-The Tunpis Gun -
manufacturers OF silk thread have made an ~.
IL was Joint stock company. and Was 800 shArsA
fall OF 1882 with capital stock VI *zV'oV"" "
Of 500 each.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
OPINIONS on TIE SIN DOMINGO TREATY.
MERCHANTS ASD sIurOwNERs WHO BELIEVE IT
WILL BENEFIT THE UNITED STATES.
uinnliIn Rnllini the cnnsml for san domingo


Uipolito Bellni, the consul for San Domingo
in this city said aTEinuNE reporter yesterday in re
gard lo he treaty with his country think it can
not fail 10 hc good thing for both countries None OF
the objections made TO the Cuban treaty can be
urged against this Onehaf OF the exports or san
Domingo come The United states and oncthird OF all
her imports como from here. England has heretofore
supplied us with cotton goods, but the people
prefer goods OF American manufacture, and
the provisions OF tho proposed treaty Will
enable American goods to be sold I'm san Domingo NJ
chcap as English goods There is direct tax levied on
propcrty IN San Domingo and the expenses o the govern
men are paid largely from custom house receipts These
will I've so greatly reduced by the treaty that II VIII be
arl work for the government to get along at first but,
of COURSE It will gain In the long run by the great
increase the growth and prosperity OF the business oi
the country.
NEARLY All the largo plantations In San
ponnro are owned by Americans, and vc
hspr .ni exp'ct tnot many worn M, W inye /
ratified San DuuingU w purchase nlino4t a her IN
or,s iu thr United states and ns htf retits ~
ttra.rs, qs \ must under this treaty. hef po'ehasihs
w t'itit ir sieini Nh rrrrti siii iatE tg
s II /, 49,, hesti,it ~ ttHt eFi, y a 49, ht ~,
sranlah iteait 9th 90 f]-ilgr'4 ~ n drg tief .n
bisi ~ bNh tnNWfifa, Az X 'ftf \, q, its,.., .
teiutoei,l t,rans ~ ,ku,e epNHgies fS u', Ha'N't
market anl u NfGN NNl ee"tfN'' NN"f ""'N' N"" ~
: ponaiia VI % Y,eni a o., mayehauts who ia 9
large nomu, an tgidt said q anl il fp ul lnf ltall
II Can result only in g00d o. hoit tonnIltt u - hu
like hn spanish treaty where the United states gives "i
every thuIg and resolves nothing ~ return lh' p@'t 4"
the treaty relating 10 shipping VIII ne ol great 'HF"
agc to this country for san Domingo has no Ntsst'' t
cent po.shly two or three small sthnplrls lhal sal
along the coast; aud The vessels 0l I' country WI
naturally take the carrying trade between ul9 wv,
countries and get the benefit OF the treaty We 40 MOI
give up mucn In propor on aS san Domingo Ho.s Wy
e terms of this treaty and there Is doubt that W
Shall ind growing market III the dominican Fepuph'
for our products"
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
RESTRICTING COAL PRODUCTION.
ANTHRACITE COMPANIES IN sEssroS-A pLA,
PRACTICALLY AGREED UPON.

"A -
PRACTICALLY AGREED UPON
The meeting Of the anthracite coal comnano.
at Philadelphia yesterday brief and harnopio,.
The rest the unanimous adoption Of tho folov,n
resolutions:
Rosofred That II IA the judgment Of hi, meeting IN
for the future the total output OF anthracite coal r
qiired or taken by the market should be divided amon
all interests In proper monthly yearly quotas e
ResDlrsd That a committee OF three be appOln;nd -
tho Chair to prepare and present at an adournej
proper quotas to be allotted to each interest wv
Resorcd, That each interest he requested to prenaro
and submit 10 such committee its claims for quotas wiz
such other suggestions rs IL may desire to present fr
the consideration OF the committee.
President IIoyt OF the Pennsylvania Coal Companv
Franklin ID. Gowen, the part Of the PHILADELPHIA ana
Reading, and Joseph e Harris, president Of the IehIyh
Coal aud Navigation Company, appointed the eo,
mitec under these resolutions meeting 20 act on H.
report will be held next week probably IN New-yoyt
The New York, Lake Eric and Western Railroad 10.
represented at tho meeting only by proxy Preadon,
King was invited but replied that his duties prevented
his attending. Tho companies present were Represented
President sloan and Sales Agent Holden: the Pennsyl
vania Coal by President Hoyt and Treasurer Mead da
Delaware and Hudson. by President Olyphant ,rLa
also Represented tho Erie Railroad by PROXY; ths
Ichigh and Wilkesbarre. by President Tinghast. Na
Lchlgh Coal and Navigation. by President Harris ,ho
Susquchanna and Western by President Potts; And 70
Pennsylvania Railroad. by General T.. j. wiatar My
Sloan presided and Mr.. Harris made socretarv
while the sentiment OF the meeting unanin n,nAy IN
favor Of the proposed allotment policy the representa-
tive 0f the Pennsylvania Railroad stated that that com
pauy agreed 10 the resolutions with The explicit UNDER
standing that s assent given without legal or moral
obligation on the cOmpony
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
stNArE rRocEfDiNus IN hRIEF

WteiliviltNy. Dec. IH.-Ihp chairnhn IhlI
T.. .,.. ,b e,,a.r rptlrinitaiion tdr w. " rNfrbtan,
.,,,,,,, n, tbl iBlnt ro,tiss1r transmitting Wa 40
pvs ,rre,, ~ ,hg Washington aibhbttsht A'ahe'hlbh
.ise afn,aflr ~ ,he pwiHee ttthhnst b, FtN ir'h
D,l, ,,,rur iN..piir sn iphHi'e ar,'eA Hth 'rsa,h
"a ,ln spanish s,patF ihp iarris Ntfe appropriately
lplrgfpA ...
colu,b, reported faYpgahl, and the senate, without
debate p.ssed tho hill making the ih pf March VI ras
Dental Inauguration years legal holiday IN the his
trict
The Inter state Commerce bill was taken up and sena
tor Genrne criticised it In "a frcndy spirit Ito sald II
vald he unfortunate however for Congress 90 fall at
to mas some measure, II not perfect
nnr and shoud himself support tue best measure hat
had a prospect Of becoming law. , .,
% ~, + i ! ~ M the Senate went into Executive session,
nc ,yhen at l3O the were rcOpened, adjourned
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
WHERE THE REDUCTION WILL. NE FELT

Pnu.DELriih Dec iD.-rhc anthracite coal con.
panies hnvo agreed upon plan for restricting the pro-
duction Of coal next yoar to 100000 tons The chief
officials of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron
Company state that the mines Of all the anthracite cca
companies could bo made 10 produce 10000 900 ton,
next year, and that tho Developments OF the last six
months warrant this statement Their company has In
yestgntcd number OF new openings which, under tho
order for restriction. win not be completed aud be.
sides this there fifteen OF It's colicries which must
also bo thrown into idleness New Developments
which have also been made by other companies will
have to remain unprodnctiye. The Lehgh Valley Rail-
road Company had made extensive preparations 10 meet
any extraordinary demand that might next year.
ana two new cOllieres nearing completion In ia
region will have an aggregate daily shipping capacity Of
$50 10 100 cars
Individual operators in the region had also made
preparations 10 participate In the large demand an
hracite coal I'm lss5 and the capacity OF their coeres
greatly increased. New veins which have been ex-
porcd in the different regions will also remain unpro-
duciye for year at least On Monday the whole
anthracite region starts pom week of idlcness and
after that the production until the first o the year viii
DC comparatively small
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
BUSINESS EMRlRRIssMHNFs,
LOWER WAGES FOR STEEL WORKERS

LOWER WAGES FOR STEEL WORKERS.
lBr TELBsaArn TO rIa rHIbUssi
PlTrsBrRG, Dec. l0.-lt is stated that me
suspension of work at the Edgar Thomson steel WofK'n
not entirely the result OF the business depression pu -
intended 10 pave the way for general reduction "
wages among the Bcssemer steel workers OF the county
The wages contract in force in the last year VIII eAp'
January l. No proposition for next year has yet been
submitted to the workmon and they uneasy III con-
seuuencc This feeling increased to-day by tne ah
nouncemcn the superintendent that aiter Jan1s'y
he rants of the companyS houses will be reduced 10 Ps
cent Thomas steele. OF the principal contra NJ
the Shcnango and Allegheny Railroad stated To-Day ,ns
hfs company sent In large 0r,ler 10 the Euar iH"
Works which still remains una.lcd.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
carsE FOR A RIGHT MERRY CHRISTMAS.

Charles ii. 'Bilar, OF Newark, who has saved
from drowning no less than seven persons, ana VINO
wears medals presented him by the Newiork Life say
ing Society received yesterday several valuable tokens
frou the family Of Mi Benedict cloth merchant. Of
cagn whom hc saved together with his daughter from
drowning, at Coney Island, ten years ago. MI Biiar
y hr tycuty y-onc wears old Tuesday and Ia rccog
nion of this fact he received yesterday several gifts
from the Benedict family IN Chicago Mr. Benedict sent
check for II 900 and "a valuable ovcrcOat MIS-. Benc-
diet sent scasn hat The daughter sent pair OF sus
pcuders embroidered by her own hands.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE SENATE.

WAsHNGTON, Dec 10.-rhe Senate in exec
utye session to-day confirmed the following nomlna-
tons:
Kittredye Iaskns 10 be United States Attorney District
OF Vermont
f. stanton 10 be United states Attorney TOT tne DIS
trlct Of Connecticut.
Brady Commissioner OF Alaska. Sitka George p.
Ihre Commissioner Of Alaska. Wrangc Chester SeeDer,
COmmis soner Oi Alaska, Ounalask1. -.-.
Thomas A. Cummings Collector OK customs FOR the DstI1c
OF Montana and Idaho.
Also q number Of pOstmaslers.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
hrhnllhs IN l NMslkhls A0FsK
pu,da,, eu,e,ad ,he depiins NJ lhe Hlv

Nu,giars puitlpd lhp dNplllNe ~ 'Nt Httt
ns iuspph rnlau RESTORED 'Ae tet s''tt' 81 sNNAi''
lpiscur lRaIe a. au t4iil hN'' fi7'i'"4 ""N s''N
d,'leu SILVER tca poaus nr Mailman htaEh iheW and
hurried dawn stairs when the niIudri7 ha7l ieH rue
Iousc Iy the ba scnfHt nhpWa Va fnman Nf"l "l'e'
uolcciuau ana thlre men uI ol7 7lli luW7 .I'"'
Via ran from hin. Policeman AnslIn, au hnll li!tl'
ndeIook 10 take them to the Washington slio, Ioie
Stniion but thcy knocked him down, kicked his pros
trnir bu,ly and ran on lie attempted 10 pursue lhen'
INT one OF them fred pistol at hn and as ho was u,
re lie was forced to lot them escape Bl tho rlIeS vi
H. denarlmont ho should have haI his pistol with hiin
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
Froury.FJvE VAGRAy1s ARRESTED.

The Sixth Ward POIlcc Station last night pre-
sented the appearance OF low concert hall and had the
odor Of the lowest Kind ~ tenemeuthouse. Captain
Mccullough with Sergeant Yong and platoon Of men
raided the stale beer dives aud tramps lodging houses,
Nos 32 and 80 Mulberry and arrested eighty five
men and of disrcpuablc appearance. For fully
an hour while the pcdgrccs being taken al the sta
tou the filled with obscene and pTOiane Ian
guage The prisoners were locked up and Will be taken
10 the Tombs Police Court to-day
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20

Il has cost 81 Of which Congress appropriated
Sss77IO Two methods Of treating the terrace at tho
foot OF the shaft have been suggested one being TO erect
a wall of beautiful marble around II to be surmounIeu
with marble balustrade; the other method Is to MI
earth about the present terrace and to extend ths
linp 40 far from the monument to fade the slopes OF
ths emban knen gradually into the surrounding surnce
and this mound Is then TO be planted with trees anu
shrubs n the marble wall Is decided upon an appropr
ton of s 800 asked complete the entire work III
the second proposition is adopted but SlOosVo u ue
aired The Joint commission fay or the latter method
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
ABOUT TIE HE'LL GATE APPROPRIATION

WAsHINGTON, Dec. 19.-General Newton,
Chief Of Engineers to-day sent to the House Of Repre-
sentatlyes communication in response to Il House resO
tion, ia which he says:
No part of the anonnt appropriated In tho River and
HarbOr act OF July s~ for removing the reef at Hell
Gate Ncw.Y has been used for any other purpose
have examined all the vouchers that have been paid
since the .t of July Last account Of removing oh
stuctiOns i'm East RIVER aud Hell Gate and none have
been charged against the appropriation OF July for Hell
Gate except those belonging To -namey. those which
cover expenditures fVr labor ana material supplied 10
the removal OF flood rock
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
DAMAGE TO A CONSERVATORY.


RAITtNopr. Dec ia defective Hue SET
fire TO the conservatory of W. Spence president Oh %
baltimore Board OF Trade. and before II cou'" po oN
tincuished valuable collection of plants were destroyed
The loss will be 81 900 the plants alone Ino % ~
Valuable plants were rare orchids and large hupoi "
fruit .nearlng hannna trees.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
srEAuBoAT SUNK BY i STEAMSHIP.

Nrw-OrIrANs. Dec. 19-The British steam
nI vic,or,o from Galveston with cotton and oil cake
,,r Rrinen. was in collision at o'clock ths evening
with the steamboat Fred A. Blanks which was MAKING
excursion trips TO the Exposition The BLANKS Sink III
a few minutes She had on board n number oi passeh-
GERS but they rs well ~ the crew, were hil Si'tn E
tr,ir Nc 'eplv Of the tug COrsar WHO kcl NJ NcN-c
oincside of the sinking steamboat unt al hahds "eir
taken of The Blanks was esinaltu 10 W. on Nw,.n
I'M uo1 and was insured for $4,000 IN New-Oreans
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
SWAIN TELLS ABOUT HIS TWO WOUNDS.
WASHINGTON Dec. 19.-The courtroom was


filed with spectators at the Swain trial to-day. That
portion Of the room reserved for members Of officers
families was crowded with ladies and the unrcscrved
part of the was thronged with male spectators
among whom were many prominent Army oncefs. inc
direct examination of General Swain was resumed he
ested that he first learned that Mr. Bateman had made
charges against him to the Secretary of War through
the ncwspapers He agreed at Mr.. Batemans solclta-
tion 10 withdraw the suit the d" due bill provided
Battman wrote letter to the Secretary Withdrawing
the charges and generating him, but this arrangement
fell through. The witness was ignorant of the dupUca-
ton Of Colonel Morrow's pay accounts until newspa-
per spondent named Scott Smith told him on the
sane day General McKibben, Colonel Rockwell ana n
holf dozen other officers told him that the War Depart
men had Information Of the duplication OF tho accounts
ON one occasion while the witness was In Batemahs
office the latter had begun tirade against Army ohcers
sayng that they set OF swinderS all or then ana
that me- had lost 900 or $1,000 by them he told
Baeman that It came with very bad grace from him to
talk about swindng army officers. when he had caught
him I'm an attempt to swndle him in his stock ac-
counts
ON direct examination General Swain stated that he
was wounded twice during the war; once at the aic OF
io The nqurle of the Judge Advocate on Cross
examination he eald that AZ Shlloh the pomme ol M,
saddle carried away by 'hot anu ne was i''r,u
some what nt the battle OF Chickanaugd ' morse was
firtmrng Of his ribs and nuring hl' ,pne Nelth.
of m. Injuries had disabled him and he dd not go 20
the hospital account OF the fracture OF ma fiDs. ne
ad nor reported his wound 10 the surgeon or TO GENERA
pnsccran- but that General Garfield knew of II, A.
thourh Inc fact mentioned In the official reports
JIe was asked n the time Of the battle OF chckm2lR
he was acting Judge Ads 0cae, and replied mat toloh
p,ootr was Judge Advocate; during the operations IN
the ncld he and Colonel Brooke were both on auy ~
The field and rode down the line together Mn9i Talu
rrr tbr Judge Advocate, produced sensation ~ court
hv asserting that alterations had been made " me ue
fence I'm the text Of the original letter or - Stnney
p,o,gi 10 General Swain, informing MIN ot MS intth
,on to n,it the firm OF Bacman Coz nm chort mad pec
made ne thought ~ erase me itcn aogl t utposu i
ihr a,, fof s5 OOD from the consolidated statement
g., ~ la rpap
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
RIfRNING OE AN ALMSHOUSE.

DETROIr. Dec. 10.-The Lnpeer VUu1''
moor housc WA. burned last night at 10 o'clock Ih'ry
inmates were turned ont In their night clothes
sane woman named Bertha Rockwell ran p"'s '"o Wv
building aud was burned to dcnth. only the po"'' w
,nauipg 10 show where shc pciishcd hholn'l wv w" ~,
hnd run two miles through the deep snow 'l"l' ~.
conld be captured sc e. badly frozen hut MAY ~, id
Ihc Thermometer NJ the linc was below zero r ' i,r
In. fmrnurc coihoA and stock of provisions W'io ~
.d Tho loss To the county ~ over tOOoo LUG '""'''
nro distributed among the farmers.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
the DIScOY1ENr N TIE UoRLDS FAIR


Nrw-ORLEANs. Dee. ia better ieeing
prevailed to-day among the exhibitors Inc c"iu o 'i'
,u,,, ,i.n,-al n answer rs their resolution demand
,,,, ti,n resignation OF the chief Of lnstailaton,
Nr Mullen had is ehect, ani toda'
,h,t, ve,e rant eshitors vho randily admitted t'a
,bsit giipsanrrs we're oi ai iip{piiallg patut ~
.i ~ hvlruiItt tliuni,icc ~ the tSl't5is 2n1 r
bGd,t Ni siaraptitrt irrt ~ eBriritnrt, Hni Wnit
,Uirr nenni,t g HfNtiat hHbwr, s(orteied mat
Ia, ,,ertitNo aiuus'ntn' hae hrt rNreftf
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
TO TALK OVER CALIFORNIA BUSINESS.

ne Trunk Line Executive COmmlttee neld
short session yesterday devoted to the consideration
routine business The request of the Transcontinenta
Association for continuance the agreement TO
January 3D. ls-j, not cOnsderedas later adyces re-
ceyed from Chicago proposed another conference the
disputed questions which the trunk lines and the
association AT variance. The conference will be held
Monday Tuesday.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
LoCKpoRT BANKING ASSOCIATION:

LOCKPORr, n Y. Dec. 19.-lt Is not pe'io'.S ~,
now that the creditors Of the banking assos''' -,
receive over ilfty or sixty cents on the don"i' s.
sorrs the president OF the concern, testlhe" oeV0
rsee that when the bank was started in ISL none % ..
three partners paid in any money as capilh, ;as 10
pended upon their regulations ana business f"
k,ppit
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
e,,cur DAMAGES TO STOCK.

The store of Isaacs & Samuels dealers ~,
talors trimmings at No 252 Canal-st' was
TO be on fire shortly after o'clock last night he nis
broke ont on the first floor and was 70 % hc loss
the floor above which completely gut,eeui. a. aa,n
to stock i estimated at S5 Oc0, and the building 10 a
arnd 81 900 worth.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
THRESHER MANUFACTORY BURNED
Wurr11NG. Dec. 19.-The shops Ot tne

,,o Zones Manufacturing Company, at Martins Ferry
oh ,nonufactnrers of thrcshers and agricultural I'M
nements were destroyed tonight by fre Inc losS -
81 900, the insurance 5000 III ONO colnP"Lo''
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
COMPLETION OF A GREAT WORK.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The joint commits
sion In charge OF tho Washington Monument have sub
mitted a report showing 80 progress during the past
year The weight Of the Monument 10 81 l20 tons, and
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
WISHING TO BE WITH HIS CHILD.

NTDrft NIICH, Il sIIVSiHkI' "rV ''OIT'J -VTIIV >
Of No % Caron-aye Brooklyn, lost his hr't enid by
dcoth three weeks ago. He greatly pro~tratcd and
shaved signs OF mental alteration Last evening" "lll'
sitting I'm The dramshop OF james McGowan at No 90
Concnrd.st he suddenly drew a revolver ana rrd The
hue lodged IN his brain and his recovery was not ex-
pected at the Homeopathic Hospital.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
READINGS DEBT TO MR.ovANDERBILT


PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 19.-The SS2G,O0O
which the Reading Railroad owes to ". II. Vanderbilt;
was ordered by the directors and receivers OF that road
to-day to be paid
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
AMERICANS ARRESTED FOR CRUELTY.

LIVERPOOL. Dec. 2O.-The second mate AM
bo,tsvain Of the American ship J. f. Chapman ITO"
san Francisco have been arrested on c chnit :" Iar
inc thc death of "A seaman RUSSIAN flhh' h"'"O" go"
sen hy brutal treatment.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20

cohe Etna Of Hartford and Lancashire companaos mes
The cause of the Are is unknown but Is ,J ~ thc
been started by overheated stove Sdch quantity
rear of the fourth story, near room III WIN" 1'
az chemcas stored.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
HER YyEWs on THE CHINESE QUESTION


He (solemnly)-You had q very narrow es-
cane last night, Hiss julia
she-Mercy. what do yon meant
IL AVell Won see had a dream abOut you. ! thought
was Just about To kiss YOU when the Chinanah raped
al the door, and woke up
She fafter a panse)-Ihe Chinese must go,
l0nly The intimate friends OF the families invited
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
TO FUND CAR TRUST LOANS.
iDY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. I

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 19.aThe directors OK
the Ncw-York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad Com.
pany decided propose to the holders Of their Car
Trust Loans to fund these loans at per cent one Of
the directors said to-day that this all the company
could offer.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20

An idaho editor, having received 600 pounds oi
petaoes on ptons asks his friends " ca around
viii sat and peIper and board with him Thus the
generous heart OF the good man gets away with hn
Portland (Ore. News.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

WAsnrNGroN, Dee. l9.-Nlcdcal Director
David u. Kindobcrgcr has been detached from inc
Hartford nnd placed sick lcayo. Tho Npsio arrived
ut aantas. I,ralil, On SOScmberJ J.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
CLOSING TIE GLOVE FACTORIES.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO rdz rRtBUSS.

GLOvERsVILLE, Y. T., Dec. " TIC III III %
Furncss & Coz glove manufacturers failed to-day i.o
liabilities are $50 900. assets small Nearly every s'''
manufacturer has stopped work.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT
WAsHINGTON, Dee. l0.-The President sci

the following nominations to the Senate to-day:
10 be Alton the United states for tho West
District ~
NJ. Duna irR, n Y; Jnmes
Jones. at Ashland Mass and James r. Nee rty, at
Pulaski n. \. Also a number OF posmastcrs in Western
At.Ia
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
DELAY IN THE HOLIDAY RESOLUTION.

ASllIN6TON, Dec. IL ne conlcTtcs on
the temporary Naval appropriation hill having disagreed,
the senate Committee On Appropriations took up and
ported back fayorby the House resolution providing
FOR holiday Under objection 1t goes over until
tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-20
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
ATTEMPTING TO KILL THE CZAR.

ATTEMPTING TO Kill HE VHAN'
VIENNA, Dec. 20.-Advices from the husslan
frontier state that December NhliSts stenI'o" "
, = I,,av train which was conveying the Car to
Petersburg