New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-08
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rHE NEWS rms MORNING.

ForricN.-C Cambridge defeated Oxford in the
University race. yesterday -= Mr. Gladstone
spoke ON tie Franchise bill in the House Of Conn
nous -- The Investigation into the loss OF the
Daniel Stcinmann was begun. -- \ now German
political society has been formed in Berlin. -
The French have prepared 20 attack Hung-Hoa on
April H.
CoNGiEs-.-The Senate resumed consideration Of
The Blair educational bill Yesterday. Many amend
ments were adopted and at late hour last
night the bill was passed. -= In the aonse
u resolution was introduced looking 10 pre-
venting the conhscation Of the prop
erty Of the American College in Rome.
bill was introduced granting a pension
al s. a month to all soldiers and sailors who
served sixty days during the late war. The
House defcateda motion TO suspend the rules and
passed the hll restoring the duty of 1867 on wool
The House adopted resolution declaring It unwise
s.. the present Congress to ah0isho reduce the tax
on spirits distilled from grain.
DOMESTIC. Several decisions Of public Interest
were rendered BY tho United States supreme Court
YESTERDAY --- The Jeanette inquiry was re-
sumed and testimony by Bartlett aud NlpdermaHn
WAS heard. -- Ex-Congressman Dezendorf
gave testimony against the Coalition party in the
Danyile investigation. ---- The Civil Service
law was amended IN tho State Senate so as to ex-
cept Grrmcn soldiers and sailors aud ordered TO a
third readng. - ErastUs Brooks, DR. J. $. Del
AVIAN aud George W. Cooke were continued by the
state Senate as members of the state Board OF
Health. - Tho striking miners in Western
Indiana threaten to at ack all who return to work.
-= The town marshal of Shreve. O.. KILLED a
man who resisted Imprisonment in filthy lookup.
- The Republicans carried TIE Cleveland cleo
ton by about 5000 majority. -- The Draper
men claim majority in the Republican Conyen-
ton of Albany County. -= The bill taxing
miscellaneous corporations viii come up III the
New-Jersey senate to-day.
CITY AND SUBURBAS.-A fire in the St Georges
Flats in West Seventeenth-st yesterday caused
much CONSERVATION; there were some narrow es-
Capes - In tho Public Works inquiry Mr..
Payne tried to impesch Contractor Devlin. --
Commissioner Mason and Anthony Comstock test-
fel before the Roosevelt Committee. -- The
Wagner singers arrived from Europe. 60 In the
Board of Estimate President Asten charged that
the city government loosely admins
tered. - rhe New-York Conference considered
The question OF extending the pastoral term; the
New-York East body voted against making any
change. - warm discussion about the esti-
mates for the proposed Quaker Bridge Dam en-
liyened the Aqueduct Commissions meeting. -
St Peters Lutheran Church, at Forty-sxth-st
aud Lexington-ave was badly damaged by fire.
60 Gold value Of the legal tender SILVER dollar
ti12la grainsi S4.1s cents - Stocks generally
were dull; few were active at adctuating figures
and all closed quiet without feature.
THE WEATArR-TRIBuNE local observations in
dictate clear OF fair and warmer weather, followed
by increasing cloudiness and chances of light ram.
Temperature yesterday: Highest 52"; lowest,
49,; average. 42A'.