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.BsOPRtD ny IRIS NEw.BAVgy RIVAL

NEw-lIAvEN. April , tSpecidt Con siderable
talk was created newspaper to-day by the
announcement that The PailldiHm had determined to
buy the plant Of its rival The Necs The move has
bren contcm plated for time The combined capital
stock papers Is 100000. aud the stock
OF the paper will Oe increased to Sl2OOOO The
maine % the paper will be The Pdtiddian NerS .and
It's politics Republican. The Palladium IL one Of the
oldest papers the city. Ihe Nelc ougrOwth o
a strike OF PdHddHm compositors about live years ago
1t was started "A labor pdper was aferward bought
up by a y Lilicate Ot New-lIaven aud Nc~lOrk news
paper and run an independent paper IL sui.
ported yelhud II b - all along uird to run out Ihe
PQddh and caused that paper % reduce it, price 10
two rh~ reduction losing venture for all
the mornIng pnpe ani II Is undrr,tDOd Ia be the policy
OF The paper TO Restore the price 10 three cents
New-York tribune., 1886-04-06
WAsHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, Monday, April >, 1856.
CONTESTED ELECTION CAsgsIn the contested election
case OF Campbell against Weaver Of the WIN Iowa Dis
trlct the House Elections Committee decided by party
sion of time To tho parties to the case OF
Page against Pierce, OF Rhode Island, to collect ad
ditlOnal evidence
B,RBAROUs TREATMENT OF CATTLE. Representative
Dorsey OF Nebraska, to-day introduced resolution d.
rcctng the House Committee On Commerce to inquire
into truth there III The charge mat
the present system OF transporting live stock by rail-
road companies Il 40 barbarous and destructive that
and the flesh Of the remainder Is rendered un
1T Tor human lOOl,
OKLAHOMi.-Tne House Committee OH Territories to-
day the action previously taken directing
bill the creation OF the Territory or Oklahoma to
be favordbly Barnes submitted
The which main talDs that the Government
has no right the land under existing treaty stpula
was adopted The minority was gwen leave to
submit a report favorable 10 the proposition.
INTERNAL REVENUE Bni--Representative Hender-
SOIL Of North Carolina, to-day introduced bill
TO ameiorate OF the worst features
of the Internal Revenue system. The bill pro-
vides that criminal intent must be set out In the
revenue laws, and must be provided Independent
fact Cases arising under the Internal Revenue laws
shall be prosecuted only by Indictment and warrants
shall ouy the oath of reputable person that
the facts within his own knowledge
PUBLIC BUILDINGs.-The Senate Committee OH Public
Buildings and Grounds reported this morning. com
planrc with a resolution offered by Senator Riddle
berger the aggregate amount OF money proposed
be Appropriated by the thrty-s1 bills on account OF
pubic buildings reported by the committee during the
current OF the Senate exclusive OF the bill
ouire site IN the city OF Washington for post Office
s5l 5000 The authorized t0 he spent ter public
buildings by the XLNIth Congress WAS SilS6OOO. by
the XLVIIh Congress SGl15ooO. and by the xLviIItn
! Congress Si,OS3,3OO.
New-York tribune., 1886-04-06
SUFFERING FROM THE FLOODS.
MANY NEGROES DROWNED - BEGGING OUTSIDE
ASSISTANCE.

MANY NEGROES DROWNED - BEGGING OUTSIDE
ASSISTANCE.
SELMA, Ala. April 5.-The Alabama River
has fallen nine this point Repor.s continue to
come In showing great loss OF lite by drowning prnc
pauy among the colored people, and immeasuraolo
damage to the plantations all along the river. Keller
committees continue hard at work making rescues and
distributing supplies. The funds available are wholly
inadequate, and the committees to-day decided to beg
outside assistance aud contributions 10 be sent to tho
Mayor OF Selma H. 5. d. Mallary which Will be turned
over TO the relief committees and will be promptly APP
piled In aiding the suffering Decidedly wintry weather
adds the danger OF the hundreds VINO are eAposeu
without shelter OF any kind
MoS1GoMERY. Ala April 5-The Board OF Revenue
OF this county, ia a communication to Governor ONeil,
stated that large numbers OF people would have to be
maintained for an Indefinite period and at pnblc eI-
peuse and suggested that he memoriaze Congress Tor
such relief as may needed The Governor has replied
that he thought the local relief would meet the Issue,
and did not believe the state OF Alabama should ask
aims Of the Government II he thought the emergency
sufficiently great TO require 1t he would convene tue
LEGISLATURE and let the South its needy citizens;
bnt he does not believe such necessity exists
Trains from Montgomery Atlanta wero resumed this
morning
CHATTANOOGA 4, Tenn, April 5.-The river Is falling
RAPIDLY Heavy rains throughout East Tennessee have
again raised the river above and Will probably nave the
effect keeping up the water here at its present height
forts feet for two or three days Ihe nrst n iot
seven days arrived ~ y. IN
CHARLESTON, W. Va. April 5-Government reports
from (ianey and New Rivers show a rise coming when
Will nundate the greater portion OF the CITY, Residents
are busy removing their household effects to places OF
safety. . ., a..
CIScISNATI, Ohio. April 1.-THE river reached nty,
three feet aud oue-haf inches this morning anu
began t. EIDE at the rate OF half all Inch an hour
louisville, KY, April 5.-rhe river has taken new
start aud rising steadily an inch an hour Inc
Kentucky Big sandy both received an Impetus
frnm the rams and are pouring In at fearful rate
Along the river front many moved out and others
ARA readiness
New-York tribune., 1886-04-06
rrrrcIryCY OF TIE ARMY.
MR. IoGAN's BILL IN THr srNArE-A PLAN OF hH
ORGANlZATIoN.

II.
ORGANIZATION
WasIy,NGToN, April (Specah.-The Senate
continued taay the debate the bill TO increase the
efficiency OF the Army Mr. Plumb reitera'el 'ne
grounds of his opposition TO the increase IN 'he ioo
and criticised various provisions oI the oi'' he '"
That Mr. Logan had made insulting reie'euces 10 "i"'
I'm, that oud have no effect upon his discussion OF the
bill He stIil maintained shat the expense oi 'no i''
crease would be S6.0000OO Notwithstanding MI.
og,us .tatemeut that II would not amount to ohe-hd
that sum- Mr.. COckrel o. Missouri also maze spoeo
in oppostiol to the bill Mr.. Logan repled Sno"'"S
that this bill proposed 10 do for the infantry IN the way
of reorganiztion precisely what had already been uo"
IN the other arms He maintained 'ual 'nc
argument that tn army not ne 'ded now WAS 700
ah.urd IN renuire re2y There 10 immediate neei
now he said for but they shouu DC re"u
for service when required. As To the hs'hua'o"'
against him. they did not need fur ther notice.
Tn. bill will come mp again tomorrow. wheh 'o'o
Will probably he taken upon IT, According 10 he pcso"'
outlook the proposition ~ increase the Army WI" oc
str,cken ont but the remainder OF the oil may pass
Mr. Steele OF Illinois, will tomorrow report 10 inc
House a bill TO promote the efficiency OF 'ne A'n'
which has been prepared as SUBSTITUTE lor al o'i
bills on the subject The bill declares that the Engineer
Battalion shall be regarded part OF the ne deca
ration made necessary by recent decisions OF the war
nsnar,ment II proyides for a uniform inizatlon OF
cavalry artillery and lnfantry-each regiment To nave
tweye companies capable OF organization lh'o
three battalions OF four companies eaoh. Inc
humber OF artillery officers In service is 70
be reduced from ESQ to go. ana lnS'e"u
of each regiment having twcny-sx first ana thireeh
second eutenants-thirty nine In all-and t"eNo o"P
tains the bill proposes to have wenty-eght Heu'e"
and fourteen captains The surplus eulsnahts are u
be appointed original vacancies III the ihi""''' ".
of the service Band musicians are required 10 De
armed and trained IN the duties OF soldier ana on nc
count of the extra duty performed it Is proposed 10
NJ X--~F a
a month The distinction between the grades OF nrst
Is abolished ana those OinccTs are
he oned OF one grade Anoiher sect"h
/ directs Of oops
there shall eight companies oi cach regiment III
service Tins about 400 detached o1cers LOT
ls and sta assignment IL Is proposed To refuse pro
motion to any who is not physically competent 10
nrrfnrn ms duties and discharge from service All
those have become ncapacitated through the own
fault. . -,
Appon to tho Signal Corps aredscontinued unti
Congress shall decide what do with TINS branch OF te
service The number OF enlisted mon Of all arms ana
classes is limited 250O0 II is proposed. To reance the
p.y officers the retired list VINO nave pcen
retired account OF but VINO had rendered less
than thiryscven half years service Defore rere-
mi
New-York tribune., 1886-04-06
TIE MONEY PROBLEM
Mr.. WARMERS PLAN To SECURE ThE STABILITY OF
PAPER CURRENCY.

PAPER CURRENCY.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-The bill introduced
in the House to-day by Mr. Warner OF Omo to secure
the stability paper currency provides that the uncov-
cred paper currency United States consisting of
National bank notes and United States notes together
shall be limited $780, 00O000 except as hereinafter
provided; that paper currency In excess OF S65O
600 600 except hereinafter provided. shall be In the
form or gold and certificates to be issued on the
deposit OF gold silver coin bullion dollar for dol
lar the be taken at its coming ratio; that
when any National bank shall surrender its circula ion.
or any part thereof and the is not taken up by any
other National banks the Secretary OF the Treasury
shall cause issuel the first day of each month";
an United States notes equal TO the net reduc-
ton OF the banks circulation IN the preceding month
provided that banks shall be entitled 10 crcu-
aton equal value OF the bonds deposited as
security such circuatJn that the Secretary of the
Treasury authorized and required by this act TO add
year the months of March and september, 10
volume Of uncovered paper currency 10 be taken at
$3.50 900 900 January l, 1887. such sum, ana no
more as according the best attainablc data shall
keep the proportion between the uncovered currency
and population nearly as possible To the ratio that
existed 5000 900 900 ana the population OF the
United states January l. 1884 and such volume
shall the limit from year 10 year OF such uncovered
currency OF the uncovered currency con
slsng Of United States notes shall be rcdeemable In
con the subTreasury ia New York. on presentation
In sums OF 800 and over.
New-York tribune., 1886-04-06
MORRISON'S TAkIFF BILL.

WAsHINGToN, April 5 (SpeciaD.
Morrison said that he ready TO report his END
Tariff BILL but that he will be obliged TO walt until
Abram g. Hewitt has completed his report Oh the ad-
ninstrative provisions The bill, therefore. may not
reach the House before next Wednes iay IL Is Under
stood that Colonel Morrison has received assurances
that his various efforts barter certain provisions for
votes have SO successful that he will be able to
carry through House much remains OF MS or-
gina bill plus wool and the reduction OF all kinds
and grales Of wOoilen manu- iciure All tne estimates
mt forth of probable effect OF the bill upon tho
revenue should becOme law, are the lnrrrst guess
work The revenue may be dlinlnsheI ~ 'oooooV vi
IL may be increased southern Democrats to- iay re-
marked tn At the liOrty OF the Ways ana Means Co-
mittee begun counting IFS chickens TOO sooi ana
ina; II will discovered before long that the Repre-
sentatives from virginia. North Carolina and some
other Southern States sincere in their demand Tor
relief from certain eyactiOns to which they
are subjected by the Internal Revenue laws.
New-York tribune., 1886-04-06
UJDGE BAXTEk's SUCCESSOR
uoprs OF TIE PAS-ELECrEic PEoP!E-sEvEaAl
NAMES MENTIONED.

uoPTs OF THE PAS-ELECrBiC PEOP-E-sEvE8AL
NAMES MENTIONED.
WASHINGTON, April 8 (SpeciaD. There is
much speculation regarding the probable successor OF
United States Judge Baxter OF the Sixth Judicial Cir
emit Among the men mentioned ready for the success
sion are Governor oady. Of Ohio; exChef Justice
John v Wright of the Supreme Court OF Tennessee !;
William, ID. Wells, of Detroit Mich; and NJ. v Mont
conery the present Commissioner Of Patents. also OF
Michigan Some OF Ex-Governor Hoaiy's friends In
Washington xpress the opinion that he would not ac-
cent the place If il offered to him Others do not
think that he Will have a opportunity either to
accept or decline IT. because they believe that ex
Senator Thurman will granted the privilege OF naming
Judse Btxters successor. The appointment is one IN
which The Pan Electric statesmen and all other men con-
cerned IN the attempt break down the Bell Telephone
ZION As patent snasner." aud they rejoced when the
Cover nent telephone suit was brou th In his circuit
Naturally they are greatly disappointed ao greved on
nc ounf DEATH and are anxious that us successor
shall be man friendly to their Interest
Jutge Wright would be acceptable TO theih
doubtlcss. for he is Tennessee man. and his
E.ectfc sp.cnaior. who embarked tne sehe ne @ even
srourr th.u dld GArand and Harris The appO htmeht
of COMMISSIONER Montgomery would be rqHa!ly acceIt
at,e to the PAN Electric People. Tor ne joheu WIN
Lamar .enks and Mu!JTow Ia RECOMMENDING tha' mo
ami he brOughi 10 aiDul the B'u patent some DEM"
rs, vino have becDDo dlscOnteuted on account OF lhe
ratiou's peculiar relation TO the ran E'"clr9
scnud a. declare that no matter VINO may De sITo
60 a t. vacancy caused by Judge Baxters death the
f.i.Diune Is To 20 on AT ALL shoul pe
tu Drcause II VIII be iinpONsble oi
auel,e was exerqed ha weight IN the selection OF
flte Ii.W
New-York tribune., 1886-04-06
CONDITION OF THE MEXICAN CENTRAL

BosroN, April 5.-The annual meeting of the
The following directors elected Albert W. Nick
erson. william Rotch. c. ]. Paine. George b
Wilbur. Warren sawyer. Oliver Ames. Jacob
Edwards, Levi &. Wade, A. Is. Lowrie
benjamin p. Cheney and Isaac T. Burr. OF Boston E.
Jackson, Sebastian Camache, Charles +. Lonegon. Of
Mexico; Arthur Sewa. OF Bath. Que; Robert K Symon
OF London. Eng Low Letter. OF Chicago Tue follow
Ing officers elected President. Levi G. Wade vice
president, Robert r. Symon; clerk and treasurer.
S. ". Reynolds general auditor. }. ii. Goodspord :
general manager. r. A. Jackson. Tho Stockholders
Wednesday May The annual report gives the mileage
as 1862. Tho general condition OF tho road
is good The damages caused Dy washouts
In Septr and October estimated at S3OSS5 O6
The earnings all for the year 1895 were
S5J9jj5 76 The OF freight earnings last
year Is SOL S030 2S making S22S74lO IA The operat-
Ing penses amounted 10 O33 O99 1901 81 10 cent
OF the gross income. the monthly eNpend
$lG9.42i 3d. as compared with S2Ol62l 43 In
1854 The net income 81 .j26.i6l 03. IN United
States currency ,3Os, 1875 II The total assets
n
New-York tribune., 1886-04-06
TALK ABOCT EXCISE COMMISSIONERS
MANY DELEGATIONS CALL on THE MAYoR-srILL
UNDECID ID As To MEN.

MANY DELEGATIONS CALL on THE MAYOR-srILL
UNDECID ID As To MEN.
From the time when Mayor Grace entered
his office yesterday. with the exception OF brief inter
val when he with the Board OF Estimate. until he
went away In the Afternoon he receiving dele
cations with reference to his nominations for
appointment OF Excise Commissioners Under the pro-
visions Of the be is directed the first Monday In
each third yra after s53 send into the Aldermen
three of good aud cIfZens Excise
Commissioners The Corporation Counsel advised him
that this directory aud not mandatory, and by de-
laying he did lose the conferred
him by the law. did send yester-
day Clerk TwOmey the names Of three nominees 10
be transmitted the Aldermen to day. The Mayor
asked whether ne would sond 20 the Aldermen to-day
the names OF nominees for Excise Commissioners lie
replied:
81 caunot tell. doubt whether make up my
mind Lefore certainly have not decided on
of not being able the Aldermen the
OF sol OF those whom would Ike TO appoint
You receiving many Delegations"
"Ycs The brewers presented the nanr OF a respect
able man. refused appoint hin. II was suggested
"A llquor dealer aud outsider replied that cOud
not consent any arrangement of tins kind lo ~ It
The brewing liquor lnteIests d. tins Oh the same
! principle that would not appoint as Dock Commis
sionrr who was ir the employ OI represented u
large shipping corporation
There are many VINO believe that tho Mayor
nccs When asked who the men were hseiy 10 be the
Mayor replied:
THAT cannot tel myself yet. There have many
sent 10 me or ded To ne by friends and
dele gaiiOns The people Will recognize the Commission
er will De far % the general plhi aEd thu
| hqnor lhey will not backmali any one nol
| allow iber inspectors u 90 So"
Among the names presented To the Mayor from WHOM
to choOse Thomas C. Acton Charles IL Wood uan
secretary of the 1vii service Exaininihs Board sch"o
Victor Henberrsr. John Carroll Nicholas Butcnschon
Secretary William l. Turner aud Henry Ciausen-
New-York tribune., 1886-04-06
PASSAGE OF TIE LIBRARY BILL.

WASHINGTON, April s (Specdb. passage
~ the Library bill by the House to-day by Voe oi i''
10 g. was a severe blow 10 snch "econoDis'S "' '"
don and Holman and their followers. some oi the
80, ., ,hs measure regarded as rash the attempt TO
.rsn.,d the rules and pass 10y majority OF t"oihrds
,t the Rrpulicans rallied TO It's support and the oi
received many more than the number requ'reu'
A. the measure has passed the Senate In 'hree coh'ecu
live Congresses preceding Ihis ono. II VIII become ID"
Al no distant date unless the President sha inIetoo
his veto. The bill Carries an appropriatio" u @o'
- =. = ,,,. .o,.,rnc,jo,, Of the building and not er-
sssdiug SJJ0,0Vo Tor the purchase " S''s s~~' ~ WV
New-York tribune., 1886-04-06
TILE MEXICAN PENSION BILL PASSED.

WAsHINGroN, April 5.-Thc House passed
the Mexican Pension bin to-day BY 1t the secretary OF
the Is authorized place the names OF all the
snrvylng officers soldiers and sailors who enlisted and
served In the war with Mexico for any period or the
years $40 1916 1si7 and 1913. and were honora6ly
discharged their surviving widows on the pension
roll al the rate OF IS a north during their lives.
Nobody seems 10 know how much ths plll VIII taSe
from the treasury IL II becomes law Several years
ava an estmatr bill which ured not less than
thirty days service amounted to about SiOOOoOOO But
this bill Processes pension every man who enlisted
and at least $4,000 men who enlisted never lett the
limits the United states. Thousands OF them never
even camps rendezvous battalion or vOlun-
teers wncn enlisted aDd partly organized In this city
never got the scene OF hostitirs than the Wash
inviou navy ward Each OF these men now living Will
receive the same pension AS the men who fought at
Buema Vista any other bloody heid III Mexico
Each OF them VIII receive larger pension thtn $4,000
OF the disabled Union veterans whose names arc on the
pension rolls OF the latter 10000 receive less than ~
month each and 27 900 OF them receive 81 month on
account OF disability arising from actual service In the
field
New-York tribune., 1886-04-06
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE
PHILADELPHIA. Apnl ) (SDecidh Judge Me

KEENAN, In the United states Circuit Court this
ing rendered verbal decision confirming report OF
the master holding that the Jersey Central Railroad
Company should have tue option Of terminating It's lease
to the Reading Company. the bill of the Lehgb Coal
aud Navigation Company asking that upon the etmina
on oi the lease OF the Jersey Central Company TO tho
Reading the Lrhigh aud Susquehanna Railroad should
be returned to the Navigation Company. MAS dismissed
CHICAGO. Api 5.-At the annual meeting OF the CHI
caso ana Alton Railroad Company to-day 1856 sOi shares
were represented of 1858 The following dirco.
elected 10 three years T. H. Blackstone
john H. Diakr aud Motrls H. Jrsup Tue directors elect
cd L. Il. Blackstone. president. j. G. ucMntlin. vice
president; g. IL FOstrr secretary and treasurer, e. H.
CnuppeIc, general inanagcr
New-York tribune., 1886-04-06
NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT.
THE NEW GOVERNOR OF UTAH-CoNFIRMATIoN ol
MR.. TRENHOLM.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-The President sent
the following nominations to the Senate to-day:
Job H. Lppncctt. be Attorney Of the United States
for the District OF NewJersey 49,
Caleb W. West of Kentucky, to be Governor OF utah
TO be Gonsus of the United State. Louis D. Beyland
of Pennsy lvania al Kingston "a L. j. Dnpre OF Ala
Tampico Moses IL. Sawyer, Of Connecticut at Irin
Posiwasters: Andrew shanahan, at Rocklaud Mass:
William Buttrck. at Concordia. Mass. Theodore H.
ns.n a. nsmss ss NIss KstG at Mass ko
c. Ward "a Northheld. Mass. Hartford d. Nelson, al
SneSna FSedeicr r. e f:HS F. Sswsrf. at oxford T.
William J. Moses. at Auburn n y; Alice NJ. CTa5tree.
Charles F. Young. Columbia Penn; Asahel Wilson
Cumberlsnd, Md; Granville X Rder. At salisbury
Woodman at Worthwhile. Mch Clayton +. Collins. at
HOMER. Mich; John H. saxtou. at Dewitt, Iowa; shan.
New Richmond Ohi0 Eugene e Wilson. At Clay Centre
Kan; George ". Clark a. LJ ons. Kan; W. II: L. Pep
Naperville, Ill. Henry C. Hunt at Dsavan WlS;i sam
uel Chamberlain. at Waupun. WIS., Wesley T. Hughes: q e,
John McCann at Martinez, Cali &. +. Evans. at Hast
ings Neb; Frank Abt. at Lead City, Dakota
The appointment of Caleb w. West, OF Kentucky, TO
be Utah Territory is due TO tue influence
Of speaker Carlisle 1t the fret appointment 1t is un-
erstood. which the Speaker has asked OF this Admins
tratiun Mr.. Vests qualifications for this important
post are that Contrde rate Army officer al ac
tive politician his state, jutge of aocsl court. and
defeated candidate before the last State Convention foi
the Office OF Lieutenant GOVERNOR
Ex.Warlen William J. Moses. nominated for postmas
ter at Auburn is Editor of The Auburn NeicS, Demo
cratic daily, and was formerlya member Of the Demo
cratic State Comnttea lie is the leader OF the anti
Hill faction Cayuga County and his appointment wa
recommended time ago by Secretary Manning
The Dunston- Il faction Auburn has been opposed
to the nomination. but influence has not been strong
at the House Most of the appointments recently
made by the President have been OF active Democratic
partisans such as Noses. II. d. Nelson. nominated fo
po.tmaster at Oneonta formerly IN the Assembly
and was u member Of the Roosevelt Investigating Com
mittee.
The Senate has confirmed the following nominations:
William L. Trenholm, to be Controller OF the Cur
rency.
Matte X. Chrisman. to be postmaster at Hampton
| Va; John ~ Snephard, 10 be postmaster ut Berry
\ vile, Va