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AT THE CAPITAL. Doings of tho Senate and House of Representatives. Jleaolutlou Adopted to Consider the Jiomnon -sarin n---uum mi Various Kinds ana !! cusslens Thereon. Washington City, April IS. Tbo senate paased the joint resolution to f urnlsh certain Looks to the law library of Cinciunatl. Bills were formally reported to create a corn mis lion on the alcoholic liquor traflic, for tho relief of the Nez Perce Indians in Idaho, and to provide for tho coin age at the branoh mint in Denrer. A resolution was offered directing: the ju diciary committee to report whether Paul Ktrohacb is now discharging the duties of tfmled States marshal of Alabama, after hi nomination was rejected. Tho bankruptcy bill was taken up, and it was agreed that any Iieraon owing in excess of $300 may petition for discharge.- Tho house representatives, by a vote of 140 to 138, resolved to consider the tariff bill iit committee of the whole, and speeches were mado by Messrs. Morrison, Kelley, and Milli B.lls were reporteil to authorise tho Arkansas Midland railway to bridgo White river, to maintaiu a floating hos pital at Now Orleans, to permit the construe tion of a dam across tho Mississippi river at St Cloud, for the sale of the Sac and Fox reservations in Nebraska and Kansas, and to pension soldiers and sailors for disabilities in urred beyond tho loss of a leg or an arm. Washington Cur, April 16. In the senate, a favorable report was made on a bill to authorize tho states of Illinois, Arkan sas, Louisiana and Tenncsseo to make laws to tf.cure from waste lands grunted for Kchool jiurposes. Tho measure to divide iuto homesteads a jortion of the Sioux reserva tion in Dakotu was passed. Several amend ments were made to tho bankruptcy bill la executive session Charles .11 Coou was con firmed as assistant secretary of tho treasury. QtTho tariff bill was debated throughout the entire session of tho bouse. Russell depre cated the reopening of tho ugitation, but Mild the Republicans accepted tho chal lenge. Blount thought legislation should be such that n revenue standard would ultimately bo reached, and said the reduction by the bill under discus sion would Ijo about $30,000,000. Choce pre dicted that a cut of '20 per cent, ou wool would stop most of the mills in the country. Jonas spoko of tho Imperative demand for a reduction of the tariff, and said tho jasage of tho bill would place tho Democratic party on tbo side of reformation. Washixoto Crrr, April 17. In the senate, Wilson offered a resolution that it is competent for congress to tlx freight rates on Interstate commerce, secure free competi tion, and prohibit discrimination of any kind. Bills were pressed to adjust the account for arms between South Carolina and the federal government, and to uuthoriet) tho location of a branch soldiers' home in some one of the newer Wjstorn states, at a cost of $250,000. Con sideration of the bankrupt bill having been resumed, George proposed an amendment giving laborers and servants priority of the debts duo to the state or tho United States, which was adopted. In executive session oli jection was made to the immediate consider ation of the recommendation by the presi dent that the collector at Key West be re moved for sympathy with the Cuban in surgents. The boose of representatives passed a bill authorizing the construction of a railway bridge across the St. Croix river in Wiscon sin and Minnesota. When the pension ap propriation bill, was taken up, Roaecraus offered an amendment to strike out the pro vision for the pay of pension agents, leaving their duties to the pay department of the Warhisoton City, April IS. In the sen ate, adverse reports were made on the news paper copyright bill and on tho resolution for the erection of a bronze equestrian statue to Simon Bolivar. The postofflce appropriation bin was comploted and parsed, the only ' amendment being an addition of , $,000 to the Item for river mail service.. Plumb announced that at no extra cost the tints be tween the oceans bad been diminished one After tributes to the memory of Rep resentative llerndon, the senate adjourned to Monday. ' The house of representatives passed bills to permit the bridging of the Missouri river at Sibley, and to limit to two years the time within which internal revenue offenders may be prosecuted. A favorable report was made on the bill to relieve from the charge of desertion such soldiers as would have re ceived an honorable discharge had they been present at the mastering oat of their commands. WASHisororr Cm, April 19. The house of representatives have passed a bill for the establishment of a bureau of labor statistics, at an expenso of not over $23,000 per annum. The speaker presented a mes sage from the president recommending an appropriation of $25,000 to defray the ex penses of the special embassy from Siam. vcr ......... A 1 1 II, -P I. - A n Asmninu.i iiii, . in puiutva passed a bill authorising the cancellation of any indebtedness against the Southern Illi nois Normal university by reason of. the burning of United States arms-. A bill was introduced to prohibit ' collectors of internal revenue from issuing liquor licenses in states where the local laws forbid the traffic The bankruptcy bill was passed by 3d to 15. Jones introduced a bill to appropriate II, 000,000 in aid of the World's Cotton exposi tion at New Orleans, ' ' In the house, bills were introduced for the creation of a silk-culture bureau, to promote ' educution in the states and territories, to re duce to 10 cents per gallon the revenue tax on fruit brandy, to grant a pension to the widow of Lieut. DeLong, and tof tax the manufacture and regulate the exporta tion of oleomargarine. Under suspension of the rules, bills were passed to create a bureau of navigation in the treasury de partment, and to provide that in pension ap plications the enlistment and muster shall be evidence that the soldier was then in good health. By a vote of 0U to 146, the house re fused to suspend the rules and pass the bill repealing the act restricting the . terms of presidential appointees to four years. A mining Town Sinking. BaUkkviixk, Obio, April 22. It Is noticed that the ground immediately above Kirks coal bank is beginning to crack and break. Nothing was thought of it until parts of their yards and bouses were found to be sinking, and no bottoms were found in their wells. The great amount of coal taken from the hill is toe cause of the breaking and caving in, and there are those who fear that more serious damage may result. About 10 o'clock William Kerns, 21 years old, was crushed to death beneath coal, slate, and dust, which caved in upon bim while at work In a gallery at the Huzzy mine, in the upper part of the town. . TVfllle Grant Sartorl. New York, April 21. Mis. Nellie Grant Sartoris, daughter of Gen. Grant, and her two children has arrived from England. She will make a long visit at the borne of her parents, STATISTICS OF LABOR. The lloiino PtiNMCN a Labor lluiean IIIU. Washixotox Crrr, April ai. The bouse comuiitteo on labor, on Saturday, unani mously recommended a bill, which was passed, for the establishment of a bureau of labor statistics, to bo placed in charge of a oumiu ssioner at a salary of $4,000 and with an allowance of $,000 for all expenses of collecting statistics and information with respect te labor in relations to capital and the means of promoting the material, social, intellectual, and moral pros l?rlty of laboring men and women. lie shall also inquire into the various industries of the United States, capital invested, machin ery and its effects; number of persons em ployed as laborers, with a classification thereof, tho cost of living comparing wages and price of necessities of life in different lo calities; the sanitary, educational, social and religious condition "of lab. rers; the average duration of life; co-operation, its extent and results in various localities and branches of trade; tho division of .this join production between labor and capital, where practiced, and the general effect; trades unions, and their objects; the effect of the eight-hour law; strikes, the causes, ef fects, and remedies. Tho commissioner shall have authority to intorrogata any manufact urer und labor associations. lie shall also obtain information upon theso subjoct3 from the differeut foreign nations. In support cf this proposition it was said that there is a constant, pris ing, and growing demand for authentic information on tho subjects enum erated above. It was estimated that fully 10,000,000 people, or ubout a fifth of the population of tho United States, earn their daily bread by manual labor. It was claimed by the advocates of tho bill that the infor mation designed to Iw obtained by the bureau of labor stutistics is necessary to a fair und intelligent discussion of the question of tho effect of a protective tariff upon tho remuneration and welfare of laborers, and that tho absence of such information, to a great extent, cuusos tho existing diver gence of opinion an I promotes endless dis cussion. With nu authentic tribuual, such is tho labor bureau is intended to be, it is jossible, they believe, to reach a correct con- rlusion upon the great economic problem idiioh will disturb tho industries of the country for youi"s to come. Tho bill as it passed creates n bureau in d pcudont of any of tho executive depart' ments, but a large vote was given in favor of attaching it to tho department of agricul ture. The vole on passage was 18d to 19. THE WHISKY POOL. Attempt Jit tin liiuutt to Prevent a lire uk-Up. Cincinnati, April 22. There were no sales of whisky and consequently no quota tions were made. Had there been sales the price would have boon $1.03 or lower. Mera tiers of the pools were iu the session at the Burnet house the greater partof the morning, with "Buffalo" Miller in the chair. At 1 o'clock tho mooting broke up without any agreement having been reached. The mem bers were in bad bumor and would commun icate iut little. Mr. Miller said it looked very much as though tho pool was broken up. At 3 o'clock another meeting was held, which was adjourned at 0 o'clock with things in better - shape. It had been agreed that . the price of whisky should be $1.10, and some of the members were hoxvful that the pool could be re-established. There has been $130,000 advanced by the pool to Peoria firms for bonding their surplus goods. The prices allowed .were $1.13 for highwines, $1.13 for alcohol, and $1.14 for spirits. Should the pool go to pieces there will be heavy loss on these goods. Another source of loss would be the sums paid to distillers who ,have closed up for their capacity. It is argued that the inducement to hold together in order to avoid these losses, and also that various debts may be first wiped out, will be sufficiently strong to result in the pool ' being continued, at least temporarily. Should this be done the production of distilleries in the iool will bo reduced from SO to 20 per cent of their capacity, and June 1 they will probably all shut down. . , Terrible Storm In Texas. Dai-lah, Tex., April 19. A terrible storm has visited Dallas and the surrounding coun try. It was very sultry up to 10 o'clock a. nx, when suddenly it became exceedingly dark, and it was necessary to light; lamps. Suddenly a terrifio thunder crash rent the air, and rain poured down in torrents. A strong gale from the north accompanied the storm for a space of almut flfteeen minutes The colored church at . the corner of., Bell and Juliet streets was wrecked. The build ing was being used as a public free school for colored children in the Sixth ward, and was taught by a young colored woman named Clarissa Williams. There were thirty-two children, ranging in age from 0 to 13 years, in tho building when the catastrophe came. The dense darkness filled the teacher and her pupils with alarm. Suddenly there was a loud roar, and tho frame building began to tremble, and the teacher called to the children; "We must get out of here." All rushed for the door, crying with fright, but before they could make their exit the wind caught the houso and dashed it to the ground, making a total wreck of it and catching a number of children in the debris. Screams, cries, and groans filled the air, and in a few minutes a large number of people collected at the scene and began the work of rescuing the unfortunate. Ten . of the chil dren were more or less seriously injured, one fatally, and the teacher was also hurt. . The British Crop Prospect. Loxdox, April 21. Reports from all parts of the United Kingdom indicate the prospect of a( wheat crop this year above the aver age. The plant has been benefitted by recent rains, though somewhat discolored by the east wind that has revailed the last fortnight. The crops of France and Spain will be above the average. The requirement for consumption in Great Britain for the next three months are 6,000,000 quarters. The prospective receipts from ludia are quite uncertain ; from Russia nearly tho whole crop of 1863 is exported; from Austra lia 2,000,000 quarters; 1,000,000 quarters are now on passage from California. The receipt of wheat and flour at the waterside are 4,000, 000 quarters, and on passage . 2,000,000, enough to last the country for the next three months. The stock of wheat on hand in Great Britain at the present time is 60 per cent more than in 1863 and double that of isea i . Terrible Fante at a Clrens. Vixitif a, April 23. During a performance in the Sidolie Circus at Bucharest the roof of the structure fell in. The lights were ex tinguished and a terriblo panio ensused, which increased by an outbreak of fire. Five dead bodies and 100 wounded have been car ried from the ruins. A large number of per sons are missing. Kraanrlpatlon Celebration Richmond, Va, April 23. The anniver sary of emancipation of the slaves of the south was celebrated ' here by a general parade of the colored state volunteer fcroopi and colored societies. JOHN KELLY TALKS. He Kays Tammany Will Nopport the Democratic Nominee. Nkw Yokk, April 22. Tammany will Bend 450 representatives to tho Democratic convention at Chicago. "We propose," 6a!d Mr. JoLn Kelly, good-Jiaturedly, "to do our part in keeping up the enthusiasm. " "For auy particular candid ate T was asked. "Well, now, to tell the truth, I have not paid much attention to candidates. I am sorry to say that somu folk think Tuminuny Is going to the convention to make trouble. Such is not the case. The convention will be harmonious, and whoever the candidate may be it is certain that ho will receive tho support of the united Democracy." : "And do you say that without reservation as to any prominent Democrat?" "I do most emphatically. Tammany will support any candidate who receives tho nomination of the Democratic national con vention." "How about Mr. Tilden f "I do not care to discuss bim ut present I know that there ere many who want him to be nominated, but I understand that he positively declares that ho does not wih the nomination. That is sottlod. So far a Mr. Ti Idea's intellect is concerned, I believe him to be strong, but I fear thtit ho could not bear tho physical strain of a pivtracto 1 can vass or endure the fatigues of ollice." "You think that tho candidate should have robust physical health. ' "Yes; as ho is, in my opinion, certain t b j electad, he ought; to have the physical ability to attend to the duties of his ofllce personally. It would not do to have a man who would bo obliged to depend upou others. But, as I said, Tammany will support tho nominoo. We want the convention to decida that question after a full- discussion, and bavo uo doubt that the best man will bo nominate!. Our success wiil depend on nominating tho man who will lo most popular with tto Democratic voters." Pennsylvania tVool-tirowcr. - Pittsburg, Pa., April IS. Tho state con vention of tho Wool-Growers' association of Pennsylvania met iu this city. Forty dele pates were present, and eighty more are ex pected. The object of tho convention is tho Hdoption of measures of agitation and an in crease of sentiment in favor of tho protection of wocl-growers. They want the tarif of 1)7 3 per cent, higher than the proseut rata re established. John McDonald, of Washing ton county, presided. . resolution providing for the selection of u delegation to tho Na tional con ventiou at Chicago, May 21, was adopted. The Chicago convention will de maud recognition of the wool industry, by both political parties, and tho insertion of a pledge for their protection in tho platforms of the presidential conventions. Seventy two thousand wool-growers are represented in the convention. Bald To Bo Ileal l'oot-aml-.TOouth Topkka, Kan., April 19. It is sUted now that the disease among cattle near Neosho Falls, this tttate, is veritable foot-and-mouth disease, but it can be truthfully stated that it not only is not spreading, but it is thoroughly quarantined and practically stamped out Dr. Laws, of Cornell university, one of the most learned veterinarians in this country, together with Dr. Holcomb, state veterina rian, aud members of the state sanitary commission am now making a thorough in vestigation of the matter, but whatever their report may be no fear is apprehended that the disease will spread, as it has been clearly shown not to le contagious, und all cattle affected are completely quarantined.' Ex aminations by competent authorities in the vicinity of Clay Center show that the disease there is only the common black rot. A Vessel Voyages 250 ?Xlles with Fire In Iler Hold. Bermuda, April 2C The French steamer Marseilles, from New Orleans bound to Bor deaux, was discovered to ' be on fire' three days after leaving New Orleans. A terrifio gale was prevailing at the time. A batch was opened and fifty bales of cotton jettisoned, but the fire was so intense that the crew and passengers, though working with the energy of men anxious to save their lives, had to abandon operations not, however, before several cases of asphyxia occurred. The batches were then battened down, and it was decided to sail for Bermuda, 230 miles distant On arriving there, with the as sistance of the naval authorities, the fire was finally extinguished. Had the deck of the vessel been entirely of wood nothing could have saved the ship. Famine Uaniors Denied. Charleston, S. C, April 23. The wild reports of an impending famine in "South Carolina are entirely without foundation. A careful canvass of the condition of seven counties where great destitution was said to exist shows that there is not a single case of suffering that cannot bo relieved by local ngeueles. In Marion county tlte situation was said to lie alarming. ' In a special W. J. Montgomery, editor of The Pee Dee Index, says that there will be no destitution in mat county uuu neeu cause aiarm ana that cannot be relieved within the county. "The cause of the present scarcity of pro visions is the short crop of last year, which Las seriously affected the lieu fanners and reduced many of thorn to laborers for wages, thus producing more labor than the farmers in their present impoverished condition are able to employ and furnish with supplies." Tho Outflow of Gold. WAhHiNQTorc Crrr, April 21. For the last ten days of April the decrease of the gold reserve in thn treasury was $3,500,000, aud from the highest point in March a de crease of nearly $6,000,000 is shown. On Saturday $3,000,000 in gold went from New York to Europe. It is said that this decrease of the gold reserve in the treasury will pre vent a bond call being made this month to mature on May 1, and that no further call can tie made until the flow of gold takes a turn in this direction. Postal Telegraphy.: WAKHiaaTO Crrr, April 18. The bouse committee on postofilces and post -roads con tinued consideration of postal telegraphy, and, upon motion of Representative Ward, of Indiana, by a vote of 10 to 1 (Reese, of Georgia), adopted the following resolution: "Resolved, that it is the sense of this commit tee ' that it is ' expedient to adopt the contract system of postal telegraphy." Ieath of the ews) Copyright BUI. Washihotok Crrr, April 19. The unani mous action of the joint committee on library in reporting against Watterson's news copy right bill is considered by members nf that committee to be conclusive. Senator Voorhees, a member of the committee, says the matter is buried. It was on his motion that the adverse report was made. Fastest Ocean Time on Becord. Nkw York, April 21. The steamiihip Oregon, of the Guion line, which has arrived here from Liverpool, bas succeeded in beat ing the best time On record from Queenstowo to Sandy Hook by eleven hours and eighteen minutes. The Oregon made the passage from land to land in one hour and thirty eight seconds less than six days and a half. WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER. Another Frightful Massacre of Hen, 'Women and Children. Th Banks of the Historic Nile Muck Up the Blood of 2,000 People She iidy Captured- Hor ror at a Circus. Pa run, April 21 The Figaro's corre spondent at Cairo sends the following details of the recent Shendy massacre: "Three hundred Egyptian troops and 600 non-combatants preferring to make the hazardous at tempt to march to Berber to starving at Siiendy, set out from the latter place the 13th lust. Fart of the number went slowly by steamer down the river, while tho others marched aljng the river bank. When two hours' march from Shendy they wero at tacked by ths Arabs, and after a short fight all the troops excepting a few wero mas sacred. The Arabs afterwards captured Shendy." The Kgyptian troops there had discarded their arms and uniforms in the hopo of being spared. Few, however, escaped tho general massacre. Two thousand men, women, and children were slaughtered, many of them refugees from Khartoum. London, April 23. The Standard says that Gen. Gordon has telegraphed Sir Evelyn Baring, expressing his indignation at being deserted by tho English government in his hour of necessity, llo declares his intention to cut kims.'lf loose from the government en tirely, and act ai shall seem best for himself and his companies. He wishes it to bn under stood that ho disclaims all responsibility for any bloodshed that may hereafter occur in the Soudan, and all "blood guiltiness" must rest upon tho government Cairo, April 23. Mudir Pasha has tele graphed from Berber asking if troops aro to bo sent to his assistance. If not, ho says ho wants instructions prior to making the best Kssiblo tonus with El Mali li, as he will bo unable to hold out. much longer. Loxdox, April 23. The Standard is credi bly informed that all the available Egyptian troops, comprising all branches of the mili tary service, will start from Cairo for Khar toum at once. A Hairs In Cuba. New Yoiifc, April 21. A letter from tho managing editor of the most important pa per publis ed in the West Indies, The Di ariode la Marina, of Havana, says: "In re gard to the situation in tuis island, it has been exaggerate ! ' by statements iu tho Havana papers. The crisis we are pushing through is of no consequence, rather on ac count of the effects which it momentarily produces than on account of any far-reaching result which may possible come about It is really of nq special importanco here, nor does the filibustering movement influence the regular transaction of. business. It is hoped that, in view of the measures taken by the government, affairs will promptly re turn to their normal state of prosperity and peace. Mammary of Preferences. Cbicaoo, Ilia, April 18. Following are the preferences, so far as ascertained, of the delegates chosen to the national Republican convention Thursday: New York First district Edmunds, 2; Twenty-first district Arthur, 2; Twenty third district Blaine, 1; Edmunds, L Michi gan Seventh district Blaine, 1; unknown, 1. Tennessee State delegation Arthur, 17; Blaine, 3; Logan, 1; Edmunds, 1; doubtful, 2. Indiana Delegates-at-large Blaine, 4. Delaware The delegation for Blaine, save one Arthur man. . Ohio Seventh . district Blaine, 1, unknown, '1; Sixteenth district Sherman, I; Blaine, 1; Nineteenth district Blaine, 3. New Jersey At large Blaine, 4; by districts divided between Blaine and Ldmunds, 14. The Deadly Diphtheria. Milwaukee, Wis., April IS. Up to Tues day last SO per cent of all the diphtheria cases in the city reported to the health office for the month have terminated fatally. Out of a total of eighteen cases reported nine deaths have occurred. Last year there were but eleven deaths from diphtheria during the entire month of April out of a total of forty -three cases. Arrest In Unssla. St. Petersburg, April 21. Rtcbmanoff, Dobrotvoski and Postenikoff, naval officers, were arrested last Friday at Cronstadt, charged with belonging to the revolutionary party, and have been imprisoned in the Fortress Peter and Paul. Several govern ment officials of superior rank have been ar rested at Saraioff, on ' the same charge, and sent to St Petersburg. A Prince to Beside in Ireland. Loxdox, April 23. It is reported that Prince Victor, of Wales, on attaining bis majority, which occurs at the beginning of next year, will be raised to the peerage, with the title of duke of Dublin, and will thence forth reside in Ireland. It is also stated that he will enter the Royal Irish volunteers. France and the Anarchist. Paris, April 21. The police authorities have decided to expell from France two Austrian Socialists recently arrested. Tho police believe that they will presently have secured sufficient evidence to justify the expulsion of several prominent Irish Americans. Humor About tho Pope. Paris, April 31. Monsignor Rende, the Papal Nuncio, has returned from . Rome t hai-god with a special mission to Prime Min ister Ferry, which it is expected will influence the future relations of France and the Vatican. Rumors are again afloat to the effect that the pope will presently seek an asylum in France. The dreeley Reward. WAHHnfUTOJf Crrr, April 1& Secretary Chandler has offered a reward of $35,000 to "such ship or ships, not in the military or naval service of the United States, as shall discover and rescue, or satisfactorily ascer tain the fate of the expedition of Lieut A. W. Greeley." What the Head. Center Thinks. Lohdox, 'April 21. An interview with James Stephens, the ex-Fenian head centre, is published in which he predicts that the dynamite policy will result in the Irish resi dents in England being ostracized or driven from the country. Itedaelng Wage. Loxdox, April 23. The arbitrator to whom the question of wages in ths manu factured iron trade in northern England was referred decided upon a reduction of 2( per cent The employers demanded a reduction of 10 per cent Queen Victoria Health. Loxdox, April 21. Darmstadt dispatches state thatQueen Victoria has so far recovered from ber attack of lumbago as to go outdriv ing. . The Pope Antl-Irtanoiile Letter. Paau, April 23. La Republique Francais says editorially that the pope's anU-Mon!fl encyclical letter only excite compasston. THE NEWS IN BRIEF. Wednesday. April ltt. Tho at&tuo cf Gambctta was uavoiled itCahors. Prime Minister Ferry delivered the principal address. Business has fully resumed in thti capital and other Mexican cities, and the ttamp tax affair is ende L Senator Logan daily receives from 160 to 3-0 letters, and every onu receives an inswer, with the aid of the idouographent, who labor until midnight. Tho nineteenth anniversary of the leath of Abraham Lincoln was oommoni ratod at tho tomb in Springfield by about 1,000, who were addressed by Gen. Palmer ind Col. J. Ii. Matheuy. Tho campaign in Tonquin terminated with the cupiuro of Hunghoa. The French fleet has occupied Ainoy, in order to force the payment of a heavy indemnity. Tho vice roy of Canton has been publicly degraded for disoliudienco of orders; the officers who lost Bac-Ninh will be beheaded, and tho governor of Yunnan lias been summoned to I'ekiu for punishment Thui'Nday, April 17. Specie engagumonts for shipment to Europe at New York Tui-hday aggregated J2,.'JOO,O00. The steamship Faraday, with 1,1(0 ruilos of the Mack y cable, has cleared from London for Nova Scotia. ' Tho Republicans of Alabama have ?lectd twumy d-.'legate to Chicago, who niv Tor Arthur as first choice, and Logan for lecor.d. Emperor William has at lasi been persuaded by his physicians t prprj fo a sojourn of tluve weeks ut Wiesba leu, on J will k'nve Berlin next Monday. Tho wife of a Germau noMoman has been playing for high staiit; u tho Monaco gambliug-tuble.4. Meeting witli lassos, she strangled her child, an I kill id herself with a raztv. The houso committoo on coinage has voted to report favorably tho Ivey bill to prohibit tho if. Mio of treasury nolos for less than 5, and to provide for the is u of silver certiflcites in denominations of $1, and $. Friday. April IH. Gen. Gordon has received from tho F.uLh government a message urging him to wit-draw from Khartoum, but ignores the advice. The last gold bank in existence on tho Pacific coast has removed from San Francisco to Pelaluma and reorganize i ou a currency basis. Patrick Joyce, secretary of tho Fenian brotherhood, has issued a circular addressed to all Irishmen, calling upon them to con tinue the dynamite tolicy. Mrs. Olo Bull, will leave Boston in the summer for Norway. She thinks that her daughter Olea, uow li years old, may become as great a violinist as the father. The Mexican government is nego tiating for a loan of &0,M),00J from the Franco-Egyptian bank, one-half the amount to be advanced to the present administra tion. The secretary of the California Agri cultural society estimates tue growing crop of wheat at 00 per cent more than last year, the only thing to tie feared being the north winds in the valleys. Matnrdar. April ltt. The New York Maritime exchange petitions congress to suspend the coinage of silver for two years, Thero are said to havo been 257 deaths from cholera at Calcutta, last week, and the disease is spreading. Over 2,809 licenses have thus far been issued to Chicago saloou-keapers for tue new municipal year, insuring an annual in come of more than 11,000,000. An artesian well bored for the city of Lincoln, Neb., has a flow of 100,000 gallons per hour, and a complete system of water works will be commenced this summer. An event of interest to show people generally and Chicago in particular, is U e reopening of CoL Wood's museum, at the same place from which it was driven by the great fire of 1871. Mrs. Catherine Baker, of Taylors ville, Va, who has just entered her 100th year, attributes her longevity 'to her lifo long persistence to the use of strong coffee, of which she drank a dozen cups dally, and she publishes the statement as an encourage ment to timid coffee-drinkers. Capt. Wynham, of the Jamaica, which has arrived at New Oireans, denies that yellow fever prevails at Vera Cruz, Mexico, and states that on the 0th of April he smoked a cigar with the American consul (reported a victim of the disease), who was then in excellent health and spirits. Winter wheat in Illinois, Ohio, Iowa, and Indiana is in excellent condition, injury by frost having been confined exclusively to scattered points in the two former states. The plant In Missouri has evidently been badly damaged by cold weather. Wisconsin reports a falling off in the acreage of spring wheat, as the farmers are giving greater at tention to the dairy. Dakota and Minne sota bave a larger acreage than last year, and there is a prospect of the largest yield for years, no damago from insects being re ported at any point ITIonday, April 21. Work has begun on the national contention ball at Chicago. , It is feared in Bcrliu the return of the emperor's i does 4 may prove fatal, owing to his great age. The peach and quinco trees in North westeru Pennsylvania have been destroyed by the severe weather. Oen. W. T. Sherman has been ap pointed to command the ISt Louis imliUs, (Jen. Lawrence having resigned. The cottoa mill owners of Canada held a conference at Moutreal and agreed to curtail production 00 per cent for the next six months. Dr. Law, of Cornell university, ' who bas been investigating the cattle disease at Neosho Falls, Kan., says it is positively t not contagious. Tammany hall has secured 222 rooms in the Palmer bouse and IHS rooms in the Matteson house, Chicago, for the Democratic convention. The federal grand jury at Yankton has returned two indictments against Gov ernor Ordway for corrupt acts in the organi zation of counties. Tho boot and shoemakers of London have commenced a demonstration against piece work wbich is likely to involve the entire trade in England. Qneen Victoria gave tho lie to the sensational cablegrams in regard to her con dition by attending church at Darmstadt, and taking a drive afterward. All cases in the federal docket at Charleston, 8. C, for violation of the na tional election laws bare been discontinued upon the motion of the district attorney, t&e latterclaimiug that in the present state of mihlfa )nt imant convictions were imDOSsi- ble. Special advices to Boston say recent reports of disturbances in northern Mexico are wholly false, and were gotten up for tbo purOK0 of depressing Mexican securities. Colorado mining towns ore greatly excited over tho alleged discovery of gold near like's Peak. Hundreds are flocking to the scene, and freight and passenger lines have been established. At a military station in tho Soudan, the correspondent of a Paris journal asked permission to go dove-ihooting, but tho com mander explained that if Lis Kgyptian soldiers heard a shot fired they would tako to their heels. Ben Butler, iu a letter to an Illinois (Ireenbacker, favors the Reagan interstate commerce bill, denounces grain-gamblers us public enemies, and holds that the tax on morgaged proix-'rty should lio against tho mortgage. He would have the largest possible free list of raw materials, a heavy duty upon business, and the abloitioa of internul revenue taxes, except to pro vide for pensious. TiieNday, April '22. Tho "Wclland canals will be opened for navigation, Monuny, April 2S. Gen. Israel Putnam's wedding rirgis owned and prized iy n wo. nun n Oiuha, Neb. Two vesHcls havo been chartered in Chicago to take corn to liuM'alo nt ii.'.j' cents 1m- l.ifshid. ravnell, in ua interview, emphatically d nits tout ho i.-. 1 leure it' .,., tho lo Jr.u.ip of tho Irish nations! party. A special train over , tho Frlanger vud from t'ii:cu.imti mu.ie tne fast li no of 4 miles per hoin' for 'Si h'itir.. 1 The governor general nf Cuba tele graphs to .tutdi'id government that Aguero lias lieeii surrounded, und that there will 1kj no mom trouble. Immigrants to the number of 3,400 ar rived ai Cusilo tiurden on Sunday. Among them were seventeen Mormon missionaries und Jt'.s proo'ytes. M. Pe Braza ha? signed a treaty with tlie most puwenul sovereign iu western Africa, by which ull tho right bank of the Congo passes under tho protection of Fi ance. A child recently born in Bangor, Mo., is of tho fifth living generation of its family. Its great-grcut-grantlmotber is 85, its great grandmothor ), it grandmother 4), and its mother ill years of age. On the New York stock exchange, in flfteiu minutes, Monday, 112,100 shares of Union Pacific were sold at CO to M, and the price at one time touched tioJ-4. Westeru Union was flung on the market at 0T. There is great excitement at Denver, Colo., over reported gold discoveries uear Pike's Peak. A disjwtch from Leaiville, however, says there is a well-grounded . sus picion that it is a case of "salted ground. Barnum is whitewashing one of his common elephants to be used in the parade at Philadelphia, and branded:. "A-White Fraud." An exact copy of the other white washed elephant now being imposed upon the public as a genuine one. A better job by better artists." The Amalgamated association's com mittee and the manufacturers held a meeting at Pittsburg to regulate the scale for she en suing year, but failed to agree, the pro prietors demanding a 10 per cent reduction, while the workmen advocated the present rate, with certain amendments. Unless a settlement is made, . a strike on June 1 will be the result. Sliver Dollar COlnae. Washington Crrr, April ai. The issue of standard silver dollars for the week ended April 19 amounted to 0435,088. For the cor responding period last year, l09,i99. Arrival of Immigrant. 1 New York, April 21. Three thousand four hundred and sixty immigrant arrived at Castle Garden Sunday, the largest num ber landed this year. THE MARKETS. Chicago, April 21. Allan, Mclntyre & Ca's circular of this evening says: The markets on tne board of trade to-day were weak, but active. Wheat May, opened $bc, closed tc: June, opened 01c, closed bbo: July, opened 02 Yc, closed 89kc Corn May. opened 53Wc. closed 62c; June, opened Wc, closed &3!c, Oats May, opened 2c, closed S2c Pork May, opened $16.75, closed tlo.55. Lard May, opened $8.85, closed $8.23. Live titock The Union stockyards reports the following range of prices: Hogs Light grades, $5.005.U0; mixed packing, $5.40(9 5.85; heavy shipping, $5.000.25. Cattle Market weak and 10c lower; exports, $&25 A. 60; good to choice, $5.iM)tt.20: common to fair, $5.25(35.80; butchers, $3.005.00; b toe Iters and feeders, $3.15(35.40. Bheep Market strong; good to choice, $5.00(6.00; common to fair, $4.005.00, Produce: Butter Firm; fine creamery, 2830c; good to choice dairy, 20325e; poor to lair grades. 8 15. Eggs In lighter supply and firmer; choice counts, 14a Potatoes early rose, 3o(i37c; peachblow and Beauty of liebron, 37&40c. St. Loaf. BT. Louis, April 21. Wheat Active; opened higher, fluctua ted widely: selling l(t Ik'c below the highest Rint, but closed (fto above Saturday; o. 2ml,fL10(7:i.liii bid cash; $1.08. 1.101tf, closing $1.08, May: $J.00(,$l.O8, closing $1.00, June; $1.0toL08, closing $1.U0W July; W94Wc, closing mic, year; No. 8 red. $1.02&. Corn Active; opened higher, declined and doeed about as Saturday; 48(494o cash; 471 48c, May; 4950c, June; 6051)fc, July; 02(4 5'i,Vc August, closing at inside ggures. Oats Dull aud lower to sel 1 ; 83(gi H4)e, cash; Stc bid, May: Vtc year. ye iiitmer; ooutWftc oaney vuiei; iv 85c. Whisky Lower; $1.06. Provisions Very dull and lower to sell; only small retail trade. New York. Nxw Your. April 21. Wheat Unsettled; early ' months 'lc higer; late months )q lower,' trade moderate; No. 1 whit nominal; No. 3 red May, I1.0S3I.08X I June, $L05K3L08: July, SLOWaLUOt.; August, $1.06tf& 1.00 XV Vom-H&ho big ber and fairly active; mixed western spot, ft063c; future, 61ittJ6c. Oats shade lower; western, 30(i4ttc. Povisions Beef quiet; new extra. triCXX.tl2.50. Pork quiet and held firm; not mmL ftlA MlTftlfl 7r. T.wt,i..ii 1 - shade lower: steam-rendered, $&&?). Toledo. ToutDO, April 2L Wheat White nominally unchanged; Red acUvejmd steady; No. 2 cash. April and soft, $U5: No. 8, tflc; rejected, G3g67c. Corn Dull and easy: No. 2 cash April and Mc; J.unt 64 c 5 Ju,T. nominally Wjc; rejected, .63530; no.grade, fWc. Oau Quiet and easy; No. U white, 38VC; No. 2 1 cash, MX asked; April, May and June, 30c; rejected, 3535a Clover Seed Dull and higher: prime medium cash, and April, $6; No. 2, $475. Detroit, . Detroit, April 21. Wheat Firmer; cash, April and Jane, $1.04; May, $1.03; July, $1.04; No,2red, $1.04; No. 2 wkite, ttoo bid. Corn Firm; No. 2 cash, 64c. Oat-Quiet;No. 2 white, 41c;No.2,S6Xobid.