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. .' -:.; ...' ' - ". - l---'---"> -. " -r ... . :, - -. i.i,. : IE NEW ORLE S AILY DEMOCR AT VOL. V-NO. 89. NEW ORLEANS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1880--DOUBLE SHEET AND SUPPLEMENT. PRICE, FIVE ObENT. WISRHINBTOI NOTES :eat Noteworthy Events Car. rent in the National Capital. S m lmunde'5 Bill to Regulate heo Ileetoral Count - Conm S t e Bi aslinoem and Other Matters. . erowx. March i.--The bill Introduced tuImads in the Senate to-day to regulate asting of the preesdential electoral vote that the ls .tore of each State shall t the seoond Monday in January after Ippolntmeht that previous to such meet. Str ate may determine any controversy la connectioh with snob electors, and - get determination shall establish the law of the electors, and shall govern in the of the electoral vote, Both houseslof shall meet in joint session on ad Wednesday i Nebbruary to el*r "to. b us the t votes shal benl in to eohhouse ra . one turn roan any tate e Ial i re. only t e votes aivn by t ain lin con ormitr eh this bill ecpt by the inalrmatle votes of both m .ases wheore there is more than one aSBtate not supported by the 'de t.e tribunal, the votes mply shall which the two hbotses *ttipgs elia oncurrestly deotde to e the lawful Sleg.iL. y apii'luted oeletors of such joint monneiut of the two houses S ssolve until the count is completed. AUat Su APP£OPKIATLON Rrvon Prstoi. a of Mr. Atkins, the House Appro. SI iMmmlttee aglreedt,,tl-day to report an it to the stuerial d leney bill, now ih na tonss, provid.tl for an appro int 0,1.ou t, o tcomplnte the payment oif for the present fecal year endlsl t ieto; $.ee 6(0 c0 have already boan ap. iw ed, and the I.nt Item will swell the as" :. shpt to $142,765,on reatired to pay the srols during less. It is thought much i wll be retqired for 1est. ' tAsION or Tits tUT R!RnaVnATtON. - retary of the Interior is advised by that minor and proespetors are Invaing the Ute Indlan reservation, in Ia larta nuw bere, upon the strength -rt that the s havrg e agetreed to cur - I r lands, anti t at there It reat dan. SL. ftt wit the Indlians. The subjact doted at e ebinet meetlug to-day. Mteron ecretar Schurs issued an tant.trespassers that the lands em. SUte reservation have not yet been e Uabli domasin, and that lo S theren till not be reoCgnd. At oh now here it was a ed that und return at once to Gotorado to w th r batloo from hostlitl s. If the tinmes t Pres ent wit l issue a and trooaD will be used to protect . neeuseary. . Q aor TiM I5Ntw OLA&TMS TRiATT IN ". t d oar t n ed, ut a t acted ron, a dWion thea nit vorton stesso. t rt sm.. oclaimtsr ot rommenao rc mtor l rnr c I owina o ~ tof he war of aeoss on senat to the House a statement sowing. o intof commerce aro nd tape Horn. w Ra pona of 5Is,9 tons,'leared eat tht e port of San Franciso via m ifty-four vessels cleared And en I ii same port. with cargoes valued at ro or from transportation across the he Pe.aama. The statement was re. O the Intereanc Canal Commhtteo. vms axo ris John wiHt . Bior Sthre nros were alarmed by the c ain gang law and other Democratic lr by lnterfering with ednucation aýd istruct~ion o the negroes; tbyt te t of obtalining and the iuseourity in homes and by prospect of dle. ment These he gave as explanations emodus movement. QPOsrEmTIO TO TR LAR, O RAILRnAD. ti..W W . Phelps argued before the House i omuiteein opposition to the bill sub mlbthe Ian Antonio and Larodo ltnlway A 5T o.M.mITl T lR RPoi'T AOAINST K.L LO.O. betse ate Oimmittee on Privileges and Elea sto-day, by a strict paty vote. decided to W that Kedll should be unseated, and ord seated. There will be a minority re 1 D IOtso or TR sunPRBMI COURT, follownl oases were decided In the atee Supreme Conut: ratmesex Tel. A. ,Philips et al.. vs. 'emess u, bntroller of Tennessee.--Judg mana vs. Myra Clark Ganes.-Apveal * thIre United 8mtate 0Otroit Court for the Lmoulisana. Dismissed for want of d.dent to-day oo iormed the sentence IDA OLAII8. I House Committee on Foreign Affaires e a resolution to-day, calling upon the of the Treasury for the history of all had in the matter of the ursettled Saish Inhwblants of East Florida . tia years of 1812-13. known as the East is, the settlement of which Its pro tor a stioulation cntatned in the bof etween the United 8tates and The nestion which has been in dispute sns is propriety of allowing A per cent p s Dla m ed aaupon by the Florida Upon receipt of the Information asked lcommttee. the subject will be furlly ,e with a view to it fLnal and satis anxmmse's aL ZeouL.ATro THU ELEo TOnAL cOUNT. se alini the bill to regulate the counting 1 !ores for Presdent and Vice President. li. IcueeG in the Senate by Mr. Edmunds to-day. m asld: "The bill that passed the Benate .s, . t eealsonra of the last Congres on this st ebrced vartious proviosionse as to the ,1 h.ldtng the presidential election for in the Sttes, and various provisions regulating the law In cases of vacancies sdso o. Its provisionse also looked to lalaion .by the B tates in respect to i means of etermining controversiee , e I es re g the chole of electors. o T tat, oure, any ptrvision etinwould be entirely useless. In .gpaseunuce of that I have taken that bill and 4. Wednesday in December. 1 have d Uled it so as to e time for such tres as I ayi Vei awe ad. uate to the pnur m os deter ion tfor themeves, and referring ontitution, which, I belirve. they have right to do. who their electors are therefo e. makes a simp'e provislon A disp tion of any ontrow versy and dat of selectoira. It provides for Lr m of lctors, in order that eea. as nself am, econtrovere thile mapr Iegtei4m.g the thatwill ho e nd tqeohedln±tk rep etives tatee in suyt case of on tdental government undern. starts or raux jrl Axer trmrurtn ew. s, the o1 oemitten oe n oroet if solvr.lf. to th'e to erc uWeone bill prov a to ongt. Sreel r c.rn be .mes ounrmett : Word , il. it h. g etine er v a, AwD Unite taw. ins Till FORTI.4IXTH COIWESI. Kellogge's Motion for a Qommittes Tabled ebate otln the tar hal' A rp i p topri ation Billoeron un ploymnt.I@ Ii toofoi ts e, tat oetofge.s otnor lhA Odeommldittee ha b ied. mov eent, h of i'ee mode ade 1Y0 m _tiol enat on teo rolrne nr and rgtlate the oaut trg [ .frdotea for treit.nt ane d Vice fr.et. Oent an the terie loan uf .etio. ari n othereon. In oinlo so saidy Formoe th.esan a year now ther e exited r age elet orm mittee hruived with the audt of eon etieringt tiie and other cognate aue h cth. toar , ras on rnow that committee a paltdar mlieen, aad have Waited, being in aority in i lebody n the ione that om the gontlem an in the majority would move in what I oonsid r to be the moat important birt pae iutase i movement hea been male. h ol ut cl duty to aek coneent to introdue thin bill anor that it be referred t theata exmiste Me.loto On motion of Mr. withon an. the reouton offored by Mr. Keeloag on Friday for the ao poftrt et.Iof aton omttee 0o inveatig D a crtainn oand lone newb apar hoharden against him, wis laid upon the tahlnt by a vote of wt yea. (De. ratise to os nae (trnpu bil.o an. Mr. Bo urnldo frmr tha ) mmittea on Mlitaryo Qongrede adotel In O Fo cr, 17i. io regard to At expiraton of the prnin hour coneider ~taion on the t e.o eoldrency apDroprlation IDeonr to a Dolle naf rebellou ) bri wsn raui.l, sr. talek contie ion ie re matr, nad vooa v f the reaible. tr wasn foliowed aby Meera o i and Grlandn 0 oaltion thereto, and some ageneral debate en rhed on the il pan ring, art the conolusion of mohthem.o a cotolmn r a dt o o. New York, a seasion w ordered far Baturday next for the parpoeof dear te ont on e funding bill. Mr. Bawler, of Miesouri. Called up the ean teated election cge, Bradley yn . horemone from tl the eond Dietrict of Aran.ae.r. M atlaon. of Qhiorýaiend the question o Contis ration, and theo e refuaei t onier them election Caoelanult'ea iruing hour having been die toiloe the whole, MTr raledof rAentu.l oy ftha chair, on the dehfiiency appropriation si. Hawleyr, It Clnnetlipt, sooke In obpo Siteon to the policy of ref unipi atpproprlation r epeoat deputy marshaor and also et-rn e tnue of te b management of the pub print ll. Mr. 8igleton, of Mla.suripI, said there wan no tnedesolty or haste in r aking apmropriae tlone for special deoputies. A iderabie donl tory debate ensued upon the Itept n of appro rCations for special deputy narahas rand for the goverme _t printli:g omoe.at the oncu sion of which r.n Mulahon stated that he or to-meory move thast general debate The ommittee than rose and the Houise ad journed. AN ATLANTA SENSATION. Attempt Upon the Life of an Episoopal l0ergyman by a Prominent Oitisen. (Speoial to the Democrat.) ATIrNTrA, Ga, March 1.-On last Sunday Mr. Robert Douglass. of this'ioty, called on the Rev. Mr. Fonte. pastor of St, Philip's Episoopal church here, and told him, in the presence of his wife, that if he attempted to preach the next day he would kill him in the pulpit. Douglass asigned as a reason for this threat that Fonts had instigated a libel for divorce filed by Doulass's wife In the Superior Court that morning. Dougnalass armed himself with a pistol and wont to the church on Sunday morning to execute his threat. The chief-of. police had been notified of his intentions, and had stationed an ofofier in the churchyard early Sunday morning. This officer arrested Doug lass before he got in the church, and carried him to the station-house. Later in the day Douglass escaped from the station-house. and mounting a horse, rode up to the residence of Rev. M. Foutse. eo was aaaln apprehended by two pollee officers before doing any harm. Upon reaching the street he got away from them by riding rapidly off. In about an hour he returned on horseback and made the third attempt to get at Mr. Fouts for the purpose of shooting him. He was rear. rested and has been closely guarded until this afternoon, when he was arraigned before Ju1ge Olark. of the city court. on a peace warrant. He was placed under a $5o0o bond to keep the peace. The affair excites the Intenseat Interest here. The parties all stand high in the oom. monity. THE RISING OF THE WATERS. A General Flood in Virginia, Georgia, Ala bama, Tennessee and Louisiana. MoNTOOMEnY. Ala.. March 16.--The rains of the past five days have been very heavy, and the Alabama river has overflowed its banks. Thereare no reports of damage doie to any of the railroads centering here. It is now growing cold. MoriLn. Ala., March 18.-Special dispatches to the Resister from Bome and Selma says there are overflows of water all around them, and that both towns are seriously threatened. It is expected that belore many hours the water will reach Helms. and Indications point to a worse overflow than those of 1871 and Im18. At Bome the water has reached the battery room of the Western Union Telegraph office and is still rising. BBicsaoD. March 16.-Heavy rains in the east few days have swollen all the tributaries of the James river above here, and serious floods are feared. Merehants in the lower part of the city are removing their goods to places of safe ty. The rain last nIght fell in torrents, ac nompanied by lightnina. Telegrams from Lynchburg report the river there has risen about six feet and still rising rapidly. The Bevanna river et Obarlotteville is reported up several feet and also rliing rapidly. ATLALTA, March 16.-The heaviest rains have fallen for the past four days known in Georgia for years. All streams are very high, and over flows. which will damage the crops, are re ported. Nsa.mvLlz. March 18.-The steamer Brans ford arrived irom above to-night. Capt. Arm strong says the entire low ands for 6oo miles up the river is flooded. He reports that a rise is coming down which will swell the river here at least forty seven feet. The TennAesee river is out of its banks at Decatur and Johnsonville. TAINas TOPP3D BrrwmEx o VICKSBUG AND VicsBsUao. March Is -Trains to Monroe, Louisiana. have been stopped after to-day on aceount of high water. reparl to elee lba the Opemala. of the camlaaaul seathera Dalsreas. ( . Maua rcMah le.-A reoseptlio somit OB f thirty nth e g r ( is a til for (as. .. , as Wh, haveb. with ttieuolnnstl So ero ltoed to visit in innatt. e tw tw ene a envos st hta an to eme to Oinotn on teeesl I i ýe p t m theothero rocd tre fo, u roIe n oaf Igl e o er f is --A number of Lotoot o Phat o Ykers by ou rn w Yorokd -Mlw o w ar.h 1.- tl rominelt bnlnese m aen ae ie left £gUntte r into toel we r tezounston over e to nutlothes alrailr to n1olnnat I. on re ot t on a bitre . theo rtnnn to ooumbkouter of Piano Makers by New York Employ ter Naw Yoa, Mareh la.-Tselve of the Ilugn lat manutrers o th oo t. aoroe nos with roluton adopted by the Piano Mnu lturer.' Areuotloo , olsed their faetoriss this mornins and lohoed ot their me, In or on e.to oei the ov ert S o na on w are out on a strike to return to work. Snumber o oother piano ma ufaturers will Join to.morrow morepin te okout beLnh by te twelve firms to.day. thus trowlin t Iet t thousand more men ut of work. TPt tlon of the mataoturers stonen to bren down the Piano M anufaoturers ion. by wloha bre lstrike at telnway's wa ordered. It Wuaste Iotention of the union to order trkes in alt the factories, but not in sore than one at a time, se that a fast as one firm yielded a str k would be ordered in some other factory. and the treyury no the no would not be in dneier of being rnsedT. AThee planos ave blon upset, however, by the look out. N;Iw Yout, Maroh lS. The p.ian nan, fao turers met yesterday o fternoon, and reports were made showinug that all of them had looked addresses were maode enoouraginl the men to hold out. Ftlnal tcia a has been promised them from orgaulsnations in this and other Naw Yoa, March IS-,The executlve o om mltte of the piano makers Who have been looked out by their employers. In ono nequene of the strike of 3teitnwy's men. held a meet. lug to.day. Offers of peounlary aid were re oclveud from many other trades, sad it was rt solvel to enstain the strikers In Steinway's manuniotory and to ref ase to No to work again except at advaneed rates of pry. About ten thousand piano makers are looked out. THRN 1utNNsvLVANIA PUDDLfl.'s STkilK. ita the striking puddltr.s are ip no way changed Wifty-aeven mussy I all nave shut down. fhe poldlors say they are in rooeitt of information that qt least 9o or io more will go ont before the end of the week. Thus far no disorder has followed the strike in this region. SAN FRANCISCO AFFAIRS. Kearney Found Guilty-He is Repudiated by the Workingmen-An Important Conference. SAo FRANotISoo, March 15.--Jdge lit d ltv' erod along opinion Inthe polee oourt to-day in the owee of Dennis litoarney arrteda theb ohares of using vulgar nd threateni pi In Puse Inhinhs sPhes, TnoYol at tendey to provot a ash of the peace. teoe warese rv until to-morrow. hief o ce rowy pe ated yester da that ho w respo l r earne's r rest, and that he wou aopntlnue to aureet him for riotous or Incendiury langle as often as At the meeting yesterday afternoon of t e reslaenta o a the Worin gmen's clbe in this city reolutiona were ter delarlns In un mtakbs le anguage ag t ourney. dis claming all sympathy Z th the SatdLot : I. ao. ath s well as with al acts, epresstons or harangues tnd to bring the Worklngmen's AN FnRAroxsoO. March 16.--A conference, of great importance In 14 bering u pon the pres ent conlition of afflairs in this city, was hold Ingmen. an a number of prominent elt .ne. bankers. merchants et., on the part or the Oltli ens' Protective Union, There is every reason to believe that within a few days arrangements will be consummated which will insure a har monlous and honorable settlement of the ques tions which have so long vexed this commu nity. KEARNEY SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS' IMPRISON MENT. SAN FAxNocsoo. Marih 10.-The polloc judge this morning sentenced Denla Kearney to six months' imprisonment in the House of Correc tlon and to pay a flue of 00ooo. The severity of the sentence was a surprise to Kearney. who had expected to get off with a nominal ou nish ment. It is prob- ble that he will take the case to the Supreme Court on habeas corpus. CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. Attempt of a Prominent Citizen To Kill an Atlanta Clergyman. ATLANTA. March 16.-A prominent citizen has been arrested for threatening to kill Rev. B. O. Fiute. rector of tt. Phttil's Church. In the pu' pit, on Sunday. and going to church avowedly for that purpose. Heacouses Foute of causing a divorce between himself and wife. He has been bound over to keep the peace. A BERIOUS SHOOTING AND STABBING AFFRAY. New Yonx, March 16.-A serious shooting and stabbing affray took place last night between a number of sporting men assembled in Hyland's saenloon, on 0hatham street. for a spree. Knives and pistols were freely used, and half a dozen m'en more or less injured. A man named Burke, who was stabbo I in the head and back and shot in the groin, will probably die. A RAILBOAD COLLISION IN WHICH FIVE PEBSONS ARE INJURED. PHILADELPHIA. March 15.-A collision occurred this forenoon on the Westohtster road. in the outskirts of the city between a reaular passen ,er train and a special train carrying the Dresl dent and directors of the road. Five persons were injured, including the president and two directors., but none fatally. THE PIE. ON THE STEAMSHIP CITY OF SYDNEY. SAN F8aecIsCo, March 16.--The fire on the steamer COty of Sydney was extinguished at an early hour yesterday morning. The dam age. it is thought. will not exceed $10.000 on the cargo. The ship was very little injured. SHOT DOWN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO WRECK A TRAIN. MEMPrs, March 16.-Least night, near Senato bis. MIss.. forty miles south of this city. Calvin Boberts, colored, was shot by City Marshal Lane while placing obstructions on the track of the Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad. Within the past three years several attemps have been made to wreck trains at that point. Nine 'Buckshot struck Boberts. He will re cover. The Western Umleo Tellgraph Company Enjelned in Alabama and NMIslusppi. MoBnzL. March 15.-Chancellor Woods. of MIs sissippi. granted an injunction, which was served upon the Western Union Telegraph Company on Baturday. directing them not to interfere with the building of the Ameroana Union's lines upon any railroads in that State. and Chancellor Anstell,. of Alabama. has to-day granted a similar injunction to all railroads in Alabama. preventing any interference by virtue of any exclusive rights with railroads claimed by the Western Union Telegraph Company to. be vested in it. Kearney Indtinant Over Hs Stenmee. SAN FuasCaSoo. March i.-Kearney expresses vehement indignation over the sentnee tussed upon him to-day by Pollee Judge Bix. He ex peeted to set of with a fine of twenty dollars or thereebou s. Heoh. taken n ape to the Saw*'er Oourt. fn bi mtuek thmIeo FO EIIZ FACTS AND FANCIES. An Interesting Budget of Informam tlon from Europe. Bea-onsfield and His Irish Lettor What Gladstone Hopes to Ae complish in Sootland - The Vatioan and Ger. many-Gen. Uell koft Conollia tory Course. A Vote of Gonfdenoe in the Frenoh Minis try-General Foreign Notes. FRANOL Pts., Maroh 1,.-M. Geo. do Cassagnae, eon of the late. Gralner de Oasmamnas, has been elected a member 9f the Chamber of Deputies for Mirande, Depaftment of Gere. In the Senate, this afternoon, a debate took place on the second reading of the Ferry educae. tional bill. N. Pelletan moved that clause 7 be reinserted in the bill. Premier de Preyolnet said: "Despite our wish for conciliation, we have not amaln brought for ard clause 7 In a new I form, beause we think he original draft wps already a coopromise. The cli ause havlng boelt rejected, It only rt mgans for us to apply existing laws ," 1l. lelleta 's motion was rejected by a vote of to to 19 The entire bill, as amended, was thn adoptd -yeas 1i , nay 100. in oonsequence of M. de.sreolnat's firm dec. aration, lt Is probble that the Left will re noun their iftendod nterpellation. Ine Ohambe of Deputies, at a meeting of t t Oentre. it was resolved to demand the a loation of exsting laws to religious con. rre iotlrn aet Lyou to fill the vacanoles in the ne cauned by ihe death ,f Jules qv d Iv tn resulted in the ohote of. ad . Valller Badlioale. tiupplemei - ary eleos to the Chamber of DHnutIes rfo art no, department ol OUd. and Iambouil let. dpatn f teine et (le, resulted in the choie of M adl of the extreme kI.ft for the fore PSt rla Ma Dreyfus, ltopublouan, fn thet ber of Deputles to.day the Leat introduce an interpellation asking the gov. rnment hat oourse it will ursue relatlv to unauthord religious oopfraternitles. r iser De ryineot emphatloally repeated it car.tion of yesterday that he Wouil apply te exaempt laws He demanded complete lib. erof tion. He Would always be ready to ean out of his note. He asked for a ilte vote of confidene b a large major. A on trdued by the Left. express ne in t ovenment and relying otE l. to enforce the laws gaint un. vml orly e a members a he werry edruat on bill, as tn i yhe snate. wa the mopted. nen c-daly paused a bill em dig uels money ordsr ooventlon with the United moon h 16 s.-The Rlandard this morn. ns sa: nformation has been raeleved here o a rupture between Franoe and Ma ar, ca on ,cesnoe f a mis eunderstan rhnbe ween the Frneh Coasulnd the Governor t f the Iland. h consul has hLaule down his flag and appealed to his government for sup port. THE UNITED KINUUDOL Lo DoN. March 1i.-J. B. Weaver, manager of the Anglo-Amerioan Cable Company, writes in replyto an lnquiry concerning the laying pf another mable durin the coming summer: ' am now neiothlti4 a oo tract for two cabe. one prom alenta to Heart's Content. with a new form of outer-covering for It better pro teotlop in deep sea. and a second from Pacentia to y, touching at St. Pierre containing at least three conducting wires, with an exoep tionally heavy outer-covering welghi seveg tons per knot. and shore ends oj a heavy type., In the Houe of ors to-day Lords Oranmore and Browne (Liberal Conservatives) called at tention `o Lord Bieae nsfield's letter to the Due of Marlborough. Lord Lieutenant of Ire land and in uired whether it was not the duty of the Premr t take measures to stop meet ing held with the avowed obioct of inciting tenants to the non-payment of tnelr just debts. Lord Beaconsfleld said he thought It unneces ary to app t Parliament for fresh powers for governlig Ireland. as he understood that the anti-rent demonstrations were decreasing. The Deace-preserving act will expire shortly and the new Parliament will act according to oircumstapnes-either reveal it or. if necessary grant freeh powers. This lete or to the Duke of MarlboronRug as a letter from one lord to an. other, requires no exolanation. Mr. Gladstone started to.day on an election eering tour through Midlothlan in the Liberal interest. A meeting of the Radical Assooiation of Lam both last night to support the candidature of Henry Labouchre. editor of TrtAh, for a seat in Parliament. ended in a free fight. The lights were extinguished and chairs were broken. Cheers. groans and hisses prevented speaking. An attempt to storm the platform was vigor ously and successfully resisted by its ocou pants with flste. estick and chairs. Mr. Gladstone in addressing a crowd at the railway station to-day, before his departure for Midlothian. said: I am going to gain a vic tory. I expect to be supported with zeal, much as will set tootland an example for the rest of the kingdom." He said also that he had no doubt he would secure the obect he had in view in going to Scotland. which was not only to win a seat for Midlothian. but to sweep out of their seats a great many men who now rep resent constituencies in Parliament and to consign them to that retirement for which they are more fitted. The Norwegian bark Hermes. OCat. Cardon. from Savannah. December 3l, for Bremen. was stoken thirty miles west of Oape St. Vincent. Her rudder was broken and she was short of provisions. Betting on the University boat race, which will comeoff on the twentieth instant, is now ten to four on the Oxford crew. At a meeting of the Central Arctic Committee to-day a resolution was passed apacinting May. 1881, as the time for the sailing of the new British Arctic Expedition. The steamer Montana has settled down on the rook and her taffrail is covered at high water. A large part of her cargo, includin all the meal and live stock, has been saved. Ial vaae is still proceeding. B . Duckson's olliery, at Hih Blantyre.near Glasgow is on fire from a gas explosion. One thousand men are thrown out of employment by the disaster. One death has resultedfrom the explosion. The last betting in the race for the Lincon shire handlcap was 12 to I against Wallenstein. and eo, to 1 againet Parole. DUaLNr, March 16--The Hansion House re lief fund amounts to over £17.000. of which £62,000 have been expended. RUSSIA. LoNDoN. March 1--A dispatch from St. Petersburg to the Daiy tessayse : Everything tends to show that Gen. Melikoff does not de pend entirely upon harsh measures to meet the present emergency. A system of wholesale arrests, practiced last year. has been d.l.son tmnued. There are individual arrests under special circumstances, but they include nobody of note. The stories oublished in Vienna. in the pre tended telegrams from St. Petersburg. are ut terly false, nor is there any foundation for the report of wholesale arrests in the provinces. The signs of the times are noticeable in the greater freedom of the prees. Tne streets of St. Petersburg have been thronged to.day (Sunda) the lower clases predominati. and more openair amusements have atP eteejjhe crowds. tTUAN. a tol .-ersihe terIs. wth ij ot suw gka.Jaw, ft~fts~h - 1L-A d b , '*1 ?eterhburu to the 8M and mard en( Melikg eelory ereot aen 0. ý ee re, Subsect to the brdure or nousome ea f 'rinoe orta.ite ret. on o rt re a pro e to r g e o lt e eut"We ut comd t.n&to1f offtaigenerlvtoJ alr.agýgor ýi lrasql i of tstu nj.nntot lhs an H. S s n I te jm doramo m a der se te oin rl e uoralt w n t br tbla thath ~ . e airew i ý deot k 1' Loeb tote a r dss e ten zek ~ l - ophjration ofIl good oltlsnuefor ne srtottehtiOn ! society, but has r fr tead the Swn ou to sen someof its mero to ad i te t eouttiveo commit. tee. bo beoeof t o his s.m raises the cueo. t oewnetmer is pvnlloat jon on a larer sdae Su empie mbt hb ot o undertanke whole GERMANY. LONDoN. Maroh le-'the fian4ard'e Berlin dispatch save: "The Pope having made le concsion tbatthe name of riesnt auornted to livins .r .oetforto tobe reosolalli onm munic etd by bo ls o to senular autshorities. pece obetween Berlin and the Vatican s be ome possible. Abohut one thousand vacant lvines will be refilled, an1 some vexatlous pen ot the eooaeei~A tloGE laws will be re. MOROCCO. MADRIDn March o .,--Enaland. France, Oier many, ltady. Belgitum. Portugal sipd the Unied Itres~ have agreed to the prboral of Spain for aeonftnrenOe, to be held In Mad rid to arra.ne with the yoY oillng two men and serltlolyto ti rotweton by five orein wthirt of Jews and other suajeots of the ult In of Morocco. ALGJERIA. ADwxura. oarh Ma.--The bl.-Ar of a todlter Sldedto.dar, kiColor twao men and, contains Ih rloing twentg: Wve or thi of a terribrty antbmr Masseare by lnulmen Itn .Jes Dumc . Col.. March Ilo.--A sooeial to the te oliownge ae es of a terrible p. Chane. Pat an, B .I Trlnbhrom, rave 8tock ammer an. several others were killed. ev eral bodes have booeen found and burs. Great exoltement prevails in Ames vallery. The above named partlee were in the locality of the massaOre having g ne recently on a prospect lau trip, toerfore the names aof those allIed are undoubtedly correct. Programme of the LeuIville Spring M aeee. Louvu art I-h a roramme nto the sprn uace of t eo Cmo looske Cle ter meetnow an ore sloo horses are na I ruar train tr g aad on the g arou ,. onwill . th ooonins meetno atusverno. e s. and theindlot et therewill beabet ter meeting thanb ht sprng, *)ien see horses weyconthetrap Per ay. the great racing ho ywill May1. the opening meeting l&Satng several days. pelgmeig aIlaread Matters. N.snvn.LLs March 16--The lrId n f th hU bee0cepteb ex-eove nJamesD Porter. tor is tat, SAVANnAS. March 16.-A special to the Morn ing Nens. from Jacksonville. anouooes th or ganization of the Bst ord ailway pany yesterday, makns the link In the proposedort rout etwee aconvile and Savannab. It oo npletino will reue the time between Basnnah and Jaknvlle to six hours, and from New York to Jacksonville to forty hours, against sixty at present. More Mexlea Ceourtesies to GaS. Grant. GALVsrTON. March le.-To-morrow's Ntwes will publish the following snecialfrom Mexico dated the twelfth* Benor Marisal. Minister of Justice, gave a banquet ast night. Among others preent were Gen. Grant and party. On Monday .Flote' s opera "Martha" will be ren dered by the Itlian opera. Thy have dedi "ated the perfrmance to aen. Grant. The President. members of the Cabinet and many prominent persons have already secured seats. The Chleagoe eelalists and Chinese Im mlgation. CaICAGO. March 1l.-The Soclalists held a meeting last night, and heard addresses from leaders on the Chinese question. and adopted ultra resolutions agalinst mmigration. .The meeting formulated a petition to the city coun eil to quarantine against the Ohinese, and threatoneddire things in case thery come to Chicago in qnr numbers. A Constitutional Amendment Prohibit ltg the Manufacture of Liquor. DEk Momtxs, March 1l.-Both houses of the State Legislature have passed a constitutional amendment, which will now go to the next Legislature for ratification, trohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors. including ale. wine and beer, and authorizing the enactment of suandry regulations and pen aktles for the enforcement of prohibition. The Kansas Wheat Crop. LuxAvtrwon8 . Kan., March 16.-The Times will publish to-morrow county reports in full from this State. showing that the acreage of fall wheat is 0 per cent greater than last year* that the condition thereof is 50 per cent, and that the yield this year will exceed 3o.c0o.0oe bushels. Growing Crops In Texas bamaged by cold. GALVESTON March 16 -Beports from various portions of the State show that the fruit and corn crop is materially injured and in many instances entirely destroyed by snow, ice and sleet. The rivers and creeks in the eastern part of the State are very much swollen. The Ml.seohi Demeerats. By. Louts. March 18.-The Democratic State Central committee met here to-day and fixed upon May a6 as the date and Moberly as the lace fr holdin the State convention to eleet delegate to the Oneinnati convention. It is said eight members of the committee favor Seymour for President. A Collisteion at Sea. Loxpox. March 16.-The British bark Tuba. for Baltimore, and the German bark Gazelle. Capt. Auckner. from Wilmington, N. C., for Hamburg. were in collision on the fourteenth instant, in longitude 10 west. and are badly damaged. The Tubs has put into Qneenstown and the Gazelle Into Crook Haven. Meeting of Ralroad Asgets. CrsoxImATI. March 16.-A meeting of general pasesener and ticket sagents of all railroads of the United States and Canada was held here to-day. Movements of Ocean steamers. BosToN. March 16.-The steamer Asbbrooke, from New Orleans. has arrived at Antwerp. Doubtful states Only Need Apply. [Washington Poat. Provided simply that he lives in a doubtful State, no man is too small to be nominated for the Presidency. In sure states really great men are seldom, it ever, thought of. Thebesttmase in the world is Malakr BBi tens. Pesu mano roeeelve* *sin. hIami LITTEIBS FIIO TEllIFt Sthe ditor of t Dem tende ;l tno fom e sto Gonalin at the New York state don last month, and thereupon sounds -sr )f wrnlnD to the Southern people and to Demooraer generasly aeonerains the lonary purposes of the Bolepubielasi|t s. :urn out that the Demoerat weeted tg mext President. The PtIcene eapreu tlief that if a Demoert should be ele l-l Badiosl party will take the around thai votes of Louisianas Iouth Oarolin, 1 hrissssipDi. and other Southern States, be oounted," ete. Of senb a reast iat Met q ,a taesaraSetad o 4 s Wiolno Whave bee I . . ^ re-eitntt by lvfors etnoeratic ren dsm . ett ratest *salwelm tin fav Th u dif rent now from fets: w e yes Tolted"t a sys an rag threatenej the 1most de ýoo n , whichWistdOOfa furtherhmore, the b Maarals the lied a work upon if not lnmore, for the tween isden an - e was cl Florida and Sout rolinns bt t crl maortes In these te this sofrost to1ee no st ibls pretextf unlawluff rrene with the ot aby t a regarded as the bl Of a etion by a Umoorati l) ng way rest B n nintb r 1ýbo tý Ive nn the Ho re, t d bler the Demoorats to et the Pt state delegatlon6 now and. only States are now DJo ratio by deltlo twenty are requrod to~lect the Preside De noorate have more to fear from an by the House than the lepubllonsas such a Mse the vote of one man won al lievublinca so additional Mtate. al election of a Repulna President. Republioan aonseent for the seat of a asst frotm lortla has falted to al contest, and ite result fore the vended n hat doleton t sum tthat Forida tl real f one epublioan to the Rouse mi t prtet Ohio has a Demonratie m her e on, and it is a feet vote for ongressm in ls the had a maio ty the 8ttse.a erve added to the sixteen Stat illot ani e. 8 Woeer, there ste teste ases yet peided, upo the Smay epend t irealt lo a te House. ars the Indisna ota oases. Indlan has six Demort. ba an nbsoker ion. a ) 1 ousted ,n1 to i ``Zeus.), another a e ure to hburn, of M . - seated his pleglve to a twentleth Sta o be seour hterow lusbt t netea to t eir seatS, the i o anecorruppt io. Is ýt s eyefor thr. Y8 80 101toh er eton will devolve t eon H the election Ino the on the must .earre tesnth eto e together with te ot IA ote is ee ones orto m S abot the onleombnion nale t Oreeonbeokers to throw to the use by simply ea ing d The rean danger to the De Republicans, with the immn e as also thsat of New o . andOhio to sustain them il their efforts upon a few pivotal 3 , wyork NeJewneya Ohio. ai slon trank of thepo mar vote. There can be p ou o aority of the people oall he but the etoral ystem will byn publlcans to eourthe he resdentil if they suooeed at all they will owe oees to a system which has outlived ness. BA What De Lesseps's e ABLi IIeer' r a IOhicago Times.l The corps of engineers left at M. de Leeseps has been until lately in completing some office work the canal. On the twenty-fourth taa* in the field, as recommended by M. de seps, was resumed, under thedirection P. J. Boes of Panama, chief of the corp is as tfoilows: To make new levels a line of the railroad to serve an a bees for execution of the work, and to complete thing relating to ite topography; to the series of borings already comc to make others wherever they may be sidered necessary. Also tocontinue t.e of observations on the tides; to m.e verse proflles and, as far as timewil ; to take the longitudltal profile of rected line for the canal. As the constructing a canal on the is F ready been sclentifically demt present labors have no other purposee raise the preliminary surveys, with a rednouing the estimate of work necesery klngs of athis class. a , - Rapid Ret KIligs. ' (New York Sun., The dogs Crib and Flora had a match for $10 a side In a wesat dide i terday afternoon. The spectators were ited to fifty. The dog which klled 100 quickeet was to be declared the winier,. pit was four feet square, and seats rose sides of it. Crib weighed twenty-one Flora twenty and a half, and trained bull terriers. Tne betting was to $75 on Orlb beforehand. Orib was his task first, and he killea theratseso that in eight mtnutes fifty dead onese thrown out of the pit. Then he lagged ln work from exhaustion, and required ment frequently. He killed the h rat in twenty-five minutes, and wan ately sponed by his owlner. A hundred rate and Flora were dropped into the She bit half of the hundred to deatit J minutes, and proved more enduring than competitor, for her last rat expired in teen minutes, leaving her almont asn ever. What a Ja ck .i. Vlrganla Enquirer.j The town of Petereburg was out by George Warburton and i After they had laid out the t original survey was only four oul.d not come to an agreemest ait the name should be-Lukine wanted Petersburg, while Warburton wasted Georgetown--end to settleth fe agreed to play a game oe seveime. ame'progreeed unt each had se. EointIt was Luki]ta's deal, Jaclr, ad it was thus her name. Both of these enea e~ e drinkers, and both died tragical dent::. origdlal town pnlt passed into the he man by thename of Taylor, who h tire quarter seotion surveyed andSI town lOtA brabam in.aolna, k t£msw as t e onty s rweth e