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PENNSYLVANIA FOR BLAINE. A REMAKKABI.l. CNAMMITY OF FKELINO. iii.rts or quay aaa itaon to rbtaik coif. nt<al Of 1 UK r.sRtV OMA1T?LATtOX?-TT?Xl THAT MIOt ?SJ VAIL. luton a wbcial0s_?MffffMMl or mr TBBaajB?] ruiiAi't imia. April H.?Uaaaaal interest ese ?rrs in the Kopnhlioan State Convention, which meets iu Bbriisliiirg aa \\ o.lnesrlny Baxt. It will l>e thot'ti'y BtataCoav?itioato elect National Re? publican dalsffBtM that has nut reih-iited I BS ft ill of the i BBsaroaa siace they hacaaie dominanl in Pena evlvaiiila pelltka, la 1876aad scala Lb isv>?) thaj ?win- able hythe, iwt of their aslf-perpetaating machinery, and tho Bsssstaaee of the Federal olllce holdci-a, to ovorriile the plninlv expressed willoi the mii.itn'itv of tho Repablieaasof tbs Btete. which ?was in t:i\.n of tho iniminatioa of JsmeeG. Blaiaa fur I'resi.lont. 1?ere ls n popalsr belief o the IState that Mr. Hlaine wai sheafed out of the aaasssstloa hj ths Bsaohins ta. ii. i of the Cam? erons. This feeling bsa givaa Impetus to tbe Blaine 4- btMiin" iin? fear, sad aaa practU ally aolidifled the aa iii here in Ins Savor. Thia la shown in the choice ol ill-locates lu tho State sad National Con? ventions. There ara sixty-seven Bounties in tho ?Halo, ami siMv-ono have u'reaily sleeted delegates to the Han isSurir Convention. Kif tv i minties have lasliBiistal their repreasatativasia the Mate Con vention hs vote only t<>r nx delegatee-at-largc wlw will work for tb<) norainatios af ,i imesO. Hlaine for I'i ea?ant, while there are unpledged delegatee who will sTtppiii't him. Tba six ooaat?s whish have yet bb chases delegates will with one ai twa exceptions declare for Blaiaa. Each aae of the lifty Senate dis. triots in tin- Btata ia entitled toa repseaentativa in the State Convent ion. Forty Senatorial delegatea }n)va been elected aad twenty-eight of thea have lieoii inst un ted fol Maine, while there alf ul hers m favor of his norninaston, though left witboat la slnit tion. Bt UXa'g 0KXA1 MMiiPl! V Al THU FtUMABU*. ' The State Convention, if tho delegatee follow lite expressed wishes of theil roestitnanta, will be Baaetfc ally naaainaaaa tm Hlaine. lu several of tho eoontleea direct expression of opinion bytbeBe iiiiblicati voters wa? ol.tatnell by ballot at thc ju hilario-. In every ease where such a vote was BBBaa it waa v.ry laisjely in fsvorof Mr. Blaine. An Idea of this feeling can be given better by the fallowing tabla showing tbs ve-"lt in the last five io.mi ics in which a vote was talion : r M I JJ a i ~~-T alaTSA'alali - ?? - ii s> a a I_l|Bls>iIa f.wTenec MUM 3 ll H 7 lllc, li id I r. Arnistr?? 1,214 17 ibu 7" 87 1 . ? itt) ' 49 ci \ . ,1 l.7fl ? -u t-7 108 ll-' 1 :', 19 Totali . . I i'iS i . ? . Tin.onntiee nive large Republican majorities. 1 ? i as .?Nowhere Mr. Lincoln B*ai a in ist the mle climie for Vice-president. In Lawrence ( for ii..-1,, rn.-. 1,043 ballots were castat ihepnnin gie*? fsvorof tbe nomination ol Mr. Lincoln for Ytee-Proaident, and only Kl for other candidates. Ju Union t ouuty out of a total of I?n9 votes he re i iel PIP. lu nc.ii ly all oasca tho instructions gi voa by tbe County Conventions have been for I ne and Lincoln. In Media mid in other ci iu there a .- not a single dissenting voice, IVi-iii y ont ul tbe twenty-two district ? fm elected to tbe Chicago Convention ure in favor ul Blaine, The -i\ delegatee al i irge -. il] lie in the Basse column. Al leas! one hali "t tho di trie! dele i tu lu- ohoaen st Harrisbnia to represei I the phi < ingressional Distrii ts nt < ii c igo viii he lu; I", i. Knited States Marshal Rutim ot Pitt hutu, uiu' of Mr. Cameron's lieutenants, ? of the sixty di I from thc Mine t" the ( liicago Convention only a' t?ul . D v tuiol opp -c the ? 1 : diable t hui uni? then li u -? many will mt in opposition to the clearly e?.;>t> - . majority oi the Republics?i ol tb i ti MArniXR onbtiib >w.v. The in . ? niity of fecliug in favoi ol Mi. i aa . the euthusiasui ol his support rs is all tl significant because Senator! au and tbe I rod ilili Th ? party Bia and tbe patronage \. . - rn theil I Op].?! to them was the timent of the ] f led by The I'kiU ? V in /'.?-. In behalf ol President Ailinn, Mr. V nay. Mr. Magee ax-iil tin ptliet lieutenants "i Mr. Ci.m. ron have been actively .it work. !!? baa givi i them nipportby Bjornmating such persons asMr. (, lated to fill '.a. mt Kedernl uti. es, ll t- pi il?abl that were jt nol for the intliiPnco of tho Federal olhcial cl.-iit Arthur would not receive vote ai t ago from tl - Sta e Hut asa i ale i be F?d< ral official* have not been ai active thia yeai ns formerly. The results will beverj meagre t , ti,. Pre dent, '! bat is a anet tion ? bi li ii gi> ing i om tra 1 i the ii Mr. 1: I I All "1 Bl IRA VAL. i Bayoe, ol Pittshi rg, ?? ? ,u I ? , jasstarda)*, snd he said that a sj demotic effort was be.nt.' made bj Qnay, Magee aud the Camel ? In ,. moral to -cen ce the organization of thi t.ven ttofl a* llnrriabnrg, and tarn il to tbeir own pnr. p..- -. Si ?.. ? ii I.ni":., and Sen t"i Stewart have ri itlj axpresaed themselves aa aware of the Blinnie, friends of Cameron have secured iu more than mie iustauce an election to the State Con von tion utiil'-i pretence ol being in favor of Blaine, Tbet will go there and vote lui delegat rs-at-largs) who yv ill favor tba aominntiou of Mi. I'la m. Hut haviiia ihuie that tiny will claim that thej have obeyed the instrnctiona ot their i onsl ituents. I hey ma.', vote aaainst instructing the dclegates-at-lsrge go vote for Mr. Blains, and will aaaisl Mr. Cameron is retaining eontrol ol the Mts te Committee. The pul pose is . Nu tu elect a 1 a li i'I mi n ia 'i i han ina ll ol' tho convention, t?dei tbe plea that matters of oi gnni/at iou <!'? not affect the main question of nomlnnl ing Mr. Hlaine. Of conrse the effect ol this would be to --otten the Cameron defeat, and assist bim in his pm pose ol eic. i ing a -mu. ienl number >>f lepresentuiives to the Legislature tins vmr to so. ore bia return to the United Bl tea Si nate, DXLXOATES WHO BOLO HU.IR (HT. J s I Ul s. It is extresaelj donbtfal ii a sufficient lininber of delegates will dare t<. betray theil constitnentsat Barrisburg to a--i-t tbe Cameron leaders in a desper? ate attempl to retain control of tho State ort tion. In Allegheny County afr. Magee secured Ins olecti?taos delegate to Chicago by such tactics. Two di lt -itt - to the iliMriet convention who were elected a- Blaine men sold their credentials. Mr. Magee defended their action by asserting thal Ihej were guilt j ol ho more serious oflenoc than leading then constituents to b hevg thal I he j won- fm |. oj .-ii lin-, were not. ?lu this aod otln i da Magee's election to Chicago will bacon to-1 cl. and tiler.- will be a similar contest al li irria lune, li ia bj -inh nu .ni* that the Cameron men hope t.ure mine sdvautagi al Harrisburg. Mai -lia' Kilt an said recently iii.ii the large majority oithe Harrisburg Convention will he iur Blaine, am! added, - Hui two-thirds ol them in spite ol thal un frii 'ul- ? i Quay uud Msgee, sud ?ill give Mae, .. la.i treat.i ?.,:.' i ii.- fear of aorb betrayal has li I the district con? ventions, in inan.v instances, to requin tb cati-to --'..'ii a pledge to net i"i Ula: ne before de? livering tlie credentials. Ia othei cases lb iuatruo t ,. - j,,., in ii embodied ia the credent iaia. Bul iu ihe ca?eol di ..-- lo tbe State Convention thai baa freqneutlj' been neglected. Cougri Bayne saj-s that the Republican votera are bo de tli:ir unless there is -? holeaale ht - trays I i n ion w ll lie as distinctlj for him nt i mtv step. But now thal public Bf tent ion baa i ailed to thia scheme, it will bo more difficult t carry il ont -a> OTHER D18TKICT8 I Ol BLAINE. IlAi.ni-iii ko, P_tn., A|nil LO.?The Repnb< .i , Oonfereaee sf ths Xl vin Congrei mal li tie'.'i ttii- day, slartsd JaeobB. VTsgaor. ol Efortbumber laud, ami Datass Brack, st I*ebsaoa, delsgatei la Chi caK'<>. bT?I Jame. ll. tftSSlSjr, Of DaaphlB, uml ll ll Knu.i<:, nf LebaaoSai ss sltematas. Lane h. ii it win eieeted elector froai tins dlstriet- The delecatei ?ur i.-ijuirei to sign a pledce I . .< long ;.. lie s?a mrennon. rmi ali i raia, April lt.?A dtspatefa to Tin r ri-.m baal Unveil, Penm., suv. the Itepiti.I'ean 0?TeStSBB of tba XXlli ('..iiatre.alon.il IM.slri't tu da* *?'???' ted ti' In the Ne.rioual Convention and ItiHtriiet''! them to toi? tor HlalitS aad Liaeola as lang a- thar rea?faed la tu* ti A. A ti . ron ? iecu.Hie et)? thc X-VHU Lu?tia j ( unvoitioii al.o selet lui B?BSa*? with Instructions to nippon Kl.uno. BAILROA l> INTERESTS. CONDITION OF A SOI"l'lIWKSTK.l?N Ia?CE. r..'-i..N, Ajiril 11.?Tin' finiiiul Bnnnd? ex? hibit of 11)0 Atehlion.Topesn sad Basta ls Ba_S?d Com? pany far 18BJshows 1,840 miles sf read taoparatlsa on tba mais section; eros, eantaga, 014,1 17,847, a di en aa of aj*t56,000! operat_gsag?ess. pe%74a,Bl7, adaorsaaB t,r si,?ao,osg. aat san?gs, t-r.:o::>.i:??. aa increase of Bl,?3.081. The net sm plus fruin tho operation of tilB property. Bad a Meta has Leen sided ts lae suv plus ta eaaw account,iffSMfl,i:i:i: net resaM of the essa ? of ihe IbmI der Massa.- si rot"". OftbeBaathers system tbe cross saratoga wera Bl,792400.M ?ot Itt per cent; expenses sod Uxes,BB04,f .<', an Increase of 25 per cent i net esra ngs, i>8S7.40O. lin grus, earnings oi tit- a. tenison, Topeka ami .-ania re Railroad nompnny for the first twu nu.ntl:- In 1*81 were Bo.33ti.307, an Inereaas ol 11 4-10 ix-r cent over those of the?nie period iu 1H83. Ths net esrninjts wereB1.18B. 300. su increase of IO 2-10 pen mt. \n 8 percent de t-rea-o i. .hownln tha operat?g expenses (exclusive of taic.) A BOTT POH VALUABLE WATER PROUT. 1 [Bl Ti LBOBA?I l" i ui t ..:.'.. \. .: Tbf.ktox, N. J., April Ll.?Before JubUom , Knipp and Hiasl?i ot the ?proms court, iu tiii? t iv l'i-il,iv ex Chani . lair William in uiiil .Tame!' K. Gowen appeared for the plaintiff, aad ax-Attorney Oan f'.ii 01k?(tot, Thuin.i- .\\ Md aller iuuI William ll. Cor bin fur the.],-ti nee in tbs ease af tbs ffsw-Jsrssy Osntrsl 'l agiinsi the Hu,'-un Term?si Oompany. The amt le over tbe title to (2,000,000 worth of Osatral'i ?ji,-r fin: i at Corni] ???'nen, la nlslmed hy Hie l."cii.'ii valle] .: r, ad Corni iny, thn ".ii p , Hu,'-'.ii Ti rminal Company. 'I h ? cass >t lu ii:.-i-. 'un -.i -.--..lal years. One it elston hi'* been rendered again*t the Centralbut tua; road still retaini slonoftb land. I>ccl ion waa reserved to-day. ?? TAK NO ADVANTAGE UF LOWER COAL RAI Ks. Buffalo, April ll.?The Bnfl?o jobbers in coal and tbe miners have within the lae! IBw day tainui.- advaatage of tba recant eat tn eos!) rates hy tho ) ne r,i.ni. There are bow seers thea 1,000esra sf sssl in the yerda, thal have bees brought over tbs ; rte road aad seetloas of Um Buffalo, New-York aad Philadelphia. road. To provest tbe aee_ontatton of coal, and taktag sdvsntsge of the eui, the BuffsIo, Sew-Yort sad Phila dclphla < Company baa, >t is saul, Issued orden i" n sgenU nui to receive coal from Ibe Kris Company fbi tram siiipmant overlts ros I n' points where lt la neoeaaary foi iiif I lie i ompani loahlp their caraoVBT aeottoaa st thal lino before reaching Ibis eiiy. MR. I'OKTKl.'s REPL1 IO MR. VANDERBILT. CiitCAOO, April ll.?II. li. Porter, ia reply to the cHi-.i pub?abed hv afr. FaudceMH argtag the etoek bolders of tbe Bock Islaitd Hoa<l not to vaia fas* bbs for directer, said, la aa interview, tba) he waaiiaableta a coan! for hts BBwertldnesa in Mr. VsaaerbilPs eyes, ex? cept thsl ba may lune been mlareprc *ntt 't by unfriendly itocktiolders, He na ; '? en connected with tbe i management forftfleeu years wltheul nnfrlendly opposi? tion, and was sorry that when contemplstiBg retlrtment fruin active m:_sgenient he ihould bs attacked. AN OHIO STRIKE ENDED. (i\t iwati, April H.?Weale* Debolt and Charles O'Hara were Hrre-tetl la- iul-'ii, one on the charge of contempt of roan sad the other ror uii-ii-iu-iiiig the Untied States mafia. Both wert striker, on the ( Inehinatl MoTthei n dil Mon of Ihe Toll do, Cine?ni.tl and St. Loals Railroad. The itrtxera hear?| Ibis beld a meeting and screed to ret am to work If ihe I te tl night th, i ot tl road ? pay the men for Kel ... aad Ih il i kc ended. The un n wai resume work lo-dsy. MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. Boston, April ll.?The project for thecon ?i iii. it. ii nfs narrow gauge railroad from ll iston to Wor ib< i| ci \,'i.. n it.,i.-.i here aud preparationi :.. made for an ai >, which will be completed this -ea-on. lt i. elalmed thal tbs road eas be bullti ?, Ths plan nader advisement ls tala ?? inonei ou the bouda, ? ? r ct ut mr, . the ino ? the road ls bat] ttl ,, to c ti:., pia?eugen foi : nie. .- ? -, i 1.1 i ,.. ipril 10. -Ohsrlea Crocker, president si i, Peel tlc Ralli i. - - that a ?? lng to ihe un i thc difficult i too i thi ry fm.il- tor eonxti ii ton tl i] tl. . r. Paul, Minn., April IO. Tbe earnings of the S . I the tu ti-' ' ? '? -1 tu ? of .-,-1.'-'.' ? il'.i, ?!>.. April H.- A charter waa en?ted ? Lin 1: ', iad I ie line , rough I'm Ul Cf UBt.l . I'iic i ip ta ll -J'. ? .-' ? nil from Pltt.burg. Thomar g. King liol? ________ - CHOP / Rt'SEl.t i -. Detp.oit, .Mich.. April ll. For Iii" April crop i e Secreti salt ed ri turns from 793 c rn poudents, represeuting 609 toa i t plan) wa small, i.ut apparently Health/. The winter was ann favorable, and Hie crop bas not been seriously ii :,- ai ? ti .ii lit tit wheal will be p >ugh< il ap ? l or otherwise destroyed. Tbe coo? ri .ul tie": ? ?: I hui] I ho c 0 a .e a .- i. i ?- ;..:: led thal 0,70(1 *?O0 |j h< -. i 'n!y :; in r i ni ol tho i i .e.ei li liclleved to be vi - i ? lon ". -. Hied la lon poi ? cut of tin- cou ai i nu! a; pl< - i- estimate*! i,I. mt .'.'. an i ot peacbi i at about one-ball of au average crop. s*\ 1 ir wi l- i. A "I ll Bdarin P. Bmtth, K^eretnty of the'' (; lim uta :j:.ii-' \iri ml?ral !. i mm, say that the reports fi imbil ......lent- show tbat unless some rovertakes i\ thePaeiBe Ooaat sill bavs sa na? il ? t v, iu si rop. It willezoeadthe eropof 1880, If ll escapes tli. hoi aorth ninda <>f Kay Bad June, which is about the tims grain 1. in dough. The -- "?!?!ino utu and gan Joatiuln valle i wll . ,.' the '.ul . ? fell in M ireh, 'i bu ni those ral k - -il al 00 per oe.ii ls exx-oas of last year's crop, it the effect ot the hoi windi be e* aped. --s> A PLEASING YOUNG MN'S FORGERIES. A yoong man, who is suhl ta have a pit?dag addn a, bas been offering forged obeeks, purporting ts bsdrawa by the <-ie-iiii-r of the liri* niel.- jfatteaal Bank ol Heh il'te. N. .1., on th? Yitioii-1 Pork Bank,Sf Hill etty, fur Hie bul -ix month.. He \g possessed af good taste and some kaowledga af art, Be tbmks nothing of stepping mia 1?blot?Ma sbopa. amkiBg seareful selec tion of a dock, a braBSB, or a pteture, sail after iii. par? kas ii "ii mole of ia_B?iag: "Planes paoli tills carefully ami a?liiren? it io Mis. -, llelrideie, >.J. 1 intern: it BB a pr. vat fae iut wife." aiter having ordered it ."nt with the tull, the young man hsppena to remember thal he bsa i i isa. ;???,'- eheek on tbe Parti Bank, which, of conns, will he much better then eollecttng the bill on de. livery. The bnysr Bsaslly tosvea the More with good meaey to the amooat ol sba? half the check. Tue aaOar toSjarprtsed la a day et two te hj\e the check returned tu bim aaa fi rawiy, bat when in> r\\a eovers that the exp rees eompanybaa aetdellvarad the purchased, hi re)otces that bs haaaaveda part or tbe loss. \t the Vat?asl Park Bask li was said yesterday: "Their is n..11;, ii.i a 1<-nipt at t-vjicit forgery; the cashiers nasas ta signed withs rookie? disregard ol Ida style of pearnsaahlp. Wo h.ue not paul w.- of the . of course, because l_ty sis ssstly dstected n. frsod?ant 'ihe youu* nan evidently bsa -??I uk i some old libmki and uses them whenever he eau do so. No, we have taken na ita bim, foi we in m- nut .?utit? i? ? ? i loss and tbe Bi \ idere bank bas no ob leel to accompli? u> foUowlna him, Hil victims loos so little UiHt unlrs- iiiev should combine tbej would uni Uml il profitable te sill dele lives ou lil. track. 1 m. I'.iii.i si can pul an eau to tha mattel probably, ."or iho iwiudloi bas univ the oi ?, 1 inti of blank i hi uka. a; the "'ii ' . Ni..ul ,v Cranberj In " Lane lt was rein?ked: "Obi we not tn, ulockbact we laat the Ba8 wbleB v?e paid om in oaobaage for tue t int k." a-1> TOUNG'S RIVAL SAID TO lil. PAIN J ED. Greorge Gfllespie and Robert Hughes, who ar? rived m thia etty from Kag?ad by tha Slaaka un April 7, havM ma.ie afBdavlU tti.it Psrepaugb'i \Tiiiif elephant lan kuBabag. Both say thal tin-i were employed by William i lu^H, an .nim.il dealer of Liverpool, from wham r-?.i!):u' a/ataon, imt agi 'ii al Adam Vo\< nanga, bought a common lad?s eiejihaiit about live yean old, knows as ? QlUeepw say b that Wataea wast to the atablea wi,cir In. wu. nt', niling this i kj,u,i?i w.||, i hui ie. i ni.'oiti. ?t pt bbbi an employs et Adam i i-i. 11, ii- ii. ii iel Mid, " Osargja t bars got ? praparatloa bera whisk i Laang? bssn L sdos with whit ii i aaat io ? fake' me elephaul " i be preparai tm ???!> eampuasi sf white au'i size. Hilla.pie and r_ford appliadli i.ni tn. clune body "f the elephaul ul leust flit] linn -, and also applied ii fleath-oolorod Uni i" Un ears, under? illa bottom Ol t lift llllllk, alu.lilli Ile eves an.l ul, mat i pi m. ?; ii. .? no iv. Tbepala Hag waa ooauaiied ta kt?-eta ;., aad tbs elephant rsa shipped on Marok 7 aad brought hera bj Pauard. iii.th men nllccr that PuUord mri nu iu upon tile ..rn vi. i of tile A leeka, aad tried to ia (luce i iieui tu (.-ci tu Pulladelpbla sud enti t the amploj of ,M>. I...e.,,m.a. Hughes iiej...... tl?i bo bela iu-1 ste? pha? while lou palauu? waa doaiw DEATH OF CHARLES READE. sk urn OF TIIK NO VF. LIST'S CA?BER Loxiuiv, April 11, -Charles Beads ilied this siter noon. Ile recently returned to I?ados (rossCaa in-, wlu'io be had been spending the winter. His death hu-- been ext* rited tur more thin a weak. Charles Reade was hora ut [padoa, Oxferdshire, in 1814, of n good f.-'inilv, lu. father lioing an Ox? fordshire squire of the old Behool aad his mother (formerly Miss Waring) s very brilliant woman. Ho I.:'- the \ un imo-ii ul 'ss ve ii chi lil ri ii. Hi* father disliked public schools, and the boy'e early tuition waa eondneted ai hesse aadst private taters. He waa prossntly catered at Magdalen College, Oxford, where lie grsdnstosl in 1885 in tba third elaas in classics, beiag then twenty mern years of nus. Ho oh nun-1 h's fellowship immediately, ami anbsa qnently held the Vtnerian Law Fellowship for the stat utahle period, lu ism ho waa called te the bar by t ne society of Lincoln's Inn. hut he nevr prac? tised, "oixe OpOfl the OeeaS?fl Wheo in a eui | ot ? r J with Mr. li-ntley be pleaded his nun cause before theIlonse of Lords, sad Hon his ease. Hislaa budics, however, were morel} auxiliary te his lit? erary pursuits, lie evinced a st nu il' passioa for lit - eratnre nt an e..r'\ sge, lott the first story which sttrsetrdmarkedattentioa wu-i " Peg Woftlngton," published in 1853. Prara thi- he dramatized " Masks abd Faces," which has ke;>i the stage ever Bin ce, ,i;ni j. likely tn ratain Its popularity indefl uriel] through its eli rer dialogas sndstrohg ut na? tions. \\e wrote another drama, entitled"Gold," ulm.ii ;!i.' ..ame tiim?. tu perhaps (for ths records .m nm barmonions) a little earlier. In 1854appeared "I hristieJohi stone,"aebst?inf Scotch story-, ia which mach pei ooal obssrvstionis utilised, and s tuen exhibited the mingled fire an l natboa which vivify hia later work-.. "Clouds sud Sunshine" sud "Art] n I Iran?I ie Tale," published in 1855. were well received, hut could nut Increase hUrepntetiooamok lu 188*3. however, appeal? mie ni his mos! powerful tales, "Keven roo Lats to Mend," in whj< h tlie nlui- i.i practised m thetaodel jails ol tha period an lani bare in a ina-telly way. I ho power aad sustained latereei of this rasaarkahie a mk may l"- saul tn have put ; be author nt once in the fri,nt rank of liv in;,' nov wii-tn. " White Lien, or the Doable Marrisge," ami "The ('<uir?e of True LoveNovri])id BanHmooth"followed. lu 1858he published "Love Me Little, Lue Ila Long," aad " ('mara." alao "Autobiography ofaTbisfaad Jack. i.f-.-i 1 hades." I,, i -.vi "The Kigfath Oommand mi-nt." In 1861 appearsd "The I'lolatar aad tbe Hearth," which had baea began iu Ail tin Towt Lound aader the titi.- nf ?? a Oood Fight." This wat, another powerfully written bock, the hero uml heroine lie ni; ?tamana and hi* wife, and soma de? scriptions, notably ol Oerman travelling ace oatsse datums in the Middle A:;es, being excerpted from the "Colloquies of Krasni na," though the license appears to have escaped tue oritiea. In l*i;:t ap? peared "Hani ( a.il; il M.'ltler-of-1'aet Kuiiiaiiie,1 iii whi. hiiie private Insane savina?were exposed witii ihe author's character:.nc energy and pic? ul ocas, rbis hunk created a greal sensation, ?uni led '" iii'P'ii ie. resulting in marked reforms, tbongh th ? evil sttscked by Reade h t. not evsa yet beanie I ile, a recent essa of alleged outrage, implicating i " less a person than I ?, Ports . Wins loi .1' ling .-viii now i'i m. In 1804' l - .il "i i.-itt. to Me,ul" was produced mi ih- stage and hail ??< long nm. lu 1885 appeal ? I "Griffith <;.i nt, "i Jealousy." li waa published simultnneonslj in England snd tbs United States, ? ? channel on thia aide, /'/ie Round Tabk st?eked ths story sa immoral, and Mt. 1.' i I n ? ? rrj ut the i h irge, and brought actio i a<rain rt the jon ii a _ i a i ? ? ? ?! images. lu t--,;7 : iiitle. Reade and Pion B eault v, ro ?? " Foul Play " conjointly, it was dramatized the am r, In 1808 "Gri flit b Gaunt" was paton the stage. lu I860 Mr. Reade produced the ploy ut " D ira " lu l *70 bermblislmd ? ol' in- pnrpo ? ' ii - titled " Tut ii, i-''.1 in Iii- Place," in which the abuses nnd - .i i .ni" -uuii pictod, ami wwii b ? i ntaina some i li rtniug women, notahlj J* ' Deuce. lu 1872 "A rerrible rempta I ,i u" ap > - n I. - i d ii > " ih" !> .ni,; 'Man ?." lo i i*73 " A Bimple I ho Wandering I latter a imvel in l*?7... In 1 -. 71 play, waa pn :. u ? d. In Mn.Hi.-: i Per* In 1875 Mr. Kt de wrote a i ?? and brill? iant lc ei International co i h ii' si . v i'u ba ? ior - ent :ii'-'i " A Hero m.ul ? i Ti ue ki ? count of the Heroic Feata and Snd Culamitj "i J, ! a, .!?? -.:.' . in Ik ok form in 1878. 1 1877 A Vi ' !: - rodin ' ii aaa len foi ;i:i A.-'.e; i i,i jinn". I lo point inti or. In ihi- Ihe capacil, "I worn .'i for the the pb si via d, and tbe operatii stage ia honored bj the creation ?>! a noble and sweet prims danns. In 1878' Joan"appeared,and in 1n~'.i.Mr. Ifeiiiie aiiaiiteil "Drink" from Kola's "L'Assorn l(f-iu?- tin. he jnitieil Tom Taylor ia the prodactionof several snecessfnl plays, and his let tha i are innnmerable. At the time of Iii death be was engaged upon a story called" A taken from un* of bia Li?us -. 1 l.i- -.vat being published in Harpt 't l'u:or. Charles R sds waa i very methodical worker, aad neglected no helps, It wa-hiih.ii.it to formsorap books eontaiuing whatever straage, nen or start? ling eresita or stories appeared in tbe daily press, sad "1 these books, which he called hi " braiaa " he had acct?lnlated a formidable nnmbar. Believing a. he lint tim* au satbor _ entitled toapprapriato nu, ti er whore, er he ii m I- ii. provided teethe adapts it. it is nut remarkable i hat he should ssveral limos have been charged with plasjiarisia, nor ih.it in ?Miino ui these instaacea bia defsaes shoahj have beea rather adroit tl. rn satisfaotory. He possessed a fertility of inventmhi whloh linnie bim iadepend sat of extransons sasistance, however, and bia oritrinal work will bear comparison " itu ths itronj est in Kiigli h ne. inn. either psst rn present. He has been charged frith inordinate rani ty. I in truth doubtleaa la thal he na, aware of hie own ability, and did liol hypocritically depreciate it. Ina t he possessed a most sterling character la certain. Il" waa everready to defend the oppressed, careless ul the (Mids, sud with a Ure snd energy which noth? ing could restrain. If ia baud wa. si way. open t<> a pitiful tale, and the many antin nfc -'uri rs of his benevolence show bim i" have bad a knightly snd tender heart. Irritable and m?i >- be was, and im i of bores ami fribbles, to \\ hom tia could uot always behave willi con ven (in ...-. Butha sis a faithful friend, a defender ol tbe low i lieut' and Implacah ?? roe lo crneity, frau.I nnd op? pression in all their forma And when in those books oi his ? iiiuh t\ iii becoaae classic he i- in tbe lull title ot passionate deni?elation ol wrongs, be i bis reader sway uimn tbe current ol b thu*?sm, iiinl imp:, ?? ???? i he dees on of Ih ol iii- pi utions, I hr . . . treei and delightful women ol his oliuvc ha i for theil models hi own motin , nnd ?i?ter, aud in ma) well be oatt eiued t irtuual ? 11 ma io u f womanhood is placed so high, through the ju i m.i icnl boon ol such relation h i barlee Reade fl ul aol make li- livtna by bia nen, though in Iii- 1^,,,.i years it brought huu ia revenue. He ju.--es. t tl a mod | imouy, god ba wsss uan of simple tastes, lu passion was Litera? ture, and he served that exai .faithfull! tnihe la Loitering to her no divided allegiance, i ui paint iut: me moat channing ii lures ol tl tlc hie tv I ll;,,,il lu % HIL' am j. , ual ? - .,. ; j draw from. H< * - i onie vs iib thc Ann rican iending public, ? ut -ii , r int' uni.'e.I the ,. ni,.,! ;,. entertained toward bim on ibis aide of the At lani ic. 'rn li, i hon uuced, leaves a void which no coateinpo lal V ?Jll<. i all iii I. ? .li'.Ah BAPTISTE DUMA8. Paris, April ll.?Tho death ol ll. Jean i mm I. :* ann uaeed m I. ? mas i ls on Jaly ls, 1800, The at* . .a lad by ni- ia-, in amma! pkyabdogy, br arkleb be a ? ,i w-.iii M. rn ? ,t i?i i, | ,,r oben* bary to ths Ecole PoUteebaarue, Cans gj p ,.,, laiilill-lietl ? melon'i on th* relstlSBS i'(K' tlie spsetft wetghta of aoUd ibelr stotnlc walgbt, aad from tbat ttaaa |a tba ead st bis Ute aa aaa .?ni tu inc worUl't kaawfedga of ... ebemiatry. M. Duasss' tbsory ol eubat tal oats saa af lil. most Important work., nti'1 StattSSttaS ou Shes as Spoiled lo tlie BtlS i- kio.tin r I Satiable BOatftout lon lo pi ,i' in ul .clear.- la May. lnvtB, ha was sh at ad tf? Um hall??1 Aastuiblf, anil SBOstobt I '31 OSS ?BM MtalStBt nf 'rrleultnre find (imiimrre, n pout which he helli till JanuaryW, 1B61, Ile wu. Vlee-Presldcnt "f Hie Henuto frets lao] te I"'! I. Ile attuineit ibe runic of i.ihiiiI ('rms .lune i, i ??. u. was in-iH'i'ii a menin Acaileiiij BS IBS BUSCCBBOl Of M. Otlllot. -a> a?FRED ALPHONSE HAENTJEN8. r,viti>. April 11. /Ulred Alphonse Haentjens, tlie I if nell BtatSBSJMB, 1. dead. M. iinentieiiH wsa Ben Bl ffsatea aa .inn" tl, IS84. AfBsrabosj roath spsat ta eesMBerelal pateatla be wm eleetert Mayor ol .iiiitit Conihille. ami In IBM n rurinhpr af the Conttelt-Ornfml of ia Berthe for the Caataaef Oi uni t.nee. willie servtBg aa a volunteer In Hie army se waa woaaded ta the brassi sad wa. deeorated willi toe Cross of the tarros ol Honor. M llucntjei ? i rt Deputy i Vu I.- ???'-. itlve i "ih iii !-<,:: as < nveni mental candldati tar the First District o? la Barine, He was r,-. li ti ? the Independent Vyaastii candidate at tbe election* of lSi'.D. ? ? JOSEPH T. BABSIS. Joseph T. Harris died at st. Lake's Hospital sa Thsraday aaorstag, ta bia ?evsatte? year. Hs wsa born ni Portland, stolae, and became to New Tort furn . folios bia pro ? lon n an arti it. Tba iineii! will be ai Uraee Chapel, thia afternoon at'J o'clock. ? THOM \> J. ROBERTS. Thomas J, Roberts, bend of theoltlestablishi <1 notion I ? rn idi li si e ni T. J, Robert *Oo rta 372 llrosdway, died nt bia boms, Ifs B7B Lsts au, ".tiiu!,:.,n, yesterday, ile bsd bess in shoal sae m.mill. Ito wm bora In Wales ts 1823, snd Be esme to mntry al an early aga. Bia pareata settltag tn , W. Y. Tbs tun wenl to Prsnton Bad began Ufa aa a ii tic. At rtsjhss? ba waa! on Ihe laadpsdllag Yankee Bottsns, and lg 1851 sa toa a i.tia this etty with D. 8. Arnold A Co, In 180C he was IU ? li' ol of til" Urra, ?v in name rn Robe ? >. inns A (jo., Robert*., - ' ?*??. and T. J. Bi?ru dc Co. Mr. Kooem wm a wann p?r ?un,tl frll nil ? uiuiii-. Il leivc a wi tt... ni-, i bi f 'n ir.il will take ulai - t ? ? p. m., at ula baum. I ? bodj will be buried al I Monday. _ LEQlBLATlOii a i ALBAS Ia AH?tfDMENTS TO THE SUPPLY BILL. BXri'N-inv Of nu. iiiiiM) CEXTBAI. nii'ui BILLS ;i> in a ruiao ni w>'Mi. [raoa rna bbod u coaBBsroBOKjrr ii rae rs s\i?aar. April lt.?The ttonate Flnanoe Commit toe reported thc snpply lull thia Btoraiag with many smrnidssnntB. Tha appropriation for tho Civil frlerviceCommission i- reduced from $15,000 tof*3,000. In order to provide against the failure of all tho adirondack Commission bills, 1*5,000 i-< a in 11-, ipr ia ted to the Controller to secarB the services ? experts to report on fores! preservation. The u'liintiit of 115,000 is added to pay for printing expenses Incurred bj the investigating roiumit u! iii. ye i, ?uii (6,000 in I'uvui'iit for eoaasel for ths Roose ell Inveetigatingoomraiitoe is stricken ont. Tlie bill of 02,480 incarred hythe Asaassbly Committee on Con toab '1 Elections st thi Kif tli Arenas Hotel during the 8prague-B!ias oon test ia ul" disallowed. Provision is made foi a new tug boat fur tho Heslth Officers snd forre paira Bl Quarantine amounting to $11,000, Mr. i. ihiis' ? hill adding Joseph Harry and Thornes B.Smith tot?s 'lu*. Coinmissiou was amended bj luhstituting the name ol Hugh Oardi ihui ol lin.',i,aa E. Smith. Mr. ft ibb's 'ii:l for the < stension ol il I seoond-st, depol waa ordered to rt tbir i reading. In ination Mr. Huh') . I lie extension was not only an accommodation to the travelling public, bul '?< a d ty I j. and the hill hail teen carefully dui wu "n em to pi ? rvc the ri 'n - of tl"- ' itv. On his rn tion an gmendmeui was added providing thai the coi lion .-hull not acquire any portiou of anj utreel bc longiug to the cit j without compensating the city. Mr. Campbell's loll requii companies to ? their patrons it unifoi n price foi ga -. natod by Mr, Kllsworth "the same old gssjob," bronght its author to bia feel for the second time n ? 1 tor. H" d ? 'laved lhat the bill a si 11 pure :i-; be pebble just to ed upon Ih tin-wu ve-t nf tho ncean, snd ealogiz I bis own , of eight ) eat - i.i tbe ', - i was rep >rtc<L Mr. Robb's bill reg t! iting I in New-York City, snd Mr. ii.ul', bili fixing the ? in a third reading ito. The latter was : ? - Hominy et 'i he I'i-' I iv. and the Montgomery I hie ip I--, '?-.'. of th ? Ravi i --'. 'ut.- were I to a : ? ii hal e.. ni ur or t he ii pectivc merita of cai h. V Ol i,l ' - Mill . . Bat lace Railro id bi I wa - ..'iv an . . A sotuhiy ii . - i motion le all orders nf biisiuei i was ll i cai ii U and by a vote of 71 to JU a resolution offered by Mr. 28, which re'i i wu-' in i.i i vote io ci ?? I--, 'ii tlie adoption of il oi ler. .'? fi i th- iole ii ! bi >n - i the bill w i ra di i pedal order for Wedu hv s vol. 7 < to 'JA. rip ki i ".um eil aoroe ile. - ago bis inta ul ? nosing objection i to the ord il of billa in third resiling unless they had firs! been il ur considered in the ('.mil I.t the Whole. Advantage was taken ol his abeeuco al . , -1 .a v. ii i (i-i ia to order more than lift j bills a ? ird reading by uuauimous consent. As n.-.niv e.ei' iiii-.ui.er had a resolution i" that effect In hand no objection waa rsi ed. and thc good, bad .-mil indifferent were sll tamped shead. while the m.-tnlici- '?. re . odea voting in conaidsrable disorder to secure the adoption of theil resolutions tbe -\s -eiiii.lv waa compelled to adjourn through lack of a quorum. Mr. House had little difficulty In bringing the Anti Ereea>Pa*s bill ont of tlie, ailroad Committee .rn'I willi tbe Committee) of the Wh. Onlj nevi d ll. I',,UV.- VOtsfM VVl'le I e-i.-i el .<! illialllDt li r - lill'IOII ottered bi Lumtomuki that disposition of the hill. Mr. Howe's ruii Fur the immediate benettt of the dry goods district ra passed. It permits the forma? tion ..: oompanies lo bore wella or oondaol water by Underground pipes to all parts of the city uiuliT prescribed regulations, ie friends of the hill sllowing pool-selling on -tracks linnie two unavriling efforts to send it to third leading. Mr, Murra} mads the tirol ef? fort, aud was tallowed with eanally poor by Mr. Van (ntl. Mr. shoemaker introduced a bill providing that the maximum chargea for the elevating, .-*. discharging, etc., 0] grain hy elevators shall nm exceed the following rates: K"r elevating, weigh . d delivering grain, *g ol 1 cen! pet bushel, vesselaaud caualboats to pav for tbs tnni in,!' ; for storing grain for cseu t...i day., or part thsreof, lgol 1 coat pei bu ibeL DEACON CUMMINGS WRITES A LETTER Doaooa Cummings sent the following letter ... : .->!??--rs. line. Muston, Bmltb and Poet amen: As tb iii .1, nu.- Liv. nu |,u . t-r iu ,,i, .. ? i,.c sui-b i ip rerto cur u ; mern i a man r, 1 inn t dc e to act upon tbs ? pren ire., roll ol o lurch protest iras of .i ? .i i. ll. M. ( i tn] hoi , |u\|. un. ii icon Poster arbenahown Hie lot?< remarked:*? It bo difference, we eau tini-.ii th,, '.vin!, witiiuut Kr. Cummings." Dr. Baaaey, when asked when Dr. Newman would re c, Ive au ordei lo -Imw c ut shy ai in)iini I to re.-tmin him from pii tested i 'I. twiiir.i hi- u.ninbs, auU said nolba lng. FUNERAL OF 4 BALTIMORE CLERGYMAN. Baltimore. April ll.?Tin faneial of Ihe Boa, Dr. John l\ Backus, lats Pastoa Bmeritsa sf tbs i u-si fn ibyterian Chun h of - ng iu tlie eli iii cu over a bl il?lng *.i< Siled sith tiiaada ol tba di shoo, vere nesrlj sll tbs Preabj l risa i Ibe city, and mani i dlfferenl Protestant i I numb i of clargj assn fri m pre ut, j- well sa tbe brother of tbe de? ceased, J. Trumbull Kseku ' - , -York, ...ie uondui-ted bt the Kev.Dr. Iasftwleb, Ur. backus, wbo |tronon.I s eulo? iipou bis I'liii-iim life. A' the riit.i ? ot ibeservic - ttl ?niu'l inilr I ..i Depol m.-I thence lo riul.i inadi tn Lam,', lilli ( . ai tory. -s>- ., ... .... t/1 1/ -t cF TER " BLACK AND /.I IT," Ryerson'a Dew "black aad taaneabe ai j'tu have easBpetlisfB? -iinii.n aygsBiaaiis nahaakmaa, lt ia -.lil, hive il,ri, ?..-it!, i teni, i ,-.)., nt proetael] sb?bu appeaiaace, bal wini sastaar, sttlaragb ahnflsr, sasse Dm tim aaa nabs will bs Uk* their hated rivals aah ls appeal?oe Tbe Iravallsr vvlio ridaa iu iubiu Li to tic lua'lo IO JJ4J full f.Li _ THE STAR ROUTE ENQUIRY. MR. WOODWARD CONTINUES HIS TKSTI iiovr. 1300,000 gxpi vi.i d oa a got ra that ?sbOUbWI in P000 A waknjsij to MS. cooa. vTajhikgtosT, April ll.?P. ll. Woodward. who prepared papen oentalalng evMeass for th? Dev i 'nine nt cnn-el in I lie Ht ar Hunt iprOseCUtlOBS, cunt lulled sis te-fiiiinny ta-day before Kr, Bprlsger's oomauttss. itellath" ta tbs sestsa af Um Aataswsr-Osaa?1 Bsasssss* ingflie t's)|in,.nj nf J. II. I'lUe, B?St le<l tu tl>e lno>t nientof Mt. Kelli,gg> Mr. VToodWS?SS?i " Mi. Merrick tunk Hie pies?I thal Pries aa .iit i? bs sssspted ss a wit in BB lt was uinler,(mill thal liuuuini.'y woiiitl i?e jrtven If tbs evtdeaee waa tecepted. miss eaetsadeSl thal ths evidence against Price wss stroag aod thal the Oovera men) ought sot to nive Um np for the sake of taking Kel' logg. Re felt pera evsd st ihe setloeofths Attorney tu urra! aad tex !; eft?< t at lt I'm two or three t'.iv i iu- utey? nat ,,f ci.ur'. Tbs) oceiiirsd Hie llr.f week la Jatiuiirv. lsaa." Hr. Woodward gave a datsllsd ac eaaato rance before Grand .lune, with tho ev i lt nc wblcb he bsd prepared. AV l gPKXSIt g BOUT? fn referenea te the baa Vegas sad Vinita mete, he asM ? I "There waa a gentleman ta thia oltj abo go B800 t"i calling npoB Senators sud Bepreseststlvsa fruin tbe Boutbwi -i and si curta I ii ? ? to a petition far ! an Increase of tba Vinita aad Laa Vi i. route, All but I trr,ii '.-lit. One Concre.sman said to the gentleman: ?i .! bj arana, bnt the 1'o.tmaster-Oeneral ls not fool , to do ii and I'I iltm the petition to oblige you.' A in -ti whose mi!? i?- wa-. told me llmFhi I imeiin eptlon ur ths Inerea -"1 cost bro ' meir ] ii lim in -. Tba court and Juroia troateii petirlonaof ibis papers e ' d, 11 ' il il exp* ' -" to ii ernni.nl nf tha I. ? ?' '?" nearly three Keora ares.mi *WtJO,00O, uml Ihe revenue* foi ttl ? sauie p Ti i inl!*.< long ? itii scan ''iv an rrftii e on it. and a portion ui Ittbrougb ii wildi - aet?iee there would asl be ii >ln de li ttei m tbe mall-baa." ??I ii vuu nut carefully co over tbe evidence you ob? en thia route bcfori ibe Grand Jory!" aakad Ifr. -j.i i i.-t-i . Thowiti I: "I a-as before tbe Jury on this route about a half hour, and in that snort time explained tooevidenre as bes' I could, alan', questions v -ie BSkeil, uiue by Mr. Ill: a. lt I Inn! I" ' ll les,...i -lille 1 w- ? ? ;; 11 j,.i-.,, (tared before that jury a au k.torlcon sider* i Hie route tbe sirona?*! mie the '- bsd. Mr. BUss, bowen r, aa urned tbei , ol putting the eviiici.". before tbe (irand Jury, and I supposed be kaea ebal evtdeaee tte bsd to present that saindlet iiu ia> mil',it be secured. Whether tim foil?slo urni ? ' lu otbeOranrt Juryortothe man? ner nf putt In J tbs Brides -,? |, ?..-. il I do nut Know." [b answer to an Inquiry, Mr. Woodward said hs fur ni ib 'l evldece varjrlns forty routea- This waa placed In the hands of Mr. lilias. i.lng. Mr. Woodward said: "Brad j called fora dened ney ol - ".iiuu.ii.'ii ? - appro] ri iti rt tl. 200,'SK), [twas rumored that Walsh was Baaed toeon --i.i'..i, i,,i. lip Co ,. men tha t','.', 000,000 might ii secured, but he det-llued." KB. COOK wan:.-- I" RXSMIBR WOODWA?Df Before tbe committee adjours I N' reads telegram from wm. \. Cook saying tb? hsdeelredto umilne Mr. Woodward on bia teaiimooy of yeoter. day. Mi. Weodwsrd -i'i; "l r--i.l notblag hm tbe truthyc terday and I could tell more If mi Informal?s '.,i. ol ui c mill oo. i don' ui e il. ci ? '. li hi e ti" v raseals. t be m ir ? Mr ? o >k ittra sp th . inuit, i lue deeper be sill gel into lue attire.'' V ? THE GRElaLY REWARD HILL PASSED. t N-I't'i 'KfsSPI 'I. KPPORTS CY MU. BOBIXSOM 4VD Mit. \, I i l BB i" -i i KU A I? BOKB BKWABO. :nr TBLCoaarB ro ras raisin WASHnraToa, April 11.?After b short debato the Rouse passed the Sci ? a ofTerlng a rewsrd nt .tc..,' ? ? rty, Tin" rs" sard. Mr. ali ll >? plained, la expected to atlmnltUe ths ? bi n c irly iu tbs Mason, hu iu,,'ii,-;, 'Mi; lu un tho alert and taki pains to explore the ...i ita aii'l Isl m sr traces of tbe party. Mr. 1 ?' "- and .. . n to smiiii Round, loi ace vessel or tbe Government search exp ditton. Tbe ve iel of tbe il Marine, he mid, are manned bj mea familiar with tbe region and who imdersta id lan ." !? cir ;,?-?? .h. respecting Lit ut enan! Qreely aud bli c.iii|>.'li nu-. Mr. llu'iri-'ii.n' r. io1 ??? ? ited iii" appro ii I.,1, Un ... h ? fur th.* pur? im .,-- .. lil eu, ?? ( ulanilty "Wi !??, ,u t ' "tu lb ? ranted 1 n mat ta uted. ?> THE KEIFER-BOl J >\ RE OLCTIOX. ADOP1 ID WI rilOCT A l-l . I -i i i ?? - t"i: a VTKDIC t ii lil) Il.l.l.'.UAI'i Kl i'll, lltll: Washington, April ll.?Th i-day idop ? d, a i I lion, tbe rc ioIuI lon re by tue spec .j c.milli ttee appoint! I I i ii.ci Ki,?:.?[ against Ii. V. 9 iu ii Mi Hu .?."!' be rc ii irked ll ard in , > lt, bo would a? the previous question, ss nu ni. ni ..er of tbe committee would care to .peak it- i pori should bi it I Kic.er v u! iili ic nils ?owed a db luss the m.liter i.-.iti tbe previous question was ioukI) ord ? he ilil .'.i ina Iverteutly. An effort was outdo yesterday by a fe K h. i ? I,-. oual ii ii inls t" induce the I. to a motion 1 on the tali le, bul ii mel with such poor suet <??* t uni the attempt V, a- ai, n.n, ii ll, '? .... Jil ? who wen n*ked tosuppoi-t ii vt.i. .,i ..ra. lilsco ' ? i ui n.al- iii'.' iiiip ii i - ..ii?>!.?; Hu port) BwoelateM 1,1.11iml tue -em ,.,; sentiment aaa strom lui,,i me I ' len er il K ' Inst it. lt is. lld ' lem nd Keller will make a strons effort lo wm at the hal ti- of bis i I fi -t by trying to aecun a obaoe sa delegate t? ihe Kepubtioah Nut Ional Convention, und .ecottdby seeking a icuomn? ' I 'til..'le--.. ? CONSIDERING THK PENSION MILL. ..vi pSOl.OOO.OOO Afi'i-.i'i-utii i--.i> nv mi: iiii.i, A illOBi DXBA 11'IX III!' lim si . Washington, April ll.?The Hottse, nt 1:50 p, m. tu'l.iv. trent Into Commit!.I tbs Whole (Mr >ic..'i-'i', of Illinois, tn tbe chair) on tho Pension Appropnotios bili The MU appropriates |tt0,684,400 unit leappreprlatea sn nm.mut eatlm <r.-.i at S6rt,ooo,000, The ippropriatlons for tbe current year wsrs 9126,000,' linn, of which only 125,073,000 vn-v,. expended durtsg tbe t>i-' half of th ? year. Mr. i' ranon, nf min ti., spoke in opposition to that nor? ths btll which reduces the salary of pension agents, maintaining that under tha reduction no um-ut conltl tiffi! il lo 'I" in, ii 11 ? i ? of tbe office, and Hie result woull if tu delny snd eui larrsss th.- payment of pen -nm. Mr. telfer, of Ohio, advocated the policy nf r.ii.ltir tba in.nt of i.i allow? to lawyers bi certain -, cases, afr. flatt, ol Ohio, advocated to so change tut. pen.hui law* a-, lo pruville for tbe granting of service p. n-. i ii Mr. Koaai 1, of Aik.in-i.i4, gave notice thal he would, ut Mi pi nj, r time, move to a,-nun, which limits the lawyers fee to f 10 tn case of an pat. loai bonea, ami boan ty landa. altai fm'lier .len,a.- ana withe? action, tin cou. tm tics i OBS, Representative Warner, to-day reported from the Dost mtttaeon Ceasloas,bountyand Book Pay,a bill provid? ing tb it evi i? iiers.iii Mpfi-itied in ibo penalan lews, aha served foi a period of lhrt>e months or more, ^^ lu ? ii;..- un in.".u.iiile discharge and ls not receivln s, nra greater peasion than that prov?ad by the bill, amt who lian!] i bj i rand, Injurj. oi disease, win ii herelBreaaos lo believe originated n ? shall bo entitled ti receive a pension nui-iug th,' contina anee nf thnfilaabllity al a ral ? proper ion it" t,. the degree rho bill f?thsi provides Utatdependeiat pa -h.i only show by oonipotent evldeaoe that hey see wltb r pre. nt ? ? >wn man uni lulHir, ol i u ? i nan .uu .un i ,.i oise;* uot IeA-ji!y bound for iben support, ? ? SOME HOUSE PROCEEDINGS IN' BRTJ !' W isniNGTOX, April 11.?In the Hoase to-day Mi Dingley, of Mains, from tbs Shipping Commutes, re? lation, whloh wss adoptsd, calling on staryofthe ire.toity forlnformatl ra as to what ase dues, tonnage charges or other eqntvaleal taxes are Imposed on Amertcaa vaaeels enteriag aad ] rromfon ga i" it. Hr. Aiken, nf South I ire. Una, from the Committee oa Kducatlon. reported a res<^ \ I ut lon recomiueadlng an appropriation fur the estsbUsh- j inent nf ai in,lu-'Hal B?OOl at lluw.it.l 1 ult i tu tbe Committee os Anpropttationa Mr. a,ol Tanaaaee, from tbsOommittss on tieviiiun of ii" i awe, reported a btll limiting tbs time within willed itt?ama/ be Instit med aaalnal persons cliursetl with violating tbe Internal Ucvenuc lawa Hobbs dar, Mr. Hi a hom the Commit I'u'.in Lim.i. moorta?a bill forfeit .? tue Noribara l'u ciiu- uml ','i.int. House i aleudar. peakei laid before the Houses mnsssgi from the President lubmltting a spacial eatlmaU from ibe < bief of tu,!: mei foi a i"-iiii.un nt m.nu,il appropriation o' > l? nu,',-I i,,, orovitl !??..--.! v ii ni a ii I.-ui Coi aaa foil ticullou 1 lu-l'it-i : ut ?<)*: "In praaeuUng tin. e-: un ut- I tit. .mt think it in-i t-?-.ir> to enumerate 1 i iUlerut lons which maka lt of tba hltheat Impori ince thal nu linne es-ii t delay in entering upon a work* co imenstirate wi'ii tiir- pubtle ln ? . bs Road, i.ml wb'.cii wiii laka uinrii tims. COMMTTTEE bei ommendations. \Va?iiin< i"N, April ll. Thc Honm Com* mt Hie Jiitl'.t i.uy tu da) his-1 nie-l BBBSBI ttvs Broadhaad ta rsaarl . ? . MU ts smimd ths i adBiMatas io thal delegates shall bavo a tight to I ths?MUS ul Re] .. Mr. Collins wiw i ssh that a saeeiBl dar be sst apurt fur tia. ,--,\. Iderntlon ot Hie lisukrnpt hill reported frnto tbe nuuiiilttec. iii. Tucker aa. lu.truotiva to raestt favora a).j tbs bill ot .dr. Lota lopievuut aud puuUS tbs oouu '. ? '.I'lns within fhn t'nlted B-tates of the necurillos el foieiga government). LEAIMS AOAIN81 IIAYTI. no orririAi, koiiov "i a mm wu bv MIBIBTa? is*_hob awol v> oi mi 11?is, Wx.iiiN'.rov, April II.-Tho Sfufc Depart? ment lia*. SB confirmation of the cable ri-jwirt that Min . ter I.i?nu"ft)ti hus d*manded of tie Ilaytlan flovsmuierii S^OO/MOSS Indemnity fer (_MMriBBB losses In the ?ej.'< in sar rlafasat?issaTsaisraf ?a aflssi ht. Nicholas mb itu mau tee that the money will lie paid. The latest ? " li? lli uni cat iou rete iv ci I from Mr. UUBgBtOS on the .iilij.-i I ll one dated DsSSBa? r Vt, VBBB, Ba W_eh be sslied for LnssrastsSas la ragsed laths lavaastgastaa. sad ssttl* BMSJl of all tue American aJBBBB bused on these dtitui'f aaees, um: b?tad that they ssasaaaed ta the sfsnesa? "i shoat fiiio.oiio, isa?aaag sal salf io-x.-. or prap mis for damages bj massa of personal isjarb in-uiis. The department lu replj sirproveil a "ir ? made ta Mr. I,.tn*.ton by I're.tileui Balomoa for the esta bhsbment of a mixed rom ni I ".Ion t.Ilndie^t* ihe claims BMMtailed after (be htrvptisn Indemnliy t'onuul* sion, sad a?ill? trtbaaals san mses laawaasa ? AMEND-TO THE LAKD LAW& vTAJHIN'OTOlf, April H.- Tlie Hoiiv- Ca?I' mltleeon Public t.aii.1- gt Usn tadsi sa Issi Mil. before lt for the repeal sf laws prevMhag ta ' entry of pnWlc I nda Msnahr?sf the cou,nuilee are ol opialSB flint ii lull will BS reuuit-d to rep* il the Pre emption sad Timber Cadlase asSayaj? bs eases I lbs Ha?a ?i T. A sall fU'llllctta'' W.-s .l|e...llite,l lo o>lf?r W)th f at the Interior relative o ameudmsats thal mlabt b m <?' ? Itepri -? ntHlin ? Indei am iud I <.? - i.ii r of ti..nu ni'.? t. da1. op . I i posed chm res ol ibe law. li v .is n p ute I I isl Mi foul, win. v. ,m eb -i ut. wuiil.I ainu ager opaoelttve. C0N8UL-0ENERAL BADEAU R WasiimoTOK, April ll.?A cullie dispatch bas been reeeivod by tbe Secreter* sf State fi Adam nadean, teodertag bi-, resignation ss*'?.?.? ii<..-ii ci ai .a Havana. ? DECREASED POSTAL RETENCE8. Vt A-IIIN'i. TON, April I l.~ (' ..llljilrfo n ?IH 'if tbe postal rcveni,. Sar she shat aad taaomA ssw?ra af tbe prassatshealyear ami asthaasaa lat shs thal ' lot ates ths '..ii'.wini; reontte: <.ro*. rsi stats far shs aasrtsc saisdOsssaaaaarlB, Ifsn, fUi\BtMtTi for ibo .piarter etnlnl De. . niber Ul. IBM, BSSSStS -d. vd 1.1 VJ. bli!; SStaBBBtSf for the SjSatt? ended Mareil lt, IffM, B10.7ev,6l4| aast?sled for the qsartareaaUM J"'"':"? 1-- t. $10,737,349: tut .. c-liiu.ii' I ie .amu- for I hi ti--1. if i::.-.'ii-_'. I ic.; total revenue fm fear ended June BO, ff-', ?i.HBVi f.tung "B" bi thu revenue for tbe , i >tiir, ??-'._? H'.,'.'?. OPPOUKO POtTAL TIUHNUPl \Va?iiim.i..\. April H.?Dr. Xoivin Ortsaj in.i.le au Hikfiiiui ut before tbe Honan- <'.uiuu,; l. <? on Cost . ."I i m ami l'o?t Ko vd. to-day lu opposition to tm .(al tel'aTi'iaph.. Bo IbOSBgBS, however, (hut If tba i.oveni biibI denn missal >i aiilsi lbs Bastassa >' saahl ta '"iy oataa_UagUaesaad hsbmbjb aha aselt awlaatisty in Its own way. Efealaoaald tbi.t if lae Peasb bill l.eciiiin- n li* tbe Western fr on Company v?,-1 become s bidder t<>r ta* contract foi a Men that bm i.i..!,? s prov i-u.u; inn that If the rales original^ uroooaed il'.1 bard MU. tba., Mc. snd 7", ia ld be adopted, thes the Wt Mern Colon would hld. ? ? NAVAL WTJ a Ia Ia IQ K NI L. Vt"ASHIYQTOK, April 1 1.?Wt- BBSJ a?Bal ll engineer A. J. Kenyon has been de?ched Bram ts? Alarm uml onlersd to tba Mis Joseph II. Wiineri ?! te the BSTI i ' i Assistant SurgeoaC r. Dibbettbas bees detached nun the Onward and placed on watttug orders. I. i R, m. c.. Bros.ju?( i. if. Pal. redts bold tin ? reelsreadh Commander II OL We ti tw, Basti a Bf?ism L raraa_ h..I Passed i BaaBoet ST. Battta been ord red ea spasm Batata tha B I Has tem ui (Omraander B. D, Hitchcock has asea order i ts i: '' immander J, ll. land, bus I. I from tbe iroqtieai snd ordered lo proeeed boane rival; t iiainid erl ? og, trora IbeWeeb. burton ? "I ordered to i ommond i i'.,--,il Kuri tani Hiivi.iei i ? . nra.I lieHoa. ini s.i.v \a ii sud graated ?u mool ? ibu new dbjpsteh lea; Dolphin wfll be lairaohed st ? ?>., t "lim rou ? ii 'i the Nitv il Advisor) Beard a on tie- Ul vi ion. i in Alfred Sf. Hill lui- n ? ? rued Order, buvi di a .ii Suniuckct for tbetr summer cruise. ? AHMY OKDL' | WAsnrxcTOX, Ap il il.?The Pi i tat il 6. Btai ey, lo hs Brigadier Cloners!, ?n<i it ha^ bees mrwsrdi il to bru. A t of Major William B. Il ;'. HuDipbre) .. i , i i fauir>, md I :- ? Uteube .ni ? Cavalry. wiUhs cmb'o al the l*hi?Iclphla I ? ? rTASHIXOTON No I LS. W_?rrawroN, Ptb?y, Aartt ll. Uti, fitton FBn>at Oaskbvko Bl rat Camsmi ta ?u.i i lM, v there was no meetJog \ Tkbasi i v i : i i a i> - ? . r to? il. iy ? '.iii ted the dlsmls?I of John I'. Cramer, i ? tu.- i i,.uta Audi tu - ? ? ,i ? : lei '< tu til ? il partraeut. 'I he clerk sindee ted to a ? relative of tbe la ly, who a ? iinhiso?sa Nsw Basics i, fha Contrails! of the Car* rei v bsa suthoi Ize I the >? Imj ! Bani sf - u.ooo, ali of Hock Hapitls, lovvu. I ? ms cov- ti v. f. Ki-.ni). -Tbe Tressursi of tbs tiou of g-jOo from au unknown restd ent i i ... . la wa. Au no ki.-i.m, baiastat lii.ii".:... ras Hoaas Ossa. ? ut'.rniii-e to ' a favorable rasas! ls lu- matle ui tin billa i i ( va Falls aad Western Kallwai Com pani to construct a timbre over i , iii'.ei, iii" Wmona. Alms h...I '>,,;t!:.rn Hallway Companj to oonntruct bridges icroastl ' Wiseos .m. ( bippewB a'ti.l Si. (Hui Kimi- m Mi-.,, t,u, Bt. lu ul sod St- lau'.l. Kailruatt Oompaay 'ruc; bridges aero*, the Ml**i?*ipul Uiver ia Wisi'.ui.lu anil hetv.eeii l_?aBSta ati I Wist uinin. A "Mn iN-iliM.it's" K\iiim. IlRii.Tii.? rhe Attorney neneral baa ordered the traaafer of lbs eouvl t. I. it. liffiliiioml. the iiutori-iit ?* BBOonaulner," from tn ?? Ptats Penitentiary al Asbuni, N Y., to tlie smui Csrsbaa penitentiary at OobimB?, Thi. w.-i. done at the requnat ur Kenatoi Huller and the I) strict _tsvataey, as ked. m.e. l's e,i,,.rai liealth li rapclly tatllag ni tao Cola ululate ol' Auburn. DI8TURRANCR IN CUBA. MOVEMENTS OF rROOPg AND BAM'lTS?1ND10NA lins n\ V.R A MIAN. A lefter fruin Hav.mu, djted April ', eats : Bertoaa aecounta fruin t la Interior a- to ibe movemnnts of lal.', par, lei of buiuiita umiI of Uovsrameat traopi sss> linne io m.ne m. Ife.it-nla.v a hattsllouof rsgutai itooyo waa sent from this city to the Vaelta Anrlba, aa.i Bar a few tiavB tbaeoaatIntBenebrhborhaed <>; Havana was t>. t-npifii by detachment ? of troops, ibe Uoveraassal ta apparestlj wak?g up t<< th* .iination Privatsaeeoaaaa from St. ll?stage say tbs Cabas ref ugees t hers are iu ;.,,-.,, alon of large amsaata af amaay nadara preparing for a Uaabug In Coba la combma tion with parti, here. mis la probably tbe eaaaa of the eztraurdiuxrv ninve inenta of troops. Tba Oavsramsnt ta spits of all tti.-?? f lets pre lends to ridicule all report* of threuieuel inva? sion. News lia. rearhed tuts eity thnt tba Minuter of fhe (ol bs - bsa an la .i aaa item af 9^,000,000 with the iiu paao-Ooloal? Bsalfof Bsreeloua fer tbs soeount of tu<? L'ubaaTreasury, pledgina lu return a dallypayassatsf Bl5,000 from tbr Inc,.me of tba ('lilian cu-toui houses. ibe Cuban Treasury wiU hara to pay mie per cent easa* mission on tbe m. n ami ku tnterasl of '.'l-.> i>er ceut pm uno um. Thia measures baa caused the greateal ladurt?? tton here un.! bas added to tbe state ol profound alana nnd BaoaratdlacanmntprevaiHae. h. Um luau and eonti?I ina OS With thS sallie liaUll ll! I ~-n BIS COaalaV ie 1 one of ibe c ilatnitie- whicb l.uvs limii'-tu atv-,it tbe pre-ent .Uta ol affairs. Bj virtue of the foi mt i loan. Ihrsugh w.ma tbi- Bauco-HUpaao ' oloulsl israallatagsn haawaae proBi, tbe burden ol which C i >a alone b m tu bear, the bank la already rocofvlng 9S3,000 dally ttOSS the mcomc of the < a ? p'ti custom huns,.. A pol it um wtiicb tbe tobacco irrowers tn the Vuelta Aiiu'.i -'liuni ttsd to ths linnie (.uv i r.iuiciit Baaing that ur goat mueaiia? ba taken to raamdi lae ei-iia wbaab tier euumeraied a. deatruetlva lo nn-ir tadasary has i.pa-o virtually rejeessd. Tuo au.wcr from las liaver-u mrat a. lllf d llulie of tb-'< tltJIl ult:.'.. a perfect paule lt relirmna ta tbe marketa att-rvaauu, lu ur,l-l to -ell their .Irafls, I, iv e to Mil mit to a Ul ic lusa) on tbe i in rent rates of exehsnge, whii ii ar.- conttnu illy tl.. iiniiiu-. suiiie of the Isisjsi houses i.iuuui tell tn,?ir bills of sxohaags al say rata. wv.iiim.mn, April li, lafatsssthsBasabasaa i here of the iiDe^t bv Un- I nil. il Mai.-, authuntie. at Kv West, Kia., of Auii-'i'.u Mavull, a Cu .an. v bu BJRtfSSl at that B4Nrt yssSBlday louniiiijf nu the Meanie! 'ililli b,li? mul'. Die aire-t was BSSSd t>u a t,-lea-ram fion: i..n Uovernoi t lea ?? U of ( sba to tau -"p.,iii-..i i .msai at Kay kvinc that Mayoll waa roaring i v i tu kill lum. Mi.voil waslakeu before a aiaglstrate un I I BBSWI !. REGULATING WHISERl PRODUCTION, Chick o, April ll.?At thc sc-siou nf tha Waatsvs lApurt Asssstatlon to-day.tbe doma.ul. uf the Kalarastai amt Ottawa MsM?aHss at twin. BL.sbs? ai'kn-.wledjred, ami the Av.t?-l.itiuu BBOBB?I Bl gSf iheaa tbsfaissmsatasaa. l^twedkaaa?tea wsaasssssf i.y a* ontei o." the as.-ot da lion, under the rule to hinit SBB|BB> ilucttu'.i, but lulling to re.ene tneir isl ciii.t,-. i .,.u i_ pool promptly, they lieitan euita u> it*, mei.ami tbe faaS was cited that the pool contempuUed dlavaolutiou. Tbs ile.'..lull today 1. rcKaiilcd a* Ulakine , crtaiu Hie iuhIih ame of tba .i--u, latlou. ll t- . ll,al tie- dis. lllleries abouM ba raeaeated to draw their fln-s n'irr Juaa t. n wases?thal abeal Mi Btweeatwesaaaesa. riioja a tm sv nulli not vs oiii.l be ***.?-? I tu lutlciiiuifi- I how wb* decided to ah?dowa A resolution w.is nlopu t idJoa lou tbe eapaelty to BB pet cent arter Ma) I l>.?t UoiS iu'_1 turu out ibm (.allie and leduov oap?ikf.