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APPROPRIATING MILLIOXS. BILLS LIKELY TO BE TASSI.D BY THE LEGIS LATini:. I> HOW GOVERNOR HIL.L IMPOSES A HIGH TAX RATE ON TAXPAYERS-MORE MOXEV FOR THE CAPITOL-A STATE PRINTING BUREAU. tntO- THB ltKOUUlR (ORRtSPOMDBST ~F THK TMBtNK.) Albany. March 1.?Tho Senate Flnance Cammlttee re mained here after tho Legislature adjourned on Friday nnd llstenod to tho views of tho Capltol ("omnil?sloner, Mr. IVrrv. upon the vurlous bllls which huve been introdueed making approprin'ion- |a conilnue worJi upon the new Capltol. ln ono of those bill. 8866681 Chase. of Albany, proposed to approprlate 82.HOO.OO0 to ivniplete tbe glgantlc bulldlng. In nnoth".- bl? Asiemolyman Page. of Albtany, nfBjaatal an appro priation ol 8? .000,000 Ior the flime .tructure. Hut the senate Finauce Committcc hn> conservative men in tho pei-ons of Senators sloau. Erwin, Shatird. saxton _nd Fassett, and therefore they carao substan ttally to an agreement that Senutor 0-688*8 upproprli* tloi. for the Capltol r.hould be ctit down froni 82.000, 000 to 6500,000. Half a milllon clollars wlll go far toward eompletlng tho bci.utiful .tairway at the west? ern end of the Capltol amd lo complete rooms ln the same end of the bulldlng. Tha total 8Jnon.it of money expended ln the con structian of the Capltol up to Septcmb.r 30. 1800, acrordlng to tl.e state OintroHer'* report. was 618.508, 617 --. Mn.e thcu lha tipltol (.'ommls*louer hai 8B> pended upon the bulMinp about 6200,000 addltional. vnth the 6500.000 whlrJi 888 Senate Flnance ( ommtttee proposes to have spent 6|66 tlie bulldlng bv 868*688. ber 30, 1861, or b. Ihe tlmc the next Ugislature. there will hav,. 1-een expended ln all upon iho bulldlng the sum of 810.2..H...77 88. I'ndonhteniv the kuUding when completed Wm have lo^t llttle less than 622,000,000. The deotslon rcsp-.ting the Capitol appropriation throwi further light upou the piobablt. total appro piiailons that will be made by tlie Legislature aud the probable Stato tax-rate. Concernlng the 8tat_ tax rate there is tliii to be said: tiiat the Legislature and the (iovernor for several years have lmposed upou the taxpayers an unneces-.ar.ly high rate of taxation. This BB8 been 866861 by ihe Legislature leavlng in the 06886888*8 hands upon adjonrning a large number of appropriation bills, but prevlous to adjaiirnmcnt iixing w:th the Oeie_ee_*i saaetlae a <t.ite ta.\ rate a- though he wonld sicn 811 these blUa. ln the year 1880 Mr. llill consen.ed to a State ta\ rate thus based upon the total number of appropriation bills pa*scd by ihe tag-lalBia. many of HHNB yet un .Igned by him, and tlK.i cnl out 8l.*00 000. but the Stale Tax-Kafe lull had lH-cn sipned ahrady by him. BO that _____ 8-4108 of M_i eoaayaOed the l_cfaeuri lo pay i?i. hOO.ooo more than was nece?_.ty Ior them to pay for the appropriations which he and tlio LUBjIalatuie Irad actuall.v made. Mr. Hill's >atellltc- are calling foe an adjournnient of tl.e Legislature ln Aprll. with tl_> object of repeatlng his performahce of 1866. He pldr.ly wishes an artiflclally high State tax rate estab livhc-d by a ha'ly adiiHtrnni.til of U.e Legislature. and trVm will turn about, 8888 8 large number of ap? propriation bllls and then posf- hefore ll.e people Of the State ns an economi.al Clilef Executive?witli an eye up.ui the fall electtons and the posslble elec tio'i of a Dem.K at'.c Le.rislature. ??('ertalnly we -r-u.fi adja irn lu Apri! lf we ln_,v? rompleted our v,.,-';,' s_ ,1 ,-^enator Sloun a few days M-u. - but 1, tOT o.ie, am pposcd to adjuurni.ig tlie Legislniure BBfOjily anc" lc-ving ln t.overnor Hill's liands a large number ot appropriation bllls. We hive fallen inlo a bad prrctico of laie years of noi havlag tlie, Sliite, taxratc raneafOBi wlth our actual appioprta-ion-. I aui nfffKi ad to a fuitJier toiitlmi uce of thut pnettee, bOtll 88 a represent_it!ve of the v.ners of tlie btate and of tlie RcpubLlc&ii party. What do we gaJn wlth votei- by adjoumlng the Lecls latiire a week earller than usual lf we have impo.-eil upon ihe taxpayers of the state *1,000,000 of needles* taxationt" The .Senate Flnance Coiiimlttoe, as inight be cx pected, has had to maie soiue udditlons to the (ienei'al Appr. priatlon bill, which ls tl.e measure in which aie Intluded most of the expenie arcoui.ts of tl.e depart incnl- of the siatc .iovernnient, of the a_.ylums, prisoni ~ii I ii-fo;-mator!Cn. The bill as it left the Assembly appropiiatcd W?,U2.W(i (!". The Senate has abo to art upon ?888-nblyman '.uih's bill apptopriating *KK),000 for a State Prlntlng Bureau. lt 1? estlnnted upon good authorlty that lf such a bureau ls ever estab llshed the cost of State prlntlng wlll be incroased fo (?400,000 ycarly. stato worlt is always dear work; \\ itne>s the Btate Capitol. Tho laborer emplciyed by Ihe state is u-ually appalnted through politkal influ ence. and he is too likely not to work so haid or so fa?t as he does for a prlvate bosa. Any lnhahltant of Alba_)y durlnK Ihe period the Capit-d has heen under c oiiBtrui tion ivill \r able la .estlf>- thut the _reat cost of the bulldlng has been iualnly due to the fact that the state employed the stonccutters and othei- laborers upon it, and tiiat lf tha wotk had boen done by coti. tractors its cost would hnv.? U-en at lcast one-third I---. Tlie Ktatas latioix-r wl_lie<t to pt-oluufc hls lob ; he was four days doing tho work whi< h shamld have boen done ln one day. And politi.al influence protocted liiai from belng dlstharged when lie wa* laiy. II nmy be predlctcd that a State Prlntlng Burcan would brlng to Albany a large number of typesctter, "wlth a po litica] pull," and that, as statcd lvefo->e, tho cost of th* state prlntlng wonld be run up yearly to at le.a.t 15400,000. At preeent it co_t_ about 8110,000 yearly, and tho comlng year the conipetition between the va rlotib piinter- preflriaaa to brlng lt down to 8100,000 and perhaps 67.".,(XH). The Keuute also ha? in Its hands, ready for aetion upon lt, the bill of A.-seniblyman Acker appropriating i.4.'i4,000 for State care of the pauper insane. ln both the Benate and the A..-embly the bill ha* been pacr?d approprlating WOl.,000 for tlie ordlnary expenses and malntcnMUce of the canals, and the bill approprlating d*447,540 for tlie canal-debt sinklng fuud. The Assembly (_anal Cominltteo has reported favorably tho QBBBl I'nlon's bUl approprlating 8500,000 Ior lengthening the canal loebs and deepen _6| Ihe canals. Tlie Legislature Iias pa.sed and the Uovenior has sigued Auaomblyman A-pinall's bill ap? proprlating 6300,000 ior an armory for the _:3d Kegi ment, of Brooklyn. There ha.s alreculy beeu appro priated also -tl.VO.OOO for rcpairlng the buildings dam? aged by llre at Ciinton Prison, und 8i:j,ooo for the fcame purijoso at Aubum Piisou. T'ndoubtedly al>o the Legislature will pass Senator Ste-art's b.U appro? prlating ?-.50,000 for the World's Fair at Chieago. a bill upproprlatlng 817,000 to complete U.e work of the C.ii.imissioners of statuiory Ucvision, and a bill ap yroprlating 850,000 to pay the awards of the State Board of (Taims. People wlll be su.prlsed al.o lf the '?Supply bill," which .ontains a large number of extn. approp.iat)ons. does not c-ontaln, as usual, appropria? tions amountlng to at least 61,000,000. It would seein, tlverefore, that it can be predlcted tiiat tlie fol? lowlng appropriations, with perhaps the exception of the state Priiittng Hureau bill, wlll bo made by tho LeRl-lature i t-euer*! Appropriation bill. 89,1 ._\300 67 BUte Capitol. _?0,0i;0 00 tiUU> Pilutlng Hureau. 100,000 00 jjlalf taro of iJ-aan.. .54,OC>0 00 laual bllls . 1,7-8,-4000 23d IWluient Armory. 800.000 00 ?U.< prlaoiiB. 173.C00 00 Worid'a Y*\r.. 250,000 00 rstatutorv revlaion. IV MO 00 Boanl of Clalmi. 80 (X? 00 bupj.ly bill. 1,800.000 CO Total..8-3,742.8-8 07 The HtaXo t*x rate for 181?0 was C 34-100 mllN, which biought rnto the State Treausury 88.fllo.74M 17 TOie State J?*. some Income outaide of taxes. Laat year, for lustanee. tt derlved over 81,000,00t? from tbe Collateral Inherltan<-o;_x bill. Tlicre Is al*o an avallable surplus in tlie State Treasury of 8_5,000,(KK). liut with tliese three milllunr avallable to make good the __MB66BI ta tho appropriations thi. year, It ls kUII oppareut that the Stute tax6888 Ux*. jear will probably be Increased. Eveji wlth thi__ inllllons |0 ott-t-t thm Aii.ouut of appropriations thi. year thci. yet _-?i.iuiii> over f_!,0(K),000 of appropriations to bc provlded for by tbe Bteaeat i>-k slaiure, beyood what was prorMM for by ihe l__st L< dslature, if all the appt-opriiUou biil. already uamed become law?. Tha estlrnatc given altove. moreovcr, ls a con aervatlve oue. Xj BMBtlOB u r*r1. ln it of extr-a raiial appropriation bllls before the Legislature amount? lng ta 61,672,730, of an AdlrenU*. k l_-k bill uppro prTaUiifc' ioOO.OiK), ot bllls fjf no-n_;il school. a::d armorii-s amountlng to 6215,300, and of mlsc llaneoui anp.oprlation hill.., an:ounli:ig to 6550,000. if all tne_f. hill- should lxronie laws the appropriation. would bo inciea.ed 8-.'.c.')7,550. Men tion hu* atready boen made of__pp:op.iatloii bllls amountlng to 813. 742,840 07 wflk ar likely to I* pisvd. Addlng th!? 813,74J.^40 0~P_ the 62,637,550 mcntloned of r.ip plai.icnial apnreprfhtloni, und t.'ie members of the L-frlsiuture wlll di-cover thut th-\- sre asled t appropriations ani'iuutlua lo 81.i.5?0.3Wi.i7, or nearly double the amo^iit raleed under the siat- tax rate of la-t year. WHAT WILL HILL DO ON WEDNI.M.A . ' WILL THE b__NA'i\yHi;i.KlT (OXTINLK TO ACT AS GOVERXOR-Tlii: FALI. CAMl'Al.iN'. Allittiiy, March 1 (SpeclaJ).?'I he tcrm of David Ii. llill as benutor bepiru on \Vedne_day next. March 4. Will be re_.|gn his soui as (iov cruor on tiiat date l Tiiero are no signi of ? pa< klag up" ln Uie KMoutive Chauber. Mr. Hill's deak ia sUll BtUred wlth hla privat* ?h_h.i_, and be lalks wlth tba ______afi of the _4_B___aare aa _bea_M ba | ' to rciiialu In Albany uutil the end of tlu- *e**i<.ii. Meanwhlle IJentenant-Oovernor JaBM i* __88Bl fi->m All.anv two or three day* every week. pti*lalng k va** for the Democratic nomlnaiion for i;.. tnu. Tin* week also Ibe faet has been disilo ed th.it Will lam l.irrell. of Ilo.li.-ster. fi.ntier < lialrnian ol tho Uemoi'iuUc, hUto Comniittc:, ls pusblng ijenator MrXaiiglaton, ?.f Korhe-i -r for tbe l)cuio.'i_t!c. n...iiinatit.il BBf Geiet-Oli -BBl Ibe 88888 niovenicnt and tli3 McXauglaton inoveiii-ni inn-t bo nttik hcresy in l!ie 88*88 of liov.-iuoi- IUIL 8-888 88 i.ad leit baaa b_s_b_i_b. a_a__ tii<ii eaaira .--? aat ha* i:.,-v..-ll P. Flower iipptirently foae bl the Qar ornor und gulned his pennis*io!i 88 8-08-80 a c.tndidate for t.overnor. Mr. liill will evidrntlv 1.. 8888 to pnsh forward lii* own randidatc for lioven.or: oli-o Um) various coimty poliliilan* Wtfl _>-i 8801 mlttcd to some one of Uio vnrloiis cundldntcs al: | I-, i:i tlie flcld. Mr. Flowcr's canva** 1* uppniviitly in 8 pro*priou* state, BBi 88 is (.aiiiing IBBferl Mr. 11 Lii may lind dltli.-ult lo deBa-b if Bf -iio-J- dc (dro to do 88. What I* hlgl.ly ttgiiinrniit i-, Uiai of tlie per..onal liciitenants of (iovcrnor llill ... qatBtty in_kin? 88* ..Mlaiiee*- in na_a aaUtlea. Tbey de-iro to bavo ? htr_ii_ influcncc wtth ihe in couihig Uata Adminl-tiHtioii lf i! happen to lie a Democratic one. Thev were and stlll are friends of tiovernor llill, but they ?18 iM.liliclan*, and. tliereforc. tbey 818 d-tei mlned Ij Ingiatiak- theinselves with the Democratic candldate for 011188881. W___r?8e B8 niay bc. .\cir.l lngly, jiiditician* o?pe<t to BB. - rea:"-..ug<-meiit :>( forces ln the D?UelalBl party if a Uc.iocr.itle tiov? ernor should be elccte_ tlii* fall lt is probuble tliat tlie Deiuocnitir party will ha_ some tribulatlOti at the UBM it hi.lrl - it- BtaBB cunveii tion this fall. There i* leOSOa to _____ tliut l.leiit.-n aat-Governor Jooea -iil aeak a n .iinnaiio.. _r_1 lot t.,.\'-riior at the han.ts of a Panaera' Alltanoe Btate Conveiitlon, and then will u-k the Dcmx-i.iii.- Btate Coorenttoa to ii:dur*<- hla aomlnaUon. Jones, of Wng haiuton. uiilii.-Ullv foi- hlinsclf. baa :;;i!ne<l uo hold up.ui the leaders of tlie lieui.irrt.tic party, und therefore i* r_mp?lled to lean upon a popalar Mpporl to briog about hi* ifbrnin-tlon. Popalar aapporl n nomllietO- a man. even in ? Deuio.iraUC __8_a (.'oiiv.-n tlon. which ls a .lo*.- < oi]> u-ation. ttoreiaor mir* intiinato* *ay that if be i~ eorn pcllcd to reslgn by an e_tra *o**ion of the Oiit.-d MatM Senate, :>nd to go t<> Wa-hiit-ton. be will inaKe a BOnaatlon there. I >ne of tbeae fii.-nd* said the other iluv : -What the Demorratlc party ha* ii.-.il.-d ln the T'nlted siat>* Senaie i* a leader. It i- well tO hive 8 leitler of the (i.iiiuaii lypo, bal llill adds to the qnallflealloni wbleb tlonnaa poi aoaam as a party tactlttoa that of befnf a ready apeakor. >fow, ai Wastalufton, lf a Bepubllcan Renator make; a ipeeeh tixulnst the Demorratie party, no PeBMieratlc isonator replies Immedlately. Three <n four days aftci-urd -(.me sul.-mn old Deinocrfll ator aets up and n-a.. . a rej.lv to which no one I llnl llill has hi- wit* uhoilt tbO. Ile r-.iiihl BOl BCr niit a Kepubllcan'* apeecb to po out ??? tha cowntry withi.ut a rej.lv .oin. v.lth It. niul he i- 80 well :.-? .|iiairicd wilh tbe irecnt politieal hlstory .?f the coiintrv that he Conld _M_M >m !i n BD.b Bl .>:><?.' The OererBor's friend* al-o tlilnk that be hna a<!d"d to h'a poiitic.it i-eputatlon l.y refaalng to booer tha reqiilsitloirof (...veni.'.i- IiiiIKelev. uf Connerticut. Hut Mr. Hin will iciiir.' soon that tlii* derlalon will rer tniiilv eml.ana** him. To inoci-.-w. prabably. he ?!!1 receive a "iequMtlori from Uovornor Ualkewy asklng (or (he aarreoier ..f John Oolbert, of Danbury, Conn.. now in juil at t'unne!. Pntaam (oiinty. X. Y., Cbargrd wilh boree *tealln?. It is hatd t,> think of mu. h l>'? llti.-al tepiitatlo-i t-einc galned l.v the Bi-tectl-_ boree Cilef. With every addltlonal refu*al of rcu-.ii iltloii Mr. mr* eai-_naaa_ir-it will iBereaae, Per Imp* he inay roslfn n* 00.8180* le 880888 081 f'?^' quences of thTi nctlon. -? BVDVEX DIUTH OF A JBB^BLLBB. Edward A'anes?. a Jewcller. Mrleg at Xo. 149 1'ul lon-*i., dropped dead y_-ter_87 BlterflOOB whil" *il tin_ in the reetaaraat kept by Heory Thorpe al Wo. '_'1_ I'ulton *t. Mr. \'ane**, who was an el.ierly nian nnd a ba<helor, sutTciwl from beait disea*o. Wl.ile sitting ln tho reataaraat he waa ob served to talie frc.|ticiit lipa ft 88 :* -*mall vial or liquid. This vial rontatbei 1 per cent solution of niuo-glycerlne, ?_? drachBU, and 0 draclitn* ot alcOhol and water. toor _t-__l 0- whtoh wcio to be t_ken everv four boora. Me ba_ beeu warned BO. to talie thia inedl.-inc Oatl ner, as its ptfeuts were Itkelv to be danferona. Wh-iiier he drank tlie medicine vestei-dav with sulcidal iiitcnt, or in oi-dci- to allav tho pialn from ths apaa8-a of the beert, i< not known. ULs cir.umstaiKes wore good, aud ou lu.* bo.ly wei-e found nHO. a gold wi.t.h. aud oiher Jewelt-y. lie has two nephews, arho earry on boalne leweb'et-* iu Mahten U>w\ He xvas a membor of tii>> ti. .\. n., Vand.-riiilt Tvist, and a meniber of uie liepublicaa Av.o'iatlim of the Xltli As-embly L>ls trlct. m TAB BALTRF.X l/d-Ti WITH MAlTIBOBB. _B8 i-'ran. I*.... March l.-(ieoi_e Van Jlaltren. ihe basebull plavrr, who C now at hi* bi.ine in 011UI..1,;, lias IMJBfi a coi.tr.tct to play witlj iho ll-iltlniore Ameriran A*?tH'i.llon Club. lt i* .tate.l tli.it \..,, iiaiiten bad ali.-H.iv ilancd with tlie Cblc_a_ Leaguo Club, but brobe tlie C0Btn_-. to pc v.lth the Laltimore. lfJ7. V1LTZ COrUTS HIS WIFE. From The CMoafO Tribune. ' imi do ar I'. IIk-iiiu* Diltz laid down the paji'-i !ie w_* rea.I Ing. pot Uls ii..'*c-gla---:' ba< k in hi* po ket, t->nk h:s hat and uvereoal down from ihctr hcaik, and itarte. home. ,. , TU do it,'' he repeat"(I V> hiins-li' u* ha wall.ed ai.-n^. ?? rii eoort ni' wil. a* if *he were a kiiI atalo. th- aray the leBow .im ln the newapaper atory. I expeet it'll go pi**ttv t.iiiitli,'' he t**fleet?d. ilirowing awev lii* rljrnj- i.rul Wfptaa lil? nioi.tti cn-rli.ll, i hc apprtachoil his home. "I've been a good rtc-jl o( a rblnoceroa aimut the heaae, on.i It'i a lr_r.i Udug to breah oif old liablts nll at once. but l'm _._._ to _iv.' lt a trial If lt take* the hid ? off.4 Mr. Dillz entered the housc. hnng hl- hat aa_ oveicoat lu ihe hall ii.*i.Rd of U_ro_-Q| tli -:u down lu a heap 011 the sofu iu lii. usual fa*hion. Then ho went 011 tip-toe up-sbdrs, put on bla ber| Decklle, conibed h!s fialr can-fully, und caine so.'ily down t..e Sttill* UgH.UI. ?? Mary Jane:'' hc cnlled out. ?? \V!icre are y?.u deai-1" -l>iit here." an-were.l a vol'-e in ihe kltehen. li I)id you lirlttr- that [.ackage of rbocolata I toM yoa not to furget when you a.nl down-town thi* moralng*" - Why, iio," said Mr. Oll'r. retretfuli.-, a* be went Into tlie kik'heti. "l foraet lu fear." Mrs. Diltz looked ut, him lO-plC-OttSly. Ile liadn't ealled her "dcii" fer about elev.-n ., "You .orgot lt! llumpli! I ju-.t expected It. What ttre you up to now 1"' Th'? que.ry, somewliat bharj ly -.iiiet-ed. v.-.-.s prompted by an uuexpected foiward novemenl oa Um imit of Mr. Ihiu. - Doal you see l'm cl"_ning tli* chi'ken?" -lie ex clalnied. ?' Laok out! You'll make me cut 1 l'm working at the glz/aud. A D ui bai n 1 pokhig round In tlie kll'-iien when b. .an'i .!-? anv good." Mr, Diltz stcpjiel baoh. Hc had Intcnded lo Uu 1.1* wife, but coii.-Iuded Ut no-tponc llie matter for little whlle. "Mary _____." b?> -aid, ?? my iti ur-?? ??What aro you all .licked iip for, unyhow ? rioitic anywherc :" '?Xo, love. 1 experf to *p.-nd thr; re-t of the day at ii.tiiie, j cume an hour ar iwo earller, ihlnklns -I wl*h you bad br.iught tbat ehoeolite. That'a wliat l wlah.1 ?? Dai-liiie." said Jlr. Dlitr. ?? i- that'* _e way to go io work at a eblcken pi/wutl. Let me?" " Maybc you know iin.io abniit thi* WOrh than 1 <1>. >L.ybe 1 haven't clvtn.-'l bandredi ,,f rhlckena aii l*f_ lM-en keej.lng honael Whai ara yoo loo-pma around out here for. anyhow, wilh yc.iu- balr all pla*terd down nnd lhat smlik of\ youi-'f ?? My Jeereal Man- .i.-me. 1?a '? Polh.-iiias.a broaa ln his wife, lavinc down the por tlott of the fowl's analomv she had been di- u und looking al blsi heenly, -what 08 '-aith i tbe object of thi* pa_ar_r_Dfl \Vh?t new dodgc m-e vou trylng to work now I" "Why. Mary Jane. I've made up my rnind 10 Irv t/i get al'jnc wlth you in a dif?" "To get along with iner What do jroa _b8-8 I I/o you trll me io my (BM l'm ?_jnl to BBl nl^ng Wltb .'" ? X.it n\ al). Mary Jane: not at all. I _:..* only fjlng fai say tbal we mlght Ilve tojrether mor*. n-n ii-tably, you kaow, If?er?lf we'd qiilt thi* quaiT__une and le 'i.clable, you Imow. a* we. used to be. There. no ne d of ti- a. tinc Uke aata und do_5?? '?Who -ay* we act lilie e.-.l* ;ni! __)<_, I'l lllte to kaow .' l.ix.i. iu re, P--1 emm ! Yea've been _rl.il ?? It. I MBaBal 1-- 1.'i*, Mary .Isne. don't you glve way to tbat temper of yoorsl11 ?'?who staiiti |bla fnaa l" '?You dkl." 'I illda't. You did vour^elf." ?1 didn't!" '? YOU (laVl I" '? You kuow l^?t{er., '?Trll pear wife .slie lie-. do you! Wel!, lt, isn'i tl.o fir^t thne. lf you have any bu_liie** |o attend to :-.l yonr 88808 there will be picntv of tliut for you t., pa i.nd do It hefor. supper. I'll get alouc 1 don't -e,-.! any help 011 this .lii.-ken." ?? Dlddledv diul ?.wiiiir the dag-gonc old hen 1" sboalad Mr. Diltz, besld,- hini*'!' wilh rii-r. Pa.1 Wliile ll ever!a*llng gol ding.d ..id carca-?!" Me wvnt out of Iho MtChOB, *himmln_ tbe -OOOrba hind him. and in less thau a .inarter of a iiiln.i be araa oa bla ?;.> back to __? offlce, mnti rlna . rltedlv to blmaolf and crnablng the Inoffen hocl bencat!i his vlndictlv.- hcel a? h>- a_ro_e Bloa(. Mr. Diltz has noi entlrclv glven 111 lii" I couiting his wifo, but he has regtolered a ea*i Iron vow nev.-r to undertako the Job agalu wh.-n bhc I* anatonilziiiR a chicken. ? a TBTIXti TO COXKOLE HEB. From The Dctrolt Free Press. ?'Doy," said a lady on __ast Ellzabeth-st., " h'.ve you ?.een ? little- loat 808 anywherc 08 the -treet?" -A liltle blBi'k-and I ?-. "Taa, I saw li!m rlght down by the alley." ??Thu ??B111 Ik laal there now. A great blg d0_ cau_!it him riphL Bl the alley and chewed him up." - Merej "And irutpe.1 bim rirht down." ? rfaaveaa, do I" ? far, M did. i boi . lece of beef. Yea Deedat nel BO very bad, tiioti.h. The blg dop I* down there BOW, BO- I"' i- BBwlBK and howlliif. and n.hes all OTBr. I'll bet yonr d ..' atark ln bla thii_4t. and that he'll rhoke 89 death in I.-s*'n hulf an hour." Ttmrlai.. Wh.thrr ? .. (iha .11 I.r il . . , U-lp a lioui.- of Kvruj> of l-'lg?. a. It acta moat plraaanUr ?-. lually .m the k'dueya, llvrr and bow.-K iitf\.-..:i..b favera, rn-nrtachr * and othrr fnrma nt tl Icnr-aa. For aale ii. BOu. _ud ?1 00 btiUl-a bv ?i; lra.luu _iu,al--_ ! KKORUANIZING. THE ARMY. AN 1MP0KTANT BILL PJUHKD 11Y TIIE SKNATE. TIIK IIOlsK UKI.M' T.) 6CBC IVVuIl Mll V 1'1'ON __? -WHAT IT l'l.ciVTDI'.S- l.NDIAN- AS bOLD IKIIS. mr TEi?ofurii to tiik T8H?nf__.j HVhli, (.'(-, ii, .Mar. I. l.-Oru; <f B_8 mo-t important of tlie many nvisure- passed by the Senate yesterday ::?? lull |8 pr,inl'- tor Uie n-oriranlzatloii of tha arlilleiy and Infantry for<e> of ihe Army. Senator I lt la 8 8-866616 to whl. h Ihe nio>t carnc-,t thonghf haa i<-,' ileea \>\ taaa-Bg Anaoj bmb Bai Baiiai ? aaoahat oi yeara, aaal ta tn,- toaa a pused the Senate it HlfllBUHBJtl Un- < o.i.iiimit JilIit I,,,.,,! oi ni,- bm t expert aud Baal?aatlif aothorttlaa. ,i M-hofic'i.i aad tin- latiataiy <>f Bfae aeea aaasag tlir lat ol the aiiilioiiil-s ivlio gave their vi-ws lo liu | Commlttee ,,f Ihe 8888*8, an.l they wero both lu IIB.B--88IB. wlth tli.- BM8BB66B of that I limiitle . durinp lha Uaaa u.e biu was ta oaaroe af eoastraet-a, The !.;!!. a- 8F88 88881 t**9 ye-i ntay. provl.,-- 1 ,r tli. Im .??'-.? of HM 886868- "f 886?iBl B-8B of all p.acle8 in ii,,- Army m tOfiCO, eaetaatae , f the lleafital Oeafa and geiieral -.rvli-e rjeffta an'.I- 888888888*8, Ihe total 88881 ?").<**) pmmt il.an thal flxod hy tl.e 8*08881 law. \ i.oi.'l f.'ataiv of Ihk measure ls that the tl -vill hlllBfl BOi ie-- than -M?0 16-666, The !Y< .: ilent BM! BlBO ln BM dlaeieUoa au.l.orize lha WlltBill ,,f aaeft preportloa af i laaei men in one c,r more of lt,..,.,, nfiiaimM af artiiiery aa tha ?taaaata af tho .,,'i'Vite ina.v al.-i:i_ti'l. 0.8taal BehoBeM atatei to the eemanlttea hi< lieiief ii'it lha toalan nf eaBettag lailaaa wonld ire a most efleetlva -t<'i> lawart theii- dvtlaaJ aa* The ladlaae, bt ihlahs, cpxlohl] tahe la aUBtan Bla and ara ready .,, ,|, i.nlliiii,: thal :i v.'Iil," man v II do. all Iiom.Ii their ili-i "f IfB 18 Hia! h BBBB ihOB? <lo no work. Baaaa of lha haai Baaata, he aaja, win the a_oal var m.i indlana Qaaeral BehotaM nbji ha wrota .?<? ,,,,,1, r, ,;,?? ,,f tha i!idi:sn ninipani's ef aeeeta an.l in?BMl -'t to iii.-iu that ha axpa. led th ?.?> 11 t* a Ith ihe Anny ia C888 Bf B forelitn war. the >;.ine a. ~htt_ 8881 i,iii.'. an. thes arete rerj. proad ,,f IMa eeaBdeara. : SchoBeU a!-> thiiil.- that In-lians malic Kood ?oldlera. CH 008188 totna of them are gcK,d and faoms of the? ara bad, bal the. ara aol trsaeharsaa, a* i? g8H8n_U_. iBBBoaei. ?? I bbbw af aaty aaa wherc- IhaV pnivod 18888666888." -aid he. "ind that *a_ at l,,it Aparhe. 6liP8 lOBM af BBBB turnt'd upon the troops -ti'l BBV8 them a prctty 886888 fight." i ? ni.nn eejed of the biii, however. la to laeaaaaa -: ;?,?> ,r tha :..-iiiier.v. Tha Baaeaaltf af doiii? tkla eaBaot ha aeUa* ihaan Ihaa i)j qoottni hm .,f |ha mmartu made iu theaa privata hl before the OomBtlttoe ea MHitarj. Aftaln bj tha _ree_e i War and tl." Miijof-den-r.tl comniaiiding |h8 Army. lha Hajia Oen.ial reeoanaeaiai tha leorgan IcsBoo of the aiilBeri Into leeaa Nfhaenta, Inaiead ,,f Baa, aad unwplot the ad.iitionai Brat Uaatenanta, theaa aatia eaheltera afBean halaf, ta Ua hMajaaaai, .. > aecitaiaiT la thal letuaiBBBitaHaa tha Beeretan eoocaned talU, aad k ? m -ted la lha caatai-ttea thal ha daaated H laatartaal that aathorttf for theaa new rea> nicnt, should i>e grant.-.i. Aa iBteveattej itatanent naia hj Beeiel _fj Piaetoe arai Ihia, la arUeh ha aM: In view of the ciiminMi'-i i-QBlreoaenta tor tho -tjci.'ttii of tbe Army l- ?l?16& dhnlnlah nf. 1870 wlth an .ai.-tcci Rtronrth noi qulte 10.000 lanjer than n..w. u.e ntlo or enlhted men to popnlatton wa* onl? i n <f i !><"?? eeat, or i out or 1,106. m ??ith t,ie eallaied atrangth l.ooo haa than it B nmv, the ntto aaa 1 30 ol 1 9***^ -\' ,,l!"?,;r;"'.;,n-,) time. wlth a noanlatloo of 05.000^000, II h 89-1.000 ?,r mw than C35 ot I per eeat, bcing i naa te every _.'.', Hl of popB?ittoa. i.'cii' ral EVehofleM m?le this statemcni : The lmprovenicnt in modern Biearaia h?s prod i cha.igo ln Uie lnctliiid of Qghtlng. That mu-t be dono ... ?_?-. . battallOD of ten eompanlea cannoi ao itrectlve flghting. Alrcady the Oovornmenu of Europo i tbe threo or tour battallon lortnaUon, in stc-ad ot Ihe on battal?a fannattoa that we iiav.- now. ln this coiu.ln we have noi lollowod iu tha 8 other*. 'iii'-v have bad thla yatem ln Boiope ten or tw.lv,- ycur-. lo aBopi lt v.oiild bn to pOI tlie militla i,n a aoB?d foimciatK.il. ln ttit" eveut of a tordim war we iuii^i a. i"-,,i upon the mllltla und vo\ oar .iiriv, aa we have ,-i!w;:\. done. After i roeeaa L^ntT-? haa undertahen the wort of defeDdli.g , ,!? intareeta. To nee thal -v,t;:ia ae mnsl hava the proper ti m'o r ,.' ndn to t.il.e eara ot tlw and i::-ii-U't the mllltla whm li onahea u> annual itunmer recampnienl. Under lha areaaaie of thb Lndian ontbreok tho l?rcsl___iil wa rompelled lo ia^e nearlr all Ibe men awa. trom Ihs ai-IUet- to HII ud the catalrj and Int-int-T' ><? ,ll? nrtlHarj i-i ,oii,'. wera retfared lo twentjr-?a privatea, nal enough lo handle Ibe Mi: fnns. lt. uffldal report s that we have rabmllted v.e ha*8 ? _he pioper iiiiinb.-r ,,f men and gun-. i i. liascd upon Ihe ntunber ?f ran. nlready Uid to i><- made. Ife Und that :j5.ooo m*n wlll on a ?,ir boili t<> ni-Ji tl,c naa aad fOrttfleatloni that. Congreis l?< mapped nut. (nje fourteenih of thl-i nuniber wlll '^ iiifflcicnt for Uua iiiii!,,,.,' ln llme of peece, and '" leeeh the nllltla iu inmmer. There should be ?evcn regliii.!ii< of a Ulierv, niih -i^tv men to a bottery. I thtnu that la ? rv. Besidcs ii v-ouhi ie- a saviiu' ?f money aml wonld better preaent the orfaniaatloo. A membar oi ti,c commlttee .>?i.e<i .icuer.l Kcho fifld bo- Bmeb wewld t>e tii^ bmaaaa ln tha artiiiery DEMter tiie l.il. Whteh l.as been pa.-saxl by tlie .Seiuilo. Tha an-w.-r 8 H will Ie theel C.ooo or ahont oiiehnlf of tho __B8__agate Increaae that lt ^ nropoaed te make in tba cnll-y-il men >f the .Vrmr. Half of the :..00<) woald ?o [nto the nrUUcrr. We an; glvinir that bruii.'h a llttl over ii.o< '. The [ndlani would take the piac.* oa onr Wi'-ieni fi ,.;i:l' r- ol mcl lol-lera aa would ?i law go ii.i - tha ai-ll_e_7. . 't u noi ,,,;,;..,,;,', ' 2.000 [ndlani will bo divhieii ii't , reg'nienta aa -<"ii" peraona ii_<i mpnoaed. It i. contemplated to -enaimte iheni and lo pnt 800 o: :,o'i ,,, tl -? Indlana ln a laghaeat. it aaa Oeneral SehoBa?.- opta len thal there would ba ao bmmb lndian war- tf thia poUaf of ealk_ng ? ,i what of InBlaaa tor asrefce In the Anny ? '-.,- Bdoptet. H would not only hist.lll pri'ie Int.) tbe rntflan io thal Be would dn anvlhlng that n wtite toMler wiwild do. bm lt would he a drafi upon the Qghtlng ilr.ngth ?>' ihe [ndlaoa of the Wesl, ui'd wonld thtu render them leaa *ormldable ns foes, i<>- . !,|;_:i" -,ve and |i-ss dlflirnlt to hanrile or control. Benator Hawlej. fedi <-.'>nildent tha. Iii!. Itnporia'it bill wlll beeOBM B hiw before the cxpiratlon of lh!s Oongreas. CUBA WABMLY INTEBEftTET) IN THE FAIK. im:i..mim;.nt <ttizkns OB HU OOMMlBBIOlf IKZIOVfl IOB Ki < into, r.v. BraaUactoa, Mai-rii i.?)ir. cnrii-., af the Btate Ba pariin.-iit. wbo baa ehaaeja of tha latln ftnaalian Pe partiBtail al tha Chieago Bxaodtloa, ha. ju-t raaaraad fioni i vi-i? t'> tha Weat ladlea in ihe, latereal of tta _tpoalttae. la Iii- report. wMeh wai forwirded la the rjoanatttee of Poeelcn BxhWta jreeaarBaa', >ir. Cartl aBBoaaced lha _arpetiitBMar| i>y _ha CaftBio-Seaara] af (tilia of a itoai.l of tliirty 088?66?B66M |0 lepeBBBBl the Ula_id at th? Kzpttsltlon and to 168866 B WHetthtB llhutrath-| tta rsaaareaa, prodaeta aa,i inflnMrtea for exhibitiiiii there. lUa boird, hc s.iys, ladaaaa tha mo>t promlnaat and lufliicntial men in the uotaaf, ten of tho thii-iy beariag the rank of frtrenmiHaalmo. AmOOt tha other-, are. the Kajror Of llavar.a. l li- intor of tha aalverattf a;:d the edlton of tho pHneipai Cahaa ijici^. Tlie cliaiiinaii, tha BxeeOeet?Mbio I Daa Antonio ('. Tellei-1,1. M | 88Btl8_B6l of great wealth, and wlde aqpaftoaea ln 'oinnierclat aml poll.ii.il alfaii -. ;iud his a high statiitng lu spain us well 88 lha .oloay. Aii.ou;: tlie olh"r rotu misiioneri ia the Marqui. BaqaaaBB, a gnaiaoa of the DOUbBM? af the sanie. lunin and tltle who scrved BBdac 'tVushlngf ui ln Ihe Wai- of tho Kcvolutlon, aml lu wiio-e bonor wa-- naaai Ihe aU to-traaa, whkh itooi oa th- piaaeal atte of PIB barf. Aimther oaraBrta -ionr-r B tha M.'.~<iuis d" Balboa, a dlrect dem-euclsnt of tha Useoi I'aiiiir Oeaaa, aml a toaa af _rt<?it Icarnhtf aad lainrrari. Another, iiufiBi pet-ez ofanta Btaria, rarvad ln lha _aaia eaaat-hj at the Oaateaalal Biaaattiaa ln it.7.i aud at tho taaaai I Blv. :->ii Bxyoaltloa ?t I"aii-. and the m-i-i-e.ary of Uie tdollo Baeu Taaes, haa hai Baillar axfaataaaa. ? ?? _.'? ilaai t'V the appoint iiienr af .'I'lni.iitii- - lo take . har^'e of tlie several baa "f IMr "ork, and arf. cl"tc:-iuhicd t/i prehent a ill'-play tli.it -lull fully I<lu-tint-- to the world the maeareaa <.f the -pe-i-i oi tha AaM '? The d-slro of th- peopl- of Culi.i." the report aays, ? i ;, , ully tho sug?r aml |,,!,.r, . pLmters und raanu toalaaera, la proaola MMto .onimenial relatlons Tilth lha I nilc'l states ainounts to an anxlely, and the s-v.'rul c.itnai-ji i.ii ottaBliatlaaa of lha Niand have i a oommlttea of piomin*i,t cpon tl.e Mlnlitry nnd (he l lolute neca -i.f of i.egotiiUng a liberai radnro. city tr-?jt, witb the I te*. I mav ai-,> ^t I learnei at Ilavana.whlrh ?<lii orgaoUiiti ,i:b of the RenuMlc ol lan Dotnlnja hav. raUni _.p_ ?? | p?? the salarj und c> an ilivov to he Beat bf tlie i. .' erti.ut- tor th BBrpoae of nf^utlafnr a . ?> ip. .i itv ir.",:\ ia:'h t; ? I uired Mat.">. A liallar ith _:.'.ii, nf ? ? , a d will. I .in sii??, stliiiiilate thelr repra i na i , , :,l tli ? r'\p >-i liin.-' Whlle ln Ma I . teeared tor tbe hlatorlnl -B.-ti-ia , i the Bij. iter . a-f- af Columbtu i, <i tho taaioaa -titao of Cobual _ PLAKI mi: sr-.ifAT?)R R___U-fn itnerai.. , i. Mareh i.-ti:,* BbmmI - rtlaa eree the ? 'II 88 beli 86 1 niorn :ii tahe p!a ? al i boaaa, a'ni w;u be pla 1 be daj "f tha fni ral li d-i.r.i-i until Tharadajr, ao bia lha BMN-ban of tlie M-iiut.' aid ll.iii r WhO di-iiv Io altenil QM IBBHal to do ao wltlmut Inlerfcrlng wilh the preisinu buiinaaa ,hat dtniand* their ntteiition ibirlng the f8W remaln l?~ #____ lu "hiili ChB-Paai v.III lie ln 188.188. OB i Thui-day night or Frldav ini.rnlng. UM ead tlmo 'not IreiiirT OW-nnliK-d upon a* jel, the body will be taken to the rall.-oad stallon, taBOattaf in a jirivatj ,.?? attiiehcd lo a V.-.ular train, BBd fbWtod 88 itd w-iv to siiti Ki-.nelsco. where the borlal wlD U*e ,,1,,,-e Mra. Hearal and her aon and po. Ibly aotne Iniimalc friend-. of tbe tmUtitf will :.<-compaiiy the Mbbj ? r*,.n* eaaal al Um _e_ea to-day to e: tll(,|t. .yrnpathy wltb tho ta-Bllr, ",id a n..in,.-r of i."..prariis of rondolence were rcrelved. \ lce Pr Mu i.,n wa* among those who ealled. Tho honoraiy ji.ill bcarers bavo aai J11 -888 88BMt8a> ? - ?*? AltMY AM) NAVY rfOTB. |-1.NSI<)M BB MIIO IIAVi. MBfl II \l?s-< '? -XK LOBAI .Hi. OB raOt-t-J-D WAfK'-s. W;,*hin_t .n. Mil-.h 1 (Sjicrlali.- IBB Wf l> 'Purt meut will pay $-__.000 thls year M _aaa_BM-- B*8 tttlod io naaaanBlaalnB ba the i<?s ..f .. Baab. Oflcara .imi aaa aba bara bat a baab or Ita eae m .ervi.e 8M cnlltled to recelve, 8888 818-1 _*- fBBft, ai ,____MbI iiuib or <? mintitntion UMrefor. Ihe h-W a*. paesed M 1BT0 and tne yeat Mioving a large nunihct of peaatOCMWa were rccoided a* i-ntitled to tlm BftvflofBt awery lea yeat* riaao ltna th-reio-e. the loinaiutatlon grcatly 888888. UM B888I npproprlatio-.i, whleh last year, for instaiicc, amouiited to ?>nly 8100.0-0. The BBI_aai i.encral, beiore Ihl- y B_r*l B|^aa____U8Ba baraaM a-.-a 1.1.1-, laBathrikal ti^ _??** n.-y *>,t--in ifbBr -> B_I- ISjN, II nr.-.nt 08-8 ,?W>00 i-i f.-c* to UM clalm up.'iit* thi* f88l and 11 wus dclcr inlne.1 lhat thls *hoiihl b<- *avcd t> liie B8BlhBM_-t The i-oiidoner 888 now < niy- ta aaM hi* BtOM nnd poaapaaOa aiareaa to the Dcpartmeiit and hl* claim I* ?t_B-_e_ tn odthoat the expeimo of attorney.*' fces ur all.t'itvitt. The 80188-81 flaaorel ha* j icpared .a M-i of thaac laa-haaeea, from aldeb IMI it appeara tbal tbere ar- in.ooo .-ntitied to -oauaatatMa. <>f this n.imi. -r over .-,<mo bare aetaalrj lost h_aba aa bB-eara: ::,r*c,!i have 1 *t ui,e aiui j 8,008 one leg: iO'.t one hand | ;.; oae Itwt; .:i two aras; :,~ taa lap; i taa banda; li iv .. i.et: i:i <me 81 ? anl 088 1 lf i 8 BB ! Mf and 888 toot; i boib lega ead both hands. Tiic latter pea< (40088 B r.ei.j.uiilii i'i inklin, at 008 time iu the M Bliinoanfa OBralry. The eoauaalattoa allowed for Ibe haa _. a kaj i* |TS; in aii other eaaea 850. The 8__HJai__eaM at a f'cun.*ylvai:ia foundry with a M.1 i yBoaer, irproaonUal! a -c___eal of the Brown ial iu!?- Wbe _XUI, have jinxl'i'<*l 80 sturtling aJfiough otli. lal ..iilnlon ls wlthheld uutil ufter the (.ove:ninent tiial thi* WOBh at Pott Wadswotth, Bew-York. T!i<- ordoaoee experta rtaba lhal a ???? tn. nt iii4v prodaee leaalti bapoaatble la a gun _a_ki uj) of 11 annher ef Bafflaaata, aai there a aoaM iooht ii* to tbe BoaalbiBty of eeaatrucllBf an eflBdeul aeepoa ?f th!* iheiaibM The bmbMb of Mal week- te^t do not BbOW a gi-cater eliii'.'ii.v than tlnt ..t Un preaenl rtee laa . Ibe loMIIre ralaa <>f the ateei gaa aew la n*e aud the lliown _e_aMB__l tulio -Ire gun 08000. . ibll-hBd, BBf WBf Departmeut |r,,?,;.-. uutil a aeepoa Ol tiic latter t.p. I* placed in direct -*a__B> Utiuli. Tl.- Roari of Xav.il nureau t lii.f* incets semi aoaklj at tbe Dtp-i\_aeat Mo*t of the time la eon ff il iu the .oiniilei-ui.in of ? .i.--:".-t;i:i* piea.Bt(d by BiperM and layin.-u fOT Um In-tieiinent ol the Xavy. Incidentaliy the board ikCBeaee the deialls of naval arch-tc ti:rc and lepwta its con, luslon* |0 th. fcccrc iary, tt> whom the ui.-uiixis *tand in the reUtiun of th.- Cublnet to tho lYoident. An inlcrcstlng duty Ot the board is the con.*it!eia'i<>ii el "ci-ank" bbMB, which tin- Navy *e<Mii* jiai-tiniiai-iy tortunate in laaftrlnf. only ha_ week tbat i "faahlngtoo _iaa pre -et,te<l a p__B for the utill-atioii of klte* ln watfaie. He prcposed tho co.'.strueth.n ..f BKmatet kltBS, to wlii.h aboold he atlixcd dynamlte bomba, raaobM of bcing r-taaed abea the kitc* bover 1 over tbe hcads or the eiiemy. Beeeotly a New-Y.uk oaa :,u--'ge-,te<l the conti'iictlon of otitcr shiel.ls over tlM 0188881 hulN ,,i reaaeti. ni-* htea waa '.<> bare tba ipaee betw ?b UM tWO hull* .livi.lt-d intn *uiall ...iiiiriituii'iil*. gtvlllg l two -fe-oa, aad lesaenlai the HabUlty of *m\ nii, m heaae waa i-Jeeted ;.< hMreeab-i tbe Ei-e ,.f ahlpa _a*_-oa1 iBataaeea stiih. ic-ntly lo eloee the kailinn ol Ibe woaii x? theai. Xot uuitj so Impractleable but as __uneeeaafal was the jiiui ..' Ca-ptala Ho-geitB, ol tbe r_o__lah Mavy, ii- piopoae. b reaaal with a hull formed wltb three K.-.-1-. or wlmt bl I-.11* - P-lf "f ?t-B_l__0 curve, BprlBgh-B fron a central keel au'! dtppinf ar each of tbe ooter extieoilttea lato a_ta keela, jiaraiiei lo tbe eeatre keel, and of _hoal Um bibm depth. ile tabee hll IdOl fiom tlu- artagi ef tbe BlhafMai nnd claims for hi* \-,-.-el the siahility and rMedlneaa of thet biid. llo representod to tlie Departmeut that trlals wltii a sinall bolt *) ...n-tnr.t.-d ahowed a great lttcis-.i-e of iiiiii.,a:uy h* eooiaared ^iih its npiui-ut astoraal .il pl icnietit. sti.h a eesaal, be said. woaM be ablo to earry a peater weifU od anBaaaeat aad anoor. The board decide.1 that the |_CT8-88 bl tho ,i/.e of tho hull aoaM eall for a oorrespood-Bg Inneaeo la Ua BflMont of anoor and that the ite__lBe_i p aalble fioiu a rrafl M wldo of hull would bi ottset by tho power required to propel the bidy throogb Ihe wt.t.-:-. r.ii.t-.i-.i UodKetti baa hoci.i Ameriran patent.* oo Wa invontion. The rtary, bowever, w111 not grre hi* niani further attenUon. rite laeN tbeory i* ln u.e i- day on th^ ne_ craUet. Btted with bllffe keeli whi.ii ilu like ure att.i. had tu the side <>f the veaael l.i.ll. i.i**v.-titii._ lt trom rolBai without itit.rfcrln_ aith it- j.r i_ce**. _ The Hrdrofropbie __tee i* gtvlnf whle elicalattoa |o tbe ralae -u "oU <?n tronblea "ate:--.'' Lleutcuant t 1 v t, tlis aeting hydrogiapher, ls ln it-celiit of many rapotti of instar.ces where tlie u*c of oil liu* lind benefichd rc-nlta, Ciptaln Hogers. of the Britiah stcamer Confa, report* thut hl< -lilp t<xrk suin.- beary -"a.* iboard duiinz a bnrrleane; nn ol) bag wa* -'put out ou each <iu-iri?r aad the ship nxie out the borricane spK-nlldly wltbout >hlpplii-_ any water wii.iever." .Uiuther resB-l wenl tlu-ou-h a twento' four ho-.ir gule without ihlpproB leaa by aalng 0<b oU. Captiin l.esem.n. of tho Brlti*h stoatnei- Mlranda, .:-.?<! n e.iuiblnattoii of keroaone and linsred during a BjaJe, a:id saved llv.-s and ship. The cominandlng (.iii.-ti- of ihe Oceaale legarda ou aa neceaaan a* otber life.iving npplian.es r.-'jt'ired bv law. The liydro graphlc nflii. is i-ndeuvoring to have all reaaela real i/.- ihe v,4ine or thi* aajaat, an.l throogb it* bjillet-oa 1 publlahlng cvldence ln _a__Mrt of the IBOCeM of oll in 6tonns ?t -i. _ The new Xavnl provlng grotind at Ju.llau ilead ou the Potomau 1* rapldly neariog rromphrtton. The, rall wa. Iraebl have been laid brluglng the gun pliiifonim lu c'.uiinuiiication wilh the pler. Tho tests and ox peruneate wUI tai.e puiee in a valley. ,md tbe rn oecapled will take np only a small port of tne t'.co poieluued by the U-vernmeot. There are io be li\e |_B jil-.ifi.iii foi- the Blx, clghf, ten. twelvo and Ihlrteee-Inoh ejana, reapecdrely. Oppmlte, '.00 feet dlatant, will be the retoclty bntt, benreen whreii and the ciins wilt be plncnrl two vrl ,.? 11v sereens, ItX) feet Hpatt. Tbeae arreeoa will havp, i*lectric connectlon witli the rhr-Ooaraph bonae, where will be. ro.-or_e4l the veiocity ol proje. Ul *. Tlie boo-e, already equfpped, L* buioe In the rear of thi mms *o that the con I ? rn-y not di*iur',. th ? work-Bf ol the iii*truuieiit* A bomb proof hooae ha* been bnllt BBd will servo an a Khclter from which to operate the ordnanoe. Another battery wMl be located aearer the rlrer, ?commandln| a rango down the Potomae, Thi* battery will bo used in long-dlstancp iiriiu. A s.;a araU Of |og_ BBO _88fl eolistrurtcd aud n Jiier built out into tlie rlver. lu tian*purtlng ordnanoe froea the Wa*hii:gt-.:i Yard to the new pi-.ivlng grouid. :i ieow will be u.*ed, carrytng tha inaterlal loaded ..n eara, which eaa be raa otf at Indlan n> -d and depoatted al wiu. __ul_n Dash lelL of the Ba*. . Wbo k *upeilutcndiug the WOrB, ha* dealfned a eraae, whleh has ui*t bean complet-d at the ordaoaee ihopa nnd is iw._itin^ ahljoaeat to in.iian Meii.l. ll 1^ inuiiiitBd 08 ir.u l,-. and froui a centrul troaa ptone baaaja a baee aerew -parated bjr a band rrank. To the baee 11 Ibe lerew l? afflxed a st.;el ihaft, t.angliig from which are four iteel w!re glrdcrs raiiable ..f looportlng B buiden of slxty toni welght. Thi* enme will he us<-,i m shlftlng guti.i between the eara aod the t__rrta_n?, it 1* an Ingeniooa m.-chanlsm and rompletea a iratem .,f tranaportatlon wbleh wiu en.hle a gun t-i li? tlird .tt lndlun Ilead withln tiirec bOOt- after leavln/ ile *h.>j) in Washiiift'on. Already thore have been iesM at the new piovlng ground - those of gun ..irrlag" steeL They nre of BO pnblic intereat, however, b.-ing one of tho reo,ulr_ments which mu h Buterlal naal in-*-. Taa Xnvui offl.ers wtll ?808 be deialle.1 |o a~sl*t Ensign Da*|ilell at Indlan Ilead. SCROFULA eczema, tetter, boifs. ulcers, sores, rheumatism, and catarrh, cured by taking AYER'S Sarsaparilla u purifies, vitalizes, invigoratcs, and enriches the blood. Has Cured Others will cure you* WHAT TBE WOMEN WANT. IM.m.SKNTATlON. l.K< 0(.NITI?>N AND A BLSLNKSS COSTl >IK. RESOLUTIONS OF TIIK NATIONAL COUXfTL CUM-BO KXKIKTSKS OF WOMAN'S WWBA AT MI CM'IT.Mt [8T Td-tOBAIM TO THI. TJlinC-<K.J Waihlnir.on, March 1.~I.ell_.ous B6ni6B8 were IpM ln AJheefh'i Opera Hfaaa I iay by mbbmb of uie Trlcnnlal Cooaei and Suffnigo AeaoefettOO. 't ?8 the flnlsh Of the clght days' worK liopin on MBJ week wlth M-lhM MBWkm in th" BB868 B_66B I sc.ivices to-day were n.ad-- the BBM8 __-_eaBeB_..a BJ tho toaeraal attaattoa of the law aadMaee, to %mm tho pilnfed 086888 of NfWlai 6888 glVffl al 0M MOT, IM tiidudcd ihe hynin_ BBtoeUd, and the "BaWB aaa iiianoaaBiiaal *? i^bmb 666661 wttt a**_B86i I. j:_Mlov.\ hynin of "Chrea-tof," beglnnlng: W, life that iBllilll ..ll tl!im.s ii'-w," reai bv tl.e Rcv. oiympia Brown, paator of the I'iiivcrsall-st I hur.* ln llacinc. V. is. 168668 waa ol.ered by M. .. IsnOClla l.te-hr Haahar, who wMh aaeaveaai he.d advantvd 10 tha trool ?,f tho plalinni aai f-rv.-ntiy ".v<*ed the Dtvtaa aaatocaaaa t? reettaaa al good enMt- Tne Bo*. Kyla V. 888866, of l.hude Mu-.d. reai tlie ?econ<l hymn. ?I_M < 18188," l->' Jan.es IU-leell Lowell. W MVBMM was b| th- Kev. C_8M-_M J. Bartlett. af Kai_ M6B0O, Kl ?!... lha yoBBB-l woman amoiig the woman preeehara ar lha aaaaaV. nbe does not look ?bove tw-i.tv iive. Hic is a tall far-li.lred woman, of ___ teUectaal type, aHh ? laaa of rar. bcauty, a naooth elear vaaaa. and .|uiet. -cif-pois :d ad un tha wii.t of her black Uc? 88886 tha wr- a l.uncli Of n.arp-:!. Tho closing livtnii, Satnuel LOBf-B-Wa " out of tho Darh" waa reM by Hia. Meilwethar, of *___"__ 11 666 stiug by the audleixe. rislng. uftcr which th_. Krv. Anna Shaw 1866888rai tho hencdlctloti, and tho aaaaaa'a week aai aaaoi. At tha il.i&l baalaeaa sesslon of the B^ird of the l| Councll of Women tliore were piesent tl.o ?va paaeral oaVara, aud tha leaiasaBiaehrea af tf.o twetva 8880. lations now duly cntciod lu the con.icil Uata Tho Koar.1 <on.idered unflnisiied bu.-luesa and paaaai Ihl tollOWlOf r>-aluiions : Kesolvwl, Fli-l?That ihe National (ouiicil of Women ol tho I Btted btate. Mind a B_0_aori__l K> tha al<M-_r\ iiit-n ol the MetbodJet Bplaeopal Charch, a-l-u^' ina-,iiti.ii as 02 per eent of ihe memhsraMp of tnaa daatlon haa alreadjr by f.x-ma-i baiiot cxpreaicd a c ro that WOfBOO be adm?tod to tho (Jeaeiul Con f," .,,?. ?': u tho clerpv siiiill, lu ai-.ord&nce v.irli the will ,,f t_8 lalty, gi-_.nr Ih8 BiBltaalOB of 888888 to thal body. BecoM?Thal lha Coenell aah thal women be piaced on tho 8_uK_a>*-aehooJ Leaaon Conunlttee, aad on all rommttteea appotnted In tlie rarioaa ehuKhoa for the ? of thelr , reeda. Tlilrd?That tho C()iiii"ll ua upon tl.e X_.rlon_i I.eform Dlvorce Leagne the einlnent Dtneaa and ,.,i,-e qaenl oMlffatlon if plaelng women on irs board. Foaitli?That tho Katlonal Conndl of Women shall , t . the propcr nothorll I requeat thal in aii departmenta of lt~ aervlce ttte G .vemment _-.aH pay in emptoyeji eqnal vrn.'.vs | a eqnal work, acd that ixith it. eMMtlng and promoting tta araployea, lt ahall consider etuetency nnd not m'*, aoi ihus set a stand iird ' ,r the rouiitry. Plfth?Boaolved, Ti>at h?smaeh as 'Uo Cotnmblan Bzpoaltlon of I*..*] will aiiTd an axeeptiooal opp ,f tunltv for conreflTBg repre mtatl~ea ot all eountrlea. tbe oiiii.'i- of th- Katlonal Conncll ahall Invlte the ofHoen of tbe Internatlonal Conncll of wmp-n iMiili c">nt .itirrett F6weett, p;-,-ldenti to hold Its first nio.;t log iii (Ui,-i.n iii the Mimmer of lf.?3. Boaolved, Td;i. the eeneral offl.-ers ahall appoinl a commlttee of women, wlnie duty 11 shall l,e to r"p-nt wlthtn a year sofajeetlona for n bnelneaa eoateme tor women, whi.h sh.ili meet the denmn.l* of health, COmfoi;. a ,il ,; Od t-.-i '? lt".'iived. That the Cotindl apmoves tlie-niovement. for praventlng .he ilangbter of uli?i f<>.- tho ?ole r?nr poae it ornameniatlon, and that it a-i:s Amerlcan women to Imitate the example of tbe Mdi W'alca, who h_- forbldde.i the uao or the plotaafa of dnglng bli?i oa bar toUala, Tha Ooaaetl b1b_ ifadlvei to fhrelah a Modi of -toiie OT BMlhto, siiltali'.y In-r.-lhed', to bo plaeeal in the B_onu_ae.il to ba ei-ccted over tl,,' jrrav- of Mary, the motber of Waahlaftoo, aad vi.t d t> ...ninicnd io all orfjBB?8i boifea ol women tho objc is of ihe Mary ITaahlncton Boclety. The D68 ni" Idaat Wlll laOB I-sue an addi.s_ and tha M"( bbbbbI -88?818888 of the Kxccutive Commlt? tee will Im-, li-Id iii Mav. fticps wlll he taken at 08C8 te erectlng a balMlna at Ofia Beho fiiitai-.ie te la ate meetlnga m ihe Coun.il, and of tlie ran gaolratlona intcring it. Trtennlal mceting_ of the Cooecll Wlll alwaya be held in \Va:-liingt<n. _? *> - CABO-fAL GIBBOKB ON ~OJf_W UI POMTIC-j. Ilaltlmoia-, March 1.?" Marriage at:d Dlvorce'' was the subjert to-day of Ihe Lon'.en fermon of Cuidhial (iil)hoii-. iiie (aihol.-al was crowdod. Ii\ his scr nioti thia ceiallnal referred to women as ' the 'iuecn* of tln; doaaaaBe Mngdom,"' and ahlct: ?? If you would ratata that aaaplaa, aha the poilticui arena, aaaM tho ro. triim, bewaaa of unsexing roaraataaa. if you become e.nbrolled ln poIlt!c__l ugltatlon the cjueenly aureole that onclrcles year brow wlll fade nway. and the reverence thal I- p;.ld to you wlll diiuppenr. If -,i,ii have the vain ainl,iil)ii of reignlug ln pnblic life you:- domestle emptra will he at an end.'' -? THE ACTIVE LI8T OF THE NAVY. Wil\T TIIE NAVY BBOSVTMB BOB 1891 EXH1IUTS TO TI?B 0_mC_-B_6> W.i.hlngtnn, March 1 .-Tho Navy rep-ter. or the resister of the con_ml.?_oncd nnd warrant ofi! ? - tha Navy and of the Marine Corps. which has boen in the pre^.H sinoe the tlrst of the year, ha^ Ju-t been laanid The Ilrst name on the 11 t of oflicer i, tlint of the latc Admlral D. I). Port?r. who died after t_M BafMBBr BJBa Med te iho blndery. The next name ,,n the IM H that of Reur-Admlral Lewis A. Klmberly. tho l-nnlting olll.cr of the service. and he ,wlll bo pla.-ed on tho retired 11st on 8888861 of age 88 Al'i'il -. bBBS. The regNtei- ihowa that there will not be more tharf Ba relireuients for age durinc tni-. year. hencc there Is not much eneouragement te lha yoaafer oaVara who ?iai-ted up the ilalrway of fame fmiv yeara a#a or laaa. Those who wlll raaeh the ?8J80d-toe*o4hlBg" age af -.Ixty-two years between now and 18B8 are Rear-Admiral Daaicl !_. 668866, commandant of tho New Yorh Nuv.il Statlon. oa Mav 13; .vwph liaii, Brea_aer of B_ath__a66__a, Haeal _?> Horvatoi-y, Oelahaf 1">: Naval Construcior \V. L. Mlntoyne. New-York Nary Yard. IX>cember 4: Pay nt.-ec.or J6B6M D. Murra', Naval Academy, Scptember '10; Pay Dtieeior Charles W. Abbot, Boston Navy Yard, Novemlier 18; li.y Plieelo* Thomas H. LooUer. ou sick leave, Novembcr 23. Tl.e retircment of Admlral Bralne wlll maUe a Vii'an.y for the proniot'.on of .'omnaniler John Irrln, Cuntiiin Oaoav F. BhBB-aa, Commander I/Ouls Kempff anit Ueataaaart-Csauaaa?m wuiiam n. Brownaon to tlie next hl__Mf gnvl..'<. Than, unle^s one of the reur a.lniirals should die la the meanwhlle, thorc wlll be in, \ai-an.y In that grode until the retirement of Admlral Khaheriyi whaa 08H?64aaa Smmm a. tirear would be prwiimted to the va.iuicy, aml Captalu Heni-.v ErlieTi, who 08gM to have been ;i ivat-admii-al serae tiini Bfjo, baeaaaa af his war teaard, wt> become a (ommodoi-e. The retirement of the three pay dlrectors will piaMO-O threo pay lnspectoi-s, thrers paymaste.8 and Ihiaa paaaai leatalBBl pei?Matara, but only one aaalataat payaaMter, and leave no vacanoy In the laltcr urade. This is bccau.o there are two more paaaai i ? Btttri paymastors and one as?lstnnt iwy BMatar mar tiiasi allowed by the luw of Auf-ist. 8, 18H2. Tho va'.-aniy caused by tho retirement of Pro laaaae iu.n alll be iBad by eaatpaaMtoe exumination of two or nioi-c of the B6Bt B_6_ha_66tlaBMM 'n the Navy: and that caused by ('.ni-trii'tor MJntoyne's retirement v.lll pnibably be lilled by a cadct-englneer ciualifylng. The number of oftlccrs BB tho a< tivc list, accordlng lo the leftetor, is as toBaari: m. adr.ii.al-. 1.) i oitmiodores, 45 captalos, 8-"> cenn mand616, Ii U I?? ??naiit-coniinande.-, 'IM lietii 1668?I (886188 gr.ule), ti l,eui"iiunts (Juni or gruae). 174 en-iiruB, .57 88881 c-adets, 13 med Ical director>, 10 mcdi.al ln-pe.tors, ,V) surg-^ons. :>i p:??<! a.-i.ian: an.l :n aialataal mraeoai (a__inj elghl racanclea, .1- '-'<) ouly ara altoweo ,,, law), 18 puy d!.s-<t.,rN. 18 pa.v Inapecturs, 10 p-ivmasu-rs, -JU 1 i.-i-l-.ni !.-?y.na>ti'rs, 11 us?i-taii. payin uteis, 7.) ihief onirineers, ti-. [Kissei asslsUnt cugln <t?. .11 u-.si.taat engineer . -?: . haplsin-, 13 profeaaon of mathematlra, i'i naval ronatrnctora, 12 as.ist.mt naval ronitruotorx, 10 elvll enaLnosra, si boatawataa, :it ynnnora, -S earpentew, 211 lalliuakt-rs, 20 iuato> aud S38 caaeta st tha Acad*my. Marine Corpa?Two 1 lonela, 8 Ueoleaant-Oloe >u, 7 majors ci on ihe [eaeral tmBX ?_:_; eaptalaa (8 aa lha aenerai itaffi, 20 (Inl Ueuteuant*, aud 10 aeeond Th? repjitcr also give. the followlne list of v,*s_els: ;, nnerBaored ,-Wl crul-.cra of the tlrst rate, 2 amiored and 3 unarmored stea-I. and 5 wooden unarmoml crui-eiii ol the serond rate; 18 nionltors. 8 tteel and lt wooden unarmored veaiels of tho thlrd rate: 1 lorp-d.) ran, 1 dyaantta crilacr. 2 torpedo boat*. B fjurth n.te rniis_rs. 18 salling vrsie'.a. 3 un_*rvire ahle vraaela. am! ll> ?t-el veaaela bulldlng and ln varli)ti_ tiaRe* toward compW WKOFTMK M'l'ROPPIATItlV 1MLI.S. MughBJ. March 1 (Speciuli.-The 6686-1 will worli at halfpa-i 8 8*81086 t i-mori-ow morn? lng. and there is au eiuout.glng pronp-et that the fow , rlatlon btUa Bill aaOBa .Idereal may be d!spo)_ed of beforo aJJOBIBBMBl The N8I8?81 MH I- B_-668t 1 -ulv f a- a flnal vote. and tncTAgrlcultural bill. Wmk I -,\-!l loliov. lt, ls a comparatlvely ahort MH. B6i should ?ot ,?klapy ? atora thaa haa or a_aa haaaa. Wm Ii You liave Ibe Moury Ilnudy. half the coal of Kiiriolure cm be iavf4 at Fllot'i. 104-106 Weat 1 .Ukoit.. but thur pricd are teo low far MM t^rmB. L* '" be actg] Oeneral Defldeti';. bill wlll bo tlie la* upon and there ls likely ti I?e llttle teouble t* . Ei-ivlsi'ii a, th>; H?_-iiat~ jreuemlly .'lowln, ur mjL_ berallty ln ruaiiing up all po*_ib_e ? ' ,'*? tlie Houae of RepreeenUtl-'es. An *!'pr >piiatj.i,"_ pay the French ipoHatlon .liini. will ii? ? :-i t'othJ bill. and wlll mi: lay wiih lt in -T'f-r-rwV ll.e lloeae baaina Inniatei laat yearln itrll inu c?i?'ij_ ,1,1 aft'-r tne eenate ha-i Inaerted It. With d_ docket of tipproprlatiott hllli cleared up, ? few rtrimZ Iu_ plecei ot geuei-l Icglalation can b_ arted uvoa. MAVDkuson to SUOCEED I50ALUL ____JCCT-_D PKF.SlDI.l-T IM'.O TKM. OF THK (.p.j. m BT ii is 00tU_-MRJ___, WBahlngton, March I.?A ronfer , tf s.'iia'ors v.a. he|l to nlght at tli* Capltol f.,r tha purpose of aataetfai a piesldcnt pro tetrsporj- of (w Henato in place of henator Inrall*, who hi_- heid tkia ofllce for so.ne years. but who realgncd tl_e p\tt% recently ln oidcr X>> glve tlie Hcnate an ?:':?-?ton,^ to eiccl hls MBfeaaaaf liefore the se,.i,,u < ], . i. Tfcfj, wei* about forfy one 88886018 prewent. Me*?v I* calU and Kdrnunds were among the abienteei. *?_, _.tor 8?M888-. p.e.idecl and f-ouat-ir* llale and TeUw arted a* U-II'-'i^. Thrw) hemitoi- wc.-e n'rfutiuitad tne iii ? p'iic-!'?Frye, of Mslno; lloar, c,f Maniach netta, ^ Maodaraon, of Nebm^a. .??!. or * ?- ...?, aud ni. tl.e last bollot >en_t r Marde?oa. ^ eetved MreBty-oae rote*. -Irtrh wai a majodcj of Umj votcs cast. On motiofi of Sonator Frye t'r nomlna tion wa* made unanlmoui. The proceeding. wej*, cha.-acta.rir.ed througho.it by the utn.o*t (_,?<xi fe+Wtim, So orhei biHnes. wbtitev-r wa , t:.i:i ;u t. .1 I.y the coa fercn.". POSTAL Sin-IDY BILL IN THB -!;xat__ IT MAY CO TO THi: M?MOEXT AT OXt'K FOK fll| ("___.>.II.F..l VTION. \Va.^hi.igti.n. Mar. h 1 (Spucial).?The P.-t?l ,~ii],_ld* bill wlll bc taken up ln tltc rn-nate lo uiarrow mor__| aft.-r HM regt?li11;_.' Bf MM Jc.'.rnnl. and Mr. fry* wlll Uwn iii)\e <-itii<T to eoaear in lha Heasa Baaaoaje ?r _t noii-.oncur aad MBi HM 'i'>:! 8 r.-'il iBbeMj aad th) -et.Htc Postal Wib-ldy and Tounage liounty Mll ln_* conference. Tliere are many 88666818 mi tha I.epnh. IB86 bUB wh<, favor a 66868868608 ln the Hoti _? ___. -tltule. tlr.is aaadBaj that mexsure at 8888 to tha Fi-osident. No 86888'tion would B_BJ_ahl| bS made oa. tho I.emocratle slde to bu. I. a conrae. the opp<-'ietia of Uie bill ImM_B saiisfled to allow the liou-, *ub*u__| to beet-no a Uw rUher thau n k a rcvl.al af Ua Tonnage blil. Ou tlie athar baad, ihe Meada >.f 'M Tonnage BMaaare are epprehaaatve af toataf the parthl Inglglal on wMch they are. i.n.v 8818 <'t. if they n::d tak'.? to i_o. a iiiir,; aaaapcab ? aii i -''. both at tMa lata iay. To tor-at 01 Mr. Veifi tbiert, ittempl :, toU the Foatal Scbitdj bill to d??th Mr rr.,' l?si evenlug attachcd tl.e oil_:inai heni j to the PoBtottea Appropriation b :l a- an f-neitda_8a( aad ufTfi- i heatcd comroversy i* was a.lu.H iho chalr to lr? ln order. The ' l?l 'areei t? let. tha Hoaaa bill eo_ae ap foi aetion t >-m.irw? montlna. aml _ a rote can be otrtalued uixm lt. Ur. lrvo will at ooce wlUidraw hls aiin-mlii <? / to tla 1'oi.toflkc bill, win, h aaa thea he pa /ir _ m/>.sk.v'.)?;? m -?'??<TM .)*? nir.r:. Mrs. 6 lioii.-iiids. a waaMhy wnawn. who i- x a* tha Met:i,p,.l!tan liotel. and Wttm basbaai i- now tntvelllng in the aTeBt* on Deccmber 24 BBVa I I' M_M ,^ci- a panel. v.hl.h he wa, ii.s'.ni. led lo <!?> _?8B Bt tl.e I iiioii Leugiic Club. Dircclly aftor tha hoy had gi.e Mrs. UollHiids nils_ed f.sm. her ro>m a diumond nn.' ValBBi al 62,000. HM leh'vcd thal tho hoy had siol.'ii it aad p8B iBBM?M-toa of r.er loss to inspe.-tir Hynie.. it aaa fUsaoeuei thal tka mes.eafrep's name wa- J )?' n BB88BB . that ho wa- twemy v.ars aM .n.i lived wlth his 0668868 at No. 30 Chaever I'laie. 8688881-. PelofMtn8a_8~ant MaMMlkai waa* toatiatMi t* -kai-iii, and fou-.id him at the DM.-.. I 8888888861 offlce, Xo. orm Breatway. laataai af anaaHag h_. however, be toah him into ? haOerap at Nn. .-)?') v.moA. way, whera BB made hlm ta'uO olT hl - .iolh- -, <i,d i:i? boola aud rtoehlaaa, arhlefe arere learehed. N 'i.ini wa^ tonnd, however, and Muiiniiand let the. n Mneo that tln,e .-lomau ha- been andi'i the ? r volllance of tiie poUea, aml on Baturday nliriit MoJ holiand aa.-la an-.ted him. He ..__- taken to I1)li?8 Iteadauartera, and >e_terday brought before .' -ii'i Mahon at Jetfet-on M.-rkot I'ollce < '.mrt. for tarther examinattoa. m j*-s.-.it there doea not anpear to 1m< anv ctirect evldeiu-e tiiat he st.ile th* rliic. lie has been ln the _erv.ee "( tha Amerfcaa Dlatrict Teleiraph Compaay tor abool elght uioritha, ha* ha.l rbarpje of many valaai-!" P__r_b, aod18 d? aorlbed a- beiaf Ihorooghly boneat. Tlw omeMM ol tls__ .?,rnpaii\ regard his arre-t hs au ontrage. ABOSO AMATEVR AtMLBTWA. n_a MBnliiTtan llbhlla caab wBI aiv" ta apaa kaail ,ap ruu il 'i'.i Biaaaia at l.lghtii-ave. and PITIy-8?IB4b ou Mfimay. 'Ihe rflitaii'C wlll oe BV8 BB?8, otid tn ,'MiiliiS rnce I? i?roialacd as isome of tbe o^t dMiu i ruiiiieri Imve i ut-ied. Tliere aalll be tlie uaaiT tht'i nriio* orla-ri'il la i_icll-K.ii to b sj?h-IiJ ph_. for Ck- novkrt WlOWlnK the beit r.,iui. Tln- entrlB* ai-lll .-lo_*r wlth capuin B. J- tMaaaB al me aMhhaaaa to--ay. The Oharty Olurr.oncl min have been i-astlus, lonjing ayaa -t tne -'ui- Utaaada, avr.ic-h wo-jw ki.i ti.e ciub a aaaarh tocal aitiTTTtt BaM, douiething oujejed by no ch-r athleue elab ta Bu eMy. I1MB8 i?. baworar, ? hitch M tli,' analtatlana 1-8 tho grounds. John B. Di.v holda the Baaa M BM pitmlse* and demanii- a of $.,<XH>. She Manhattau -lub, ttiroush in itaMic .'oramllU'e, h?H oiI.-r_a Uiy ?3,00'J. 'ih-r.; B-Bf lx ? ceia. pr?ii.l-,'. Tl e \ wYeik Athletie Club Ii not to have a thoronrniy fii.r.rtiY i-irii'.ii ea Mareh 16, ifter aii. it wi-s thoufht tiiat tho nominatlDii M that tliorousli p?troii ,if Bi.uV'ir *tBjit-. A. '.. MlliB. for th- |,r?l_i"nc> would brlng all li)'' ?88?4 ' iiiie.it M8B Baa, hat It h:il not. THO a, tual flght a ill bc ov?r tho board of jwv.'rner*. Tho pr.lUiiiiiiry "outcBt-. ln the 68888186 md Po-n. Town Athletlc Cleba' hoxtnK to.iriiam.nt wlll he held at tln. Ch8?aai 688888 Kluk, lu Brooklyn, to-nl8bt. Th* iidiui_-.lon BaBM I* ? bloo-Hlilr-tr-lo-Jvinc object and oe*mt to e.iar_utee mythlne bui MBM 888888M. There l* a Hig-iiuant crlrniwi ipafter on the r1*h. .88888 of ca.i plece of ]ttiit_.boar.l. The U>i.Ui annuai :e-eption of the Klne . County Hheel. ?.,? wm bo MM at Avon Hali. No. 1.1'17 B.-.lfer_-avo., Urooklvn. to-mor.-i,ar 8-BB6. A BMaBM " M the .New-York SUte 1-ootUll Ai?).lit!.,a wlll bo held at No. 11 ihlrd-.ve. to-al.ht. PM88 jatt be perftHted for BN _8BBB6J 88888. Tho M.'tropolltail Crtokel faaaaa *"! aSo hl)ld ? "1<*,,?^' to-n1!*1 _-?? WILL WTWMXtE*Dl.XV MVRRAY BtT/UKt Tho iBMBM 88 duty at Pol M II .adajuartor* yf-terday were lm-li?ed M throw rlrtl.-ule ou tlie stoiy pnbltBh.al ;?. ,,i-j.,v ratoidtai Bapufalailial Muiray'? pi8>ab_i w tireui.-nt. "The 88888.8881 know inore about II thin N do," nld one of tho oftl ? M "So tor a* we ln thli butll. Iu_r know, th.re i? not a wor-l of truth ln the rumor." - ?-? THE WEATHER REPORT. FOIU-.'AST TILL 8 V M. MOMBAT. WaihlKB-Oi). UUtrn 1-For New l_n_rl-iid. .x, ent Miln8 ind for ffailfia New-York, tter. *!li.htly vrarrr.er. ?.xc?_4 Btatlonarv 88898888818 oa the HBMBabaaaMB c?it: varia ble wicdi. . Kor Eaitern P.imiylvaiiU, NewJeraey, Pilawar. aiiB Marylaud, foir, warrafr; north*u-t.r|y irlnd*. Kor Vlrslnki, tbo CBNl?aa aod 'Geergla. BBBt "*? illKbtly warmcr. For Ptaaatos -v-baina. Miisl-alppl. 16866-88 aad Arkau-aB, fair. aaOHTl WWtmt ln Easteru Florlda inl extr ni- Baa_h8aa baatolbbb, ior _____am Vaaaa, fa'-r. Ior Tcnuewcc a. I Keutneky, llfht raln ; wanner uU Tmw^'ffmmm Baw-Tarh. _?aBi PaiaajllBahj aai Weit Yl.al.iia. far, aUMl Ught .now on the _B___Ba] ^wTi&^A -&. aud LBWm Michigau. m* inow; warmcr. . , - ?_.?___, For I'pper Mlchlgin. fair; Bllghtly w?rm?r. TfiintTNr. i.ocai. OBsr.r.VATio.va. IdVR i _,. i_i_ai?," ? 88888*8881 .u.e 188*1 l" ."*r"'!*5_ fluctuiUouB jv-ta-r?.r, an o?ervrd at tlio U ad Vom S?"al Servl^ *ution at thi. cltv. The dwh,- odi.-aai SaJte-nporature ?ot.-d ?' Nny?J Pham-acy, 8ub 8ull4iag. Trlbune Odi.e. Manh _\ 1 i. m.-Clear wfathfr pr* valled ynterdav. wlth brlsk norihweitcriy wlndi, aa88 full la ..?ii.!>.-l--ii~\ baBaeaa ?ldnlght and mldnlght. BM 33 to M ,1 -r'-.?? 'rh<- n'"?n l-?'-' "BB i7J? lo?rr MBI ou t!." rorr.-spoud'.i.ir day Int year and lf* lov-.-r -hu. ?? "llllSad near Ihli city to-day there Wfl P__t6>W____>_! weather followa- by olo.idlnev. *ud pojilblt -88W_8 ?ta ; allibU, i-olderat Brat, aud then n.odent.,.. BBjlB rOVsTAX!' nilAIN WORBKRS llA\rt Tlir. Bt IN THI III IIK.-D-i Wlll. II simri.li III. vl ) :\ol-__ ,,1'sl 1<).\ THK KFsriiTH AKK 111'.M>A. '.'l '.!. vtilk. NF.IlV'ui'S\i.-s . tNsril'ATlO.V DlMr^aj: 111,1 ls. VI ?|.I..i\V\; ss i,K 111!: M-IV ..'{JvBta ;i|isl. I NLl.Sb \,H IAKI. KIMMO.V._i!.___ Kl.. .1 l.A ?.'.>". MA_ BF.( .'MI. IN< ITIAHI B DI_.fcA_>-? -.|?lnl?>?l? MVEIt KKOlI_4TOU ls elven wlth -alety and the happleit reiuita to ?? drlicatat pemoni. , .._ fciB_ Takei tho pUce of Q.iinlne aud Mltter* of ?>a#y a_a?