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I lilluiittttc Jfitrnur. STJI3PIjEIlVEEIlNrT. SALKM, F1UDAY, MARCH 13, 1874. THE Tim! IN N1IOKT. A few moro years shall roll, A Tow more, seasons eonio, Anil wo Mull liu wllli thoo nt rest Asleep within tho tomb; Then, 0. my I.nl, ircp.iro, My soul fur lliu great day ; Oh, WBn me In lliy luoelotu blood, Ami tnko my sins away. A few more suns slmll sot O'er thc! dark hills of time, Ami nc shall he hem sum arc not. Afarst-rcner clinic. Then, O mv I.onl, iirorciro My soul for Hint blest clay J Oh, vnsn mo in Ihy in-colnus blol, And tnlo my Mnj away. A few more norms shall beat On tins wild rocky slwre, And wo fhall lie where tempem cease, And stirue ell no more. Then, O my I.onl, prepare Mv wnil for that calm day: Ohl wndi ine Inthy iiiceloiu blood, And take my sins nway. A lew mere strt'Hle here, A tew mro parings o er, A few more tf lis. n lew more tears. And wo hall weep no more; Then. O my I.onl, prepare Mv soul lor that great day; Oht wu-li mo in thy precious blood, And tnkomy slnsaway. TELEGRAPHIC. EASTERN STATES. "iVASitixaTON, Mircli 5. Clayton yesterday transmitted to lliu President a paper, signed by nil tlio bankers it ml about two hundred of tfio mot prominent mercantile hon'os of San Francleo, strongly recommending tlio reap pointment of Postmaster Stono; also, strong jirlvatu letters from lilui'clt, Win. Alvonl and J. 0. Morrill, emphatically presenting tlio sumo view. WAsniMiroN. March I. Tlio President to day appointed tlio following novcrnment Di rectors of tlio rnion Pacllle Itallroad : James V. Wlllsou, lown ; J. 11. Mlllanl, Nebraska ; Joint C. S. Sharl-on, Inillana; .lolin A. Tin bed", Connecticut, nml Francis It. Hrewer, Now York, nil for ono year from March lltli. Another (Jriiutl ltitllronl ""rojccl. Sntixriiii:i.i. III., Mn rcli (. A Conven tion was hulil hero to-day In tho Interest ol n national inilmad Iron) tho bao of tho Itocky Mountains to tho r-itcru seaboard. alon; the lino oi tho Kllli piral.el of latitude. Ik-legate were pro-cut from Ohio. Indiana, Mis souri, Illinois mid Kansas, and from tho Ter ritory of Colorado. I'x-dovrrnor Palmer, of Illinois presided. A committee of titty were nupolntcd to prep-ire a hill embodying tho views of the Convention, for presentation to Congress. N kv Youic. March .. Miss Ada M. Noyes, an uctre', died UmI ty of hydrophobic She was bitten two weeks ago by a pet poodle. LaNjINii, Mich.. Mitch ". The Hoii'o ot Hepro-oulatlvos voted to-ilay. .VI to 30. to strike out tlio word " initio " from tho Arti cle In the Constitution on tho elective fran chise. Dr.s Moisr.s, Iowa, March ."i. The House of lteprcsentatlves yesterday, by a vote of fill to IIS, voted to i-trlku tho word " initio " out of tho Article of tho Constitution relative to tho elective trauchl'o. Xkw Yoiik. March . In tho c.io of AVoodhull, Clatlln and lllood, on trial tor libel in the Court of General Sessions, to-day ap plication lor n reduction of ball wits refused anil tho prisoners were taken to the Tomb'. Washington, March it. The President has nominated Kdward F. I'imnuto be Chlet Jus tlco of tho Supremo Court of ArUona, and M. 1. I lorry to bo Collector of Customs for tho District or Altska. Washington, March (1. Mr. Mitchell Intro duced a bill providing for tho permanent loca tion of tho terminus of tho Oregon Central Itallroad, mid to furthcrnmoud tliuactof May I, 1S70, granting aid towards the construction of tho Oregon Central Itallroad. which was re ferred to tho Committee on Public Lands. Tho bill provides that tho southern terminus of Mid railroad shall bo located nt some suita ble point on the lino of the Oregon and Cali fornia Itallroad, not further south than Kit geno City nor lurther north than Junction City and grants tho same rights and privileges to tho railroad in its construction to such points its a ro granted by tho original act in aid ot the construction of (he Oregon Central Itallroad mid Telegraph I.luo from Portland to Aitorla and McMlnuvillc. It further pro vides that In eao tho quantity of land of ten full sections per mile cannot lie found within the limit prescribed by tho original net, that sections to make nil such dellcb-uele may bo made under direction of the Secretary of tho Intel lor on the Westerly slduol such road and between It and tho Pad tie Ocean. Hock I.-I.anp. III., March tl. A meeting was held hero to-night to appoint a commit tee to make tho necessary arrangements lor tho Xorthwu-tern Cheap Transportation Con vention to bo held hero on tho Ultli Inst. Dart's Hall. Ihe largest in thu city, was en gaged fur lb" Convention, and another meet rug was arranged to hear the reports of tho committees. The Convention Is especially called In tho Interest of tlio propo-eu exten sion of tho Illinois Canal from Hemic pin to this city, a bill for which is now before Congress. It bids fair to bo largely attended by delegations from Ihe (.ranger and busi ness men trom Northern Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Clkvi:i.am, March ".Tho interest In the " temperance movement Is Increasing. The la dies' organUadon In this city, composed of ladles ot the Flr-t l'iuvrilit church, hive obtained 'no .signatures of all tlio liipmr deal ers to their pledges. At new Philadelphia tho ladles to the numlierot over two Immlreil bold daily prayer meetings, A movement Is nlso Ik'Iiil' made in I'lyra, Alliance mid Woos. ter, in nil of which places -treet crusades will begin next weoK. COU'llUl's, March 7. Tho ei leaders moved in lour qu ids to-day. No dealers lgiird tho pledge, but a number informed tho ladles they had closed their trade, but It is believed tbev retrained Irom signing the pledge nml 111 re-uine limine- again. Tlio women will continue the campaign next week. TiiI.kho, March ".At Flmll.ty the wo men" toinperuneu crusade is pro.res-liig lie vond tlio ino-t ingiiiiio expectntlons. Our lug the lluvo days' work over two hundred liavu -lgneil tho pledge, mid lour saloon ki-ei-crs lnvwnrrinh:K-l.' This morning a largo quantity of ll.iuor was emptied into the ureets. l'our hundred ladles nro engaged In the cause, nml will not desert it until nil tho saloons are clo-ed. At Kaumeo City and l'erry-burg the miivenu'lit has also lieen luiiigiiratiM. l'llliantt.riliA, Mttv'i ". I'.'ie .Supreme Council of the Liquor Dealers' Am.tiiIjii request nil persons in with tho Association to close their places ot business on Sundays. 1 be Mayor has Issued a proclamation stating that the police have been railed upon to aid in bringing violators of the liquor law to Justice. Iho District Attorney says ho will treat all caes of violation the Mine as other cac. Wiii:i:linu, W. Va., March ".Dmlng the riot In South Wheeling this alternoou a man named Itlattnor received two balls through his lungs. Ho is still living, but there nro no hopes of his recovery. Two others received Injuries. Tho disturbance arose from some evidence given In Court vesterday. Washinoton. Mnrch'7.-Morchnndlo ar riving nt Detroit, destined for IiritMi Colum bia, via San Francisco, wilt be allowed to go under combined entry of tra limitation and exportation. Charges were formallv presented in the House yesterday by the Speaker affecting the otllclal and personal chatneter of den. linker, Commissioner of Pensions. Thev were made by Mrs. Helen T. llaruard. who' wants them examined with n view or Impeachment. Ho ferred to Commissioner of Invalid Pensions. The Secretary of War has written to Sena tor Hagar, approving bis bill for granting to San tranclsco the use ol' Presldo lTcsorvatlon for park purposes, nml the Senate Mllltarv Committee will report favorably on It. Hufkai.0, March S.-Kx-P'resldent Fill more died at his residence In this cltv nt ten minutes after 11 o'clock last night. Ills death was painless. Xkw Yoiik, March S.-Oeneral Schcnck says liis.vblt to this countrv Is solely on pri vate affairs : that he has not come home to till any Cabinet or other olllco, and that ho will return to Kuglaml In May, when his leave of absciica expires. He eoes to Washington on Tuesday, where he will remain three (lays. He will then visit Ohio, and the last three weeks ol his stay In the United States wilt be passed In Now York. Tlie Mib-Coiiiiiiltti-o on llniiklin; mill Iho Ut-v:ni .iitloiinl lliiiik, N'i:w Yoiik, March 8. Tho llemlil says It Is reported that the Sub-Committee of the Committee on Hanking and Currency of the House of Kepreentatlvcs has discovered that certain ollleers of the Ocean National Hank, In collusion with certain parties In Wall street, made all tho necessary arrangements for having the bank closed up at a particular time, mid that the arrangements were per fected months previous to the time when the bank really closed. Homon, March S. A rumor Is gaining ground heie that the present Po-tmaster Is lo retire, and that State Senator Ilalley Is to I hi made Potniater of llosion. ilalley was an earnest woiker for General Under in both of his attempts on tho Ciiberuatorl.il chili. AMii.viroN, March . Senator Jones his received full reports of surveys made to nscei- '"' i' Supreme Court of Washington Ter talu the practicability of reclaiming tho Colo-! ntory. Plalntllls In error sued to recover rado Desert hv turning Into It tho waters of' ".,0(H). ns stipulated, damages lor an alleged tho Colorado lUver, accompanied hv intere-t-1 "",,;,'1' ' i-ovenatit. tlio averment being that lug commentaries. Ho thinks this woithvnf ' "' I"11- I'10 .Calllornla Meam Navlga lioverninent Investigation, mid proposes ak-1 ' Company, engaged In tho tr.inspoiiallou lug Congre-s to authoi l.o a thorough Mirvey. . " Irelglit mid pas.ciigers on the waters ol that ChalrniiuMcKee, ot the Hiui-o l-omniltleo ' ,';lll' ",I'1 , ,0 l''!l''Hll tlio steamer New on Tenitorles, says there Is no doubt what-1 V"!'1'1 ,,r "'J- "",' ," l"estlon, and lor tlio ever that his stringent hill relating lo I'lah lurlher consideration ol a covenant, whereby l.i ..I ... ... .V.. i... iil.iliif ill Miri-Oi.il In iiiii in .iiiiit1.il In., ktii.i.iti.. iioiiuic. rriuncii it trucK ago, win reaimy i passbothllou-.es. Ho mivh It Is less trlutient i than McCullon's or l-'rollnaliuvseii's hill, each ot which hail the sanction of one or other branches ol the preceding Congress, Tho House Committee on Hallways and Canals are quite conlldent ot passing Me Cr.trv'.s bill, appointing n committee to regulate railroad lares and frieghts. Western members wilt proposo an amendment, de priving the commissioners of the nli-oliilo power of fixing Ihe rates, but miking them sort ot lulermediato arbitrators between the railroads nnil aggrieved parties, with sum mary power to correct grievances through the United States Courts. This will bo opposed on the ground that the remedy Is too trouble some of enforcement to haw a salutary liillu cneu over railroad extortioners. The Senate Committee on Transportation aro thus lar unable to agree nu any report, but a majority report Is deemed probable, favoring tlio moderate mca-utvs received from the House on the railroad question. Postmasters appointed P. Hamilton. Ma rlon, Marlon count)', Oregon ; John llrlscoo, Oyster, Paellto touuty, Washington, Terri tory. P.ui.aihxi'Iiia, March '...Tho steamer Pennsylvania, which arrived to-dav fiom Liv erpool, cxpcilcnced a violent ImriTc-iucouthc J7th ultimo, at midnight. Captain llrnail burn, tho lint and second ntllccrsuud two sea men, were swept overboard and lost, and the fourth olllcer had a leg broken. All the deck housos and bolts Were swept away. Ilr.tdv, lormerly third mate of the lll-fited Altantlc who, It will be remembered, swam ashore alid secured a lino from the Atlantic, thereby being Iho means or saving a number of lives, was among Iho teernge iiassengers on the Pemnvlvaiih, mid it was deeld.-d to put the ship hi his charge. He brought her mfelv In. uanta in iiroiuiiuru. who ik-iiiiii to in in.i more, had Intended to make this his last vill age, n It had been nrniugiil lor lit I il to net as Port Wanleii at Liverpool. Ai.iunv. March 0. Covernor Dix, this evening. 'cnt a message to tho Leglslalure, aniiounc'iigtliuileaiiioiexi'ie-lilent Mllmoiv. A .........l..l.i . ill I I I t.x. i -I ..... m I... .1 .i I m.,1 .1 lo . t uHiindtieu wasaimolnte.l natiJiiil tho ",,.,, LKAVKNWOirrit. Kniiu. March tt.-Mr. -... i.r ,. ......I.. L-IH...I i i.'m.I .- i.'i.M. ..-. ..i ..i i ii llllt. in lliu I inn iiii.i 1113 , ii nu t'liieivil net kitchen, locked the door, and undo liiiiinii-or advaiiees , her, nnd relu-ed to go out" when Wa-ihnoton. March !. N'esmlth. ot Ore gon, lo-day luiiodiiivda hill lo Indemnify the Mate nnd cltlen of Oregon and California tor expenses lucmred In the Misloc war. Ho-ion, March . In tho ilr-t iraino ottho hllllanl toiirnamert to-ulglit, I li.i-.y beat Dalev 400 to :M7. Winner's average. .'. WaIHM!ton. Match 10. Tho Piv.ldent In. uo.nl.iate.1 James Coey to be Postma-ter ,.,.,, i i.Viii..Ui-.i o a.iu j r-uici-ni. Holler t:xiliMtlii nl IIIii'.-Iihiii(.,ii -TliuS Ily Wllliuiii Miller. ltiMiilAiiiTON. Maich 10. Tho Ixiller ol the illy water works exploded this forenoon, killing tho engineer mid demolUhliig the boil er hiiii-e. The city Is now without water. The Mayor ha called a meeting ot the Com. moil Council, to appoint a ix.-cial pilnil to 1t -It H'lltlTb HIV ' ! t,lt-MIUI hour to clear away the wreck ami get the re nialniiig holler nt work. CiiK'AiiO. Mnrcli 10. fieneral Sheildau Is nml ugaiuii lire-, it win iaho twcuty-iour I hi riix'lpt iff dbp'itches trom Llciitoipiut Col- ouel iMviu-on, uiiniuauiiiiigai i-ortMll, giv lug lulnruiatloii fiom Klnwa and Comanche Agencie in ivxa-, to vin ot ruuru-iry : c.tpt. Ilowurth's young men had jiiit rutiirnisl trom tho Coinanihu camps, where Ihey had been counting psople, and rcporieil that on Ihu re cent r.Ul the muntxTO. luiiiaus wfioiiail Ih-cii killed wa v.irloudy ivpmteilnt twelve and twenty-two, but one or two ot dm milling pirtlejCM-iped. This shows that the rvierva- tlon Indians, In splto of their promises before the Council held last October, have not ceased to raid Into Texas. The St. Paul J)i.ipatc. prints some astound ing statement relative to tho contracts on postal routes In tho far West, held by CO. Huntlov. The TJiViu'Wi claims that nt tho outset Huntley, by the aid of some Washing ton confederates, procure from tho tiles sev eral petitions from Montana, cut off the names and attached them to a petition for a postal louto trom Missoula. Montana, to Nulla Walla, Washington Territory, -lot) miles,. through a wilderness without settler, and got a contract at "rJO."!! a vrar, which was subsequently Increased to if'JJ.'J.I.I per an num. Huntley Immediately sub-contracted at $14,000, mid pocketed sMS.OOOn year for six years. The mall matter sent over the road did not exceed clclit letters and miner each mall; that ho also obtained tho route fori (Ml, I'll trom Kelton, Utah, to Dalles, Oregon, 730 miles, dally trips, at J&H.OOO per year, and his last operation was getting a route ' from lloWo City to Wlnnemuera. Nevada, "iSO miles, at $77,000, of which $(10,000 Is clear prow.,, IlciUli of Ncnntor Chnrli-n Milliner. Washington. March 11. Yesterday In tho Senate Senator Saunter hail a slight ntiack nt tectlng the nerves of Ids heart, but when he returned home was sufficiently well to enter tain his friends at dinner, at the close of which ho made allusion to the condition of his heart, and between 0 and 10 r. m. ho was taken so sick as to require the attendance ot physicians. An hour or more niter he had a second at tack ol his old disease, mujlnn pnlnri. Sev eral of bis nearest personal friends were sen! for mid remained with him during tho night. He passed a quiet night under n subcutanei ous injection ot morphine This morning, nt 0 o'clock, ho was sleeping under It wllliout maleilal change. Surgeon (ieueral llarnes and Dps. J .hiisou and Lincoln were nt that hour hi consultation at the residence ot the Siiiator. At 12:15 Mr. Sumner was last fall lug. In addition to his physician, Senator Sclmr. and Koprcsoutiitlves Pierce nml Ueo. P. nml K. It. Hoar were present, and Dr. ltrown Snpinrd had been telegraphed lor and was on his way to tlio city. At a i M. Sena tor Sumner wits still sleeping, though at In tervals ho would awaken, at which times he was tu great pain. Ho was perfectly con-i-clous when awake nml knew nil his friends, occasionally rallying to the effort of saying a few words to them. II 1'. M. Senator Sumner has Just died. Ori'Kiiii Strum Miivliciillmt t'om-miij- -in. WIllOCIM't III. Washington. March 10' In the United Stales Sureme Court. Oregon Steam N'avlga- lion -..oiiipaiiy vs. n inscr vi oi. in error i ......-.-.... -........,, ... --..,. ...v., r -ullor It to run on any ol the routes ol ''' ''".nvers. nays or waters ol Cnlllornla for a period of ten years, with a penally ol' $71.000 for breach of covenant. 'Iho Couit held the envoi in nt to he in restraint of irade, mid as Imposing iimva-ouahlo rc-drlcilnns, and thereloro void. The decision Is iissignod ns error hi this Court, plaintiff in error main taining that such nailln! re.-trnlut us this cii-o presents Is grounded upon a valid consider:!' tlon, and Is not otieu to the oblectloii sus. not open to the objection sus. It. The c.iii-1! was nruued he tallied ngahist It. The i-aii-o was nreih'd by (i. II. Williams for plaintiff In error, and by II. P. Dcmilsou forilefendaiit. Tlie ."Vi'Mf lliiiiiiitilri Klei-llon. CoscoitD, March 11. Itcliirn from l.VJ towns elvo nu nnreirato or .Id.O'.l.'l. le Ciltchlus. Jtepnlilleau, i7,00.'l; Weston, Dem- neralle, .7,17(1; liiackner, Prohllilllon, l,t!H. There are eighty-two towns to hear from, mid e-lnii mav wot overcome Hie pre-ent majo -ily ngaiu-t lilin. The Council will probably stand ltcnuhllcans, :i; Democrats, '. The Senate will probably ho a tie, jnd tho House will be very close, "iho polltkiil couiplcctlou depending on the towns that hold elections to day. UlUrrllniiroiiii, I1oton, March 11. Oliver Ames was to day chosen I're-lih'iit, und K. P. ltolllus See retaiy of the Union Pacllle Itallroad Com pany. .i:w Yoiik, March 11. A letter from Ha vana siys the city Is llllcd with volunteers who nro dally depaitlng for the seat of war. Kach volunteer receives $100 Irom the. (inv I ernment on entering Iho barracks, mid has I $M)0 irp!tcd to his ered t in hank. Mihjrct l '" " ""'; " Idni'elt or lis heirs at the end ' "f "Is imuilhs' mtvUv. All look well mid hi 'marked iimtrnst ullh tho mllltla who ic- '"' ".;". Ni:w Yokk. March II). Tho Woman's Temperance I'm-ailo hi New York mid Ohio Is -.till going on with greatactlvily. 'I'hociu-i-fido opened yeiterdiy In Chicago, TOREICN NEWS. I.nion. Mareli ...-Calcutta dispatch re- port tlie di-iieos among llio f.iuiino stricken l-l'lt; t raini TMii oil tlij. Inerea-e. In one village alone there has U-en 10 deaths nlono from starvation in Inurdav. The liiiui i r i, . . f ii i i i 'MJr. rj' I't ' .' r,lr. M l,!,J lmreaM.-d from lTn-fSr .Mr.. ent .is.-emh.cd to-day. 'I'ho opening proceeding in the Houso of Lords were formal and iiiilu leivilug. In lliu Hotiio of Commons Henry ISraiid, Six-akerof the la-t llon-u. was uii.'in-lnniii-!y ileclired .S-nakcr of this, (ilaihtoue was warmly received by Ihe Lllx'ial when he entered the HoiiH-, mid took Ills eat on the lro.it Opposition lu-iich. I , ' ,:'". : "ft, ,M1 OI "'" ."'"ITiit w,',".''",,l i lii dm I Ichliorue iiii was inlly committed .. , ... , , , , mi iii.ii mi inn vii.iiuu in iijiii,i. ...ii;it crowd llllcd and surrounded Ihe C'o'iiri-room. In the expectation of n-elug iho Clalinaut hlui'C'ir on this occasion, but tlio laiiir was not allowed to appear In couit. An drew I logic, nu old negro wrvant in lliu Tl.hlioruu family, and one of tlio Hinngeit witness tor lliu Claimant. Iia liccoiuo liopc- loi-ly III i-liiuj lliu verdict was remleied ag.nii-i unoii. Dl-pitclies have at lat arrived Irom Oold Coi-t lu'l.v coiillruilug Iho previous ro-pint- ol" lclnry and dUpt-lllug tlio tear en (ertarnid lor tint safety ol die expedition. Tho A-hiutco King had Ill-ally surrendered hlmvlf Into lliu bauds of die llrltl'li troops '..ml ll'Mi .'i iti-l.ii'u.r Ml I!. .11. Ia.'ii1ti.l''j ll.t.'l.l ...... ...T . ,,. ......k. ... ...., -..J ........ quarter, Lo.NixtN. March (1, I'xuii'lvii nit-nam- tlous havu Ueu made fur tlio rccopliou of tlio Duku and Duehe of Killuhmg. ivliomuex-jK-cted to an Ivu to-morrow. '1 lie day will Imj nh-i-rvcd ns a holiday. Telegrams nt the Indian Olllco say the Government will bo obliged to maintain 3, 000,000 of peoplo tor three months and that the expenditure on aecouit or the Indian liunlno till February last nro estimated at over $7,000,000. The steamship Sedra, from Newcastle to Port Said, was lost hi a recent gale. Thirty persons perished. LONDON, March, .. Don Carlos has an nounced that It Is not his Intention to Impose contributions upon tho population of llllboa. When the place Is taken, and on his entrance into the city, Im will proceed to the cathedra! and bo crowned ' King of Spain. Ho will swear to support the liberties of tho people, who constitute the (loveriunent, with (.ieueral Kilos President of tho Council, and appeal to foreign powers to recognl.e the belligerency of the Carllst and declare Spaniards exempt Irom allegiance to any other government than their own. Ho will draw $.1,000,000 a the lirst Installment of the loan previously eon tincted. The Ilr.i7.III.-tu mall steamer Irom Itlo Jan eiro, February Sth, has arrived. The proba bility of a war with tho Argentine Stales on account of tho new Insurrection in Paraguay was Increasing. Troops nnd vessels nro go ing lonvani 10 iiir.iguay. At lluenos Ayres tl'ie elections wcro pro gressing, nnd were attended with great ex citement. Troops were being dispatched to various points of tho fronter. iiml war with llnull was looked upon a liable to break out" any moment. Munitions had arrived trout the United Slate. Tim cholera continued and the deaths from the disease averaged seven dally. London, March (I Parliament met again to-day nnd proceeded with tlie formalities of organization. The oath was administered to members of the llouoof Commons In jrrotips iff forty. h Calcutta account from Yiroot show that tho distress from the famine Is Increasing. The relief organizations are working excellently but i-.ui hardly meet tho demand that arc made. Limion. .March (I It I rumored hero that certain Inhabitant at F.iyal have addressed a petition to President (Jraut, praviuj- for tho establishment ofa Protectorate lv tho United Stales over the Aore. and that tlio President replied : "The era of popular will has re placed the era of conquest. " Ottawa, Ontario, March 7. The Ameri can llisliopof out ii lo ha foimallv excommu nicated Itev. J. II. Stacy, ofihls city, fur par ticipating In the licliirincd Churci. movement. London, March 7. I'ho licet I moored at (Iravesiud mid ready to receive Ihe Duke ol Kdluhiirg and bride, who will laud at II .v. 51. and proceed without stopping In Windsor C.itle, arriving there at. I p.m. (irave-end mid Wiiid-ornro piofiielv iltrorntcd. Und ue will lie suspended anil there will bo illu mination hi the evening. Havan, March 7. The report oriho kill ing of ix-Pioddeut Cepede hv tho Sail IJnlnllii llattallon I cnullruicd. On the J7lh nl'I'Vbruily. die troops captured a negro, who wa ordered lo be -hot. lie pioinl-ed, If hi life wa spared, to lead his captors to Co, pede. Ill prnpo-ldou was invented, mid Ilioex-Piesiilent was dUcovi-red with a few frleiul. Ill companions lied, Inn he lonld not c-capenud llivd upon the troop, Inlliy n Sergeant, who returned die lire, and Co. I Kile received ever.il bullet hi tho head mid breast, cau-lug In-lant death. The body wa brought to Santiago do Cuba, mid hurled on the 11 iul. Madiiih. March 7.-Sivly-llvo thousand tronpsmo operating hi Iho north agilii-l tho C'arlMs. Tho Ihitbj .Wir. nays (Hailstone has an nounced his final determination to relinquish Ihe leadership of iho Liberal party. It is In he hoped III Intention will he moilllled so a only to apply to Ihu preiut session ol Parlia ment. A transport In arrived at St. Vincent with the llr-t detachment of iroop fiom die Ashan leoexiedlllou, returning to Kuglaml Ni;V Yoiik, March 8. A special from ller llu say ihoOermau Kmpcrnr's health IsmicIi a In cause renewed uneasiiie. London, March 10. Tho Ihithj 7V.-.i-ni pulilMiu a long stab-incut signed ly Charles Oilon. Hoconli'-.r that he nt ouco recog nized die "Tleliboruo Claimant" as his broth er, hut Ihat his silence was bought by .IS paid monthly for a year, with tho proml-o of a thousand or two moro at iho conclusion of tho trial. The Hungarian Mlnl-lry his icdgno'l. A i-erloit ilolocciuied nt IV-lh. The mil itary llivd on Iho mob, killing lour person. Nuw Yoiik. March 10. I'nrelgu papers ol the "Mill lilt, contain Iho following Idler re ceived by Lord Ituvcll Irom lliu licrm in I'm-M-ror : IIr.in.iN. IVhiiiary s, 1S7I. V'i. Umt .'in lturlt: I have recclvo.l your letter of Jnnuary 'Jth, with leolnlions ot a groat meeting In Loudon, nnd my Aui ha.ulor'.s report ol die proccedlm-. I th auk you sincerely for this communication and for lliunccoinpaiiyiugoxpres-louol ynurpcr-nnm "nml will. It Is Incumbent on mo to ho Iho leader of my peoplo In a struggle maintained tliroiii!li centuries past by ('eiinaii Kniperors of earlier day against a power, llio domina tion oi uniiii in in no coiiniij in mo worm Imtii coiupillhlo with Iredniii mid the welfare ol' u 'ilium a power which, 11' victorious hi our day, would Imperil not In (iermauy alone llio hluiuc: of leform.itlou and liberty ol' conscience and the nuthority ol law. I ac cept the Initio thus Iinpo-ed upon uiu In fill llllment ol' my UiiL'ly dude and with a linn rellaucu on (Jod, lo whoso help wo look for victory; hut nl-o In a spirit ol ri-card for lliu creed of other', nnd lhuevaugellc.il Inrliear nnco which has Ih-cii sianuied by my fore father on die laws and adiului-trallou nl my Slate. The lale-t mea-mes of mv (ioveru incut do not lulling'! upon Ihu Itoininl-li ( I. null oi die fiee oM'icl-c-. of religion by lur vola lies, They only give lo Ihu luili-pi'lid-cneu of Ihe legislation ol the eouutiy oine of Ihe guarantee long pos-ps-cd by ntlier coilli lili", and loinp'ily Mic.i'd by Prm-la. wllhoul bi-hig held hv die Itomi-h Chinch in coiupitili.K with Ihu licuexeicl.uiif her relig ion. I rejoice at Ihu piool' allnrded lliu by your h-tler that the -vinpilliy of tlio people of Kiigliud wo'ild not fill me lii this ilru,;gle Ihe people of Kuglaml, to whom my n-op!o and my my il house are hound hy Ihe leinein hniiiiit of iiiauy a pl.t and lioimr.iMo-l illggle, iniliilalued hicommiiii luco Ihu d ly of Wll. II. tin of Oriugi. I lx-g you tocoiiiiniiuleato t I letter with my hem ly thank In llio gen tlemen who 'Igiied Ihu resolutions, and I it- I mill, yours -luii-reiv. i ."ilgliid., Wll. HUM. 1 Madihd, Much 10. Ii 1 ri'Mirieil that ' (ien. I'oi.ivde will miccii'd (iovciuor Kllars ! a ('apt il:i (ii'fK-ral ol ( uiu. I N-veinl prniniiii-iit Carllst have been ox ' pel In I from M nlnd. Lommin, .M.nch 10. Adililloii'ildi-pHihi-i I for tlioiiold C'ui-t iciort thiKieiieial Vole I lei- ietiofi Ihe liver Piiih, l-Vliruiry I5th, Three iff Ihu King tributary to Kin-' Koll'eo . li.ivogheii In ilaTr iiliihli.lou o Hrhiili wi pi em. icy . Thu A li.iutic throne is conaldcrud at an cud, mid their Kingdom hopelessly dis rupted. Stanley, tho New York llerahl corns- CIXAHtlflnt tntatfn ttlid livtm f I dltrvtt tttn f itmwnOt- atlons Mwecn Sir Onrnot Wolscleynnd tho King ol' Ashantco aro completed. Tho King "gives 10 pay iuiy tiioiHanil ounces in goiu, mid to reuoimco nil claim to Adanslaud other icrniory, as specuieii, consents to wiuutmw Irom Appoloui'i and tho coat provinces ; to krep thu road free from Codmnsslo and tho lttv-l-l- I'l-lli , lii i. r.it.... I ..... ........... ..Nil.llilf ...... . ..... , ... .v.l.llf ....llllllll IV, .I1F..IWI. Iiuinaii sacrlllces and to keep thu peaco for- VIVil PACIFIC COAST. San Fiunoisco, Mnrcli (). The Kureka Woman's Temperance Socletv haro oriran- leil for a praying campaign, and designated about a do.eu liquor saloons nml stores on Front ami Sacramento streets, whero thy will open war against King Alcohol, com mencing on Monday next Active preparations nro making for n mass meeting to-ulght to sustain .ludgo Stanly in tho matter ot thu Mayor mid Treasurer. An opinion Is published from .McAllister, S. M. Wlllson, and other prominent lawyers, to tho nets ot tho Mayor, Treasurer nml Tax Col lector, in depositing fund ns they did, was legal. A storekeeper on Kearney street Iris Iden tified the likeness ot Tuhurelo Vnsquez ns that ot a Mexican who camo to his store a tow nights iduco and bought a complete- set of feminine apparel and asked lor paint and a wig which could not he furnished him. Many persons liollcvo tint It was the outlaw, and that ho went away on tho steamer Consti tution. Tho Trustee of tho itelcher Mining Com pany have declared a dividend ol$.1 per shaio $.120,lHH)-piyublo next. Friday. Yiii:ka. March (I. From parlies vho camo In from Liukvlllo to-d.iy, we learn that tlie weather throughout thu l.ake ll.islu ha been extremely cold for a long lime, snow covering the whole country to tho depth of two feet. C'attloare dying In great numbers. Applo gate it Carr have driven their slock (soino of it being tine blooded rattle) Irom Clear I.nko Valley to Tnlo Lake. 'I'ho latter lako is Iro 7ou over. No hay Is to be had at any price. Snow at Foil Klamath Is reported four feet deep. The wealher hero continues cold and stormy. Kcporls from all quarter show that cattle, sheep and horse aro dvlng In great numbers. If this kind of wcndicr continues many week longer many of our largest stock-owners will no bankrupt. Vktoisia, March .. Thu Meanier Kll-a, Ander-on in rived from Ca-siar, at 1 I. M. yesterday and ivpoitsall Iho miner pushing on and not reluming as yd. Them Is no In I'oimallou from those who Invo gonoon. On Iho 27th nil. all lliosu at Wrangle were to start for the hiieiior. Tho Auderon uiaila llio running trip hi nine day, running time. The Hudson It iv Company' steamer Otter nl-o urilvedatil i m. fiom thu samu plaiv, but In lug nol later Intelligence. Siiini lltiiil.Mile mi Ilii'SViilrnl riielllr I'l.lio, Maivh il. -This nlleruoon a snow plow, pushed by two engine, went west to clear tin) track. When iliev had proceeded iiboill a mile, Ihe miow plow Juuiied tho tiiick. lollowed hy ihueiiglues. A hrakemaii named lllgler, tiding on ono ol the engines, wa caught hi Iho wreck mid badlv injured ; lie Mil vl ved but a luwiiiotneuls. Tlio engines nro said to bo liullv ditched, mid tialin will ho detained until lliu wicc'i Is removed. San Fiiam'im'o, Match 7. Kobeit Man ning, convicted ol iiniiilei' In the m'coiuI de gree for killing a Chluainau. has been sen tenced to the Stale pi Isnii for life. The praying uiccihigauuniuiccd for yester day tiflcriinnii by die ladle' leiuiieraiico cru sader did not coino nil'. About 1,000 peoplo eoiigregited at Ihe place were much disap pointed III il nothing was done. (Ireeiibick, v.On'.ll). Tho wealher I stormy, with tho wind blowing a gale Irom Iho Miullieat. There were N'i ili-uh In the city during tlio week. San I'iiamisi, March S. Tho steamer (iraiiida, ol' thu Pacllle Mall Company, ar rived limn New Yoik via Capo Horn and Paulina to-day. Shu brought only two pas sengers. The steamer I In good condition. Tho weatbei-ln-ilay ha been clearand cold. There wa n heavy rain lat night. YlU'.KA. March?. Il eouuueiiced snowing nt7:.'IO this moiiilng. and ha coullnued to coino (Iimvii fist ever -Inei', nnd nlllioiigli din snow ha uielled couslilerahly, there Is now It'll) i M. lour Inches. (I. W. Webb, of Shiti Valley, Inst seven blooded sheep this week, valued at $t(H)each. Kl.KO. .March h. -Tim Cenlral Pacific U iifiiln liloel.eil toil. iv. N'n I rains have been able to reach llmiiholdt Wells going Kast, while Wolein Iralus nioi lying at Toano, walling for Iho roul lo ho opened Wct. Ah I hero aio upwaidsol lllty miles ol raid to open, nii'l it I Mill snowing nnd blowing, It Is quite prob.iblo lint llio Indus can get through imder two or tin t-u days. Al.UASV, Maich, 7 -l.a-l night, about n qii'iitcr pa-l II, nu old winchou!', Hliualeii on Ihu elver bank, between Coinsliick's ami Cheaille's, wa dlsciiveri'd lo Ihi on Ihe, Ito lore nu alarm was glvci mid Ihu Fire Depart ment nu llio ground, thu building was ono -heel of lire. The llieiin-u succeeded In sav ing over 1.000 out ol' s.DIKI bushel nl oat mid 100 liil-liels ol luiley "lored hi Iho building. The niu-o nl" Ihe lire I a yet a mystery. Loss es, so far as aceilabied : ('enre Kckler, nil the building. -r'ii'O i K- S. Merrill. L'raln, $J, niK) ; and two or fhrce other panics had small lots ofgiahi store-d in lliu building. In.ur ance. $;i,()00. Wealher very stormy snowing and blow, lug. Ss Fiiw i-i'ii.Mirih'.i. A nuineroiisdel. egalloiiol women appeaivd liel'oru the Hoard ol'.siiH'ivliir lo-nlght headed by Mrs. Allen. They weio invited lo Mt In thu chamber, and picM'istcil II liellllon ii.tJie' the Hoard to nuieiid Ihu municipal nrdhiaiico mo as lo in I t-rea.it Ihu IIitii-u pllil by liquor seller. The pi'ililon was received and leferreil to thu Ju- iiirnir i iiiiiuiiiii r. Shoity Have, iho fago riililier, was stalled fin- Shasta lo-day fur another dial, having been lal.en from Slate Prison lor Ihat pur pme. .Saturday night hlui-elf and several olhers tiled o break Irom llio Com ty Jail, but were dl-coviieil and put In Iron. Clown l'oliil ha declared a dividend n( ft per li.iii!-$,'nO.(Mi:i-,.iyiibto(iu the I'Jth. The S.ui Fraud co lusiiraiicoCouii.iuy was liicnrtMirati-d tiwliy ; capital slock, SIOO.OoO. Owing to evi-ru lllilens, Ml Xell-uii tvil imahlo to apj.-ar at Califomli Thu iter to- 1 nigiit. WlNSi.'iiei'A. Maich 0. Thu pncngur I iniln duo in leave heiu v:enliy, will leavo 'about 7:'ID Ihlie.eiiiiig. Weather clear anil ' ple.l.llllt. Itl.Mi. Maich 01) p. ii The roul now Is ' nil clear, Willi Ihu exception of a uoiv plow 1 n'l llio trick near 1 1, no Canon. Tho delayed ' train, bound west, will leavo hurent 7:.'l()aud expects logo tight through without dllllculty. it'o I'.nirili l'uj'.