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RETAKE OF PRECEDING PAGE J0. ' ' 3 111 L .LI1LH-IIH.HWr.fi I ' .lT-lliai'lMt.'JW - ' - ... . SUPPLEMENT. OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL IS, 1878. YOL. XII. NO. 26. TELEGRAMS. EASTEIiX STATES. Public ImU. Wasiiixgto.v, April 11. Plumb, in behalf 01 the aenate committee on public lands, to day reported a substitute for two bills hereto fore introduced by Senator Booth and Ingals galls for the relief of settlers supposed to be wiimn rauroau grants, but afterwards thrown outside of the double minimum limits by reason 01 chances ot route, etc. lhe Bubsti tute provides that every pre-emption settler or nis wuiow or children, H still in possession of the land, shall be entitled to rejiaymeut of the difference between the price paid and the government minimum price of said land, pro viding it would, if vacant at the time of application for rejiayment, be subject to sale or entry at the minimum rate of 1 25 per acre. The bill also allows homestead settlers who have been restricted to 80 acres, to en ter an additional tract of 80 acres of adjoin ing and embraced in original entry, or if they or their widows or orphaned children so elect, they may surrender the original entry for can cellation, -ami thereupon be entitled to enter 1(50 acres under the homestead laws elsewhere without payment of additional fees, and their residence and cultivation under the original en try shall be credited upon the new or additional entry, provided that in every case there shall be at least one year's residence and cultivation required before issuance of patent for second entry. The benefits of this act shall not ex tend to person.-! who have sold or in any way attempted to alienate the land embraced in their original entries, or to any person who has attempted to alienate his rights under the act of 187- relative to additional homesteads of soldiers and sailors. Will not be WenkriiHl. Denver, April 11. Later developments seem conclusively to show that the first na tional bat-k of Colorado Springs will not be weakened by the malversation of Mclntyre, the absconding vice president. A new set of officials have been chosen for this bank, and its affairs are believed to be on a secure foot iug. No clue to Mclutyre's movements has been obtained, but it is supposed he has gone to Europe. Too 3Iucli Style. Omaha, April 11. II. D. Johnson, clerk in the general office of the U. & M. railroad in this city, this afternoon shot himself in the re gion of the heart, the ball passing through his body, inflicting a wound which will prove fa tal in a few hours. He was a handsome man, considerable of a beau, and put on great style on a salary of $50 ter month, and conse quently ran in debt, which is the cause, as stated by himself, for the deed. He is the liephew of A. N. Dennison, of Bolton, treas urer of the B. & M. 11. K. Co. The Tarifr Kill. Oalveston, April 11. A AVwv special from San Antonio says that at the wool grow ers' convention, held to-day, resolutions were adopted requesting Ilepresentatives in Con gress to oppose a reduction of duties on for eign wools as proposed in the tariff bill. Instructive Fire, Bay City, April 11. A fire destroyed six million feet of lumber; seven thousand bar rels of salt and the docks owned by Eddy, Avery & Co. ; four million feet of lumber, planing mill, dock and six thousand barrels of salt belonging to H. M. Bradley & Co.; thirty buildings, mostly residences, were destroyed. It is estimated the I033 is S-200,000; insurance not obtainable. The fire originatd from sparks from a passing tug. The Metropolis Kotlen. Washington, April 12. A sub-committee of the House committee on commerce reports on the Metropolis disaster that the ship was rotten in her bow and stern, cargo badly ar ranged, and the affidavits of the shipwrights show that the work was badly done and the rotton wood concealed by order of the owners, the hunts. Lunt is therefor liable to pun ishment under section 4,403 of the revised statutes. Kben Maiison, .1 shipbuilder, as accessory, is worthy criminal prosecution. Assistant Inspector Craft is also liable to ex amination under section 4,407 of the revised statutes. The Itiirnt 1 11 lime Asylum. Bath, X. V., April 12. The coroner's jury reached a verdict 111 the case of the burning of the insane building of the Steuben county oor house Saturday night, and the loss of sixteen lives. They exonerate the keeper, censure citizens of the county and board of supervisors for not having provided safe and suitable accommodations for paupers ; cen sure superintendents ot the joor for not hav ing provided a letter mode of egress and tire apparatus. Xcw Pont Office. Washington, April 14. Gravel Ford, Coos county, Oregon, L. J. McCloskey, 1. M.; Tidewater, Benton county, Oregon, Thomas Russell, P. M.; Alderton, Pierce county, W. T., L D. Dargin, I. M. 1 lie Clarksville Fire. NAsnviLLE, April 13. It is now definitely ascertained that 57 houses were destroyed by the C'larksvilie fire, including the best build ings in the city. Insurance is estimated at .?o(),000. The fire is regarded as incendiary, with which the blacks seemed to sympathize, refusing to aid in suppressing the flames. Policeman I'hiliips yesterday afternoon shot and killed a negro named Scott, while resist ing him with stones. This aroused feeling among the blacks, who threatened to mob Phillips, who was placed in jail for safety. It Cs supiosed the tire was the result of a recent lynching 01 a negro lor an attempt to rape a j white girl, rilty special policemen are pa trolling the streets of Claiksville to-night. 'i lie Itewiiniptiou Art. New York, April 13. The WorbTs Wash ington special say3 it is now generally Wlieved Utit tl ere w ill be only two votes in the Sen ate tii;; nee committee next Thursday in favor of the repeal of the resumption act Jones and Vim rhees. The committee will vote for a suYtst tute, making legal tender receivable for all duties except interest on the public debt, on and after July 1st. It will also probably vote to repeal the eighty per cent, clause of the act of 1S75, which recites that legal tenders in proportion to the amount of new bank note currmicy shall be issued, and also provide for the reissue of legal tenders from the treasury. Attempt to llent ConWlins. Washington, April 13. A renewed, riport that the President intends making another at tempt to change the principal officers in the Xew York Custom House has been the sub ject of considerable talk among political quid nuncs to-day. It is understood that several New York Congressmen have called on the President within the past few days and ex pressed their belief that such an attempt, es pecially if successful, would very probably re sult in a loss to the llepublicaus of two or three members of the House of Ilepresenta tives from that State. The President is re ported to have been non-committal in his re plies to these Representatives. Continued. Washington, April 15. The Senate has confirmed J. W. Easby chief of the bureau of construction and repairs and chief contractor in the navy department, with the relative rank of commodore, although reported ad versely by the naval committee. The vote was 27 to 17. The Presidential Title. Kimmel's bill to provide for the trying by the supreme court the Presidential title when the election is denied by one or more States provides that an action in the nature of quo warranto may be brought and prosecuted in in the supreme court of the United States for such purpose. A I'oiiffrettMinan in Tronble. Greenville, Mich., April 15. J. J. Sheaer assaulted and terribly beat Congress man Ellsworth for interfering in his domes tic troubles. Ellsworth's condition is very critical. The Kaiiuvt Storm. TorEKA, April 15. Particulars of damage by the storm at Cottonwood station and vicin ity on Saturday, are coming in. Several lives were lost at isolated points and many persons hurt badly. Kale of RondH. New York, April 15. The Bulletin says the syndicate lias already sold over three mil lions of the 4l per cents. Crew (alng to F.111 ope. It is announced that the Columbia College crew will positively go to Europe in June. Mrs. Tillon ConfeMses Adultery Iteeelier n Convicted Perjurer. New York, April 15. The -following let ter will appear to-morrow, from Mrs. Til ton: Mr. Ira B. Wheeler Dear Sir: A few weeks since, after long months of mental an guish, I told, as you know, a few friends, whom I had bitterly deceived, that the charge brought by my husband of adultery between myself and lie v. Henry Ward Beeeher was true, and that the lie I had lived so well the last four years had become intolerable to me. That statement I now soleinly reaffirm, and leave the truth with God, to whom 1 also commit myself, my children, anil all who must suffer. I know full well the explana tions that will be sought by many for this acknowledgment, a desire to return to my husband, insanity, malice, everything save the true and only one my quickened con science, and a sense of what is due to the cause of truth and justice. During all the Complications of these years you have been my confidential friend, and therefore I address this letter to you, authorizing and requesting you to secure its publication. (Signed) Eljzabetu Tilton. Brooklyn, April 13, 187S.J Frank B. Carpenter, at fcist, in aii interview this evening, stated that there was doubt of the genuineness of the letter. Mr. Ira B. Wheeler said he had been the private legal adviser and confidential friend of Mrs. Tilton all through the troubles. lawyers Shearman, Morris and Price refused to be interviewed Ilceclier's Denial. New York, April 16. Mr. Beeeher was out of the city when Mrs. Tilton's letter was made public and his whereabouts was not known save to a few friends. The Tribune telegraphed him a copy of the letter at a late hour to-night and received the following dis patch in reply: Waverly, N. Y., April 15th. To Editor X. Y. Tribune: I confront Mrs. Tilton's confession with explicit and absolute denial. The testimony to her own innocence and mine which for four years she had made to hundreds in private and public, before the court in writing and orally, I declare to be true, and the allegations now made in contra diction of her uniform, solemn and unvarying statement, hitherto made, I utterly deny. I declare her to be innocent of the great trans gression. Henry Ward Ueeciier. Pacific Railroad Compromise. Washington, April 15. A compromise was effected to-day between opposing interests iu regard to the Northern Pacific bill recently reported from the Senate railroad committee and the proposition trained by the Northern Pacific Co. which is now before the Senate public lands committee. Both bills are to be placed in the hands of the Senate railroad committee, and a substitute reported shortly which will serve the earnest co-operation of the entire Oregon delegation and the Northern Pacific Company. It will provide for the speedy openiug of the Columbia river by the construction of a railroad around the Cas cades within two years and around the Dalles within two and one-half years. The proposi tion for the transfer to the Portland, Salt Lake and South Pass Company of an amount of lands equal to those heretofore granted to the Northern Pacific for the abandoned branch across the Cascade Mountains is to be reported as a separate bill. Failure of the Northern Pacific to comply with the conditions as to construction of por tage roads at Cascades and Dalles within the the time specified is to forfeit the grant along the Columbia to the Portland, Salt Lake and South 1'ass Companj-, which shall commence construction of the road at Portland within three months after such failure; the road be tweeu Portland and Umatilla is to be opened for common use of both. Lauds are to be thrown open for immediate settlement in quantities not exceeding one hundred and sixty acres to each settler at 2 50 an acre along the whole line of the proposed road. A Meeting of lhe Committee. Washington, April 13. The senate com mittee on railroads to-day held a special meeting to consider various propositions look ing to a compromise of conflicting interests in regard to extension of time for completion of the Northern Pacilic Ilailroad. The com mittee adjourned until to-morrow without ac tion, but indications clearly foreshadow an early arrangement which will secure in the main local Oregon interests aud at the same time divest the bill of certain features which the Northern Pacific consider objectionable. F0KEIGX EW.N. Itnnsiaii Movements. London. April 13. A correspondent at Pera sends several sensational reports, thus: That the Russian have been discovered mak ing roads in the direction of Buynkdere; that they have concentrated a large force in the neighboring villages, ami that they have sum moned to evacuate Shumla and Yarua imme diately. Torpedoes Tor the Dniiube. A Vienna correspondent asserts that the Russians have sent a large quantity of torpe does to the mouths of the Danube, ready to block the stream again. Will Hold Bnrliarrst. Bucharest, April 12. It is stated here that 20,000 men of the Eleventh Russian army corps will hold Bucharest, and the remainder of the corps will hold stations of the line to Guior givo. Other Ilusssian troops are expected in the territory east of Aleuta. Nearly all the Roumanian troops are in a position westward of the Aleuta. A Russian delegate, sent to make arrange ments relative to the passage of troops, will arrive at Belgrade to-day. The chamber is much less bellicose, and it is by no means improbable that Russia will attain her object after the first burst of resentment. llaznine In .Madrid. Paris April 13. It is now stated that ex Marshal Bazaine is in Madrid aud in good health. M ill F.mbnrk. Constantinople, April 15. Russians from Erzeroum are marching to Batoum where, it is believed, they will embark for Bessarabia. Prinee to be C hoten. Constantinople, April 15. A dispatch asserts that the Russians have invited all the towns of Bulgaria to 6end delegates to Phil lippolis for the election of a Prince. Servian Independenee. A Belgrade special says Prince Milan is ex pected to proclaim the mdependance of Ser via, April 21st. Warlike Excitement. London, April 15. The Times' St. Peters burg correspondent telegraphing Sunday, does not give such a hopeful report of the state of feeling in Russia. He says the efforts of Ger many may perhaps lead to a preliminary con ference, as the British government is now be lieved to be more favorable to such a proposi tion. Warlike excitement is intense in Mos cow. Looking: for a Itan, It is said Russia is looking for a loan in America. It is understood negotiations are also opened in Germany and Holland. It is reported that the new loau will amount to 50,000,000 roubles, independently of 50,000, 000 in treasury bonds to be issued imme diately. Report Contradicted. A Paris coi respondent says the assertion that Count Zichy is negotiating for the occu pation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is contra dicted on good authority. Itoiimaniaii in Servla. A special from Turin, Servia, reports 10,000 Roumanian troops concentrated there. Prince Charles is expected. The feeling of the troops against Russia is bitter. Servian Alliance, The Times' Belgrade special says Russia is endeavoring to gain Servian alliance in afresh war. The Prince favors an alliance, but the cabinet oppose it. War preparations con tinue unremittingly, A ministerial crisis is probable. Intends to Abdicate. The Telegraph's Berlin dispatch states that the Prince of Roumania has notified the Em peror of Germany and Austria of an intention to abdicate if Russia is vtermitted to usurp the government of Roumania. War in Africa. Cape Town, March 20. There has been continuous fighting in the Piere Bush for a week. Four British officers were killed. The situation in Transvaal is very serious. Will Issue n Proclamation. Belgrade, April 16. Prince Milan is ex pected to start for Nisch on Thursday. He will probably issue a proclamation. Suleiman's Trial. Constantinople, April 1G. The trial of Suleiman Push a has commenced. His con demnation is regarded as extremely probable. Urant 011 IE is Travels Florence, April 16. Gen. Grant and family arrived here to-day. They were re ceived at the station by the municipal author ities, the American consul and deputations of the Italian army and American residents. Friendlier Talk. London, April 1G. A St. Petersburg cor respondent telegraphs that there is said to have been an amicable semi-official inter change of views between London and St. Petersburg cabinets. The former declares a sincere desire for a peaceful solution, and dis claims the wish to put unnecessary obstacles in the way of negotiations, but adheres to the desire to have the whole treaty placed before the congress. The latter also adheres to its previous attitude, and cites Prince Gortscha kotfs replv to Lord Salisbury as proof of a readiness to discuss even the most important clauses. In unofficial conversation Russians still cling to the idea that England seeks to humiliate them and tear up the treaty. Iney will not allow the treaty to be canceled, al though they are ready to make modifications. A preliminary conference seems to be the most promising issue out ot the difficulty. l iioasiness Among tlic Turks. Pera, April 10". There was manifest un easiness on Sunday and Monday, lest the Russians should attempt a coup de main against Constantinople. The suspicion is only traceable to the general discontent 01 the Russians at the prolonged uncertainty. The tiieneral Levy, Berlin, April 1(1. Preparations are mak ing in Russia for the organization 'f the, geu- eral levy. Passitorts will oul ily oaiied to persons over 46 years of ag (terman Intervention. Vienna, April 16. According to Berlin ad vices Germany will only really attempt pa cific intervention when all is prepared on both sides, so as to insure almost certain success. The first step iu the direction of mediation seems to have been in obtainiug some author ity to undertake the task, and all these preliminary difficulties seem to be overcome. 1 here is much more confidence m the meeting of the congress. Hemes the Iteport. Berlin, April 16. The Roumanian agent here officially denies the report that Prince Gortschakoff requested the recall of the Rou manian agent at leuna. PACIFIC COAST NEWS. Riflemen's Mfolins:. San Francisco, April 11. The spring meeting of California Rille Association opened at San Bruuo range to-day. The attendance of spectators was small, the day unfavorable, the wind blowing in strong gusts, quartering towards the target. The first competition to day was for the regimental prize for teams of ten men each. 1 he first, second and third regiments entered teams. The prize wa3 won by the first regiment by a scote of 402 out of a possible 500. The second regiment made C99, third regiment much below those figures ami a score was not obtained. The distance was two hundred yards off hand, military rilles. The next competition was for the Kellogg challenge cup in two stages at 300 and 600 yards respectively. The cup was won by private Shaughnessy of the Union Guard " by a score of 20 out of a possible 25, over nine competitors. The next Jcom petition was for the Pacific Life cup. 200 yards, won by Gen. John McCoinb by the best 23 out of ., tbree others making the . t 1 . - same number or points out not rating so high by the Creedmoor rules. The ladies' prize, 200 yards any rifle off hand won by Lieut. Kline, 23 out of 25. lhe shooting generally was good considering the unfavor able weather. The pool shooting was rather effectually stopped by a man named o raves, who started in with ten bullseyes and two centers at 500 yards, which frightened other competitors. Still They Come. San Francisco, April II. The steamer Belgic, which arrived this morning from China and Japan, brought 492 Chinese pas sengers, the largest number by any one steamer for a long time. Railroad Completed. Benicia, April 11. The track was laid into town this morning. This afternoon at one o'clock the first locomotive and train entered the city limits of Benicia. Flags are Hying aud general good feeling prevails. Increasing the Police Force. San Francisco, April 12. The police com missioners met this evening and adopted the New York uniform for the force. They also recommended that the force bo immediately increased to 400 men, in accordance with the new law. The Republican campaign committee is ad-erse to Sehurz's presence in the Cabinet, but are willing to. have Hayes serve as leader of the party. As soon as the Anclo-Russian war is in evitable the Czar will occupv and disarm Roumania. If Andrassy 's opinions prevail Austria w ill resist such a proceeding. The finance committee of the San Fran cisco board of supervisors, has closed its in vestigation of irregularities in the street, de partment, and the attention of the grand jury will be called to the matter. COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, ITEMS BY TELEtiKAPH. The Russians have occupied Shumla. The U. S. postal commission left Havana for borne on the 13th. The dies for the new silver dollars have arrived in San Francisco. The projected visitof the Khedive to the SultHti has been postponed. Indications are that the treasury will have a treasurs' balance next month. By a vote of 37 to G the Senate has passed a bill to repeal the bankrupt law. The Santillan claim was defeated by a unanimous vote in ti;e House 0.11 the 15th. The atmoshpeieof Constantinople is be lieved to be daily becoming inflammable. Work on Turkish defenses has stopped m aecoruance wiiu rtussian remonstrances. Four men were injured by the explosion of a portable engine at Iudiuiiapolis on the 13th. The road to Yosemito valley was opened on the 15th, by the way of the Merced route. A hurricane and waterspout broke upon Canton, China, doing immense damage to the city. The opinion in Germany continues skep tical about the success of the peace nego tiations. The workingmen elected their ticket at Petaluma excepting two of the city trustees 011 the loth. The Silver King Mining Co. lias declared its sixth consecutive dividend of $50,0011, payable April 22d. The trotting horse Smuggler p:tsed tnrough Omaha on the 13tli cn route lor the Lexington, Ky., races. Notwithstanding tho protestations of the Poi te, the situation in Constantinople is said to be dangerous to peace. The recent developments in tho Savage mine continues to to the exciting topic among stock speculators. It is rumored the Union Pacific Railroad Company is negc tiaiing for the purchase of the Kansas and Pacific road. J. R. P. Mechlen, clerk in the war de partment, lias been found guilty of exces sive cruelty to his daughters. Tho typhus has reached Constantinople from the Russian uanipjind departing Ves sels receive foul bills orhealtb. On the loth the National Banks had fifty four millions and a half on hand in specie: the largest amount ever reported. Between 50 and 75 of the principal houses of Chirksy ille, Texas, were burned on the 13lh. The estimated loss is $500,000. GortsehikoH's circular has greatly dis pleased those Russians who wish to fight rather than make the .slightest concessions. The report that Germany's efforts at me diation have been favorably received - in London has produced a good eff ect in Rus sia. About 3,000 cotton operatives met at Blackburn on the 13th, and determined to resist the reduction iu theii wages of" 10 per cent. Savago stock made a jump to S12 on a rumor spreading in San Francisco that a low grade ore bad been struck on the 1,600 foot level. Gold has fallen so that a New York bank is paying out that metal in sums of $5 and under. Gold declined 011 Saturday in Wall street to '4. On account of OT)onell and Paniel's at tacks in Parliament on tho murdered Lord Leitrim, a split among the "homo rulers" is anticipated. The British Columbia Parliament has dis solved and new lections are ordered. The Chinese question will make itself felt in the election, T. M. Mills tfc Co., Wall street bio'icrs, who suspended last month, have resumed, owing to the coutidence reposed in them by their creditors. Overtime work has been stopped at the Portsmouth dock yard, England. Very little remains to be done in the way of war like preparation. Circassian irregulars, under Assaf Pasha, have massacred between eight hundred and nine hundred persons, of all ages and sexes, at Palatiga. Deputy Grand Sire, U. S. f J rand Lodge of Odd r'ellows, John H. Harmon, has net sail for the British colonies iu tho inteiests of O ld Fellowship. Sherman's contracts to obtain $50,000,000 has had a decided effect in Washington. It is now predicted that the resumption act will 11 t t3 regaled. A rumored strike in the 2,000 foot level of the Savage mine is cau-ing onsiderable ex citement in Virginia City." Tne ore is said to go as high as $40 a ton. Greeks and Bulgarians, Roumania and Thrace, are quarreling about the possession of the Greek churches, appealing to Rus sians and Turks for suport. A gray haired old man committed sui cide iu San Francisco on the night of the 13:n by shooting himself. His name is supposed to be Courtland Wood. The 35th boat race between crews from Oxford and Cambridge Universities was rowed on the 13th, Oxford winning easily by 35 lengths, in 20 minutes and 12 seconds. The Roumanian premier says he got no encouragement in Germany. Russia is de termined iion having Beissarnbia,- and be H advised to make the best terms possible. Bismurck says a congress is still possible if the powers will asrree to the retrocession of Bessarabia, extension of Russia iu Asia as far as Erzeroum, and pecuniary indem nity to Russia. A tornado passed over Cottonwood, on the Santa Fe road, Kansas, on the 13th, blowing 43 cars oil' the track and destroy ing a number of houses. Some lives and stock were lost. The crop average in "Nebraska has been increased this year between 35 sud 50 per cent. The acreage of Spring wheat has been increased 100 per cent. Condition of crops excellent. Tho House committee on railways and canals havo agreed to issue $400,000 worth of bonds, of the Dismal .Swamp Canal Company, to be used on the Virginia and North Carolina canal. While some St. Petersburg students were cheering Vera Sa.-.sanlitch, the woman who attempted to assassinate t'lie St. Petersburg chief of police, one of them was shot and killed. The police say he shot bimseli after first firing at them. The Agene Russe thinks that if the con gress is held there will b no obstructions to a full discussion of the San Stefano treaty, as every pretext has already been practicably discussed in Russia's answer to Lord Salisbury's objections. In a caucus of Democratic Senators, at Washington, on the 13th, the prevailing sentiment appeared to be in favor of the passageof the resumption act. The execu tive caucus committee was authotized to confer with tho House canal committee. There is a rumor in England that some English naval captains are to bring on war in case of a certain failure of negotiations bv making decided action, apparently without orders, thus enabling the British government to force Russia to declare war. There was a big meeting of settlers in the viciniv of Hanford, California, on the 13th, tor the purpose ot forming an. organization to resist the occupation of the so-called railroad lands in Mussel slough district by the Southern Pacific Railroad Company. Germany is engaged in a persistent effort ; mediation between England and Russia, at yet both governments continue war prepa rations on a grand scale. Russia is bring ing a heavy pressure 10 bear on Turkey to obtain an alliance in the event of war with England. A man named Witherson shot and killed Joel Lauridge at Fremont, Neb., some time ago, and escaped. Lauridge was his rival in the affections of a Miss Bradley. A sol dier in Texas, a -cousin of Miss Bradley's, who never saw Witherson, identified him bv a peculiar ring he wore, the property of Miss Bradley, and he now is uuder arrest. mraim pmeedlcs. senate "Washington, April 10th. Voorhees offered a resolution directing the commissioners of pensions to report a bill granting pensions to soldiers of the war of 1812, their widows and orphans, and said he would call it up on the 30th inst. Matthews ottered an amendment to the bill to repeal the resumption act; referred. Matthews offered as a substitute for tho bill to repeal the bankrupt act (his own bill), to establish uniform law on the sub ject of bankruptcy. HOUSE. O'Ncil presented a remonstrance of a large number of merchants and manufac turers against tho passage of ttie tarill bill. The following bills were referred: By Fuller Authorizing the issue of treas ury notes, taking up of greenbacks and na tional bank notes, prohibiting contraction of currency and repealing of internal reve nue laws. By Turner Making it illegal for any member of either house of Congress to act as general advisory attorney for certain cor porations and patentees. Also, a joint reso lution directing tho committee ot civil ser vice reform of the two Houses to inquire Into the propriety of limiting the executive patronage by constitutional amendment, ami also as to the propriety of adopting some new method of keeping tne accounts of tho federal government. By Potter A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment as to sessions of Congress. It proposes t'.at alter 18b0 there shall lie but one session every two years, unless when Congress shall be convened bv the President. The bill to remove restrictions on enlist ment of colored men in the army came up during the hour. SENATE. Washington, April 11th. Mitchell presented the following cabin gram from the U. S. consul at Teinsin, China: " Famine spreading. Cannibalism exists. No rain. Worse next year. Will indemnity bill pass." The cablegram was referred to the committee on foreign re lations, where the bill providing for the return of ihe Chinese indemnity fund to China is pendiirg. During the morning hour Sargent called up his joint resolution on the Chinese ques tion and urged the necessity of restrictions upon Chinese immigration. Dennis presented the Blair resolution in relation to the electoral commission, and moved its reference to the judiciary com mittee In presenting the resolution Den nis said : Mr. Pkesident: If the Senate will bear with me a moment I will exp'ain my reso lution. There are no instructions coming to me from the Legislature of my State in regard to it.-',- I shall act with uood faith I am opuosed to it. I voted for the appoint ment of the electoral commission, and I will stand by their decision. That commis sion I feel in honor bound to sustain. We ivant united peace and concord, and never, while I hold a position on thi floor, shall there be any act of mine the effect of which would be otherwise than to contribute and aid in bringing about fraternal concord be tween every section of the country. Sir, we are one. people, identified and bound to gether by all tho ties ot relationship and by every tie that can bind man to his fel low man. Let those who died in that san guinary strife rest iu peace. Let those who were baptised by the blood of thai strife and slumber among tho dead, sleep in peace, until the day ot final resurrection, when the archangel shall assemble un told millions by the sound of his trumpet and call niton the sea and earth to give up their deait. In the presentation ot these resolutions T havo performed a duty which respect for the Legislature of my State de mands, but believing that tho interests ot every section of our Union calls for acoui escence in the decision made by the elec toral commission, I feel constrained to state that I deem it incumbent upon me to op pose any action by this body in furtheianee of the intent of the resdluti'ui. I ask that the joint resolution lo referred to the com mittee on judiciary ; so ordered. The Senate then proceeded to consider tho deficiency appropriation bill. Blaine explained the action of the appro priatiou committee. A further amendment was adopted in creasing the amount for the internal reve nue bureau trom 510,000 to $100,000. Windoni, of the committee on conference on the bill, said the appropriation for land offices had been agreed on, $7o,000 for mis cellaneous purposes, and $7,500 to detect depredations on timber lands. One item of the appropi i.ttion is 40.0W for salaries and expenses of collectors of internal reve nue and $20,000 for railway mail clerks, in serted bv Senate, the committee had not been able to agree. HOUSE. Phelps offered a resolution instructing ttie judiciary committee to inquire into the alleged violation ot the personal libe- ty of Benjamin Noyes, a citizen of Connecticut; adopted. Harii idge asked leave to take from the Speaker's table for reference the Senate bill in reference to the P-icitio railroads, known as the Thurman bill. Cox of New York, objected, stating that at the expiration of the moining hour ho would move to take the bill from Speaker's table for present consideration. After a sharp debate. Smith of Pennsyl vania, moved 10 increase the amount appro priated for carrving the bill into effect from $a.000 to $130,000; adopted. Powers moved to strike out tho section which changes the mode of paying ten sions and inserting in lien thereof a provis ion fixing the salary of tension agents at $4,000 and allowing them lees for vouchers and actual expenses for rent, clerk hire, etc. Marsh offered an amendment providing that pension agencies shall be tilled by offi cers of the army and navy on the retired list, wno were "to receive their full pay while so employed. The amendment was rejected; yeas 88, navs 90. Rice offered a resolution that from and after July, ls78, the offices of ensiou agents shall be tilled by wounded or disabled Union soldiers. The amendment was adopted amid en thusiastic applause and shouts of laughter. The committee rose and repotted the bill, and the amendments were concurred in and the bill passed. HOUSE. Washington, April 12th. The first bill on tho calendar was the bill to reimburse the college of William and Mary in Virginia for projterty destroyed during the war. Go.xie, who had reported the bill from committee on education and labor, advo cated its passage. He reminded gentleman on the otner side wha opused ttie bill be cause they thought it would ojten tho door of lhe treasury loan avalanche of Southern claims, that this bill established no prece dent. No liki' case ever w ill appear again. He thanked the grand old commonwealth of Massachusetts lor her words of cheer, and apiealed to the House to lilt the insti tution from the dust. Loring advocated the appropriation not merely as a legal right, but because he was as grateful to the college as he whs to his Harvard for her gift and his countrv, and was wiling to forget her errors, lie would set no precedent, but called on the country to preserve the ancient landmarks of na tio al greatness. Reed said Loring would at an early day regret these words as he (Reed) did now; iimi 1 ins peace nil ly lormed bill would be the most dangerous precedent for all Southern claims. Bills were already pending for $300,000 for college property de stroyed. Although every member had In troduced a financial bill, vet one-tenth of the bills introduced this session were for Southern claims. Three hundred and eightv-nine are pending to-day and exclud ing bills for refunding the cotton tax, they amount to $4,309,000. The Southern mem bers were obliged to introduce these to con ciliate their constituents. Eden said more claims were pending in the 43d than iu the 44th or 45th Congress. Tovii8end said he came to the House in tending to exact justice to all parts of the country, and he was interested in all. He would act t. r Virginia as for New York and Massachusetts, but Massachusetts came not here with an inventory of great men, and presuming on that, and although the college of William and Mary graduated Washing ton, Massachusetts produced the Adams, Winthrops, Win. II. Seward and Van Buren, but did not the college of William and Mary follow the teachings of Washing ton, when she sent 32 of her 35 teachers into the rebel army, and in teaching secession and rebellion thirty years before tho war, thus stirring up the hotspurs to four years ot misery. Did Mason in carrying to Great Britain tho message of the Confederate States follow Jefferson or Washington, and that other Mason who talked ot alolition when Virginia was a colony? Because this college forgot her great men, she is beg ging and suppliantly crying for money from those whose sons she" tdew. That col lege counted the cost and should take the consequences. Davis of North Carolina, asked If he would vote to remove the tobacco tax. Townsend N, a man who won't nay the tax on the tobacco he chews don't deserve to have any. Virginia had evinced a love for Massachusetts when, through its Rep resentative (Harris) it called for turning Field out of his seat for a Democrat. Per sonally he could not quarrel with the Vir ginia gentlemanly delegates, but they were bred in a political" catechism which taught that the chief end of man was to promote Democratic harmony. On motion of Foster the Senate amend ments to the general deficiency bill were non concurred in. On motion of Singleton the Senate amend ments to the diplomatic appropriation bill were non concurred in. The Speaker appointed Singleton, Sparks and Hale as conferees on the part of the House on said bill. Luttrell asked to offer a resolution pro viding that inasmuch as to-nmrrow will lie the anniversary of Tuns. Jefferson's birth day, the House set aside that dav tor con sideration of the bill for the erection of a monument over his grave. Washington, April 15th. SENATE. Wallace, from the committee on foreign relations, reported favorable the Senate bill authorizing the issue of passports free to colored citizens noing to Brazil; passed. Sargent submitted an amendment to House bill to place the name of Jas. Shields on the retired list of thear aiy with the rank of brigadier general, so as to strike out all after t he enaction clause and insert in lieu thereof a provision authorizing the Presi dent to place on the retired list of the army a large number of officers named with the full rank held by them when mustered out of service. Hereford spoke in favor of his resolution requiring the committee on finance to re port the House bill to repeal the Seeie re sumolioii act within tho week and gave notice that be would ask a vote thereon to morrow. Morrill, chairman of the finance commit tee, said he thought the committee would report tho bill with certain amendments to morrow. He said pel hafts ttie fact was not known to the Senator that specie resumjt t ion was resumed in some cities on Satur day last, and there would be specie resump throughotit the country before action would be had in the Senate on the bill. Hereford introduced a bill repealing the section of the resumption act which author izes the Secretary of the Treasury to sell U. bonds and redeem and cancel currency ; tabled. Jones introduced a bill authorizing rail road companies to construct and maintain teiegraph lines for commercial purposes anil to secure to the Government the use of the same for military, postal and other pur poses ; referred. Blaine ami Windom were appointed mem bers of tho conference on the deficiency bill. HOUSE. Swan presented a resolution of the Mary land Legislature known as Blair's resolu tion, re-opening the Presidential question, and Kirnmel introduced a bill providing a mode for trying the titie of the Piesi uetit and Vice President. Following bills were introduced and re ferred : By Willis of New York A bill reciting the near approach of specie payments, di recting the' President to make public and solemn proclamation that it is the firm de termination of Congress to enact 110 further laws affecting the currency or finance until specie ia3"inents shall have been actually resumed, and authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to prepare lour per cent, bonds of the denomination of $20, $50 and $100, payable in the standard coin at the ex piration of 40 years, to be exchangeable at no less than its face into legal tender notes. By Kimmell To provide a mode for try ing'and determining by the supreme court of the Umled States the title of the Presi dent and Vice President to their respective offices, when their election to such offices is denied by one or more States of the Union. By owan A resolution of the Maryland Legislature re-opening the Presidential question. Springer read section 6 of the electoral bill, which allows either contestant to take legal steps to vindicate his case. Thompson suggested the speaker appoint a sfiecial committee of 15 to consider the case, but O'Neill objected to dignifying it and thereby insulting honor. Oli er thought ii was neither a petition nor a memorial, but a notification that the Maryland Legislature had considered the question. Springersaid Oliver should not dictate to the States. It was their province to petition Congress, and Congress should bear them respectfully Banks said that the House had the right to accept or 1 eject the petition. Stephens agreed in a general way, but thought the House ought to receive it as coming from a soveiign State. The right and justice of petition has been grandly vin dicated and the people oould say of this pe tition, receive and refer it. The State of Maryland ought to be fieard. Ttie chair remarked that tho subject had already gone to the judiciary committee in the shape of the bill introduced by Kirn mel, out he considered this a respectful communication on a vastly important sub ject, ami thought the rules provide for its reference and that the vote should be taken. Cox of Ohio, said the reading of the peti tion was every right the petitioner could ask, and thatanv further act of the House was its own affair. Finally the morning hour expired. , The S e.iker decided the disposition of Blair's resolution was unfinished business. Tho House took a rocess till 7 o'clock this evening, the session to be for debate ou the tariff bill. EVENING SESSION. McKinney of Ohio, opposed the till as a public calamity and of advantage only to a verv few people. The bill meant a reduc t'on of.wages, and was, therefore, public policy. Bridges, Evans, Sexton and Brewer op posed tne bill, William Driscol, a miner in the Gould & Curry mine, was knocked off a plank at tho sixth station by a descending cage, falling to the 1,500 foot level, dying instantly. Real estate transactions in San Francisco are very dull. At an assignee's sale of the Pioneer Bank nroiertv on the 15th, not a bid was. offered, although. the property is all desirable. It has been discovered by Representative Glover, Democrat, that about $10,000 of the money appropriated to send the Morrison committee to Louisiana, was misappropri ated. Doorkeeper Donovan and his assist ant. Col. Polk, are suspected. John Day, one of the Kearney Ites ar rested for incendiary language, has ad dressed a petition to the board of supervis ors asking compensation for his illegal imprisonment. Tht. amount is "left to the board's high sense of honor." The Telephone. The law first discovered by Faraday more than 40 years ago, that intermit tent electric currents will induce other currents in neighboring conductors, waa applied to advantage in various forms of small machines with double and triple coils, mostly used for medical purposes, and culminated in that powerful modern apparatus now found in most all -physical cabinets, the Ruhmkoiif coiL - The experiments proving that such currents are also generated when all the wires are not close together are well known to electricians. But when the wires are several feet distant it requires delicate galvanometers or other electro scopic appliances to demonstrate then presence. As the telephone is an instrument adapated to be acted upon by very weak electric ctrrents, and to manifest to their -audible effects, it may be anticipated that it is very well adapted to test tho prescence of currents incidentally in duced by other currents passing through neighboring wires, and the observation of such phenomena has caused the most intense surprise among those not ac quainted with the law of electric induc tion, making them wonder how the cur rent passes from one wire to another through several feet of intervening air. From the first time the telephone was used many strange sounds were heard, which often interfered with the success ful use of the instrument, especially when the return current went through the ground; but even while using two wires extraneous sounds were noticed, and finally it was noticed that the click of the Morse telegraph was transmitted through the telephone when its conduct ing wires were suspended on the same poles as those conducting the telegraphic messages. Finally, when the separate wires of several telephones are carried together by the same poles, or only in close proximity to each other even for a short distance, the sound of every tele phone was found to be transmitted to the others. The latest instance we find recorded in a late number of the Roches ter Evening Express. It mentions that a strange fact not on the programme was developed in recent experiments. While Professor Johnson was, " during the afternoon, preparing the instruments so as to transmit the singing from Buf falo to Rochester, by means of the Western Union telegraph wire, the sound was also distinctly heard through a telephone in another locality (Mannel's Store), which had no other connection with the Western Union wire than that the wire connecting it -with Builalo ran jmrallel and near to the Western Union wire, but nowhere touched it It is further reported that a simular state of things took place during the concert, wnen tne cornet jio ana singing in Buflalo were also heard in a third tele phone in Amsden's office, the wire of which at no point approached nearer to the Western Union wire than a dis tance of ten feet. It had been noticed that sounds were heard in Amsden's office when the tele phone of the Vacuum Oil Company were used, the wires of which were parallel, but did not approach each other at any point at any jtoint within several feet. The Rochester editor adds: "This ve regard as one of the most wonderful de velopments yet of this mysterious 'Yorce of electricity, but perhaps the electricia: 6 will be able to give some explanation of the fact, which is well attested." It will be seen from what we have said in the beginning of this article that not only is there an explanation, but that it is founded on one of the best known and established laws of electricity, and that even the whole phenomenon was antici pated; however, it must be confessed that no one did anticipate such a perfec- 0 tion of detail as practical experience shows to be attainable, and it proves the telephone to be one of the most sensitive electroscopes for detecting the presence of induced currents. Scientific Ameri- . can. Railroad Sews. Chairs are scarce up in Judge Mor gan's court room, it appears, especially during the presence of such a crowd as the recent Erie matter called together there. The other day one of the rail road magnates who had been so fortu nate as to obtain a seat, seeing a brother have none, said: "Here, B I'll divide this seat with you. Mr. B- -sat down, and being a gen- tlemau of some breadth of beam, soon unconsciously managed to gain full pos session, ousting his hospitable compan ion entirely. The latter arose and re marked, wittily: "Well, B you have the advantage of me on 'terminal facilities." "Yes," said B "I've prorated the. whole of this chair to the Erie, that's a fact." To hit a sleepy worshipper on the head with a contribution box is merely a bump of benevolence. "Can the horse run bov of a milkman the fast?" asked a other morning. "rio, sonny, replied the purveyor of acqueous lacteal fluid. "He can't run very fast, but he can stand the fastest of any horse you ever saw." In a restaurant- A gentleman and a scrub are seated at the same table. The scrub is finishing his dinner, the gentle man just beginning his. The scrub lights a cigar, and blows a cloud of smoke over his coffee. The gentleman rises, and says in the politest tone: "Excuse me, sir; will it annoy you if I eat while you are smoking1" I