News Of The Week

A claim fór $15,000 for relief of the heirs of Gen. Count Pulaskt, who rendered services in the war of indcpendence and lost his life at the Biege ol Savaaaah, Ga., OctoberO, 1779, was recently argued bafore the House commlttee on war claims, and referreéfor further consideration to a sub-committee. TROVHI.ESO.ME ( El.KSTIALS. The treasury departmcnt is preparing rules and regulations for the guidance of eustom ollicers and others, under the recent decisión of the attoruey genera] granting Chinese laborers and others pormission to pass through the United States while eu route toother foreigucouutries. Sta' L M T IT T Tí T The Sonate appropriation committee amendcd Mi.' ]n).-ti)Il!.-c appropriation bilí so thit H provides that twb-ccnt postage shall begin January 1, 1888. Tlicy strike out the House's provisión rogardiugcompensation of subsidized railroads for carrying mails, and inscrt an appropriation of $l&5,000 for uecessary and special facilities on trunk unes witli a view to continuing f ast iaall service, and increase the $25,0Ü0 item for steamboat mail servit-c. COMJHTTEE MEETIXU. The natioual republiean committee held a very interesting meeting in Washington on the 16th inst. ïlie necds, eondition and resources of the party were fully discussed, and the followlng was decided npon as a basis of representation at tlic convention in 1884 : Four cgates at large irom each state, and two delegatcs f rom each congressional district. FOLGEIi's BBCOMMBUDATION. Secretary Folger recommends appropriatioii of 100,000 for a flre-prooí building to protect the records öl exëcutivë departments. HEXOMINATJ2D. Jlun. John P. Uoyt has been nominated by the President ior asecondterm as justice of the Supreme Court of Washington TerritoryCONGRESS. Sexate, Jan. 1(. - Mr. Hoar gave notice tha he would press the baukruptcy bill after the Ben Ilolli Jay bill had been disposed of. Messrs. Platt and Harrfeon gave notice thatthey would antagonize the baukruptcy bill with the bill to regúlate the practico in patent smts. This led to a short diseussiou about the iraportance of pending measures, various members contending that the cducational, internal revenue aud tarlfl bilis ouglit to have preferenee Mr. lían ison reported adversely the bill torestore Major Reno, who figurcd in the Custcr massaere, to the army Mr. Piumb, from the ippropriation committee, reported the postofliccs and post roads bil!, and said he would endeavor to have it taken up at the carliest possible moment Cousideration of the Ben Holliday claim was then resumed. . .Mr. Cockrell moved to reduce the amount of the claim to $100,000; lost, 21 to31 Consideration of the internal revenue and tariff bill was then resumed. House. - Mr. Kasson reported a joint resolution providing conditionally for the tevmination of the Hawaiian treatv. Placed on the calendar The eredentials of E. B. ïaylor, Ohio, as sutcessor of Mr. Updegrait were presented and lie was sworn in. . . .Mr. Spauldng rcported a resolution ealling on the sccretary of war as to what steps have been taken looking tö the arrest oí Capt. Howgate. Adopted. .. .The morning houi was dispenscd witli ind the bill to anieud the act. to determine jurisdiclion oí circuit courts of the United Stat es, and to regúlate the removal oí causes trom state courts, and for other purposes, was thcn taken up Mr. Culbertson took the floor and spokc at length in iavor oL the bill. Senate, Jan. 17- Mr. Edinunds of Vermont introduccd by requcst bilis to próvido for the appointment of a coinmission to investígate the subject of railroad trausportation, and cxpresscd the opinión that the matter was worthv of consideratiuu, belicving that some sort of rcyulationwas required. . . .The conference report on the aaricuftural appropriation bill was iftrecd to.. ..The postollicc appropriation bill carne up as untinished business. An interestmjr and lively diseussion followed, but without dennite action the bill went over Mr. Conger of Michigan presented a communication __ . i 1. . T" - 1. Si. _ Jl _iï J. Jl - ._ 1 j i 1H,111 UiC XSCblWlb UULIIU UI II ÏIUC 111 1 U1UL1U11 LU mprovement olthe Detroit river. . . .The tartff all occupied the attentionof the Senate during ,he rest oï the session. The bill was discussed n sections. At the close of the debate Mr. flumb made sorne interestiug remarks, closing n substance as follows : He was unwilling to accept interests or recmirements of manuiacturers or importcrs as a basis ior legislationonthis subject, aud he ventured to prophesy that any tariff bill wfiïcb relied exdüsively on that basis muid never become a law, but would begct a mostunhappy feeliug ainongpeople in regard to the whole subject. He thought it would be wise thcretore to pay somewhat less attention -o the demands of manufacturers and more to the views of people who have to pay taxss. House. - Mr. Belford of Colorado, preseuted i memorial f or the establishment of railway coniinunicatiim v.ilh Central and South Amerca. . . .Chas. ï. Browne was sworn in as representative trom the Oth district of Indiana, to sueceed the late Mr. Orth, and J. T. Cain was sworn in as delégate f rom Utah. TheVeuezuea treaty came up, aud occupied the rest of the time. The resolution requests the President to open eonesjHiiidence with the government of enezuela, with a view to appointment of a ii 'w coaimfcsion to sit at Washington, to cousider evidenee submitted to the former commls sion, and directe that the moneys in charge of .he dejiartment of state received f rom Venezuea on account of awards be distributed pro rata ii payment of the sanie. Senatk, Jan. 18. Alter furtherunimportaut meiness the PoBtofflce Appropriation bill carne up, tne pinuing question uciug on ine amcnuïK'iit appropriating $185,000 for necessary and pccial facilitjee on trunk linea Debate enneil, during whioh Mr. L'ldinb of Kansas, said t was the iutention of Congress, in makingthe rst appropriatlon for the fast mail service, faal the benefits should be generally diffuser!, uL the Poetafftíe Department bad been unable o make satisfactory arrangements ivith the Nesli'rn rallways The amendment appropriating #185,000 for the fast mail service was igreed to by a yute oí 33 to 20 Mr. Morrill of Vcnriout ealled np the regular order, the aviíT bilí, which was consldered. .. Af ter a long lebate, during wblcb several unsuceessful fforts were made to amend the duty on various artieles trom ti' ratea agreed upon by the ommittce, the Seuate adiourned in respect to he memory of the late mr. Shaekelford. House. - Mr. Kasson of Iowa, oífered a resoution that during the remainder of the session ;he Judiciarj-, Foreign Alïairs, Naval Airairs. ?crrltories and Public Lands Committeea be ntilled to oue day eaeh for the considerntkm f one or more bilis reported favorably by th m . . . Mr. Auderson of Iowa, reported back f rom he Poskiflice Committee a resolution ealling on he Seeretary of War for Information as to what telegraph Unes have been built under his lireetion by the army, what disposition has een made of the same, and upon what terms. tóopted. L'pmi Mr. Robeson's motlon the Eonse went into committee of the whole on the naval appropriation bill. Mr. Robeson explaiued the provisions of th bül, and at the coueluion of his remarks the House adjourned out of ■espeet to the memory of the late Kepresentaive Shackeiford. Sexate.- Jac. 19.- Mr. Sewell of New Jerey, from the military committee, reported adversely the bill to authorize the secretary of var to establisb a home for indigent soldiers ana sailors m Kansas Mr. Jiarnson ol Indiana, from the territorios eonunlttoe, reportad a )ill authoriziugtheoounty of Yankton, Da&ota, o Issue Ixmí's. He said a majorityof thecomittee were satfcfled OÍ a deslre o the part oí Be people oí that county to llave suul. legislaion as would enable thein to refuutl their debí Cndgetrláol the taint of rcpudiatiou. He vould afk the eenate to cousider the bilí at an arly day. Garland, of Arkansas, said that the ommittee unauimously disanproved the bilí nd would oppose its passage. . . .Ou motlOD ol Hr. Slierniaii, u[ Ohio, a bilí was passed authorzingiucrease of the capital stock ol the 8econd. 'atfonal hank ol .Xinia, O. . .The postoitiee apiroprialion bilí was taken up, ard in the debate ipmi tlic qucstion the elause proposing a repctlon ni letter postage to two cents mvivrd nor-t attentiou The tariff bilí was then tain up, but no Important act un was taken othr i lian inaking a few changos in the schedule of ratea as proposed by the conmiission. Housk.- Mr. Moore of Tenn., Introduced a oint resolution proposiug a constitutional nicndinent granting congrcs power to pro■ide by appropriatc resolution for legal enarcemeuí of obllgation cpntraet entered iuto )y any state of the Union. Reierred to the ilttee judiciarv A resolution directiug he military commftteo to Investígate charges )f mlsmanagement of the Hampton soldiers' lomewias saopted A war claim bilí ivas aken up, a few private bilis were passed, ana he llouse adjourned. Sexate, Jm. 20. - Mr. Blalr of New Hamplure, prcsi'ntcd a large numbero! petitionsfor íational aid to eomtnon schools Af ter the ransaction cisome anlmportant bnsiness, the 'ostolilce Approprlatlon bill was taken up, the lending question bcing on the ameudineut aanging the date when a reduction of letter lostagefroin three to two cents tabes effect, rom January 1, 1884, to July 1 next. Mr. Shernan sa!d h"e would vote agaiust the amendiirni. n,o( becausehe dlsapproved of tlieproposed reduction, but becauee he was utterly opposed to tiris kind of legfslatton apon appropnation bilis. Air. Sherraan in the course of iiis remarki touchad apon the telographic tem, saying he would rathcr consMer tlie question wbether the time has not arrivcd when the governmont of the United States should undertake k transmit messages by eleetrieity. He did not (hink the goverament should assume the control of the existing telegraph Unes, but shouM construct tts own Unes. Mr. Edmunds f avored a posta] telegraph, but opposed the parchase oí existing lincs. The bül waethen reported.to the Benate, taeamendment made in eommittee agreed to, lncludlng that (ixing the date as July 1 next. when the mhiction in letter postage sliall take effect. The btU was passed. The tariil billwasthen called for, and disc-us&ed, eome chancee recommended, but no action taken, the bilí still being under diseussion when the Senatc adjpurncd. House.- The principal business of the House to-day was the discussion of the naval appropriation bilí. No action was taken, and the House adjourned. Sexate- Jan. 22.- Mr. Bayard of Delaware, presented a petition for a law to prevent railway discriminations. . .Jlr. Cameron of Penn., presented a large number of petitions of lron workers in different places of Pcnnsylvanla against reduction of duties on any foreign manuiaci ured goods below rates recommended by the tariff commission Mr. Logan of Illinois, from the judiciary eommittee, reported favorably a bilí for regulation of teleerraoh and cable eomoanies. The bilí requires telegraph companies to receive dispatches from any person or auy other line aud transmit the same without favor or prejudlce Mr. Platt of Conn., introduced a bilí authoiïzing extensión of thefree delivery system. . . .Mr. Plumb of Kansas, from the public lands committee, reported the original bilí to prevent unlawf ui oceupation of public lands ... The question of evening sessions, more partlculariy for the disposal of the tariff blll, eamc up and was disoussed at some length but was not decided upon, when the tarifE billcamc up, and was bcing discussed at the time of adjournment. House- Sevcral bilis and resolutions were introdueed, among them a bilí by Mr" Willits of Michigan, for the suppression of polygamy and bigamy. A joint rcsolution was submittcd by Mr. Caswell of Wisconsin, appropriating f 200,000 to continue the work of the eensus bureau After discussiug minor topics the House went into committee of the whole on the naval appropriation bill the discussion of whieh was continued until tbc House adjourned. NEWS NOTIiS. THE WAT GOULD FBBLS. Gothamites are disgruntled bceauso Jay Gould has stopped running night trains on the elevated railroads. He assigns as his reason for stopping them that "late trains are condueive to late hours and dissipation. If they do not run, people who would do otuerwiee wiU go home and the tone of society will be improved." WHO H GUILTY? A shipment of $100,000 was made bv the snbtreasr.ry in New York, turough Wells, Fargo & Co., to the United States Heet on the Pacifle by the steamer Citv of Para, whioh arrived at Aspinwall on the2Üth uit. Tlie money -American gold coin - was packed in two small kegs, weighing in the neighborhood of 200 pounds eacE. They were received and stored in the Panama railroad eompany's vault. Delivcry was not made until Mondav, Jan. 1, when on opening the vault it was diseovered that one keg was missing. No loeks had been broken, either of the doors of the f reight house in whieh the vault is situated or of the vault itself. The evidence indicated that tho keg had been opencd in the f rcight house, but neithcr the keg nor any vestige of its valuable contenta could be diseovered after a long and earcful seareh. AU possible mea8ures were taken to discover the thieves or booty, but without complete suecess. Several arresta have been made. a "fiiïe-bug" aubested. Geo. Scheller, lessee of the bar-room of the Newhall house, Milwaukcr, was arrested on the lüth inst., on a suspiciou of having set fire to the hotel. Scheller maintains his iunoeenee, and says he closed his saloon at 1 a. in. of the cveutful morning, but it is known that he returned to the saloon in company with othcrs at 3 a. in. It is reported that the arrest was made upon the statement of two employés who gaw tiim in the wood-room, where the lire is said to have originated, and that he was there after 3 o'elock. The wildest exeitement prevails in Milwankee over the arrest. PATTISOX'S IDEAS. Goy. Pattisen of Pennsylvania was inaugurated on the lüth iust. In his address the new governor advoeated the aboütion of needless public oflices, economv in the expenditure of the people's monev, and rigid accountability of all public officials. He spoke in favor of civil service reform in state matters, the passage of laws to prevent corporations becoming too vast and irresponsible, and he advoeated legislationwhieh would prevent strikes among working people. PKOIIIBITION IN IOWA. The state supremo court oí Iowa is now in session. Great interest attaches tothis session, as the opinions in the cases testing the validity of the prohibitory amendmeut to the constitutii.'ii v.ill not be uuanimous. It is known that two judges favor it and two oppose it, while the position of one is doubtful. THE WAY THEY DECIDE IT. The Massaehusetts supreme court decides that liquor dealers caunot evade the law which prohibits the sale of liquor witliin 400 feet of a school house. The liquor dealers thought thcy could avoid interference by boardiug up the entrance on the street near the school house, making new entrances from other streets. AN UriDEMIC. Word has been received trom Winnipeg that small-pox is epidemie among the Freuch and half-breeds at Kat Portage. Severnl deaths have oceurred. The distase is spreiuling into the summnding country. Schools are bcing closed and Uousesquarañtined. Special constables have been appointed to prevent CÍLUOIJ, UUU LUU gUVei UIlll'UL UUS SUUl UOCIOI S ÍIUU uurses. A FATAL EXPLOSIÓN. Adispatch from Seattle, W. Ï., dated Jim. 18, says: The steamer Josephinc, whieh left tuis city yesterday morning for Skagit river, haviug on board a full freight and over 20 passengers, blew up yestcrday afteruoou in Fort Susan cay 60 miles north of this poiut, with territic íorcc. The actingmaster, purser, steward, fireman mul several passengere arerepoited lost or killed. Nothingis known as to the cause of the disaster. A DETBRMÖTED BISHOP. Bishop Kyan says the eapu against Brother Frank, the Buffalo catholic college director eharged with rape, raust be pushtíd. Ifinnojcentr irresponsible it must be elcarly shown, and if guilty he must be punishod. K OÜITEAU'S Hli.M.MNS. (iuev. l)r. Hicks. sflritaal adviscr of Charles traiteau, has exeeuted a legal instrument, nsferring to Surgeon General Grane all the right and title to Guiteau's body. The paper recites the elause of the will lv which (iuiteau bequeathed bis body to Dr. 1 lieks, and it bears evidence of an acknowledgemeut before a justice of the peace. SOMI-: WORK FOH A l.AWVEH. A large number oí Italians ; ngaged in gradiug the route of the ncw Staten IsTand railroad attempted to break ground on the farm of Henry S. Samuels at Westfieldon thelSthinst., but were driven off by Mr. Samuels' men, who were armed with shot guns. Mr. Samuels, who is a brother-in-law of Jacob EL Vanderböt, wlU endeavor to obtain a wrlt of injunction forbidding the railroad eompany to proeeed with the building of the road. DETEIiMINED PIÍOIIIBITIONISTS. Officers of leadiug teniperanee organizaiions of Iowa, in view of the decisión by the Bupreme court holding the prohibitory eonstitutional amendmeut uot iu foree, have eaUsd a state convention of friends of temperance to be held o f T"lí jt? 1 jíliiL] lelilí T "fjï ftnriL'lllf ii!Ati n 1 ïi r rf" Lb JT P ,11.111111 O 4. Is IS f y V VVUUlt 11 IJKfÉl Ki 1 LILV JL poliey to be pursued for the future. ::i:ï m ysterioi -. Scheller, the alleeed New hall house incendlary. was brought back to jail quletlj on the morïring of the Ï9th. ItlsnoW settled bevond a doubt that he oever left the city, butwas concealed in the house of one of the deputies of the sheriff. Thereason tor thls actionishard to find, becauee, besidestheexeitement Immediately followlng, the matter was taken extremcly quletly. Tne evtdence that Scheller removed bis stock on the day [ircvious to the lire aeeumulates. It has now como to llgbt that lic even removed the halls of Beven bllliard tables before the lire. The value ol the stoek seereled ao tar is about $1,000. The search in the ruins rcsultcd in the linding ol one boy, making -ld bodiee reeovered and leaylng three still to be accottnted for. ANOTHElt HOTEL l'llii: The Quincy House, one of the largesl hotels iu Quincy, III.. was burncd on the lilth iust. The fire was discovered by one of the guests whoat once gave toe alarm. By prompt action on the part f the proprletor audservants every gucst made their escape, and no liveswere lost. One or two domestics were tnjured, bnt not seriouslv. The lire orlglnated trom a detective flue. " THBÏ HAD T() TltAMl'. Composlton on tin' Toledo, Ohio, Telegram demandedthe dlgcharse of their foreman, and threatened to strike u their demand was not eomplied with. The foreman still reigns, and the composltorB are looking for "cases." BEAKOH ENDSD. The searcli tor the bodiei in the raiM "I' the Newhall house has cnded. Of the 177 pêople said to bcin the hotel at the time of the ffre 176 are accounted for as follows: savcil, identified, 28 ; unidentilied, 40 ; missing, 1, making the total loss of life 75. There are no new developmente in the Scheller case. lUII.KO.VI) IIOKKOlt. The telegraph of the 20th inst., glves the details of a fcarful catastrophe vhich oceurred at lehacapa Station, California, on the 19th inst DJ w hich 20 lives were lost and a acoro of persons iujured. The train left San Francisco at '.) a. in. of the 19th, and stopped near Tehacapa btation to cut out the extra erjfjine taken on at Sunincr to assist up the Tehacapa grade. hile making the chauge, by somc means vet unkiimvn, the train gotaway and backed northward down a grade of 120 feet to the mile. The tram consisted of two engines, express, mail and baggage cars, tvro sleepers, one coach and a smoker. It went down the grade at frightful speed for four miles, when the hinder most sleeper jumped the track and went over the embankment, about tifteen feet high, carrying with it the other sleeper, mail, baggage and express cars, which were piled in a shattered heap. They took fire and were consumed Ihe scène following the wreek baffles deseription. Anumberof persons were jammcd among the ruins of the train, and burned to death bcfore the eyes of those who were powerless to help them. It is iinDossible t.n o-ivo non number of those who perished, but it is bellevea it will rcach 20, while mauy are missing ot vv-liom no account eau be given, and the probability is that the loss of life is even greater. The work of removina; the bodics frwn the debns was at once begun; many of them whrn found were so burned as to be beyond rceoenltion, being nothing but blackened flesh. The fleacl and wounded were conveyed to Los Angeles, where the wounded were cared f or and the unidentifled were buned. Superintendent ïllmore says it is not yet known who was to oíame, but some one has been careless. The matter will be thoroughly investigated The train carried from San Francisco one poueh of rcgi.stered letters for Bt. Louis, Aio., and aboutlOOsmallpackagcsof registered letters for various other points. The mail was lmporUut and unusually full and was all deBtroyed. TOO MUCH ICE. A lispatch from Troy, N. Y., of the 22d inst., says: The morning train on the Fort Edward branchofthe Delaware & Hudson railwav, jumped the track and the entire train wis tlirown down a stoep embankment. The accident was caused by the accumulation of ice on the flange of the rail. Ed. Thompson, fireman was cruehed to death under the overturned locomotive. The eugineer was slightly injured, and the passengers were badly shaken up and generally bruiscd, i(i, do serions iniurics are reporled. BÓILEJl EXPLOSIÓN. The boiler in the paper milis run by Mr. W Childs, of the Philadelphia LedgernearElkton, Md., exploded on the morning of the 38d about 0 o'elock, instantly killing three men and soverely injuring iive others. MICHIGAN INDIANS LOST. Among the passengers lost on the ill-fated Cimbria, whic sunk in the Germán Oeean on tlie 20th inst., weré Red Jacket, Crow Foot, Ghippeway, Linie Clieyenne, Blaekbird and Simshine, Chippewa Iñdians from Michigan wao had been on exhibition in Berün. Thev woulá have left by an earlier steamer but for the ïllness of one of their party, which delayed thoir embarkatlon. I1I.OWX ÏO ATOMS. California was the scène of another fearful ealamity onSunday thc21st inst. equal in its horror and loss of life to the frightrul niihvnv accident of a few days previous. About 4 o'clock on the afternoon of the day named San Francisco was shaken by the reverberations of a heavy explosión followed by four others at intervals of 10 seconds, and immediately a dense volume of smoke was seen rislng across the bay from north of Oakland, whicli proved (nlmve been causedby the explosión of the Glant Powder works near West Berkley. Fire inimediately followed the explosión, and it was only a miracle that the magazine containing some 200 tons of powder was saved from the di'vouring element. Mr. Cook, a white man, who was foreman of the works, and between 40 and 50 Chinamen employed therein were blovn to atoms, and nearly the entire plant was destroyed by the subsequent fire. About eight tons ef powler exploded, and all the Windows in the vicinity were shattered. The entire pecuniary loss is estimated at $100,000. CRIITIE. Brother Frank, principal of St. Joseph catholic college, Buffalo, N. Y., wnose worldly name is Thomas Waldron, was arrestcd on the 18th inst. for outraging a seven-years old pupil named Hattie Carr, and has been indicted by the grand jury. He is 53 years old, and has held high positions in cathollc cducational institutions both here and in La Salie. 111. There is great exciteinent and eilorts on the part of pólice and friends to suppress the facts. Hls irieuds claim that his mind has been effected for a long time past. FOltEIGN AFFAIBS, A PHINCE'S DIFFICULTY. A manifestó from Priuce Napoleon, placarded in various parts of Paris, caused great excltement. The ]rinee was arrested charged with advocating a chauge of government, whicb is a criminal oftense. A terrible fire in a tenement house in London, Eng., eaused great consternation. Five persons were killed and many injured by leaping from high Windows to escape ilames. AN EGYPTIAX SCnEME. In a leading editorial the London Times says : The scheme permulated by the Egyptiangovernmcnt, approved by Lord Duiïerin, and tiansmitted to the foreïgn office, proposes that the khediye shall have a couneil of twelve responsible ministers, and that a legislativo couneil o 14 members shall be formed, half of whom sha bc nominated by the kliedive and half chosen by a systcm of doublé eleetion, such as that for w hich abundant precedents exist in the American constitution and others. An elective assembly of 44 mcnibers is also proposed, to be convened tooccasionally discuss special subjects. Thev will not particípate in legislation but will assist legislation by giving voice to classes hithcrtoiniTHculiit" The initiative of legislatiou rests wholly witB 'JiR "ouncil of ministers, but its projeets mu be submitted to the lcgislative couneil before beeomiug a iaw. In the event of trreconcilable difference between the two bodies the decisión will probably be left to the khedive. A LAND SLIDE. A great land slip occurred in the valley of Fwerges, Switzerlaad. The village of Marais was completely destroyed by an énormous mass of earth, rocks and trees dislodged by reeent snow storms. The movement upon Marais was gradual and the inhabitants were able to effect a hasty escape. DAVITT IX C0U1ÍT. Michael Davitt was before the court in Dubiiu ou the lSth charged wlth uttering seutiments tending towards lawlessness. the particular charge hcing íor a speech made recently at Navan. In his defense lic contended that bis speedi at Navan did not justify charges of inciting to lawicssncss. The principies he advocated did not interfere wlth the administration or obscrvance of the ]av. He had urged innnciliate relief for the distresscd. His speech did public service, and he was ready to staudby any sentiment ever expressed by hün. A FBIGHTFüL EXPLOSIÓN. 1111 UU LeiTlUC CA.piUSlUU5 tOOK piaeUOIl UIL' lOth inst. in a gunpowder manufactory in Muiden, near Amsterdam, Holland, where nearly p.ll the houses were unroofed by theconcussion. The neighboring towns and villages were imicli damaged. The loes of life is unknown, but it is feared that 40 persons perislied. Windows in Amsterdam, whieh is cight miles from Muiden, were broken. Twelve lx. dies of vietims of the cxolosion are discovcred. The tovvn was greatly damaged. Inhabitauts were obllged to leave homes. All leur oí further explosión is groundlese. STAKTLIXO TESTIMOXY. Twenty-one persons, allcharged witheonspiriniM" murder government omclals, were arraigned In the pólice eourt in Uubliu on the 20th inst. The court room was densely crowded, and the wildest confusión prevailed. 'There was the greatest excitement when Mr. Murphv, counsel for the government, Baid tht he woulu prove to the court the actual existenee in the city of a Btrong and well-direeted organization for the purpote of assiissination. This soeiety or uniou had for its special object the murder of iillieers of the government; not only those wlio were knowu to be hostile to such secrei organlzatlorus, but all who were ooncerned in maintaining order ander the laws. The prifionera now at the bar were members of this illegal mnrderous organization. The testlmony taken showed that there had been anumber of men chosen for their hatred to the English government, aud that there was a strong aetermination to muruer íts representatives in 1 relamí. The testimonv was most Btartllng. The pólice court was closely guarded, and detectives Ín cltizen's drea were seatterod among the crowd, and a detachment of sohtitrs was umítT ordSTB ncar thfi court. The arrangements for preventlng a dlsturoance were very perfect., aud owing to this quict prcyaileil. WAR TAI.K. Tlic wililutt romera tete carrent tkrongbont 11 Franco inrcgardtothelcgitlmistconspiracy It is stated that white bauncrs with flcurs de lis are being made in Lvons in expeetatlun of the accession of Count t)e Chambored to the French throne. It is possible that the romora ot a plot may be somewhat exagerated, tmt it is believed that the general facts are eorrcet, and that there is a deep-seated design to overthrow the present government. ows ïo DBATH. A dispatch received in New York on Satu r day, the 20th inst, gives the particular of the terrible results of a colusión between the British steamer Sultan and the Cimbria in the Uerman occan, resulting in the Ios3 of the steamship Cimbria and 421 Hve3. The Cimbria left Hamburg on the I8th with dbü passeugers and a crew nuinberlng 110, and ran aground beforc leaving the Elbe, but got off with the flood tide with the assistanee of the steamer Ilansa. The following mormne she came into collision during a thick log off Borkum with the steamer Sultan. The Cimbria sank in a short time. A survivor made the following statement of the disaster1 he weather was 'lear up to 1 :15 o'elock, but a fog then set in which coutinued and increased indensity. The engines of the Cimbria were kept at full speed till 1 :30, then at half speed lllltll 1. Mft.fT Wllïf'll tllftV WAH lr+ i. _1 speeii. About ten minutes past the.whistle of another steamer was heard, and the engines of the Cimbria were stopped instantly. The Sultan's green light was, owing to the fog, not observed till she was only 150 feet from the Cimbria. Thelatterstruckabaft the first colusión bulkhead on the port side, and it being apparentthatshe must sink almost immediateiy without a moment'6 loss of time life belts were distributed among the passengers, and the order given to lower the boats. This, howevcr in eonsequence of the vessel's keeling over on her side, was found to be very diflicult on ene side and absolutely impossible on the other. The second offleer was still engaged in cutting spars loóse so that there should be as muer, driftwood as possible for people to ding to when the Inevitable fouudering should oceur, when the vessel went down under his feet. A later dispateh says the Cimbria had 3:3 cabin passengers, 362 steerage passengers, and a crew ot 92, or a total of 477 persons, of whom but56 are known to be saved, showing 431 lost. The Cimbria had eight boats, four largc ones and four smaller ones. These could not poesibly aecommodate the people aboard, even if thev had had ampie time to embark. At most only 280 persons eould have got into the boats. There was no time to rig a part or other contrivance ol the kind. There was not even time toget half the boats afloat. There is somethlng more than usually mysterious con - cerning the cause of this disaster, and as to when the blarae properly belongs. L' pon being interviewed the captain of the Sultan refused to make any statement hut it is a known faet that he did not stop his vessel to iearn how badly the Cimbria was tnjured. Heknewthat the Cimbria was an emigrant boat, and that hundreds of lives were in peril. The cargo of the Cimbria was very valuable, eonsisting of freight and merchandise. IX JAIL. Tlie captain and offleers of the Sultan, whk-h surk the ill-fated Cimbria, have been arrested and lodged in jail. Their conduct seems to have been unfeeling in the extreme. DID THE WOtUlffi DO ITÍ The largest gasoïieter in Glasgow, Scotland, exploded Saturday night the 20th inst., killing eight persons and shrouding South Glasgow iñ darkness. Subsebuently a shed belonging t the Caledonian railway was blown up; and on Banda; a soldier picked up on the bank of the Forth and Clyde canal a tin box, which eu uu au aiiempc oeing maae to open il. lru persons were injured. BITS OF NEWS. Bismarck doesn't like to have üerman cmigrants come back to tlieir niother country to live, aftcr they take out naturalizaüon papers in America. Tbat act exempts them from military service. The crown prince and princesa oí Germany decline to receive any presents at their approaching silver wedding, and ask their guests to assist flood suiferers instead. The I'rcsideut has signed the civil service bill. Ex-Senator Doraey has written a letter re signing nis position as secretary of the nationa republlcan committce. Lueius C. Tlawlcy, a public school teacher iu New York city bas been fined $100 for using cancelled postage stamps. A prominent official of the Germán army has been granted a year's leave of absence for the purpose of instructing the Chinese navv. The Chautauqua literary and scientifie eirele has graduated 1,706 peisons and now claims to have 40,000 students in the eourse. It is said that the richest petroleum district on the continent is on Washita river, Inflian territory, and that the Standard oil company bas already obtained a large proprietarv Interest there. The French press approves of the arrest of Prince Napoleon. The London Times is authority for the statement tbat the Pope bas made bis wil], and that the greater part of his property will he left for the furtherance of education. Gladstone's most serious diffieulty is a growing inability to sleep. It will take about a month to enter all the cases to be laid beforc the Alabama cominissiouers. George Darwin, a son of the evolutionist has been choseu professor of astronomy in Cambridge University. A bilí has been introclueed in the Pennsylvania legislature inaking it a misdemeanor for state officials to accept passes from railroad companies. It is probable that the President will seud a recommendation to congress suegesting aa amendment in the civil service bill"in reference to the employment of the chleí examlner. Representative Shackelford of North Carolina died in Washington on the lSth inst. The Pope has addressed a letter to Irish bishops urging them to adopt a conciliatory attitude toward the government. The citizeus of Cincinnati have given $10,000 toward the relief of the Germán flood sufferers. By the burning of Taylor's safe works at Toronto 100 men are thrown out of employment. The works will be rebuilt at once. A company of capitalists, including Chas. M. Davidge, of Washington, and Geo. il. Robeson, of Camdeu, N. J., has taken a contract to build a railroad from Washington to Chesapcake bay. January 18th inst. the lOlst anniversary of the birth of Daniel Webster, was the occasion of a grand banquet given by the Webster hiatorlcil society of Boston. The Supreme court of Iowa decides that the prohibitory amendment is invalid because of irregularities in its passage. The national board of trade favor the Lowell bankrupley bilí, and are anxious for it to bccome a law. Gen. Jarvis Jackson, a hero of the Mexlcan war, died at London, Ky., recently, aged 9ö. The mammoth store of A. T. Stewart, New York, is being converted Into au office building of 400 rooms The work will not be complcted until next fall. Terrible dlstress in the north of Ireland, and relief comes In slowly. Probable that there will be no decisión in tincase of Prince Napoleon for several days. UV A. liu.b V4. l 44 1 V lililí nitllílj 1 ' V WUIIIJ III Canada ha March. C. E. Upton, late president of the defunel Roerester bank, has been indlcted by the grand jury for fraud and erabezzleraent. In Dakota and Minnesota tliey are haviug wcather tliat brings the thermometer down to 40 below zero. A company has beeu organizcil in New York for the improvement of the Yellowstone national park, wlth a capital of $2,000,000. At Rochester, Ind., a few days ago, when the thermometer was 15 below zero. Ice ivas eut and three eonverts baptised by a Baptist minister. Precloua nul als have 'neen found in Alaska. and quite au cmigratiou of oíd minera from California is looked for. Artliur has signed the agrieultural appropriation bill. The coroner's jury on the disaster at Tehiehipa, Cal., hold conductor Reed and brakeman Patten responsible. The Pope congratúlales the Iriuh bishopa on theirseal in ealmlng the dlsturbancea. Be arenes tliat the nationalcauseand crime should be keept distinet. Detroit has contributed 12,000 marks for tlurelief of (ierman flood suiTerers, and a mention of tliis faet as made in the reichstag recently. Senator ('oneer, in the debate upoú thetariff bill, sald the United Statea hada lamber supply BuJHcient for the next 50 yeais. The naval ulvisory board reeoiiimeiul building the following yeeselji: One steel emisor to oost $1,000,000, Öiree steel cruisers tooost $1,041,000, oue ron dispatch boat to cost f460,0, aud ose ruitinu' tu soit $38.000.