Show BY TELEGRAPH FORTY FIFTH CONGRESS SENATE washington lo 10 morrill introduced a bill authorizing the conversion of national gold banks referred also a bill amending the revised statutes relative to the deposit of bonds by associations referred the authorizing the issue of certificates of the denomination n of 10 in aid of refunding the public debt passed with an amendment increasing the interest to 4 per percent cent withers presented a petition of the catholic s national union protesting against the discrimination made by the united states government in the appointment of chaplains in the he army and navy havy by which catholic soldiers and seamen are deprived dot dof of the benefit of their religion and in the appointment of indian agents whereby vast numbers of indians indiana who are catholics are placed in charge of denominations in which they have no interest or confidence referred bayard submitted a resolution requesting the committee on naval affairs to consider the report upon the advisability of making a sunni bunni clont dent appropriation for the completion of the four double turreted monitors puritan and terror now in process of or construction he sent to the clerks desk and had bad read the letter of the contractors at wll wil ming toil toll del to the effect that the he had been upon the ways for several years yearb resulting in loss to td them because they were prevented from taking other work on account of that vessel occupying the ways the resolution was agreed to matthews presented a petition favoring favoring the passage of the bill ap al lowing the use uee of railroad wires for commercial purposes rei Bei ened ered ened the army appropriation bill was wag received from the house and referred to the committee on appropriations the bill authorizing railroad companies to construct and maintain telegraph lines for commercial purposes and to secure to government men t the use of the amejor for fon postal military and abd other purposes came up and was laid aside to glye give parties interested an opportunity to be heard matthews matthewa gave notice that he be would call it up on friday next day after the meeting of the committee on railroads after passing several bills on tha the calendar mccreery spoke in favor of the transfer of theIn the indian dlan dian bureau to the war department at the conclusion of McCre erys erya speech paddock called up the resolution of davis west virginia instructing ting the committee on agriculture to consider what can or ought to be done by the general government government overn ment to better advani advance ce encourage and foster agricultural interests te rests made a brief speech and the tho resolution was agreed to garland gariand gave no notice lei iet that on saturday next he would move to take up the texas pacific railroad bill atter alter executive execl tive live session the senate adjourned HOUSE washington IO 10 motions to suspend the rules and pass the bill repealing the law jaw in regard to the test oath of jurors and also the law for the appointment and payment of supervisors of election and their aids were rejected yens yeas nays not the necessary two thirds in the affirmative A motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill to establish postal banks was defeated yeas 39 nays acklin introduced a bill to restore the thu franking privilege as to letters seni senu sent or received by members of congress also to abolish the mileage of members of congress Con gresa and to substitute the payment i of actual traveling expenses es referred refe Hefe whitthorne moved to suspend the rules and abd adopt the resolution betting apart february soth oth for the consideration of reports of the naval committee on mattefs matteis recently investigated vesti gated by it Defeated Defeat td yeas jeas nays nol not two thirds the house then went into committee of the whole on the legislative appropriation bill the bill appropriated as against the estimate of and as against the appropriation of 0 last season of AS atkins atlina chairman of the committee on ou appropriations made a statement in regard to the bill and the state of finances discussion was interrupted by adjournment AMERICAN NEW YORK 10 lo the woolen manufacturers were encouraged by khe the last movement in domestic wool was the largest witnessed in a good many months prices were fairly maintained washington 10 the conference committee on the navy appropriation pria tion bill agreed upon a report this afternoon the potter committee will endeavor deavor denvor to conclude their labors this week that the majority and minority may have time to prepare and present their reports to the house the house committee on the district of columbia has rejected the provision for tor the sinking fund for 3 65 district bonds by a vote of 5 to 6 0 the bill introduced in the house today to day by representative foster to discourage usury and promote legitimate rates of interest makes it unlawful for banks to allow in teresta upon deposits of any character it further provides a tax of 5 per cent upon the gross amount of deposit in each year such tax to be remitted on proper affidavit being made that no interest has been allowed on deposits by the bank the bill introduced by senator booth today to day authorizes the collector of customs to fix the pay of san sin francisco night inspectors ins at a rate not exceeding 3 per diem except for the captain and lieutenant the sub c charged with the preparation of the annual river and harbor appropriation bill has finally anally consented to insert an item of for the oakland harbor coupled with the proviso that tills amount and also alao the con granted last year shall revert to the federal treasury on the soth of next june unless clear title be vested in the united states to all the property required for the purposes of the project this will make an amount ot of about brn arn flable for a continuation of the work of im improvement prove but tied up to await the action of the oakland water front company the other california items in the bill as prepared by the committee subcommittee sub are for fon forthe the improvement of t the e sacramento 0 riv eiver elver r and for the wilmington arbor harbor the bill has been substantially adopted by the full committee and will be reported to the house tomorrow to morrow and though still subject to alteration in tile the house these items are not likely to be increased until the bill reaches the senate where the california delegation expect to secure an increase of the amount for the tho th sacramento river to all that the department has recommended is the maximum amount obtainable horace davig davis is Js again confined to his residence by ulcerated sore throat senator johnston of virginia Is alarmingly ill his family has been for charleston S C 10 at su sa niter today to day sam lee colored republican leader recently appointed postmaster of this place was tried and found guilty of official misconduct while judge of probate lee could not be found but was represented counsel belleville bei bel dis pis 10 lo george IV bieber sieber the treasurer of st clair county is a defaulter for about assets his hia bondsmen will settle tho the balance bala baia nce Bce TERRA HAUTE 10 the building at Trien castle ind formerly used as the ashbury university but lately as a preparatory school and for or other pur purposes was burned this afternoon loss loes also a museum worth and a library valued at NEW YORK 11 Christ christiancy lancy iancy being interviewed by a new now york times reporter at detroit yesterday said no man can honestly assert that I 1 have been influenced to resign by chandler or anybody e else atrid se le undoubtedly in the friends of chandler r are pleased at my withdrawal but so are the friends of governor bagley I 1 have no means of knowing which will be the successful candidate and I 1 dont donst want to know it is none of my business and while at lansing last week I 1 avoided as far as possible any contact with members or the legislature in order that I 1 might not be accused of tampering with their votes or influence it is entire ly of m my y own volition and for reasons t that ha t have been already stated iu in the news newspaper apera chanke of climate for the benefit benefit of my health and a salary much larger than that which I 1 now receive IS maze blaze edwards well known in theatrical circles is missing he started from troy forgoston for boston on sunday and has haa not been heard of since he had considerable money Hel hei he ia genevive wards agent and a californian the brooklyn health officers charge that a number of cows cowa suffering from pneumonia have been taken from the stables and slaughtered at the abbat oer the carcasses are now under guard until veterinary nery surgeons investigate The strike against the of wages on the metropolitan elevated railway extension continues everything is quiet A singular death occurred here today to day john dick was walking on the hudson river railroad track at street and saw the bell rope ro e trailing behind a passing fro freight train he stooped and caught the rope when it became entangled around his neck and body he was dragged several reveral blocks and terribly mangled the tribunes special today to day says the democratic newspapers very generally agree that tilden perfectly vindicated himself in the cipher charge and this being so bis his party cannot refuse so plain an act of justice as for the pres presidency dency it is due him as having been defrauded of it and then charged with complicity in tile the fraud the times says according to democratic notion tilden is equally as available as bayard some democrats being tired of bayard continual continually jy parading his virtue tilden is now aa busy as a nailer laying pipe button holing and fixing things for his bis let nobody think that the age infirm and intrigues have haye withdrawn from the fight louisville ll 11 the courier journal s correspondent reports that the there re is no yellow fever in the sout soul south th but some sort of sickness beema to evve been caused by ulie llie I 1 h f Z th hins tins 1 dipaol der per sons sona who died of yellow fever galveston ESroN texas 11 A fort sill indian territory spec lal lai say a maior major wilcox with his command returned from a scout after renegade indians from fort port sill reservation he brought in klowas Coman chees and apaches two hundred are yet out in charge of captain nolan the indians are peaceably disposed COUNCIL BLUFFS iowa II 11 seven seven cheyenne Cne yenne bucks captured at fort robinson after a desperate resistance passed through last evening en tonte to fort leavenworth where rethey they will be tried for murders committed in kansas washington ll 11 randall said yesterday that he does not want an extra seb ses session don aon the country does not desire it US and that people want nine months of peace to see eee what will come of resumption six hundred laborers on the metropolitan rail railway way struck yesterday te day their wages being cut from to per diem the charity ball last night was waa very successful mrs mayor cooper jed jeu the first dance the receipts were at midnight it ia Is believed here by many that the southern managers of the plans for the pacific railroad parallel have bave injured their prospects by an alliance wilh wih with the pennsylvania laai laAl railroad road magnates they say if the texas pacific were the southern enterprise deai deal designed gried to distrI distribute bute bate the traffic to southern cities it might in the present temper of the country towards the union and central companies be favorably considered but there is no guarantee that this thia will not be done whilo while the controlling interest remains with the penn pennsyl syl syi s vania railroad general ord was before the hoube house committee today to day advocating a bill providing provi providing ling Aing for more sul sui suitable tabie table military posts for the protection of the rio elo grande frontier the secretary of the treasury was directed to furnish such informs i tion as he may have with the view of ascertaining whether we receive any pure wines CHICAGO 11 the journals washington special says all doubt as to the position of senator cameron regarding the butler batler corbin contest has been removed A republican senator today to day asked him how he intended to vote on the question cameron replied that ho he should vote against the resolution reported by the e majority of the committee on elections in favor of 0 swearing in corbin and support butlers claim to the seat beat that he now occupies such republican senators as have been informed of camerons Came rons rohs answer are highly incensed the report will be called up for action this week the committee today to daymut day ut a section on the postoffice post office appropriation bill appropriating to maintain the postal service on the brazilian steamship line for oue year being at the rate of 30 per mile FOREIGN LONDON 10 A special supplement to the gazette has been issued containing the order of the privy council revoking after march sll 79 article thirteen of the foreign animals order BO so far as it relates to the united states under article thirteen american cattle have hitherto been landed without ul slaughter aughter or quarantine the present order orden applies to the ports of great britain only LIVERPOOL lowthe iol 10 the laborers appointed a deputation to learn the views of the steamship orneia association but the deputation Is prohibited from making any compromise not a single tessel vessel sailed from liverpool for foreign ports on mon blon day several hundred sailors have formed a union london 10 the boiler boller makers here hero have struck the bolt makers pattern makers and a hundred other trades are to follow ST petersburg 10 advices advises from the interior state that general unhealthiness and predisposition to the plague exists the mho government of Sd complain of the oui foul condition of hamashin Ka mashin Typhus eVer fever and smallpox are increasing in an alarming manner in tho the government of the siberian plague has appeared in another village the cattle plague in the vicinity of has spread to 27 neighboring localities of head attacked half had bad perished d the plague had appeared at a village on the kiefl railway there is gruar grear morra morro J pox and another unknown disease an iun ian unknown known epidemic has app appeared ear in two Til villages lages of Tz imbor tambor and ehe the plague at A large num number berof berot of cossacks who fled from were found frozen to death on the banks of the volga CA CAPETOWN via st vincent 10 on the lust a british column consisting of a portion of 0 the awen ty fourth regiment a battery of artillery and native auxiliaries was utterly annihilated near tuge iia lia river by zulus who captured a valuable convoy of 0 wagons two cannon shot and shell 1000 rifles rounds of ammunition 2 pounds weight of provI provisions sious and the colors of the twenty fourth regiment it is estimated that zulus were killed and aud wounded in the battle among the killed on the british side are two majors four captains twelve lieutenants and the quartermaster of the twenty fourth regiment two captains of the royal artillery a colonel colonels captain four lieutenants and a sergeant mayor mayon ot at th jhb engineers besides 21 other british officers commanding native levies seven beven attacks have subsequently been made by zulus who were repulsed and the colony is now bat hat consternation which at first prevailed vali vall led nata however ia is in great danger and nd disturbances are feared in portland Por gland lord bord CO commander of the expedit on has been forced to td retire in consequence of the defeat it is estimated that soldiers sol eol diers diera were killed besides the officers enumerated above governor sir bartle |