Show GENERAL NEWS if W V to h the cainas YOKE mar 28 speaking of he republican caucus the tribune hayg the republican party has thu aken ft bravo stand abo decision dec f its in congress will be approved by the bogost sentiment throughout the union they arc inflexibly opposed to breaking down the safeguards of elections in this patriotic course the republican members of congress should have the moral support of every member of the republican party in or out of office and above allot every member of the republican administration wp have good reason to that tho president la heart and soul with hii party in this contest and eliat nearly or quite all of his cabinet stand with him if any member of the cabinet or any person authorized in any way to speak for the ad ministration or any republican officeholder arrays himself in hostile attitude it must be distinctly understood bo does so on his own responsibility and at his own boht ue casts bis lot with democracy and will go down with the democratic defeat the republican party is united and there must bo no compromise the enemy opium A washington correspondent A new american industry which is dependant upon the resident chinese population is being very quietly developed in the united state and is receiving attention and consideration from alie treasury officials because it threatens to affect seriously the revenue received from duties upon an important article of commerce namely opium it is tho opinion of treasury officer that nearly all of the opium prepared in the two factories at victoria british columbia is smuggled united states overland there being little or no demand for it where it is prepared among the remedies proposed to stop the loss of revenue from this source are first that each box of prepared opium passing the custom house rhall receive a custom stamp as in tho case of cigars imported second that the duty on crude opium shall be increased to two or three dollars per pound third that an internal revenue tax shall be collected on nil opium manufactured in the united for smokers use the commissioner of internal keve nuo is of the opinion that buch tax could be collected without much trouble or great expense and that it would add from to a tho revenue the matter M under advisement by the treasury department and it is highly probable that congress will be applied to for legislation on the subject ali abw co it is stated aa a singular fact in the newly organized rapid telegraph co that the entire capital ca stock of shares is held according to the articles of incorporation by three person of whom but one james II 11 brown is a new yorker tho tribune this morning reports interviews with the managers of existing line discrediting alie new scheme and alleging the invention to be an old one bis the steamer labrador from havre brought immigrants yesterday the largest single number of arrivals inco july 1878 two hundred aro swiss bound for california to cultivate grapes stock YORK mar 28 D G address before the bullion club last night pointedly to coming of california mining companies and stock exchanges he suggested as A remedy for some of the abuses and ono of tho most efficient means of securing honeas management would ba to demand of every corporation no matter what its character that it should furnish full and frequent reports of its income and outlays the stock should bo made to represent actual and not fictitious c spital the certificates of tho companies not to aggregate in total stock value more than the cost with a fair profit stid croly wo boast of our big creeo of our vast plains and prairies of our gnat chain of lakes and our gigantic rivers and the mining corporation po ration eliat would appeal to the imagination to our love of large op orations erat ions and which would give reasonable of security and permanence in the way of dividend would in time become the most pop ular stock to be sold by our exchanges such corporations would save us from the insecurity which attaches to all mines depending on a few hundred feet of lands boroo remarks were then made by B satterlee president of the new york mining exchange and mr of the san francisco mining among the gentlemen present not members of abo club were juddi Ro swoll of lead villo gen who constructed the panama railroad prof illinois and prof chayton CI ayton of utah BOIT cn the NEW YORK mar ton correspondents bay beveral have been prepared for objectionable legislation on the appropriation bills some of which are a follows first any person or persons who by violence force threats or menaces disturb any public aam blago of voters convened for tho purpose of listening to speeches or any other lawful purpose in any campaign pending for the election of representatives in congress or who ahall by throats menaces en deavor to procure division of time in speaking at any euch meeting or beall be fined not exceeding and be imprisoned at hard labor not less than three months nor more than tareo years second and no person other than a civil officer of tho united states or of a state armed with any gun shot gun revolver or other fire arm or having in his hands or upon hia person any dirk bowie knife club other deadly weapon shall on the day of an general or special election held in any state at which representatives in congress are to be voted for or on the days provided for of bior election of tuch representatives approach nearer than ono half mile to any such voting place or of registration in any and any person who shall violate any of the provisions pro aforesaid conviction vic tion be fined not exceeding and be imprisoned at hard babot not less than three months nor more than three years third and no military officer or oilier person connected with any military organization existing in any state shall order attend or participate in any muster or gathering of auch military organization or any part thereof at anytime within fifteen days immediately preceding or on the dy of holding any general or special election for representatives in congress and any officer or person who shall violate any of ali provisions aforesaid shall on conviction cherof be fined not exceeding and be imprisoned at hard labor not less than three months nor moro than three years ahot dd HARRIS BUBO mar 28 douglas walking with a female friend last evening near dauphin was shot dead by a man named gaynor who then killed himself allt CHICAGO mar 28 inow oceans washington secretary of the treasury says it is no discredit to tho silver dollar that it is not popular neither is gold popular the vaults of the sub treasury in new york are filled with cold eliat anybody can have in exchange for greenbacks green backs by the simple askina yet few ask there is virtually ab nb demand for gold or silver we have some six millions of subsidiary silver coin in the treasury we will pay out when calad for yet there is no demand or next to none for that the fact ia people have become educated in a school of paper money and they want nothing else if they can get paper that ii at all times equal with coin ank CHICAGO mar 28 journals washington it is noticeable that within twenty four hours the democrats have abandoned their claim that the president will approve the bill repealing the election laws and they now assert that the president will allow such bill to become a law without his signature it is evident that the democrats find themselves at sea and hava used the dentt name in a wholly unauthorized manner tim republican leaders feel confident today to day that their opponents will be defeated in their revolutionary design and that they will be forced to yield and not stop the wheels of government on the ast 1st of july the confederates in the bouso took an advanced position today to day while the army bill was under discussion and alarmed the conservative democrats pretty thoroughly tucker offered nn amendment to repeal alie section of alie revised statutes which prohibits the appoint anent of any person in the army who served in tha confederate army or navy the republicans showed that while the army bill now under consideration stopped all promotions in the army the amendment of tucker if adopted would allow confederate brigadiers to bo appointed tho point of order was raised that the amendment was new legislation and the speaker sustained it after several democrats biad spoken against the amendment happy iett john mar 28 alie proceedings ce by the court of inquiry in ane fiti john porter case have reached the president and it can be stated on good authority that the are in every way in his favor far gartril Par mar 28 soma little excitement was occasioned at a meeting of catholic anesta of aliis diocese last night for the purpose of perfecting plans for the relief of archbishop purcell by the announcement no that frank groven charles stewart and thomas had been appointed by the archbishop a committee to receive all charitable contributions to pay the diocese debt this appointment was understood to mean that the committee appointed by the priests was to bo completely ignored and caused a bitter discussion in which father callagnan Call agban of the cathedral who was supposed to bo at the bottom of this appointment waa denounced by the german especially the meeting finally adjourned without any united action upon the matter I in hand ahr att by dei mois iowa mar 28 hurry cato of london england and chas cate of san francisco brothers who had been separated thirty years met hero by accident yesterday neither recognized alio other trip NEW YORK mar 28 alie cost of Con crossman hurried trip from oregon to attend the opening of congress including alie special palace car from san francisco to ogdan is estimated from 1500 to who is to kiy the expense of this extraordinary trip has not been stated not mr whittaker so r al itt so fr f BOSTON mar woman suffrage measure was defeated in the house of representatives to dey by to 82 washington mar 28 about thirty members of tho house of mcp Ewing Murch kelley de la matar weaver wright and wise met tun evening lo 10 consider the subject of presentation of financial measures tho present session alter a general interchange of views the following resolutions were adopted resolved that wo alli aak the operation cooperation co of our fellow members oll parties in endeavoring fa session n bill for the following purposes first increase of the coinage of silver to the full capacity of our mints and certificates receivable for all public and the purchase of silver bullion at market rate second to reissue greenbacks green backs now hold for redemption demp tion of fractional currency or hereafter retired for the payment of arrears of pensions and in extin debt third providing for of legal tender notes for national bank notes fourth to atop all further increase of the national debt fifth to provide fora tax on incomes of over 2000 NASHVILLE mar 28 Knox martin colored murderer of john and wife was banged here today to day in the presence ot about twelve thousand people before leaving jail ho made a full of ills crime WAsili mar 23 in the oliver camaron suit today to day the defense rested their case and mrs oliver was recalled she testified that ho never slept in a room with Mrs Henrique had no conversation with her about cameron and never told her or any other person that she intended to blackmail him the calil CHICAGO mar 23 washington evarts is the only undivided member of the cabinet schurz is firm AS a rock changing the election laws key is the moat radical republican in the cabinet regarding this matter as in most political affairs the action of the republicans in refusing to pair with the I democrats will greatly embarrass them and compel the infirm and aged to bo present every day and at all hours on alio whole the re pu blicaus since alie caucus take a cheerful view of alie situation the opinion is expressed that if the bills eventually fail the army may be maintained by voluntary republican if it was necessary to vindicate the principle of free elections |