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Show GENERAL. The Joint Hlgli Commission, New York, 15.-A Washington special says it is understood that the Joint high commission have concluded a convention, containing the basis for a settlement of the Alabama claims, which has been signed by all the commissioners. The report professes to givo nihslantially tho main I points of the convention in detail. The gist of the whole mutter is, that it' agreed the Alnlnimii claims shall he ( .-cut to a commission U consist of fivo members, one to lm appointed by the I'residcnt of tlio United States, with the consent of the Senate, one by the Queen of England, ono by tho Kmper-iir Kmper-iir of Brazil, ono by tho Kepulilio of 'Switzerland, and ono by tho King of inly; this commission to meet ill Washington. 1). C, within six months ; after the ratification of this convention, and to decide tho rcsponsibilty of Great Britain in each caso where nn award of damages may bo found. II .cither of tho threo powers last mentioned men-tioned fails to appoint a commijuioncr, tho vacancy shall he filled by tho King of Sweden and Norway. Han Fmncltco News. San Francisco, 15. Arizona dispatches dis-patches report continued Iudian atrocities. atro-cities. Arrived, the steamship America from Hong Kong, March 13th, Yoka-homa Yoka-homa IMth, with forty cabin and two hundred and ninety two Chineso passengers. pass-engers. Ktlltorlal Change. Boston, 15. Another change in the management of the Atlantic Monthly is autheniically announced. James Ticknor Fields will retiro from the editorship of the magazine on tho 1st of July, and ho succeeded by W. J). Howell. ew York News. New York, 15. The deaths for the past week were 544. Tho hearing of tho petition of Jay Gould, who claims the ownership of 180,000 shares in the Erie stock, said to bo in possession of Keceivcr Coleman, Cole-man, was postponed again by Judge Blatchford, of the U. S. Circuit Court, for threo weeks. Gould, in the position, asked that all the proceedings in the suit hrought by the English stockholders, he stayed until the investigation before the master in equity, in relation to the shares said to be in the hands of receiver re-ceiver Coleman, is closed. Monetary and Stocks. New York, 15. Gold steady. Sterling, Ster-ling, long, 10; short, 108. Government bondsactive and higher. ISixes, 81, 10;; 5-20's, 02, 11J; 04, 13i; 05, 12J; 07, 12J; 10 40's 9, Stocks steady and firm. W. U. Tel., 57i; W. F., 42; Union Pacific, 31 4; Pacific Mail, 442. Tnrned Democratic. Albany, 15. Winans, Republican, from Chatilanqua, Co., announced in the House this morning that he would vote with the democracy. It was received re-ceived with great applause. The Democrats have secured a clear majority |
