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Show Sen York Iulclllcuce. New York, 8. The specie shipments for tho week are $1,6-12,1)00. Stokes' counsel argued, durinjr the whole day, the motiou for a stay of proceedings, pro-ceedings, before judge Davis. Prof Tyndall, Cyrus W. Field and Minister Orr eaild to-day. A Washington special says there is a growing impression that there wilt bo an extr i session of congress It is reported that assistant secretary Richardson says, the indications aro tnaL an additional call for ope hundred millions will be mado immediately, after the ono to be made on the 1st of March, making two hundred millions in all At a full meeting of tho executive committeo of the Western Union telegraph tele-graph company, to-day, the action of tne sub-commiuee in purchasing the control of tho Cuba cable company, and of the salo of liitotn thousand shares of W a-tern Union stock to provide pro-vide funds therefor, was approved and ratified. Washington AUvteea. Washington, 8. The senate committee commit-tee on elections bavo completed a report re-port on so much of tre evidence as relates re-lates to tho proceedings in connection with the electoral vote of Louisiana. The report is brief, merely stating the facts of the case without recommendation. recommenda-tion. It will be presented on Monday. The houso committeo on commerce, to-day, concluded the river barbor bill. Among other things it agreed to reeom-: reeom-: mend an appropriation of $225,000 for iho improcement of Bast Kiver, including includ-ing Heil Gato, Now York; and $$0,000 for Portland harbor. Both houses having agreed to the report re-port of the conference committee on the disagreeing votes upon the mint and coinage bill, it is practically law, and will go into effect on April 1st. The argument before judge Davis today, to-day, for tbe stay, was according to'thc request of jndge Boardnian, himself. The syndicate bankers have made a Jeport in which they stato that they aro not at liberty to give tho amount of i subscription to tho new livo percent, loan. .Sinking of tlic Tuscnrora. Philadelphia, 8. A letter is received : giving tho "particulars of the sinking o, tho Tuscarora, on theOih of January, during the nignt. I no nittlo and six mon jumped overboard and reached one the boats; which contained four of tho crew who wero keeping it clear of the ship. Tho captain refused to follow them, and wilh fourteen of the crew remained re-mained in the mizzen rigging and sunk with the vessel at 11 p. m. Next morning morn-ing tho survivors were picked up by the British steamer, Emerald, and landed at Gibraltar. l'omeroy'i Cavau. Topeka, 8. Tiro Ponieroy investigation investiga-tion committee has been engaged for tho past two days in taking the testimony testi-mony of senator York. He reiterates his statement that Pomeroy paid him 67,000 in consideration of a promise to vote for him for senator. .MUcellaiieo'ia, Hoston 8. Senator WiUnn ii here and has written his letter of resignation, to lake cllVct on March 3rd. It will be submitted to tho legislature on Monday. Tho election oT his successor takes place on the lSib. Koofeuk, 1a , 8. The Denver House was burned this morning; loss, 4,600. Watervill, Maine, 8. Ten inches of snow fell last night. |