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Show DOMESTIC BRIEFS. Gov. McCormick has entered upon the duties of assistant secretary of the treasury. Senator Jones of Nevada aided Trenor W. Park in his difficulties in Wall street. The postoffice at Jacksonville, Fla. a fine building, was burned Wednesday Wednes-day morning. The pr-jsident has appointed James H. Mills of Montana secretary of the territory of Montana. Thrt TjMiintnna mmiiiii-1r1 mrill jiuo jjouisiana commission win reach New Orlenus Friday and hold its first session Saturday. Alloin, a colored hold over senator of the Packard legislature, has taken a seat in the Nicbolls senate. The special session of congress will meet in May. There is more business busi-ness before it than was anticipated. The Omaha city election has resulted re-sulted in a victory lor tbe republicans in all offices excepting the treasurer. Cen. Sherman went to Baltimore on Wednesday to attend the wedding of Miss Barry, daughter ot General Barry. A war by tho Union Pacific railroad rail-road upon tlie Panama railway to obtain ob-tain the control of the latter ib rumored. ru-mored. It is stated that Chamberlain has refused a foreign mission and will start an office of some kind in New York city. John Ponder, Now York stock broker, has suspended, but hopes to entile in full. Ponder is Trenor W. Park's broker. Leavenworth, Ks., olected a democratic demo-cratic mayor, the rest of the ticket being about equally divided between tbe two parties. Judge Taft's residence at Mount Auburn suburb of Cincinnati was partially burned on Wednesday morning, loss $4,000. The New York Amateur Rifle club has declined the invitation of the Irish riflemen to shoot a return match in Ireland next Juue. A meeting of railway representatives representa-tives will be held in New York, on Friday to adjust the present difficulties difficul-ties and restore freight rates. Tho Peoria and Rock Island rail' road has been sold under foreclosure of its first morttracro bonds fnr S.ViO - 000 subject to an incumbranced 150,-000. 150,-000. Tho council of the whisky ring at Washington are pleading for the discontinuance dis-continuance of tho civil suits against them, but tlie probabilities are that the suits will go on. Governor Hampton left Washington Washing-ton for Columbia on Wednesday morning. He said the wisdom of the president's policy would be finally sustained by the whole country. An encounter in Oglelhrope county, Ga., has occurred between the whites and blacks. Five whites were hurt; none fatally, several negroes were arrested. There is much excitement. Prominent republicans of South Carolina declare that Hayes' action destroys the republican party in the stale. Hayes is denounced by the republican presses and mass meetings. meet-ings. 1 H. H. Baxter came to the rescue of Trenor W. Park on Wednesday, and the sale of bis Panama and Pacific Mail stock was prevented, and a re co very in the prices of these securities ensued. Tlie Ancient Order of Hibernians lias eliminated from its constitution everything objectionable to the Catholic Catho-lic church, and disclaims all connr-c-ticrj with the "Molly Muguirca" ol Pennsylvania. Tho ur.;hbidhnp tind bishop of Quebec have published a pastoral letter deploring the judgment of the supreme court in the Charlevoix elec-Uun elec-Uun crtst;, mid declaring that the electoral elec-toral law invades the right ot the Catholic church. Governor Chamberlain haB gone to New Vork. Ho will leave South Car olina forever after be has issued an address to the republican party. He has made no compromise with the administration and will accept no otiico at its hands. The grading of the San Juan division divis-ion of the Denver and Rio Grande railway is nearly completed, and the contracts for steel rails have been : made for immediate delivery, to extend ex-tend the road across the mountains to tho Rio Grande river. j Representative Lynch (colored) of! Mississippi believes the president ia influenced by the purest motives in his southern policy and thinks that the colored people should support tbe administration until they have had ftronger reasons for doing otherwise than have yet been presented. The judge of the superior court of New Orleans has ordered the dia charge of nine of Packard's recruiting officers arrested for treason. The attorney general, however, gave notice no-tice that should any one hereafter be guilty of the same crime tho oflender would be prosecuted to the full extent ol the law. Henry Johnson, the. supposed leader of a band ol burglars, before the commencement of his trial on Wednesday sought to escape by descending forty feet from a window in the court house at Louisville, Ky. He used a small piece of twine and had hardly proceeedad four feet when it broke, allowing bim to fall to a brick pavement below, receiving serious injuries. In concluding his letter of March 31t to tbe president Wade Hampton wrote: I feel tbe strongest confidence that the wise, patriotic policy an nounced in your inaugural will ns soon as it takes shape in action produce pro-duce good fruits; that the whole country coun-try will enjoy tho blessings of peace, prosperity and harmony. Thanking you, sir, for tho courtesy you have extended to me, and with my good j wiBlies I am very respectfully your obedient servant, Wade Hampton. |