Show for the deseret EVenin evening gmaz gYms news LP g VI 4 corapi raph phi philadelphia ladelphia the feniane made a grand demonstration today to day in honor of the fenian congress now liow in session an escort of soldiers sold lors lord and civilians conducted the delegates through the streets the fenian eon con congress aress will get actively at work tomorrow to morrow morro w the first business in order will bethe consideration of the presidents address which was received yesterday new york the heralds washington special gives what it purports to be the substance of the convention between minister johnson and lord stanley which has received the approval of the british government and is now under consideration by the president all the claims are to be submitted tu to a commission of three persons two of whom are to be selected by queen victoria and one by the president to meet in washington to impartially try examine and decide according to justice and equity without fear favoron favor or affection to either country in all the claims presented in case the commissioners are unable to agree upon any claim they shall select as arbitrator some sovereign of europe friendly to both governments whose decision shall be final and absolute the convention then prescribes the manner in which the evidence shall be taken and the decision rendered each government is to appoint on its behalf on one eperson person to attend tile the commission as agent to present report and reply to the imsand cla represent it generally on all matters connected with the investigation both the contracting parties agree to consider the decision of the co commissioners absolute final and conclusive ciu clu sive and to give full effect to such dech decisions ions lons without evasion objection 0 or r delay every claim must be presented within six months after the first meeting unless good reason be shown to account for the delay in which case the time may be exten extended tied lied not nott exceeding three months ion lon longer er the commission ers ure re bound by to examine and decide every claim within a year from the first meeting all sums of money allowed by the commission on any claims are to be paid by england within twelve months without interest or deduction this plan pian ian lan may be changed so as to give the united states an equal representation in hithe the tho commission and have meetings in washington and london alternately louisville 2 27 i seymours official majority is adams democrat official majority over barnes in the ath Congress Cong lon ion district is new york there was an immense democratic mass meeting in tammany hall tonight to night to ratify the municipal nom nominations inactions speeches were made by hoffman district attorney hall ogorman and others the tho reports received today show that the union pacific railroad is completed miles government bonds have been issued for miles it is reported that three special engineers have been sent out to examine the road and is expected they will reach here next week the war department has issued orders that no government barracks store houses offices stables piers or wharves shall be constructed except by order of the secretary of war richmond 27 james grant who shot H rivea pollard has haa been bailed balled in ten thousand dollars to answer at tb the e february term of tile the court new orleans governor secretary of state and judge of the judicial districts have thrown out the entire vote in federal parishes for in formalities ia in the manner of making returns making the vote of grant and seymour democratic congressmen have been declared elected in all but the second district sheldon received a certificate for the full term new kew york the long iong pending ne in this city have hav e result resulted Zd today in the consolidation of the american and merchants union express companies the articles of the association have been formally executed with the following board of cil cli rectors directors henry wells A elmore P ross hosa wm 6 fargo wm C beardsley edward B judson W H hueward HS seward eward jun 1 james C fargo john N knapp johnston livingston clinton K backus james dyl thompson theo 31 pomeroy and benjamin cheeney the election of officers was held today to day and the following ing Z were chosen prest W G fargo vice president theodore M pomeroy treasurer elmore P ross boss sicie siele tary john N knapp general superintendent and assistant treasurer james C fargo the new arrangement goes into effect immediately the M U stock was waa taken at two shares for one making its portion of the capital nine millions the consolidated company will have a total capital of eighteen millions and will continue the existing operative cooperative co arrangement with the old com companies pani panl es the new company will bear the title of the american merchants union express company the commercial says the adams company compie was not represented at the meeting that it is opposed to the basis of amalgamation and that consequently a renewal of the express war is by no means improbable augusta official vote in maine for grant is seymour 11 montgomery the legislature today were engaged in discussing the ku klux bill which makes it indictable for any person to appear in in a mask and if any body shoots a person after dark it is no crime several sections of the bill have been adopted san fransisco 27 there is great complaint of the overland mail service the newspaper mails malls from october to novem November berdd Sd with few Us lie scattered along the route and ylli 1011 vill probably be ruined by exposure to the weather arizona advices advises to november the indians are committing depredations in every direction the savages attacked a mail man rider and his escort near wickenburg and killed one soldier and captured the mail bags containing two weeks eastern and california malls mails kew new york the heralds washington special says bays the terms of the protocol now in the hands of the president are as have been already telegraphed except that the number of commission encis four instead of three two to be appointed by each party and that eack each of the claims must be decided unanimously or be referred to arbitration it is said that the forthcoming public debt statement will show an increase of about eleven millions chiefly due to the of the coin in the treasury paid on account of the coin interest judge nelson today to day issued an order requiring no the plaintiff and defendants in the ele erie case to show cause why the order of judge blatchford appointing jay gould receiver should not be vacated A final argument will be had on monday i various rumors are afloat with regard to the erie case one of which is that judge cardoso has issued an injunction restraining judge davies from acting as receiver quiet reigns at the erie headquarters the doors are wide open today to day and mr gould said everything was going on as usual and he was attending to the tho bu business of the office OB aldwin the irish giant was arrested today to day by order of judge joge dowling in consequence of the death of his bail bond felix larken being unable to procure other bail in to keep the peace lie he 1 was committed to the tombs richmond br dr arthur E superintendent of the eastern lunatic asylum at williamsburgh Williams burgh committed suicide there this morning by leaping from the window of the asylum the deceased was a distinguished physician and formerly a professor of the medical college here his mind has been unsettled for some time past there were sli sil slight lit evidences of earthquake at 12 liddle foro goro a few days ngo ago |