Show rp elal toane D je j e alten rig big news gg ducth congressional SENATE washington D C the senate rejected the nomination of sanford for minister to spain J R jones to belgium and E W roberts Eo berts register of tu 0 land office at marysville marksville Marys ville cal they confirmed S A Hurlbut Minister to bogota silas A hudson to guatemala and wm H wadsworth on the mexican commission the senate tonight to night confirm confirmed ea bt W blake attorney for montana Blon nion lna ina also all ali the indian agents mainly quakers A H gross attorney for foi new mexico was ws rejected alje nye in making a personal explanation sarcas barcas sarcastically t icalla replied to spragues allusion to him as a charlatan and harlequin he also defended the senate the legal profession and the reputation of general burnside and the rhode island soldiers he spoke nearly an hour chandler briefly eulogized the br bravery aver ayer of gen burnside abbottt spoke at some length in aim asim alm flaig ilar liar strain train morton also commended burnside sprague took the floor and read a manuscript speech reiterating his former charges against monopolists and their defenders in the senate referring with special bitterness to anthony ile he compared ayes attack to the barking of a puppy encouraged by the presence of a massif he read complimentary letters addressed to him by the nat national nal nai board of trade and many individuals in indivino divido bals throughout the country brownlow and cameron vindicated burnside the senate then went into executive session when the doors were opened abbott abbottt rose from his seat feat and said the words of sprague in reference to the puppy and the mastiff 11 were offensive and declared his intention to ask aak sprague eif eff if he applied the term puppy to him if so he announced his intention to demand full retraction and if that was refused he should aa ask satisfaction outside the chamber sumner called abbott to order on the ground that abbott had declared his intention to violate the law the president decided that words w re not necessary for such a declaration abbott reiterated his statements finally the motion of the executive session was carried and carlisle was confirmed minister to stockholm without a dissenting voice pile was rejected 25 to 21 san francisco 22 ocy the new now board of commissioners appointed to examine the 0 P K R R have returned they report that the road is finished to monument point leaving a gap of sixty five miles between the two roads making eight hours staging it is expected that the last rail will be laid this week and the entire road opened to general business may loth the company intend to lay ten miles of track today to todar jar lar dar day thus surpassing any aily previous days day s work in track laying the central company have purchased the track of the union pacific west of ogden a hun dred and forty two miles milea of which is graded the transfer is already made travelers report that the road lately made anade by the union and central is excellent jc i cel cei lent passengers arrived here last evening seven and a half days from chicago six and a half days actual traveling time tiie the confirmation of the mint officers by the senate causes intense indignation among the business men of this city who had protested with one voice against the removal of the present incumbents cum bents on commercial grounds as well as honesty and efficiency the fires in the gold hill mines are not yet extinguished the yellow jacket mine is closed preparations are making to deluge it with water late advices advises from kodiak bland fiand island report unusual quantities of ice and snow troy the lower portion of the city is inundated several piles plies of lumber have been carried away the storehouse of the glenns falls lime company has been set on fire by the water slacking 1500 barrels of lime it was totally destroyed st A boom above glenns falls was carried away logs being set adrift the loss is very heavy boston the stockholders of the union pacific railroad met today to day and adopted several amendments to their charter when they adjourned till tomorrow forthe for the choice of officers washington private dispatches an bounce the death lof capt henry menry A wise lylse at naples be he w f formerly chief of the ordnance bureau of the navy department part ment s the mals west via albany are de talked on account of the freshets fresh ets there is no detention on the erie Washing tonI C 22 the president today to day nominated henry 31 blake district attorney for montana washington DC 23 enoch hoag last night was confirmed superintendent of indian aff lairs affairs for foi the central agency the vote confirming carlisle minister to stockholm was reconsidered after a long debate but no final action was taken buffalo 23 3 the trains of the central road leave on time lime general mills mcallister of the engineer corps of the army died today to day albany the state senate has killed the broadway surface railroad bill new york A horrible accident is reported on the long island railroad A train left hunters point at fit 10 this morning 1 and ran off the track one mile aas east t of jamaica going about 20 miles an hour six passengers were instantly killed and fifteen others severely injured some mortally the cause of of the accident was a broken rail washington among the appointments not acted on are john Hut Hutchison clifton minister inister Bl to the hawaiian islands A H markland third assistant postmaster general james L foley secretary of legation at madrid eki fal F M pixley district attorney for california wililam william A davis receiver rec Bec eiver elver of public monies at stockton jas V schofield consul to Hokoda Hoko dadi dl kelly postmaster at new york the commissioner of the general land office has approved of we the application of the city of nevada california to purchase tue the mineral lands within its boundaries this is the first case under the new law giving towns owns the right to purchase such lands attorney general hoar has sent an opinion to secretary borle Borie that persons working only eight hours are not entitled to ten hours pay the secretary has sent a circular to the various navy yards authorizing the employment of laborers for extra hours who are to be paid additional in proportion boston gov claflin has appointed win wm chardson richardson Bl now acting assistant secretary of the treasury justice of the superior court in place of morton governor harriman proposes to co 0 n dinue to act as governor of new hampshire until his successor is inaugurated in june he will then assume the duties of navy agent in boston washington D C 23 Commis commissioner slon sion delano has decided that in all cases where an adhesive revenue stamp is required the person making or delivering the instrument or thing to be taxed shall amx affix the stamp entire and that the surface of each stamp must be exposed and shall be cancelled with ink or some mechanical means approved by the commissioner hartford the flood in the connecticut river had reached nearly 29 feet at noon it has since been slowly receding the streets near the river are flooded and business suspended the loss Is quite large The there rebas has been no delay of railroad trains that portion of the canal supplying the manufactories manu factories at windsor locks gave galve way in consequence of the high water operations will have to be suspended till the canal is repaired three hundred operatives were thrown out of employment washington 23 senator wilson has addressed a letter to the secretary of war wat i alss Aiss dissenting enting from his bis official construction st etton of the eight hour law louisville ky ben murdered by jas croxton in a gaming saloon tonight to night both were river pilots and had been intimate friends but lately some misunderstanding had occurred between them thein two workmen were buried by the caving in of an ail emba embankment one was instantly killed nashville 23 andrew johnson has returned home having received intelligence ence enee of the death of his son col robt bohnson Foh johnson new york the billiard match between foster and derry with french carols caroms points was won by foster majority providence five thousand citizens have signed an address to governor burnside expressing their indignation at Spragues Spra guels assault upon himself and the rhode hhope island soldiers soldier sl and tendering the governor a public reception burnside declines the reception for the present and alludes to spragues aspersions at some length new york itis it is stated that both Ab bottand a wil wll lingne to light tight if necessary sprague waited awaited at af home for a hostile message but it appears that abbott expected 9 something of the sort athas been decided however how ever evir that the messages shall be sent today to day the crew ef of the ship richard bobin robin son have entered a complaint against I 1 capt IV robinson and 11 achard hoffman the chief mate for shocking cruelty on their last trip from liverpool ool two of the crew were so badly teaten beaten that thay j pr board and on one a was lost I 1 J the tribune says that at the city headquarters of the cuban patriots millions of dollars have been expended in purchasing arms equipments and stores two thousand stand of arms armi and equipments have already been forwarded to their destination on the cuban coast councils of war are nightly held in this city many blany prominent ex army and naval officers have volunteered and linked their fortunes with the cubans on thursday night a company of sixty men and officers were put on board a tug boat and carried to sandy Hoo borok hoogand kand and there embarked on board a vessel for cuba two weeks ago a large steamer was from this port in a ballast boat and touched near cape may and took on board arms equipments and stores besides men from philadelphia munitions and men are also collecting leetin at af boston and several southern cities several well known exa ex army riny officers and cubans left last evening for boston whence the next party will sail ball st louis louis dollman the notorious counterfeiter was shot and killed by a policeman today to day the mayor has issued a proclamation requesting a general suspension of business on monday on the occasion of the celebration of the anniversary of in america extensive arrangements have been made for this celebration chicago voluminous details of the disasters from the floods continue to be received from various places but all up to the present are mere variations of of the same sorrow sorrowful ful fui story of demage to property esth occasional loss of life the worst seems to have passed new orleans A number of cubans and cuban sympathizers held a meeting tonight to night and afterward paraded the streets in a torch light procession carrying the american and cuban hags nags A number of colored men were in the procession among the signers of the call for the meeting was dumas the newly appointed minister to liberia washington 24 treasurer spinner has issued a circular notifying the national banks that they will not hereafter be permitted to exchange securities deposited as a guarantee for their circulation the treasurer has also issued a circular stating the terms on oi which the new greenbacks green backs will be issued first firstly ln return for mutilated notes and fractional currency second on the receipt of certificates of deposit by assistant trea jurers and U S depositories repositories Deposit ories third on the receipt and collection of checks on banks at washington new york boston and philadelphia the new notes will be forwarded at the expense of the department when the amount is equal to the following nominations have been tabled cheesman treasurer of the land office at marysville marksville Marys ville patterson re celver of public moneys at ma marysville marksville Marys 9 v ville i lle lie also the following which have ve been e n er eri erl i published as rejected sanford minister to spain jones minister to belgium pile minister to brazil the effect of tabling differs from rejection allowing the nominations to be sent again the next session new york geo dalton the well known broker shot himself in hiscar his car ear ariage on broadway today to day cause unfortunate speculation in stocks springfield mass blass the body of miss bliss sophia howe who mysteriously disappeared in january has been found in a pond it bore no marks of violence and it is believed she committed suicide the may coupons on the state debt will be paid to the citizens of new orleans at the bank of america in new york on presentation boston 25 05 A meeting of the employees of the charlestown Charles town navy yard was held last evening to sustain the eight hour law without a reduction of wages also to organize an eight hour union league to act in concert with the working men of other navy yards A A communication was received from the I 1 secretary of the convention and the employees at the philadelphia navy yard to the effect that the men were sticking to the eight hour law an and d protesting against a reduction of wages new york 55 5 A fire last evening at sand saud 8 and aud 11 nassau street occupied by the engraving department and drying room of the national bank note company did damage to the amount of from to 50 dollars the building is a little injured emil bolts a german shot and killed john hughes an irishman in a bar room quarrel yesterday washington D C daniel D page one of the founders and the first mayor of st louis mo died here on saturday aged 79 the board of registration has decided adversely to the application of women to bo be registered as voters thu thus s fai far a large preponderance of blacks has been registered the whites generally are indifferent the registers make no distinction between races chicago A special from sioux city reports that the steamer aralda bound for st louis with discharged soldiers struck a snag thirty miles above that place pla pia ceaud and that while sinking the tho boiler exploded killing and wounding a large number fifty are ae reported missing troy A serious damage has occurred to the state dam across the hudson two hundred feet at the top of the dam have been carried away the water rose two feet above the low water watermark mar being the highest for many years there are fears that the disaster will seriously affect navigation on the champlain canal new york the woods at the head of tenth avenue near washington H heights e ag lits are on fire T the he tribune and sun offices had a narrow escape from a fire in a lager beer saloon in their rear which however was extinguished the funeral obsequies of wm 0 kushmore mrs pray and other victims of the long island railroad disaster were celebrated today to day in brooklyn there was ail att immense concourse of people A private letter states that on the idt dinst the schooner zila ella pennell of ma chias maine was fired at and brought to by a spanish frigate in british waters off the bahamas her papers and cargo were examined after which she was allowed to proceed philadelphia A large number of strangers have arrived to participate in the odd fellows celebration on monday the weather promises to be fine after the parade the grand feature is to be a ball in the skating ng rin rink k having a capacity for three hundred seis sets bets sets to dance at once nearly three thousand have been spent in decorating the interior south pass W T 25 the telegraph line to this place was repaired today to day and is now working on the dinst this place was visited by the severest storm of the winter but the weather has cleared finely and the snow is rapidly disappearing there has been considerable sid erable immigration to the mines within the last three weeks ron Goyer governor nor seymour of british columbia has appointed 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