Show by telegraph CO anal 8 S E N A T 11 tho tile president sent to the senate today to day the following nominations edwin BL mccook of colorado to be gover governor nor of colorado john W jenkins of virg virginia lnla inia to be secretary of colorado T B searight to bo surveyor beyor general of colorado albert G colewell Co lemell of ohl ohio to be consul at alconia An conla conia IX MOUSE 0 U S ac mills introduced a bill ili fo for r the removal of all troops in the southern states to the western country as a protection against indians Indian 4 AMERICAN NEwY NEW YORK oRiz oric 26 A suit has been begun against the official bond of ex postmaster jones of this city on the ground that the late postmaster is responsible for the alleged defalcation of more than a hundred thousand dollars by john W norton ex superintendent of tile the money order department the confectionary manufactory of lofb R S G gi bert co washington street was burned this evening loss the pattern shop of Quintard the iron works was burned tonight to ni night lit loss the president today to day issued an executive order providing for a commission of one from each executive department one from the smithsonian institute and one from the department of agriculture to prepare and arrange a collection of sueh such guch such articles from each department for exhibition at the philadelphia delphia centennial celebration as will illustrate the functions and administrative facilities of the government in time of peace an and its resources as a war power the sup aeme court will take a recess from friday next until the 2nd and of march LOWELL IiO llo WELli mass blasse 26 the citizens of chelmsford report a shock of earthquake which shook the buildings yesterday noon causing considerable sid erable e alarm judge sawyer of the U S circuit court has decided that the assessments sess ments levied against the central pacific railroad co for taxes in alameda santa clara san joaquin sacramento placer and nevada counties were irregular and for that reason void the irregularity consisted in lumping t the lands roads and rolling stock together for valuation instead of assessing them separately the health of the king icing of the sandwich islands is reported to be much improved the approaching elections create much interest mr wideman has tendered his resignation as one of the justices of the supreme court an alliance for the king is generally talked of washington 27 the house committee on the judiciary have under consideration general butlers resolution instructing it to enquire and report whether vb ether the courts of the U S have adequate jurisdiction and authority to prevent and punish the improper improver use of the flag and national character of the states on board merchant vessels upon the high seas or in foreign ports providing for the seizure of vessels so offending and for the punishment of persons who wilo fraudulently issue marine papers NEW YORK 24 27 the former cook of the stiner family four members of which were burned to death with their house two weeks adobas been arrested pending the inquest of the coroner silver plate was known to bo be in the house and it and jewelry belonging to the dead cannot be found since the fire and robbery and murder are now insinuated in connection with the terrible affair charles bradlaugh has written a letter concerning the prospects of the radicals in the caming coming general election in england he says it is probable that there will be more conservatives elected and fewer whigs but the conservatives are alive and promise some very radical measures in order to get returned the next parliament will show a sturdy radical band and for the tho first time in E english history the working men will probably be represented in the house of commons they have atlease at least three efficient candidates MC mcdonald don burt and crawford the radical party is growing and I 1 believe this party which mustered a gallant little band even in tho the par diament just slaughtered will bo bc strengthened so materially in the parliament about to be elected that it will not only be strong elou enough gh to prevent the conservatives from retaining office for any longer term even supposing they thes should win it but will bo be able bib so materially to modify the liberal gramme pro that of the grandillo Gran villo type might as well perform hari kazl karl CHICAGO 27 A washington special to tho the the inter ocean says the house committee on banking and currency have come como to 65 ivary very important conclusions the committee at first decided against kelly bill I 1 and against abolishing aboliso I 1 ing the national banking system having settled these questions the tile committee then framed a bill of which the following are the leading features first that the restriction of the total amount of bank circulation shall be repealed which is eq equivalent ul valent to authorizing free banking in g under the tile provisions of tb tho the I 1 present law except as modified modi tied fled by the committees committee bills second that the requirement thattie banks shall keep a reserve of greenbacks green backs in their vaults to redeem their notes shall shail be repealed and that instead thereof every bank lank bank shall deposit in the treasury green backs amounting to five per cent of its circulation ne as a fund for the redemption of its notes and shall keep this reserve good third that the banks shall not bo be allowed to pay or receive interest on deposits with each other fourth that country banks shall be required to keep their deposit reserves at home fifth that gold banks shall be allowed to issue notes to the amount of eighty per cent only of their bonds instead or of ninety ills lils as at present it is understood that only three members of the committee voted against reporting the bill combining these provisions they were Ha hawley valey irley phelps and mitchell the committee subs subsequently subsequent equen aly agreed to report adversely upon the postal s savings bank bill but in order to give glye the friends of the measure an opportunity to advocate it in the house it was arranged that the bill ili iii with the adverse report should be put on the calendar for discussion in a committee of the whole BOSTON 26 prof J F holton one of the leading botanists of the country died suddenly at his residence at everett yesterday MEMPHIS tenn 26 an incent jar iary fire at helena arl ark yesterday destroyed seven buildings four of them stores store loss no insurance su philadelphia PA 20 26 it is stated that the physicians of the principal cities of the U S have combined to secure the bodies of the siamese twins for autopsy at any price tor Ton TORONTO oNTO 27 john livingstone brother ot of dr livingstone and residing at Lia towell says the last letter which reached his ills friends in england from my brother was date dAug 72 from be on the evening of his leaving for the interior NEW york yobu 27 A petition numerously signed by prominent bankers and merchants of this elly eily and to be presented to congress to morro w says any additional issue of paper money either directly by the government or indirect indirectly IS by the national babics banks by authority of the government would be injurious to the interests of the union A W sexton of trinity church was arrested today to day and held to ball bail for alleged comp complicity complicit licit y in a number or of thefts by one mckee of brooklyn the stolen property is said to have bave been found in in the church BOSTON W wyman y man mau has lias concluded the autopsy of prof agassiz Agassi zand and re reports ports that the causo of his death was disease and obstruction of the arteries of the brain the greatest weight of the brain is estimated at aver dupois ounces washington D C 27 the house commit committee iee tee od on ap appropriations propria today to day perfected the bill directing the secretary of the treasury until otherwise provided by law to make no payments out of the unexpended balance of appropriations heretofore made for the purpose 0 of si sites es and n for or the erection of public buildings bildin ab by the supervising architect of tho the treasury department part ment for any of the lie following purposes and objects to pay for any site or extension of site purchased which has not been executed or proceedings for condemnation which are not completed t to pay for any work or materials fok for for fon the erection of any building upon lipon which work is not alread already y aig longun un or con oracles for to pay for the sale or demolition of any building or any site where work has not been commenced until provided for by law the secretary shall make no contracts for the purchase of any new site noi for material or labor on any building not actually commenced all sums heretofore appropriated for buildings to purchase c lase sites etc which are made unwarrantable by this act are covered into the tria treasury sury the secretary is authorized and directed to suspend work on any building already commenced whenever in his na judgment such suspension can be made con consistently intently with public Inte interest resL A full cabinet meeting this afternoon discussed in all its phases the subject of the president sending a special message to congress regarding affairs in louisiana and it is understood that the tile conclusion reached was that there has been no such change in attains in that state within the tilo past year as to require e any special communication ago to 0 congress agress the committee of ways and means today to day by all an almost anant vote disagreed to kellys bill for convertible bonds it will be presented in the house however in the senate cameron from the committee on foreign relations reported ed back the bill to pay the french 11 spoliation pol poi lation claims y N Y there is the most extensive nood hood known for twenty years in the oswego river at fulton the lower portion of th the village was completely submerged an on monday night thirty families were driven from their homes and many more this morning have been carried in boats from the tile secand stories of their houses while in other places men are seen wading in waist beep with the female members members of their household on their backs the damage to property is great CiNCIN cincinnati natt NAli 27 judge waite today to day resigned the presidency of the ohio constitutional convention jn in a brief but graceful speech after which a recess of often ten minutes was taken to allow the members individually to take leave of him and a committee committe was ewas appointed to draft an appropriate resolution JEFFERSON CITY dio bio Ilo the tho house today to day after a spirited debate defeated the bill to allow women to be elected to office under the school laws by a vote of 30 yeas to 75 nays CHICAGO 28 A washington special to the inter infer ocean says the nomination of E 31 mccook cCook Af as governor of colorado was on the motion of the president alone and the place was not sought 0 by the general general sheridan was before the tile House Indian committee yesterday and recommended a line of government telegraph through the indian country between the white settlements as a means of barety safety NEW YORK 28 st bridgets Church opposite tompkins square a re was fired in two places yesterday the pastor rev bev father mooney does not believe the incendiaries were the tae enemies of the church but that their misguided almaas aim alm was to secure employment knowing that a large congregation would b be e tolerably sure to rebuild it at a t once the brooklyn r presbytery pronounces worthy of grave disapprobation the act of two presbyterian churches in permitting the rev bev sarah to preach to promiscuous cu ous congregations at cincinnati and at aurora ind it is reported that seven persons are lying at the point of death from having eaten fresh pork with tri ri chinea ehinea in it two weeks ago arrs mrs henry had two hogs killed for family a few day ago after eating of tile the meat mrs BIM and one of the children were attacked with what appeared to be typhoid fever mrs nim benter the wiro wire of a german mechanic visited her and with two child children r e 11 partook of tile the meat nieam and in lil a f few evi days they were attacked with the same symptoms which attracted the attention of a physician and on oli examining the meat it was found to be literally alive with chinea chinia tri trl at this tinie time mrs irm berand and three children and mrs benter and two children are not expected to live philadelphia pa 28 judge thompson was arguing a caso case in tile tho supreme court coldie having been speaking only a few minutes when he dud Bud denly dropped and in five minutes was dead tomorrow to tb morrow dr pancoast and sev eral other leading physicians of this city will leave for mount blount airy N C to make an examination of the remains of the siamese twins complete arrangements have len deen made for an aei ait autopsy topsy denven denver coi col 28 intense excitement cit has prevailed throughout the city and territory since the receipt of the news of the removal of gov elbert the secretary and surveyor general and there seems to be bitter opposition to the confirmation fir of mccook as governor A request to retain elbert signed byall by ali ail all but two of the republican members of the legislature was forwarded today to day to president grant an impression prevails among non politicians that the nomination of an outside party for governor would meet with less opposition cincinnati 28 rufus king of cincinnati was elected president of the constitutional convention today to day NEW vork YORK 28 police superintendent matsell reiterates the belief that the fire in st bridgets bridget church was the work of communists and he be thinks that similar attempts are probable he thinks there can be no doubt that a commune is thoroughly organized in this city threats against churches and school Iio llo houses uses and especially against all roman boman catholic institutions have been frequently made since the tompkins square riot he says that on the day of the riot many of the so called working men who passed st josephs josepha hospital looked up a and nd shook their fists at the bu building af idl idi ing tittering uttering threats one of the rioters who had his head cut by a policemen emens club was tenderly cared for in the hospital yet went away cursing the attendants the superintendent says especial watch has been kept lately over churches and school houses and the watch will he be maintained it is understood that particular pains have been taken to guard every church in the south precinct charles bradlaugh sailed for england today to day he intends to contest tile the coming election for parliament for northampton efforts are making to have a meeting for tomorrow to morrow night called by freethinkers circulars printed in german are being freely distributed u ted led saying you jyoti all remember the dis disgraceful braceful occurrence on tompkins Tomp kirts square which must convince bonvin cc all ali lii ili of us that our fundamental rights are exposed to wilful violation by the executive authorities whatever your views of the recent attempted working mens demonstration in tompkins S square quare may be it is your duty in the interest of the freedom of the country to protest earnestly against the violation of one of our first fundamental rights for what once has been tried against one class of citizens might soon be repeated against another class A mass meeting will vill furnish an opportunity to raise the voice of public indignation philadelphia pa 29 29 A supposed incendiary fire early this morning entirely destroyed the new 0 olympic varieties theatre formerly the national hall market street below thirteenth the loss is heavy two firemen were killed and several severely injured by |