Show by te telegraph laig AMERICAN COLUMBUS 0 4 in the senate ih W curtis of cuyahoga Cuya hoga was elected president pro term fern bills wele were introduced to fix the mini icum punishment for forgery at a year instead of df three as now and to prohibit corporations from erecting nuisances in the house bills were introduced for tile the suppression of tramps and to authorize cities to subscribe to stock of water waterworks works words companies A resolution was adopted bya by a hearty vote condemning the action of congress indis india in dismissing the union soldiers to give ave place to ex confederates and calling on the ohio congressmen to use their influence to find places gursuch for fon such sueh discharged men also declaring that president grant deserves the commendation of all true patriots for his declaration that he lie would find places for all such discharged men cincinnati 4 william carlisle a young man from kentucky shot hi himself iselt at the good samaritan hospital last evening and died shortly after he was under treatment for lung disease and gro growing wing I 1 despondent as to the result committed suicide the report of the tho president of the zoological garden in this city states that over two hundred and thirty seven thousand dollars have been expended the past season for animals improvement of the grounds ac fifty thousand peo visited the grounds bince since opening on september eighteenth besides the numerous numer buildings already read y built it is contemplated to erect the coming season a restaurant to cost thirty thousand dollars NEW bonic YORK 4 the supervisory steamboat inspector adison low of this district has sent to washington his report on the burning of the city of daco waco galveston ofT off I 1 on the night of nov after reviewing e the testimony be he concludes that mallory co agents of the line are liable to the penalties of the law for tor carrying petro laumand leu mand he calls attention to the unsatisfactory and undefined law in relation to that ar article the second suit of H C bowen against the brooklyn jagle eagle for libel and the suit buit of bowen against McDermott McDermot bave have been discontinued without costs A london special says that a ministerial crisis is impending at besth negotiations were opened yesterday for lor a renewal for ten years of the compromise of 1867 when austria and hungary dual iced the hungarians Hung arians wish to establish a national bank with power to itsuo notes the austrian minis oppose and threaten to resign the emperor presides at the councils Andrassy Andras syb 18 note on the project for the pacification of the turkish insurgents has been received by russia and germany and has been sant sent to london paris and rome at the annual sale salo of pews in plymouth church tonight to night the amount received for rental with pre premiums millins was ff against 70 last year captain Kennedy of the ath precinct was in lu formed today to day that a wooden box of avery a very mysterious character was found in the store room of 52 north river eiver occupied by the white star line of steamers the captain investigated and learned that the box had been brought here hero on board the celtic which arrived at this port from europe on the of 06 october tober the steamer left liverpool liverio ol 01 for queenstown Queens town and new nev york on the lath of that month and ri ii the day before she sailed wm amk K thomas who caused the terrible disaster to the mosel and who had engaged a passage in the celtic had brought the tilo tile box an on board at liverpool representing it to contain in gold coin and he wished to effect an insurance on the box for its full value he was told that insurance bur sur ariee allce was not necessary that it would be placed in a special room where it would bo be kept fiane siane ly lie he waa wa gilso aiso Also informed fore the box it would be necessary to have it opened for inspection spec tion to this demurred he and it was placed in a special Iro room oril where it remained undisturbed throughout the whole of the voy age thomas came here as a pas hunger 1 on the celtic aud and when the box bos was wad wai brought ashore lie he represented to the custom house inspector that it contained cartriel cartridges es ho he had brought to this coun try for his bis own use as he hb wa going ingan on an ayn extensive hunting tou toa through the western weste ril rii states he asked leave to place the box bok in a storeroom on the wharf and he would call for it in a few days he left it there but never called for it again and it remained there undisturbed until today to day the curiosity of the of the steamship line was aroused by the mosel catastrophe and they opened the box which was found to contain cont alif a small emane erAne four bags of large bird shot and an ari oiled olied eari cari canvass vass the box was lined with steel about one eighth of an inch thick and was of pine pinewood wood it was flailed down se so aurely and fastened with stron strong iron the smaller box contal contained nei neg two bags of shot and two other ba bags s were e lying on the bottom the tho T bags were marked walker parker co london best shots shot no 2 there was no address or mark on the box it was ascertained that thomas took a room at the seventh avenue hotel on oct 24 and nud remained there three days when he left and is supposed to have sailed for europe his project for the de destruction of the celtic having failed the box is now in the hands of the police sioux CITY la ia 4 A special from fort sully states that a party of miners have formed a supply depot near old fort pierre on the missouri river rivel and are constantly in communication with camps on the black hills they claim to have found a new now route by which the hills lilii sare are reached in onehundred one hundred miles travel over an du easy road their messengers make muke the trip in two days FORT SCOTT kansas 4 A large largo ballerin bol boi boiler boller lerin in Good anders landers mill in this city exploded today to day instantly killing the engineer Wm babcock and fatally injuring the fireman john solin P west the engine room and aud a portion 1 conof of therill the mill lerede were de st royed sr ST louis boms 4 in ru the U S circuit court today to day the whiskey cases which were some time ago certified up from the district court were set as follows two cases ao against against t ainest wm mckee and the joint case against mcree mckee aud and J N fitzroy for jan case cise against constantine const Conat antine maguire and one jointly against maguire and mckee mekee for jan one case against general babcock for jan 31 general babcock having made no formal plea to the indictment against him district attorney dyer said he did not know what plea the general would make maki e when judge krum Babco eks counsel 6 stated that the gentleman would othild be present presen en ewh when en called and would enter a plea ef of not guilty UTICA 4 the oriskany Oris kany woolen mill at oriskany Oris kany N X Y owned by alfred teal was burned this morning loss insurance washington 4 athe the ahe president and mrs grant gave a state dinner tonight to lo night and their guests were the sacr secretary tart tary of state and mrs fish secretary of the treasury and mrs urs bristow mrs belknap secretary of the navy and mrs robeson mrs jewell jowel secretary of the interior and mrs Chand chandler ler lef the attorney general and miss pierrc pierre pierrepont pont VI vice co president ferry senator morton and wife senator allison and wife Gen general draland and mrs hunter huntee admiral porter montgomery biair blair colonel and mrs F D grant arand mrs lowry mr creswell Cie cle swell awell mr air and mrs alta boutwell boutwe 11 ll mr bancroft mr williams and ex secretary Delano deland and mrs urs deland I 1 A rumor was started to day lay oay that secretary fish had intimated his intention to resign his office on the alleged ground of a difference of opinion between himself and the president concerning cuban afna afra affairs irs but there Is no truth whatever in the reinor and so far from there being at variance they aie nie aarein in perfect accord and further as has been reliably ascertained the cabinet are a unit linit on the course naw now pursued on t that hat subject FOREIGN FOREICH PARIS 3 M Oll ivler has issued an address to the electors of the department of the var he advises submission to President macmahon and the republic but reserves the tight right of appeal to tu the people the new press law jaw bal 14 1 4 been promulgated mul gated several I 1 kueht journals which were sul sui su ires ares i res reh aed or for bidden to be sold iu the streets have resumed SYDNEY australia dec dee 29 the tho pacific mail steamship IV from san francisco has arl ari arrived lied here hero with her shaft broken kroken broken romi ROME 3 the grand vizier late ly requested sted the pope to use his goo good do offices ces with wit lithe althe the catholic insurgents in herzegovina Herze govina with a view to peace the pope has accordingly instructed cardinal franchi to inquire into the condition of affa affi affairs airs but the tho vatican will take no action till the reports of the catholic pre pro lates of herzegovina merze Herze govina are received the negotiations between the vatican and spain have havo beens beeps been suspended lis uis until after oie pie he election eption el of the cortes MADRID 3 senor castelar ba bas has issued 1 t manifesto agreeing to contest barcelona and valencia for a seat in the cortes he declares himself in favor of universal guffra suffrage free universities and the separation of church and state and i rejects any alliance with the federa federalists elsts LONDON 3 the hookridge Hoek ridge cotton spinning Comp company anys mill at atherton lancashire is destroyed by fire loss two hundred hands bands are thrown out of employment A special especial from berlin says that archbishop imprisonment terminates on the ad of february next the catholics of all germany propose to t celebrate the day in a suitable manner A deputation from the reichstag g and landtau will wait upon him and tender their congratulations the th archbishop persists in his refusal refusal 1 to acknowledge the jurisdiction of the new now ecclesiastical court couric or the validity of his deposit deposition iod lod it is expected that the government will him as it did the bishop of paderborn born unless he prefers quitting the country the whereabouts of the archbishop of cologne is still a secret the invites laites diocesans desiring to present him with their new years yearns citations felicitations nell feli to leave their theirl cards at its itaf publishing office for transmission A paris corres correspondent t of the teme times reports that the conditi condition 1 aix oix of bf queen isabellaa health has caused anxiety an x lety great prostration having followed the attack of measles and continues le francois francais announces that the duc due de broglie will be a candidate for the th 0 senate in the department of eure the ur publishes a letter ietter 1 e ater from fromm M buffet to the prefect of the do department P artmont of lot the minister is ter ten 8 says 3 y s t that h the government deem it th their el r d duty atty auty to take up marshal canrobert as a candidate for the senate because of conduct in declining any nomination which might appear hostile to macmahon mae Mac Malion mailon this letter la Is regarded by some with dissatisfaction as open to the construction of designating canrobert as I 1 I 1 successor suc sue cesor A telegram from berlin says that the russians apprehending another attack from the part of rho Kho kand are preparing to cross the syr darja daria an and to occupy Marg Mar ghelan helan belan and lundergan Un dergan the campaign will begin in tile the middle middie of january and w will wili ili ill probably result in annexing southern n kho kand A special from vienna reports the resignation of prince von mauersberg Auers berg president of the austrian cabinet it is feared to be the consequence of the differences with hung ry on currency questions A vienna dispatch reports that the archduke rudolphe prince imper imperial mp erial i al of austria Austri awill awili will be crowned king of hungary in july deak the distinguished hungarian rian statesman is seriously ill A special cial dial from rome nome says that reliable private intelligence received there aon pon confirms firms the reports of serious disagreements between the khedive and mr cave the british special commissioner to egypt the mark hark zan lane e express in its review of the grain trade says rays that 1875 has unfortunately proved a ear of general deficiency and in ferio ferlo rity barley has shown the best sest yield field of the season being only slightly helow below elo eio the average but its color has bag been so generally affected that hat its value pot por fon for malting baiting purposes por poses s greatly reduce reduced dy perhaps eight to ten en shillings shilling s per quarter quan tr and sales llave been unusually dull oats and beaus beant aie below the average but better prices have been beeg paid pala for the latter which na will lii compensate for the defect the wheat crop has suir summered suffered ered most mast enly one eighth reaching ari arl an average while flye five sixths sixtos sink below it whatever dalness 1 u now ow p prevails rey alis alls and may for a continue our large deficiency will become maria more evident as the season advance advances sanu 4 anil should we have a bad had spring an important ad adi 1 vance must ensue ue BRUSSELS 3 disturbances have broken out among the striking miner miners in the lonzire the rioters used firearm s on a portion of the garrison at mein send to ito quell the disorder I 1 I 1 LONDON 4 bullion bullion withdrawn from the bank of eng EDg larid on balance bolday day lord lytton io it is said baid will succeed lord northbrook North brook as viceroy ardia 11 11 sir anthony Rothie rothbe rothschild hild bild died today I 1 I 1 r LONDON londow 4 tho the times in its financial article has the following it seems from recent articles in the Moscow Gazette that great stagnation the grain trade in southern russia and russian agriculture and commerce are threatened with a collapse chief among the causes is the keen competition of america since the civil war in that country the british import of american wheat has increased until it stands now where the russian importation stood strod in 1867 then russia sent out forty fiur mour four hundredths of the tom total import and the U S only fourteen huu hun in 1873 the U S sent out forty four hundredths hund redtha and russia only twenty one hundredths this does not represent a decrease to that extent of dussias Rus bus sias total t exports experts x exports on the contrary they have slightly increased but americas america s have increased much faster the causes are declared chiefly to be Ameri amerl americana cals eaps superior transit advantages her virgin soil and her moro more scientific agriculture the gazette therefore urges russian ag to incorporate new now lands to use better appliances and more skill but says that cheap er inland transportation is the tile chief need the gazettes gazelles odessa correspondent writes that the oldest declare that thal odessa was never at such a standstill since its foundation no transactions ar are 0 efel effected acted and bankruptcy follows follow s bankruptcy houses have fallen to 30 pr of their value and wheat is lying dying in the store hou oil oti ses sea the gazette says the condition of affairs is largely influenced by misplaced activity of private banking hout houi hes ces es which made credit absurdly easy and cheap which occasioned casio ned a storm of feverish speculation and created the ephemeral undertakings now forced to curtail |