Show BJ by TELEGRAPH I 1 AMERICAN NEW yore 3 0 a the stock exchange pacific mail today to day dropped from 14 to 12 on reports that the negotiations between tho the company and the th pacific railroads bait Kail roads for a higher fallen through A heavy rain and wind storm yesterday did great damage to the tobacco crop of hartford cloudt county yo conn by blowing down the sheds in ahu winch it was stored in maine the storm caused a freshet at solon fall brook carrying away moore wileena Wi leona carding mill and part of Bachelor bachelors tannery ta huery an excursion party of merchants capitalists and ind manufacturers with their wives propose leaving here on the by special steamer steamers for vera veracruz cruz uia via new orleans the objector object of the excursion is to pro mote a trade frado between mexico and the united states it being the carrying out of plans hitherto announced and for which the mexican minister is now laboring it is stated that a large number of merchants go from here with shipping samples of goods and manufactures to be admitted to mexico duty free and placed on exhibition ina lna in a building provided for the purpose in the city of mexico STAUNTON va 3 wm lewis brother rot of ex united states senator tor lewis was drowned yesterday while fording the shenandoah river at port Be public his colored driver and a pair of horses were also drowned ex fix senator benator lewis was himself crossing the river in a skiff at the time of the accident NORTH nob NOR rii atts ATTE neb 3 A herder just in from niobrara Nio brara river reports that norths ranch on dismal biver river was burned by the indians who have already runoff run onn off head of dorseal from that range the herders gerders are fortifying themselves at bratts ranch on bird wood great fears are entertained for the safety of the supply par party W of five men now 30 days out from north platte ban SAM I treasure list of the city of bf tokio for china sliver and japan Is 14 a as follows fine allver silver amara trade dollars 53 1000 gold coin and dust igo A dt t the folio wing news bas has beenie been received from australasian alasia by the city sidney of heavy henvy rains have caused floods in some portions 0 of New south bouth wales impeding traffic r but no serious damage h has haq been done crops generally promise well there ia Is considerable excitement in victoria over the depredations e of bush rangers several constables have been killed by a gang led by abne one kelly A reward of X per 1 head Is offered for the gang four in number the new zealand parliament has been prorogued advices advises from new Cale caledonia donia donla report a continuance of murders by the natives several individuals and small parties having been attacked the friendly tribes have made common cause against the rebels and so disposed their forces as to hem in the main body bo dy of the fa rebels between them and the whites their lines across the island and cutting off the hos bos tiles tilea from communication with the doubtful tribes in the north an engagement has occurred resulting in the defeat of the rebels and death of a prominent chief NEW york 4 C good authority announces that preparations are making in ln boston and other cities to give grant a perles series of brilliant receptions on his return to america efforts are making to keep the arrangements quiet quiets and make the reception lori iori nonpartisan non partisan grant is expected by the american line at philadelphia the committee of arrangements in this city propose a grand ball to which the marquis of lome lorne and the princess louise will be invited and it la Is bell beli believed eyed they may come the receptions will begin in boston under the management of the brahmins Brah mins and be followed by new york and philadelphia the tho Tribunes WashIngton special says the new orleans republicans dont like the nomination of 01 foote as superintendent of the mint there he is advanced in age feeble in health and hardly a proper person to place in charge of an institution like the new orleans mint it is not improbable that senator kellogg may prevent his confirmation last night john downing dawning a drunken shoemaker beat his wl wife fe to death at al his bis residence on street et the tribune a reporter interviewed col pelton at the illsey house yesterday the folio following wing condei conversation occurred the tribune desired me mr mi pelton to offer you the use of tits fits its colu mitis for i any explanation you may desire desir e to give in regard to the cipher dispatches 1 have nothing to say was the reply 11 uttered slowly and nd in an unhesitating manner manber it was waa thought thoughts perhaps that you might bay say whether any huy of the dispatches were incorrectly translated by the 2 tribune abune sl lil lii 1 I have nothing to bay say sir air la it true that you and other gentlemen named in connection with that matter are bre preparing paring a defence 1 I have nothing to say sir lr 11 Cg nothing to say meeting mr weedin of baltimore asked the reporter incredulously ac absolutely nothing uti 1 I am borry sorry because I 1 was in n hoper hopes you might clear up this is mystery 11 thank you said pelton pel pei ton with a smile 1 I am very much obliged fo to the tribune for its kindness but really I 1 iam lam am so so busy will have to go i there is much excite excitement rne n t among the third avenue drivers and conductors duc tors they having received instructions to call at the office and make nake oath that they will join in no future strikes it is supposed this means menns another reduction in pay A peti poti petition tion was filed in the surrogates office in this thib city yesterday to have the will of william henry palmer better known as robt heller admitted to probate the will does doea not accompany the petition the trib Washington unes special has an interview with buckner chairman of the banking and currency committee there is said he a stronger sentiment in some parts of the west in favor of repudiation than you eastern people think I 1 have been fighting against it the low prices of all kinds of farm products the custom of the people to attribute the the hard times to ill the action of government and zil jiz A L J jn ab government to grant relief have caused a dangerous sentiment to grow up I 1 hope resumption wll will be a success even if it it makes john sherman president of the united states A berlin correspondent states that government proposes sending to america men holding danger dangerous olds socialistic doctrines and warns americans that only congressional legislation can prevent large numbers from being shipped influential journals here noticing this fact F state that danger to society t y Is 19 much greater from this source than any which has occurred from the importation of chinese and sug aug geast that the president notify the german germau llau erman government that importation of dangerous socialists would be regarded as an unfriendly act chica ao 4 the tribunes wash washington in g special I 1 says the vote taken upon the resolution of carter harrison for free ships is interpreted by some as a tead teat yote vote on that question harrison asked the reference of the resolution to the commerce committee which has a majority in favor of free ships the point was immediately made that tiie the bill should go gg to the ways and means committee committees which la op opposed pos to free tree ships harrisons motion to take the bill to the coin corn commerce rn erce committee was carried by a vote of 94 to 56 which is dedas an indication di that the commerce committee will report the bill in accordance cor dince dance with the resolution the vote was very nearly partisan but a few western republicans voting for reference to the committee persons who have devoted their attention to mexican affairs claim to have information that the situation is even more reassuring than would appear from the presidents message me esage there theae persons say they have off official lelal authority for the statement that as a result of the present policy and of pending negotiations lations those who have claims against mexico for losses by raids will be to receive indemnity and that there will be besides provision for security in future there is ne no excitement whatever vei ver on change to day and prices for wheat have averaged lower closing with a decline of about i from yesterday the papers are inclined to sympathize with reene beene in this movement and to take the ground that be la Is doing the northwest a vi I 1 ser ber service bervice VICO vice ill in acs ac ass assisting S stag farmers to ob tain a fair fail price for grain the gen general eral belief bellef Is that money can be made on wheat purchased now provided it is held heid till navigation opens next april or may the olens 8 shaping ping of events may not improbably cause considerable rise even before that date keene and his bis broker friends still maintain an impenetrable air of mystery and refuse to give a clue to their operations the journals washington special ayel fiade on account of the absence of three thred or four republican Senatore the democrats have a majority in the feenane fe enate and will defeat any political resolutions washington 4 the senate confirmed ilu B B harrison of indian assayer at helena heleng montana sherman says there is a strong stron g speculative feeling spring ing up ito to give silver bullion in n the form of trade dollars a value greater than other bullion thus discriminating in favor of the bullion held in china against the bullion in the handisf hand our miners thia the says trade dollars will be bought as bullion upon bids each wednesday and that no preference will be X lyen given to trae dollars over dver other bullion this is the Secret arylis an awer to the san francisco offer 01 0 one million trade dollars deliverable there from china within 60 days han BAN 4 the constitutional tuti tut ional orial cony convention antion today to day adopted a memo memorial ilai ilal to the president and Con congress gress gregs against the proposed franco american commercial treaty as being beings brej prejudicial to the agricultural interests of california copies coples were ordered to be sent to the california representatives at washington FOREIGN F 0 R el LONDON 2 A Calcut calcutta tiL dispatch says the trouble in the pass is greatly exaggerated A single officer made the entire length of the pass unmolested at a meeting of operatives in oldham on saturday ever were present it was unanimously ly resolved not to submit to a st reduction the meeting of masters on friday was equally determined naw JW na 3 H M 8 orontes on her passage hench henes for bermuda lost a man overboard T boats crew of thirteen who went to the rescue were all drowned by the th e capsizing 0 of the boat constantinople CONST 3 Sul Su sulieman ileman leman pasha has haa been degraded and sentenced to confinement in the fortress for his conduct during the war the Rus russians have evacuated various places in the neighborhood of demotica LAHORE lanore 3 it jt is reported at headquarters that h a battle battie lasting all day yesterday took place between general roberts command and the afghans in the tile pel pei war pass the afghan governor of canda cauda har bar is le moving his family to zarah zarab the Ameer Shere all has levied two lacs of rupees on Carr Can dahar A belgrade dispatch says several skirmishes have taken place between the albanians and the servian outposts and some men have been killed and wounded LONDON 3 J B deakin cotton manufacturer manufacturers of Oyer darven and blan bian manchester chester who runs looms has baa suspended constantinople 3 insurgent Bulgar bulgarian jaa laa barida banda are forming all till through macedonia and rhodope rho Bho dope the refu refugees geed are descending into port largos district and murdering and robbing indiscriminately turkish troops have been betit sent to the scene bashi Ba and defeated the bulgarian insurgents in melnick district macedonia Mace donla donia and burned twenty more villages only 1000 inhabitants escaping LONDON 4 the bulgarian Bulga iian rian bour boundary idary commission has returned mely safely to constantinople after considerable danger the bulgar lans ians lans lane besieged the english and turkish commissions for two days A lahore dispatch general roberta roberts finding the enemy concentrated in strength justify to the hope of inflicting a crushing defeat on the ambers forces has hae delayed an attack until the arrival of cfall ail all his supplies and transport yso sEo as to ba be able ad to follow up any advantage gained A dispatch from the viceroy of india also states that generel general roberta erta is baiting to allow the troops to rest and hla bia supplies to come forward thie the a ns A rest reat at the tap otibe p heywar cywar pass and aie are bre are known wn to have two battersea batte batt erles erlea of horse ar artillery 4 it la id reported that count bad has bated here anad atad bd in 16 london the draft of a definitive with russia from the porte rea tive timeto to the unabridged portion of the treaty of san ban stefano suleiman pasha was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment he has haa i aken taken an appeal BORDEAUX 4 the director of the mint has been arrested charged with abstracting liS francs worth of sliver silver bars belonging to the and substituting galvanized copper bars |