Show GENERAL NEWS ajr W U to th bl NEW yonly mar herald states eliat jamos keene has accepted ho challenge of pierro lorillard Loril larJ for a match of ten thousand dollars at the autumn meeting of the american jockey club lorillard babkin peter tho famous derby favorite against any other three year old it ia understood that negotiations for tho purchase of peter have been long progressing and the match is regarded as the most interesting sporting event of the periodic Sc rl the suns washington special says ecward minister to china still remains in washington it is probable he will be ordered to return to his soft in china evarts is in a quan ary about seward but at the pros ent juncture of affairs when diplomatic negotiations on the subject of chinese immigration are pending knowledge of the situation is considered by the fraudulent administration as invaluable he will probably remain in china until the next house impeaches him kowel the says atkinson kow ells business man says it is not at all probable rowell will meet may 15 wants to seo something of america before returning and lias no wish to go into immediate training judging irom the morning papers the receipts of each pedestrian are likely to be diminished beyond expectation pec tation by disputed points in the agreement by heavy expenses and by forged tickets of admission oleary claims the two thousand dollars said to have been stipulated and refuses to take the thousand offered ol nry oleary will start for alie west today in view of his probable retires ment from the track he has author iced kelly to announce that ho will purchase and present a belt worth to the man covering the most ground in a future six days walk to be bield in this city sometime within two months in addition to alie belt he will also give alio following pre 1000 and to the and third contestants respectively i the belt called the oleary belt will be open to all to be walked for in america three sue cestive times before it can be taken away deac toe worlds washington dispatch says A decidedly lot ot beaten men were found at black burns headquarters after the caucus had adjourned henry watterson of alie cower journal gani manning and ellis of louisiana breathing no vengeance although asserting that they had been betrayed by boino of their fi bends they were content with the good fight they had made and especially with tho gallant bearing of their candidi ite after his defeat they saoko with enthusiasm of his spirited speeches said gen manning there were just four men who played us false and those four men we think we know nine votes were thrown away and we should have biad those on alie second ballot if four had remained true to their pledges to us we have nominated our man that hinging cincinnati mar 18 tho body of klein who was lynched back of newport last naghi was left hanging by his lynch erstill frozen stiff the coroner went for it early this morning but it had disappeared and is supposed to leave been stolen by parties in the employ of medical colleges of this city there are rumors that the kentucky authorities will proceed against the lyn chers alio made no effort to disguise themselves brud cincinnati mar 10 there is considerable excitement in this city today to day over reports that the demo crate have been gathering evidence to show that butterworth and young congressmen elect from the first and second districts of this city elected by unlawful means that largo numbers of have been taken and will be used in washington Orrt lt NEW mar 18 marie roze signed a contract yesterday to replace killogg in the troupe for tho operatic season beginning in sin francisco april sixteenth she will appear in dido carmen trovatore mignon and faust with Cali fornias favorite gary it is rumored that the artistic tenor galandi may accompany her NEW mar today to day commenting on the recent alaska news thinks the situation not alarming whilo it la the duty of alio government to take oil rca conpablo precautions sending troops is neither necessary or expedient A war versol or two going promptly san francisco to the osprey and alie walcott will bo quite sufficient the thinks the dangers to and others in alaska greatly exaggerated the sut intimate tM that a ring is interested te in getting troops there YOUK mar 18 tho journals generally are satisfied with the election of bandall Uan dall tho linw says it is a victory of good government the tribune regard it as a triumph of the tilden movement but that ho is a better man than the republicans had a right to expect from a democratic the country haa received the news of each of his nominations with something ilka a aich of relief thia time he undoubtedly owes his success moro to the fears of hb party than to its friendship the alarm of southern as well as northern democrats at tho growing boldness of the southern spirit the party has carried bandall through the sun davs iho action of the caucus was sensible and proper the herald says tho caucus shows liow falso hollow and boastful have been the pretensions of blackburn ho never had any real chance for the ii tho best choice for speaker which the ne could made and the democratic party has reason to con grat ulato it wa in no real danger arf being committed to the wild political sectional and financial beroa iea by black burn ant washington mar 18 tho demo cratic senators in caucus this after noon adopted abo report of tho corn matteo appointed to arrange tho democratic personnel of tho senate follows finance bayard wallace karnan rhee beck appropriations daan W va withers beck wallace eaton foreign Relation sEaton chaira man johnson morgan leill bleton commerce gordon chairman ransom randolph hereford judiciary thurman chairman mcdonald bayard garland davis illinois davia is also provided for ly the majority tho same as if lie were in full party fellowship with them by placing him ort the following committees revision of laws private land claims and census the other chairmanships are distributed tri buted as follows privileges and elections bury military affairs randolph naval abaire nj post and post office roads maxey public lands mcdonaldd McDo naldi indian affairs cooke pensions G rover agriculture johnston district of columbia harris patents kernan public buildings and grounds jones fla territories garland railroads ransom mines and hereford revision of the laws wallace education and labor bailey civil service and retrenchment butler printing library voorhees contingent expenses hill rules morgan enrolled bills ahn knit CHICAGO mar II C hous boro the agent of alian pak kwai writes a card to tho jarmil regarding the dispatch in the morning newspapers of this city today to day from san rancis coi to the effect that the chinese six companies biad furnished funds for defraying alie expenses of chan pak dwars lecture tour he says th charge ii falsen but was to have been expected from california wanderers panderers ers ta and promoters of to ale it baars boars evidence upon ita face that hall a man of abnormal genius alio mado boasts of alie proud distinction of being the monumental liar of america is earning his well deserved reputation every movement of the chinese to vindicate themselves alio manifold charges mado by political aspirants and to place themselves fairly and squarely before the american people is met with an unholy howl roia alie cohorts of alie san francisco sand lots washington mar IS at a cabinet meeting today to day evarts fand sherman presented all tho information they had received in relation to the recent troubles in alaska and it was decided to send a steamer to aliska to sitka she was yesterday ordered to take in stores and ivill be ablo to sail in a day or two her commander is ordered to make in vesti gation of the recent troubles and report what action is necessary to keep the peace tho washington mar 18 george L cattlin U si commercial agent at la rochelle france referring to the spread of the french vine cannot resist its ravages the introduction of american vines which are proof against its attacks is recommended the fabre fibre of which is to uglier and denser than that of the french vines the insect is ablo only to penetrate the outer bark doing no permanent injury by grafting french vines upon these stocks or roots the same kind of vine is produced as before alie vino becomes impregnable to attack alie report recommends that vino growers owning land sow american grape stones and thus lay lie foundation of new vineyards against which the shall bo powerless emlon CHICAGO mar 18 tuesdays journals washington the recent feeling of the leaders of both parties is de in favor of a short session the democrats however talk as though they held the helm and eliat the president intends to back down on the question of not giving his apa to the repeal of the election laws if incorporated in alio appropriation pria tion bill tho cans are firm and say thero wilt be ho corna promise on this point it is therefore probable that tho session will bo protracted notwithstanding alie wishes of leaders of both parties tho democratic leaders ara lating tho action of the house democratic caucus last night was entirely harmonious and na bolt occurred the few democrats who said they would not void for randall under any circumstances humbly submitted to alie action of the caucus without uttering a word of th hecl ion of spent en in the bouso today to day on of fernando wood alie house proceed od to the election of a speaker clymer nominated Ra udall nominated tho greenback candidate hendrick B wright barlow the vermont greenbacker Green backor voted for killogg and Kelly voted for wright wright did not vote the vote re suited for randall for garfield 13 for wright and for kellog randall leaving a majority was declared elected just as the vote was being announced orcilla OR cilly of new york came in and voted for randall which made hi vote on the announcement of the result there was applause in the which waa repeated as randala walked down the front aisle escorted by blackburn and garfield after making a short addred lie was sworn in by judge kally the oldest member of alio house the swearing in of members by states was then proceeded the umair UM the presidents message will not be sent to congress until toT the senate having concluded to ad journ boon after attl stun NEW mar lt from tho city of mexico lotan gen trevino commander of the mexican forces on tho border is about submitting to tha government n plan for operations on the rio gaarde Gr arde concerted between himself and gen ord advises advices from tho border re port that it was never buforo in such a peaceful and orderly condition col enken confirms the report that col galan captured three chiefs of alie mescalero indians at alie mexicans consider alio american mili force on tho northern side of the kio araud as itt comparison with the largo boico of mexicans at considerable expense the work on international exhibition building has been commenced alio government has issued circulars to alethe state governors to adopt measures for of the exhibition which will be inaugurated on the of january next and alt nations are invited to participate rumors of cabinet changes are premature all talk of a dictatorship has vanished business is very quiet mar in the democratic caucus when the result of the balloting was mada known to blackburn ho went ahto tho hall and in an eloquent speech moved that candius Kan diUs nomination be made agreed to randall ex pressed liis heartfelt thanks for the honor conferred and the caucus adjourned jour ned A phenomenon READING pa mar ia it commenced raining here last night and continued until about noon today to day all over the city can bo noticed ft strange yellowish deposit resembling sulphur supposed to have come down with the ram atre of tt pa mar 18 there was found this morning beneath the snow which fell last night a substance in some places half an inch deep strongly resembling it lias the color and smell and a quantity of it scraped together and set on are burned as readily and emitted the same fumes aa sulphur nih kire DI washington mar 18 the oliver cameron case continued to day mrs oliver testified that relying on the promise of marriage of cameron to her alio permitted him to ibave improper privileges with her at his rooms in this city |