| Show GENERAL NEWS ifa T to washington mar 17 at a caucus meeting of republican Seia tora he personnel of alie minority depre on tho senate committees was the chairman of the standing committees accorded to tho republicans v m revolutionary lutio nary claim private laud claims and bills were assigned to anthony edmund and conkling Conkli ug affery VicK miss mar 19 last a shooting between capt W F capt W II 11 andrews and W L andrewa and greene were killed almost instantly and fitzgerald was dangerously wounded tho difficulty originated about a hibernian which andrews was elected president fitzgerald claimed to bo still president of tho aban society and the election of andrews as a farce then theono took exceptions to fitzgeralds demand and attempted to draw ft but fitzgerald drew first fired and shot oreene through alie heart andrews then cliot fitzgerald and fitzgerald shot andrews mar 19 Tuesdays washington tho western republican Ke senators complain very at the action of tho republican caucus in giving to alie baat three of the chairmanships of committees accorded to republicans by alie dour they say tatt this is a biross injustice to alie Wc stand hat either senator windom or ferry alio lias been president pro feni of the senate and who is the oldest senator from tho west in length of service was to one of the three chairmanships man ships which given o edmunds anthony and conkling hi tho presidents mc by its brevity excited it statement that tho country needed peace fill rest from legislation was received with applause on the republican tide law there ba prospect today to day aliat liat a compromise in regard to alie repeal of tho election laws may bo rn leading democrats ami republicans ave in consultation to see whether tho differences annot be adjusted alie democrats have proposed to abandon alio repeal of the supervisors law if ilie republicans will agree lo 10 concede the repeal of tho clause of alio election law which permits marshals and deputy mar to at lie poll on adiv day of election alicy willbo con f mt with aliis the have the matter under consideration and some favor accepting the proposition good duany however are opposed to yielding anything and it is evident that the proposed compromise wll not bo satisfactory to a lartee body of that ho democrats in the senate do not intend to confine their labor at to passing the appropriation pria tion bills was fully evident loday lo day whon in about half an hours time nearly bills were introduced and referred to appropriator corn mil tees this looks ake general and special legislation irich the irish national colonization conference today to day adopted lations expressing satisfaction at the appointment of an executive committee to remedy the existing evil of crowding into large cities alie arili immigrant population and recommending that the irish race in america and elsewhere encourage and aid this whenever possible aa recommending that the committee establish a statistical bureau for alie dissemination of facts useful to emigrants who intend to settle on lands and if practicable to establish cioce ran and parochial bureaus to assist in alie work after hearing several speeches and perfecting lie committees etc adjourned tine die NEW YORK mar 19 at a hect 15 of alie pedestrians OL occary cary liar riyoan rowill an dEnnie today to day alie following statement was submitted receipt at box salea of bar cash in second national bank cash oil of counterfeit tickets expenditures 12 on liand the meeting decided that oleary is not entitled to tho 2000 which reclaimed he claimed and agreed to give him 1000 A coition is already to the pedestrians the remainder will be divided in a few days tin march 19 the oli vcr barneron of aromi o isbit was continued today to day u animation of mrs oliver by gen butler resumed number of letters written by oliver were produced read and acknowledged by witness Ta hers effort will bo aido by lie defenso to elbow th at the handwriting of these letter ie identical with that ortho letters auf ciare been written by senator gameron to mrs oliver the letter read were generally of a character demanding n anoney consideration in settlement among suiting would brins euit for but was willing o for to ali is letter iran added a postscript saying I am a before the court alo truth eliat coif are iho father of this baby u that i twill no into ho world an provided for witness there wa no child fal sit el believed herself in that con wrote alo letter obliged to leave department on that account Cui neron forced her to take she believed at tho was bonefo dellroy alic biad a anns carriage she into effice in n state of pregnancy and tater returned ami said tho wa born ail wanted him to go after to got money adjourned A jery mar 19 the jury m tho case of lie territory ve clark travie and smith charbel ch argel with the murder of alex tt load city last january returned a verdict this morning of acquittal after hearing tle verdict juige moody eo verely alo of the jury and acy that tacy ly corrupt tk la 17 mar ID yur ift concluding a very lengthy in tle vanderbilt will cae daysi am of opinion that tho probate of the will mid rodi til in all shingi be coffinn con finn ed jaet forni of deckmon or decaco le for settlement and on two days notice jeur aoto morrow morning will letter ironi late fron indiana to dark mil N charging tho atter with being party either t alio opening or the copying of a letter addressed to avana by bullock colose concerning tb published in the kow york Tri iMn tho letter is cry severs rm forn crop SAS mar 19 crop reports received today to day from all parts of alio state ore of a most flattering nature with alio exception of places in the upper portion of san joaquin valley and los angeles and san Berna adino counties late rains have been very beneficial and the prospect is for more than average crop in tho state atlar gc somo of the tulo islands of sacramento county are tu nering from high water of silver washington mar 19 united states consul baker of buenos ayres in a communication to the department of state says that the decree biado by the president of alio argentine changes and materially reduced tho status of foreign silver coina in circulation in i eliat country heretofore that government lias received chilian dollars and peruvian soles for customs duties at 80 cents eacle while the market has been cents bv this decree tho official value of buch coins ia reduced to 82 cents and alie market aaltio has gone down to 80 cents tho reason given for issuing this decree is the decline in value of silver which haa taken place in the principal markets of the corid |