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‘The Pope's Op'n:on of Religious Toleration in America—“A Free Church in a Free State.” Lonpon, June 23, 1874, A Florence journal says the Pope has been pre- sented with a copy of the address sent from the United States to Archbishop Ledochowski, of Posen, ‘The Holy Father, in his reply, spoke most cor- dlally of America, and said:—“The United States is the only country where Iam really Pope in the eyes of the government, Iam always afraid lest European governments shall oppose or control my acts; whereas I can freely send Poutifical doo- uments to the United States without fear of oppo- sition on the part of its government.’’ Papal Sympathizers Sentenced te Pun- ishment. Rome, June 23, 1674. Several persons arrested on Sunday for taking & prominent part in the Papal demonstration have been variously sentenced to imprisonment for ‘\erms of six, twelve and eighteen months, FRANCE. ‘The Constitutional Bills Likely To Be Rejected— Democratic Demonstration at Versailles— The Bonapartists Unusually Act ve, PaRIs, June 23, 1874, It fs probable that the Assembly will succes- sively reject ali the constitutional bills. The repub- licans manifest joy over the prospect, beeving that dissolution will be the inevitabie result. The conservatives favor either postponement of the bills until winter, if none of them can be adopted now, or the intervention of President MacManon by means of a message holding the | Assembly responsibie for failure to organize the powers of the Executive. There are rumors that the Assembly will ad- Journ at the end of July. THE DEMOCRACY AT VERSAILLES. A banquet will be given at Versailles to-morrow to celebrate the birthday of General Hocke. M. Gambetta is expected to speak on the occa- sion. THE BONAPARTIST PROPAGANDA EXCEEDINGLY ACTIVE, The vigorous efforts made by the Bonapartiats to dnfuence puvlic opinion and turn it to their own account cause much uneasiness. The party is organizing committees m every department, establishing newspaper organs and distributing political documents and petitions urging the \festoration of tbe Empire, A Statesman Hopelessly Nl. Lonpon, June 24, 1874, The Times Paris correspondent telegraphs that the condition of M. de Goulard is hopeless. SPAIN. Marshal Concha’s Plan for the Starving Out of arliem—Poliiical Plan for a Fausion Platform. Manip, June 28, 1874, Marshal Concha’s p'an to localize, and by which he hopes to eventually overthrow the Oarlist in- surrection, provides tor the establishment of a forvified military line commencing at Losarcos, Passing Estella Puenta la Reina and Pamplona, terminating at Aviz. The Marshal expects by this means to confine ‘the Carlists to a small district of country destitute | of resources. He considers it useless to employ | his army in continual engagements with an enemy “who is without definite plan of campaign. PLAN POR A NEW POLITICAL PLATFORM. Sefiors Castelar and Martos had a long confer- ence yesterday. The subject of their interview ‘was the fusion of the republicans and radicals, The radicals demand, as a condition of the fusion, ‘the election. of a new Cortes. Carlist Troops Defeated, with Loss. MADRID, June 23, 1874. The government troops have defeated and dis- persed some Carlist bands near Morella. The insurgents lost forty-four killed in the engagement. ENGLAND. Emigration of Laborers to Canada—Home Con- dition of the Indushials. LONDON, June 23, 1874, Mr. Arch has consented to go to Canada with a ‘party of agricultural laborers. At a meeting of farmers in Newmarket to-day one of the speakers declared “the would undertake | to import from Canada a sufficient number of un- employed laborers to fill the places of the men locked ont in his section of the country.” WEATHER REPORT. The weather throughout England to-day is fair. RUSSIA. Queen Victoria Preparing to Visit the Czar. Lonpon, June 24—5:30 A. M. The St. Petersburg Gazette announces that the railway officials have received. ordersto make arrangements for the visit of the Queen of Eng- land, wno is expected to arrive in Russia about the | Mth of September. THE ANGLO-BRAZILIAN CABLE. South American Communication with Europe— A New Cause of Citizen Rejoicing. PERNAMBUCO, June 23, 1874. The successful laying of the submarine cable bringing Brazil into telegraphic communication ‘with Europe has been the occasion of much pleas- urable excitement in this country, and there is a general jubilee in Pernambuco, ‘ Cabinet Congratulations Betweea Rio and Lisbon. Lisson, Jane 23, 1874, The usual pleasant messages have passed be- tween the governments of Portugal and Brazit Over the establishment of telegraphic communi- cation tetween the two countries, TELEGRAPHIC CONFERENCE. Lonpon, June 23, 1874, ‘The London Post of to-day says an international conference will assembie at St. Petersburg in 1875, for the purpose of revising the rules anda regula- tions adopted by the Paris Convention of 1866, for the government of telegraphic lines. fome twenty-two States are expected to be rep- wesented vy delegates. CUBA. ‘ ——+ Havana, June 23, 1874, Captain General Concha returned to Havana at oon to-day. THE CUBAN QUESTION. ‘What the Patriots Say of the Spanish Report of Disunion, Prominent Cubans lately retarnea from the in- terior of the island do not place tne slightest fellance in the report from the Havana journais announcing that a quarrel had broken between | President Cisngros and Generali Maximo Gomez, ‘The reason te for the impossibility of any quar. rel is that the elvil and mifttary autiorities of the island do not enter into any possible competition ; ‘what Gomez and the President are on the best o: terms, and that they have not been within 150 Miles of each other and not likely tobe so. The “‘wnoie story they consider a canard, tten up to deceive the Spauiards in Cuba and make them re confident of the tuture and temporarily allay he excitement and dissatis faction existing among | Barstow, NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1874.—TRIPLE SHEET AN APPALLING DISASTER. | A Floor Gives Way During a Strawberry Festival One Hundred Persons Injured—The Dead Bodies Recovered. Symacuss, N. Y., Juno 23, 1874, An appalling catastropne occurred here to night. A strawberry festival was being held at the parlors of the Central Baptist church, when, without any premonition, the floor gave way about half-pass nine o'clock, precipitating the roomful into the story below. The partor was on the second floor and the room underneath was also full. The fre alarm was immediately given and the firemen hurried to the scene. Soon 10,000 people were there and tremendous excite- Ment prevailed. It is imposstble to give particu- lars at this hour. Five dead bodies were taken out and the work has hardly commenced. Prob- ably 100 persons are more or less injured, many very seriously. The following are among THE DEAD BODIES RECOVERED, Dr, O. E. Watnwright, Mrs. Watnwright, Miss Minnole Thomas, a child named Ostrander, a little ‘girl named Leonard, a little girl named Gorton, Miss Theodore Holmes and a little girl named Winnie Collins, Rey. George T. Dowling, pastor of the church, is dangerously injured; also his wife, who is not expected to live. Rev. H. J. Eddy is seriously mjured. Two hundred persons are injured, some dangerously. List of the Dead Taken Out—Estimated Number of the Injured—The Scene in the Streets—Cause of the Accident. Syracuss, N. Y., Jane 23—Midnight, The following were taken out dead:— Dr. O. Wainwright, Mrs. E, Austin Barnes, Mra, James M. Crow. Mrs. J. E. Karr. Miss Gussie Carpenter. Mrs. Abijah Veeder, of Utica, Miss Gracie Holmes. Miss Winnte Collins, agea thirteen to day. Hattie Leonard, tive or six years old. John Austin, Ostrander, s boy about nine years old. Miss Minnie Thomas. Frank Collins, aged fourteen, Lulu Harton, aged twelve, THE NUMBER OF INJURED will probably reach 100. Mrs, Dr. Wainwright will undoubtedly die. Ex-Alderman Austin Barnes is very seriously injured, Bev. Dr, H. J. Eddy is slightly injured, The bodies are supposed to beall recovered now. It is impossible to get the names of the injured to. night. The excitement is very great. The city iy Aga with lamentations, THE SCENE IN THE STREETS around the church baffles description. Thou- sands are gathéfed there asking after friends, waiting for the dead and attending to the in- jured. The entire policé ferce and fire depart- ment of the city were ealled ont and took charge of the work of recovering the dead and wounded, The broken timbers were hoisted up with difficulty. ‘The walls of the church did not fallin, but are se- Tiously damaged, The church is-comparauvely anew one. A few minutes before the floor gave way it trembled so that many persons left the room, fearing an acci- dent, which had been predicted by many. CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. The accident was caused by the giving way of the joist that supported the oor, The joist ran from both sides of the room toa cross stringer, the middle of which was supported by iron rods from the roof. The stringer gave way, pulling the ceiling and roof down upon the people and precipitating them into the room be- low. H.N. White was architect of the building; Dickinson & Coleman did the carpenter work. The work of recovery was exceedingly slow, as it had to be done in the dark, and it was leared every moment that the walls would fall in, ae Nomination for Governor—Resolutions in Favor of Hard Moncy, Free Trade, Freedom of the Press and Civil Service Reform, and Opposing Protection. PoRTLaND, June 23, 1874, The Democratic State Convention which assem- bled here to-day, nominated Hon. Joseph Titcomb, of Kennebunk, for Governor and adopted the fol- Bice RESOLUTIONS, Resolved, That an inflated and irredeemable paper jong the worst evils that can afilict a com- Mmumity {tt enables cunning and unsorupu.ous speculators to rob producers of the fruits ot their labors and aMicts every reputable business with the peril of continual panto aud disaster. We. regard a currency based om specie redemption as the only one upon which the busi- ess of the couniry can be safely trusted, and hold that ‘we should as rapidly as possible approximate to such « circulating mediam. Resolved, inat a protective tariff isa most paint, un- equal, oppressive aud wasietul mode of raising the pub- lic revenues. It isone of the most irequeut and fruitiul sources o1 corruption of administration. We, thereiore, the democracy of Maine in convention assembled, do: clare for tree trade and in favor of unfettered and unre- stricted commerce, kesoived, That the recent action of the republican majority if the United States Senate in attempting to | revive the worst ieatures of ti ition law of John Adams’ administration, and to establish a censorship ot the pross of ‘he country at the fedtral capital, deciares & purpose to silence ali criucism ot: the conduct of pub- He men, and as such demands tli’ severest condem- nation of ovo, freeman in the land: Resolved, That the framers of our.cone‘itution erected ‘a system of government the corner stone of which was jocal control of local affairs, which. for nearly a century held the Stutes "in the Union an harmonieusly eo planets hold their places in the heavens, am 3 = " a amongst the gravest faults of the republicam party it has wantonly overawed and prostituted y govern. Ment of the several States. Resolved, That the Civil Service ot the rnment should be performed by those who are found to.be peat qualified therefor, and there ts seen in the recenbaction ot republican Congress on this subject a a | coniession that the party in power cannot dispense wil the prop affurdea by public piunder. Resolved, That the undeniable corruptions pervading all departments of the general government are them- selves ample arguments against the continuance of the party now in power and proof that it deserves the right eous indignation of the people. Kesolved, that in the person of Joseph A. Titcomb, of Kennebunk, our nomine’ tor Governor, we have a statca- man of eminent abilitv and integrity of character, ‘Whose political views are m led alter the democratic tathers of the Republic and as such we commend him to suffrages of the electors of Maine, The resolutions were adopted seriatim without opposition. A committee of three was appointed to inform Mr. Titcomo of his nomination. A vote of thanks to the officers of the Convention was then passed and the Convention adjourned sine die, The Androscoggin delegates to vote for General Charles Roberts, but the showing was so sinall that t! did not press ais name. THE RHODE I8LAND SENATORSHIP, PROVIDENCE, June 23, 1874. The General Assembly took one ballot for United States Senator to-day, and adjourned until to-mor- Tow. The following was the result :— Whole nambe: Burnside, Dixon.... Browne.. THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE. Boston, June 23, 1874 ‘The Massachusetts Senate to day passed to en- grossment, by a vote of 16 to 8, the bill to estab- lish a Reformatory Prison for Women. The bill to abolish the Board of Police Commissioners was Ql classe@ on account of the financial erute gow existing, passed to a third reading in the House, by 113 yeas to 68 nays. WEATHER REPORT. War DePartwent, f THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, ASHINGTON, June 24—1 A, M, Probabilities, For Naw ENGLAND, THE MIDDLE STATES AND THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE LOWER LAKE REGION CONTINUED WARM WEATHER AND LOCAL BAINS WILL PERVAIL, WITH NORTHWEST OR SOUTHWEST WINDS AND STATIONARY OR RISING BAROMETER, For tne South Atlantic States generally clear weather north of Florida, light or gentle winas, slight changes of temperature and high barom- eter. For the Gulf States and Eastern Tennessee “increasing cloudiness, with light rains, easterly or Southerly winds, high temperature and stationary or falling barometer. For Eastern Tennessee, the Ubio Valley, the ap- Per lake region and the Northwest clear or fair Weather, high temperature, except north of Michigai joutherly winds in the Northwest, vari- Sble winds, shitting to easterly or southerly in th; upper lake region, and slight changes in the barometer. The Lower Missouri River will fall slowly during Wednesday. The Weather in This City Yesterday. ‘The heat yesterday in the olty was intense; and as tbe day was tne longest in the year, according to good authorities on moon, sun and star mat- ters, the general sweltering was by no means welcome. Whether the weatner was as warm as it was, simply because of this astronomical idea, Or not, the fact remained all the same that the sun was in excessive hot temper. Linen dusters and wilted shirt bosums, with no collars, were the fashionable attire of the lords of creation, and, as for Lhe dear ladies, there were so few ot them visible on the street during the day that the dreas and general makeup of those who did make bold to Venture out cuunot be taken as evidence of the Style 0: any dress worn ae cerauy. At all events they seemed to think more of their fans than whether their trails dragged aiter them graceiuily or their “loves of bonnets” looked as becoming as their neighvors. In the lower part of the city the heat secmed to be leit much more severely than in the upper districts somehow, and business which required every one to be a sort oi Wall street hop- 8Kip-and-jump irom office to oftice was anything ‘but exhilarating. The ferry buats plying between the city and . Orrici Staten Island were crowded to excess yesterday with men, women and children, all anxious to gusp the little air which @ sail down the o: adorded, Chiton Park, Kim Park, Silver Lake an other well known resorts were ;atronized, aud a conaiderable amount of lager, lemonade and oiher beveiages was punisoed by the thirsty visitors. Tuere were three cases of sunsiroke during the day. Thomas Heron, of West Eleventh street, was prostrated by the heat and brougnt to the city in the evening in a very low condition. Wiliam Burns, ot New Brighton, while at work on the quarry near Factoryvilie, was overcome with the Ueat, avout two O'clock in the atiernoon, and was conveyed to his restdence by some iriends. It is thought he cunnot live. A woman, named Mrs, Mary kidridge, was, it 1s feared, fatally prostrated with tue heat, She resides in East. Forty-eighto street, in this city, ‘rhe tollowing record will show the changes in the temperature during the last twenty-tour hours, a8 recorded at Hudnut's drug store, 218 broadway WASHINGTON. Stewseneelineieial Provisions and Modifications of the Omnibus Bill. THE UNFINISHED WORK. Appointment of the District of Columbia Commissioners, ‘THE GENEVA CLAIMS COURT. WasuInoTon, June 23, 1874. The District of Columbia Commissi rs. The selection of the Commisstoners for the Dis- trict of Columbia causes considerable conversa- tion, Dot only among the restdents of this city, who are directly interested, but among politicians generally. Prior to the nomination Shepherd's name Was the prominent one. His rejection by the Senate by so decisive a vote as 6 to 36 1s varl- ously commented upon, Some construe it entirely a8 an expression of a want of confidence in Shep- herd, while others construe tt asa rebuke to the President for sending in the name of a man who, ‘both houses had said, ought not to remain even a member of a subordinate board. Whatever the cause, it was unfortunate for Shep- herd that his name was sent in. It fs said of the Senate would vote for his confirmation, The relations existing between the President aud Consulted upon the subject. The other appoint- ments had, excepting that of Mr. Cattell, not been thought of, Botn of them are looked upon as men of ability, experience and integrity. Mr. Blow’s Washington, who assert that it was he who em- order to appreciate the value of his large real estate interests in St. Louis. Of Governor Deuni- Son, it 18 said that his aspirations are higher, and that he will not accept the position, It ts also eaid that Mr. Blow was not consulted, and will not accept, The Provisions and Modifications of the “Omnibus Bill” as Enacted. The report of the Conference Committee on the Miscellaneous Appropriation bill having been agreed to by both the House and the Senate, makes the {following settlement of disputea points :— ‘The House agrees to the Senate amendment ad- vancing $1,300,000 to the District of Columbia for the payment of the July joterest on the bonded debt, and the payment of the employés of the District government, &c. ; but @ proviso is inserted that $75,000 01 this sum shall be reserved jor the ayment of laborers employed by the Board of uc Works. ‘the Senate recedes from its amendment increas- ing the appropriation for the New York Post OMce Dbuliding from $1,394,000 to $1,751 0 the ap- Wels for this purpose stand: xed by the louse. Neither house would concur in the other's action regarding the Civil Service Commission and appomtments, so the action relating to tis sub- ‘ag perature yeaterda: Average temperacure same day PROHIBITIONISTS’ STATE CONVENTION. Arraignment of the Republican Party— The Ticket Nominated, ~ 9)" = ~“" KOTOR, N. Y., BiH. The Convention of the prohibitury party mot in 7 Fedusing agua. rom $500,000 to the hali of the Academy of Musio at ten o'ciock A. | The Senate recedes irda its proposition to increase M., and was called to order by George Bowen, Jr., who nominated James L. Bagg, of Syracuse, tem- Porary Chairman, whioh was agreed to, The permanent organization being pompleted, ~ FOLLOWING BESOLUTIONS were adopted :— rates first, That we are more than ever persuaded that the legal prohibition o: the manuiacture and salo o/ ardenv spiris ior beverage purposes is the only eftec- tual remedy ior the unparalleled evils r trom their use. Kesolved, second, That wi Dorsuaded that wuch Femedy can secured (hough s seve. aso ry ‘compete deal with ait oter public’ onset mule pronioe tion the paramount aim of iis organization; und to that conclusion we ure impelled, among others, by the tol- lowing reasons:— ’ Fird—vt the two great parties we havg the democ- racy, which neither pretends, nor could with justice pre- fend, to tavor repressive interterence with iue rum in- terest. ‘Secoud—While the republican party has claimed to be the party of great moral ideas and the true triend ot teinperunce it has torieived all right to be recognized as sue Third—It has had possessi two successive Legislatures ion, through its Governor and if the State administration tor nearly the whole of st two years, with iult power to grant anti-liquor le; ion it it had been dis- Posed 10 do ao. Fourth—lt came into power fully committed to one measure of protubition by pledge, which it first violated and has since taiied to redeem. th It has retused to submit to be voted upon by the people an amendment to the constitutiow of the State prohibiting the rum trafic, as asked for by leading tem- Perance organizaiions, ‘Stawt—It has at the instigation of liquor sellers so in- terfered with and modifted the law of excise in existence when itcame into power, 9o tar as civil pena:ties go, as to give practical free trade in rum in our larger citles, and remove the principal restriction upon tue trattic on the Sabbath day. Seventh—1t has put upon the statute buok a law unpro- codented in iw support of the rum Intevest in the aot in. Corporating tue Wine and Spirit traders’ Society of the United staves, us thereby it sanction and protection to the rum trafiic ana conterred upon :hoxe openiy and actively engaged therein th most extraordinary privileges and powers, Including those belonging 1 the courts of justice and directly affecting ihe liberty of the cluzen, as well as aushori! to raise and use large sums of money in controlling an on. t retused to remove or motity obnoxious statutes of itecmacting when protested against and ap- ealed to tor that purpose by tem, ing their petitions and dratis of indifference and contempt. Ninth—It has shown itselt by its entire administration ot gene affairsio be the friend ot rom dealers an on! rance opie, treat nis wit andisguised ily Concerned in xecuring their support. fesolved third, Ihat tor-the reasons assigned in the | foregoing resolutions we approve of the enaulishinent of B uist not prohibition party in the State of New York, and hereby declare our aviding purpose to persist in its | Miinienance undl, with Uoa's help, weput the state in | {he hands of well known and publicly pledged prohibi- 01 Resoived fourth, Taat we are unalterably committed to an amendment to the constitution of the Siate tor- pidding the manufucture and eale of alcoholic beverages mite tim! ‘eso ved, That we hail with devont thankfulness to Goa the great uprising among the women of our. lund to | Dut away the liquor nuisance trom among us, and (hat | we renew our pledge to put the ballot into the’ hands of | women when we shall have the power to do go, thus | enabiing them to vote as well as pray against the giant | “curse of the world. TICKET NOMINATED, The following ticket was nominated :— For Governor, Myron H. Clark; for Lieuteffant Governor, J. L. g, of Onondag! for Judge of the Court of Appeals, Howland, of Cayuga; for Canal Commissioner, Daniel Waliord; for State Prison Inspector, Ira Bell, of St. Law- rence. OPPOSITION TO GOVERNOR DIX. The Temperance Men in Council at Sy- racuse—Resolution Denunciatory of the Governor's Action. Syracuse, N. Y, June 23, 1874, About fifty temperance republicans from various sections of the State assembled here to-day, upon the invitation of Mr. B. C. Hale, of Brooklyn, to consider the question of the renomination of Gov- ernor Dix. A series of resolutions was adopted, of which the following is the substance :—Tne first resolution recites the pride they feel in the past record of the party, in the moral triumphs achieved, especially in the abolition of slavery, and that they had looked confidently to its co-operation in destroying the other great curse, the legalized trafic in intoxicat- ing liquors. ‘The secona resolation relates to civil service, &c., which, however, are questions by no means Of such magnitude as the question of the @uppression of the traifc in liquors. The third and fourth resolutions are as foifows :— Resolved, That the unanimous passage by the Repub- lican State Convention of resolutions tndorsing the prin- ciples and policy of prohibition inspired additonal hope tor the triumph of the cause, and secured tu the party tor several years almost the entire temperance | vote of the state; that we have supported in good taith and earnestly General John A. Dix, asa candidate for Governor, believing that standing squarely peed the the confidence of Iatiorm Of his party We would justtt The temperance'men by bie oficlal ad Resolved, That by bi of the local prontpttion In the interedt of the liquor, tramMe, General John A, dix fortetved all claim .u support triends of m the mperance and of ti ‘Christian Sanbath, and that the pub ican party, by renominating hi Fe-clestion, will deliberately assume the responsibility of that act, and detach trom its ih ae thousands of carnest men who have been among |i faiibtul adherents, We, therefore, ag republicans and temperance men, solemnly protest against such mination as in vio- lation of the good faith and endangering the integrity and success of tho party. ANOTHER OOMET DISCOVERED, Povanarersix, N. ¥., June 23, 1874. as given the highest legal | \d | Sub-Treasury and other ject is altogether omitted. The law ander which the Civil Service Commission exists is not repealed, but no appropriation is made for continuing ite work or paying its expenses. The Senate recedes (oS i amendmen’ proposing ae geonco ast ye aw, whic! prigte for repiacing wortont: atten he tes, $0 the balance of that Spropr tion is a . louse concurs I the Senate provision for the relie! of the sufferers by the over- Oi the southern rivers, with an cman rind the },000, the appropriation for oe new State, War and ey, partment pune oe ae Sr to 000, 40 no provigion 18 om Misaconient of the north wing o1 Mag ding. The following Senate amendments are agreed to by the House, and therefure become law :— Fixing the salaries of the Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury, Solicitor of the Treasury and Com- missioner of Customs at $4,500 euch per annum; @ppropriating $342,504 tor establishing new lile- saving S'ations on the sea and lake cousis of the United States, as auth rized by a law of the pres- ent Congress ; autuorizing the employment 01 thur- teen clerks in the office o1 the Comptroller oi the Currency, the cost to be reiml tional banks; providing $10, ' 01 retired notes by the maceration provess; ap- propriating $40,000 for the erection of an eques- Uian statue of Nathaniel Greene ; $10,000 for the pur- Chase of works of art fur the Capitol ; $60,000 for the clerks and temporary clerks in tue office of the United States Treasurer; $25,000 for observing the transit of Venus; $10,000 ior the cullection of in- formation regarding the fur trade of Alaska; $32,200 for the Buard oi Health of the District of Columbia; $60,000 for survey ing public lands in Oregon, being an increase of $20,100; $200,000 for the improve- ment of the Oapitol grounds, according to the plang of Fred Law Olmsted; $10,000 for fitting up the basement of the Post Ortice Department; $29,000 for the Columbia Deaf and Dumb Asylum jutlding; $25,000 for the building of the Women’s Christian Association; $25,000 for the Little Sisters of the Poor; $9,000 for a lighthouse at Rockport Harbor, Me.; $15,000 ior @ lighthouse in Kedge’s btrait, Chesapeake Bay; reappropriating the un- expended balanve of the appropriation for a light- house and og signal at FPomt Formin, Cal; appropriating $15,000 for butlding a relief lightship for general service; $6,000 for experimeuts regurding fog bells, ‘&c.; $20,000 for experiments with breech ioading cannon; $80,000 for winter quarters for troops near Red Cloud and Wnhitstoue agencies; $25,000 for presents for the Sioux Indians, on condition that they relinquish their treaty rights to bunt in Nebraska; $10,000 tor the National Association tor the refief of coiored women und children in the District of Columbia; $50,000 for continuing the work on the new jail in the District of Columbia; $2.000 for plans for library accommodations; $18,000 for macitnery and fitting up the new Mint building at San Francisco: $34,500 for fitting up the refinery in the same place; $30,000 for repair- the old mint buildings at San Francisco tor the government offices; Fr te for wages aud expenses of the Carson City int, Nevada, and $25,000 for incidental expenses of the New York Assay office; also reappropriating the unexpended balances for re- airs on the iron-clad Miantouomah, at Mare Isiand avy Yard, California, and other {ron-clags else- where; ior a public building at Covington, Ky.; for a public building at Nashville, Tenn., with an increase of the amount to $375,000, and limitin: the total cost of the Philadelphia Custom House an: Post Office to $4,000,000 and of the Cincinnati public building to $8,500,000, The appropriations as fixed by the House for these two buildings, namely, $750,000 and $600,000 respectively, are retained. the Senate recedes irom its action pro- posing to strike out the items of $8,000 tor the payment of commissions to collectors of customs acting as superintendents of lights, the proviso extending the jurisdiction of the Lighthouse Board over the Mississippi, Ohio and Missouri Rivers, and the proviso that all tolls on vessels Ge leaving Thunder pe River, Michigan, shall be abolished alter the lighthouse is completed. The three foregoing items, thereiore, become law. The Office of Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Declined by Congressman Bass. Lyman K. Bass, who has been confirmed as As- sistant Secretary of the Treasury, has informed the President that he will not accept the office, He received telegrams to-day from friends in Buffalo urging him to continue asmember of Congress. Besides personal reasons, the question would have been raised whether he could enter upon the duties of the office, as the salary was increased while he was a member of Congress, The Court of Commissioners of the Geneva Award Appointed. ‘The President to-day approved of the bill for the distribution of the Geneva award, and nominated the following gentiemen to be Judges of the Court of Commissioners of the Atabama claims; —Heze- kiah G, Wells, of Mictigan; Martin Ryerson, of New Jersey; Kennoth Raynor, of Mississippi; George W. Woodward, of Pennsylvania, and Caleb Bald- win, of Ohio, Also John Davis, of Massachusetts, to be Clerk of the Court of Commissioners, The President afterwards withdrew the name of George W. Woodward, and nominated in his piace Wiiliam A. Porter, of Pennsylvania, The latter, and the other nominees to be Commissioners, together with John Davis to be Clerk of the vourt, Were subsequently confirmed, Bills Signed by the President. The President ana members of the Cabinet were at the Capitol several hours this morning and also to-night, examining various bills presented to the President for his approval, He signed @ large number of them, including two or three general appropriation bills and those for the payment of over $600,000 in satisfaction of awards from the Southern Claims Commission, for the repeal of the Sanborn contracts and the Anti-Moiety bill. Measures Left Over for Action at the Rev. R. B. Fairbairn, D., Warden of St. Stephen's College, at Annandale, has discovered another comet in the ony of Jupiter, and haa made & public announcement of tue lacty Next Session. A clerk of the Senate reached the House with the bile for the reduction of army vaymasters that i¢ was done on his assurance that a majority | Shepherd preclude a doubt as to his having been | name ts not 80 favorably received by the people of | ployed Reavies in the Capitol-moving business, in | be nae | | therefor; providing for @ postal ; tion and repairs of the Mississippi River levees; ére: By West B: Lamberman’s Ex- |g phieeiste ipa i West, Branch, Lamberman', Ex: Trom sixty to fifty and to anthorize the cotnage of twenty cent silver pieces just as the House ad- Journed, and therefore these bills fatled of passage. Among the bills whic) go over till next seasion are the following:—For the relief ot owners and Purchasers of Jand sold for direct taxes in the insurrectionary States; amending the ninth section of the act approved July 13, 1866, concern- ing deposits in savings banks; to establish and maintain a national savings: depository as a branch of the Post Office; to incorporate the Southern Trans-continental Railroad Company; t provide for the more eficient admin- istration of the laws relating to public jands; granting to ratiroads in the Territories the right of way through the public lands of the United States; providing for the construction of the Portland, Dalles and Sait Lake Raliroad and for the performance of all government Services free of charge; to enable the central branch of the Union Pacifio Railroad Company to sub- mit tts claim agamst the United States under the existing laws, to the decision of the Su- preme Court; amendatory of the Civil Rights law; to authorize the orgwnization of national banks Without circulation; to estabush the Terrl- tory of Pembina and provide s government telegraph; Providing for the resumption of specie pay- ment and for free banking: amendatory of the ‘Tariff and Internal Revenue !aws (this bill failed in consequence of the disagreeing votes on the amendments); for the adasusion of New Mexico and Colorado as States; tapeshug the pre-emp- tion and amendatory of the Homestead laws; to protect the navigable waters of the United States from injury and obstructton; House bill, for the reorganization of the army; the House bill to equalize bounties; the pill granting pensions to all ‘svidiers of the war of 1812 and thelr widows and children; for the construe- the McCrary bill, regulating charges for railroad tramsportation; the Omaka Bridge bill; the House bill amendatory of the steamboat law; the Sena‘e bills for the abolition of compulsory piiot- age, and to authorize the organization o! national banks without circulation; all the land grant bilis and many hundred bills tor the reuef oi indivi duals, THE LUMBERMEN’S CONVENTION. The Preliminary Action of the Trade— The Great Lumber Interest To Be United in a National Organization— Appointment of Committees. WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., June 23, 1874, The preliminaries were arranged here this after- noon for the opening of & convention such as here- tofore neither this State nor the country has ever known. The movement now being inaugurated is the developement of a suggestion casually put some months ago to the lumbermen of the United States by Mr. J.8. Symonds, calling for a conven- tion of men devoted to the interest of the trade, leaving it to them to decide both the time and the Place, No sooner had the idea been presented to the Lumbermen’s Exchange, of Williamsport, than the memoers of this organization called a ; special meeting and unanimously adopted THE FOLLOWING KESOLUTIONS:— Whereas, it has been brought to the notice of the Ex- change that a convocation of all the lumber manutac- turers in the United states and Canada would be pro- ductive of good results to the trade, and whereas it 1s believed that the meeting should be ‘held in the city of oval aad as the advantages of ceniral location and ote! oer accommodations would be unsi ‘ of lumber in the United States and Canada to meet in convocation in this city on the 23d of June next, ‘Resoived, that the secretaries be ordered to transmit copies of these resolutions tu ail lumber organizations ‘and to papers in lumber districts for their intormation. These propositions, whion so olearly explain themselves that no comment seems necessary, were gent to every centre of _ lumber trade, and to-day have met with a very national response. THE CONVENTION was called to order at half-past three o’clock P. M. it was heid in the rooms ging tv the Willams- port Lumberman’s Exchange, w large and commocious as they are, could bafely accommo- date the numerous gentlemen who sought pgooas. The meeting waa opened by Mr. Edgur son, President of the local association, who, in doing 80, Baid it Was @ matter of regrot that the various branches of @ business interest controlling so much capital ang engaging so many men had not been united in & national organwation long belore, but “Bow be hoped, Os eH -SUew WRRt OCUugulto be "GOOD AND COMPREHENSIVE PLATFORM. would at once be instituted. He then proposed the name or Mr. Ezra Rust, of Sagiuaw, Mic'igan, for temporary president, ‘Ihe tone of Mr. Rust’s remarks was that tue promotion of the trade | hitherto had been the result of individual Mt but now he hoped some means would be devi: ior its uniform government everywhere. Mr. H. H. Calquitt, of Savannah, was then Sppointed a rary secretary. A committee of five was then @ppointed for permanent organization, and the nauonality of the convention cannot be better shown than by giving their names :—J. H, Symonds, 1 Massacuusetts; Hon. J. G. Thorp, of Wisconsin; H. Savage, o: Michigan; H. U, Patterson, of gan; H. ©. Paterson, of Fenner ivaain;, H. White, of Williamsport, Pennsyiva: A committee o/ five Was also appointed to estab- lish the order of business as follows:—D, M, Pec! of Pennsylvania; W. H. H. Bartram, ot Mict H W. H. Geason, 01 Florida; U.T. Marston, of Con- necticut; T. D. Wetmore, of Pennsylvania. ‘the committee were autnorized to repurt beiore the convention proper at ten o'clock to-morrow morn- ing, alter which the meedng adjourned, UTAH. Excitement Gver the News of the Poland Bill—Both Parties Jubilant in Turn—A New Impetus to Business. SaLt Laxg, June 23, 187% There has been an intense excitement here to-day over the Poland bill regulating the judiciary of this Territory. When the first telegram was received announcing its pas- Sage through the Senate the Gentile population was perfectly jubiiant. Later in the day, when the amendments of Senator Sargent were learned, the Mormons were measarabiy delighted and the Gen- be! proportionably disgusted. A proposition was je to BURN THE EFFIGY OF SARGENT in the public streets to-night; but better counsel Prevailea, The bili, however much tt disappoints everybody, will open the tederal courts and give a new impetus to business. The Mormons are grate fled with the announced removal of General Mor- row’s command, as it will place at Camp Dougias General John E. Smitn, @ friend to the saints. THE NEW DOMINION, How Our Neighbors Regard the Recipro- city Treaty. TORONTO, June 23, 1874. The Globe, of this morning, prin's the full text of the Reciprocity Treaty. It says the treaty cannot fail to be beneficial to both the countries inter- ested in its operations, It must bested increase the volume of traffic, stimulate industry, aud, while involving a large expenditure on the part of Canada, give in return an impetus to the develop- ment of our mineral resources, as well as to our shipping and agricultural interests, MURDER IN KENTUOKY, The Murderer Pursued and Captured by the Populace—A Fatal Mistake. LOUISVILLE, June 23, 1874, ‘At Glasgow, last Saturday night, in a disre- putable house, a negro named Maxey attacked another negro named Everett with a knife, killing him and nearly severing his head from the body. Next morning the people of the town, black and ‘White, turned out en masse in pursuit of the mur- derer. They caught him in the woods but he broke away and joked up @large stone, with which he menaced the crowd. Anegro barber named Jack Mastin drew 4 pistol and fired upon Maxey but missed him and slightly wounded a white man named J, A. Shirley, Who was close beside Maxey. ‘fhereupon Shirley, ae etn Martin was trying to rescue Maxey, fired upon him (Martin) with fatal effect, Maxey was then overpowered and brought to town, where is now in jail. The killing of Martin is greatly deplored, and by none more than Shirley. ASSASSINATION, Sad Results of Domestic Infelicity. LOUISVILLE, June 23, 1874, Aspecial despatch to the Courier Journal says that a man named John Brougham, was assaasin- ated yesterday morning by Hugh Ellet, in Pulaski county. Ellet’s wife left him and took up witn Brougham some weeks ago, Brougham was driv- ing ina buggy with Mrs. Ellet through a plece of wood when they were confronted by Ellet who appeared suddenly from behind a@ bush and de- Uberately a DISCHARGED BOTH BARRELS of a shot-gun into Brougham’s body, rao away and the Woman and Bro’ were thrown into the wood. Kile! The horse ham’s body robbed the AMUSEMENTS. Niblo’s Theatre. Under the title of ‘The Two Sisters; or, the De formed,” @ sensational play purporting to be am illustration of city lle, has been produced at this theatre. It presents @ pretty collection of familiar stage villains and an assortment of imp ssibie situations that we are accustomed to look for only in the neighborhood of the Bowery. Tne tounda- tion of the piece ts understood to be Feullievs “Deux Orphelines,” but the adapter has so thoroughly localized it that we a very much. whether the author would be wo nize his work. It ia, to ada that whatever guancy of dial dis the has disappeared mm the work of preparmg the for the American public, Quite a number of s' livg aituations have been arranged, and the car- tain of the first act down on & tapleau, in which abruptly the advances of tne villain of the pleco. by producing a small revoiver, turnisned for occasion vp es jealous mistress of the afo: Villain, t lady objecting to @ sneceasor. course if it were not for the exigencies of the drama this lady would have put on her bonnet and, in the course of @ visit to the opera or ti theatre, privately iniormed the police of the abduction, and so removed @ canner {rom her own path. However rational conduc! CY ‘he part of the characters in'a modern play : knock so many startling situations into cocked hats thet autoors care/ally retrain from imtrodue-- ing rational beings on the stage, In tne pensens, instance it was necessary to keep the villam om hand antil the end of the second act to nave hiss Bhot in real rowdy style in ms own dining room one of his invited guests, But it is ‘waste of following such rubbish thro: @ long file of scenes and acts one more stupid and unreal than another, and all marked by the taint of vu gariem and rowdyism, unretieved by ome sparkling thought or elegant sentence. Musical and Dramatic Notes. Mr. William Whalley, the well-known actor, is. now the business agent of Lucille Western. The closing performance oi the season will be given at Bryant’s Opera House this evening. The Tennessean slave singers have given & Series Of concerts at Cleveland, Ohio, with much success. Dan Bryant’s annual benefit takes place to-mor+ row at Booth’s Tneatre. “Handy Andy” will be revived for the occasion. Fred Maeder’s company is playing “Nip, the- Beautital Flower,” at the Uleveland Academy, with. Miss Sytvester tn the leading rdle, On account of the indisposition of Mme. Miolam- Carvalho the performance of the ‘“Noces d@ Figaro’ had’ to be suspended for a few days. During her tour in the United States, Lydia, the- Queen o/ Blondes, made a fortune that enables her to retire trom the stage. This is encouraging te hight. : The artists of the Odéon will play “The Sphinx” of Uctave Feuiliet in the provinces. Tne part of Mule. Croizette will be taken by Mlle, Emilie’ Broizat. MM. Delacour and Leroy have just read their new three-act vaudeville, the ‘‘Mormons de Paris,” to the company of the Variétés, Paris, The chie Parts wili be filled by Mmes. A. Duval and Priston, and by Grenier, Leonce and Biron. A funny tnoident occurred yesterday as Ralvini arrived at the pierto go on board the Brasiiam steamer Ontario, Two strange men accosted him, serving bim with some egal papers which woud. detain him for several days longer in this city. Salvint said be could not understand the proceed- ing. The officers soon became aware of the mise take they had made, and a hearty laugh and some- handshaking immediately followed; and the groas. tragedian sailed away.. MAILS FOR EUROPE. The steamship Abyssinia will leave this port om: Wednesday for Queenstown and Liverpool ‘The mails'for Europe’ will close at the Post OMice at ten o’ctock A. M. Tue New York Heratp—Xdltion for Europe. will be ready at eight o'clock in the morning. 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