The New York Herald Newspaper, April 22, 1877, Page 11

LONDON DRUM TAPS, Marching to Solve the Eastern Question By the Sword. THE CZAR WITH HIS ARMY. Austria and Roumania in Firm Alli- ance with Russia. ATTACK ON A RUSSIAN CONSULATE An Eleventh-Hour Diplomatic Attempt---The United States and Mediation THE COLLIERY RESCUE. Five: Miners’ Peril Awakens the Anxiety of All England. PIO NONO’S HEALTH. American Sailors Outrow British Tars on the Bosphorus, Theatrical, Operatic, Musical, Criminal and Variorum Notes, se {BY CABLE TO THE HERALD. ] Lonpon, April 21, 1877. So far the great confict in the Kast has not begun, but since the disdainful Turkish reply a week ago to the propositions of the protocol events ave been steadily marching to the tap of the irum, Diplomacy may or may not have said its ast word, but the only tones now likely to be heard vith pleasure on either side must come from the rumpet, Within the past week much has een done in the direction of war—nothing a the direction of peace. Great as have been the preparations it must not be forgotten that to move the half miilion, more or less, of armed men in Bessarabia and around the Bulgarian fortresses of the Danube is not the work of a day. The Ozar’s declaration received by Prince Charles of Roumania put the immediate intentions of Russia for the first time in unmistakable light. ‘The invasion of Bulgaria is, therefore, determined on, and the intention of the Turks to resist shows that this means war. ‘DIPLOMATIC TENTATIVES. Meanwhile a rumor is in circulation that the Porte will send a minister to the Czar at Kische- nef. This is said on good authority to grow out of €arl Derby’s instructions to Mr. Layard, under which he was to advise the Porte to send Reaif Pacha to Kischeneff to treat of the question of simultaneous disarmament. As to the question of peace or war with Montenegro Mr. Layard was to advise Turkey to ask the mediation of the United States. This is all that diplomacy is credited with, and it does not look as of any moment in the pres- ent aspect of affuirs. A RUSSIAN CONSULATE DESTROYED, While diplomacy is making feeble efforts the Turks are leaving po stone unturned to defeat all peaceful efforts. Ata critical momenta small act takes on wide importance. The HERALD corre. spondent at Constantinople telegraphs that the Russian vice consulate at Kars, in Asia Minor, was attacked and nearly demolished by Turkish soldiers, This outrage is just of the kind to goad Russia on. THE POSITION OF AUSTRIA. A great deal of curiosity is manifested as to the precise position of Austria with regard to the com- ing war. The Agence Russe, of St. Petersburg, re- ferring to the possible Austrian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, says:—A complete agre: ment exists between Austria and Russia.” In con- nection with this, which there is nothing to con- tradict, it is significant to learn that Austria has rejected the Italian proposal to engage in an un- conditional neutrality. Austria has been otherwise instructed. ROUMANIA IN TROUBLE. A point of great interest in considering the con- ditions surrounding the Russian advance is the at- titude of Roumania, The HERALD correspondent at Vienna telegraphs that a finai Russian circnlar ex- plaining the reasons of the war will be issued on the day the Pruth is crossed. Roumania will then publish a manifesto announcing Its alliance with Russia. Another point is, therefore, clear—namely, that the Russian advance wifl be unimpeded to the Danube, nay, assisted by all the means which a People can give toan army operating tn a strange country. ROUMANIA AND THE TURKS. A Vienna despatch says:— Quite a panic reigns the Turkish invasion, The Roumanian gov- ernment has «applied in its extremity to the Powers, and is becoming more press- ing in its demand to be saved from Circassians and bashi-bazouks. They have ulso turned to the Turkish government remonstrating against the oc- eupation of Roumania by Turkish troops. The answer has not been reassuring, Turkey saying the passage of Turkish troops to the Roumanian side would depend upon the tarn of military afairs; but that, if this happens in consequence of the entry of the Russian troops, the Porte declines the responsibility for Roumania being turned into the theatre of war. NEEDS MUST WHEN THE DEVIL. DRIVES, Corroborating the intelligence from the HERALD torrespondent at Vienna comes a despatch from the correspondent of the 7elegraph which puts the principality’'s case in this wise:;— Roumania cannot prevent the passage of the Russian armies through her territory, as she has vainly sought support to do so from the Powers, but she can and will rigorously abstain from armed participation if Turkey does not cross the Danube also, and will herself occupy Kalafat with her own troops to prevent the Russians getting that position, but if Turkey persists in its proposed action Roumania will be compelled to cast her lot with the only Power capable of afford- ing her material protection against such a terrivle calamity. Roumania’s position is one of critical and imminect pert. THE CZAR AND THE SULTAN, His Majesty the Czar reached Kischeneif this afternoon. Itia believed that the Ozarwich, who gocompanies the Czar, will remain with the army, in Roumania about TEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 1877—QUINTUPLE SHEET. and either be attached to headquartersor command acorps of the guard when mobilized. It is rumored at Constantinople that the Sultan Hamid will place himself at the head of the Turkish army in case of war. THE ADVANCE OF THE RUSSIANS. The real test of the future is, however, to be found in the army movements, and the important news is telegraphed from Bucharist that the Russian gen- eral staff has left Kischenef for Ungheniard Sculent. The cavalry force is marching toward the Danube, the artillery is concentrated at Ungheni, and the in- fantry massed in the direction of Chotin, Sculent and Unghent All the points named are towns in Bessarabia and near Roumania. Chotin 1s strongly fortified. THE SENSATION OF THE WEEK. It may be surprising to learn that the attention of England has been turned during the week trom these gathering of armies in the East and directed toa little hamlet in South Wales. It ls not hard to find in human nature the reason for this, The looming war, with all its probabilities of slaughter, of desolated homes, of widows and orphans by the hundred thousand, had only been regaided in the popular mind through diplo- matic lenses. The war was still a game of chess, but suffering, brought to the people's doors, as it were, by the aid of the newspapers, caught the sympathies of the million, It was the story of a disaster at the collieries, Scores of such calamities to the men who work ‘way down in the dark, taking their lives by hundreds at a time, have occurred within the last few years in England, and the horrors of them have arrested attention for a day or two. They were stories of sudden catastrophes; a low subterranean ramb- ling heard; a column of smoke rising into the alr; the gathering of white-faced women and children at the pit’s mouth; alter some hours the bringing forth of grimy corpses in the cage; next day a great funeral that shook the whole country side with its passionate grief, and then all over. All ver in two or three days, But there at Ponty- pridd there was a prolonged agony, The corre- spondents of tue morning and evening papers poured into London's great ear honr by hour the intensity of the effort and suspense that hung around the Troedyrhiw coiliery until London could think or speak of nothing else. THE DISASTER, An explosion, followed by an inundation, occurred ten days ago. Nine men were imprisoned behind a column of coal 120 feet thick, which had fallen with the first shock. There was a mystery about their fate, but the warm hearts of the South Wales col- liers decided swiftly that if stardy arms could un- Tavel that mystery ere too late, it should be done. Work was begun and willing hands were supera- bundant. Night and day the toil was unremitting, and so it went fora week before the first ray of hope was given eo the toilers. As the time rolled on the interest grew, and London held its breath in anxiety to learn the fate of the imprisoned or entombed. At length on Thursday last sufficient progress had been made to open communication with a group of the men—five in number; the other four having wandered away to other parts of the mine. Now came the awful mo- ment. Brave, tireless, ceaseless and sleepless, the rescuers worked inch by ineh to their brethren in the living tomb, guided only by their knockings from the gloom. As the rescuers worked onward the voices of the men inthe dark could be heard singing their Cymric hymns. Tears of joy welled down faces black with coal dust at the solemn sounds that told them that God was strengthening the hearts of their comrades to endure till they could be saved. THE RESCUE, At last @ passage was made, and one by one, weak, but stiil alive, the five men were borne on brawny arms to the light of day. This was yester-. day afternoon. Hundreds of thousands all over the land wept withjoy. In London the excitement knew no bounds. The Home Secretary was ques- tioned in the House of Commons to know if the news was authentic; the Queen telegraphed down to Wales for @ confirmation; crowds gathered about the newspaper bulletins; the papers are full of praise of the bravery of the rescuers, the details of the rescue and the strong endurance of the men who were saved. The \\elsh bravery of the iast week wiil be sung in the Eistedfodds o1 the Cymri for ages. FROM THE ETERNAL CITY. The HeRatp'’s Rome correspondent telegraphs that the congregation of Cardinals have decreed excommunication against the conversion of pansh church property. Mgr. Howard, now a cardinal, takes possession of his titular church to-morrow. The forum is brilliantly illuminated this evening, being the anniversary of Rome’s birthday, The Pope added this week codicils to his will granting legacies to various persons. It is now suspected that His Holiness is aMicted with heart disease. The fine weather now existing in the Eternal City may prolong nis life for some time yet. ‘THE LAST CLAIM OF THE CLAIMANT. The demonstration in the Tichborne interest, got up by De Morgan on last Tuesday evening, was su- premely ridiculous. The procession was made up of all graaes of people below the middle class; the carriages were of the shabbiest description; the banners were wearisome in their sameness and the bands were discordant, In short, the whole demon- stration lacked only Chief Kenealy, bowing to the multitudes of unwashed, to render it complete. De Morgan could not, at first, tind entfance @ the House of Commons, where he wished to demand at the bar the release of the claimant to the Tich- borne title and estates. He was ultimately re- ceived by Mr. Whalley who brouglt nim to the tea room of the House. The procession numbered 5,000 instead of 100,000, a8 stated by all the journals of | London on the following morning—a siight citer. ence of 95,000, MRS. GINX SPEAKS OUT. Charles Bradlaugh’s and Mrs. Besant's commit- ment for trial for the publication of a book advo- cating the Malthusian philosophy has been already sent you. Mrs. Besant made a remarkable de- fence, urging that the doctrines in the book were jess criminal than the wholesale and murderous mortality among the children ot English parents, who were unable to properly feed, clothe or edu- cate them. Her defence was receive: with great cheering. TOO AMERICAN, YOU KNow. A motion was rejected last night to have the om- cial reports of Parliainent printed, after the man- ner now common in Washington, It had the hearty support of the liberal leaders, Gladstone, Brizht, and the Marqu's of Hartington, but was rejected principally becanse it 1s What snobs would geueraliy call a Yankee idea” —despised for the same reason that the English people refuse to accept ina friendly way the Pullman cars or the air brake. At present | the oMictal report is made up from the newspapers, scrap book fasbion. ASSISTING THE GREAT “HOME RULER.” Collections will be taken to-morrow in several Irish Catholic churches to give a testimonial to Isaac Butt, M. P.. who has abandoned his vast legal practice in order to lead the home rule party in Parliament, The testimonial has languished some time owing to the hostility of the bishops and of Cardinal Cullen, Members of Parliament do not re- ceive any salary. TWO PATRONS OF THE ANTIQUE. The Queen heads the list of patrons to the Caxton celebration. Earl Dudley won £10,000 on O’Leary’s victory over Weston, which he hawdevoted to the restora- ton of the Worcester Cathedral, RELIGIOUS PROGRESS, A Catholic committee has made Mr. Mapleson an offer to purchase the site and building, a8 far as completed, of the Grand National Opera House, on the Embankment. PARISIAN TINKLINGS Weather and War Considered in the Gay French Capital. A RUSSO-GERMAN SECRET TREATY. Talleyrand and Cassagnac—The Bona- partist Goes to Prison BISHOPS IN TROUBLE. Duels and Suicides—A New Opera—Art Notes—Hyacinthe—Flowers in Fashion. Bishop Clark. of Rhode Island, preached in West- | minster Abbey last Sunday afternoon. It ts said that he is the first American bishop invited to om- clate in the Abbey. THEATRICAL AND OPERATIC. Mr. Hermann Vezin's performance of Sir Giles Overrcach in *A New Way to Pay Old Debts" is pronounced a remarkable success, ‘The efforts of the actor culminated in a scene of transcendant power,” says the [Uustrated London News, “com- pelling the audience to peoomnine the triumph of the artist.” Mme, Ricca (Mrs, Florence Knox) made her debut before a London audience on Monday evening at Covent Garden as Leonora in “La Traviata.” Her best efforts were produced in the duet with Allouso in the second act, and in the aria “Amio Fernando” in the fourth act. Her voice showed signs of ex- haustion, but her success in Malta gives hope of future triumph, Carl Rosa has engaged the baritone Carlton, tor whom he will produce, next season, Marschner’s “Templer und Judinn,” under the title ot “Ivan- hoe.” Seats for the Rubenstein concerts are selling at a premium. The prospects of the Wagner concerts, hitherto very unfavorable, are brighter with’ the announce- ment that the Queen will attend one or more of them. NO SOFT SOAP. Young Lewis was arrested by Detective Golden, of New York, on Tuesday, on a warrant issued by Sir James Ingham at the request of Minister Ed- wards Pierrepont. He admits his guilt in connec- tion with the Babbitt embezzlement. Since the commission of the crime he has been travelling un the Continent. He willbe taken to New York on the 3d of May. Detective Golden deserves the full- est credit for the patience and skill with which he has worked up the case. AN AMERICAN VICTORY ON THE BOSPHORUS, Amid all the anxiety at Constantinople it is pleasant to have an event to record which savors of peace rather than war. An Interesting race ‘was rowed at Constantinople on April 12, hetween one of the Gettysburg’s service cutters and @ crack boat belonging to the English gunboat Cockatrice, manning eight oars. The latter assumed the colors and racing dress and put on all the frills usually arsumed by champion crews. The Cockatrice’s crew chal- lenged by tossing their oars under the Gettys- burg’s bows. The Gettysburg’s boat was twenty- four feet long and the Cockatrice’s twenty fect, The former was fully one-third heavier, but was exquis- itely modeiled. To eqnalize the race it was decided that the American crew should pull ten oars and carry a coxswain, and 100 pounds dead weight. The course was two miles up the Bosphorus and return toan imaginary line drawn from the Get- tysburg to the shore. The American crew pulled the istance in 88m. 218.; the English crew in 4im. 338. The Gettysburg's men won by fully one-third of a mile, taking the lead after the third stroke and steadily increasing 1t to the end. The weather on the day of the race was delightfully fine. Sixty Americans on board the Gettysburg witnessed the race. The Britons came up asa champion crew, more or less trained, hut the Americans spent two weeks in active training for the event. DANOMEY MAKES TERMS. It is generally undersvood that the quarrel with Dahomey has been settled. Great Britain remits a large part of the fine of 600 puncheons of palm oil sought to be Imposed upon the King. DISSATISFIED WITH THEIR LEADER, There is said to be much dissatisfaction among the liberals at the smail part the Marquis of Harting- ton takes in important business in the House of Commons, A HERALD STORM WARNING FULFILLED. Your storm warning by cable dated April 11, an- nouncing that “A heavy storm is crossing the Atlantic from the southwest, It will arrive and be felt on the British, French and possibly Spanish coasts'on Saturday or Sunday. Gales from the northeast to southwest and heavy rains will prob- ably prevail,” has been completely fultiled, On Saturday night the barometer feil westward of the British Islands, and strong southeasterly breezes set in on the Irish coasts. The wind on the north- east of Scotland rose toa gale. Warnings from the meteorological office and copies of the HERaLn’s cable were despatched to all points on the coast on Sunday. On Monday southeasterly gales set in ali over the United Kingdom with great violence, SHIPPING DISASTERS. Numerous shipping disasters are reported. At Torquay one of the fiercest storms ever known in this country has been experienced, It extended over France and southward to the Mediterranesn, being felt, as predicted, on the Spanish coasts. The HunaLp warning has been widely noticed by the press here, and all unite in declaring the im- portance of the system to the inferests of com- merce and agriculture, HERALD DAILY WEATHER ORSERVATIONS IN ENGLAND. The following daily weather observations have been taken during the past week for the Hrnap at Holyhead and Plymouth. The barometer was very Jow on Sunday evening, and did not begin to rise until Tuesday morning. It rose steadily until this morning, when it again tegan to fall, owing to the approach of the depression of which you noti- fied us by cable as likely to reach the coast of Europe by the latter end of the week. The tem- perature rose with the failing barometer and de- creased with the paper pressure :— Bar, | Ther. Date At | Hour, four. | c.. ther. | wind. April Holyhead .|8 A, M. April Plymouth. /$8 A. M. — April 16.]Holybead ./8 A, M.| 20.48 April Las th. |8 A, Me} 20.40 April Holyhead .|8 A, MP 29.80 April mouth.|8 A. MP 29,50) April yhead.|8 ALM.) 20.7: N April SAM) 20.65 N. Apeti .|8 A. MP 30,00) N. April SA. M.] 29.65) N. ‘April :]8 AL M1 30.20) 8. Aprit “| Plymouth, 8AM. 30, 20} 42] SW.” April 21.) Hotyhead./3 A, M.) 29°80) 45) 8. W. April 21.|Piyimouvb, \s ry a 29.00} 61] BW. —— {Bx CABLE TO THE HBRALD.] HERALD Bureav, No. 6) AVENUR 0B LOreRA, Paris, April 21, 1877. Our city of splendors and tollies has been suffer: ing from an access of stormy weather. We are in the tune rousse (the red April moon), which so puzzled the great astronomer Laplace when Louls XVII. asked him to explain it. The author of the “Mecanique Celeste” for once found himself at a loss ; hence your correspondent may be excused for not throwing any light on the subject, although he humbly suggests that Lune Russe would be the Proper spelling just now in accounting for the dane importance is the fact that the Hgnatp weather telegrams and storm warnings are becom- ing the popular meteorological guide. Those who a couple of weeks ago read to scoff now take their umbrellas when the Hera.p cries storm and lets loose a low barometer, A WAR WEATHER GAUGE. What is badly wanted, however, is a war barom- eter. The Parisian papers are little better than the old almanacs that used to say, “About this time look ont for squalls.” There is certainly a low area over Bessarabia, which is advancing slowly on the Valley of the Danube, and a heavy precipitation of red rain in Bulgaria may be datly expected. Whether the Balkan Mountains will deflect the Russian storm or not is what everybody wants to know, but all the “Old Probabilities” of Europe are silent, and the great northern meteor, with jagged Cossack clouds for wings, moves threateningly on. GERMANY AND RUSSIA. The conviction 1s general among diplomatists that a secret treaty exists between Germany and Russia. It is admitted in all quarters that Russia would never have dared to move if she did not hold the most solemn guarantees irom Germany that the latter would not interfere with her operations, Whether the war is to extend or be isolated re- mains in the hands of Germany, not of Austria, for all the latter's mobilizing and protesting. With the Czar and his uncle Kaiser Wilhelm united, the course of Austria may be predicted as never oppos- ing their desires. France has informed the Porte that she does not Intend to send, Jike Engiand, at present, an ambas- sador to Constantinople. COUNTING WITHOUT TURKEY. The last expedient suggested to prevent war isa device called “parallel occupation’’—that is the simultaneous invasion of Turkey by Russia and Austria. The only diMiculty of the scheme lies, to use a bull, in its one-sidedness, since it leaves Tur- key’s probable action in the mutter out of the ques- tion. DOM PEDRO IN PARIS. His Majesty Dom Pedro, Emperor of Brazil, is the great Parisian lion just now. His frankness, his industrious sight-seeing, his avoidance of ostenta- tion or display, his magnificent physique, are all topics of the hour. The Figaro of yesterday says:— “If the United States had such a ruler they would abandon republican institutions at once.” “On the contrary,” said a light of the American colony on reading this piece of fabby wisdom, “if we ever got such a President we would stick to re- publican institutions forever.” TALLEYRAND AND CASSAGNAC. Paul de Cassagnac, the Bonapartist buily, has attacked the Marquis de Talleyrand bitterly because of the latter's conversion to republicanism. A duel was expected to grow out of the affair. Both are good shots, Cassagnac, however, could never hit ‘Taileyrand, who is as thin as a knife, so thin in- deed that his friends say he would split a bullet. If | the duel takes place the Bonapartist devotees had etter tell their beads for the soul of the full bodied Monsieur Pani. CASSAGNAC SENT TO PRISON. Tam afraid, however, there will be no duel after all, At the Cour d’Assises of the Seine the jury, late this evening, returned a verdict of guilty against Paul de Cassagnac, as editor of le Pays, on the charge of inciting the people to overthrow the government, but acquitted M. Piel, the gérant or manager. M, Paul was sentenced to two months’ impnsonment and a fine of $600, both of which itis tobe hoped will be to the interest of the State, although many wise people think the prosecution has been a waste of powder on very small game, BEN BISHOPS MIGHT ERR. Two bishops are occupying public attention this week. One is bogus and has fallen into the hands of the police; the other is real, but has been med- dling with what does not concern him, Imagine the audacity of this episcopal personage in writing a circular to the mayors all over France, enjoining them to support the pretensions of the Pope to temporal power, Apropos of the clergy it may be mentioned that Pere Hyacinthe’s lectures are a succes de curtosité, and no more. Duels and suicides constitute the prevailing epi- demics of the week. A MATL BOAT WREOKED. A telegram from Brest announces the wreck of the mail boat -plying between that place and the Island of Ushant. Eight passengers and the en- _ tire crew were drowned, SCIENCE AND MECHANICS, Some new improvements in the electric light prom- ise to make it in the near future an effective substi tute for gaslight, Mr. Hotchkiss, the American inventor, received an intimation yesterday from the French govern- ment to the effect that it has decided to adopt his reyolying cannon as an arm o( the service, LITERARY AND ARTISTIC. M. Aeseline’s new “History of Austria” has been published, It is an able work and of great interest just now. ‘The Oppenhelin Gallery, which ts to be sold next | Queues. ‘thelr names are | week, is a remarkable collection and of great bloody tint of the satellites. What is of more mun. | value. MUSICAL JOTTINGS, All the Paris journals bear cordial testimony to the merits of Miss Laura Harris, M, Salveyre’s new opera, “Le Bravo,” which was Produced at the Lyrique this week, only at- tained & qualified success, on the ground that it ‘acks original inspiration, Mme, Adaiewski, a rich Russian artiste and a protégée of the Czar, will give a concert on Monday for the benefit of the refugees from Alsace and Lor- raine. Already seats to the value of $10,000 have been secured. The programme consists principaily Of the lady's own compositions, The compositions of Rudolph Aronson will be played this summer at Pasdeloup and open gir mill- tary concerts, CORTLOZON-—BLAKE. Miss Georgie Blake, of New York, was married here on Wednesday to the Vicomte Coetlozon, the gentleman securing the tin and the lady the title. FASHIONS FOR FLOMA, Parisian ladies at present resemble perambulating horticultural shows. They are all covered over with flowers budding and in bloom, It is curious to observe amid all this parterre of womanhood that what has blown is anxtous to bud again and what 1s budding is anxions to blow, ‘The long, iow peaked bodice has at length reap- peared. Breton buttons and lacings have given the start to silver taggings, and these in turn to conjugal naggings. If they figure grace‘uily in a costume they figure provokingly in dressmakers’ bills. Hus- | bands never had souls above buttons, ARRIVALS IN. PARIS, ‘The following Americans have registered at the Paris Bureau of the HERALD during the week:— Rey, Dr. Deems, New York, Mr. Jacoby, New York. Mr. Wells, New York, Mrs. Ralph, New York, Mrs. Scudder and family, New York. Mr. Elias, San Francisco. Mr. Anderson, Wisconsin, ASSASSINATION IN PARAGUAY. KILLING OF THE PRESIDENT AND HIS BROTHER BY A BAND OF CONSPIRATORS. PexNnaMpBuco, April 21, 1877. A revolt has broken out in Paragnay, and the President, Don Joao Bautista Gill, and his brother, have been assassinated. The conspirators were Riyasuine: still holds the rural districts, DOMINION OF CANADA, routed. CONSTRUCTION OF THE OTTAWA AND QUEBEC RAILWAY—PASSAGE OF THE INSURANCE BILL—DEBATE ON THE PACIFIC RAILROAD. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Orrawa, April 21, 1877. Considerable excitoment prevails in Montreal over the decision of the Quebeo government to build the line of the Queboc and Ottawa Railromd to the village of Terrebonne, instead of adopting a lower and more directroute, It is not intended to make Terrebonne the terminus, the chango in the tne of the section at that place being due entirely to engineering diMculties of an expensive ang almost insurmountable character on the other contemplated line. Another cause of feeling among Montreal merchants and sbip- pers is that it is feared that the ratlroad may be ex- tended from Terreborne to St. Rose, twelve miles dis- tunt, and thusentirely cut off Montreal city from through traffic and advantages of travel and making a direct route between Quebec and Ottawa at tho expense of Montreal. Members of Paritament from that section state that there is nothing in favor of Terribonne as a point on tho line, except that tho government ongi- neers wero lorced into adopting it Owing to cngineor- ing difficulties above alluded to. PAS#AGH OF TH INSURANCK MILL, The Senate to-day passed the lusurance bill, in- creasing oxis Festrictions on American and foreign compu he bill provides that no com- pany can do business in the Dominion without a Hosnee from the Minister of Fipanoe, and every c pany must deposit $60,000 of national securities, overnment of Cunada to pay interest iv said dispute, Valuation of polici yours, and foreign companies a extra deposit to cover remsurance. it the liabilities of a company to holders in Canada exceed its Canada assets, cluding the government deposit, then U must inake good the deficiency ; on fatlare will be withdrawn. The vill,’having already passed the House, will probably become a law, though its effect will be the complete withdrawal of several American companies, since the matter has been agitated it 1s a noteworthy fact that the business of the life insurauce companies of Canada have largely increased, while that of the British and American com- panies has decreased, In tho latter the decrease amounts to over a million and a half of doilars, THK PACIFIC RAILKOAD. During the last two days the Commons have been occupied in adebate on the Canadian Pacifle Railway. The Premier in his speech stated that the surveys $ made compulsory every tive required to make aa Ip other words, its policy- ta will probably be completed before the end ot the year, but it was the — purpose of the government to commenco the work of construction at once, 300 miles west trom Lake Su- perior being already under contract, It is catrmated that this portion will cost an average of $24,000 per mile, This includes rolling stock and stoel rails. ‘A telegraph line is now completed 2,000 miles West ot Ottawa, The opposition, represented by Dr, Tupper, ia a long speech condemned the ad- ministration for building roads as a government work, insisting that it should be dove by the company, with land and money guaranty, as originally contemplated, Sir Johu Macdonald's government was Vixorously assailed for hastily enter: ing on its constraction and violating the ast providing for the coustruction of tho road. Premier Mackenzie will reply to the charges, The question 18 more politi- cal than practical and intended chiefly to effect a gen- eral election, MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. War Devantuext, Orrick or tHe Ciiky SiGNaL vane Wastuxctoy, April 22—1 A, ML Andications. For New Fogland northerly to westerly winds and partly cloudy, clearing weather, with rising barome- ter and no change in temperature. For the Middle States clear or fair weather, rising barometer, stationary or slowly rising temperature and light, variablo winds, For the South Atlantic States clear or fair weathor and northeast to southeast winds, with slight rise fole lowed by failing barometer and no decided chango in demperature, For the Gaif States, Tennessee and the Ohio valley clear or partly cloudy weather and slowly rising tomperature, with e ly to southorly winds and sta- tlonary or slowly fallin For tho Upper lake region, the Upper Mississippt and Lower Missouri valleys partly cloudy, slightly warmer weather, cast to south winds, and during tho day fall- ing barometer with threateni and possibly light rains near Lako Superior and in Minnesota. For the lower Inke region, clear or fair weather and slight rise in temperature, with variable winds shift. ing to east and south, and during the day slowly falling barometer, Tho Tennessee and Cumberland rivers wilt fall slowly. The Lower Mississippi will remain stationary. It is now fourteen inches above the danger lino at Helena, fourteon inches below at Memphi id nine Inches below at Vicksburg, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. The following record will show the changes tn the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in com- parison with the corresponding date of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, Heravp Building :— 1876, 1877. 1876, 1877, BAL Miveeeee 45 42 3:20 P. » 69 ol “4 4. 6PM + 60 4“ 49 OP Me... 49 45 60 12 PM 45 42 Averago temperature yesterday. ¥ Average temperature tor corr year. 58% THUKEE YOUNG WOMEN DROWNED, Deasy Livn, Vi, April 21, 1877, Ry young Indien wore drowned on the 19tm inst the Mt, Francis Riv Sherbrooke. pravines of + known, Il HOTEL ARRIVALS. John B. Gough, of Worcester, Mass, and Jobn M, Francis, of Troy, are ut the Westminster, Senator Hamilton Harris, of Albany, and ex-Senator Norris Winslow, of Watertown, N. Y., are atthe Fifth Ave nue, J, H. MeVicker, of Chicago, t# at the Gilseye Witham Warren, the comedian, and EF. R. Wadsworth, of Chicago, are at the Windsor. Senator A, J. Welle man, of Friendship, NX, Y., and Captain H. W. Howgate, of the Signal Service, United States Army, are at the St. Nicholas. 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