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10 x “WASHINGTON. Probable Veto of the Anti- Chinese Bill. THE BURNSIDE-CORKLING DIFFICULTY. Unparliamentary Language of the Trate Warrior. THE NAVAL INVESTIGATION. Minority Report Exonerating Ex- Secretary Robeson. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Wasuineron, Feb. 23, 1879. ‘THE ANTI-CHINESE BUL-—-A VETO CONFIDENTLY EXPECTED, The Anti-Chinese bill, having passed the House with the Senate amendments Saturday afternoon, will go tothe President to-morrow morning. It is believed that the President will certainly veto if, and the vote in the House on Saturday shows that the veto will be sustained in both houses. The bill passed in the Senate by 36 to 29, and in the House yesterday the vote stood 140 to 95,55 not voting. Some of those who were absent or did not vote are known to be hostile to the Dill, and the two-thirds nécessary to override a veto cannot be got. The gen- eral public discussion and exposure of the bill has made men shy of it, and the fact that both parties have now put themselves on the record against the Chinese, and thus done what they thought neces- sary to conciliate the anti-Chinese sentiment in Cali- fornia, satisfies many and weakens the bill. " ‘A report that the Chinese government has re- cently begun the purchase of machinery of the most improved kinds for the manufacture of cotton goods, to be set up in China, attracts some attention here. It ie remarked that if the Chinese once begin to manufacture with machinery they may by and by make a serious hole in the industries of the world. Undoubtedly if-they could manufacture cottong for export, with their ingenious cheap labor, they could undersell England and America in the world’s mar- kets. China is one of the greatest cotton producing countries in the world. MR. EWING'S ATTEMPT , AGAINST RESUMPTION AND ITS FAILURE—ATTITUDE OF THE TWO PARTIES. The decisive defeat of Mr. Ewing's attempt against resumption in the House yesterday has been a general topic of conversation hero to-day, and there is reason to believe, if he should try it over again, he would be even more badly beaten. The republicans claim the victory for sound money as their own, and the fact that they voted almost solidly to kill the bill fustified their boast. ‘Thirty republicans who last session voted for the bill, to repeal the Resumption act now voted against it, and they are now jubilantat having committed the democrats so completely to the inflation side. The democrats are sore over the mat- ter, and a good many of them savagely blame Mr. Ewing for forcing the question before the House, and declare that they are glad he was beaten, and that they are tired of his too frequent attempts to lead them into dangerous water. But they say this privately; and so far as their votes go, they are, unfortunately, committed on the wrong, and what they see is fast becoming the unpopular, side. However they may resent Mr. Ew: Ing’s action, there is no doubt that be has done » service to the country in forcing the House to a vote pn bis monsure, thus securing ite defeat by 6 hand- some majority. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. ; Wasurxerox, Feb. 23, 1879. THR BURNSIDE-CONKLING COLLOQUY—UNPARLIA= MENTARY LANGUAGE OF THE EXASPERATED RHODE ISLANDER. During the consideration of executive business in the Senate yesterday, a nominativn referred to the Committee on Commerce was reported adversely by Senator Conkling, which provoked a remark from Senator Burnside, who, it is understood, desired to secure the confirmation of the person re- ported unfavorably. It is said that Sen- ator Conkling followed with remarks which the Senator from Rhode Island construed as reflect- ing upon him personally, and made o statement the Senate to that effect. This was followed bya repetition of the language of the New York Senator, which exasperated Senat@r Burnside, who is gener- ally reported to have replied :— “I say to the Senate and to the Senator from New York, with whom I have served on committees for several years, that I speak from personal knowledge when I say that I know of no one who can, with so much readiness and aptness, equivocate and falsify matter@ to suit his views as the Senator from New York.” ‘The remark caused considerable excitement among the Senators, but further breach of the rules of the Senate was prevented by the prompt action of Sena- tor Hoar, who was in thechair, and who ruled that the remarks of the Senator from Rhode Island were unparlaimentary, and there the matter dropped. Many exciting statements and rumors are in cireu- lation to-day about this affair, but the above is given a8 probably true, though, of course, nothing can certainly be known of what occurs in executive session. A sensational account of the occur- rence has been in circulation to-day and has been sent abroad. It is probably greatly exag- gerated. Both Senators concerned observe complete reticence on the subject, and do not appear in the least excited, and Mr. Conkling sat at the Starin din- ner given to the New York republican delegation last evening without giving the least token that he had Deen engaged in a Senatorial unpleasantness. ‘The following is the sensations! account referred to:— The question was on the confirmation of the nom- ination of Mr. Stratton for Steamboat Inspector of the New York district, which had been reported from the Committee on Commerce twice adversely. Mr. Conkling said that while Mr. Burnside pretended to want action he equivocated; that he had four times deferred action. Mr. Burnside retorted he had never deferred action but once, and then out of cour. pong Se] Mr. Conkling, who was not in his seat; that he had served on the committee with Mr. Conkling, and left it because he (Mr. Conkling) was more given to eqnivocation than any Senator he had ever seen. Mr. Conkling replied in kind, and declared Mr. Burnside had equivocated, and had added to it by denying it—falee representation. Mr. Burnside, be- coming very inuch excited, though at first he beran talking calmly, as he proceeded in his reply spoke in # loud tone and made threatening demonstrations. He gave Conkling substantially the lie. Mr. Anthony carried Burnside out of the chamber as ho loudly made threats. GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES, Wasnixatox, Feb. 23, 1879. THE NAVAL INVESTIGATION—MINORITY REPORT OF THE COMMITTEZ-—SECRETARY ROBESON, EXONERATED AND COMMENDED, ‘The report of the minority ot the House Commit- toe on Naval Affairs in relation to the management of the Navy Department refers in the outset to the in- vestigation made during tho first session of tho Forty- fourth Congress into this samo subject, which made tigation, which ran through many months, was of a most soarching and exhaustive character. Not only the practice and mauagement of every branch,ot tho department was thoroughly and minutely examined snd the official conduct of the late Secrotary, as wel ts the chiefs of the bureaus, was subjected to the most rigil scrutiny, evidently with the expectation that something would be discovere 1] whieh wonid juatity not only severe censure but the infliction of punishment. The mass of tertimony would ecem to indicate that the committee did not cease its labors NEW YORK HERALD, as long as there could be found a witness te talk ov a document to print. After that long and tedious in- vestigation the minority reported a resolution :— That uo frand, corruption or wilful violation of the law has been shown or appears to have been commit- ted by the Hon. George M. Robeson while in the «lis- charge of the duties of the Secretary of the Navy, and we find no fault with his conduct in the admin- istration of the Navy Department. The majority, however, presented a resolution, which was adopted by the House, referring the whote legal question to the Judiciary Commuttee to exam- ine, and if they found ground for so doing report ar- ticles of impeachment against Secretary Robeson, or, it not impeachable, to recommend any additional legislation that might be neecssary. The Judiciary Committee, at the next session, adopted a resolution that no fraud, corruption or wilful violation of law was shown, and having reached that conclusi¢u took no further action. Notwithstanding this substantial vindication of Secretary Robeson in the Forty-fourth Congress the Comittee on Naval Affairs in the present Congress have gone over the same ground, and, as a result, the evidence taken again uttorly fails to establish a single allegation of fraud, corruption or wilful violation of *w. The minority sa In the light of the facts we clearly affirm that the administration of Mr. Robeson as Secretary of the Navy, so far as the ev dence discloses, is not soiled with a single act of fraud or personal corruption. Tho minority then také up and review each charge made, and the evidence in support and rebuttal of the same, and reach the conclusion that the charges are not sustained by the evidence or the facts in the case. In relation to the exchange of old material for new and its application in discharge of contracts for work done on the double turretted monitors, it is claimed to. have been shown by the evidence that such a disposition of the property was highly advan- tageous to the government. The question re- mains, however, Has section 1,541 of the Re- vised Statutes been wilfully violated as claimed ? ‘That section authorizes and directs the Secretary to sell at public sale such ships and material ‘‘as cannot in his jndgment be advanta- geously used.” What then was an advantageous use of old material? Not a pound of old material ought to be sold that could be more advantageously other- wise used in the pavy. The minority, after carefully going over the ground, reach the conclusion that the use made of the old material was according to the letter and the spirit. of the law, and of the soundest business principles, and “an ad- vantageous use of old material.” Tho matter is, happily, free from any question of fraud or personal corruption. There is not the slightest evidence that the old matorial was disposed of corruptly or for less than its fair market value. The minority fully concur in the opinion adopted by the Secretary of the Navy and sanctioned by the Appropriation Committes of the House. Admit- ting, for the sake of argument,’and denying for all other purposes, that the construction given the law was 8 mistaken one, they are wholly unable to see how it can now be reasonably claimed that there wae any wilful wrong about the matter which can or ought to be | made the basis of any legel proceedings. The de- partment was bound to execute the laws, and was, therefore, in the absence of any judicial opinion of binding suthority, compelled to construe its moan- ing, and having done so in good faith, with no un- lawful purpose or interest, with cautious inquiry and careful consideration, and with the assistance of the opinions of intelligent and experienced men, also acting in good faith and with only the purest inten- tions, it seems idle at this late day to attempt to dis- tort it into an unlawful and criminal offence. After noticing in detail the specific charges of wrongdoing and violation of law on the part of the late Secretary of the Navy and chiefs of bureaus, which the majority pretend to have found evidence to sustain, the minority “pauses to call attention to certain statements made in the majority report of “s sensational character.” They say :— We believe the statements to be a perversion of the truth and unworthy of acommittee of this House claiming to be governed by o dexire to do cxuct justice. We differ with the majority in their conclusions and assert and¢ propose to show that they have, whether intentionally or otherwise, and whether compelled by an overmastering desire to cens' mn or otherwise, misstated the | ure facts gt the!r conclusions are supposed to’ rest, or grossly perveted them. Loose genoral accu- sutions,of crime made against a high public officor find ready credence in willing ears.and too often con- vince honest men who have not the means of testing them by the facts and because of the respectability of the source from which they emanate, The accusations, it is asserted, have been made by the committee, and industrious care has been taken by the chairman to give them circulation through the press. The majority report has not been printed and the minority have not had it in their posses- sion, and have only heard it once read with lightning rapidity and cannot therefore quote its precise language. They, however, adopt the language of a faithful abstract of it made by its author and published in the New York press. They notice it there stated that $192,496,033 were appropriated during the eight years of Mr. Robeson’s management for the navy. ‘The official figures show the total appropriations were $189,413,197 and the total expenditures $155,564,560, The object of pre- senting these figures they say is manifestly to isy the foundation for the inference that so large an ex- ponditure should have given a greater number of effi- cient ships of war. Whether such an inference can be drawn will be shown by an analysis of this great total. Of it there went for:. Pay of officers and men, the corps and Naval Academy. For yards and docks. . 661 Equipment and recruiting 3,535,808 ( Navigation. 8,410,763 09 ANCE. 6,410,911 33 Provisions and clothing. 15,227,664 4 Medicines and surgery....... 1,884,017 85 teeeeeeees + -$132,882,587 85 ‘Thus, at one blow is stricken out this great sum as clearly having nothing to do with the ships of the navy, their engines or their condition. This sum, deducted from the total expenditures, leaves a bal- ance of $52,681,972 17, a8 available from the appro- priations for building ships and their machinery. Subjected to this analysis the $182,000,000 so start- lingly displayed as the vast sum expended for the navy ceases to have any meaning or force whatever, and the displey must have been made merely foreffect. It is of the same character as that otner statement in the report—‘“That from the foundation of the government to June, 1877, the vaet sum of $956,246,921 73 had been expended omthe navy of the United States.” They are large and beautiful figures, but they do not help to show how much George M. Robeson had to spend during his administration in their engines and machinery. The sum available is made up of the items:— Appropriations for construction and repairs. «$38,314,911 06 Steam eng! + 14,967,061 11 Total..... 62,681,972 17 To this should be added the following items, de- rived from vessels sold from July 1, 1869, to July 1, 1877, namely :— Construction and repairs $595,554 25 Steam engineering..... 151,827 57 MDOMIRL LUN SiVeckv ds chs diesetoies 747.381 02 Grand total........+. $55,420,393 99 The report next takes up the statements of the majority. That there was disposed of during the ad- ministration of Mr. Robeson material costing $100,000,000, which would have yielded @ revenue of $20,000,000 to any prudent private individual, while the governmont received for it less than $2,000,000, and that during the eight years of Mr. Robeson’s ad- ministration there disappeared from the navy the names of 70 yoascls, of which 5 were lost at sea, 46 sold and the proceeds paid into the Treasury , 3 sold and their proceeds turned over to contractors, and 2 destroyed by Mr. Robeson and the materials cut up and turned over or credited (charged) to con- tractors. Tho minority admit that 70 ships went off the register, 5 of which were lost at sea—namely, the Oneida, Polaris, Satanac, Saginaw and Huron, although they think the Huron was lost after Mr, Robeson retired. “f But why should these lost vessels figure longer in any account? ‘It would seem especially unjust to take account of them in a statement like this, afect- ing the honor and offictal and private reputation of a high official.” There are, dropping these, but sisty- five that went off the registry. The committees give a table, printed with the testt- mony, of thirty-one of the forty-six vessels eaid to have been sold, with their coat and ap: praised value and with ¢he proceeds of s1le, Thoy also give a table of twenty vessels destroyed MONDAY, by the Secretary of War, and the minority adda table of the fourteen remaining vessels disposed of during Mr. Robeson’s administration, which show the cost of the sixty-five vessels to have been $2,033,213 02, instead of $100,000,000, as asserted by the majority report. Thirty-one vessels were sold after the passaye of the act of 1572, and the proceeds covered into the Treasury, and not one dollar from the sale was expended by Mr. Robeson. Tweive others were ‘sold at auction and tho proceeds credited on the books of the Treasury to the Pureau of Voastruction and Steam Engineering. It cannot Le the intention to charge this sum twice. A num- ber of comparative and detailed statements of ex- penditures are embraced in the report, and the minority express the hope ‘that this full exhibit of the expenditures in these depariments of the navy during the period under investigation will serve to enlighten the House and ‘put an end to investiga- tions, for the present at least.”’ The mmority having briefly reviewed in detail all matters, general and special, alleged egainst the late Secretary and certain of his subordinates, with con- fidence rely upon the testimony as sustaining the conclusion to which they have arrived, and say whoever will impose upon himeelf the labor of care- fully and impartmily considering al! the evidence taken will be irresistibly driven to the conclusion that in no instance has the law been wilfully violated, and that neither fraud nor corruption stains a single transaction. ie ‘To the credit of our institutions and the charagter of the public servants connected with the Depart- ment of the Navy, from the time Mr. Robeson be- came Secret until the date of his retirement, bo it said that, after the most extraordinary investiga- tion of official and private conduct, there is not the slightest proof of personal gain by unlawful or doubtful method, Recurring, therefore, to the legitimate object and urpose of this investigation as stated in the resolu- Fon directing ‘the inquiry, we respectfully submit that the administration of the "Navy Department by George M. Robeson and his subordinates, as shown by the testimony taken, is free from fraud, corrup- tion or wilful violation of the law. The report is signed by all the republican members of the Committee on Naval Affairs. KILLED WITH A SCISSORS, JOHN SULTZER SLAIN BY AN ITALIAN BECAUSE HE STUMBLED AGAINST A PEANUT STAND. A brutal murder, was perpetrated about half-past. six P. M. yesterday in the public etreet, by an Italian, who stabbed to the heart with the blade of a shears a partially intoxicated man, who had accidentally staggered against a pea- nut stand. John Sultzer, the murdered man, was forty-five years of age, and resided at No, 233 East 111th street. He was a butcher by oc- cupation and lived with his daughter and a stepson. He was regarded as an industrious and inoffensive man, but foccasionally drank to excess. _ He left his home at three o'clock yesterday afternoon and at that time was in his cups. Ho visited several saloons during the afternoon and was decidedly in a mellow mood when he started to return home about helf-past six in the evening. At the northeast corner of 107th strect and Third avenue is located a peanut stand kept by an Italian woman who is known by the name of Louisa Jeckson. She is middle aged and not bad looking. Tho unfortunate man, John Sultzer, as he was about passing tho corner, halted in front of the peanut stand. He bandiea a few good-natured but maudlin words with the women, and then purchased a small measure of peanuts. As he was about leaving he etaggered against the stand, but caneed no damage. Fearing a recurrence of the accident the woman shoved him gway. At this moment a low sized, swarthy com- plexioned man, with a dark mustache and in his shirt sleeves, suddehly made his appearance. “Don’t shoye over the stand!’’ he exclaimed, angrily. “None of your business,” was the response from tho intoxicated Mr. Sultzer. THY MURDER. With that the swarthy looking man, who appeared to be an Italian, shouted fiercely in broken English, “I'll stab you nd immediately suited the action to the word. At the moment of the fatal lunge two other Italians had arrived at the scene of the assas- sination and were gesticulating fiercely, as if menacing Mr, Sultzer.: The latter fell to the’ sidewalk, .with © stream of bjood flow ing from a wound in his breast and saturating his bes A second later Offi- cer Ross, of the Twenty-third precinct, ar- rived, He tried to raise the wounded man to his feet, but found that life was extinct. He had never moved from the moment he was stabbed, and death was instantaneous. The weapon which nad inflicted the fatal wound was the single blade of a shears, ‘and was about six inches, in length. It had penetrated to the left and at the base of the breast bone, piercing tho heart. The blade had broken in the middle, eigey | about three inches of the pointed end sticking in the flesh. The officer, with an effort, succeeded in i peresmties the broken blade from the wound, and summoned assistance to convey the body of the murdered butcher to the station house. In the meantime the three Italians ran at full speed down 107th. street in the direction of Second avenue. When about the middle of tho block they disappeared in a one story fraine shanty, a number of which are located in the bloc! \ are designated the Italian Row or Young Italy, they being tenanted vy acolony of Italian laborers. The place is well known to the polico as a dangerous resort, where desperate men to con; rink beer and play cards, forms ot pastime which frequently end in a geén- cral row, wherein sharp weapons play a ‘wonen, this interesting . have been known to emulate the sanguinary spirit of the men. A few weeks ago two of theso worthy matrons had at arms, the combatants being each armed with a formidable scissors. They cnt and slashed each other in the most determi and approved manner, both receiving and inflicti wounds of a serious nature. It was .into one o! these dens that the assassin and his accomplices fled. TRYING TO SHIELD THE GUILTY. Having ascertained that Mr. Sultzer was dead, and while awaiting the arrival of other officers, Patrol- man Ross suddenly became aware that perhaps Mrs. Jackson, who, by the way, stood stolidly by, could throw some light on the murder which would lead to the identity of the rator of the bloody deed. She professed | profound ignorance of the case. She didn’t know mnything about the stabbing, and was quite certain that she hal no knowledge of the par- ties who were co! init. By this time a crowd of horrified spectators had assembled, among whom was John Norton, the proprietor of a liquor store on the corner where the peanut stand is located. He was standing at his own window and witnessed the stabbing. He so intormed the officer and gave ® description of tho man. This fostmapay criminuted Mrs. Jackson and she was ofice” “malo & er...of, and taken to tho station house. Thero she stili main- tained her ignorance of the man who committed the murder, and no amount of p Soyer could induce her to give the ae ne ala oot fo to identification of the assassin. ptain bine, Pod n Sa9 ‘Chat lie Bad « stiff-nocked to deal with, turned ont a squad of seventeen men, and headed them himself to make a search through the row of houses inhabited by the Itelian laborers. POUR MEN ANREATED. In the course of their search they found a thick set Italian in bed, feigning sleep. He answered the description given by Mr. Norton of the assassin, and so he was roused from bis supposed slumbers and taken into custody, At first he refused to understand the meaning of the officers’ visit, an1 to all ques- tions Re to him Pann in replying in Italian. While ing taken down stairs he turned on Captain Robbins and used toward that official certain ex: tives which Were easily understood, and proved that the irate Italien was not altogether unacquainted with the English language. taken to the sta- tion house he gavo the name of Louis Palmero. He denied that he was the guilty party, but admitted that he knew something about the stabbing. He said it was Michel Dewnera, alias Big Mike, who struck the fatal blow. Captain Robbins, belicving that Big Mike was concerned in the stabbidig, sent out a gen- eral alarm for his apprehension. He in described as five feet cight inches in height, stout build, dark mustache and wearing ® long black coat. Louts Palmero is brother of Rezeno Palmero, The latter is supposed to be the husband of Louisa Jackson. Rezeno was subsequently arrested, with two other Italians, whose names are Frank Rouse and Louis Uiay. Mr. Norton pointed ont Louis Pal- mero as the man who, in his opinion, did the stabbing. ‘Two boys also came forward and related to Captain Robbins that they were eye witnesses of the traredy. They are Albert Oldridge and Charles Henry Mosher. ‘They said they were standing on the corner when the stabbing took ri. ‘They could not identify the men. ey said they were about calling for the _ when the woman Jackson provented them and rove them away. Captain Robbins made a careful search in the vicinity of the Zs stand for the remaining por- tion of the broken shears. His search proved un- successful. A heavy plain gold ring was, however, discovered in the snow, and it is thought that this will lead to the identification of the assaesin. Tho four Italians who were arrested on suspicion of the murder are desperate cedcnom = 8 men and are known to the police a8 dangerous characters. They were locked up, and will be arraigned at the Coroner's AN ACTOR INJURED. John Matthews, the actor, of No, 349 Fourth avenue, slippe! and fell at tho corner of Union place and Kightéenth street Inet evening, severely injuring his Tight arin, Ho wee taken homo, THB NAVAL OBSERVATORY Efforts to Secure a New Site for an Important . Institution. —— yA SWAMP. BURIED ID Sanitary, Scientific and Economic Ad- vantages of a Change. THSTORY. AN TERESTING FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. WasnixaTon, Feb, 22, 1879, ‘The friends of the Observatory are beginning to fear that the much needed change of its 1ocation will not be effected this year. The best future sue- cess of the institution is universally conceded to be dependent on acbange. It is looked for with much interest by astronomers at home and abroad. The best astronomical work can no longer be done under the malarious influences now affecting every one of its officors and e:nployés. HISTORY OF THE OBSERVATORY. The Observatory has acurions history. It may be said to have been honorably smuggled into ‘Reser- vation No. 4,” for, Congress by the bill of 1842 cre. sted there only ‘a depot of charts and instruments,” By one of the strangest political freaks and cdntra- dictions, in the very same session, when they refused Mr. Adams’ bill for an observatory, they passed without diseussion this bill for a depot upon a re- port from Mr. Mallory which recommended astro- nowical, magnetic and meteorological observations. Secretary Henshaw, then, to his honor be it stated, informed them at their next session that “it was proper to remark that the building had been adapted ‘in form and structure for an astronomical observa- tory.” So the recommendations of Lambert, of Vir- ginia, of 1810; the special report of Secretary Mon- roe, in 1812; the bill introduced into the House by Dr. Mitchell and Mr. Calhoun, in 1815, and the well known recommendations of President Adams, in 1825, with his eloquent appeal, renewed in”1838, re- sulted, in the course of thirty years, in the creation of “The Depot.” . Astronomical observations were begun in it in 1844, and the charts and instruments were also furnished from it until the organization of the Hydrographic Office in 1866. Since that date the work of the Observatory has been chiefly astronomical, the care of the chronometers and the communication of time to the city, and of late to other cities, continuing to be part also of its duties. It is claimed as tho child of the navy, for Secretary Branch and Commodore John Rodgers and Commo- dore Morris, of the Board of Navy Commissioners, urged its establishment as far back as 1830, for the objects ‘of uniting our enterprise and efforts with those of other enlightened countries in advancing generally the service of astronomy, amending the theories of the heavenly phenomena and furnishing annually to our navel and commercial interests a correct ephemeris, upon the accuracy of which de- end so-much the safety of our commerce and the lives of our seamen.” ‘TBE FIRST INSTRUMENT. ‘Then, again, the first practical work of an astronom- ical character begun in Washington was the erection at about the samedate of a small transit instrument by the late Admiral (then Lieutenant) Goldsborough. Wilkes removed this embryo depot to a site 1,000 feet north of the Capitol, and there Gilliss in his little wooden building ten fect by six made such valuable observations, and afterward so'interested Preston by his paper on Evcke’s comet, that Preston pushed throngh the Sevate the almost hopejess bill for the new depot. Since the erection of the Observatory by Gilliss, in 1844, the superintendents, Maury, Gilliss, Davis, Sands and Rodgers, have been chosen from the line as officers specially geatiena. and of late years those.of high rank; and the astronomers and those charged with the care of the chronometers, &c., have been also commissioned officers of the navy. In 1848 the name of ‘The United States Naval Observa- tory” was substituted for ‘‘National,”’ by order of the Secretary of the Kio? O “because the institution had always been under the control of the Navy Depart- ment and was conducted by its offi tion being the property of the navy. ‘THE PRESENT SITE AND BUILDINGS. The law of 1842 authorizing the President to locate the depot on eny public ground not otherwise ap- propriated Tyler placed it on Reservation No, 4—o square origiually proposed by Washington to the commiesioners of 1796 as the site of his favorito National University in place of their proposed fort and barracks. The spot has a historic interest, for Braddock, In 1755, on his way to Fort Duquesne, and Waabington himself when coming from Alexan- dria % ‘join him, landed at the rock which is still Ydentified within, this reservation. In 1814 regiments of militia were camped here before going out toward Bladensburg to hear of the enemy and make safe their retreat, while leaving the public buildings to the flames and Madison to his horseback flight. But the historic of this reservation, long ago merge| within the scientific and astronomical, may now well enough disappear in the utilitarian and sanitarian necessities of the capital. On the site named, whjch contains about seventeen acres of land, Lieutenant Gillise, in 1844, erected, with the limited appropriation of that year, the main building of tho preseut Observatory, and mounted within it what is pow known ae *‘ smalier equatorial.” To this building additions have been made in cifferent ears, as required by the expansion of astronom- cal work, and so far as itted by appropriations granted by Congress, To-day the visitor to the Ob- servatory enters within a series of buildings in a sadly dilapidated state. It should not’ be f tten that the circumstances just named under which the extensions have been made have prevented that unity of plan and that keeping abreast of the advanced ex- perience in the construction of observatories which are erential to the highest success, and which havo been most carefully armed at by the present superin- tendent and protessors in their for s new building. pas bag cy Hed pens 9 yeten suo Mia ral ers, On char, of the Observatory, “‘roported to the Secretary of the Navy that the mslarious influences surrounding it were notorious and that from May 1 to about the middle of October the officers whose services were necessarily in the Observatory at night, e-~ the ity in impaired health and diminished efficiency. ir which arise from the river, driven by the prevailing winds, float above the instruments and lessen their usefulness.” Hedurther referred to the report of the Board of Survey which has been already named, in which they also recommend the removal of the Obrervatory “to a site where this great institution, in which all Americans take just pride, could be developed on a acale which Ms morits and impgrignce demand,” and he added that the expense of tho repairs of the pres- ent building from ita very dila ited condition might be avoided by removal to a leas objectionable piace. All at rest tating! cers, its repute jon aa to the malsrious influences was set it it ever existed), uy the certificates unhesi- offered from the Naval Surgeons Clymer, Maxwell and Wales and the city physicians, , Hayner and Garnett, who had attended diferent periods the officials of the Observatory in their sick- Resees. Clymer certified that Gillies’ sudden death was largely due to the malaria, Garnett made the rtificate as to the death of Assistant Astrono- Tiagner as to the loss of Admiral rely, to add to these sed cases Hubbard, one of the test astronomers ever at the Observatory; of P: Pendloton, dying as suddenly as Gillie, and of As- sistant Springer, a robust man until he took up his Sor. fog the oom trom oleh ‘ae = officer or employé has eseay rom wi is physician pro- nounced to be malaria of some form. In reference to the better development of the Ob- servatory in a new location Professor Newcomb says that the present building i# entirely inadequate to the wants of a national establishment and its architecture is such that it cannot be properly en- larged, He ealls attention to the fact that the great Rus- sian Observatory at Pulkova costs $440,000 and that the Austrian government is now erecting a new ob- servatory on as largoa scale, while the recent im- provements in the art of observatory construction would enable na to build an establishment as efficient ag either of these at a much less cost. REPORT OF ‘THE COMMISSION, The prompt action of the superintendent in com- municating the facts just named to the honorable Becre' of the Navy was responded to by the reo- ommendation in his report of 1877 for a removal of the Observatory, and Congress, by the act of Juno 20, 1878, appointed an able commission, com; ot Admiral Ammen, General Barnard and Mr. nar Whitney, to select a site possessing the advantages of healthfulness, clearness of atmosphere and con- venience of eecess from Washington. Their report, iven in full in the lute report ot the Seergtary of the javy, niakes choice of a site on the heights above Georgetown. In accordance with this, Senator Sor. qont’s bill, from the Naval Committee, ota 30,000 for the purchase of grounds, and $1€0,000 for a fireproof Observatory. WILL AN APPROPRIATION BE MADE? virtually resolves itself into one the Observatory, which signal- iteet of its history by Walker's Lalande’s fixed star was splendid dtscover really Neptune; side of the Atlantic $ comb’s work, for which the Royal Socicty presented rom W to -20, lat 4-11, lon 33 Lando FEBRUARY 24, 1879.—TRLPLE SHEET. its gold medal, and by Hall's discovery of the two satellites of Mars (by the cdinmon consent of astro: omers ranking as the greatest telescopic discoy ‘© that of Neptiine in 1s46)—whether this inst: n shall be permitied to be classed as it was by the late Padre Secchi with Palkova and Greeuwich or Shall be left still exposed to the malaria which must cripple iu place of extending the logiti- mate work of its able corps of professors. Will Congress act new? They have shown im general a liberal disposition for scientitie objects, Will they move the Observatory from the marsh created by the ets of the Congress of 1834, which permitted a solid causeway of 1,060 fect to obstruct the channel, and chiefly produce the fists now covering au area of 41,579,000 square fect, This should all be reclaimed. But the Observatory should be moved before this work for the city’s health is begun. Against the protest of Senators Badger, Mason, Bright, Shields and others $130,000 was appropriated to make the bridge a artthe flate. low much will the pre- sent Congress give for a reclamation valued by the Board of Survey at $18,000,000, half of which will belong to the government? How much to save the Observatory? SHIPPING NEWS DATES OF DEPARTURE FROM NEW YORK FOR THE MONTHS: IRUARY AND MARCH, Destination, 2 Bron 1 Broadw: Broadway 31-353 Broadway n Broadway Hrondwa; 7 Bowling Green ‘[2 Rowling Green $ Bowling Greon 0) Broadway o9 Brondway jowling Green 5 Broadway 33 Broadway Broadway Broadway 37 Broadwe; 7 Rowling Green lowing Green 29 Brondwa: 4 Bowling Green 37 Brondway 72 Brondw: 161 Broadway 3 Brondway Bowling Green 2 Bowling Greep 50 Broadway .|29 Broadway 3 Broadway Ameri City of Montreal. Stato of Indiana. Frisi Bowling Green 12 Bowling Groen 129 Broadway ..[29 Broadway Wyoming. ALMANAC FOR NEW YORK THIS DAY. HERALD YACHT WEATHER OBSER- VATIONS. ; Feb, 23. Staten Istand. | Bar. Ther | ‘State of Howr.| Ineh | Deg. | Wind. | Weather. Neon |29.85[ 47| WW |Partty cloudy Horseshoo. 33] WNWiC PORT OF NEW YORK, FEB. 23, 1879. ARRIVALS, REPORTED BY THE HERALD STFAM YACHTS AND HERALD WHITESTONE TELEGRAPH LINE. Steamer Italy (Br), Simpson, London Feb 7, via Dover. 8th, with mdse and 37 passengers to F WJ Hurst. Had ng westerly gales all the passnze, ‘ mer Acapulco, Shackford, Aspinwall Feb 16, with mdse and passengers to tho Pacific Mail Steamship Co. Feb 22, 7AM, passed steamer Andes, from New York for Port au Prince, &c. Steamer New York, Quick, New Orléans 6 days, with mdso to Bogert & Moran. Steamer Tybee, Holmox, Fernandina Feb 18, and Brons- wiek, Ga, 19th, with mdse to WP Clyde & Co. Steamer Galé Stream,,Crowoll, Charleston 3 days, with mdse to J W Qninturd &'Co. mor*Wyanoke, Conch, Richmond. City Point and ‘with mdse to the Old Dominion Steamship Co. Steamer Albemarle, Gibbs, Lewes, Del, with mdse to the Onin Pore meHornas, ‘Mantle Oct 8, with mdse to ip Formosa, Roynols, Mantle , with mi or- . Was ordered to Boston. Ship Empire (of Boston), ."Leckte, Liverpool Dec 11, vi Fayat Jan2i. with salt to Vernon i Brown & Co. Had fine weatiter to lat 46 lon ed westorly gales, which times the hi vory heavily. teh 1 sat: Dac 2B and 29 i: blow. whurrican inning at SSW and end- ing at WW. whieh, ‘and main lower top falls and main eponeer, the veasel lying under bie les for 14 hours the gale abated Bent other lower topsni 1, jat 43 10, lon 43, AM, fell in with brig La Pin NB, di and'in a sinking condition Os and crew, 9 in number (before blow a terrific gale, blowin : same away our third lower maint ay. inthe trough of the sca without the heavy gales abating, deomod to 1and tho shipwrecked Jan 11, anchored in Fayal been as far ith from Liverpool, havin ‘ayal; was 10 roads, just 1 ¥ enther from tan 44. dog: days from lon of Grand Banks. hip Lina (Ger), Abrens, Hremen 44 days, with empty barrels to Theo Ruger. Mad strong W gales during tho on- at night, lat 4008, lon 5936, fell in 7 fand from St John, ‘and disabled. having become unmang heavy SW and NW gale: took off the all told) and brought them to this po columns), Ship Jane Fish (of Thomaston), Young, Antwerp via Delaware Breakwater 50 dava.in ballast, to Snow & Bur- gens, Jun 16, lat 54, lon 38, took a : Feering to NW. lnsting fo the ztet il and received othe ils (Arg), Bolet, Montevideo 60 days, with rner Bros Co, “Crossed the hi NE trades to lat 25 ras; afterward strong" (wee general news N: ‘ang a NE winds, Ship Cavalier (Br), Currio, Rio Janoiro 39 days, In ballast, to MeKay & Dix, Crossed the Equator Jan 28 in lon 36; Was 10 days N of Martoras, with, heavy NE and NW gales Feb 21, midnight, 150 miles BE by E of Cape Heniopon, spoke # brig, the name of which was understood to be Dol phin; they stated that the captain had been lost o and appeared to Ia id navigate thom instructions how $B), Veal, Li ), Veale, 1, in ballast, tod W Parker & Co, areas ‘Sneklokke (Nor), Jorgensen, Dablin 65 days, in ch, Edye & Co. Hind’ heavy weathers lost it. lit nails, ee 8M Snitth (of St John, NB), Olsen, Bremen 5A days, in ballast, to Funeh, Kdye & Co. Had heavy weather: lost and split sails: Jan 23, Ole T Larson, seaman, aged twenty years, fell from thé main yard evérbosrd sind was rk James A Wright (of Philadelphia), Spear, Rotter dam, via Tybee, 65 days, in ballast, to.) W Elwell & Co. Burk Saga (of Pic ). Greon, Bordeanx 60 d ballast, to Jas Edm Had strong W galos du iro parsage. ja (of Dundee), Drummond, Bordesax, vi renkwater, 66 days, in ballast. to J 8 Tuck d strong W gree daring tho entire passage; 7 mimart, Bordoanx 53 days, in bal- . From lon So had heavy NW gales. (Ger), Dennebrog, St Narairo £9 dave, ac Had pales, : Ori (Ger), Parrow, Sables to, order, Feb 12, during @ lower to le, one a ‘malatopeailyard and revelves other semege. ark Onracon (Hey Faulkner, Curacee, 19) dave, with akins. ac, to DA a. Was 10 S of Hattoras, with heavy NW and NE winds, Bark Annie (of Glasgow), McDongall, Matanzas 21 ds versel to J F Whitney & Co. at 14 days. 4 tof Bangor), Rydor, Matanzas 15 days, Tensel to Miller & Houghton. Wert ith heavy NE and NW gales: lost and Zufriedenheit in ballact, to © Tobias Bark Theodosine with maar to 01 days N of Matteras, split wails. Bark Esth rk E jenjamin, Porth Amboy, with coal to JH Winchester (WIN finish loading for Havann.) Brig Prid Chaleur (of Chatham, days.in ballet, to Seatwmnell Br W to NW iho whole passage spoke bark Sirian Star (Bi ndonderry for Sandy Hook. Bri atlone (Aus), Mahovich, Bayonne 63 days, in bal last, fe Blenovich & Ca Tad henry weate . ina (Nor), Blix, Rio Janiero, to Beniva: Woy . Crossed the ogni 4): was 12 dave 8 of Hiattoras, with hoavy Wage heavy hond wens: split sails, de. rig Bride (of Yarmouth, NS), Haake, Santos 42 days, with coffoe to order; vessel to Boyd & Hfineken. Cros jor Jan 20, m lon 28 40; had fine woather. Brig Joseph Clark (of Waldsboro), Stahl, St Crotx & Portertio! hoavy NE and NW galon and head seas, with snow nqiialls, &e. Brie Tally Moot Mactan, Cates, Caibarton 10 with ugar, de, to Sim; Tapp & Waa lt daya Wot Hatteras 1 rales. . Dewey, Cardenas 15 JOM Ceballos; vessel to Miller & ft Hattorns, spoke brig Raven from 4 New York, Velz Emma f Mall (of Boston), Porry, Mataneas 16 days, with sngar to order; vessol to Carver & By b . Biot Muttoran, with’ and NE cuiors tone anid aplit satiny” ment to Feb 13, 01 ty yon los: loxt and split ». MeFadden, Sagna 15 urn & Co; vousel to Jed atteras, with gales from NE and NY Brig Blanco (of St John, NB) Foster, 5 with Aneartoordees ‘vessel tnt W Parker Go. Was tt days N of Hatt ith strong N and E gales, Gloucester), Gupt to Isnag Ht Staples. inten from Nit to N saworth), Hagworty, Jeremie 27 Sortes, as 10 days " x ot "Hinutoras, with ol _w heavy NW an gal asa Belin Addie G Bryant itubbs, Mivatitian 2 days, with cedar tod O Ward & asel to itt W Loud & Co. jad strong Wand NW uring the entire passage, with heavy head nenn: spl Bele IW Saw rer cot nd), Orchard, Port Antonia fs, to dard With fruit to A Dovigines: yousel to Trane Ie taples, Was 7 dags N of Hatteras, with gules from NE and NW: Fob 8, off St Nicola Mole, spoke sehr Charles I Matheson, from Conaiven for Boxt ail minerinan, Highes, Havann, P vin Bor. . with empty barrels to Geo TE ire, Dat in in distress dan 11, with loss of sails, foretop- MA he Clytie it Pembroke), Laughton, Mataneas 22 days, vohe Clytie (ot }, Laughton, iat 2 oy tA Wh Maye x with sugar to master, Wie it ot Cape Hatteras, With heney NE and NW gales, Schr Gries Bradley (of Thomaston), Vesper, Matanzas 18 days, with sugar to Fernandes & Univos vessel to Snow & sape-nar-ae —=rreesetinciaceaplieeraseatitiaas Burgess, Had heavy N and NW gales; broke main gaff weit Alten of Harrington), Coffin, Matanzas 19 day Schr Alzenn ‘of Herrington), Coffin, as with suar to order: fesse! to Brett, Son Was T jays N terns, with strong westerly alos. E Wilicts, Dayton, Brazos Suntingo, 25 days, ¢, to Waodhouse & Rudd; vessel to A Day: of Hatteras, with heavy northerly g: Tonite Oh spoke bars Wetterhorn, from OAc ehevon Sephora ot Philadetphin), Frames, N * he ot Hinde s). Frambes, New E ith molasses to B I I Sou: 708, house & Rudd. gales: was 10 days N of Hatteras. Sehr Rollin ford, Vous. Virginia. Schr Brothers, Borsell, Baltimore for Providence. im ae ren me re ie. fro Bremen. guchored in the lowor bay for orders, came up ¢0 PASSED THROUGH HELL GATE. BOUND SOUTH, Steamer lancus, Boarse, Bost ofan iPetpea ‘on for New York, with mdse camer City of Fitchburg, Ellis, N vgn th mas dae dae eat fo Now rt 8. Provid z ¥ muee for New York, with ‘ow London and Norwich for New BOUND East, Stoamer Eloanora, Johnson, Now York f 8 ‘Antrim, Garduer, New York for Prevalence. & for Providence. which 0 cil Passengers to steamer Bolivar, Geer, N ‘ork, Schr Telemah, Betinett, Now ¥ ponght Samuel P Godwin, Williams, Now York for Stam- Behr J M Carter, Carter, Hoboken for Provid: Schr Price, Nickerson, Hoboken for Providence, « Schr EM Reed, kelsey, Port Johnson for Boston. ’” Behr Lida Babcock, Babcock, Philadelphia for Boston, Sebr J B Carrington, Parker, Baltimore for Now Hi Sehr Wm Farren, Lindsley, Virginia for Now Have All the eastward bound vessel cliored in Hart Island Roads proc MARITIME MISCELLANY. i= For stranding of schr C B Raine, from Hayti, soe general nows columns, The schooner is 206 tous rogister, and wan built at Eastport, Me, in 1875, whence sho sails. Streamer Awxtonio (Br), for Livorpool, which at. cy bows and returned to Philadelphia 18th for repairs, re. voyage yesterday. 7 Texas, Hommenway, from Memnl 1s wrecked in a xale 8 miles S of Mi 19th inst. Hor captain and crow wi Snip Tanna (Nor) remains in the same position on the Jorsey coaut. The wroekers wore working on the ship all day yesterday, discharging ballast und sending down spars and vizging. Hundreds of persons. from the surrounding country visi ne yesterday ii ae oa was quict, and a light off sho: tis wagons and sleighs. wind lols oa clock, when it increased. randy fer to curoon, considerably to sea. 4 ichely hogued. the metal shooting on the starboard wide is badly ripped by the son's action, and several of her seams are open, causing a leak, work of stripping ia being vizorously pushod. Th was frosh from’ the SW, with quite aheavy soa, There is but little probability of saving the vessel. Bank Lox Ragtay (Br), from Sa before reported abandoned’ at sea, had a ca barrels of rosin, valued at $7,178, which was Messrs. Peacock. Hunt & Co, of Savannah, for other parties, and it is understood was insured. Scur Torrxno, wrecked at Ryo ledge, NH, was from Lubec for Boston, The vessel was over thirty years old, Falued at d not insured, The cargo of herring was jAsured. Battiorn, Feb 22—The sehr Martha Sargent, which was sunk about two wooks ago, having boen stove in by the ice off Bodkin Creek, was towod up to Bowly's wharf this morning, She was laden with p NOTICE TO MARINERS, Provinence, Feb 22—Capt_K¢ Nowport, reports that the buoy. Channel, and the red buoy off Lyon's Sho! River, are gone from their moorings. SPOKEN, Ship Hermon, from Baltimore for Acapulco, no date, lat 88, lon 34 10 W. * Ship Alex MeKenzie, Homewood, from San Francisco for Queenstown, Jan 2), lat 4.40 N, lon 116 10 W, OUR CABLE SHIPPING NEWS. Austenpam, Feb 22—Arrived, bark Algeria (Br), Robia- son, Savannah via Egmont wh he was ashore. Astwerp, Feb 23—Arrived, steamers Sibylla (Br), Martin, New Orleans; Hermod (Dan), Olsen, New York. Sailed 22d, bark Magdalena (Nor), Olsen, New York. a Brtrast, Feb 22—Arrived, bark Chiettein (Br, Fulton, Baltimore. Breuex, Fob 22—Arrived, ships Danrobtn (Br), Harris, Now York; Anna(Ger), Bohme, Baltimoro; barks Olbert (Ger), Alberts, New York; Kathinka (Ger), Rossine, New Orleans, ailed 224, bark Lovehjerte (Nor), Nielsen. Philadelphia, Canvirr, Feb 23—Sailed, ships G C Trufant (Br), Thomas, Bong Kong; Monte Rosa, Carter, do. Hamaune, Fob 22—Sailed, ship Hiram (Nor), Jacobsen, Ainerica. . Haver, Feb 23—Ssiled, ships Crusader (Br), Durkee, New York; Armenta, Carter, do; schr Charles & Morrisey, Smith, Cardiff Mauaaa, to Feb 23—BSalled, bart George Kingman, Howes, Philadalphia, + PiyMovrr, Fob 23—Arrived, steamer Lessing (Gor), Voss, New York for Hamburg (and proceeded). Qurexstown, Feb 23—Arrived. steamers City of New York (Br), Land, New York for Liverpool; Pernvian (Bri, Smith, Baltimoro vie Halifax for do (and both proceed. Rancoos, to Feb 22—Arrived, ship Leading Wind, Lothrop, Liverpool.* WEATHEB REPORT. feb 23—Wind NNE, fresh gal if steamer City of io,” Seskonk ‘Providence Hourneai 3 cloudy, FOREIGN PORTS. Hatsrax, Fob 23—Shilod, steamer Sardinian (Br), Dutton (from Baltimore), Liverpool. Vicront 11—Passed, snip Gov Tilly (Br), Ham phroys, Nenutmo for San Francisco. AMERICAN PORTS. BOSTON, Feb 22—Arrtved, steamers Seminole, Hallett, Savannah; Saxon, Snow, Philadelphia. ‘23d—Arrived, steamers Berks, Pendleton, Philadelphia; Perkiomen, Albertson. ine, Berry, New York. Hailed—Stoamer Nereus, New York; bark Concordia (Nor), Glasgow. IRE, Pob 23—Arrived, steamers Streoushalh ow York ; Saragossa, Hoo) (Be), Garvin, Bordeau: Cyprus (Br), Parker. Glasgow; Heith Dom Pedro II, Thomson, jusewieck, Bord sehrs Laura nthony, Davi ship Jum Henricksen, . Nillson, . New York; Ellen bin su —. Sailed—Sehr Maria Biorson, New York, pBBAUPORT, SC, Feb 21—Arrived, bark Snowdonte (Bd, #, St Thomas. Cloared—Barks Cambale (Br), Phillips, United Kingdom Mariel (Br), GriMth: ARLESTO! Ider, Van; Ider, New haw, Inger, Wil- ‘ia. SV W &i C: 5 gad — A gag Jacksonville, hy EH Furber, O'Neill, Baltimore vie rod. Brunswick, Ga. Batled—Bark Gorda (Nor), Liverpool. 2id—Arrived, steamers Charleston, Berry, New York; Virginia, Philadelphia: Off port—sehr M C Lyon, from Baltimore, ¢ Closred Steamers City of Atlanta, Woodhall, New Tork altimore. 10—Arrived, schrs D F Keel h, "Mary E Pennell. Leighton, Port Adelaide (Bn. Meintceh, St Thomas; "Bloated tithe eche Mathew. Kinney” Yaton, Felt Rt ¥ sche oY ; 12th. beige Jostle Raya, ‘Adams, pay fh Oe 88, M@NROE, Feb 23—Setled, bark Davenport, joree, Havann, RE: wv Baltimore. Ce aa eis Fob 18—Arrived, sche Stelle, Rasmassen, Balied pare Tancred (Nor), Jena . IORILE, Feb 1)_Went to to, ship Fries (Bn, for Liver- pool: bark Karstons Langaard (Kor), for Havre. NEW ORLEANS, Fob 1%—Arrived, bark Pora (Swe), st 4, Foes, Biigebesa: oem done: i Krams. é> ro; aes, ingaton, Ja. Cleared—Steamer Mai . Baxer, F eras Hees re lane hips Ae Sot, ~ 0 janna (Br), Ratiod -decatner Pitaroy (BO), Livorpoel ; bark Albert Vie- PEOHROEK, von 21— arrived, bark Blanche Bn, Fleming, PORT, Feb 22—Arrived, schr Mary B Amsden, of ; NEW LONDON, Feb 22—Sailed, echt Com Kearney, Bos: > 22—Arrivod, steamer Pottevilte, at DRT G, ‘BLE, Feb 14—Sailed, bark Jas Cheston, TENELCUR A Feb 20—Arrived. eehrs Forest Home, K } Ajax, Northrup, do. Cie eras. Neste BP, Biance, Queenstown; sche vi ‘Smith, Ne, RiP, Be reins fee Se oth: Geo ¥ * (BP. English, Beltast; sche J Ricardo sera ett amer Antonto (Br), for Liverpool, having re loth; Geo W Wolff t to soa 6 PM). iene, bBo Arrived, sehr Linste D Small, War- WIM TTAND, Fob 21—Arrived, schrs Mary, Gilchrist, Bel- n Himington, NC: Catawamtenk, {an ltoe Jackrorsiits; HG Bir ‘Clonred—Sehe Harb ready: fonnedy, Rock- Bunker, do tor New York. inger, Wentworth. New York. ie Hattio r rescott, HE —Sailed off, Roo AM, sche Amos Falkonburg, henca for Now York. HeCHMORD, Feb 21—Sailed, acht John W Hall, Outten, jew York, S3d—Kaited, steamer Richmond, BAN FRANCISCO, Fob 15—Arr (Br), Smith, Calentta; Oy mn it 'y Glover, Delany, Sent wer, nerdale (Br), Cox, Sydney. n W Alms, Freoman, Honolnta; bei San Jose de Guatemala; ache Olivi i ir Pr Com. ‘kson, ively a Salgram, Ban cise: Hark Montana, m, do. VANNAU, Feb 22—Cleared, ‘ship PC Hareltine, Gilkey, Liverpool, 2M-—-Arrived. ship. San 8} ark Othere (Hr), flaon, jompvon, Baltimore: J M Ba Nailed—Stoamer Timah (Br, ol; shing Ardmore (Br), MeViear, Liverpool; brie Triumfo (Sp), Bareolona, TACOMA, Fob 15—Arrived, bark Samosot, Cameron, San Francireo, WILMINGTO Fob 2}-Agrives satoamer , Dud oer ator, Donnas New York, oJ Law 1 © Inoasele RE. Fraw SA ening, Bremon ; rs PG Schulix, ins «oth