The New York Herald Newspaper, March 1, 1879, Page 7

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS From All Parts of the World. FRENCH PARLIAMENTARY POLICY. M. Leon Say and the Five Per Cents. THE RUSSIAN EVACUATION. Bulgaria and Eastern Roumelia Want to Govern Themselves. TIME DEFEATS WESTON. {BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.) Lonpon, March 1, 1879. In the French Senate M. Victor Hugo advocated full and complete amnesty. Minister Le Royer re- plied that the government were strong enough to grant such an amnesty, but would not allot them- selves to be dragged into acourse they did not ap- Prove, The proposal of Victor Hugo was rejected by the Chamber. A proposal made by M. Béringer, which was less Mberal than that of the government, was also ro- jected. The government bill was finally adopted by & vote of 163 to 86. In the Chamber of Deputies the Right attacked Minister Léon Say for delaying his statement rela- tive to the conversion of five per cent rentes. M. Say replied, blaming the Budget Committee for taking the initiative in the matter. His reply caused loud protests from the Left. The Patrie, of Paris, announces that President Grévy will soon conter with the Presidents of the Chambers on the new commercial policy. The Times’ Paris despatch says:—‘Major Labordére, who in De- cember, 1877, refused to obey orders which he con- sidered indicative of a coup d'état, and who was consequently superseded for disobedience, has just been gazetted to the command of a battalion, while General Bressolles, who gave the objectionable order, remains unattached.” A Paris despatch to the Daily News says this reparation is a valuable admission that the government does not consider the Ministry of the 16th of May as in- nocent, but merely that their impeachment is inex- pedient, and will go far to reconcile the majority to the abandonment of impeachment. La Lanterne publishes a triumphant article relative to the De Marcire affair. It declares that, though prosecuted and fined for its attacks on the police, it has gained its ends in obtaining the removal of obnoxious Police officials, It is expected that the Ministry will institute a further prosecution against La Lanterne for libelling M. de Marcére. THE FIVE PER CENT RENTES. M. Léon Say, Minister of Finance, has explained to the Budget Committee that the conversion of the five per cent rentes would be unpopulgr at home and impossible abroad. He pointed out the contingency that holders of fivo per cent rentes might refuse to exchange their old bonds for new ones. The government would then be compelled to borrow gold from the Bank of France to todeem the five per cents. Such an operation would exhaust the bank’s whole stock of gold and ‘compe, the government to resort to a forced currency. The vote of the Budget Committee yesterday, resolving to take note of the declaration of M. Léon Say, Minister of Finance, that - the government docs not contemplate the con" version of the five per cent rentes, is an expression of confidence and leaves it entirely to the govern- ment to take the initiative for conversion whenever it deems it expedient. MM. Germain and Rouvier proposed ¢hat the committee should again ex- amine Minister Say and, if necessary, take other measures, but the suggestion was overruled as possibly leading to a political and financial crisis, The Times’ Paris correspondent points out that M. Léon Say's declaration that the government does not contemplate the conversion of the five per cent rentes leaves the five per cent rentes exposed to similar panics to that which has just terminated. . ENGLAND, FRANCE AND: EGYPT. A Paris despatch to the Times announces that France has consented to act with England for the reinstatement of Nubar Pacha. The Khe- dive has already been semi-officially ad- vised of England’s intention, and will be officially notitied of the decision of the two Powers to-morrow. He will probably submit, although it is asserted that he has been privately encouraged to resist. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. The Russian forces occupied Arab-Tabia on the second day aiter the Roumanian evacuation, and are dismantling it in accordance with the Treaty of Ber- lin. The new Russian note to the Powers sug- gests that the appointment of a foreigner instead of an Ottoman subject as Goy- ernor of Eastern Roumelia might obviate many difficulties. The Times’ correspondent at Vi- enna remarks that, from the way in which Russia recommends 4 settlement of tho Dobrudscha fronticr question to the Powers, it is evi- dent that she still sets great store on the frontier being removed much farther from Silistria than was decided upon. Russla’s desire to introduce a new administration into Eastern Rou- melia before her evacuation of the territory looks rather like a desire to prolong the occupation for s period the length of which could not even be conjectured. Though the evacuation should take place at the end of two months, the new statute for the administration of Eastern Roumelia is far from completed, thanks to Russian obstruction and the International Commission's own dilatoriness. The Vienna Poliuical Correspondence says the Russians have taken measures to frustrate the design of the Bulgarians to burn Adrianople. The Berlin corre- spondent of the Times states that criminal inquiry into the affairs of the Cronstadt Bank has been opened, The managing director of the bank has been arrested. THE BULGARIAN PARLIAMENT, ‘The first regular session of the Bulgarian Assembly was held at Tirnova on Thursday. The appoint- ment of some persons originally appointed deputies to the Assembly by the Russian authorities have been revoked, and they have been replaced by new appointecs. Various Deputies con- demned these changes, and proposed that persons who are improperly aceredited as members of the Assembly shall be excluded. Nono of the Roumetian or Macedonian Deputies were present at the first regular meeting, even as spectator. THE GERMAN BUDGET. The German Reichstag commenced the debate on the budget yesterday. The President of the Impe- rial Chancellerie, Von Hofman, stated that the deficit for the current year would be only $2,750,000, in- stead of $5,000,000, as catimated, and that this would be covered by matriculatory contribu: tions. Tho expenditures would be $1,260,000 less than for the previous year, $1,000,000 of which would be saved on the army administration; but the re- ceipts had decreased $3,500,000, It would be neces- sary, he said, to raise the matriculatory contribu- tions for next year to $25,250,000, and he pointed out that a resort to indirect taxes was indispensable in order to rendor the Empire financially independent and relidve the individual States from their heavy contributions, The Post's despatch from Berlin says the progressists in the Reichstag have given notice of 4 motion opposing the proposed taxation on grain, which will compel the members to declare for or against protection. AMERICAN RATLWAYS. At the mooting of tho bondholders and share- holders of the Atlantic and Great Western Kailroad yesterday about six hundred persons were present. The following resolutions were submitted :— This meeting approves the lease of the company’s railroad and pro} se to the Erie Railway an the terms mentioned in the report of the reconstruction trustees, dated February 21, 1879, upon all necessary authorities, consents and’ co-operation being ob- tained, including the consent of # majority in value of the holders of the first and second mortgage bonds, pursuant to the revised official scheme of ar- rangement dated July 21, 1875. This meeting approves of the limit to the amount of prior lien bor authorized hy the revised official scheme of arrangement dated July 21, 1475, being in- creased from $7.000,000 to $10,000,000 upon the con- sent of a majority in value of the holders of the first and second mortgage bonds, This meeting approves of the reconstruction trus- tees, under the powers given to them by the con- tract aud agreement for carrying into effect the re- vised official scheme of the arrangement dated July 1875, and with all other necessary authorities, if » increasing the amount of the first mortgage bonds to be issued by the reconstructed company to such an amount as will enable the said trustees to compromise and settle by means of them any outstanding, un- settled or disputed claims on this company. This meeting approves of the reconstruction trustees fixing, and hereby concurs with them in fixing, the Ist day of May next as the last date on which any further bonds or stock of this company will be ro- ceived by them so a8 to share in the benefit of recou- struction by conversion into securities of the new company. All the resolutions were adopted by a large ma- jority. An amendment, proposed by Mr. Thomas Cave, that the consideration of the proposal of the trustees for a lease to the Erie Railway Company should be postponed till the reorganization of the company was completed and the ‘receiver's annual report for 1878 was received and considered, was ro- jected, IMPORTATION OF AMERICAN CATTLE, The London correspondent of the Edinburgh Scots- man says:—'Sir George Campbell's motion in the House of Commons that the summary prohibition of the importation of cattle from the United States is calculated to destroy an important trade and de- prive England of the advantage of cheap meat, was postponed at the earnest request of several influen- tial members of his own (liberal) party, who thought that the subject was not ripo for discussion.” NEWS YROM SOUTH AFRICA, Capetown advices to February 11, by way of Ma- deira, say the situation is unchanged. Lord Chelms- ford was aeting strictly on the defensive The British loss in the fight at Rorke’s Drift on the 22d ult., including the native contingent, is estimated at ,over 1,500 men. A despatch from Cape Town to the Standard says:—"The colors of the Twenty-fourth regiment have been found on the battle field. The Natal frontier had becn quiet up to the llth of February. Prince Louis Napoleon has been recommended to Lord Chelmsford, commander in-chief of the South African forces, as an extra aide-decamp. He will be gazetted with the local rank of Captain unattached. WESTON FAILS AGAIN. Weston, at half-past eleven on Thursday night, left Windsor to walk a measured mile in an endeavor to regain his arrears, having sixty-five miles to make up. At twenty minutes past three o’clock this morning he had gained fifteen miles, when he rested for three hours for sleep, being overcome by fatigue. By balf-past eight o'clock yesterday he had added ten miles to his gain, leaving forty miles of arrears to mako up. He reached Slough yesterday morning. His 1,000 hours expired at ten minutes past four o'clock yesterday af- ternoon, when the actual distance he had walked was 1,9773 miles. Weston will continue until he has finished the 2,000 miles. SUFFERING IN SHEFFIELD. ‘Tne Mayor of Sheffield stated at a meeting in that city on Thursday that in one district of that town there are 4,000 persons destitute and 400 families ac- tually starving. The relief fund, with the exception of about £800, has been expended. DEATH OF BARON KARL OTHO VON MANTEUFFEL. A cable despatch from Berlin announces the death of Baron Karl Otho von Manteuffal, who held at various times important positions in Prussian political life. Born ou the 9th of July, 1906, in 1851 he was President of the municipal government of Frankfort-on-the-Oder. In August of the same year he went to Berlin a» Under Secretary of State in the Ministry of the Interior. In October, 1854, he was made Minister of Agriculture, and retained his portfolio until 1858, when the Cabinet of which his brother, Baron Otho Theodore Von Manteuffel was the Presi- dent retired, CABLE ITEMS, The British frigate Raleigh has arrived at Alex- andria, The Hungarian Delegations have opened. Four million five hundred thousand florins ($2,225,000) are asked foron account of the Bosnian occupation of 1879, The decree subjecting vessels arriving from the United States and South American ports to quarantine at Italian ports has been abrogated. The home rule members of the House of Com- mons will meet to-day in London to elect a deputy leader, who will act during the absence or indisposi- tion of Mr. Butt. Mr. Mitchell Henry will ptobably be elected. The memorial tablet on the house at Rome where John Keats, the poet, died, was unveiled yesterday in the presence of the principal English and Amer- ican residents of the Italian capital. ‘The mineral springs at Teplitz have resumed their flow. GREAT EUROPEAN STORMS. INTERRUPTION OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN FRANCE AND ENGLAND—MONEY GRANTED BY THE FRENCH CHAMBER FOR THE RELIEF OF SUFFERERS—INUNDATIONS CAUSING ALARM AND DISTRESS—SPANISH SAILORS DROWNED. [BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.) Pants, Feb. 28, 1879. Postal communication with England may prac- tically be said to be cut or to be continued on the stage coach principle. Channel storms delay the packet boats and continental snow drifts block the rails. What between slect, snow and rapidly suc- ceeding frost and thaw the weather here is execrable. In tho French slopes of the Eastern Pyrenees there is more snow than the oldest inhab- itant remembers. Between Bourg-Madame and Montlouis horseback is the only means of communi- cation. Floods are apprehended in the valleys if spring sets in suddenly. The inundations in the southeast are subsiding, but the foundations of the houses have been so undermined, that round Agen, a town in the Department of Loire-et-Garonne, quitea panic prevails. At Coulommiers, in the Department of Seine-et-Marne, the floods led to a land slip, In the Chamber of Deputics yesterday, M. de Mar- cere, Minfster of the Interior, asked for a grant of 200,000f. for the sufferers by inundations in the southern departments. He said more money would probably be required. The Chamber referred the subject to the Budget Committee to fix the necessary relief, ‘THE STORM IN SPAIN AND AUSTRIA. ‘The storm was felt severely in many parts of Spain. Several of the railroad lines are interrupted by the snow drifts, Snow fell in Madrid on Tuesday. A sad accident was caused by the gale. Twenty-three Spanish sailors on the way from Ferrol to spend the Carnival in their native villages have been drowned. Their boat was capsized by a squall. During the great gale at Trieste on Tuesday the sea invaded the lower part of the town, doing much damage to the shops and cafés, MEXICO. PEOPLE FLEEING FROM SGNORA TO THE UNITED STATES, San Franctsco, Feb, 28, 1879. A San Diego despatch says:—“A special to the Union to-day from Tucson says hundreds of persons from Sonora are coming into Arizona to avoid tak- ing partin or suffering the effects of the revolution, Many of them are destitute,” CANADIAN DUTY ON GRAIN. Mow#nnat, Feb, 28, 1879, At aspecial meeting of the members of the Mon- treal Corn Exchange to-day the following resolution ‘was passed by a large majority :— Resolved, That this meeting hears with considerable alarm a roport that it is the intention of t pubs protwetive duty on Drendatuify, and hat tn adjustin, hardship that w and onrnestly om inion: he Hnited CENTRAL ASIA. Arrival of the Afghan Ambassa- dors in Tashkend. oe INTERVIEW WITH GENERAL RASGONOFP. A Russian Officer's Views on the ftate of Aighanistan and the Condition’ of the Ameei RUMORS OF SHERE ALIS DEATH. —————_——— [BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.) Tasuxenpd, Turkestan, Feb, 24, 1879. The Afghan ambassadors, whose arrival at Tashkend I have already announced, were officially received to-day by General Kaufmann. The embassy is composed of the Ameer's nephew, the Grand Vizier and the Ministers ot Justice and of the Interior (the latter having been the chief of the last Afghan embassy which visited ‘Tashkend), and was accompanied by the Russian General Rasgonoff. It left Samarcand on the 19th of January. I have just hada lengthy interview with General Rasgonoff, a full summary of which I trans- mit in the following. I was anxious to learn particulars respecting the internal affuirs of Afghanistan at the present time, and the truth of the rumors that have reached us respecting the illness of the Ameer. CONVERSATION WITH GENERAL BASGONOFF. Corresponpent—On what condition did you leave Afghanistan? Rascosorr—The general disposition of the people inclines to resistance, notwith- standing the efforts of partisans of the English at Cabul, who act as spies on the Afghans, and who calumniate the Russians on every pcssible occasion. CornEsponpext—The newspapers say that tho English lavish gold wherever they are received. What is the truth of the asser- tion? « Basconory—The truth is that when there was a question of the Ameer going to St. Petersburg, the English thought to gain over the population to them, and during the Ameer’s progress, an Afghan, calling himself an English deserter from Pesha- wer, and who disappeared immediately | afterward, offered 100,000 roubles to Chanzi, one of the ambassadors who has just ar- rived here, if he would prevent the Rus- sians from intervening. ‘THE RECEPTION OF THE AMEER EN ROUTE. Corzgsronpenr—How was the Ameer re- ceived on his passage through Afghanistan? Rasconorr—He was everywhere received with acclamation by men, women and chil- dren, Ten thousand people came out from Tashkorgan to meet him. The Ameer an- nounced wherever he went his determina- tion to continue tho war against the Brit- ish forces, Corresponpent—How goes on the war now? Rasaosorr—The Afghans are doing noth- ing, and the English but little more. ‘The English are making military demonstrations merely to diminish the amount of the sums which they have to give in order to pur- chase success. Coanzsronpent—How will it all end? Rasconorr—It will last a long while, un- less the Afghans find a good general, which they may do. They have good soldiers but detestable commanders. They possess two hundred cannon, scattered over their terri- tory, and numerous cavalry which is incom- parable in quality, and could destroy the invaders if properly handled, Cornesroxpent—Then the party of Shere Ali does not despair? Rascoonrr—No. They have not come to that yet. THE AMEER’S ILLNESS, Conresroxpent—What would the result be if the Ameer should die? . Rasaoxorr—Yakoob seems disposed to continue the war. He sends daily reports tothe Ameer at Tashkorgan and seeks his advice. Connesponpent—Is Yakoob sincere? Rusconory—I cannot tell, ConnesronpEnt - How did the Ameer’s ill- ness commence ? Rasaoxorr—Heo told me that he had a sore throat, but it was the opinion of the mission that his illness was feigned. We left him with this conviction, and were greatly surprised to hear of the seriousness of his case. Cornesroxpent—Did not this illness sug- gest political poisoning, to destroy tho Ameer—the only bond of union between Russia and Afghanistan—just as he was about to cross the fronticr? Rascoxorr—I am unable to form any opinion on that subject. When I left there was nothing to raiso such a suspicion, As General Rasgonoff enly speaks Rus- sian, General Kaufmann was good enough to act as interpreter during this interview. KAUFMANN AND THE AMBASSADORS ON THE ANXIOUS SBAT, [By CABLE TO THE HERALD.) Tasnxenn, Feb. 27, 1879, General Kaufmann has received no aews SHEET, NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1879.-TRIPLE from the Ameer, nor from St. Petersburg, consequently he has given no audience to the Aighanistan ambassadors since their ar- rival, excepting the official reception al- ready mentioned. He has received the Grand Vizier, However, who, as is usual, brought presents from the Ameer. FRESH RUMORS OF THE DEATH OF SHERE ALI. Tasuenp, Feb. 28, 1879. The Governor of Samarcand telegraphs to General Kaufmann that the report of the death of Shere Ali has been brought to Samarcand by people arriving from the Afghan frontier. General Kaufmann is stall without news from the Russian doctor at Taskcourgan. THE AMEER’S JOURNEY—RUMORED DESERTION OF PART OF SHERE ALI'S ESCORT—ASIATIC REPORTS, ‘TAsnxenp, Turkestan, Jan. 24, 1879. Since the 13th, the date of my last telegram, we haye been entirely without news here, All that we know is that the Amcor Shere Ali is staying at Tashkorgan, where lis harem had preceded him. This double piece of information was sent to Gen- eral Kaufmann by one of his aides-de-camp, to whom he had given orders to take charge of the Afghan mission on its re- turn, This officer, in passing through Shirabad, learnca the following facts from the Bey of that place. The Bokharian functionary informed him that he had been apprised by General Rasgonoff of his approaching passage and also of the fact that the Ameer, who had left Cabul with an escort of 1,000 men, had only 400 of them left when he arrived at Tashkorgan, the 600 others having deserted! The Bey added that the robbers, whose boldness had in- creased tenfold since the war, had entirely cut the communications between Cabul and the frontier, so that the Ameer is absolutely without news of what is occurring in his capital. He can console himself with the reflection that he resembles the rest of the world in this, secing that the English journals are unable to furnish them with any in- formation on the subject. The news which we re- ceive here, through the Russian journals, which re- produce the English telegrams and which only reach us at intervals of three weeks, speak of a journey which Yakoob Khan has made to Jelalabad surrounded by an English staff, ‘The statement was pronounced to be false. Then, again, the London journals re- ferred to the principal instigator of the present war, and indicated him to be a person named Benderski. Now, it happens that M. Benderski is a simple subal- tern in the Russian mission, It is surprising that even his name should have reached the newspaper correspondents. But the English journals do not enjoy a monopoly of such blunders. THE AMEER’S ESCORT. On a soil, almost unknown and which its inhabi- tants wish to keep closed to the rest of the world, the Bey of Shirabad, of whom I make mention above, was evidently influenced by the old hatred of the Bokharians against the Afghans when he spoke of the desertion of the Ameer’s escort. Mention had, in fact, been made in the beginning of his journey of the strength of the force which Shere Ali was bring- ing with him; but a letter from General Rasgonoff, which since reached here, stated that he had left with only 400 men. Besides the people in charge of the baggage and the servants, this is just the number that arrived at Tashkorgan. This same Bey, in his anxiety to impress his hearers as to the extent of his information, stated’ that wherever the English had made their appearance they had de- clared the country annexed. Being entirely without news from General Rasgonoff we could not tell whether this was true or false, Afghanistan becom- ing more and more inaccessible to us as a recent example will show. The Amecr had requested the Russian authorities to send him a physician, on account of the prevailing fevers, which were raging. The doctor, escorted by only six Cossacks, reached Balkh, where he was brought to a dead stop, the Ameer having neglected to apprise the Governor of his arrival. It is super- fluous to dwell on the reality or on the absence of news in a letter which takes from thirty-five to forty days to reach New York, and which will evidently bo anticipated by telegraphic despatches. I have merely referred to these facts to give your readers an idea of the degree of contidence which they should accord to any news except that arriving from an official source—that is to say, from General Rasgonoff, who alone has personal means of verifying what he writes, This source of accurate information will be in a measure closed to us by the General's return, and we shall be compelled to con- tent ourselves with messages or letters from the Ameer, who, according to General Kaufmann, is one of the most veracious of the Asiatics, which saying, however, must not be taken in too absolute a sense. ‘Then your correspondent will cross the frontier and sce everything for himself, but he wili have neither the post nor the telegraph at his command, and you will have to await his returo to learn what that mys- terious country, Afghanistan, conceals in its moun- tainous flanks. BRAZIL. YELLOW FEVER AT RIO—A RIOT AT MOSSOR, (BY CaBLE TO THE HERALD.) Rro Janemo, Feb. 9, 1879. An outbreak of yellow fever of a very severe character has occurred among the shipping here; but in the northeast provinces the health of the people is improving. The government have already contributed 30,000,000 milreis to alleviate the distress in the northeast and have asked an additional credit of 10,000,000 milreis to provide food for the dis- tressed inhabitants. ba Ariot occurred on the 4th inst., at Mosasor, the ilitary expelling the commander and Chief Magis- Tulle trom the town. Nine persons were killed and many public and private stores were sacked. INSURANCE IN TENNESSEE. ASTRINGENT LAW TO BE INTRODUCED INTO BOTH HOUSES OF THE LEGISLATURE WHICH WILL ALMOST PROHIBIT INSURANCE BUSINESS, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] NASHVILLE, Feb. 28, 11 ‘The Legislature of this State seems determined to pass a bill placing restrictions on insurance compa- nies. A bill has just been introduced in both Houses to facilitate its passage into @ law providing that if acompany take a risk on real property for an amount greater than its actual value it shall forfeit over insurance to the State and be de- red from doing business in Tennessee for five y In case of the total destruction of a building it must pay the full amount expressed on the face of the policy within sixty days after the fire, and failing to do so is made liable for six per cent interest and twenty per cent additional dam- ages, The penalty for a failure to comply strictly with the law is to debar such company or agent from doing business in the State for yeare, and in addition imposes a fine of $250 to $1,000 fot ‘cach offence, one-third of which goes to the informer, ‘The bill authorizes the district attorneys to collect the excessive or over insurance and gives him thirty per cent for so doing. It is claimed that an in- surance bill containing the same substance having ‘ust been rejected, this bill cannot constitutionally ecome & law, NORTH CAROLINA'S DEBT. Rareien, Feb, 28, 1 The bill to settle the public debt of this Stato passed both houses of the Legislature to-tay, It compromises the debt cont i before 1861 at forty per cent of the principal, and the debt contracted between 1865 and 1868, at twenty-five per cent of the principal. Bonds issued in 1866 to fund the interest then due are compromised at fifteen per cent, Noth- ing is allowed for coupons nor are special tax bonds recognized, The new bonds are to bear four per cent interest and three-fourths of the coupons are to be receivable in payment of tax THE PAIGE TRIAL. (BY TELEGRAPH To THE HERALD.) Bostox, Feb. 28, 1879. ‘The large crowd that assembled in the Superior Criminal Court to-day to witness the contiuuation of the trial of N. Frank Paige was disappointed to learn that the jury had been excused till to-morow. ARCHBISHOP PURCELL’S DEBTS, THE PROPOSITION TO OPEN A LOTTERY IN HIS BEHALF HEARTILY CONDEMNED—NEARLY FOUR MILLION DOLLARS COV. RED BY THE CLAIMS. (BY TELEGRAPH To THE HERALD.] Crxernnatt, Ohio, Feb. 28, 1879. The financial embarrassments of Archbishop Pureell have led to other complications of even &@ more serious character. The action of the lute Catholic Synod resulted in appointing » committee of priests to confer with the Legis- lature with «a view to procuring @ repeal of portions of the State Lottery law, so that a lottery could be started to aid the Archbishop in paying his four million of debts. The spirit of the meeting of citizens this evening was unanimous against any such change, and the following resolutions were adopted: — Whereas a synod or meeting of Roman Catholic priests was held at the Cathedral, in Cincin- nati, Ohio, on the 19th of February, 1579, to ‘consider some method of relieving the Archbishop from his financial embarrassment, at which meeting it was proposed and resolved to in- augurate a great lottery scheme to raise funds for the object; and whereas those priests, presided over by the Archbishop, did appoint a committee to carry such scheme into execution, and also did appoint & committee of three priests, to be known as a legislative committee, to seek the repeal of the laws of Ohio against lotteries, or to secure such legislation as will exempt trom the penalties of said laws lotteries held for charitable purposes; therefore Resolved, That we protest against any attempt to evade the ‘following proposition of the constitu- tion of the State of Ohio, which expressly says in urticle 15, section 6, that ‘Lotteries aud the sale of lottery ‘tickets for any purpose whatever shall forever be prohibited in this State,” or any attempt to repeal or modify our statute laws on the subject, so that the Koman Catholic Church or any other organization might carry on a lottery or lotteries for so-called benevo- lent objects, Resolved, That we oppose the repeal or modifica- tion of our statutes on this subject in the name of morality and religion, and we brand the attempt to corrupt ‘the public conscience and degrade public morals as an insult to the people of Ohio, aud we blush to think it possible that professed religious teachers should have the effrontery to ask in the name of religion the civil government to legalize wholesale gambling by lotteries, Resolved, That we protest against the proposed scheme, not only because of its inherent wicked- ness, but also because it is an ominous attempt of the Romish Church to contro} the legislation of the State, in opposition to all other religious bodies, and in violence to the sentiments of # majority of moral and goo: citizens, Resolved, That we call upon all order loving citizens of Ohio, irrespective of party, to unite in opposing the repeal or modification of the laws forbidding lotteries. or any such legisla- tion as will in any way make those laws less strin- gent, or that would tend to render the constitution ot the State inoperative in its provisions. PELITION TO THE LEGISLATURE. They also appointed committees to circulate the following petition to the Legislature :— ‘To rH HONORABLE THE SENATE AND Hovsk oF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE O10 LEGISLATURE :— Whereas it is understood that efforts are to be made to secure such modification of the statutes of this State as shall permit, for so-called be- nevolent purposes, the establishment of lotteries and the sale of lottery tickets; and whereas such efforts, if successful, would be evil, and only evil, in the infinence upon the inter- ests € of society; therefore we, the under- signed, request you to use your influence and votes to prevent any legislative action looking to such modification of either the constitu- tion or of the statutes of the State as would render them less stringent in their provisions than they now are against lotteries and the sale of lottery tickets. A SUIT COMMENCED. ‘This afternoon a German named Hegman sued the Archbishop for $3,100 of loaned money. This is the first suit actually entered against him, andit will throw the mutter into litigation and will doubtless put an entirely new phase on attai ACTION OF THE TRUSTEES. A meeting of the trustees to whom the Archbishop assigned @ portion of the Church's estate in the dio- cese was held this affernoon. They are powerless to do anything, and intend to call ‘a meeting of the principal members of the clergy and laity next week to submit to them the result of their labors in un- ravelling the terrible tangle of the Archbishop's financial affairs. ALMOST FOUR MILLION DOLLARS. The liabilities to-night toot up to within a few thousands of four million dollars, and all the claims are not in yet. The German clergy are almost to @ man in favor of the Pope’s acceptance of the Arch- bishop's resignation, and are bitter and outspoken in th denunciation of the manner in which their flock’s money has been lost. < CHANGES AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY. Axsaporis, Md., Feb. 28, 1879, Ensign A. C. Hodgson has been detached from the ‘aval Academy and placed on sick leave. Ensign A. A, Michelson has been assigned to duty in the Naval Academy in connection with experiments to find the velocity of light. DISTILLERS UNDER ARRES'. SPrinGviExp, Ill., Feb, 28, 1879. In the United States Court here to-day twenty-five persons, arrested at Pekin and Peoria under indict- ments found by the last Grand Jury for alleged whis- key frauds, appeared and gave bail in sums ranging from $1,000 to $11,000, A number of others are un- der arrest, but have not yet been brought before the Court. A TRAIN WRECKED. Norwicu, Conn., Feb, 28, 1879. ‘The eastward bound freight train on the New York and New England Railroad was wrecked on Thursday night, near Abington, between Willimantic and Put- nam, owing to a broken rail. The conductor and one brakeman were severely injured and te cars were badly broken up. The track was cleared early on Friday afternoo MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. War Department, | OFFICE OF THE CHTEY SIGNAL OFFICER, Wasuinctoy, March 1—1 A. M. Indications. For the Middle States, warmer, easterly to southerly winds, falling barometer and partly cloudy weather, with snow or rain in the northern portions. For New England winds shifting to easterly and southerly, increasing in force; high but falling barometer and slowly rising temperature during the day, with increased cloudiness followed by snow during the afternoon or night. For the South Atlantic and Eastern Gulf States, clear or fair weather during the day with east to south winds, falling barometer and slowly rising temperature. For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, southerly winds, falling barometer and partly cloudy weather during the day, followed by decidedly colder north- erly to westerly winds and rising barometer, and possibly light rains in the western portion during the night. For tho Western Gulf States, warm southerly winds, partly cloudy weather and light rains, with falling, followed by rising barometer and during the night winds shifting to northerly, with lower temperature. For the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri val- loys, decidedly colder north to northwest winds, ris- ing barometer, partly cloudy weather with light snow. Vor the upper lake region generally cloudy weather and snow, followed during the evening by decidedly lower temperature, rising barometer and winds shift- ing to northerly and westerly For the lower lake region, during the day slightly warmer southeast to southwest winds, generally cloudy weather and light snow or rain, with falling varometer, followed during the night by rising ba- rometer, lower temperature, and southwest to north- west winds central and south. For the North Pacifie coast regions, partly cloudy weather and light rains, ‘The Lower Misaissippt River will fall slowly, Cautionary signals continue at Milwaukee, Grand Haven, Ludington, Smithville, Wilmington, Capo Lookont, Macon, Cape Hatteras, Ritty Hawk, Cape Henry, Norfolk, Lewes, Cape May, Atlantic City, Bar. negat, Sandy Hook and New York. THE WEATHER YESTERDAY, The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four howrs, in com- parison with the corresponding dato of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, Heratp Building, No. 218 Broadway :— L 1879. 1878, 1879, Mu oT Pi oT o2 a u av a 12M 48 W WP. Me. oe au Average te tute yesterday. ..... «5 18% Average temperature for corresponding date last years. ses eeeneeeeeeeees Tt ON A SAVINGS BANK. New Onuxans, Feb. 28, 1879. Arun was commenced on Monday on the New Om leans Savings Iustitution, since which time half @ million dollars have been paid out. To-day the managers decided to pay fifteen per cent cash to depositors, and the ‘The officers report the bank sol 'y Statement showed over six deposits aggre- gating $2,050,541. It ix stated the run was caused by rumors set afloat that the institution was heavily loaded with State bonds, which bave recently depre cinted twenty-five per cent. SETTING FIRE TO A STORE. SpRincrrecp, Mass., Feb, 25, 1879, Dr. Joseph C. Yale, of Franklin, was bound over to-day at Ware in the sum of $10,000 to answer at the June Court, on the charge of inducing his younger brother to burn their father’s store on Sunday night. The fire was extinguished, but the younger brother confessed that Joseph planned it, but got safely home to Franklin. ‘Che object was to get their father to build @ handsome store, SUBURBAN NOTES. “There were sixty-eight cases of diphtheria and scarlet fever reported to the Brooklyn Board of Health during the present week, the number last week being 124. ‘The Adjutant General of the State of New Jersey has issued an order for the immediate appointment of a competent officer to instruct the members of the National Guard throughout the State in rifle practice. John Wolf, a butcher, of No. 413 Springfield ave- nue, Newark, was waylaid by footpads in that city early yesterday morning. Louis Muller, one of his alleged assailants, was arrested, and is held on a charge of attempted highway robbery. In the Kings County Supreme Court, Equity Term, before Judge Gilbert, the trial of an action brought for an accounting by’ Mr. Melvin G, Brisbeo against Mrs. Mary C. Shea, widow of John Shea, iu the mat- ter of the estate of the late Margaret Collins, was commenced yesterday. Dr. Trevanian Haight, the Newark physician who shot himself on Wednesday night, a» Teported in yosterday’s Hematp, was still alive last evening. He passed an easy day, was perfectly rational and com- plained of only a slight pain in his head, with halt an ounce of lead in his brain. Washington B. Williams, appointed to examine the affairs of the defunct Mechanics and Laborers’ Bank of Jersey City, has completed his report, and will submit it to the Chancellor on Monday next. A proposition will be made for the appointment of a committee of three to wind up the bank. HOTEL ARRIVALS. John W. Garrett, President of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, is at the Windsor. Judge Amasa J, Parker and General S, E. Marvin, of Albany, are at the Brunswick, W. A. H. Loveland, President of the Colorado Central Railroad Company, and Allen Munroe, of Syracuse, are at the Fifth Avenue. 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