pinia: Henry 8. Glover 2d District of Georgia; James 
T. Roptors, 2d District of Alabama. 
Custom*Oj/teers—J ohn I*. Sanborn, Collector of Cus¬ 
toms al Huron, Mich.; John Howies, Surveyor of 
Customs lit Savannah, Ga.; Fruneis Wells, Third 
Lieutenant in the Revenue Marine Service; William 
S, Chichester, Surveyor of Custums, at Lavaca, 
Texas. 
Land of/tern —'William Stephens, to be Register of 
Wallft-VVoila, Washington Territory; Lots. Baylesn, 
to be Surveyor-General of Dakota Territory: A.S. 
Prather, to be Receiver at Harrison. Ark.; George 
Merrill, to be Receiver at Topeka, Kansas. 
Indian Agents— K. M.Gershon, Washington Terri¬ 
tory. Neah Bay Agency ; G. S. Chase. Creek Agency: 
F. B. Wilson. Pension Agent at Fairfield, luw». 
Postmasters— IGlljah Bond, Macon, Ga.: Charles 
Seymour. La Crosse, Wis.; -Ida Lovejoy, Princeton, 
HI. 
March 20, the following nominations were sent 
to the Senate: 
James M. Wilson of Missouri, to be United States 
Consul at Nuremberg. 
Alfred K. Bank, to be Appraiser at Mobile. Ala. 
Heeond Lie a tenants J. 11. Parker, T. B. Willet. F. 
N. Monger, ,1. B. Moore, Bussell Glover, ami II. W. 
Harwood to be First. Lieutenants in the Revenue 
Marine service 
First Lieu tenants C. T. Chase, IT. p. Hamlin, and 
Frank Barr, to bo Captains In the Revenue Marine 
service. 
March 22, the following nominations were 
sent to the Senate : 
George it. Holt, to be Consul atGaspe Basin. 
John W. Forney. Collector of Customs at Philadel¬ 
phia. 
Dr. c, c. Cox, Member of the Board of Health for 
the District of Columbia. 
F. L. Manning, Collector of Internal Reveuuc,24th 
District, New Fork. 
PiiKtrruiftrrs —rtarnud Wakefield, New Ihcrla,Tin.; 
C. S. A bed, Shreveport, La.; S. H. Mathews, Pontiac, 
Mich.: M. Thompson, Kompo, Mich.: VV. L. Heaton, 
Jackson, Mich.; L.8. Fisher, Hparta, Wis.; Geo, C, 
Crawford, Brunswick, Me.; ww, F,FroSsei Nash¬ 
ville, Tcnii.; G. J. Hooker. Murfreesboro. Teim.: 
David Brown, Nebraska City.Neu.; J. J. Mathews, 
LvOlls, luwu ; B. J. Murpliy, Marengo, town: J. W. 
Ilowaim, Caasunovia, N. V.; J, B. Watson, Pulaski, 
N. Y.| Orville Brown, Mankato, Minn.; A. Brewer; 
Dover, N. J.; James stuart, Washington, N. J. 
March 23, the following nominations were sent 
to the Senate: 
J. F. Huber, Appraieerof Merchandise for the Port 
Of Louisville, Ky. 
K. S. Chase. Postmaster at Ban Claire, Wis. 
Lieut.-Commandcr J. N. Oroo ki-nbu.sb, on the Re¬ 
tired Hist of the Navy, to t>o plaeed on the Active 
List. 
Army Ruminations.—J. R. Bipelalr. 2d Lieut,, 10th 
Inf.: C, F. Lana bee, 2d Lieut., 28d Inf.: S. P. JooO- 
lyn,2d Ijleiit.,2l8t lilt.: W B..loliiiSou.2a Lieut.,24th 
Inf.; .1. A. A. Robinson, 2d Lieut., 20th Inf.; ,t. M 
Walton. 1st Lieut.. 6th Cav.; James Calhoun, 1st 
Lieut., 7th Cav.; H. R. Colladuy, 1st Lieut., l(itb Cav.: 
.1. T. Webster, 1st Lieut., fit Art.; ,1. 8. King, 1st 
Lieut., 12th Inf.; Charles Hay. 1st Lieut.,23d Inf.. 
G. L. Andrews, <Xj|„ Sfttii Inf.; I,, O, Bootes, Lieut,- 
«N.I., 2./! 1 1 Inf., 10. P Murphy, 1st Lieut.2d AM.; 8. 
Remakes, list Lieut... bill Art.; W. It. McCall u in, 1st 
Lieni..lit,u Art.; A.Hayfis. Jr..latLieuL.Xd JnL: \V. 
C. Wilkinson, 1st Lieut., Sd iuf.; O. Campbell, 1st 
Lieut., 5Lli Inf.; A. U. Jackson, 1st LiLut., itli Inf.; 
W. II. Nelson, 1st Lieut., 7th Inf.; E. B. Northrop, 
1st Lieut,, JTth Inf. 
CONFIRMATIONS. 
March 17, the Senate conflrmed the following 
nominations: 
W. TT. Ohesebrmigh of Now York, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Legation at London. 
Sln rmiin Couani U 8. Marshal of the Northern 
District of Florida. 
D B. Wade, chief Justice of the Supreme Court of 
Montana Territory. 
Win. MoMichuel, Solicitor of Internal Revenue, 
W. il. Smith, Assistant Attorney-General of the 
United States, 
it. B. McPherson, Assossorof Internal Revenue for 
the First District of Texas. 
Wm. B. Brow*. Collector of Internal Revenue lor 
the Nineteenth District of Pennsylvania. 
■J'. ,i. Henderson, Collector of interna) Revenue for 
the Fifth District ol Illinois. 
lid win Ellis, Indian Agent for Washington Ter¬ 
ritory. 
A. S. Trallior. Receiver at Harrison, Arkansas. 
C. A. thick, Receiver for the Arkansas Valley Dis¬ 
trict, Colorado. 
-Y J Listings, Register for Arkansas Valley District, 
Colorado. 
March 30, the Senate confirmed the following 
nominations: 
M. E. Hollister, Associate Justice, Supreme Court, 
Idaho Territory, 
J. A. Gardner, U. S. Attorney for Rhode Island. 
Win. Loomis, Register, Pairpla.y, Colorado. 
L. A. Fish, Itecorder of Laud Titles, St. Louis, 
George Morrill, Receiver Public Moneys, Topeka, 
Kansas. 
D, B. Wilson, Pension Agent, Fairfield, Iowa. 
J. P. Han boru, Collector of Customs at Huron, 
Michigan. 
H. 8. Glover. Assessor of Internal Revenue of the 
Second District of Georgia. 
i 'nili etors of rnfi i no/ thvenvi —G. G. Haskins, of the 
2Slt.li District-of New York; B. T. Ueauregarde of the 
2d District of Louisiana; M. H. Lawrence of thcSAth 
District of New York ; V. G. Ransom of the 6th Dis¬ 
trict of Missouri. 
8. II. Kingman of South Carolina, to be Consul at 
Brindisi. 
Charles Seymour, Postmaster of La Crosse, Wis. 
March 32, the following confirmations were 
made by the Senate: 
John Bowles, Surveyor of Customs. Savannah, 
Ga. 
Dr. J. Lewis, Assessor Internal Revenue, 5th Dis¬ 
trict Virginia. 
Charles H, Hopkins, Postmaster at Utica. New 
York. 
Francis S Wells of Connecticut, to be Third Lieu¬ 
tenant in the Revenue Marine.service 
March 23, (lie Senate confirmed the following: 
John W. Forney as Collector of the Port of Phila¬ 
delphia, and Orville 15rnwn as Postmaster at .Man¬ 
kato, Minnesota, Richard Crowley was also con¬ 
firmed as United Slates Attorney of the Northern 
Disirlcl of New Fork. 
COMMITTEE ON SOUTHERN OUTRAGES. 
March 20, the House passed the following 
ameudmeut to the Senate resolution ; 
Resolved, That a Joint Committee of seven Sena¬ 
tors and fourteen Representatives he appointed, 
whose duty it shall bo to inquire into the condition 
Of the bile insurrectionary Suites,so far as regards 
the execution of Hie law:, and the safely of the lives 
amt property of the citD.ens of the United States, 
with leave to report, at any time during the next or 
any subsequent session of Congress, the result of 
their investigation to either or hoih Houses of Con¬ 
gress. with such recommendations as thev may deem 
expedient, and that said Committee he aulliompd to 
employ clerks and stenographers to sit during the 
recess, to send for persons and papers, to administer 
oaths ami take tesllnioriy, to visit, at their discre¬ 
tion, through sub-enmnn trees, any portions of said 
States during the recess of Congress, and alt expenses 
of said Committee shall be paid out of the contingent 
fund of tlie Senate upon vouchers approved by the 
Chairman bi said Committee. 
The resolution, under ibc operation of the 
previous question, was then passed by a vote of 
137 Yeas to 60 Nays. 
New York. 
March 18, tlie police force of New York made 
a raid upon the keho dens of the city, and cap¬ 
tured about 800 gamblers. 
The Free Labor Bureau of New York city has 
found employment for about 35,000 girls the 
past twelve months. 
A dispatch from Tthuca, March 21,says“The 
second Trimester of Cornell University closed 
on Saturday with thousual examinations, which 
extended through the week, and have been more 
satisfactory than any previous ones. Work lias 
been resumed upon the McGraw and Sibley 
buildings, which are to bo completed by the 
close of the coming term, wheh, it is rumorod, 
other buildings will he commenced. The Trus¬ 
tees of the University are to lease the dining 
rooms and kitchen of Caseadilht Place for n 
large restaurant, where the hundreds of students 
can board as they wish. Several large billiard 
tables will be placed in the basement for the 
convenience of the students. This plan prom¬ 
ises to work well, and will greatly improve the 
dormitory system. The classes in the Asiatic 
languages arc deeply interested in their novel 
studies, and arc making much improvement. 
Already a great many can write in the Chinese 
language and some few in Persian. Prof. Qold- 
wiu Smith has ret urned from his visit to Canada.. 
and will rctaiine his lectures the beginning of 
next term. The President and Professors, absent 
with the Santo Domingo Commission, will enter 
upon their regular labors as soon as they return. 
Very valuable additions have been made to the 
museums and libraries. 
Hon.Isaac V. Vanderpoel,a prominent Demo¬ 
cratic politician of Western New York, died 
March 22, at Buffalo. The deceased was born in 
Kiuderhook in 1814. Ho was Treasurer of the 
State of New York in 1858 and 1859, At t he time 
of his death be was Police Justice of Buftalo, 
and was highly esteemed for his urbanity of 
manner, legul ability, political and social in¬ 
fluence. 
March 20, C. O. Birney of Hartford, Conn., 
came to Now York city to obtain $500 in coun¬ 
terfeits for $100 in good monoy, a circular prom¬ 
ising that, bargain having been sent to him by 
George L. Decker of No. 599 Broadway. He 
went to Decker’s place, gave him $100, and with 
it Decker went into an adjoining room and did 
not return. Satisfied that he had been swindled, 
Thrnoy then called on Superintendent Kelso, 
and told him he had been victimized. Detec¬ 
tives Elder and Dusenbury were directed to go 
to the place indicated and arrest “all hands.” 
They took into custody Adolph Most, Benjamin 
F. Hamilton, John K. Williams, Chas. Jeffrey, 
Edward Burke and John Hopkins. 
Mnssnch u setts. 
There is a formidable movement on the part 
of parents and physicians in Boston to diminish 
the number of days devoted to Btudy in the 
Latin School of the city. The gentleman who 
circulated the petitions said, he distributed 
the petitions for par oil Is to sign, and was sur¬ 
prised with the unanimity with which they 
signed them. There were 243 boys in tlie Latin 
School, and the signatures represented 156 fami¬ 
lies, more than throe-fourths of those who had 
children in the school. Three hundred petitions 
were sent to the physicians, and 170 had signed 
separate petitions. There were 150 clergymen 
upon the Directory of Boston. Petitions were 
sent to 140, and 77 petitions had been signed and 
returned. Dr. Dio Lewis spoke of his school at 
Lexington, where tlie question of the number of 
hours of study came up early. The pupils were 
delicate girls, nml they commenced with two or 
three hours a day, and at (lie end of the third 
year they studied ten hours a day. This was 
brought about by physical culture. Slcop and 
air and rest at oilier hours made long study pos¬ 
sible. He thought a rest on Saturday was neces¬ 
sary to boys who were placed under the con- 
dilion of the boy at the Latin School. It was 
late hours and lute suppers that, had as much to 
do with breaking down the boys as the severe 
course of study. 
The Massachusetts Legislature has rejected a 
hill to exempt private libraries from taxation, 
though not by a very decisive vote (67 to 71 in 
the House. 
New Jersey. 
As a proof of the growth of Methodism In New 
Jersey, if may be stated that in 1870 there was a 
membership of 58,833, while thirty years before 
the number was 21,360. Last year there were605 
preachers and 433 churches, the latter being val¬ 
ued at $3,113,745. There were 165 parsonages, 
valued at $001,950; an academy at Pcnning- 
’•on, valued at 5100,000; one in process of erec- 
ti iii at Vinehiu-4. valued at $40,000; orientTfack- 
ottstown worth $75,000; and the Drew Theologi¬ 
cal Seminary at Madison, belonging to the 
Church at large, valued at $500,000, Including en¬ 
dowments. 
March 22, the Senate passed bills supplement 
to the act concerning public instruction, impos¬ 
ing » tax of two mills upon each dollar of 
ratablcs, for the purpose of making the public 
schools wholly free throughout the State; to 
prohibit corner loafing and insulting of females 
on tbe streets; to open Fait street, Newark; 
making it a criminal offense to manufacture, 
import, or sell adulterated liquors. 
On Wednesday night, March 22, a colored man 
named Buyans of Jersey City, was wakened by 
loud talking, and missing his wife he sprang 
from bed and discovered her seated on the win¬ 
dow sill, exclaiming, “Fetch meElijah'schariot 
of fire, for I want to go to heaven right away.” 
Before her husband could prevent it, site jump¬ 
ed from the window to the ground, and was fa¬ 
tally injured. 
Pcnnsylvii nfn. 
Judge Ellis Lewis, into Chief-Justice of the 
Supreme Court of the State, died on Sunday, 
March 19, at Philadelphia, aged 74. He was the 
first Judge selected by the people, and at the 
expiration of his term declined a rouomiiiation. 
Con iieeticut. 
Gov. Englis n lms appointed Friday, April 7, 
as an uunual Fast-day. 
Ohio. 
March 17, in Hendrickahurg, Belmont comity, 
on Thursday. Henry Yourse, who had just been 
pardoned out of the Penitentiary, shot and mor¬ 
tally wounded Moses Kline, and then shot and 
killed himself. Jealousy is said to have been tlie 
cause. 
New Hampshire. 
The Concord Monitor of March 22, has the fol¬ 
lowing: 
We have carefully footed tlie returns (mostly 
official) of the vote for Representative to Con¬ 
gress, and, taking the Governor vote in the re¬ 
maining towns, we find the following results: 
1st District —Small, Rep-, 12,059; Hibbard, 
Dem., 13,462; scattering, 265. Hibbard’s plurali¬ 
ty, 403. 
lid District—Stevens, Rep., 10,812; Bell, Dem., 
11,479; scattering, 202. Bell’s plurality, 837. 
II Id District-Griffin, Rep., 10,992; Parker, 
Dem., 11,126; scattering, 260. Parker’s piurali- 
ty ’ 134 ‘ Illinois. 
The Lebanon Chronicle gives an account of a 
terrific tornado which passed over a portion of 
St. Clair county Tuesday night, March 14. The 
storm passed half a mile east of Lebanon and 
did great damage. Some twenty farm houses 
were either blown from their foundations or 
entirely demolished. Out-buildings fences and 
trees were destroyed. A Miss Watson was in¬ 
stantly killed, and a Mr. Vermillion fatally in¬ 
jured. He is dead, and his wife, who was also 
injured, will probably die of her wounds. Miss 
Vermillion bad her arms and legs broken. Near¬ 
ly every one in the house was more or less in¬ 
jured, and several of them dangerously. Some 
of the houses were moved from 100 to 200 yards, 
and trees two and three feet In diameter were 
snapped like pipe-stems. 
The Women Suffragists in Chicago, at their 
Convention the other day, declared that women 
already had the right to vote without any Con¬ 
stitutional Amendment. They intend to regis¬ 
ter (If they can get registered,) to offer their 
votes at the next Presidential election, and, if 
their ballots are refused, to take their case into 
tbe law courts. 
Missouri. 
A SON of Judge Boyce, and E. Harris, charg¬ 
ed with a conspiracy to kill Deputy C-S. Col¬ 
lector Jenkins tit New Madrid, some time since, 
have been acquitted. 
St. Louis, March 23.—Another murder has 
grown out of the assassination of Deputy U. S. 
Marshal Jenkins at New-Madrid, recently. It 
appears that Thomas Gray and Edward Ncwson 
gut into a dispute at New-Madrid, on Friday 
last, concerning the murder Of Jenkins, in which 
several other persons participated, and two shots 
were fired, and one of Gray’s cars was punctured. 
About Ion o’clock the same night, Gray wusstaot 
while standing on the porch of his house, by 
sorao unknown persons. Newson, being sus¬ 
pected, gave himself up. He denies his connec¬ 
tion with the assassination. 
Oregon, 
March 20, a dispatch from Oakland snys:—On 
the evening of the Hth just., John Perdue and 
John Beasely of Lookiuglass Valley, in this 
county, went into thacourt range, mountains for 
a few hours' hunt, intending to return before 
night. A diligent search has been mndo for 
them, but no traces found. Some of the men 
who went on the search, nearly perished from 
the cold. Three of a party of five searchers are 
also supposed to have boon lost. Large compa¬ 
nies arc forming to go into the mountains after 
the missing men, who have no doubt perished 
from cold, ns it has been snowing and raining, 
with dense fogs In the mountains, for u week 
past, and the storm continues. 
Arkansas. 
March 18, Gov. Clayton sent his resignation 
to the House, announcing that ho had turned 
over the hooks and papers of his office to the 
President pro tern, of the Seuaie. Mr. Halley 
was sworn In, and entered on the discharge of 
bis duties as Governor. 
A dispatch ol March 22 says that after the 
argument in the Impeachment case of Judge 
McClure last night, the demurrer was sustained 
by a unanimous vote, ami Judge McClure was 
thereby acquit red. 
North Carolina. 
A ttrsFATCH from Raleigh, dated March 22, 
states that tho High Court of Impeachment 
found Gov. Holden guilty on six out of eight 
articles of impeachment, and passed an order 
removing him from office and disqualifying 
him from holding auy office of honor or profit 
in the State. 
South Carolina. 
Mr. Chamberlain, Attorney General of South 
Carolina, Mr. Carpenter, and Senators Sawyer 
and Robertson, had a conference with the Presi¬ 
dent March 21, in regard to sending troops to 
the diet orbed districts of their State. The Presi¬ 
dent assured them that ho hud already, about 
two weeks ago, ordered to that State twelve 
companies of infantry and four of cavalry, nod 
that they are now on their way there from Fort 
Laramie. The President said that ho thought 
that there is more disorder now in Smith Caro¬ 
lina than in any Othbr Southern State, but that 
ho will use all the power delegated to him ; and 
he fainted that he thought that lie laid enough to 
support Gov. Scott, and assist him in protecting 
tho peaceable citizens of that Slaie. “If two 
regiments will not do it,” 1)0 remarked, “ten 
shall bo sent there, and kept there, too, if neces¬ 
sary, as loug as this Administration isiu power." 
Nevada. 
The Vigilantes are sending notices to suspect¬ 
ed persons to leave immediately : and their de¬ 
mands are invariably complied with with alac¬ 
rity. Eight persons have been banished from 
Virginia City nud six from Guld Hill. 
Texas. 
The Rev. B. Eaton, for the Iasi thirty years 
Rector of Trinity Church in Galveston, was 
taken suddenly ill Sunday morning, March 19, 
while delivering his sermon, and died iu a few 
hours. 
Ex-Secretary Setvard. 
Gov. Seward is en route from Calcutta to 
Bombay, says the cable, “in excellent health." 
Mr. Risley of Washington, whose daughters are 
accompanying the distinguished ex-Socretary 
upon liis extensive tour, has received a letter 
from one of them, written about tiie time they 
were cnncHldmg their visit iu Chinn, stating that 
Gov. Seward lias Improved iu health wonder¬ 
fully; that tic considered himself in as good 
cOfidi'Hoit, physically, as he was before he re¬ 
ceived his injuries by the carriage accident in 
Washington, prior to the attack upon him by 
the assassin Payne. 
in liberty and by liberty." The insurgent jour¬ 
nals declare a willingness to treat with the Ver¬ 
sailles Government on the following conditions: 
Tbe election of a communal council by 1 ho 
people of Paris; tiie reorganization of tlie Na¬ 
tional Guard, coupled with the power of self- 
election and removal of their officers; and tho 
suppression of the prefecture of police of Paris. 
The insurgent National Guard of Paris fired 
into a crowd of citizens, March 22, killing thirty 
and wounding others. 
A dispatch from Versailles, March 22, sn ye: 
In th e Nn (ioutil AssembIy, to-day, M. JuIes Fii vre 
read a letter from Count von Bismarck, who 
says“ Events in Paris do not indicate tin' exe¬ 
cution of the convention entered into with tho 
German Commander, which forbids any ap¬ 
proach to tlie lines before the forts occupied by 
tlie Germans. Count von Bismarck claims tho 
restoration within twenty-four hours of (lie 
telegraph leading to the Paulin, which lias boon 
destroyed, or Pafis will be treated r.s an enemy ; 
and should there be any more proceedings in 
violation of the preliminaries of pence, the lire 
of the forts will lie opened upon Hie city,” M. 
Favrc Stated to the Assembly that he had replied 
to Count von Uisinnrk that “the insurrection in 
Paris was a surprise ta the Government, tint 
would he repressed. If there was delay in its 
suppression it was because the Government was 
still hopeful of avoiding bloodshed. Tlie Gov¬ 
ernment had no menus of repairing the tele¬ 
graph, but would ask Us reinstatement of Die 
Mayors of tho Arroiniisemenls through which it 
passed. The Thiers Government, it is said, lias 
requested tlie Germans not to bombard I’uris, 
lest tho lnnoccut may suffer. 
1C iiKfeia. 
A Moscow letter slates that the details of tho 
great scheme b.v which the Russians propose to 
resin re the balance of their depressed Asiatic 
trade involve a fourfold purpose, viz: 
1. Tlie restoration of Sebastopol to its natural 
position as tlie tiisl of the Black 8ea trading 
porta. 2. Tho substitution of a direct communi¬ 
cation by sea. tin tlie Suez canal, for the over¬ 
land mule to China. 3. Tho connecting of tlie 
Black Sea ports wilh those of the Hnl lie, ns well 
ns wilh ihcgmii commercial centers of tho in¬ 
terior. by a series ol cross linos carried from 
one to Hie oilier of the great cenlral railways. 
4. The establishment of a closer mercantile con¬ 
nection with Turkey and t.hQ Levant. 
Tho St . Petersburg AndbleUt has the following 
remarks upon the decision of tltc Black Sea Con¬ 
ference at London“Notwithstanding news¬ 
paper invectives, tiie Powers have interpreted 
the letter of Prince Gorlsehakoff as reasonable 
and upright, us not a challenge; and not treach¬ 
ery. The result of Hie Conference, involving 
no unjust sacrifice and disturbing no rights, re¬ 
moves distrust and pledges peace." 
Scotland. 
March 18, a telegram from Edinburgh an¬ 
nounced the death of Robert Chambers, the 
eminent Scotch author and publisher, in the 
sixty-ninth year of his age. 
Canada. 
A bill has passed tlie Senate to regulate the 
seizure of foreign craft, which will lessen tho 
time between t he seizure and tho sale. It also 
provides that, three-fourths of the amount real¬ 
ized from tho sale of captured vessels shall bo 
distributed between the officers and men ol tho 
vessels making the seizure, This regulation is 
intended lo furnish an additional inducement to 
the captain and crews of the Canadian marine 
to be more active than ever in seizing fishing 
craft, and should the questions now in dispute 
remain unsettled during next summer, the list 
of captured vessels will doubtless be longer 
than ever. 
A dispatch from Ottawa, Out,, states;—The 
following resolution, offered by Mr. Blauchet, 
has been passed by the House of Commons: 
That the duty be removed from salt, peas, bran, 
barley, rye, oats, Indian corn, buck wheat, Indian 
meal, oatmeal and flour. Alter an exciting de¬ 
bate the Government was obliged to give way, 
and the resolution was carried by a vote of 162 
to 28. 
DOMESTIC) NEWS. 
AVashingtou, 
TIIE SAN DOMIN'OO COMMISSION. 
Arrived at Key West, Florida, March 21, from 
which point tlie Tribune correspondent tele¬ 
graphs: On the subject of the report of tho 
Commissioners to the President, there has been 
some earnest nml emphatic debate between tho 
Commissioners. Three reports were under prep¬ 
aration at one time. Mr. Wade wanted a short 
and decided report ready to be presented when 
the Commissioners arrived in Washington. Mr. 
White wauled to go to Washington and write the 
report there, Inking several weeks’ time, in or¬ 
der to make it ns full and as perfect as the im¬ 
portance of lhe case demanded. Mr. Howe at 
first was undecided, and all throe began reports. 
The members agreed upon the substantial points, 
as sent iu my letter from Port-au-Prince, all be¬ 
ing favorable to the Administration side of the 
question ; but they did not agree as the char¬ 
acter of the report and ilk length. Mr. Wade 
wrote a very plain matter*)!-foot document, 
which would make about three columns of the 
Tribune, which lie closed by saying, substan¬ 
tially, Hint he thought it unbecoming the United 
States to hold out inducements and promisee t 
a wea k and helpless government, and then treat 
her In bad faith and leave her to her l’atc. The 
report all through was strongly in favor of an¬ 
nexation. Mr. llowc agreed to sign it. Mr. 
White was in favor of amending it, by extend¬ 
ing it, and leaving out r strong expressions of 
oplnon. He merely wanted to report on facts, 
as ilicv found them; lie thought Congress did 
not want their opinions. Several meetings huvo 
been held, but. no decision lias yet been reached, 
except Hiat Hie report will be amended some¬ 
what; but the general views will be retained, 
and perhaps the closing words modified. All the 
Commissioners will sign it, id tho proposition 
of Messrs. Whlteaud Howe, to present a prelim¬ 
inary report upon their return, and an extended 
one a month or two hence, has been abandoned. 
MINISTER WAS FT BURN E TO SECRETARY FISH. 
The following dispatch has been received by 
Secretary Fish from our Minister lo Paris; 
“ i’AUIR, March 19:—Tho NationalGuard*Combi 11- 
tee is limiter of i’aris. Tim Do cart merit* of tlie In¬ 
ter!, .r ana J a Hi Ice, nntl the I're lent are ot Police, are 
occupied hy insurgent*. Gens. Vlnny, Thoniua und 
Leemde have been murdered by troop.-. Flection 
for Commune tn-morrow. All the member* nt Thiers’ 
Government, have none to Versatile*, l loiiuw. with 
the whole DlptsiiiaiioCorps. V.’ahiuoiini;.’’ 
KU KLUX IN SOUTH CAROLINA. 
A dispatch, dated March 21, says the latest 
news from the capital of South Carolina is that 
Gov. Scott, State Treasurer Parker, and Comp¬ 
troller General Neaglo, received notices from 
the Ku-Klux, on Friday, to quit the State. 
CALIFORNIA LANDS. 
Mr. Drummond, Commissioner of ihc Land 
Office, has ad vised Senator Cusscrly of an import¬ 
ant decision that lands embraced within the al¬ 
leged boundaries of California (private laud 
claims, pending in court at the date of iho rail¬ 
road withdrawal,) do not, in ease they prove to 
be public lands, enure to Hie benefit of the rail¬ 
road companies, but of iho homestead and pre¬ 
emption settlers. Tills decision was rendered 
in the ease of Sargents, Treadway and others, 
against the Western Pacific Railroad Company. 
The Attorney-General, iu an elaborate opinion, 
reaffirms the former decisions of the Secretary 
of tlie Interior, which the railroad attorneys in¬ 
sisted on having re-examined and reviewed, 
with ilie above averse result, to themselves, 
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT. 
Moral) 33, the President, sent the following 
message to Congress: 
To the Smote and House of Representatives: 
A condition of affairs now exists in some of tlie 
States of tho Union, rendering life and property in¬ 
secure, mid the carrying ol the mails und the collec¬ 
tion of the revenue dangerous. One proof Unit such 
a stale of affairs exists In some localities is now be¬ 
fore Hie Senate. That the power to correct these 
evils 1* beyond the codUoI of the State mithorltlOH 1 
do not doubt; thm the power of the Executive of 
tlie United States,acting within thn limits ot the ex¬ 
isting laws, is sufficient tor the present emergencies, 
is nut clear; thoroMre, 1 urgently recommend -net) 
legislation as, in the jnilgment. of Congress, shell ef¬ 
fectually secure life, liberty and property in all parts 
of the United Slate*. It may lie expedient to pro* 
vine that such taw as may be passed in pursuance of 
the rncOiuiuoudatlon shall expire at, Hie end of the 
next sossiou of I'oogres*. 
There is no other subject, on which I would recom¬ 
mend legislation during the present session 
Washington, D. C., March ‘ill, 18, 1 , i;. 8. Grant. 
brevities. 
Tlie Democrats and Conservatives of the Dis¬ 
trict of Columbia liftVe nominated Richard P. 
Merrick us Delegate to Congress. 
The circular recently issued by the Secretary 
of tlie Treasury, making regulations concerning 
the* redemption of the copper, nickel and other 
Base coins, under the recent Act of Congress, 
has beer, so modified as to provide for the pay¬ 
ment, of the cost of transportation to und from 
tho Philadelphia Mint by lliu United States. 
Congressional. 
SOUTHERN INVESTIGATION. 
March 17, a concurrent resolution passed the 
Senate providing for thcappoiatmeut of a com¬ 
mittee ol seven Senators and nine Representa¬ 
tives whose duty it shall be to inquire into tho 
condition of tlm late insurrectionary States, so 
far as regards tho execution of tbelnws and tlie 
safely of lives and property of citizens of the 
United States, with leave to report ut. anytime 
the results of their investigation to Congress, 
with such recommendations as they may deem 
expedient. 
CITIZENSHIP FOn ALIEN SOLDIERS AND SAILORS. 
March 17, the House passed a joint resolution 
extending the provisions of the act of 1862 to all 
aliens who had entered or shall enter the navy 
or marine corps, and have been, or shall be hon¬ 
orably discharged, so as to place them on the 
same footing as to naturalization and citizen¬ 
ship. 
» NOMINATIONS. 
March 17, the following nominations were sent 
to the Senate: 
Ebonezer Dumont, of Indiana, to bo Governor of 
Idaho Territory. 
E. H'Ulster, Associate Justice of the Supreme 
Court of Idaho. 
Hi trict Attornsy<>— Richard Crowley. U. 8. Attor¬ 
ney. North,'i n District ol Now York ; John A. Gard¬ 
ner, U. 9. Attorney for Rhode Island. 
Consuls G<-< -rge H. Bergen of North Carolina, at 
Perusrotme.-o; snninoi 11 . Kingman of South Curo- 
nna, at Brindisi; Thomas F. Wallace at Bogota. 
Internal RrrsrnHc Officers— Oolleeloir— j|. M. Lnw- 
renr". A,t li District of New York ; George S. llaskins 
I it,Yo'TV ,f • Vc 7 l\' rk: W l ui « ai * R*n*om 6!.h 
!i'. s V L for Missouri: Thomas J Henderson, 5th Dis- 
'r '' "f Illinois R. T. Bcassurdo. 3d District M 
Brown Uni, DistUet ,.t Penn¬ 
sylvania. Assctsors—D. 8. Lewis, fail Dislrirt of Vo. 
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, 
There is a wonderful spring in Texas, about 
sixty miles north of Galena, the water of which 
is quite acid, resembling lemonade, and tlioso 
who have tasted it like it so much that they are 
iu danger of indulging in it immoderately. Tho 
spring has no apparent outlet or inlet. It is said 
to be sixty feet wide, ami is covered with a white 
froth or foam, which, upon close examimiiimi, 
appeal's like cream of tartar on a wine cask. It 
kills inseettq worms und other small animals that 
come near and use it. No fish or other evidence 
of life is seen within its waters. 
It appears from an official statement ns to tho 
present traffic by tlie French Atlantic cable that 
the messages forwarded by it- average 7,000 words 
daily; being at tbe rule of five words a Tnmule 
tortile whole twenty-four hours, a speed which 
suffices to clear off all the messages sent within 
the day. On some days nearly Id.oiA) word* have 
been tnujemitted iu the t\venty-f<uir hours. 
The extraordinary velocity of tho wind on 
Mount Washington, may he judged from the fact 
that observations taken for twenty-five years at 
Philadelphia, show an a average ot only eleven 
miles an hour—a fair estimate for low lands— 
whereas, on the mountain, they linvc twice ex¬ 
perienced a gale ol 100 miles an hour. It isssil 
that the managers of tiie White Mountain Rail¬ 
way propose, after this year, to run trains n> the 
summit, in winter as well as summer, hut it will 
probably be only on picked days anti special oc¬ 
casions. 
This romantic story comes from the African 
diamond fields:—A sweet-looking Keruimngu! 
went to a young Englishman's claim and began 
hunting for diamonds. He was ioo gallant u> 
drive away a girl, and when she picked up a 
beauty of a gem he promptly offered his hand 
in marriage, and vows tie will introduce hi* wile 
to hit gentle English family as an African prin¬ 
cess. 
The Boston Journal reports that the North 
Adams Chinamen are organizing a band, and 
have received their instruments, consisting of 
two drums, a gong, a pair of cymbals, and a 
clarionet. They expect to give the Adumseso a 
taste of tlie “music of the future” in about a 
FOKEIGN NEWS, 
England. 
A dispatch states that the Emperor Napoleon 
arrived at Chiselhurst at two o'clock March 20, 
He was received with enthusiastic cheering in 
that village, and at all the railway stations ulong 
the route from Dover. 
March 21, Earl Granville denied in the House 
of Lords that there was any frutli whatever in 
the statement ascribed to tlie Baron Yon Gerolt, 
that Russian influence alone prevented tlie re¬ 
cognition of the Southern Confederacy during 
the war in the United States. He declared that, 
as a member of the Palmerston mid the Russell 
Cabinets, be could say that a proposition to re¬ 
cognize the South was never even entertained. 
The Duke of Somerset confirmed Lord Gran¬ 
ville’s statement. 
France. 
Marshall MCMahon supports the present 
government, but retires to private life. Mar¬ 
shall Bazaine asks for an investigation of his 
conduct at Metz. 
A Paris journal says that Count Yon Bismarck 
has informed M. Thiers that the Germans will 
occupy Paris on Sunday, unless by that rime M. 
Tliiers is master of tlie situation. The city is 
gloomy and the excitement intense. Gen. 
Chaiizy is still held a prisoner by the insurgents. 
It is reported that Gen. Raphael hue been assas¬ 
sinated. 
The Paris Revolutionists. March 21, issued a 
proclamation, embracing the following:—“Ac¬ 
tuated by the absolute necessity of convincing 
Paris, and the Republic, of the best means of 
achieving an end which will satisfy the legiti¬ 
mate wishes of the French people, we will pro¬ 
pose to the National Assembly measures provid¬ 
ing for the election by the National Guards of 
its own chiefs, and for the creation of a Muni¬ 
cipal Council to be elected by tbe suffrages of nil 
the citizens. What is most wanted now is older 
