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It was reported, on the 29th, that negotiations were progressing for the surrender of Kars. According to a Constantinople dispatch of the 29th, the Russians were at Slatiza, south of the Balkans, in the rear of Orchania. GENERAL. A Ragusa telegram of the 23d says that the inhabitants of Wassowich District, in Montenegro, numbering 22,000, werestricken with famine. Wood's Theater and Museum, in Chicago, was burned, on the morning of the 23d, involving a loss of about $50,000. The Manchester Savings Bank of Allegheny City, Pa., suspended on the 23d. It was believed that depositors would eventually be paid in full, as the stockholders are individually liable. An injunction issued against the New Orleans School Board, forbidding the establishment of separate schools for white and colored children, was dissolved, on the 23d, by Judge Rights, of the Sixth District Court. The Universalist General Convention of the United States began its session in Chicago on the 24th. Rev. J. W. Joy, of Massachusets, was chosen President for the ensuing year. The first of the Pittsburgh riot cases was tried in that city, on the 24th, before the Criminal Court. A. Murray was sentenced to three years in the Penitentiary for stealing fire-arms, ammunition and other property. Tom Gallagher was convicted of receiving stolen goods, pleaded guilty to the charge of lareeny, and was sentenced to pay a fine of $1,000 and to six years' imprisonment. Ex-President Grant paid an informal visit to President MacMahon, at Paris, on the 25th. The American residents have tendered him a grand banquet, to come off on Nov. 8. Two slight earthquake shocks occurred at Lisbon, Portugal, on the 25th. No great damage resulted. Snow fell at Quebec, Montreal and other places in Canada, on the 25th. Six inches had already fallen, and it was still snowing. According to Washington dispatches of the 25th, the Senate Commitee on Privileges and Elections had agreed to make a thorough investigation of the Louisiana case, and had requested the contestants to present in writing their views as to the scope of the investigation, which should include the legality of the Legislature by which each claimed to have been elected. The Woman's National Christian Temperance Union assembled in Convention in Chicago, on the 24th, delegates being present from several States. The address of welcome was delivered by Miss Frances E. Willard. On the 24th, the removal of the Indians from the Red Cloud Agency, Neb., to the Missouri River region was begun. No dissatisfaction was manifested by the Indians. The removal would probably be completed in about a month. Messrs. Kellogg and Spofford, the Louisiana contestants for a seat in the United States Senate, laid their written statements before the Committee on Privileges and Elections, on the 26th. The documents were read and ordered"printed. At a meeting of Republican members of Congress from Indiana, in Washington, on the evening of the 27th, resolutions were adopted favoring the repeal of the Bankrupt law; the remonetization of the silver dollar: the repeal of so much of the Resumption act as fixes a day for resumption: opposing all subsidies: deprecating any further contraction of the currency: declaring that Mr. Hayes was fairly, honestly and legally elected President by the Republican party, and that they hadfull faith in his honesty, patriotism and Republicanism: that the policy of peace and good will is founded in wisdom, and its final success now wholly depends upon the good faith with which it shall be received by the people of the South. A declaration was also made approving of all wise and practical efforts to purify the Civil Service, and asserting that in the selection of public servants. other things being equal, preference should be given to Union soldiers. Some of the cigar manufacturers of New York City had, up to the 27th, acceded to the demands of the strikers, and their hands had resumed work, but the most of the employers still held out, with the understanding that all cigar-makersanxious to resume operations should be put to work at once at the prices prevailing at the time the strike was inaugurated. The result of the second ballot for members of the French Chamber of Deputies, taken on the 28th, was: Conservatives, 11; Republicans, 4. The Chamber will stand: Republicans, 320; Conservatives, 210. The report of the Receiver of the suspended Chicago Fidelity Savings Bank, presented in the Superior Court of that city, on the 29th, shows liabilities amounting to $1,315,054, and assets amounting to $945,537a shrinkage of $369,517. CONGRESS. TUESDAY, Oct. 23.-Bills were introduced in the Senate-to equalize the bounties of soldiers who served in the late War for the Union; amending the Revised Statutes in regard to the militia, making an annual appropriation of $1,000,000 for the purpose of providing arms and equipments for the whole body of the militia: to enable Indians to be-
