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NEWS. From the Capital. A special to the Cincinnati Gasette of Oct. 24,says: Some Baltimore tea merchants to. day called upon the Chinese Embassador, and discussed the question of commercial relations with China with special relation to the tea trade. This is the first reception given by the Chinese to civilians. The tea merchants requested the Chinese Embassador to discourage the exportation of teas which were artificially colored, and to send teas only in natural condition, as they are used in China. The Minister showed his shrewdnessby informing the delegation that Chinese merchants would be glad to export teas in the natural conditon, as it cost them much less, and that artificially colored teas would not be exported a day longer than there was a demand for them. A sample of tea brought from China by the embassy for its own use was brought in. The Minister said that the various brands of tea sold in America and Europe were unknown to snd unused by the tea consumer in China. They were es. pecially prepared by Chinese tea exporters for the foreign markets, were colored by chemicals. and this process, together with the peculiarmethods of putting up teas for foreign markets, not only rendered it less palatable and beneficial, but more expensive He expressed the opinion that if boards of trade in New York and China were to make known the fact that pure teas were not only more palatable, but less expensive, it would be a benefit to both the producer and consumer. There is, said he, real V but one kind of tea plant, and from this both green and black teas are produced. The equivalents for the two terms green and black," do not signify to Chinese the color of tea, but have reference to the period of gathering Green indicating, not green color, but unripeness. Yung Wing, in the course of his speech, made the important admission that he was confident that tea could be successfully cultivated in certain portions of the United States, but that Chinese labor would be necessary to successfully do this, and he added that Chinamen are not disposed to emigrate in great numbers to this country in view of pending prejudice and agita ion against them in California. Information has been received to the effect that General Trevino, commanding Mexican forces on the Rio Grende, has already dispersed several bands of marauders and Indians found on the Mexican side. The Indian Bureau denies the truth of the recent statement that the Spotted Tail Indians are in danger of starvation by neglect to provide supplies. On the contrary, it is stated that there is an abundant supply of beef, flour and pork Information has been received at the War Department to the effect that the Mexican General, Trevino, commander of the troops on the Rio Grande, has arrived at Piedras, where Gen. Ord, who commmands the United States forces on the Rio Grande frontier, has gone to meet him for the purpose of consultation as to plans to be pursued to maintain order and prevent cattle side. stealing raids into Texas from the Mexican Items in General. The banking house of Clabaugh, Nelson & Co., Baltimore, suspended on the 23d. Liabilities about $100,000, of which $50,000 aresecured The National Narrow Guage Railroad Convention, opened in Cincinnati on the 23d instant with an attendance of roads. delegates representing about sixty railJohn D. Vacelit,s farmer, fifty-three years of age, his wife, and two young sons, were murdered at their home, near Vincennes, Ind., on the night of October 23d, by having eir heads crushed in with an ax. Pierre ) evost, their farm hand, was arrested on suspicion of having committed the murder. Richard P. Isaacs was executed at Harrison, Mo., on the 25th of October, for the killing of Henderson R. Clarke. He died penitent terrible domestic tragedy took place near Marietta, Ohio, on the night of the 25th of October. Henry Tyler went to the residence of his wife's father. where his wife was staying, absenting herself from his bed and board, and fired hree shots of a revolver at her. Supposing he had killed her, he left, and when the officers attempted to arrest him, shot himself, and lived but few hours after. It was thought, at latest accounts the wife would recover. Between two and six o'clock in the morning, recently, burglars entered the Man. hatten Savings Bank building, in New York City, seized and handcuffed the janitor, and forced him to reveal the lock combination. $2,757,700 in bonds and cash were stolen, $83,000 of which were available. The janitor is suspected of collusion Richard Kramer, a saloon-keeper of New port, Ky., was shot by his son on Sunday with probably fatal results. The quarrel began by the father's objecting to the son indulging excessively in whisky-drinking. As the shot was fired in a scuffle, the son claims was accidental. Joseph Brown, the Wilkesbarre banker who suspende Blast May, has given bail to answer the charge of defrauding depositors John Whitby, a half breed, has been sentenced to be hanged at Welland, Ont, Nov. 25, for the murder of a felvtramp named Allen, on April last The Taylor Manufacturing Company at Westminster Carroll County, Md., which made an assignment, estimate their liabilities at $100,000, chiefly local, with some at Pittsburg and Boston. The assets and amount due the company, it is said, whil foot up $25,000 above the liabilities. Two brokers, Louis A. Brown and Horace E. Brown, were arrested Saturday, in New York, for forgery, in connection with the $64 000 check forgery on the Union Trust Company They were committed to the Tombswithout bail. The bottom of this my sterions forgery has now been reached. J.P. McDonnell, editor of the Lubor Stand ard. of Paterson, New Jersey, convicted of libel in calling non-striking operators of the Adams Mills scabs, was sentenced to pay a fine of $500, It was at once paid by the workingmen and women of the city, and at night they were drawing McDonnell around town in an open barouche Anna Young, the wife of John Young, janitor of the building No. 117 Nassau-street, N. Y., got on the elevator Saturday morning. and attempted unassisted to ascend to be top floor, On reaching the fifth floor she started to get out of the door without stop. ping the elevator and was almost instantly killed, her head being frightfully mashed between the car and door of the casework The accident is to be attributed to the woman's reckless carelessness Saturday, at Vincennes, Indiana, Pierre Provost, the murderer of the Vacelet fam. ily, comm tted suicide in the jail. In the evening he sent for a priest, who was with him for some time, and to whom it is supposed he made a full confession, which may hereafter become public. In the night Provost tied a towel around his neck, and fastening 8 coat sleeve to the towel. and the other sleeve to the upper berth in his cell, knelt down and choked himself
