Small-pox is now epidemic in Panama among the Chinese.

A pistol fight is reported in the legislature at Bogota, but no details have been received.

The Novoe Vremya states that the Sultan will visit the Czar at St. Petersburg shortly.

Orders went into effect at the Portsmouth Navy Yard yesterday making 10 hours a day's work.

Chief Clerk Crosby of the war department has resigned to resume the practice of his profession.

The President has approved the joint resolution appropriating $150,000 for the benefit of the sufferers from the Mississippi floods.

Heavy snow slides have occurred among the Lake and Mill Creek canons, in California, and 38 persons have been entombed - four of them taken out dead.

The Curtis Manufacturing Co.'s works at Albion, N. Y., were burned yesterday morning. Loss, $100,000. About 100 men are thrown out of employment.

The new double-screw, steel armor plated turret ship Colossus was launched at Portsmouth, Eng., yesterday. She is of 9146 tons burthen, and her engines are 6000 horse power.

Judge-Advocate-General Swaim has made a report to the Secretary of War upon the case of Sergeant Mason, in which it is understood he recommends a modification of the latter's sentence.

THE WEATHER.WASHINGTON, D. C., March 22, 1882 - 1 A. M. For New England, light snow, followed by clearing weather, northwest to southwest winds, slowly rising barometer, stationary or a slight fall in temperature.