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Show WAFTED ON THE WIRES. Chicago, Nov. 13 -- The Daily News having invited the governors of various states and prominent southern men to send, in its care, congratulations on General Grant's return, has received a number of such congratulations, including one from Alex. H. Stephens, another from General James Longstreet, and the following from Hon. Robert Toombs, Atlanta, Ga. -- To M. F. Stone, Editor. -- Your telegram is received. I decline to answer, except to say, present my personal congratulations to General Grant on his safe arrival to his country. He fought for his country honorably and won. I fought for mine and lost. I am ready to try it over again. Death to the Union. (Signed) R. Toombs. Constantinople, Nov. 13. -- There is a strong tendency on the part of the Turkish cabinet to enter into an alliance with Russia. The grand vizier and Osman Pasha, minister of war, especially advocate a close understanding with Russia. It is said the sultan has been gained over to their views. It this connection it is rumored that Osman Pasha will shortly go to Lisad'a? on a special mission. New York, Nov. 16. -- Heavy storms are reported in Ohio and Kentucky. Mahomed Jan is at the head of a fresh force at Khyber pass. The Spanish government is sending reinforcements to Gen. Blanco in Cuba. Russia is ineffectually striving to establish special friendly relations with Germany. Nathan Burnstine, dry goods dealer of Detroit has failed for $150,000; assets unknown. The editor of the Parisian Converse has been fined 1,000 francs for publishing false news. The defeat of combined Russian and Persian forces by Turkomans, near Sirako, is reported. The New York "Churchman" office was destroyed by fire on Friday night. The janitress lost her life. Jordan Sheats, (colored) for the murder of John Ledbetter (white), was hanged in Danielville, Georgia, on Friday. By an explosion in the cartridge factory of the Toulon? arsenal, fifteen women and seven me were seriously injured. The German minister of war has ordered a survey of the Baltic coast, to ascertain if additional defenses are necessary. Heavy floods are reported in the Canary Islands, causing some loss of life and considerable damage to crops and property. Johnson, the Indian chief, while on trial for murder in the recent Ute outbreak said that he did not know the name of a single Indian engaged in the Thornburgh fight. Rather thin. Boston capitalists yesterday paid $10,000 for the empire mine, in Tombstone district, Arizona, of which the son of Harry Edwards, the actor was half owner. The sale was effected by T. D. Lewis. Detroit, Nov. 17 -- A special to the Post and Tribune reports an explosion of the large boiler of Wood & Reynolds' saw mill and salt block at Carrolton, near east Saginaw, this p.m. A portion of the boiler, weighing nearly four tons, was thrown a distance of 150 feet. Edward Baqucias?, fireman, was thrown through the roof and into the river, ??? feet distant. His injuries are probably fatal. New York, 17 -- A writer in the Commercial Bulletin on the war of railroads on the California clippers, says: It is well understood that the railroads have extended their contracts till the first of January, in hopes of keeping all those they had last year, and of whipping in those that still hold out. But they are counting without their hosts, for many who contracted last year are now availing themselves of the inducements put out by clippers, understanding full well that the lower the railroads contract with same, the lower the clipper rates will go. For it may as well be understood first as last, that as long as grain grows in California and Oregon, so long will ships go there for it, and if rates are low at this end, they are sure to go high at the other. |