Show TELE TELEGRAPH amma ammi Afla AMERICAN abie ABiB RICAN YANKTON D T SO 30 A serious prairie fire swept across the southern hait half of turner county yesterday and destroyed a large quantity of grain and hay mrs james rolland holland and child were caught on the prairie the latter waa wai burned to death while the former formet is seriously injured and probably will not hot recover go 30 the press tomorrow to morrow will publish the sworn statement of jas anderson ex su per visor of east Feli fell clana clan a parish made today to day before a notary public of this city respecting the authenticity of the anderson andorson weber ietter lottor alleged to have been written by the tho present secretary of the treasury Tre abury to anderson anderaon and weber in la new orleans on the of november 18 1876 6 and other matters connected with the potter committee it sets forth that in june 1876 after he had testified before the potter committee on louisiana nna ana aThIr she met in philadelphia E Z li weber who in the course of a long Interview stated that he was in possession of said letter and would testify in favor favoron of the democrats before the potter committee 1 for the sum of and that andersen anderson repeated the con conversation venation to jr B R an attorney of this city and a personal friend and college chum of clarkson N potter and that on the day following weber anderson Anderaon and went went to washington city weber declined to testify forever fo rover two weeks alving giving as a reason that democratic managers whom he names would not pay him the isum eum he demanded an the of june 1878 weber informed anderson andersen that tory arrangements had been made and that be he was ready to testify which he did on the of july weber then showed anderson anderaon a letter received by him anderson and addda D A weber from sherman as supposed anderson andersen then compared the thi signature ft nature with nn an autograph of sherman exhibited at bradys in washington vas Yas hington and expressed to weber a doubt of its genuineness the tho affidavit goes on to ex explain p in the variations in the testimony 0 fi y of E X J G weber and the efforts mihe made to fasten the letter upon the secretary fary it quotes by name quite a number of outside agents of the potter committee and members of the national democratic committee BOSTON bostos SO 30 A tair fair huel buil business ness is doing in wool and the tho prices are quite steady and sud foremost grades firm holders however are meeting the market freely where responsible buyers present themselves the demand still runs on medium ades grades and low priced woolam an and fine ohio and pennsylvania fleeces are more or less neglected sales comprise ohio and pennsylvania fleeces at 34 3 38 for X band No 34 for michigan and mad wisconsin X and add medium mediums and 28 30 tor for coarse fleeces combing and delaine selections are in in fair ir demand at 35 85 42 for good lots of fine delaine 37 04 35 Is a fair quotation pulled wools ame are in fair demanda at 30 6 40 for supers and X california steady pales of spring at 20 28 fall at 18 washington 31 the president has issued the following proclamation cla mation setting apart thursday november is as a day of bf thanksgiving B by me the president of the united Sta states a aProda mation mallon the of that reason at which it is the habit of our people to make devout and public confession s of their constant dependence upon divine favor for all the good gifts of life lifts and happiness and of public peace and prosperity exhibits inthe in the record ot the year abundant reasons for foe our gratitude and than thanksgiving kp ivyng exuberant harvests productive mines ample crops of the staples of trade and manufactures have enriched the country the resources thus fur alela algha A 14 oae dur our industry y and expanding commerce are hastening the day when discords and distresses throughout the length and breadth of the laud land will under the continued favor of providence have given way to confidence and energy and assured prosperity penco peace with all nations has haa remained unbroken domek domestic tic tie tranquility I 1 has hab pio pie prevailed and the institutions of liberty and justice which the wisdom and virtue of our fathers established remain the glory and defense of their children the tho general prevalence og 0 the blessings aings gings of i health throughout pur wide land has baa made more conspicuous the sufferings and sorrows which the dark shadow of pestilence has lias cast east upon a portion of our people this heavy affliction even the divine ruler has tempered to the suffering er comm communities unities and arid universal sym ByM sympathy pathy and succor have flowed to their relief and the whole nation may rejoice in a unity of spirit in our people by bir which they cheerfully share an another others burdens new now therefore 3 1 I rutherford B hayes president of the united states do appoint thursday thursdays the day of N november next as a day of nati national orial th thanksgiving anks giving and prayer and I 1 earnestly recommend that thad bat in withdrawing themselves from secular cares and labors the people of the United States do meet together on that day in their respective spec tive places of worship there to give thanks and praise to almighty iod god god jod for his mercies and to devoutly beseech their continuance in witness whereof hereunto set my hand band and caused the seal of the united mates slates to be bb affixed R p 33 HAYES haye GALVESTON 31 two masked men stopped the westbound west bound today to days day near dorrys creek while the highwaymen highwayman were plundering the mail bags two freighters drove up and opened fire on the robben robbers ono of their horses hores was ivas iras wounded the robbers returned the fire and both mounted one oni livorse and rode away they secured three registered packages tile the value of which is unknown NEW YORK L 1 the castle garden gareen authorities have under their charge pasquale ean Can campana apana and five other swiss emigrants who were swindled out of their passage to san francisco by an emigrant agent at lugano switzerland they are expecting funds from their friends in switzerland to carry them on the tims times washington corres corros pon dence says saye in conversation with key today to day on the condition of the chinese in california be he gave the following as the result of his observations during daring his recent visit to the pacific coast politicians are almost to a man against the chinese and antagonize them bitterly merchants manufacturers farmers and nearly the entire employing class are very fond of chinese and prefer them to any other laborers they speak in the highest hiff hest heat terms of the chinese they say they are docile obedient obliging punctual hardworking hard bard working and faithful they are exceedingly thrifty and economical they are temperate in their habits do not drink liquors of any kind eat very little meat and live almost entirely on rice it is wonderful to see how bow very little a chinaman can live jive en rn their economy struck me as something marvel marve outi loua large numbers of them sleep in a single ill III yenti venti room they constantly violate the fundamental laws of I 1 health and yet they are seemingly healthy I 1 to learn that they had no hospital I 1 was shown through the chinese quarter of ban san franciaco francisco by the mayor and saw everything every thing in that locality but there thero are a num number berof of places here in washington fully as bad if not worse than anything I 1 saw in chinatown I 1 also observed that the railroad compan companies ls employed a large number ot and they found them excellent workmen while on the pacific pacino coast the postmaster general had special opportunities port unities for observing the habits and customs of the chine chinese e and of ascertaining the correct public sentiment in regard to them eve iy ay aspect of the question unfavorable to the mongolians Mongo lians being pro presented anted by the authorities the postmaster general has baa returned from the pacific coast with the impresa impression don that the chinese Chi nobie nefie are not such an ionic tion as the hoodlums represent doit DETROIT 1 the steamer depere yesterday morning encountered the four blasted masted barge J ff rutter JS uffer ulfer i ou off ludington waterlogged and succeeded in getting her zier within one mile of ludington harbor when ehe eha could do no more and was obliged to leave her hex during the night the vessel bank sank in 25 feet of water about one mile froni from ludington pier the captain crew and some 70 men that went ment to twe the vessel last night to help to brim her were in the rigging the sea was running very high and it war waa im possible for the tug to get to her the life ilfe saving station is doing all it can ean to rescue the men itis it is re potted this morning that the vessel is breaking up the barge is i loaded with grain in a response to a telegram half of the life saving crew of the station at grand haven took ale fife boats to whitehall by special train this noon to rescue ane crew from the rigging later it is reported that one boat load joad of Ji borers laborers have been xea zea j cued the crew is still in the rigging the vessel is breaking I 1 up hopes are entertained of rescuing the balance of the men before night CHICAGO 1 the journals washington t ran ray sa bao N b the daily dost post t the he democratic organ fire n re today to day threatens president hays hay es and attorney general devens with impeachment for eions sent south to the federal officers fibers to protect the republicans from violence under the federal election law the paper calls upon democrats in the south to resist the united states supervisors of elections electious if they ibey attempt to interfere on election day and bays raja the demo cratic congress will sustain them in using force to repel the super visor visors sand and will reimburse relm burse burEe them for whatever expense may be incurred in opposing the federal ol 01 fibers washington 1 of the railroad accounts account today to day formally reported to the secretary of the in te gerior bior ion that the central pacific rall bail road company ba bai neglected to comply with any cf of his official al requests for the various reports concerning its bri business siness operation operations its tariffs present organization financial condition and with his demand demaud that its books should be submitted to his bis inspection he reports that these requests have been made and reiterated at various times since the tho of last july and nod that the off meers officers of the company continue to reply menly that they have referred the que question stion of the constitutionality of the law lav and power powe rot of the auditor to make such demands demanda to their legal counsel and that these quert questions ions lons are still under advisement the president of the company has recently sent to the secretary of the interior a report in compliance with the old law but hub auditor french states that this law has been replaced by athenet thenet the act of last session from which in today to daye daya day letter to secretary zhe quotes several sections authorizing him to 10 call upon the onn off officers leers of ail all subsidized railroads for such reports as he may deem expedient or necessary for the of government he also quotes a section which pro that the neglect or refusal of any railroad to make such reports as may be called for shall in ileath each case of such neglect or refusal work the forfeiture of a sum not less than 1600 nor more than to be recovered by the attorney general in the name a and ud for the he ugo uge af and benefit of the united states stater thib thia section also provides that it shall be the duty of the secretary of the interior in all such ches cases cas es of refusal or neglect to inform the attorney general of the fact to the end that such forfeiture may be judiciously en enforced forced the auditor therefore transmits the certified statements state ments menta of E even seven distinct requests made mariu by him to the president of the central pacific company of the nature of the above indicated together with the certifications that none of them have yet been complied compiled with lie he concludes by recommending that proceedings under the law be instituted in each case indianapolis ind 1 george hazzard the defaulting president of the first national bank nank of au burn ind aff am have attracted so much muen attention lately went to logansport Logan sport yesterday to procure some papers which two en dorsers on one of his notes had they refused to give up the papers until certain money was paid hazzard then had them arrested on a charge of larceny which failed before the examining justice justi justl cp then hazzard offered ered to pay and counted out his money on the table and abd lafile I 1 the delred papers were laid inid alongside hazzard grabbed the money moy and papers and with a friend from whom be had borrowed alth vilh drawn revolvers escaped from the room hazzard was arrested and jailed ou on a charge of rob robbery bory after midnight four persona came into uhe the jails and signing a bond for his hia appearance he was set free on the outside outride he waa was seized and thrown into an omnibus and hurried away hazzard fays taya they had a rope and told him they intended to hang him hedow he however managed to cry for help which brought the police who returned him to jail today to day other bon bondsmen damen appeared from anderson with an acceptable bond and when claiming the custody of hazzard to secure themselves the officers from auburn proclaimed a right to arrest him and take him hence hazzard ET azzard fears being mobbed if taken to A AU u the sheriff at logansport Logan sport as a precautionary measure again took him in custody where he is tonight to night james hazzard the cashier of the auburn bank wab waa at logansport Logan sport last n night 1 ga 11 looking after hla hia brothers interest at when whon he waa was gobbled and taken to auburn on a warrant charging him with forgery DET DETROIT borr mical J JJ J shearer Bhear er of greenville this state who committed an aggravated assault on congressman ellsworth last spring was today to day sentenced t P phy pity a fine of and be imprisoned iu in the detroit house of correction for six months the schooner lake lorett corn laden is ashore at bay laue labo huron full of water the tug smith from cheboygan has gone to the rescue the schlor ner warts is ashore on beaver island full of water the cargo consists of oats and pork for collingwood the tug leviathan has gone to her aid from cheboygan sheboygan the schooner DB D J omen on entering bian hian blan Mant manistee istee stee harbor thia this morning during the eale struck the north pier and sank rank she was wag loaded with brick the veel vessel and cargo are a total loss no insurance L ter advice from the barque bacque woodruff sunk at whitehall state i that the vessel went to pieces this a two of the crew are missi missing Dg NEW york Z 2 the heralds dublin special especial says in relation to the maynooth May Mayu fire by midnight it was waa complete ly y extinguished but two wings of the southern and western ends were destroyed tha tho library buffered suffered buli sull ered considerable damage and bome borne valuable books were destroyed but although the students lost all their personal effects effiec ts and some of them thena were wore rescued with difficulty no lives were lost the buildings are massive stone structures with long corridors and the students are locked in at nights night making it dIDI difficult cult to esnard in case of a judd eri exi fire after tion the dublin fire department ascertained that the fire was |