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Show GENERAL. Thf Somerset Conflngrntiou. Pittsburg, 10. Tho fire at Somerset. Pennsylvania, this morning, destroyed six eiiunros in the heart of the town, embracing a third of its area, but two-thirds two-thirds in value, including three hotels, every business house, store and shop, but one, both banks, both printing otii-ees, otii-ees, lawyers' offices, post othce. L nited States Assessor's office, two churches, the Masonic and Odd Fellows' halls, telegraph and express offices, and over thirty dwellings, i'ifty families are homeless. The loss is estimated $1,175,-000. $1,175,-000. New York Intelligence. New York, 10. A hro at Tully, Can-aniugua Can-aniugua county, last night, destroyed ihn hotel, three houses, and two stores. with a loss of $10,000. A special train to Rochester from Synicuse, to-day, made eighteen miles in eighty-two minutes. "Wallace & Schoontnnltor's sugar refinery, re-finery, Brooftlyn, was burned to-night with a loss of $-12-3,000, and stock $!25,-000, $!25,-000, fully inmrod. 0. II. Phelps, a jeweler residing on Thirty-ninth street, discovered robbers on his premises and one shot him wounding him fatally. Tho thieves escaped. es-caped. A Are at tho village of Barrytown, today, to-day, destroyed thirteen buildings and their contents; loss $75,000. Tho Methodist conference has resolved re-solved to mfer tho book concern imbroglio imbro-glio to a committoo of one from each conforenoe. Tho thermometer to-day stood ciguty-sovon ciguty-sovon in the shade. Washington Intelligence "Washington. 10. The President haa approved the bill to regulato elections in Washington and Idaho Territories. Tho aenato has passed tho biil authorizing authoriz-ing tho distribution of a thousand breech loaders among tho citizens in exposed districts in Montana. Tho war department has authorized department commanders to mako arrangements ar-rangements to insure discharged soldiers sol-diers transportation and subsistance horn o. Tho sonata arms committoo have agreed upon their report, which expresses expres-ses surprise and condemnation at tbo course of tiumner and Schurz, and exonerates ex-onerates the governmont officials of any dishonest or dishonorable act, or any violation vi-olation of neutrality. It closes by saying say-ing that the resolution for an investigation investiga-tion was baaed on a falsehood. Morion denies that ho is a candidate for the Presidency under any circura-1 stances; ho is for Wrant lirst and last, and is sat s nod no combination can defeat his re-election, I Tho, houso in committee of the whole, passed tho fortification bill appropriating appropria-ting $1,900,000; and resumed tho debate on the tariff hill. In tho senato Sumner introduced his supplementary civil rights bill, and after a political discussion tho senate udjourned. The "Alabama" Muddle. Chicago, 10. Tho Evening Journal's Washington special stij's tno last dispatch dis-patch from earl Granvillo, received by cable yesterday, is not acceptable to our government, but negotiations aro still progressing. Pish is very confident the matter will bo amicably adjusted, for tho British government cannot allord to lot the treaty fail, Ollnrs, howovor, equally equ-ally fa Tii liar with the ponding negotiations negotia-tions and who belong to tho foreign commilLooof congress, are of tho opinion opin-ion that tho treaty is virtually dead. A Ulut to Crccloy, Chicago, 10. Tho Tribune of this city seconds the suggestion of tho Louisrillo Cunricr-JouriHil, that Grcoloy retire from tho editorship of his paper during the campaign. Boiler Eiil(islon. Norfolk. Vfi.. 10. A steamer nxnlod- od her boiler to-day oil old Point Comfort Com-fort and killed the engineer, William Walker, his wife, child and sister-in-law, ana severely scalded several of the crew. Pittsburg, 10. Three boilers of the Woodson company's iron mill exploded this morning. Tho fireman, Charles MarcharL, was killed. Monetary and Stocks. New York, 10. Gold active; governments govern-ments lirm; slocks irregular; W. U. firm it is said Vanderbilt has bought .VM) shares. W. U. T., 7ii; Quick-silver, Quick-silver, ili; W- P-t S3; Pacific mail, oa. |