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Show LIGHTNING FLASHES. A London, eoirespor.de nt says the bombardment of Paris is thus far a l failure. ' The new Governor and Lieut. Governor Gov-ernor of Nevada were inaugurated on Monday. Portland, Oregon, has subscribed Sl0,000 towards securing a west-side railroad. A Limerick gentleman has offered the Pope a residence on his estate in Ireland. An exehango of prisoners between 'he French and Germans is being negotiated. ne-gotiated. Shaw Lefevie is appointed secretary of state for the home department in the British ministry. The President has nominated John L. Murphy associate justice of the supreme su-preme court of Montana. - The San Francisco school department depart-ment is ncar'y 50,000 behind for the fiscal year, with the entire school fund exhausted. La Palric say a tuo lluaucial condition condi-tion of France is worse than the military mili-tary situation, i:od proposes to return to assignats. Startling frauds have been discovered discover-ed in the business of the "Farmers and Mechanics Life' Insurance Co.," of New York. The San I'raueiscj board of supervisors super-visors asks Congress for the use of a portion of the Presidio military reservation reser-vation for a park. Swollen rivers aud streams have done great damage, by overflowing, between Mpnticelio and Olympia, Washington Territory. The Democrats, in the House of Representatives, voted solid against the San Domingo resolution, with a number of Republicans. The wife of Ccspcdcs, the Cuban leader, has reached Havana, and it is thought she will be permitted to leave for the United States. An immense meeting at Greenwich has demanded the resignation of Gladstone. Glad-stone. There was great disturbance and some lighting at it. The House of Representatives has passed the bill for an international ex hibilion in Philadelphia in 1S70, none of the expen-cs to be paid out of the treasury. The baggage car of the through train from New Vorl- lo Washington, was entered by rubbers on Tuesday night. Several trunks wele tlr.ywn off and rifled. Two thousauu ChiuaLci.j have been contracted for i:t S.iu Francisco, to work on the west end of the Northern P.R.R.. and will commence go::ig north next week. |