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Show GENERAL. Death on a Train. North Piatt, Neb., S. Madame Maria Goverdina Pentormaus, a native na-tive of Belgium, died on the western bound train near Brady Island last night. She was travelling alone- and had a through ticket to San Francisco. The cause of her death is supposed to have been apoplexy.- About ten thousand thous-and dollars, mostly in U. S. bonds, were found on ber person. The remains re-mains vill be interred at this place today. to-day. Omaha Ncwi. Omaha, 9. At Lincoln, yesterday, the impeachment court, in the case of cx-auditov Gillespie, adjourned to the second Tuesday in January next, and the Legislature adjourned to the same There is a car ot specie here from California, for government, on its way east, containing eleven million dollars. It is detained by high water, making the crossing of the river impossible; it is well guarded by soldiers. Tho river has risen about one foot to-day. 1 3Ionetnry and Stocks. New York, 9. Gold steady. Gov-ernmcntsstcady Gov-ernmcntsstcady and unchanged. Sixes, 81, 173; 5-20's, 6:2, 64 and 65, V2. Stocks quiet. W. U.,5S; Pacific mail, 43; W. P., 47. N. Y. C, 9Si; Erie, 31. Heartrending Aflalr. New York. 9. A letter from St. John's, Newfoundland, May 1M, reports re-ports the loss of a coasting schooner with forty souls on board. They were nearly all married men, and were returning re-turning to their homes with tho proceeds pro-ceeds of the spring fishing voyage. Old Pelican, in Trinity Bay, where they resided, re-sided, is a small hamlet, and nearly every family has lost a member. Anlnsnue Defaulter-Washington, Defaulter-Washington, B. C, 9. F. A. Macartney, Ma-cartney, post ofhec building, and disbursing dis-bursing agent for the department, is a defaulter "to the amount, of $35,000. Mucarney has become insane, and has been sent to the asylum. lle.vy Flro at Fulton. Fulton, N. Y., 9. Cutler's planing mill, Watson & Go's pail factory, tlendrick & Benjamin's works, Loo-mis's Loo-mis's turning factory, Listers' sash and blind factory and Van Alston's paper mill, were burned this morning, with a loss of 55.000. Orgnnlxetl at Last, Concord, N. II., 9. The Democrats are jubilant over the organisation of the ilouso, and will try to force a vote tor governor before the sick Republican Republi-can members recover; but it is doubtful doubt-ful if the vote will be reached this week. Drowned, Troy, N. Y., 9. Miss Maggie Mc-Xutt Mc-Xutt was drowned yesterday by the capsizing of a sail boat. Mary Jane Gallagher and Bertha Redwood who uccom panied her, were rescued, but arc in a precarious condition. Arctic Expedition, Washineton, 9. Captain Hall's arctic expedition steamer 2loTcticy will Ifuve here lor New York to morrow, mor-row, and thence, about the twenty-fifth twenty-fifth of June, for the North Pole. San. Frnciaco Itcmi. San Francisco, 9- Notwithstanding the msiiive proof; that the Chinaman Ah He was killed by being beaten over the head with a club by boys, on 4th j street, the coroner's jury returned a ; verdict that he oame to his death from jsomo cauc unknown to the jury. Capt. Granger and Purser Naylor, of the Enghh rew steamer City oj M'btmrn' leavo for a trip to'Salt iLako on Monday. Coleman's clothing store, 24S Third street, was partially burni-d at midnight and the stock ruined by the the, which ' originated inside, nobody knows how. Insured. Contra Co?-ta county returns Haitrht delegates to the Democratic State Con-, vention. I San Francisco bonds, 112 (a 1141;! sterling, luij to lU;. Greenbacks, 'JU; ! selling, 9J. The weather is fine and warm. j Judge Sawyer to-day sentenced ! Thomas Aguierre $'J0 for boating a woman, and John Lynch lu0 for1 whipping his wife. I Tho brig Curlew caught fire this morning at Long Bridge; the firs was j extinguished by the sailors. ! The stock market broke down some- , what to-day, Chollar and Golden Chariot Char-iot weakening considerably. Snooting In Montana. Helena, M. T., 9. Frank Kelly, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, with relations now living at Wakefield, Mass., who was shot by Cassndy alins AVaiktr, at Pioneer, last week, died on Wednesday. Wednes-day. Thomas Cotsworth, Patrick McLaughlin, Mc-Laughlin, and his son Michael McLaughlin, Mc-Laughlin, miners on the Upper Ten Mile, had a difficulty about a division of money yesterday afternoon. The elder McLaughlin took an axe and started for Cotsworth, who fired a revolver, re-volver, the ball striking the son who is not expected to recover. Cotsworth fired again, killing Patrick McLaughlin McLaugh-lin instantly. Cotsworth came in this morning aud delivered himself up to the Sheriff for triaL Later Washington Xews. San Francisco, 9. At least three operators in stocks havo cleared independent inde-pendent fortunes out of the recent advance ad-vance in Crown Point. Other financiers finan-ciers and several leading brokers have been clearing from five to ten thousand dollars per week in commissions since the rise commenced. The committee entrusted with arranging ar-ranging a plan of opposition to the Montgomery Avenue commissioners, report that having agreed on a mode ot procedure, and there is not much doubt that a majority of the property affected will be presented in protest and injunction. The President of the Mechanics Institute In-stitute has received notice that Japan will send an immense contribution to the coming fair in this city, which will embrace specimens of almost every branch of manufacture and work in : wood and metals, and other material j carried on in tho empire. They are' expected to be one of tho leading features fea-tures of the fair. I Congressman McGrcw, who is a member of tho special committee ap-! pointed to investigate tho question of the advisability of devoting the whole or part of Ycrba Buena Island, to the Central Pacific railroad company, is in town, posting himself up and preparing for rendering the report. |
