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Show No Yellow Fever In New Oi-leimu. New Orleans, 5. Twelve leading plii'siciana of tlio city publish a statement state-ment that no yellow fever is in New Orleans, and that tho city is and has been remarkably healthy. . 'J'lio wires to Ualve?Lon aro down, and no election news baa been received. MnclEcrol FUUery n Fnllurc. Eastport, Me., 5. Tho mackerel fishermen fish-ermen report the season a perfect fuil-uro. The UnKtinore J'oltitiuiiig Case. Baltimore, 5. Tho case of Mrs. Ely Wharton, indicted for poisoning Gen. Ketchum and E. Van Ness, was to-day removed from tho criminal court in this city to tho circuit court of Arundel county. Krw York News. New York, 5. Experts yesterday visited tho now court house, accompanied accompan-ied by a special committee of tlio committee com-mittee of seventy, and inado u careful examination of all tho furniture in the building. After adding twenty-five per cont. to their estimate, they valued all at $92,076. Other experts estimated carpenter work at $i:W,t)00 including an addition of twenty-livo per cent, ln-gcrsoll ln-gcrsoll received for fucniahing tho above $l,-iUO,0OU. The aliidavits of tho experts were sworn to, and handed to district attorney Uarvhi. Several vouchers vouch-ers for Ingersoll:3 Carvey's aud Koy-scr's Koy-scr's work wcro unearthed yesterday by the committeo of seventy, 'l ho vouchers vouch-ers are all Tor an enormous amount; and not ono of them sworn to, but all signed by A. Uakey 11 all. It is confidently asserted that the ease of the people against mayor Hall, for malfeasance in olliee, will noL ho referred re-ferred to tho present grand jury of which tho undo of tho mayor is lorcmnn. The Sun, this morning, says ji.lin II. Keysor appeared before tlio committee of seventy, on Tuesday evening, and testilied in his own behalf that liu never received tho sums of money al.egcd to htwo been paid him by the city for work done on tho new courthouse. Wellington luformnlloii Washington, G. Acting attorney general JJnstow to-day issued a circular calling the attention of district attorneys, marshals, clerks of tho U. JS. courts, to tho vcrjT large number of suits pending, instituted under tho internal revenue laws, and instructing them to make energetic eilbrls to bring those suits to judgment without delay. Tno Japanese charge tl'ail'dirs of this city presented our government, in bo-half bo-half of the Japanese chamber of com-mci'COjWilh com-mci'COjWilh about ono hundred dill'erent samples of paper ni until acturcd in Japan, mostly from rice Jibre. The specimens will bo arranged in a port folio and placed in the model room of the patent olliee for inspection. Tlio Grand Duke Alexia, soon after reaching .Now York, will visit Washington, Wash-ington, ilo will remain hero a day or two, and then return to New York, whence ho will go to Niagara jValls, Chicago, and other western cities, and to Sau Eraneisco. Ilo has expressed a desire to sco the prairie about which ho has read so much. He will again visit Washington during tho session of Congress. Con-gress. Catcazy, the liussian minister, was rcctnlly informed by secretary Jj'ish, that if, when the visit of tho grand duke is concluded, ho fchall not bo recalled re-called his passport will bo sent to him, and that tho president will not receive him unless accompanied by the grand duke, and, further, that tho prosidont will at no time hold conversation with him. Destructive Flrt. Burlington, Iowa. A lire to-night destroyed tho planing mill of Millard, i'omlinaouos Co., a largo lumber yard, a brewery and several residences; the loss is estimated at $70,000 to $80,000. Insurance unknown. Kiiiscopal Convention. Baltimore, o. The Episcopal general convention, rcasscmblud this morning. Dr. Craik in tho ohnir, Tho president announced tho several standing committees. com-mittees. Among tho committee on tho state of the church is W. J. lirotherton, of California. At noon the lit. ltev. Ceo. Augustus Helwyn, Lord Bishop of Litehtield; tho lit. Kev. Dr. Venable, Bishop of Nassau; tho Very ltev. Dr. Howsen Dean of Chester, and several other English clergymen now here were introduced to tho Convention. A resolution inquiring Into tlio expediency of reducing the number both of ' clerical cleri-cal and lay delegates in tho house of delegate-i was adopted. A number of memorials and resolutions on various subjects wcro presented and referred, when the convention adjourned until to-morrow. 'ihc it. Lottiu Fair. 81. Louis, o. Tho attendance at the Fair to-day was tho largest over known. Tho d'iy was generally observed as a holiday and lully 60,000 people were on the ground. A great feature of tho trotting race was against time, the first premium 5)1,000, distance six times around the arena or a milo and a half; Ella WrighL won, time 3:-lji. President Presi-dent Grunt took three premiums in tho class of colts for all work. Another Fire lu Woods. Cincinnati, o. A lire is raging in tho woods near Custar, Wood county, Ohio; ! ihc inhabitants uie llocing to a place of safety, iUuuc(ary ami Stocks. j Now Y'ork, G. Gold strong, on the report that a large amount of the new 6 per cent, loan had boon given up by tho original subscribers; the report is pronounced pro-nounced false by well informed parties. Bids for the treasury gold amounted to a littlo over 7r millions; awards, two millions at M; governments strong; stocks opened strong, closed lower; W. J.,WJ- Quicksilver, l'Ji; Mariposa, 1 5-S; pfd., Xa; V. i1-, &-; 1'aeiucMail, 6. |