OCR Text |
Show ! GENERAL. Uank Koblierj-. F! Kiplnsloii. Now Orlean-Jj 10. A bank boi, eon-tnining eon-tnining about ioO.OOOwnrlh of aocnritRV, was stolen to-day. A wagon loud nf union torpedoes, part of a lot being unloaded from tho ship Geo. I-fiirlbut, from .New York, oxplodod on tho Hlreet tlua morning. The driver was killed instantly and several nasscrs-by wcro injured. The windows in tho vicinity wero shattered by tho concussion, and ono houso, a paloon, was demolished, Tho vo.-koI, which has two hundred ease Hill on board, will probably be ordered oil', t ji I a c op nTCo v 1 1 1 1 oil . Baltimore, 10. In tho Episcopal convention con-vention to-day tho committoo on canons reported it inexpedient to amend tho canon rolativo to marriage and divorce; also that it is inexpedient to croato tho ollico of Buffragan bishop. A minority report favors tho new canon on tho latter lat-ter Bubjcct, Both were tabled, ltcv. Dr. Mead, from tho joint committee on ritual, reported a canon recognizing on the part of this church no other law of ritual than has been acceptod, and providing pro-viding for a roviston of tho tkil hook of common pray or, and tho aocond canons of tho Church of England in use in tho provinces boforo 17)49 and not subBonuontly superseded, altered or ro-poalcd ro-poalcd by gonornl diocesan legislation; provided that in all questions arising concerning ritual observance, tho administration ad-ministration of law appertains to tho ordinary, whoso decision shall bo bold as a settlement of tho question, except that tbu constitutional decision de-cision shall ho subject ,to revision. Resolutions wore also presented pro-Tiding pro-Tiding for a joint committoo of three bishop?, three presbyters and tbroo laymen, to roport at the next general convention what portion of the canons of tho Church of England wero in use in the American provincos in lTtJ'J, bow they had been modi (led or repealed, and whether any portion requires such action. An amendment was o tiered that the above canon should not go into operation until after the said report was acted upon by the general convention. The canon is understood to bavo been written by bishop Whitingiiam, and was adopted by the entire committee. The "Pet" Ilnttlca Mimlrr. Newark, 19 Tho testimony in the Bolls' murder trial closed at noon. Charles Sponcor summed up for the defence, de-fence, contending that tho shooting of Halstcd was unpremeditated, that tho pistol was accidentally discharged in the scitflle, and that Bolts was irresponsible irrespon-sible at tho time, being frenzied with lovo and jealousy. New York New, New York, 19. Tiro fanitury coin- mitteo of the board of health has re-j re-j ported against allowing any carn? nf rags, from countries where cholora pre-: pre-: vails, to bo landod without disenfection. Deputy comptroller tlrecn n-l; a i moeting of iho board of apportionment, to provide funds for tho supplies and support of the reformatory institution. I Tlio contractor for cleaning tho-itrefta ha presented a bill to the city for $ 1-12,- 000 lor work from September 1st to Oc-j Oc-j tober ltlth. Tho second race for the American 1 cup came oft" over tho New York yacht j club course to-day, tho Columbia sailing under ft now captain against tho Livonia. ! Tho latter won, beating tho Columbia ; about twenty minutes. It is claimed ' tho latter lost fifteen minutej by an ac-i ac-i cidont to tho steering gear. The Li-. ma got a milo ahead on the stari. Tlie Brownsvlllo Plr. Indianapolis, 10. Tho lira this afternoon after-noon at Brownsville, Ind., destroyed ilvo stores and three dwellings, with a 1033 of $15,000 or $20,000; insuranco $2,000. WtLSliljani Acctiua. Boston, 10. Washburn has wrilieu to Hoar, accepting tho Kepublian nomination for governor. Condition of liiam-itucv Comiiuiiles. J Boston, 10. Tho insurance commis-I commis-I sioncr has called upon nil tho insurance companies in the State to make returns i of their condition, j Gold ExclUmeiU. ' St. Paul, Minn., 10. Uen. Lemau arriving from lort Garry, last evening, reports intense excitement in Winnipeg on account of a recent gold discovery dis-covery at lako Shabondowin. .Specimens .Spe-cimens of dust, nuggets and quartz bad boon brought to Winnipeg, and hundreds were rushing to tho now gold field. Lako Shabondowin is a short distance from Silver Islet. Another Fenian Fiusco. General Curleyo, one of tho leaders of the lato Fonian fiasco upon Manitoba, Mani-toba, arrived hero yesterday and was immediately arrested. Liko O'Nill, who wa3 arrested horo on Monday, ho declares de-clares tho Fenian raid was no raid at all, but merely a colonization scheme, and the colony could havo successfully resisted colonel Wheaton if eo disposed. Maine Shocked. Augusta, Mo., 10. Quito a aovero shock of earthquako wa.s felt hero at 4.'10 o'clock this afternoon, lasting ton or twelve minutes. Leavenworth and Denver K. It. ! Leavenworth, Ks., 10. Camps for grading parties on tho Loavcnworth and ; Denver narrow gaugo K. It. have been established some distanco wost of here, : and tho contractors expect to mako sur-j sur-j prising spend. Dan Casement's- fore-) fore-) man, of U. P. fame, has been engaged on tho work. Tiimmany'i Cnndlilnte, Xow York, 10. Tammany made j nominations for the Slate senato tonight, to-night, including Win. ftl. Tweed, Michael Mi-chael Norton, John J. Bradley and Ik'iiry W. Genet. 11 u.1 1 roatl Con vciil luii. Shreport, La:, 10. The ltaitruad con-; con-; vcnlion metyosterday and was largely , attended. The proceedings woro Jmr-, Jmr-, nionious. lleprcscntativcs from St. : Louid, Memphis, Vickburg, Kansas, Arizona, New -Mexico. Texas and Lou- isiana were present. Keports were read ! favoring an early completion of tho j Southern Pacilic. Tho convention ad-' ad-' journed to meet in Marshall on Hatur- day. ; Incendiary Fic j Syraeu,o, N. Y., 10. The public j school building, No. 7, ono of the largest . iu tbo cily, burned this evening; loss Si 2, U0U, iujuvanco 5-o.Ci). It was . doubtless tho work of an incondiary. A : colored girl now under arrest couYoisea to having attempted to lire tbebuildiDg I last evening. .New York He form Utwucratti. I New York, 10. Tho county couven-' couven-' tion of dolegatc3 of the reform Doruo-1 Doruo-1 cruti havo held a mooting, about four hundred delegates present. W, W. j Curtis warned tho meeting that Tammany Tam-many intended frauds at tho election, and said tho only remedy woatooxecuto ( summary justice by suspending re-' re-' noaters or fraudulent inspectors frtm lamp-post?, and ho believed tho Jaw would protect citizens in o doing. Tiio following nominations wore mudo: for judge of the supremo court, ex-Judge George C. Barret; for judge of common please, judge Ch:ii le-H. Daly; roister, general Fran2 Seiol. Sylvcttcr Blowery DoaJ. Providence, li. I.T 10. Hon. Mylv,. ter Alowery, of Arizona, died in London, Lon-don, England, on Tuesday last. Saved fioin the Wreck. Detroit 10. Intelligence- ha t.n recoived here of tho picking up of two more boat of tho steamer Colburn, with eighteen persons. Twenty persons arc mill Uiing, Gilbert, DemonUud In. dian agent Smith and wife, of Detroit, are undoubtedly among the lost, a alro wore all the women on board. j The- VJcon.lii Fires Horrible Detail!. Milwaukee, 'X The Vuntu Advo. calr rontftins a full account of tho loss of life and property by the great fires. Up to Sunday ni.cht eighty-eight tire had been raging through tlio towns of IlrusieU, Union, Gardner, Fore.-tvUle, Clfiybanks, Nnzwaupoe, Sturgeon bay, and Sevastopol, burning feneos and limber, but leaving houses untouched. un-touched. At 9 p. m., of Sur.dav, a fiery tornado swept down from the south-we?t, beginning at tho Belgian settlement in Brussels, sweeping through the towns of Gardner, Union and the i western part of Sevastopol, down to East Shore bay, and every building in iti path wa' consumed. At Wilhara- ' son's shinijlo mill everything wag burnod, and a most awful destruction of human iifo ensued. Out of eighty persons per-sons at tho mill, lifty-EOVen wero burned to death. The few suruivors tell a horrible hor-rible lalo of the scone. After tho Are forty-live bodies wero lound in a potato natch in tho centre of tho clearing. There were many disgftared in a torriblo manner, in aomo cases bo-yond bo-yond recognition. This great destruction de-struction was but tho work of fifteen minutes, and was tho samo as tho tornado tor-nado that burned up Pcshtigo and ' twelve hundred human beings. A numbor of other losses of Iifo are reported in other places. Twenty-two 1 i in the town of Brussels suffered tho like fate. Thore is 6carcely a homo or '. barn left standing in tho lino of I this lire. En'orta for relief are not spared bore or anywbore in the State, and donations from abroad aro coming along ju3t in time to mako com-fortablo com-fortablo those who bave suryivod. Contributions Con-tributions in money can bo sent to Alox. Mitchell, or Harrison Lnddington, mayor of Milwaukee. |