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Show LIGHTNING FLASHES. Steamer California arrived out. Tho senate has confirmed Sawyer as assistant secretary of the treasury. Lieut. Fred Grant has been assigned to duty on general Sheridan's staff at Chicago. ' Gov, Dix announces that ho still sees no reason for interfering in the Foster case. The Ontario government proposes to establish in that province three new normal schools. The New York political reform council, on Tuesday, passed resolutions against the proposed new charter. Considerable damage has been done in various quarters in Canada by the high winds which prevailed on Sunday night. Seventeen offers of bonds, Wednesday, Wednes-day, amounting to four millions at 13, 25 to 14,99. Ono million purchased at 13,29 and 13,49. Judge Sheplcy, of Boston, refused to grant injunotion to prevent fore-elo-sure by tho bondholders in case of Boston, Hartford Erie E. R. Tho fire at Centreville, Ohio, on Tuesday, destroyed tho principal part of tho town, stores, shops and dwellings. dwell-ings. Loss estimated at $35,000. Porto ltico abolition bill again considered consid-ered in the Spanish assembly on Tuesday. Tues-day. An amendment that the abolition aboli-tion of slavery on the Island bo gradual was rejected. Tho three men arrested at Cork on suspicion of being perpetrators of the frauds on the Bank of England, released re-leased on Wednesday, no evidence appearing ap-pearing against them. Bermuda advices report that tho oaptain and twelve of the crew of the Italian bark, which foundered at sea on the 14th of February, arrived there on the 6th insft, in an open boat. At a meeting of tho New York Republican Re-publican central committee, Tuesday evening, remarks were made by prominent promi-nent members to the effect that mayor Havemeyer was not to be regarded as a member of the party. At Tuesday's fire at St. James' hotel, Montreal. Mary Brannan died of suffocation. Ilildich, who fell from a window, died Wednesday morning. Two others are suffering from dangerous danger-ous injuries. Losses about $20,000. Tho Toronto Globe substantiates the ohargo of forgery against Dodge, the member of the Canadian parliament for North York, and publishes a letter from Canon Ramsey, denying his ever having written tho letter signed by hia namo. A serious riot bctwoen Englishmen and Irishmen occurred at Wolverhampton, Wolver-hampton, near Birmingham, England, on Tuesday. At least 3,000 persons were engaged. Fire arms and knives freely used, and much blood shed. No oases of fatal injury. Ex speakor Henry Smith and Math-ew Math-ew Hale of the New York legislature were before tho Erie investigating committee at Albany, Wednesday, but nothing especially new was elicited. Both corroborated tho testimony given by attorney general Barlow. Governor McCook hiving declined the reappointment of governorship of Colorado Territory, tho President will send to the senate the nauiu of S. U. Elbcit, of that Territory, ns his sue eessor, lake, effect on the 7th of April, the expiration of McCook's term. |