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Show Kire yesterday in the reaidence of the Kuv. Bribes at Bridge port, Con-ectiout, Con-ectiout, nearly destroyed & block of thirteen tirsl-ulass houses. A raio and soow Btorio apKravatcd the sitaatioo. Loss not less than fUO.UUO. Speaker Parsons and rcpreacntativo Williams, of tho Alabama legislature-, both colored Republicans, arrested on charge of conspiring to prevent the election of a U. S. senator on tho seoond Tuesday after organization oi' the legislature. They irave bail for trial tMarch 18tU. The senate wiuituUtcc exsmined wit-nisees wit-nisees in the Pomeroy carfe yesterday. Simpson wanted an adjournment until Monday as several witnesses expected had not arrived. Counsel 00 both sides then ma Jo remarks as to what eabh would prove further, and Frelinfj-huyscn Frelinfj-huyscn suggested thoy summon their witnessoB, whon they adjourned until to-day. |