Show special to the deseret mews news I 1 GENERAL san francisco 22 george gordon a pioneer and prominent citi citizen zen of san ban francisco idled died today to day it has rained for several days past throughout the entire coast 1 it still con finues it is thought that e considerable damage will result to crops legal tenders 72 atchison Ks 21 A fire last jast night totally destroyed graham washington cos wholesale grocery store and the champion and press newspaper office adjoining including their stock of aper paper and the editors private library N hever sevel everal another other stores were damaged the loss was wab about memphis the commercial convention adjourned sine die tonight to night cot ton from the immigration committee reported at great length resolutions opposing the intro introduction of immigrants grant other than those hose of caucasian lood blood and becom recommending ending urgent efforts to be mad made for securing those from whatever country they may come assuring them of protection and setting forth that the present labor system is wholly inadequate for practical purposes purpose st aly aleo eo showing that great difficulties have to be encountered in securing immigrants from china or europe without recommending any of the plans already devised to secure immigrants he earnestly recommended recommends a that me meas ures be taken to refute the false an and slanderous representations in regard to the south bouth which have been circulated in europe and for this purpose he recommended commended edthe the appointment of agents for that purpose also for similar purposes poses at the Nor north thano and for landing immigrants at southern ports A long discussion ensued on the last resolution denouncing all who attempt to ostracise ostra eise cise those who come for legitimate purposes on the ground that no such ostracism exists and a substitute setting forth that immigrants from what ever point they come shall enjoy the same privileges as native born citizens was adopted washington the president has appointed jas E mclean the partner of orville grant the presidents brother collector of customs at chicago edward giddings assessor of internal revenue in washington ashington NV territory and chas H boyce consul at prague do commodore m madore J autley died in this city today to day dache he has been in the naval service 60 years commission The Tho to examine the central and TJ P R R consisting of maj major majon or gen geil warren J Blicken derfer lt lit co col coi 1 R RS S williamson and J G clements have completed their report the commission has been dissolved from what can be ascertained of the report they estimated at the date of their examination in february last that an expenditure of will be required to bring the central road and the TJ P to firs road and to equip it for through business with rolling stock depots machine shop engines ac Q the two commissioners warren warron and Blickens defer phink think think an expenditure of if 16 oro will be required to improve its location williamson and clements re report pa r that the road has been built build on a 10 location cat eat ion lon approved ay by the government and is suitable to all the service at pre sent required accompanying that report is evidence showing that since the examination by the commissioners the central pacific railroad company has purchased rolling stocks machinery e ry I 1 iron etc to the amount of 0 00 the gr greatest eanest portion of which ills lids has already been placed on or is now in transit to the road and that the re bainder is being delivered from day to day upon up on the U PR P R R they report that at theotime of their examination the sum of from to would be necessary to equip 1035 mil mii miles es according to the first firsti class dass standard since which time the company has been constantly at work completing the road and placing on it the material necessary to fully equip the same according to the requirements of the law lav the commissioners missioners ners alsor also the haste with which the roads efe eie have been constructed has resulted in defects in location locati or and be remedied in order to bring the roads toads to the standard of efficiency required by bylaw law no action has yet been taken by the executive on the report 1 1 secretary Rawlin shaving determined to secure protection for the lives of union men in the south will probably declare martial law in georgia in the neighborhood where the murders have lately wely been committed 1 where th the e murderers are not given up he will arrest a number of sympathizing citizens and hold them as hosta bosta hostages 0 oes till the criminals are given up fred douglas junr on account of his exclusion from the Prin printers tem union on account of coir color applied and lind obtained a clerkship in the office of the recorder Ee corder of deeds in washington yesterday A letter lette r from camp sapp supply ly one hundred and ten miles south of fort dodge says the Arapah oes and a few have arrived there a detachment of cavalry is about to go thither to place the indians on their reservations philadelphia an engine on the burlington co road exploded yesterday at mt bit halley N J killing charles platt the fireman ana and wounding engineer gastall fatall fatali fatally yand and the commander and another man seriously the cars were much damaged scranton scranton pa ey grand tunnel union and harvey mills in the lower wyoming r region e ion have resumed work green greensid Gre enrid rif colliery in this city will resume today to day wheeling the men who robbed the american express company at baltimore a few days since singe have been captured they were concealed in the woods near swanton va the money and valuables were all recovered st louls louis the sale of the steamers of the atlantic and mississippi steamship company was set for today to day the boats being mostly bid in by the company will be sold by private sale in the hope 0 of f obtaining something like their real va value ti ue A new company will be formed to e called the st louis and new orleans pacific company eight first clasa boats will be put on the line ca captain etain john W carrol will be superintendent in and freight agent new york 21 A remarkably brilliant meteor was visible here hartford poughkeepsie pa ie and other places it traverse traversed d the heavens eavens in a northwesterly direction and burst with great splendor senator benator sumner is frequently in receipt ce t of abusive letters from england 19 an and canada Canala ain aln in reference to his late alabama claims speech I 1 chicago 21 themi special says that friends state that he be de sires in the alabama claims matter to have the government urge a conference odthe of the leading maritime powers to discuss all questions connected with the rights and duties of neutrals in time dfwar of war with a view to bringing about a general agreement on various points now in dispute two colored clerks have been appointed to the patent office A portion of the joint committee on retrenchment is preparing to visit california to examine the public expenses of the pacific coast the president gen sherman the cabinet officers and members of the diplomatic corps will participate in the decoration of the soldiers graves at arlington 1 l 1 n n t the e departments apart e s will be clo eio closed i e d and the da day observed as a holiday fisher isher co commissioner missioner of patents will deliver an gration to the citizens the tribunes special says the steamer moro castle yesterday took aboard fourteen cases of remington rifles and a large quantity of pistols and ammunition t for bavi Havi havlina havana lna ina abe e plans for the east river biver bridge have been approved and subscriptions t i ons will be opened immediately 8 seven e ven car loads of passengers principally for the pacific states left omaha for the west last evening among them were jude judge flold field of california and senator williams or casserly of california with their families general carr gives full fall official accounts of a fight with the indians in the republican country the warriors were routed aud pursued by the tro troops ps one hundred and fifty miles ge gen n carr lost one sergeant and two privates killed and arid four wounded the indians lost heavily the times special says it is pretty well authenticated that minister motley sailed without instructions which are to be forwarded next month by special courier vice president colfax had an enthusiastic reception at springfield illinois yesterday washington the secretary of the treasury has directed the assistant secretary at new york hereafter to sell gold to the extent of weekly jM gM emphis delegates conti continue nue nhe to arrive e the number ia is now 1100 A number rr b 0 of f resolutions on various subjects were int introduced reduced and referred to the committees including one requesting tue southern railroads to bold hold a convention v for the purpose of establishing an n immigration corporation and tak ing measures to systematize also asking government aid for various roads also algi 0 one for the appointment of a committee to memorialize congress to repeal the direct land tax of ygo 60 the committee on the southern pacific road reported in favor of a line from San ban Vego california through junction river biver colorado and gile to el paso on the rio bio grand I 1 and thence to a convenient central P near the paral ellel of latitude at or ne near ar brazos over in the state of texas from which the main trunk or feeder of the road should lead from st louis cairo new orleans or other points all having equal rights of connection with the main line while similar roads from san francisco and other points on the pacific coast have similar equal rights ofton of connection tion the committee gave as their reasons first that the line favo favored redis is the he shortest connecting the gulf of mexico and the valley of the mississippi P with the pacific coast second though unoccupied most of the way to the pacific coast it offers easy grades and cheapest construction third the passes are the most fertile and hospitable fourth the route is traversed by water transportation at three po points ints affording the greatest facilities of construction fifth this line will open to the world the great mineral resources of arizona and sonora and will render more value vaine able the grent great stock raising districts of texas and new mexico and will enterprise there and secure great portion of the bullion which now seeks europe by smuggling vessels and other hazardous means and finally will encourage emigration and direct trade with europe the committee also algo reported in favor of steamship lines from bouthern southern ports which should be encouraged by subscription and approving the scheme inaugurated between norfolk and liverpool dr lindsey presented a minority report setting forth the claims of mobile charleston new orleans and savannah which elicited a pending which the convention adjourned new york the general assembly of the old school presbyterians rians met today there were over three hundred delegates in attendance the morning proceedings consisted of devotional exercises the business of the session commenced at I 1 the new presbyter at santa fe was announced as formed in accordance with the last assembly it was recognized and the delegates took their seats the new school general assembly met at dr hayfields Hat fields church there was a large attendance of delegates the galleries were crowded with spectators it is expected that 0 50 delegates will be present during the session which will last about ten days dr sterns delivered the opening sermon expressing an earnest desire for the reunion re union of the churches the only business transacted w was as the adoption of the report of the committee of arrangements regulating the hours of meeting about persons assembled at cave hill cemetery today to day to decorate the confederate soldiers graves A poem written for the occasion by mr S preston of va was chanted by the choirs of the principal city churches in a most impressive manner the tho ceremony of decoration then proceeded all the graves were decorated alike X new ew york in the old school assembly setu bly today to day the rev lir mr sir beers offered a preamble setting forth that uni uri scriptural views of the marriage relations are becoming prevalent in ia some parts of our land so that its obligations are disregarded and many divorces are granted for slight reasons that the horrible crime of infanticide is also on the increase and w herens whereas the evils arising in from these errors and crimes have already brought upon the church and country the worst of evil sand threaten to make it imperative that the whole power of the ministry and church should be put forth against these things therefore resolved Be solved boived that we urge upon tipon all ministers the duty of giving instruction to the people under their respective charges as to the scriptural doctrine concerning the marriage relation and we warn them against uniting in marriage those who have been divorced for other than scriptural grounds also exhorting the churches to enforce the discipline against those violating the vows in christ in this particular resolved that we rega regard rd the destruction by parents of their own offspring before birth as a crime against god and against nature and as there are many influences at work 1 in public and in secret sel to corrupt the minds of peppie people un yli III til the frequency of such milr murders ders is flo lio longer sought to be concealed I 1 we hereby warn those who are guilty of these crimes that they cannot inherit eternal life and itis it Is vile hypocrisy for such persons to remain in connection with the visible church of christ the resolutions were laid over for consideration A resolution was passed enjoining ministers to preach on total abstinence the third sabbath in december overtures were presented from the presbyteries Presby teries cooki looking ng to the reunion of the two branches of the presbyterian church horth north and south bouth I 1 the committee on bills and overtures recommended that a correspondence be opened with the So southern uthera body a long discussion ensued some being opposed and some in favor of the latter resolution finally the motion was weis tabled such lost resolutions were referred referred to a special committee of three ministers and three Elders adjourned to monday in theN the new Lew school assembly the committee on sabbath schools presented an elaborate summary odthe of the work done during the year the committee on overtures called on the delegations from the several pres by teries for the record of the action of the presbyteries Presby teries on the proposed basis of reunion reports from the delegates of odthe the corresponding bodies were read which wilch showed that a kind and fraternal greeting was vas received bromall fro mall bodies they visited the report from the delegation to the scotch and irish synods coptain contained ed some recommendations with regard to discipline and polity the assembly agreed to unite with the old school assembly in joint prayer meeting at brick church on monday morning A committee was appointed to confer with the grand army of th the republic e to take measures to secure atit a change h in the day for the decoration of f the soldiers graves from the sabbath adjourned till monday mobile the presbyterian general assembly of the south met on the dr L robinson Bo binson of kentucky was elected moderator dr waddell of mississippi preached the opening sermon over commissioners were present louisville was selected as the next place of meeting A commission was appointed to mature plans for the better instruction of the blacks washington 22 the president has appointed samuel B ruggies buggies of new |