| Show special to the deseret evening news newt 3 GENERAL detroit six prisoners escaped from the jail in this city yesterday noon among them was wa johnson who attempted to assassinate alien allen pinkerton the lock of the inner door had been taken off for repairs leaving the prisoners secured by the outer door only the jail at the hour named was in charge of a boy seventeen years old during whose absence in the basement the door was unlocked by a false key and the prisoners walked out and proceeded to canada st louisa special from fort leavenworth says that fossil creek station on the kansas cansas pacific railroad was wm attacked by indians on frid erld friday a y night last when two men were killed andlous wounded the track was torn up and the train from hays thrown off the track A squad of general custara regiment kow row at hays has been ordered iia lia pursuit it is hoped that they will overtake them orders have also been sent to recapture the mules stolen from hays A company of seventy cavalry has been ordered to scout and und picket the country about asher creek near the mouth of the Solomon river eiver new york ole oie bull has tendered his services to the peace jubilee in boston the contracts between the as ew eng eug england associated press also the new york state associated press were today closed with the new york city association for the next two years nauburn the archimedean axle works of barber sheldon co at auburn prison were partially destroyed by fire this morning loss hea heavy v partially insured the store room an and yd kitchen of the prison together with the provisions were also destroyed washington dr wm win macgroder Ma Xa groder an ex mayor of this city died jast last night washington general reynolds telegraphs the war department that an engagement took place near dauble mountain west of fort griffin between a scouting party from the fort and a band of Co manches and klows in which fourteen of the indians were killed belled the president has determined to attend the ball at the naval academy next friday he will leave for west point june col B R M douglas of the presidents staff leaves tonight to night to attend the funeral of mrs granger his grandmother at clifton springs among the callers on the president to day was hon A 8 curtin minister to russia and B F wade tte toe tie latter has received a commission as a director of the union pacific railroad philadelphia the will of dr james rush disposes of a million dollars the estate state after providing certain moderate legacies goes to the philadelphia 1 ot hia hla library company to purchase a lot lob and erect a bull buil building ing to be called the ridgeway branch of the philadelphia library new york three men and two women men servants at a hotel at new brighton staten island were out in a small tb bi oat bat last evening eveni Dg when a squall canle came on and the boat capsized and three of them were drowned it is said they were all intoxicated governor hoffman declines to interfere in the case of messner the rochester murderer sentenced to be executed on friday next it seems that messner uttered threats of killing more people in case cabe case he should ever regain his liberty new york in the case of the steamship quaker city three of the owners of the vessel file their answer which simply denies allegation and say that the vessel was fitted out as a privateer the claimant and owner of the steam ship quaker city or Cb columbia lumbia has filed his answer to the libel against her denying all the allegations and praying that the libel be dismissed montgomery bingham langbridge and eldridge of the congressional committee to investigate the charges against judge busteed reached this city on saturday night judge busteed adjourned his court today to day until wednesday at 12 the immigration state convention meets tomorrow to morrow a number of del gates has already arrived boston there was a single scull race for five hundred dollars this afternoon on charles river between F 0 butler and J W randall bandali the former winning winnings the distance was three miles time 24 minutes and 20 seconds in indianapolis dian dlan apol apoi ts very heavy rains rain have fallen here bere during the past three days the streams are all swelled beyond their usual l proportions the ithe damage to farms and crops in the bottom lands will ili be very heavy A number of cul verts veris eri ert s and small bridges on the railroad were washed away no very serious damage was done pittsburg mrs mary tuster a widow lady residing on pennsylvania avenue was struck by lightning during a violent storm today to day and instantly killed she sho was putting down the window at tha the time the republican convention met here hero on tuesday to nominate the county ticket and to select delegates to the state convention and to nominate candidates for governor and supreme judge memphis the first shipment ofner wheat was received on saturday from panola co miss it consisted of bushels a and aud ud was C classed as M fair the commemoration services esat at the national ceremony were attended by tb the G A B R colored societies and a number of citizens an oration was delivered by judge vierce pierce pierce pieree and addresses were delivered by captain lee and dr shaw boston the carriage manufactory manu facto r y of ii chapman at cambridge Camba idge w was a s burnt yesterday loss loss about noon today to day the roof of a carpenters shop on ath avenue full fill fi ll severely injuring several workmen in the case of J D mchenry convicted on saturday last of perjury and making false affidavits etc against rollins bollins harland and others a motion is to be made for arrest etrest of judgment pending the argument ment meat on a motion for a new trial 1 i the ceremony of decorating the graves of the union dead in the brooklyn cemeteries took place today to day the principal ml ceremony took place at cypress hill where there are about graves of union soldiers many of whom died from privations at ander sonville and libby prisons the several details assigned to decorate the graves at the other cemeteries united here and the attendance was very large the services were solemn and impressive occupying several hours washington mr curtin leaves on the ath of june jime for the russian mission cincinnati dispatches port vincennes and gosport ana the region of report serious injury ui y to the crops by the recent storm cornwill corn will have to be replanted similar damages arg are reported from the country between here bere and dayton chicago charles crocker 1 of the central pacific railroad rail Ball road mr campbell campbeli division superintendent of the same mr barstow of the alta alia california and several other californians in the city besides other railroad officers yesterday took a trip on a special train of elegant cars cara to theun the Union lon ion stock yards as the guests of mr pullman of the palace car company the party were hospitably entertained and expressed themselves highly gratified D 0 mills president of the bink of california passed through the city yesterday bound for home the trains from the east daily bri bring ng an immense number of pas passengers engers eDgers bound for the pacific coast passengers arrive regularly in five days and a jew few hours from sacramento the tribunes new now york specia special sa says s that at plymouth church yester yesterday a henry ward beecher read the ann announcement 0 ce of an entertainment in beh behalf if of the C cuban uban patriots and then took occasion to say that if any people were ever justified in relieving themselves from their government the people of cuba were justified in throwing off the ake yoke of spain and if any people deserved freedom it was the tho cubans some people said it was an insurrection but if so it was based on a righteous cause and ought to succeed the tribunes washington special says the war dept has advices advises from the plains showing that the quartermaster is forwarding supplies with unusual rapidity many military agents are en route for their posts The there reisin is increased confidence here that general trouble with the indians will be avoided A delegation of georgians today to day cal cai callejon called ledon on the president and represented that a man had lately been appointed asses assessor of internal revenue in georgia who had been a volunteer officer in the rebel service and had been discharged for drunkenness drunken nesti nessi and gross immorality it is believed the president defit has ordered his hia removal bassett minister to hayti havi had a long interview with the the president yesterday regarding affairs in the west india islands the opinion of the attorney general on the rights of military commanders to take prisoners from the civil authorities and try them by military courts will probably be considered by the cabinet today to day itis it is held that georgia is in the same condition as texas mississippi sis sippi and virginia so if the attorney general decides that the military have the right to interfere it will probably put an end to lawlessness in all those states I 1 the national division of the sons of temperance of north america will commence its annual session at washington june ath the delegates will be entertained by the grand lodge of the district chicago the breach of promise case of amanda J craig a cincinnati school teacher against elisha ellsha 0 sprague also of that city but latterly a resident of ChIca chicago gd where he is a heavy owner of real estate is on trial at dupage county court the damages claimed are the trial excites much interest indianapolis the dry ciry goods store of N E R smith co was robbed of 10 worth of silk on sunday night topeka Ks the sheriff of saline co reports thirteen persons men women and children killed in that county by indians as many more are supposed to have been killed women are also carried off to suffer worse than death the settlers in saline co are coming east for protection A correspondent says if the quaker agents do not hurry up the tho poor 0 or innocent savages will destroy nii art all ail the frontier settlements in kansas and colorado washington the president has appointed wm A pile of missouri 6 who was lately rejected for the brazilian mission governor of new mexico vice crowe ineligible the impression pre vails valls that crowe will be confirmed in this office leavenworth about twenty white persons have been killed by indians indiana in western kansas during the past week the murders have been committed by roving bands of indians no large bodies having been heard of the massacres massacred have bean the result of guerilla fighting rather than a general indian war the scene of their operations extend from the republican and solomon rivers to the end of the kansas pacific railroad the settlements in that part of the state being scattered and very much exposed gen schofield has only a small number of troops at his disposal but is making the best use of them he can governor harvey has organized two companies of scouts for which gen schofield has furnished arms there are now in the field four united states surveying in g parties all without military protection t tec tee tion two of these parties are north of For fort tHayes hayes one between hayes and larned lamed and one sixty miles west of hayes this is the least exposed great fears are felt for the safety of the surveyors the temes times and conservative have news of an attack on the settlements along the saline river west of solomon river one woman killed one boy wounded and three children kidnapped A party of soldiers has gone in pursuit fort monroe gen sherman and party arrived last night to attend the wedding of the daughter of Gener general rl B barry rry rny he reee rete received ived the usual salute of lagun 17 guns 1 the I he karat saratoga 0 g season is fairly opened the hotels are in in full blast washington john B guthrie a prominent clerk in the office of ae the secretary of the for a long time past the legal adviser of the department part ment of internal revenue has resigned philadelphia the venerable mrs chas J was thrown froin from her carriage last evening and killed Roc roe rochester liester gov hoffman h has as granted a reprieve of two weeks in the case of messner sentenced to be hanged on friday next new york in the old school presbyterian by terian assembly the resolutions de fining the policy towards the freedmen were adopted except the ione lone one in favor of employing ministers connected with the southern church provided they are placed in the same connection with this assembly which was tabled the report of the domestic mission commission was discussed and adopted also the resolutions den def lulng defining the policy on the subject for the ensuing year resolutions were adopted commending the bible memorial institute at charlotte N C D for the education of colored ministers to the christian liberty of the church and for adequate endowment A resolution was also adopted that the committee ou on systematic hall bail prepare and send to the tho synods antl anil presbyteries presby by teries a proportionate amlung to be raised with the understand understanding int iut that the following shall appear in the general estimates foreign missions domestic mission education publication disabled ministers fund church extension freedmen 1 total A resolution was adopted earnestly impressing upon christian people the necessity of more indre strenuous efforts to prevent the desecration of the sabbath the rev bev mr mcknight delivered an address in favor of extending pecuniary aid to the test question arising in Kentucky the courts whether the acts of the ecclesiastical courts were constitutional the civil court having decided them unconstitutional which chic decision was reversed by the united states circuit court the case has been appealed to the supreme court final adjournment is expected tomorrow to morrow evening new york the ethe brooklyn sunday school unior union celebrated its ath anniversary ver sary today to day about children paraded paraded pa cincinnati the cincinnati base ball club has started on a tour to play the eastern clubs the base ball match at troy yesterday between the atlantic brooklyn and haymakers Hay makers resulted in in a tie the score being 19 each Iv washington ashington it is said eaid that lewis H douglass a colored printer was yesterday transferred trans from the case to a position as copy holder this action which seems to question the admission of colored printers into the cal union is out of control of such organizations as the copy holders are not required to be members of such unions but the issue having been raised will probably be pressed to a decision atlanta the corner stone of the atlanta university an institution on the plan of oberlin and howard college colleges which is being established under the aus baillo auspices c es of orthe the Freed mens bureau was laid today to day mobile the state emigration convention commenced today to day there wn was a large attendance of delegates from lil all parts of the state much interest was manifested in the plan for providing homes for the immigrants and it is in a fair way of being adopted new orleans the president of the chamber of commerce has received a dispatch from the secretary of wan war stating that the views of the government on improving navigation at the mouth of the mississippi river were in accordance with those of the the commercial convention and that the suggestions relative to the dredge boat now engaged there will be complied plied piled with baltimore the state colored con bention met here today to day delegates were present from nearly every county in the state the afternoon session was occupied with speeches and effecting a permanent m organization of the convention at the night session a series of resolutions was adopted |
