Show TO THE DESERET pil GENERAL lawrence mass all the mills have been stopped by the great amount of water Th the lower elower portion of the city embracing over acres is overflowed many houses are surrounded by water nashville the house completed its organization today to oay day both branches of the legislature are now ready for legislation memphis A negro confined in jail at somerville for the attempt to ravish a young lady was taken out by a mob on friday night and hun hung g u up new york the stat state e republican republican central committee met this evening A communication was read from gen gon robinson declining the nomination ai aix secretary of state on the ground of III ill health the committee adjourned with the understanding that general siegel be seen with a yiew view of tendering him the nomination as secretary of state or state engineer buffalo the international industrial exhibition met this pm the display Y in all the departments was very extensive st louis in th the c irish immigration convention delegates were present from ten states including oregon also from the territories of washington and idaho and who are included among the most prominent and influential in their localities edward oneil mayor of milwaukee was elected president with a number of vice presidents A committee was appointed to prepare a plan to accomplish the objector object lof of the convention which induce and assis assist 4 emigration to this country to settle on the free lands west instead of in large cities the philadelphia age publishes an account of the hanging of a negro at whitehall station by a mob who took tool him from the officers having him in custody on a charge of outraging an old lady new york dougherty and maria charged with the attempted assassination of officer brooks have been taken to philadelphia san francisco 6 the fires are raging in the timber lands on the coast in the range of mountains from mon tery to san diego over worth of orange trees have been destroyed in santa barbara county the shi ship onward reported a heavy shock of earthquake off cape mendo ciano october 2nd and chicago A fire this morning destroyed ten buildings in north clark dark st I 1 and damaged several others the loss is about 50 baltimore ie the baltimore presbyterian convention is now in session the question of the reunion re union of the old and new school is undergoing an animated discussion rome borne N Y A large portion of the seymour house and adjoining frame buildings were burned today loss boston kiddy vaughan co s petroleum refinery at winthrop was burned today to day one man was dangerously injured springfield mass the arst first train for boston since monday left this evening travel on the whole line of the boston and albany railroad will ve be resumed tomorrow to morrow new york the Republic republican au state convention has nominated general seigel for secretary of state and it is understood he has accepted rev james porter the assistant agent of the methodist book concern prints a defense against the late aspersions upon him and conclusively refutes all the imputations m P u of improper dealings during r an g his official connection with the concern he says so far from defrauding the concern he has for several years expended a thousand dollars a year from his private funds to meet family expenses besides performing thousands of dollars worth of extra literary service for the concern oswego at the afternoon session of the railway convention edward F johnson engineer in chief of the nor northern thern pacific railroad read an essay on our railroad system several other papers were read including one from general sherman ur urging g in 1 an effort to complete the central pacific pacific railroad with a double track and branches spreading out on both sides several addresses were made in favor of the northern pacific railroad richmond in the senate the protect of the republican caucus against the legality of that body was taken up tip and read it announces that the lican members reserve to themselves the right at any time to secede from the present leai leg I slature and organize by themselves a le galand territorial legislature the senate voted to lay it on the table in the course of the discussion a republican said he regarded those signing the protest as representing congress and the administration until the president and congress had been appealed to and had decided otherwise gov walker has sent in a message on ou the amendment ho bays says the people through the privilege given them at late election had adopted it by over a million majority the prin principle 01 I 1 e asserted in the amendment amend mont was ci civil i i and political equality to all men before the law and he declared that the people of virginia intended to maintain this principle in the utmost good faith he also argued that the question of the restoration of virginia by congress depended much on the men sent to represent her body new york the rhe trial of reddy the blacksmith has commenced only anly eight jurors have yet been obtained R richmond on mon d the conservative caucus tonight to night resolved to adopt the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments immediately in a joint committee on the governors message today to day a pl proposition to add to the bill ratifying the fifteenth amendment a clause showing it was done because it was requisite to admission as a state was defeated there being only one vote in the affirmative st louis today to day was generally observed as a holiday business was mostly ay suspended at the suggestion of the mayor to allow all classes to attend the fair the crowd at the fair ground was unprecedented san franeisco 7 judge sawyer of the district court has decided that chinese testimony is admissible against white men under the amendment of the federal constitution arizona advices advises says that the governor has offered generah thomas three hundred volunteers old indian fighters for a six months campaign if the government will only furnish their rations and ammunition washington president grant has issued a proclamation for holding thanksgiving day on the of november new york loe Loc kells kella di distillery stille ry in street was burned this morning the loss will amount to the detroit propeller omar pasha was burned to the waters edge early his this morning while lying in dochat dook dock at the he mouth of Musk egaw lake the loss is no lives were lost concord ex president pierce died morn morning ing lag FOn pon FOREIGN EIGN berlin king william opened the diet today to day with a speech from the throne havana the appearance of an american man dfwar in this harbor has had a good effect the steamer louisiana brings dates from the city of mexico to the uit the government had granted to the prussian consuls at various points in the republic san domingo advises to the uit say the government has granted an important railroad concession to frank fisher and his associates representing this company left this morning by a danish manor manof man of or war for new york london the pall mall hall gazette in its financial article says the demand for mercantile accommodations and renewals are greater at present than for twenty years the newa news publishes a letter from goldwin smith favoring the independence of canada but 0 opposing posing its annexation to the united states states an international sc match which was to have been rowed tomor to mor row on the thames by walter brown and sadler is put off brown is suffering from a tumor and being unable to row low pays his forfeits sackville N B the cable wires have been destroyed by a tremendous tidal wave which also caused great destruction st in tile the bay of bunday in and around st johns it rose to a great greal height carrying away and destroying an immense amount of property wharves were raised ships houses barns cattle etc were swept away the bridges of the european and north american rall rail railway way have been destroyed in this small parish alone the damage Is estimated at a million dollars A bangor letter says the damage to t vessels and buildings is very great I 1 eastport East port is reported to be nearly de polished moli shed |