Show I 1 f ii TO TUE THE DESER DESERET NEWS 1 LOB nob ig Z c J conkling introduced a bill authur author lug ing the postmaster general to con with the north american steam ayr ink I 1 gation company for a semi bemi monty mail service by american built steamers between new york and valparaiso and intermediate ports via panama the bill to provide artificial limbs for disabled soldiers passed the legislative appropriation bill was brought up several amendments were adopted one appropriating half a million for a state department building and a half million for enlarging the capitol grounds one increasing the appropriation for the office of comptroller of tia tim currency and requiring assistant commissioners of patents to be appointed by the president by and with the consent of the senate the lith section of the army bill was amended by providing that the officers to be reported to the retiring board shall be those only unfit for duty from other causes than injuries received in the lin lid e of their duty and aud by allo alio allowing wing i every such officer a hearing before the board an amendment was adopted repealing the act of january ting kingto to retired officers and providing upon their own application for their assignment to duty as professors of colleges without compensation except expenses and mileage the section was amended so as to prohibit any officer of the army on the active or retired list from holding civil office the fifteenth section providing a fixed compensation for each grade of officers in the army was struck out when the bill passed HOUSE braman reported in favor of an appropriation pria tion to supply the deficiency in compensation and mileage of congressmen passed the northern pacific railroad rall Eail road bill was taken up and orth allowed to make an explanation in relation to it when the house by a vote of 77 to 92 refused to order the bill by its ita third reading twenty four amendments were then offered which with the bill were referred to the committee on the pacific railroad who were authorized to report any time the bill to revive the navigation and commercial Interest of the united states was called up linch spoke in support of a bill repealing the act of 1800 isoo authorizing the states maryland and georgia to levy a tonnage tax on vessels referred degener introduced a bill for tiie tile the better protection of toe the frontier the tariff bill was taken up in committee and several amendments adopted in the house a bill to revive the navigation and commercial interests of the united states was debated without action dawes of the committee on appropriations submitted a joint resolution making the appropriation the hudson bay and aud puget sound claims under the award made by the commissioners last year but he suase withdrew it sargent introduced a bill extending the provisions of the preemption pre emption laws to colorado which passed the house went into a committee on the tariff bill and made a number of amendments the evening session was devoted to business from the committee on invalid pensions GENERAL ST louis louls 12 A fearful accident occurred at six this morning at eureka eight miles west of here on the missouri pacific railroad rall Bail road an express passenger train coming east collided with an express freight train going west sixteen persons were killed and wounded two of whom will die no names are known there is a strike of workmen at the iron furnace at rondale carbondale Ca for an increase of wages A terrible affray has occurred at al densville lens ville mo between two men named cummings and comstock the latter shot and killed cummings he himself being fatally wounded the affray grew out of a business settlement col kearney of corpus christi christ reports that he was robbed on the sixth dinst of nearly in specie by a party of the U B S military escort while returning from the rio eio grande washington A reduction of clerks and other employed emp loyes of the war department will be made on the first of july including the discontinuance of the medical department in all saving expenses to the amount of nine thousand wd dollars a month NEW YORK 12 gen garfield and en on banks horace maynard and hers are to address a meeting at the cooper institute this evening in regard to the proposed treaty with san domingo by which the bay of samana and the adjacent territory are to be acquired by the united states among the passengers by the java yesterday was norman B eaton baton who has only now after a painful period of confinement from a blow attempted by an assassin some months ago recovered sufficiently to be able take a sea voyage which his physician insists upon public interest in the mcfarland case esse had not subsided yesterday and thousands of people were engaged in reading the long evidence published in the pape papers rs by mrs mcfarland richardson the late prisoner traveled about the city freely and passed two or three hours in close conference with his counsel at the office of geary he was visited by a reporter and made some interesting statements about abou this his present feelings and future intent intentions ions iono he pronounces the card of mrs mcfarland richardson a tissue of misrepresentations and sod doubts if she really wrote it he thinks he has not been fully vindicated and promises to take further pro 1 ce edings in the course of which he will upset the indiana divorce case and obtain posses possession elon eion of his other child A havana correspondent speaking of the execution of goicouria says the old gentlemen was not moved by the difficulties of his position and methis death wi with th great fortitude and composure he was given no opportunity to make an ante mortem address but still managed to shout viva cuba the beating seating b of the drums preventing anything else he said been heard he wanted to be shot and not garrot ted but the spaniards would not consent they being bent upon his suffering the same kind of death as his old friend and companion in arms gen barusso lopez llopez the directors director 8 of the tiie banco de pauol have resolved on donating five hundred dollars to the two sailors who captured 0 t goicouria detective dunn dann yesterday took before justice dowling gillet W thomas an exchange place broker for stealing warth of kansas pacific bonds belonging to dabney morgan co about a month since no affidavits were made and the prisoner was committed to wait an examination senator revels lectured in the cooper institute last evening on the tendencies of the age he claimed that the cau esue cause e of or events in this country was towards liberty of thought ana and toward action in which caste color of skin and nito rito cratie cratic blood would have n no 0 part an election riot not occurred at mornia morria nia on monday in which several persons were badly injured CHICAGO washington specials say the senate railroad committee have agreed upon the southern pacific line to run ran from marshall texas via elpaso to ean san diego california the united states is to grant forty sections to the mile beyond the border of texas within that state the road will depend on its legislature for aid the forks of the road are to be allowed to connect at elpaso but not to have land beyond MILWAUKIE A fire at whitewater Whit water wis today to day burned the metropolitan square containing seventeen houses loss partly Insured insured MAUCH crunk CHUNK PENN 11 in the miners riot at hazelton yest yesterday erda y many were wounded but none fatally NEW YORK 13 the anniversary of the american congregational union at the brooklyn academy of music last evening was attended by a crowded audience the exercises being more largely attended and enthusiastic than any thus far during daring anniversary week henry ward beecher presided dods band furnished music and rev drs ray Palmer Theo L cuyler 0 B crane of hartford and president merrion of ripon college were the principal speakers dr palmer announces that more that 50 to aid a feeble church had been raised durin during 1 the past year ear this secures an addition additional a l gift of from henry C brown made on condition of the former amount being obtained an appeal comes cornea from a committee of the citizens of richmond in the form of an address to the people of the united states in regard to the condition and circumstances of the sufferers by the recent calamity in that city in which three hundred and fifty persons persona were involved in the falling of a floor six bix sixty ty five of whom have died and many more are seriously injured the families of both dead and injured are now suffering in many instances for even the necessaries of life and invoking the spirit of charity in the broadest bense sense without reference to political or social diversities of feeling the committee ask in the interests of humanity the benevolence of the country contributions are to be sent to mrs E L van lew postmaster at richmond and to the president of the relief society the papers continue to give graphic accounts of the terrible conflagration now raging in the woods and among the mountains in sullivan orange orang madison and other counties in this state the conflagration extends over a hundred miles milea of territory and haa has already it is estimated done five millions worth of damage in the night time the spectacle of burning the mountains is grand and startling it is feared that a family residing near the deposit station of the erne erie railroad has been burned alive washington 12 the national encampment camp ment of the grand army of the republic paid its respects to the president today to day command commander r samuel 13 franklin has been assigned to the equipment office of mare island navy yard the house tonight to night passed a bill defining the duties of pension pemon agents and the manner of paying pensions the grand army of the republic has elected gen Log anGrand commander in chief and various va rious other officers for the ensuing year resolutions wore adopted deploring the death of thomas and recommending the observance of decoration day cincinnati the residence of G C knight of college hill was burned today loss j insured ST louis the total number of killed by the collision on the missouri pacific railroad at eureka this morning was nineteen mostly persons returning from kansas to their homes in illinois and ohio A large number was wounded but none so serious but it is thought tho tight light they will recover they are all well cared for the people and physicians I 1 in 1 a the neighborhood were on the ground promptly and labored incessantly to alleviate their sufferings the blame for the collision seems to attach to the conductor of extra freight who should have waited at the gravel switch till the express passed but misapprehend ing the orders or thinking he could make eureka before taft ehg passenger train raid ha be went on afi gai SP aw SAN FRANCISCO the grand lodge of odd fellows has resolved to establish an odd fellows college and home and a committee has been appointed to take the necessary steps to carry out the L same bame the richness of the new mines of arizona is confirmed similar ledges have been discover red to the southward and rich gold placers are reported in the same vicinity with abundant water and wood tucson is nearly deserted CHICAGO CHicA ao A doubtful report comes from duluth via st paul that several hundred feniane Fen ians well armed and under command of an ex confederate officer are gathered at duluth on the way to the red river country to assist the insurgents indianapolis the young mens christian association is making preparations on a large scale for an international convention to be held here in june reduced rates of fare have been secured on the railroads NEW ANEW YORK the baltimore and ohio railroad company has leased the ohio and mississippi railroad the american bible eibie society reports show that the receipts for the past year amounted to nearly three quarters of a million dollars measures are progressing for a more thorough supply of bibles to the chinese in california resolutions have been adopted that the bible is the fundamental and higher law of the republic calling for ita its increased sale and circulation both in this country and in the islands of the pacific the cuban league ask the government to take measures to obtain the body of general goicouria to be interred in the land of his adoption it is reported that a fenian raid will be made next week therm there was a large meeting tonight to night in favor of the annexation of san ban domingo A banquet was given to gen jordan tonight to night he spoke effectively as did greeley and dana dann for the cuban cause some other speakers demanded vengeance for the death of goicouria ST louis the train bearing the dead from the collision at eureka arrived this morning and ud an inquest is being held reports from the scene of nhe the accident say eay the sight eight was a terrible one ane the engines came together with such velocity as to smash thern them both into indistinguishable hag hamments ments and the tender and baggage with the two forward coaches were absolutely splintered two of the rear cars remained on the track the engineer of the passenger train saw the smoke stack ot 01 the freight locomotive as it was coming round a curve and whistled down the brakes which order was promptly obeyed and the brakes of the passenger train were tight when the engines came together CHICAGO under the direction of the U S authorities governor baldwin of michigan has directed the superintendent of the sault canal not to allow the passage of any canadian vessel with troops or munitions of war unless she has haa the jex express press permission of the U S government the order reached sault bault st Mari marie just ejust after the canadian steamer algona had passed with supplies for fort william A large excursion party will leave here for san ban francisco on the dinst A washington special says that the san domin domingo go treaty so far as the senate is concerned remains just as it did when it expired several weeks ago by limitation there is outside talk to the effect that an extension to the end of this month has been agreed upon but no information of this kind has keen been been laid before the senate A strong effort has been mad in some quarters to create an impression that many senators have changed their views and that the treaty can probably be carried the senate now numbers seventy two members and forty eight must vote affirmatively to secure ratification the last careful canvass was made yesterday and shows thirty three for and three against nine doubtful BO so that in the event of the latter all voting in the affirmative it still lacks six of a two thirds vote the new bounty bill passed by the house early in february has been reported in the senate it repeals the limitation in the act of 69 as to the time for filing claims and says they may be presented at any time it further gives a hundred dollars bounty to all soldiers who enlisted between may 6 and july 1861 and were honorably discharged or mustered out NEW 13 the colored voters were registered today to day the trotter lady thorne has been sold for A bill to prevent cruelty to animals on the race course has haa been prepared by henry bergh at the request of senator sumner cortes the new italian minister was received by the president today to day the ex equator of joaquin de do palma the vice consul at savannah has been revoked by the president for satisfactory but not stated reasons the president at the persuasion of senator cole has withdrawn cleys name and has nominated N B stone as postmaster for san francisco the railroad committee has talked over fremonte Fr emonts railroad bill but without action major powells proposition for an appropriation of for the survey of the canons cannons of the colorado river is before the house committee on |