| Show TO THE Z DESER NEWS gg g Z I 1 GENERAL NEW yore YOKE 1 the inspectors of the board of health are apprehensive of the spread of smallpox small pox which is now prevalent in some parts of the city unless the physicians and citizens sup clement the sanitary precautions of the board more than thirteen hundred cases have been discovered by the health officers during the past six months and they believe as many more have not been reported mrs lydia sherman was arrested at new brunswick N J yesterday by officers from connecticut on the charge of having poisoned at different times three hus huR husbands bands and two step children proof is paid to be strong NEW yore YORK A large bronze bust of washington irving was unveiled in prospect park brooklyn today to day in the presence of over fifteen thousand persons an oration was delivered by the rev henry ward beecher who spoke of the custom among the greeks of decorating the temples with the busts of men wiio who had become eminent and said such an honor was an incentive to the efforts of talent and genius BOSTON 1 1 governor chaflin having asked the opinion of the supreme court as to the eligibility of females to the office of justice of the peace mrs julia ward howe and miss stevens being previously previously ly appointed the court decided that woman whether married or unmarried should she be formally appointed and commissioned woul would have no constitutional or legal authority to exercise any of the functions of that office SAN BAN FRANCISCO L 1 the board of health has decided hereafter to allow all steamers arriving at the night time from foreign ports where no epidemic exists to go to their wharves and land passengers without waiting to be boarded by the quarantine officers cers ceis mrs alice poole who was found dead at 73 natoma st yesterday committed suicide by taking laudanum the cause was ill health and loneliness she wils was thirty six years old and a nai native tive five of england she had not lived dr holland notifies the board of health I 1 that owing to the rapid spread of the social evil he considers the time has arrived when it should be subject to strict police regulations and be is accordingly preparing an ordinance for that purpose NEW YORK S 0 nineteen wholesale bottand boot and shob shoe stores and several large d dry r goods houses in this city were 0 closed 1 0 ed yesterday until wednesday and the produce exchange will ba be only a public market markett tomorrow to morrow three hundred bundred mormons cormons Mor mons just from europe left for salt lake on friday night in charge of brigham youngs son and four hundred more are at quarantine the steamship wyoming from liverpool took off the crew of the brig james curtin from queens town for Mera michl michi which was abandoned in a sinking condition and brought them to this port among the passengers by the wyoming was hon J W grimes panama letters of the ull uil state that the survey of the river elver route for the darien ship canal Is satisfactory is the route having been demonstrated practicable and that commander selfridge was at panama awaiting the return of the surveying party which ascended the altrath river and for the stores hip bip guard when the entire expedition would sail for horne homei should the guard not arrive before july 3rd ard commander selfridge and the officers of the expedition will proceed to new york on a steamer of that date the united states frigate california captain of the pacific squadron arrived at callao june ath 88 days from newyork new york she was always except forty six hours under Ander sall sail this Is an almost unprecedented voyage president grant signed C 0 bowens pardon yesterday HUDSON 2 the excitement at the catholic church in this city has increased today to day this morning members of the parish to the number of three hundred gathered around the church entrance when accompanied anted by father morrill came to celer irate erato brate mass mase at the usual hour they were denied admittance and threatened with violence if they made an attempt to enter took the names of those present and said he had ordera from the bishop to excommunicate them the announcement was received with shouts of derision and 01 0 sullivan then gre Ore retired tired the members of the church seem beem determined and say they will resist the priests at all haz r brda arda until the grievances of which they complain are rectified no violence has taken place but the people in the vicinity of the church are very much excited should the priests gain entrance to the church by strategy as they threaten it is feared the building will be demolished over their heads for the paris boners are desperate although though h very cool and orderly CHICAGO oliver A halsted a well known character characters familiarly called pet halsted vas nias vaa shot through the heart and instantly killed this thia morning by george bait batt in a house of ill lii fame in south street halsted was occupying a room with the former mistress of bait batt when the latter came in drunk and being refused admission broke open the door and a struggle between him and halsted ensued resulting as stated balt bait is arrested he claims he killed halsted in self defence the verdict of the coroners jury was wilful murder 4 washington X the ratifications of the treaty of washington which were were signed here by the U S and british commissioners on the ath of may last were exchanged at london on the uit the anniversary of the battle of bunker hill the treaty will be proclaimed tomorrow to morrow which is the ann sun anniversary of american independence augusta on saturday last twenty five armed negroes went to the plantation of angus reed beed about twenty five miles below augusta on arriving at reeds residence the party fired a lol loi volley into it killing thomas A lowe and seriously wounding reed beed his wife and mother after disarming reed the negroes returned to col coi ham monds plantation when the deputy sheriff tried unsuccessfully to arrest them as they refused to disarm the negroes promised to go to aiken and stand an investigation one of the parties implicated was arrested here this evening his version was that reed and lowe attempted to chastise a negro for stealing from the premises of the former but the negro escaped from them and returned with the armed band who did the shooting by way of retaliation the affair causes uneasiness and alarm sewa NEWA NEWARK RK 3 ex bellor halsted on hearing of the murder of his son pet halsted yesterday was waa intense and it is hardly possible he can cau survive he was last night incapable of being consoled and wandered from room to room in the house moaning piteously botts has employed general bunyon aa as counsel the prisoners friends claim he is worth having realized fifty to a hundred dollars a week from his business on the other hand this is denied ROCHESTER by the overturning of a rowboat row boat in irondequoit bay today to day keeler keelen B byam and misses ella legons of this city and carrie abel of new york were drowned SAN sax FRANCISCO 3 early this morning a stabbing affray took place at the corner of commercial and kearney streets originating in a drunken row in which one w was a s f fatally c cut cui ut he is now in a dying condition his assailant lawrence hIan was arrested the following d dispatch was forwarded to rome last night san francisco july 2nd and to his holiness plus pias ninth of rome fifty thousand of your devoted children celebrate here today today to day with enthusiastic joy the anniversary of your pontificate and wishing your life prolonged ro longed and to see the states of the church kurch and your freedom restored kneeling they ask your apostolic apostollo blessing easing bl I 1 signed archbishop alemany james jamos R kelly grand marshal archbishop alemany was waa serenaded in the evening i 1 J 1 while waiting for the procession yesterday an unknown colored man fell down on kearney street and died instantly of heart disease J r creer CREEK CRE elc 1 L several attempts were made to cut the ditch leading to the engine at the oneida mine the parties hoping thereby to burst the boilers although chased they succeeded in making their escapes escape CHICAGO 6 the fourth was celebrated here with the usual carnival and noise the only occurrence of importance that took place was in connection with the military parade and review at wrights grove where there was waa a quarrel between soldiers and citizens who mounted an adjoining fence fenee nto witness the spectacle it ripened into a melee in ID which several persons per were injured by bayonet stabs and sabre cuts but none fatally was ended by the militia being massed and quitting the grounds |
