Show by teleo telegraph to raph AMERICAN washington I 1 the comptroller of the currency has called upon the national banks for a report of their condition at the tile close of business on june 26 the attorney general has decided that under the act of june loth ai no payment can be made to any railroad company bompane for the transportation of troops or property of the united states when the railroad rall was constructed in whole or in part by aid of a grant of public lands upon any conditions as to the use of said roads by the TJ S the remedy for such company if it has any is by suit against the g gov OV ern mentin the court of claims ex exposto postmaster aster general cresswell stated on leaving the cabinet meeting today to day that lie he would act as postmaster general gerl Geri eral until his successor c should be appointed bu but t he intended to inist upon tipon leahl leaving nath the department as soon as possible upon returning to the department he directed the first assistant marshal to sign somei someS some documents presented to him deb declining lining to settle any questions or to decide any matters except such sueh as were necessary to keep the department in operation with a responsible head it is said that his successor will be appointed in a few days it has been discovered that forged orders abr certificates df pay due policemen and members of the fire department have been issued by byj it is supposed some one having bavine ac cess to the regular stamp of the district comptrollers office thirteen months pay is due the firemen and it is thought that fifty percent per cent of this amount has been paid in bogus certificates there were seventy five additional dismissals from the different departments today to day the entire number dismissed Is upward of six hundred many of those retained were reduced to clerkships clerk ships of lower grades there will be no reduction of the force in the land office though a few changes may be made as also in the post ollice department part ment twenty eight clerks in the division of records and pensions have been discharged and from the surgeon generals office and from the entire department two hundred and two will be discharged by reason of the jaw requiring the dismissal of all the civil service men and hospital stewards from this number however the secretary of war is allowed to select such men as s may be needed andio and to appoint them ern as regular clerks in the department NEW YORK I 1 the atlantic and great western railroad defaulted today to day in the interest on the consolidated first mortgage bond it is proposed to fund these coupons COUP ns until the net rentals under the erie jenie lease can be applied to their payment the indianapolis bloomington and western company also defaulted and the california pacific on the extension bonds londs though it paid on the other issues issues all the prominent western railroads today today to day dav concluded on an agreement cutting down through passenger and freight rates about fifty per cent the revised tarifa tariff will go into operation immediately the default of the atlantic great western railroad rall rali road rond to pay the interest on the first mortgage bonds announced by cable was not known in wall st until the last hour of business but it occasioned quite a flurry in stocks especially in erie erle which broke two and a half per cent it is not yet known how this default will affect afflect the erie co but ut as the two roads are now connected it is believed that tha enne enie will be ei left to te pay the interest on the bonds on its guarantee of about seven millions of rental to the atlantic great western A gentleman named anies died at an early hour yesterday morning at his home in east orange of hydrophobia b y dro phobia the family of the unfortunate r man say they dont know that he was ever bitten by a dog providence B R I 1 I 1 the social mills in woonsocket running c ir fifty thousand spindles and a thousand looms on cotton goods goads was burned this afternoon the fire caught at 2 2 from the friction of the main belt about the middle of the structure which was a hundred feet long and built of stone and brick the flames spread rapidly but the employees in number probably all e escaped s eap cap safely all efforts of the woonsocket NV oon fire department were unavailing and aid was asked of this thia city and mayor doyle sent up two steamers which reached the scene twenty seven minutes after starting ng but the walls had bad then fallen in in the loss will probably range from to the insurance amounts to in aas eastern tern conigan companies les ies on the mill machinery machines mat lues ines and wood shops washington washingto 2 tho the act net passed june amendatory of the pension law provides that all persons pe ans who are now entitled to pensions under the existing laws and who have lost an arm at or above the elbow or a leg iem at or above the knee shall be rated rab rau d in the second class and shall receive twenty four dollars per month provided that no artificial limbs or commutations there forshall shall shail be furnished to such persons as shall be entitled to pensions under this act this law by its terms was to take effect from arid and after june jtb 1873 general i baker balter commis commissioner commissio sio ner of pensions today to day announces that abat the persons persona embraced within the provisions of this act can secure the benefits of the same with without out a formal applice ar a I 1 U r tion and without t the tile intervention of an attorney A power of attora ettor x ney will not be recognized in anoa anja I 1 anui application for the increase of f pen sion blon provided by this act A letter of the pensioner addressed to tha th e commissioner of pensions enci enel ing his pension certificate and div ing his post office address will be a sufficient presentation of his claim a 2 A washington special says that general wm myers of the quartermasters department and col H of tle the tie ordnance corduan i A corps left here this evening for san ban siw sin francisco where they will tak taked 10 the steamer of july 11 for japan 11 these officers will have ln in charge chang with instructions to present in per u son to the mikado a complete as sort ment of all the uniforms ar afflis arms fris flis 11 and equipments in use by the the vil vii va 1 rious corps of the army springfield and remington rifi rifles es 41 spencer and remington carbines colt and remington pistols and a gatling gun will represent the nire fire cirei ij arms in use the object of this thia mission is to return in some de greetha gre ethe many ma presents sent to this government by y the japanese an all ties some years since a large number of presents were sent to japan and the result has been that many of the improvements adopt 41 j ed in our service were also adopted by japan and an extensive traffic f j in these articles with the n jurers resulted just as the specimens li 11 presented to our government led to tow ton a large trade in japanese curiosities A these officers expect to be absent i about three months 12 2 new YORK 2 dr Hamm hamma nd gid 4 after a careful and thorough hinves i ti gation of the pathological changes in the C case ae of entwistle Ent wistie the i who was bitten by a dog t two weeks ago and died yesterday says that no peculiarities could bo be i found nor were there any c cli cil langes anges that would not be observed after death from delirium tremens kremens fr emens ex capt a thickening of the bloda blood vessels e which had probably been goli ing ng on for years the cause of en 1 twist los ios les death was hard drinking the patient had a fear of bla bia before him induced perhaps by the bite of the dog and the fear of water had been very prominent with him when in true hydrophobia the patient does not fear it buti buts cannot drink it entwistle Ent wistie could and did drink jac it when he really tried to do so it is now stated that the depre s 5 senta tives of the leading railroads i ii have only oni discussed the question of a new schedule of freight charges and thus far they show a disposition to lower freights somewhat all ali anthe the railway lines line to the pacific have reu deuced through freights from new I a york to san ban francisco 1 1 stu yiu j 1 YANKTON D T 2 the motion w v for a new trial for forr for aw killing general mccook cCook hl was doi del 1 nied died yesterday and the prisoner was sentenced to ten jears jearm in the b t iowa penitent penitentiary lar 1 1 y N H 9 1 2 the wife ofa of major geo daniels was killed hilled and i the major and his grandson proba ii ai bly fatally injured at milford wilford JM ilford to toni ni day crossing the track lu in front of an approaching train FOND FONDA A nye NYI three Thre men emen were struck by lightning near here heio tok day one was killed and the others i probably fatally injured VV washington 2 the ardi grandi d 1 jury of the criminal court today to day cayll returned a true bill of indictment against A 0 buel correspondent of the detroit free press for libel in publishing a statement to the effect that senator chandler was drunk in the senate Sena tei tel the case me wil wll be tried in september 11 ST PAUI 2 governor davia has issued a circular to the staw state grangers brangers Gr angers asking their prompt and liberal aid in relieving the distressed inthe in the southern part of minne alinne 11 sota where the grasshoppers llave havea ravaged the crops and brought misery poverty and starvation up on the people in that section CHEYENNE 2 an incendiary fire in the rear of thea tre this morning at two burned whipples whippier Whip ples plew grocery store candass Can dans meat ma market tand and aud dam aged murrina murrin wholesale liquor store loss t another fire firo here this evening yiv riv caused by the explosion of e a keirl kero sene lamp in a china house bouse burn burri ed small dwelling houses dri on eddy edip street and two business i houses on sixteenth street tho the lo 10 loas will not exceed PITTSBURG PiTT piet semio R n ernst erna Ort ivein convi convicted eted of the murder of oatha ortha wa Hain hamnett nett fa family nilly ulily was sentenced to 6 death this mornin morning golib manifested no signs of emotion NEW YORK 3 the U S court has granted an order to show cause why adjudication of bankruptcy should not be made in the case of the firm of hoyt sprague co the petitioner is evan randolph of phila james McGahe yand and aud wife aged 70 and 68 were yere ere probably fatally beaten early this morning by C II 11 pierce a uail Tall milkman kman who has a stable in the rear of McGahe MeGa heys ys residence in brooklyn the old couple had objected to pierce making a great doise while harnessing his horses A havana letter says that misery and want are extensive and there is the greatest excitement in consequence crime haa has increased to a fearful extent the columns of the papers being dally daily filled with accounts of assaults and robberies the jail is literally packed with criminals it is reported that the governor general has ordered part of the island of pines to be converted into a correctional or penal colony for traitors va vagrant grants and and that a military colony will be established there several severo severe skirmishes have taken place at Cin covilla oman OMAH 3 the union and central pacific roads have reestablished the second class fares taken off two years ago the prices by second class express train frena this city to san hin francisco sacramento stockton marysville marksville Marys ville and the fare to cheyenne is 25 tai tat t ogden 0 60 to salt sal t lake 62 3 jewell minister at st petersburg lids hns accepted by cable the postmaster generalship tendered him this morning PLEASANT PHEASANT valley val VAI ney nev 3 gilmer and Salis halls salisbury burys coaches coa con clies elles were both robbed twenty nive five miles south of this place at the crossing of big dry creek at 1130 by four masked men with shot guns the down coach was stopped first and was run into the brush and held until the tho up coach came along T 0 jackson and a passenger named lill lili bilings ings were on the up p coach billings lost some of the robbers reco reeo recognized nihed jilch jackson son and returned all alf they had taken from him A passenger named jones on the down coach was robbed of 60 go 60 the treasure boxes wiro waro were all broken open and everything 10 of value taken out HALIFAX 3 A com communication atlon with the ship faraday establishes the fact that she was greatly delayed by fogs after leaving ha halifax 1 I a it is hoped she will reach portsmouth or in a few days she left tor bay june thirtieth the report of her wreck was sent by E W V chipman of halifax washington 1 D CS D L watson has been appointed collector of customs in the southern district of oregon mention was ivas ade of the discovery of forgeries of orders for fon fir emens and emens certificates on the office of the comptroller for the district of columbia today to day albert underwood and thos B warrick both colored were arrested on information charged with the forgery several other parties connected with ib ibe will also be arrested underwood has been a messenger in the office for some months he was a member of the late district legislature and is a well known local politician ican warrick graduated from the howard university as lawyer and has since acted as clerk in the collectors office commissioned first assistant P PM general marshall as postmaster general to serve gerve as such officer until jewell jewel himself shall to ie prepared to assume tile he duties of tile the position the president has ilas a appointed 0 td ill iii va jackson T sickles and paul u 0 heiret to the board of commissioners to investigate and report a permanent plan for the reclamation of the alluvial basin of the mississippi F river PLYMOUTH mass athe J juny jury ury in the sturtevant murder case returned a verdict of murder in tilo tho first degree blama mass 3 the verdict of the Co coroners jury in the mill river biver disaster investigation censures the legislature for inadequate and defeet defect defective ivo lve legislation on the thi subject the reservoir and mill owners for their parsimonious disregard of life iloe and property the engineers for their ambiguous and in sufficient specifications ri cat ions lons the contractors for ma manifest delinquencies and want of thoroughness in the work work and the county commissioners for accepting 0 a dani dam so 0 o shabbily built when they bad power to order its entire reconstruction BUFFALO 3 charles sigwald sigwaid sig Big wald waid contractor convicted of manslaughter in the fourth degree for the falling of a building under his construction st by which several lives were lost was sentenced this tivis atter after noon to pay five hundred dollars charleston estoy 3 gov moses yesterday pardoned three commissioners of marion county lately convicted of malfeasance in office and sentenced to imprisonment NEW YORK 4 rev henry ward beecher at att a prayer meeting in plymouth church last evening gave a retrospect of his life closing as follows 1 I have had many experiences perien ces such as all men have had of sorrow and defeat to my public ilfe life but not one too many when looked at from the other side but of one thing my dearly beloved be fully assured my greatest joy shall be assured when I 1 stand in the presence of the revealed god and you come up we shall shake hands at the eternal blessed reunion I 1 shall ever be by the side of my loved savior whose servant I 1 have been conscious of devoting to him my best energy my best strength and best mind I 1 have worked with a single eye to the advancement of the knowle knowledge d e of christs grace among in men ed an and gd noman doman no man shall take from me this honor hodor what is in the 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