| Show BY isy liy tov A P bour TOUT eli kli lif lil TO cne THE DESERET DESMET NEWS PEB rm western UNION TELEGRAPH LINE LITHE AMERICAN washington 11 miton mitos 5 the commis iniss missioner ioner loner of pensions today to day announced the following highly important in ruling sec 9 odthe of the act of march 3rd ard 1873 provides for no addition to the two dollars increase of pension in in any case it is a consolidation of section two of the act of july 25 0 and d sections 4 and 5 of an act of july 1858 1838 with an amendment to the former section so as to give clive y the same increase to the widow of a soldier or sailor for the children by a former wife as for the children by herself and to tile the widow of an officer as well as soldier or sailor it also gives the tile in increase to all children under sixteen years ears cars of age officers as well as soldiers bersand and sailors instead of allbut all ali but one where there is no widow where she has died or remarried married re ro in other respects it embodies the provisions of the three sections named n am 7 the treasurer today to day paid tile tiie tast jast claim of loyal joyal citizens of lon don co va for live stock seized forth for the earmy army under orders of general sheridan dated now lov rov 2 1864 these claims amount to mass 5 As the tiie four hundred boys in Wast borough reform school were marching from breakfast this am they tiley made a break for the gates and one hundred succeeded in making their escape escaro springfield mass albert M smith wass wash was today to day sentenced to be hanged for the murder of charles H sackett at westfield last week the aggregate amount paid li into I 1 to the tile U S treasury up to noon today by twenty seven members of congress being their return of extra compensations compensation is including a check received this mo morning from the secretary of the senate gorham on account of senator sumner for WATERTOWN N Y lt john T worden army officer stationed at madison barracks sackets ackels harbor committed suicide yesterday yester yesterday daK morning by cutting his throat wit with a carving knife the death of his wife some months ago it is supposed deranged his mind he is the son of admiral worden who commanded the comfor in the conflict with tiie the rebel ram mm marri mae mao ALBANY the sale of the N Y central railroad locomotives by the tiie U S collector for government tax which was advertised today to day was postponed until the dinst it is said owing to jud judge e wood buffs ruffs decision against t the tho te company they will now pay their tax washington the department of state has received information of the removal of okelly to hava navana havana n a that his case is deemed less serious than was anticipated ard and that all proper facilities will be extended proper him lim gen sherman sll Sli erman in conversation on modoc affairs shows that he fully appreciates the situation and has entered upon the tile subject with his characteristic ener energy gy all the tile reinforcements reg required aired will be sent to schofield without delay to tile tilo last man that can be spared A remnant regiment will be conveyed to omalia to be in readiness for prompt movement about indian scouts will bo be raised for service against the just as fast as fit men can be found senator casserly has had several interviews with sherman and ia satisfied that no effort be spared at head hend quarters to enable schofield to inflict on capt jack and his fellow savages a blow which will not soon be forgotten by them on the tribes on the pacific gen sherman has no fears feama of a general indian war NEW ORLEANS it is reported that the metropolitans itans last night ul ht attacked capt DeB louchs forces forces near st martinsville Martins ville and were repulsed with a loss of three men killed and two wounded de blouch is said to have bave men and one ono piece of artillery it is misstated stated that the tile metropolitans itans tarts were driven back into st martinsville Martins ville dr dixox DIXON box III ili derricks were got in place by noon and ind five bodies were speedily recovered the river banks in lit the vicinity were lined with people all day it is certain that there are other bodies beneath beneat li the fallen spans forty two bodies have been already recovered A coroners inquest is in session the corpses and tile the missing now number seventy five and the injured thirty two ST LOUIS A terrible accident ocea occurred yesterday pm at the bridge being erected over the lamine r river iver lver on the northeast north east extension of tile tiie missouri kansas hansas texas railroad 14 miles from sedalia tile false faise work erected for facilitating cili tating the construction of the tiie bridge sank into the upon which it rested carrying with ap it the bridge timbers and twelve workmen precipitating all into the river below three were killed outright and two others fatally injured A corpus christi christ letter of april 21 says two bands of mexican robbers numbering thirty each are operating in deuces county texas sacking stores and robbing travel irs lers farmers are compelled to leave their work to protect their homes A party of fifteen citizens pursued one gang and discovered evidence that over two hundred cattle had been stripped of their hides caught up with the band ind and after a fight captured seven horses whose saddles were empty |
