Show ea y telegraph SENATE the president of the senate laid before ebbat that body a communication from the committee of the mcenery gi slature of louisiana com complaining pap paa ug that the people of that state were jiving living under a reign of tyr rany nany ny that they had been deprived priced of their liberties by a decision of a court backed by armed meny men and asking for congressional interference sargent introduced a bill for the protection of settlers in utah also a bill to aid in the execution of the laws lff iff that territory referred tle the house bill making an ap appropriation 1 r 0 pria tion atton of two thousand dollars dollar I 1 af pf nor for I 1 r the legislative expenses in colorado was passed HOUSE inthe in the tho house this mornin morning g a number of bills was referred ind including one to regulate the d drawing raw and summoning of jur jurors 0 rs in in U S courts f AM AMERICAN washington INGTON 8 the message of the president to the drawing the nomination of geo H williams as chief justice states that it is done at his own request williams remains in omee office as attorney general the nomination of col bristow for the position is in another brief message consequently withdrawn e i ie e following is the letter of at toney torley general williams requesting the tho withdrawal of his nomination washington 7 to the president were kind enough to without my solicitation or any knowledge on my part that you contemplated such thing nominate me for chief djus justice of the supreme court of the united states since that time the flood floodgates gates of calumny in all directions have been opened upon me my abilities have been disparaged and my integrity brought in question and it would seem to me that public opinion is so adverse to my appointment that if confirmed my appointment might hereafter embarrass your administration and perhaps impair my usefulness upon the bench with a perfect consciousness selous ness that I 1 have performed with clean hands and upright pur pose all the duties of the various public offices to which I 1 have been called and trusting to time to ad just public opinion when it is bettor better informed for my vindication I 1 respectfully ask you to withdraw w my my nomination signed GEO H WILLIAMS the body of william osborn late luperi superintendent nten dent of the board of pub public works work 8 missing sl since nce nee demember found hanging 1 to a tree near the city yesterday MEMPHIS 8 some excitement was created here today to day by the report of the grand jury of the criminal court in regard to the poorhouse which they declare to be a disgrace to civilization the sick and well weil sane and insane black and white criminals and simply unfortunate are mixed together indiscriminately without regard to sex half starved or fed with filthy food half clothed and beat and abused in every way by the keefer keeper and ills his deputies NEW nev YORK 8 the proposed labor demonstration in union square this morning proved a failure not more than three hundred men appeared about the square and they were gathered in little groups no one appearing to organ groups ize e the meeting and a somewhat heavy rain prevailing the men soon scattered 0 the contempt proceedings against ex sheriff brennan Bren nan nau in relation to genets genes escape came up this morning before justice daniels after argument by coun counsel sely judge daniels reviewed the case and said that the offense committed was so unequivocal that the court could not resist the inference that there was a design by the sheriff and his deputy shields not to execute their duty and the case was one which called called for punishment public servants must obey their orders or the would be powerless the court then inflicted the highest penalty allowed by statute fine each and thirty days imprisonment in the county jail CINCI cincinnati 8 A block of business ness houses at leavenworth ind sc v was burned last nl night lit ait loss not stated CHICAGO 8 today to day dayd D A gage executive treasurer appeared in the criminal court and gave bail ball in one hundred and ten thousand dollars to appear at any time to answer the indictments found against him by the grand jury yesterday at laper nii michon chon tuesday the house of james mema nigul was burned and the entire family husband wife and child perished A ahre nire fire in medfield med Mcd nield field today to day destroyed d the town hall and contents including d i ng all the records of that ancient town loss insurance governor washburn delivered his message to the legislature today the commercial and industrial interests of the commonwealth are represented as prosperous the amount of the present funded debt is the governor favors the enactment of a ten hour law SAN FRANCISCO 8 much anxiety is felt here for the safety of the steamer china from hong kong and yokohama there are no tidings of the vessel yet the legislature has passed a bill authorizing the governor to pay fifteen th thousand cusand dollars reward for the capture of the notorious vasquez and ills his gang it is reported that he lie is in this city at the present time HARTFORD C cac L 9 A heavy fall of rain has had a disastrous effect in the naugatuck atuck and houston valley the lower portion of the manufacturing villages of derby birmingham and Ars Ar arsonia orla soria are submerged and railroad travel to these points is interrupted the bridges having been carried away and a long pier and embankments on the derby housatonic Haus and naugatuck atuck R R have been dislodged the freshet is the greatest in twenty years manufacturing has ceased and the greatest excitement prevails at bridgeport westpoint and neighboring localities many blany bridges and dams have been swept away and the river channels are filled rendering repairs of hundreds of thousands of dollars necessary the naugatuck atuck railroad is the greatest sufferer LAKE CITY 9 helena montana it is reported was nearly destroyed by fire this morning the fire commenced in chinatown at and swept away nearly the whole of the city the international hotel cosmopolitan hotel first national bank and every frame building on main alain st above the st SL louis hotel has gone gans and klems large fireproof fire proof store and the western union telegraph office were destroyed A strong wind was blowing at the time and nothing could stop the progress of the fire telegraph communications will be re dished during the day washington 9 postmaster cresswell was before the house committee on banking and currency today to day and explained at length his plan for postal savings banks there is reason to believe that the majority m or of the committee are appos opposed iw to Cres Cress swells plan the president today to day nominated caleb gushing cushing to be clief calef chief justice of tile the supreme court of the 17 S the trustees of the washington national monument fund at a meeting yesterday appointed a committee to take charge of the interests of the association before congress with a view to immediate action on the house report of 1872 in which was an appropriation of to aid in completing the monument it recommended the commissioner of internal revenue is much encouraged at the receipts of his ills bureau so far for this month they are three millions and the prospects are that they will soon be lie restored to what they were before the panic the committee of ways and means today to day instructed its chairman to report adversely on the bills to remove the taxes on friction matches and stamps stam 19 9 N J 9 there is some excitement here hero over the discovery of the dead and nearly nude body of a beautiful young girl on the shore of the delaware river she is supposed to be the missing daughter of wealthy parents at easton pa BOSTON 9 the T will of the late prof agassiz leaves leaver ola via choice of his scientific library libran t j his son alexander ex the rest to the oc museum of comparative zoology at cambridge the balance of his property proper propel ty to his wife indianapolis irid ind 9 the T S supreme court today to day two jud judges dissenting decided that the clause of the state temperance law under which a person may be fined forin for intoxication and also be compelled to testify where ho be obtained his liquor was unconstitutional LOWELL mass blass 9 0 there thero is little doubt that jno H buttrick cashier of the Wa mussetta national bank is a defaulter but the amount cannot be readily ascertained the tho bank examiner needham and the directors are busy invest investigating the matter NEW YORK 9 0 geo AV W south deputy collector of internal revenue in the northern district of mississippi charged with the embezzlement of was arrested here today to day A cable dispatch says bays that stephen raymond of N Y central railroad bond forgery notoriety has been arrested in london and held for extradition A revolting scene took place this morning in the hudson co N J jail at the execution of jacob hll Ali michola chela a russian seaman for the murder of deputy marshal stevenson in july last after michela had been hanging about thirty minutes and while being lowered for the convenience of the physicians the knot slipped and he fell heavily to the ground As rapidly as possible the rope was ro adjusted and michela nil Bli chela was again suspender suspended suspend ea and after a few lew convulsions he was declared dead A memorial is being circulated for nor signatures among the stockholders of the IV U tel co for fora a reduction of the capital stock to thirty millions of dollars by the purchase of the requisite amount of stock in the market and an issue to represent the aforesaid surplus by private distribution among the stock holders of fifteen millions of seven per cent income bonds interest payable quarterly with a moderate modera td provision for a sinking fund for their gradual retirement the fleetwood trotting stables twenty three in number were burned last night all the carriages and sulkies stored in the stables were destroyed loss insured NEW YORK 10 captain gill for a number of years yeara deputy tax collector of brooklyn and heretofore beyond reproach has been arrested and held in ten thousand dollars bail ball charged with embezzlement the amount is not stated gill asserts his innocence the committee on the procession of workingmen for tuesday next were informed today to day by the police commissioners that they could not go below canal street and the former informed the latter that the procession would move to the city hall in any event the commissioners then stated that they would hold the committee responsible for the consequences and declined further parley horace greeleys greelegs Gree leys birthday is to be commemorated on tuesday next bya by a ball caleb cushing gushing received the congratulations of a large number of his friends this morning on his nomination for chief justice he said he had no intimation of the presidents president intention until his name was sent to the senate he was reticent on the subject of his confirmation but was assured of it by several gentlemen who called judge dill of newark 0 clerk in the internal revenue bureau dropped dead tonight to night of apoplexy the president has appointed Edw edward ardIL R gray and stephen H lee of oregon and geo goo H hurlburt of illinois commissioners to examine the northern pacific it R from the nearest end to tacoma W T A number of representatives met tonight to night to consider the subject of cheap transportation represents tive doran of iowa presided and representative ballere Bari Bar lere ere of ills III acted as secretary holmes of ind referred to the appropriation for rivers and harbors last year and said it was reported they were to oe de reduced this year and he urged the necessity of opposing such a re ducton dictou duct duc tou ton oli hurlburt of ills a member of tile tho committee on railroads and canals said there were before that committee projects involving an expenditure of thirteen million dollars and all had their friends he favored the fort st philip canal the improvement of the tho great lakes and means of aiding navigation to the sea he ilo mentioned points of various other othen schemes and remarked upon the sufferings of the west in consequence of tnt zno monopolies no in the carrying trade referring to the proposed bill providing for a board to regulate and rc re duce railroad freights he expressed an opinion that the committee would endorse a bill to be reported next week and he was satisfied congress had power to do this under the power to regulate inter commerce he also expressed himself in favor of or a freight railroad from the mississippi river to N Y and recounted the advantages it would give to both western shippers and eastern consumers A proposition to construct a double track from a point on the hudson to council bluffs with branches to st louis and chicago had been made but the he projectors actors require the united sta states te 8 t to 0 guarantee payment on certain bonds he hoped in the tho course of a week to prepare a bill embodying in it a pledge of the credit of the U S with such guards and guarantees guarantees as would prevent the occurrence of such impositions by railroads as those which are now tile tiie subjects of complaint HELENA if mt t 10 A fire broke out about 7 a in yesterday in the upper part of chinatown chinatown A heavy wind was blowing at the time directly towards the heart of the city and the flames soon spread over the whole of chinatown and despite the heroic efforts of the firemen and citizens jumped bridge street and thence down both sides of main maln street entirely destro destroying yin yil every building except kesler Al illers millers saloon until stopped by miller rosen Boscn crans erans shoe store and aud baams old banking house on the east side of cloro clore street and the buildings between it and main it also destroyed everything every eveny thing on jackson street to the rear of the st louis hotel which waa burned and up boe both sides of wood and bridge streets to first cross street east of main maln street among the buildings destroyed were the international and goliman cosmopolitan litan hotels traves travels s livery go stale stable the first national and the peoples peopled bank the contents of their fire proof vaults were all safe also gans ai klein goldberg brosi Bros Brost Lavenberg and loeb bros dry goods the W V U telegraph office the gazette printing establishment lish ment Koenig berger bros tobacco and parchen paynter drugs the gire fire fil e jumped to fath avenue entirely destroying surveyor general blaines residence and the dwelling adjoining occupied by hon daniel searls besides the losses from the fire a great many suffer heavily by as at one time it was thought the whole town would be laid in ashes the total loss is estimated at insurance light representative hurlburt of illinois member of the committee on railways and canals will probably tomorrow to morrow introduce I 1 a bill the features of which he foreshadowed shadowed fore at the meeting of the friends of cheap transportation last night for the construction of a double track freight railway rall rali wity from new york to council bluff s with a branch to chicago and st louis the railway to bo be constructed and operated by a cor corporation P 0 ration under the auspices of the tb e general government and controlled by a board of government commissioners the rate for the transportation on cereals is to I 1 be fixed at five live mills per ton per mile for any distance over seven hundred and fifty miles the entire length of the road being 1500 miles for a shorter distance than miles the rate is to be a allt alit little tle tie more than five mills per ton per mile the road is to be ba operated exclusively as a freight road for cereals stock and other productions grains will move at the quickest quiche cit rit |