| Show BY TELEGRAPH P rial TV uon vow tamak uxa 1 A AMERICAN IE RI C A N washington 20 reports of the engineers and officers in charge of the river and harbor improvements for the fiscal year ending june 1883 haye nearly all been made the estimates estl esti mates aggregated statements ot 0 the amounts appropriated since the beginning of the work under r existing projects are given in of cases and these aggregate the reports show that a sum equal to half the appropriation made for these works by the river and harbor bill of august 1832 remained unexpended 3 july uly lat 1853 the aggregate ot of bum buma remaining la in the engineers bands banda at that date being lol col gadey cadey of the engineer corps and band secretary of state dvis dobis went to westmoreland county virginia dast last week the site selected SOO MO yards from the house homo in which washington was born thirty stereotype plates platea of the cato catalogue logue of the murgeon burgeon generals office were stolen from the printing office last week and ana found yesterday it IL some water treasury officials are indignant at the announcement of the reported flader finding ig of a package containing 1 1 in good money in one of the vaults of the building by a laborer in the employ of an outside nirm firm they state tuat the only foundation for BUCQ a stow story was the disappearance uit a package of cancelled currency which waa being transmitted to the maeer macer macerata ati ng branch it is claimed that under the system of checks checkis and receipts now in use such an error could not occur without being promptly discovered the order consolidating the internal revenue districts so far as affa affi affects acts following the folio wing dietr dla dis tracts acts went into intorf of fecu today to day the second and fourth of nevada and montana A telegram was waa received at the department of state slate announcing the death of judge black and the gag flag of the building was at once vla via placemat placed pla cedat at half mast the building will be draped in mourning in hon or of his hid memory A circular was sent to the various diplomatic and consular officers directing them to place the flag on their buildings at halo haio mast for three days i the acting secretary of the navy has received the following telegram from Welch commanding the pensacola naty yard dated 3 eater day 6 total cases 01 ol fever to date 7 rin ain in surgeon owens and child one death on the no new now cases today to day one case la Is reported in woolsey will send the remains to camp to morrow morro totten and thomas counsel for defense tin lin the hill investigating committee have filed arguments with the committee coleman of the prosecution will file his argument tomorrow to morrow the report of ct the expert hent sent from chicago is expected wednesday the secretary of the interior was today to day informed that a section of 75 miles of the northern pacific railroad near mullen tunnell had been completed the company requested the appoint appointment meAt of commissioners to examine anel ansi report on this bec tion of the road the indian bureau has been informed that the do de caribo apache indians ara aro now on the way to the mescalero agency new mexico the commissioner of the general band land office today to day transmitted to the surveyor general of california for delivery to persons legally euti ertl tied thereto the patent for the rancho el bebr Sebr Be branto in contra costa and alameda counties countless containing acres juan joan jose jobe and victor castro are the confirm ees ban bax co 20 the grand procession or of knights templar which took place thib thia afternoon is admitted to bo be an unqualified success the entire population of ban san francisco francieco and seventy thousand strangers have declared it so eo the cheering was deafening throughout the entire route it is the best represented presented eds if not the most numerous conclave ever held in this or any other country ah ab early ra aa eight this thia morning crowds began gathering in the streets along which the eelon would pass and by nine market street was rendered impassable Imp amable except the roadway watch which by police orders had been cl eared cleared for the package of the knights Kuish ts at halt hait past nine the com Comm mand anderies eries erles began to arrive taking up the posh pos lons ions assigned them in uhe f it was reserved for the purpose at 10 all nil had bad ar rived lived and at that hour hoar the scene presented from the gallery of the baldwin hotel was one not readily to be forgotten by those san franciscans who had the good fortune to witness it on one side was a mass of decorations extending as far as the triumphal arch on the other four thousand richly clad knights representing every state and territory of the united states at half balf past 10 the order was given by the captain general to move forward the platoon of mounted police spurred their horses on to clear the way followed by a detachment of police on foot the first to lead off was california no 1 their silver embroidered velvet cloaks and plumed hats with richly caparisoned caparison ed black horses attracting marked attention following them was gold en gate no 6 of oakland california grand master gov U C riding a milk white charger specially presented to him toz foz the occasion by judge dennison Denn ison laon of sacramento I 1 accompanied by hib bla staff next in order came the various Commander lesof california oregon washington territory nevada and arizona each preceded by their respective bands thebe these completed the three first divisions after which up to the tenth division came the Comman derles of states east of the rocky mountains among the latter jatter particularly marked from the smallness of their numbers and pluck la in coming were the arks and Demo lays of fort smith washington no 1 hartford damascus no 2 Jack jacksonville lle ile lie florida and oyrane cyreno no so 8 middleton ae connecticut by knight brain ard leroy who in person represented his coin Corn mandery the approach of lyon He allys band of Chicago with their striking uniform made every one ask aek who are these knights com coming irig they were the st bernards of chicago who by the of this coast are held in especial esteem As thoy thuy approached by knowledge of what they had bad done and the appearance ance ethey they presented they elicited long hearty cheers the tenth and list last division was composed of the grand encampment united states wm grand com corm mander of california the hawaiian band selected by the grand of this state as the official orchestra ot of the conclave immediately preceded by the boston which acted as a special escort to the grand IT 4 dean the were highly complimented on their cx excellent appearance cheer after cheer being given as aa they passed by marching in close order and marked precision following them on FL white charger came the arand prominent prominent romi nent fIgure figureroa rot the conclave grand sir dean accompanied by a numerous and brilliant staff the procession terminated with dewitt dewilt clinton virginia city nev nov mounted on black horses and acting as 4 grand guard of honor to the grand encampment it ia 13 not invidious to bay eby that the virginians merited the compliment in both horses and accoutrements it la Is generally acknowledged that they bore oft oct the conpra of the day the knights first proceeded to the pa where addresses wore were dei livered by gov stoneman of call cau gov the mayor I 1 of the city and others they then marched to van ness avenue where they were reviewed by the grand arand master after which the march through the city began it occupied an hour in passing a given point As near as can be determined took part I 1 representing Comman derles from 46 48 states and territories in fae fac state and territory in the united states MILWAUKEE 19 britz eritz ave 50 years old waa wass struck on the head by a stone at a general fight night at a of the deutsche deu Den tache at eriedman briedman s gardens this afternoon and probably fatally injured chas smith and tom johnson are under arrest as guilty of throwing the mis mia sile blie great excitement prevailed at the time and the prisoners barely escaped lynching lunching lyn ching gallatin Gai gal latin mo iad 20 the trial of frank james was begun in the criminal court today to day but nothing of importance was done the real work will begin when the jury juny j ury uny is and it will commence tomorrow to morrow A large delegation of witnesses has arrived from bay ray county including several county officials summoned by the defence I 1 charley hord ford and father we eire here among the witnesses thero there aro many a tra u gers gets in town and a large force of special police was sworn in to preserve order the first term caseb casca on this d chet were foi tho the winston train robbery of 1881 in which conductor wes tall tali was kille klile 1 and the gallatin bank and murder of cashler sheets in 1878 chicago 20 the federal authorities here arrested J H arm strong alias H C bettole this evening for using the malls to effect the sale of counterfeit money his circulars were directed mainly t to 0 points in colorado el paso tex 20 intense excite ment regna in town in regard to the action of the county authorities in the murder case cage of police PoH eeman ceman mn thomas made by howard dougherty daugherty and hig his accomplices hern burt and biddick the prisoners were released five days ago and the citizens maintain that several officials were bought farther trouble Is feared there is talk of lunching lynching lyn ching belma seima inri ins 0 last lat night mortimer blui hill shot his wife in the breast as aa she was wa lying in bed with her babe then shot himself in the head and through the heart the lat at ter causing instant death deah hill lilii nad been married but little over a year and lived unhappily owing to his habit of t drinking A short time ago ho he sent his wife to her fathers baying soying he be could not support her last night he went to her fathers houge bjuge ccok off his boots a hundred yards sways away crept to the window of his wires room and did the shooting as vis described mrs mra hill is ia seriously hurt but not yet dead new york 19 during a storm early today to day lightning killed 40 sheep and fand bevery injured 21 11 others on the stewart farm near garden city providence R 1 I 19 james chafe was probably fatally phot by patro Patto patrolman linau sylvi while res nes resisting lAing an arrest chicago 18 19 last night the sawmill of the reaber lumber compa comps ny at rack back idland leland burned luss luaa insurance mr kesber broke an arm during tue the I 1 tire fire had the bones set brt and ratu ined and asyl assisted stud sted in saving caving C property montreal Mon troal treal 19 R mccready moc MoO ready cos boot anu and shoe manufactory burned to day los lo s estimated at to Jus urance 75 three ree hundred persons persona are do de jap pr priced V e d of work by the ore fore at mci ardy Cre ore adsa adya as boot and shoe shoo factory toronto oro gro n to 20 at the river la Is three feet higher than was ever known ajl aji the bridges and several houses are washed away at ethel henry ferguson was drowned while saving caving logs the river qt at new naw hamburg la Is ten feet teet above the usual height great damage is 18 done to dawn and surround ing villages the malland mailand river at Wing hamis la still rising six inches an hour earms farms along the bank are covered lower wingham Is flood flooded edy eds and the water la Is steadily advancing on the business part of town duluth blinn minni 20 A hurricane swept over this section last laai night doing home bome damage at agate bay down the tho north shore the storm was heaviest the dredla of william llama ilama upham and scow load of lumber belonging to bereson Be Re reton kim kirn balla ball bali A barber were wrecked and sunk oil city 20 special from gar field clarren county saye lightning struck the kennedy oil com banys thousand barrel tank at 4 oy elock clock several hundred barrels of oil were destroyed franklin Frankl Jn pa 20 A fire broke out in the still depot of the eclipse lubricating refinery last night before it was got gol under control it destroyed deib deis hoyed holed a large pait fets fits the works rhe rho uhe nire fire started in 1100 barrel ben zine still that exploded with great force scattering oil in all directions the ide fhe department both of oil city and franklin worked upwards of six hours before it made any headway against the flames nine tanks a number of stills and a large amount of valuable machinery were lost the larger part of the works were saved no estimate can be safely badely made upon the amount of damage as yet the eclipse was the largest lubricating refinery in the world the part destroyed will be immediately restored four bour hundred men are at work on tha iha ruina ruing the finery refinery ie belongs to tho the stand ard oil company charleston 8 S CA odo the news and courier reports great injury to 10 cotton by drouth and greater injury threatened the upland crop la is estimated at three fourths of a crop and levs lees I 1 i 1 baltimore 20 tale elio body hody of capt wm won howell assistant quartermaster in the U tf 8 army I 1 retired was found floating in iru the dock on locust point today to day 8 blurry capets relating to bistue a were found in his pockets bayou sara Bara laa lay 20 dr rhyland prominent physician and planter fell from frona hl hla hia a gin house and was killed atlantic city N jj J 20 an old wreck it is believed bellev eds adv was mistaken for a wrecked ocean steamer reported ported potted as ashore south of long branch cleveland 20 silas bilas merchant manufacturer of ice lee machines and water pipe assigned to 11 Q G wat terson merchant he esti estimates mates matts his bis assets at and says bays he can give no estimate of his bis cabill tiep ties but hopes they will win not exceed he attributes his failure to various causes mainly inability to turn out as much work last month mouth as expected and disappointment at not obtaining money he counted upon M defaulting cashier of the national bank of warren home that he was arrested in detroit to day dimy havana 20 migual fac of the majagua dia lia jagua blaud bland of cigars and dealer in leaf tobacco has suspended liabilities estimated at i from to he claims to own real estate that will coyer coven his indebtedness chicago 20 satur Batur Bat sat saturday arday day morning a man registered at the C commercial 0 o hotel lu ju this city am aa mccowley Mr Cowley and wife not having repined for lor breakfast or dinner loday lo to today day the proprietor ordered the door of the room opened when the man and woman were found lying on the noor noon unconscious dressed la ia their clothed clothel rhe iho window and transom were closed and gas gag escaping in the room kha man died before the patrol wagon arrived and his body was taken to the morgue rhe woman wab was removed to the hospital cious clous and up to a late hour tonight to night could give no account of 0 herbele her helf belf the marked tracy it is ia thought to bo be a case of 0 bulet e We heatfield atfield N y J JB B camptell Camp Campt twill mil wll a prominent physician ol 01 thia this town committed suicide by taking chloroform caused by drink als ais ajalat at the baale saale place wilder rix ard ada rda a aimer armei in comfortable circumstances cum stances shot himi eif elf in the right temple the ball emerging from the rear of ula ble left if ft ear at 9 rixford was still alive and at times limes no cause known harrisburg pa 20 the legislature is id being represented by a committee 0 bix hix from each branch at the funeral of judge black york pa 20 the funeral of judge black will take place 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