Show GENERAL NEWS BT IV U la tb thal lailo f april 12 hie inter occa t learns from washington the extraordinary number of emigrants arriving this spring is attracting attention and if it keeps up tho immigration of this year will be much larger than ever before since the first of january 2300 leavo arrival at baltimore as against for the same period last year and have arrived at new york against 1114 for 1879 during march last the number of arrivals was against last year it is said these immigrants aro an unusually good class of most of them having sufficient money for a good start in life an SAN april 12 miss belle cook of mountain view santa clara co well known throughout tho pacific coast as aa equestrienne publishes a challenge to ride twenty mile race with any lady in the united states for one or three thousand dollars a side carrying weights and changing borscs at pleasure other details are to be mutually arranged miss cook will be liberally backed by her california friends ic the event of acceptance of the challenge NEW YORK april 12 the funeral of fannie adler a convert from judaism to christianity was a scene of so much turbulence today to day in alien streets as to call for police intervention to disperse tho crowd of excited I hebrews the husband who had al 90 became a christian fearing vio lence disappeared yesterday and was not at the funeral the hmains of the woman were taken to abo episcopal church bader escort of the police W h WEST boisr april 12 in the whittaker inquiry cadet burdett testified his suspicion that the affair was a hoax his suspicions were aroused when he saw whittaker had control of his eyelids although apparently senseless on examination cross he confessed he knew nothing as to the normal position of persons eyes when in a position like whittaker he mentioned other small matters which confirmed his suspicions superintendent james gaylor of the postoffice post office is comparin gaa an the note of warning in ker s room with that ot ali dia ereal cabets cadets including whittaker jl freight ST locia april 12 the tow boat arom mountain of the mound city transportation company left here today to day for new orleans with bushels of corn one of her barges ahe grand republic Ke public having bushels on board her freight receipts amount to irant ln MEMPHIS TENN april 13 general grant and party arrived here at and were met by a delegation of prominent citizens dr porter welcomed him as the greatest military chieftain of this or any asa or country a the twice chosen president as one of the most distinguished private citizen in the world he also alluded in thankful words to the charity forwarded to suffering memphis during the yellow fever gen grant in replying referring to the charity that had been show ered upon memphis he said it was a peculiarity of our country aldaya to take care of those in distress and that if the government failed in that respect the charitably disposed throughout the land would not let any one suffer the party then driven to the peabody hotel where refreshments were served NEW april 12 the receipts of the walking match which closed on saturday night wore ao cording to agreement one half that amount goes to the managers and the other half is to be divided among the contestants uart receives in addition to the sweepstake of and 1000 offered for beating browns record pegram receives howard 1793 dobler alien krohne williams and Uan 56 NEW April 12 J tucker charged with tho murder of abe frazer in 1876 was taken from the jail at st helena parish on sunday morning by fifteen anon and death it ia said that the people of the parish gener ally condemn abia act of lawlessness |