Show GENERAL NEWS bj W V to ali ost foul neb july 18 about 12 last night john II odson alias english jack a hard character shot and killed john brown an employed of charles coal flo choso whoso cattle outfit i in camp near town whilst alio officers were in search of the murderer he went to a livery stable where iio had been employed secured u borso and escaped in the darkness this is his second offense of a similar character having killed a man on diio ilca cloud road some timo ago A EW YORK july was re ported on wall street yesterday that tho pacilio mail directors were in session with reference to the chaim made by comptroller kelly for taxes duo the city amounting to over hart denied that there was a meeting of the board and said that lie had been in consultation with regarding financial aal niraj and that all matters including the cites claim tho world says houston told its reporter that the cites suit against the company stood where it did two years ago lie was not aware of steps being taken by the to enforce payment but blyan attachment might issue the washington of alie world tho main work of the survey under clarence king will be aliis summer to alie survey mentioned yesterday king will su work at the great comstock and in california the central gold field of california is well nigh a virgin field tho only important book on california gold is Whit neya work of survey hero therefore it will bo doubly important tho work of alie topographic ol engineers will bo confined to subterraneous and surface surveys of linins districts and alio results reached by them will bo made tributary to the economical investigations bf geologists alio only topographical work dono except tins will julieto finish rowells work on alie colorado canyon under alie directions of bodfish Bod fiah among the important probable outcomes of the immediate future will bo the presentation to tho country of alie ratio of tho product of gold and silver notoriously will the geology of mined be studied but tho gic appliances in uso examined the silver lead furnaces at eureka nov are said to be alie best in tho world and a complete description of these such ns it is intended alie surveys publication contain will render possible iab use of this perfect and wealth saving apparatus everywhere that fabal NEW july 18 the suns ed lit orial thinks de and wyse do not propose to undermine tho doctrine do is moved by engineering and financial ideas not by schemes of statecraft with his great and still greater financial success achieved by hid ocean level canal at suez de lesseps must instinctively have been prejudiced against american projects explained at paris ex capt the nicaragua route for flioy require locks it is equally clear that the modified wye plan of canal being very short and at tido level must appealed strongly to the veteran engineers prejudices what is true of de is true of alio largo body of engineers capitalists constructors and others who pin to man iio and they may bo wrong ami american engineers and oftay route and practically demonstrate it to le better alian de but abo point just now to ii that abo french expert and his followers were moved in alia arh congress by m natural ices mhd actual experience to do iii hey did rather by political machinations or stealing enmity to he doctrine salki tho threatened failure and consequent raisin of prices of silk would seem to indicate in unnecessary scare looked at in the of alia touching memorial in leading journals of italy from bilk growers and weavers that country appeals to cajica who under the rule of parisian fashion aliis taken to weaving so many liblit woolen and botteri material where lately they wore silk and acks them ro turn to silk for alio sake of the weavers thrown out of cm by the closing of factories it also appeals in tho namo of small who to far have only hrad just what wai ne cestary for their existence who with a crop of cocoons were able to buy meat for their sundays dinner ind clothes for children the bad weather in ital biad doubt le injured this years crop of cocoons but the supply of raw material still brems largely in excess of tho demand the public will do well to resist vigorously the upward movement so pieces silk in fact should bo cheaper and not dearer new july 18 spencer elli brollier of sarah A doray be by will all latr property to Jeu erBon aws a resident of brook lyn lie says the property convoyed to consists leady money and tracts of uncultivated lands in and kansada of the beauvoir elk didgo planta tion and elliston plantation parish la it h estimated to be worth A short time aco arg dorsey visited lier brothers she wis an enthusiast on th subject of southern and apon bavis aa the matt who would yet work rf onders for it she believed nothing could reward him for his great work eufa while aware of this deap for did not think tho would fo so far as U biye liim fall har wealth whan it was keown that lier has land had s disiro eliat non anu of her brother farcy hould to eliom ari income the fiut re kotfer learned yesterday from a that mrs dor leys will is 10 lo 10 conte tod and stops havo toward that end accra icar e acon grant cd by alm coutt bitting gitting at fargo da kota hr the auit instituted tareo monure ago by kov coo V bure church jersey city anil accused of wife poisoning A fatal wyo july 18 two men named blanchard and hedges got into a dispute about the liht to pick raspberries rasp berries on a certion piece of ground at false bottom five miles from this city today to day and hedges cliot BIan eliard twice in tho hand blanchard returning iho fire killing hodges instantly land Grabb cri ATLANTA ga july 18 the house of representatives today to day voted to instruct the judiciary committee to prepare articles of impeachment against general bold smith based on the report of the corn of the general assembly that has been investigating transfer of titles to wild lands the grounds of ii will involve hiilton P W right a friend of the comptroller wh oitis alleged offered to bribe two members of alio legislature memorial addresses of col alston were made in the legislature another matral NEW YORK july 18 evening ex stephen brodie newsboy started last evening for san fran to walk with frank edwards winner of the six day match there last week brodie has a record of in six days two w bate tenn july 18 two abw cases of yellow fever were reported to alie board of health this morning fred eckers barber and J M williamson both of taco parties have bacch faick for two days and yellow fever symptoms were fully developed today to day all trains going out late last night were crowded and many more were leaving today while the majority of the physicians do not apprehend tho fever to rago ill farm they all advise those who can to leave the city the weather is warm and sultry today after alie thunder storm of last night A A montreal paper says A young man at present undergoing a seni tence of six months in jail two of which only have expired lias fallen heir to l by the death of his undo in san francisco tah uncle left a fortune of to lo 10 divided among ane prisoner h one it is needles to say he waits liberation with impatience florida election jacksonville fla july 18 in the city election the republican ticket was elected by over a hundred majority yellow jack MEMPHIS tenn july 18 new case were reported to the board of health this afternoon A Woul dl ceif HAVE conn july IS jno W mansfield treasurer of tho con savings bank attempted suicide twice today to day his physician says lie is insane from overwork and icari his finances aro all right and governor english president of the lank says that alio depositors will all get their money alio afrait causes considerable excitement fk of lie News received in tins city this morning of the total loss of alio english screw steamer Bur gosin st marys bay during a dense fog while going from montceil Mont reil canada to liverpool england A small portion of tho cargo was saved no mention it mado of tho crew it is supposed all were saved |