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church ground cfaraeterisng rituasm contrary to
the spirit of the prayerbook, and urging strict adhe-
renee to the forms Of worship prescribed therein The
letter was powerful and well received by the conyen
ton.
BUFFALO, June 6.-The jury in the case OF frat.her,
Wadsworti & Co. of Pithoe, Pa, against the W est
ern Union Telegraph Company, to recover ten tnou-
sand dollars damages for money obtained " SWIM
dler on dispatch forwarded by me western onion
and United States Telegraph Companies, returned
verdict in favor Of plaintiffs, allowing them 81 ~
The Court, Judge Davis presiding, ordered plaintiffs
to two and half per cent on the verdict as
extra, allowed. Stay proceedings has been granted
and exceptions are to be fled |
PnILADElpHIA June ga boiler exploded at lOl2
SAMSON street, demoishing the five story building
Thirteen bodies have been dug out, six dead and two
more died almost Immediately Twelve others are
supposed to be in the ruins.
CHAPEL HILL June 6.-The presidential party to-
day attended the commencement exercises at the uni
versity. They were escorted hither By procession,
including the scholars and officers of the institution
and the Governor of North Carolina. Before the war
the average number of pupils was five hundred, but
now not more than one hundred. ball was given
tonight to the graduating class and was attended by
portion of the presidential party.
The President and his friends leave here Friday and
return to Washington Saturday afternoon.
RALEIGH June THE university exercises are over
at Chapel Hill The presidential party left there this
morning, and return trip everywhere received
marked hospitality and respect but public demonstra-
ton was calm compared with those in the North on
reception occasions. Every expresses himself
pleased with the excursion. Maj. Gen. Sckles and
staff and Gov Worth accompanied the party back to
Raleigh.
AUGUSTA June Gov. Orr addressed the citizens
of Anderson district South Carolina. After reviewing
the various plans presented since the war for recon
sruction he earnestly insisted acceptance OF the
plan of reconstruction now proposed, as the only
means of preventing the administration of the affairs
of the country from passing into the hands exclusive
w. of the ignorant and thence, consequently, into the
hands of the barbarian and tyrant and as the only
hope of making this country even tolerable He
showed from the of 1860 the great preponder-
of coored over white votes in the State and the
utter inability of the whites to defeat the convention
or protect themselves whenever issue IS made with
the colored people. There sixty thousand coored
votes in the State while there only forty thousand
whites. 1t is true, perhaps, there are not now as
many colored men in 1861 but the proportionate
decrease has been greater with the whites than blacks
since the end of the Gov. Orr insisted On the
cultivation of the most cordial relations between the
races and the formation of alliance with the two
great political parties Of the nation
WASHINGTON, June 1.-The following is the con
Guiding paragraph of letter received from Butler to
the negro meeting last night !" Is it not self evident
political truth that where the land is held in large
tracts by the employer, to be titled by the employed,
there can be Just and true field for the exercise OF
republican citizenship, and it is of the pressing
exgencies of the country, at the very basis OF recon
struction that some plan must be devised by which
the lands of the South may be divided among those
who shall occupy and till them"
RICHMOND, June S.-The Presidential party left here
this morning for Washington.
San Luis Potosi dates of May Is, state that General
Miguel Lopez high in Maxmllian's confidence, and
two other Imperial generals caused the fall OF Quere-
ooF fbo ppsrn ,ratf mil.
ian in surrendering, made three requests that he
should not be insuted, but treated as prisoner Of
war; if any shot, that be should be the first if
shot, that his body should not be abused.
NEW YORK, June 8.-A Herald special Paris dis
patch saws that yesterday the Imperial party had
very narrow escape The ball passed in line be-
tween two of the distinguished personages and sound
ing lady standing in the street. The horse rode by
the groom in waiting was wounded in the head, and
the blood spurted on the Imperial uniform. Imme-
diaely after the first discharge the assassin attempted
a second shot, when his pistol burst He is Pole,
from Belgium, and without accomplish in Paris.
The police saved his life from the enraged populace
A magnificent ball was given at the Russian Embassy
the same evening. The Gar, with his sons and the
Empress Eugene were present Members of the Rus
sian royal party congratulated on their escape.
New YORK, June s.-The yacht Henrietta from
Europe is coming up. The Santiago de Cuba
towed into the Horseshoe of this harbor leaking badly
and beached
BosroN, June S.-The large warehouse in Charles
town. known as fuckers bonded warehouse, fell to
the ground with terrible crash yesterday. Three
who were in the building at the time were severe
ly injured
New ORLEANS, June S.-About halfpast 10 o'clock
this morning Gov. Flanders accompanied by General
Forsyth appeared at the Executive Office, and entered
upon his duties as Governor of Louisiana. No
mony whatever. He stated his efforts should be, to
the best of his ability, exerted for the public good.
WASHINGTON, June S-Benj. F. Flanders, whom
Sheridan has appointed Governor Of Louisiana, ar
rived there twenty years ago from New Hampshire,
and commenced his career as clerk Of the Charity
Hospital subsequently secretary to Mayor Cross
man, an ardent Know Nothing; secretary of the
Opelousas railroad and violently opposed to company
operation during the iucpiency Of the rebelon and
Federal treasury agent for several years past
Sheridan appears to be unsupported in bis prompt
gction, which defeats the plans Of the schemers and
shocks the conservatives.
Some changes of District Commanders regarded
as certain.
The July meeting of Congress is now considered as
almost certain.
CHARLESTON, S. c., June Sin case before the
United States District Court Judge Bryan has de-
cided that the telegraph company is bound to exhibit
private messages in evidence when required, tee-
grams not being within the class of privileged COM
munications. The decision occasions much comment
in mercantile circles.
ALBANY, June S.-Gen. Cole has been committed
for murder.
WASHINGTON June S.-The President received the
first intimation of Wells removal through the news
papers. The President considers these removals IN
authorised by the law.
New YORK, June S-Spece shipments day one
million six hundred and forty thousand
BROOKLYN June s.--A fire originated at the corner
Of Clinton and Flashing streets burning the stables Of
Peter Lyman. -Four valuable horses were burned.
The safe broken open and $4,000 stolen. Il is
probable therefore, the FIRE the work Of burglars
WASHINGTON, June 8.-Mayor Withers has returned
from New York, and will communicate with the Pres
ident on Monday.
Gen. Johnston was at the War Department yester-
day looking after the interests of his road. His first
visit since '6 when he vacated the quartermaster gen
eralship.
The Treasury will redeem and destroy twenty mill
ions compound interest notes next week
The State Department has been officially informed
f the Communication of the sentences of the Irish Amer
5can Fenians
The Treasury holds three hundred and forty millions
securities for national bank circulation and ninety
nine millions for deposits of public money. National
bank circulation S2es ,6oo,o0e fractional currency
2691 900. Revenue receipts to-day $500 600; for the
week s. $50 900; for fiscal year, to date 1922 GOO
0aD.
The Postmaster General returned this morning, and
the President this evening.