The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-19
Domestic Affairs.

st. Josephs Convent at toronto, was de-
stroyed by fire on Wednesday night.
The 1ruckee Railroad, California, is COM
pleted to Virginia.
One million and eighty-two thousand fish is
the seasons catch of cod in the North Pacific.
Nathaniel E. Chase has been nominated for
Mayor of Boston by the Labor Reform party.
Two men were killed in New Orleans
candy factory by the accidental explosion of
torpedoes.
Three sailors, belonging to the United States
steamer Lincoln, were drowned at st. Paul, Ice
land by the upsetting of boat.
No official report has been received by the
New Dominion Government from Governor
McDougall relative to the Winnipeg troubles.
Mr.. Ursn Seringul, well-known Louisiana
planter, was shot dead on his plantation in
st. Charles parish, on Wednesday, by negro.
Six vessels were driven ashore on the Cana
dian side of Lake Ontario during violent gale
which prevailed during Wednesday and yes
terday.
Permission has been given by the King of
the Netherlands to William Cornell Jewett for
the landing in Holland of an ocean cable from
New York.
"A portion of the Central Railroad track on
the Niagara Falls branch, was torn up by the
gale which visited the Canadian frontier on
Wednesday night.
The United States ship Cyane had narrow
escape from shipwreck, by running on an island
in the North Pacific, not laid down in the Gov
ernment chart.
"A collision occurred on the Canadian Grand
Trunk Railroad, near Kingston, yesterday morn
ing. The engineer and driver of one of the
trains were killed
Canada has not threatened retaliatory mea-
sures if the present restriction of commercial in
tercourse is continued by the United States. Let
us be thankful - --
According to late advices, everything in
Alaska is as pleasant as could be expected. The
military are well, the Indians peaceable, the
weather mild, and the fisheries prosperous.
"A prisoner confined in the Hampton Jail,
Va. set fire to the building on Wednesday night,
thinking thereby to hberate himself, but instead
nearly got burned to death.
A train was blown from the Harlem IN. T.
Railroad track on Wednesday morning during
violent gale, boy killed, several passengers
injured, and the mails destroyed by the fire that
ensued.
The President and his family attended
Thanksgiving services in the Metropolitan
Methodist Church, Washington, yesterday. In
the evening he entertained the former members
of his staff and their wives.
"A petition, inhuentially signed, is on its
way from Victoria to President Grant, praying
the annexation of British Columbia to the
United States. Queen Victoria will receive a
petition of similar import. The Columbians feel
keenly their insulation and helplessness.
1t appears that the switchman on duty at
the scene of the recent catastrophe on the West
ern Pacific Railroad was unable to read or write;
that he could not therefore tell from the time
tables when trains were due and that he did
not even know which train had the right to the
track.
The reunion Oh Lne ARMY Vi 1cnnessee coul-
menced at Louisville.
An Industrial exhibition is to be held at Cor
dova, in the Argentine Republic, on the 18th OF
October, 1870.
Trouble with the Indians is anticipated in
lower Arkansas. Two regiments, General
Hazen thinks, will be necessary TO preserve
order.
St Louis sends to points south of Cairo
double the quantity of produce forwarded before
the war; and ten times as many manufactured
goods
Two persons have instituted a suit in Louis
Vile against the members of vigilance com
mittee, claiming 100000 damages for ill-treat
ment at their hands
Benjamin Teachout, convicted OF the murde
of his wife in Wyoming county, New York, ha
been sentenced at Buffalo to be hanged on thu
oath of December.
The Governor of North Carolina, in his mes
sage, states the total bonded debt as $34 095 045
The Treasurer, he said, had been unable to NEE
the interest on the old bonds amounting Il
$29, ,815 GAS, and it would have to be funded.