The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-14
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HucIIGntals.

"A Cmcinnatian has wagered 800 that he
can carry an anvil weighing seven hundred
pounds distance of seven miles withoutrestng.
Graduates of Brown University propose to
organize Alumni Associations in different Cities
including New York and Boston, to promote the
interests of the College.
jefferson county, Tennessee, experienced an
earthquake shock on Sunday evening, 9TH inst.
The shock lasted nearly minute, and was ac-
companied by loud rumbling noise.
-Major-General Schofeld, commanding the
Department of Missouri, arrived in st. Louis on
Monday, his object being to make arrangements
for transferring his headquarters from Leaven-
worth, Kansas, to that city. The removal will
take place about the lst of October.
Some of the most graceful and appreciative
tributes to the late Secretary Rawlins have been
rendered by the Southern press. And they eX-
press the hope that the President will be as for
tunate in selecting his successor as he was in
choosing his faithful friend, whose loss the
country now mourns.
1t is reported that leading and influential
members Of the Bond and Creswell wings of the
Republican party OF Alaryland had, by request OF
the latter friendly meeting recently, and, after
a full discussion cordially agreed to abandon all
former differences and unite hereafter heartily to
advance the party's interests.
"A telegram has been received in Detroit from
Major Powell, dated September 5, and sent from
st. Georges, Utah. Major Powell says that he
has left the Grand Canyon at point somewhat
north of that at which he expected to come out
He says that he viii be at nome IN Two weeks,
The people of Illinois are to vote at the
general election on the I'd of November upon
a proposed amendment to the State Constitution
which forbids the Legislature from relieving the
Illinois Central Railroad Company from its obli-
cation to pay into the State Treasury either the
tax or the per centum of its gross receipts stpu-
lated in its charter
Peter Bonesteel ESQ. "a prominent lawyer and
leading Republican of Columbia co., NY, died mt
his residence in Copake lastWednesday morning,
after a lingering illness. He has been several
| times delegate to State conventions and was
| formerly partner of Judge Hogeboom OF the
| Supreme Court. He recently received an ap-
| pointment in the Custom House in New York. lie
| was 43 years of age. .-a
| Colonel Lewis d. Campbell made a two
| hours speech at Democratic meeting in New
| London, Ohio. He made a vigorous assault
| upon the doctrine of State sovereignty, and
| spoke in high terms of the soldiers who fought
| for the Union, but otherwise except that he did
not once allude directly or indirectly to the
! Democratic candidate for Governor his speech
must have been satisfactory TO his hearers.
! The Cathedral of the Immaculate Concep-
ton in Portland, Me, was dedicated last Wednes-
day. The bnidng is 1876 feet in length by 100
feet in width and is of brick, with granite trim
mings. Among those who ofliciated at the dedi-
cation were Bishop Bacon, of Maine; Bishop
Laughlin, of Brooklyn; Bishop Goosbriand, OF
Burlington, VT; Bishop Williams, of Boston;
Very Rev. Father O'Donnell, of Portland, and an
| extensive list of priests from the New England
States and elsewhere.
The Albany Argus reiterates the story that
young milliner in Washington county has
fallen heir to $17, 1000, left her by young
EDglishman who became enamored of her while
travelling in this country. she las been pro-
mised s5,VV0,QOQ IN December, and The bal,