The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-22
Domestic Affairs.

Gold closed yesterday at 1895.
-Grasshoppers have appeared on the Western
plains.
Ex-Governor Henry A. Wise is lying at the
point of death.
Bailey g. Rives are to report the Congress
sional proceedings.
"A grand firemen's parade will take place in
Harrisburg on May 26.
Over half million dollars in specie arrived
by the Arizona from Aspinwall.
Harrisburg has been selected us the place
for the next State Agricultural Fair.
Between Buffalo and Brantford the Grand
Trunk Railway track is entirely under water
Peck the Grain Elevator absconder, is
believed to be hidden away among the pines of
New Jersey.
President Grant yesterday nominated to the
Senate a large number of Friends as Indian
Payne, the pedestrian, yesterday, at Buff
f0o, won the $3.50 purse in the wNlking-motch
with Weston.
"A new bridge across the Wabash at Vim
cennes, Ind, was blown down by the storm of
Tuesday afternoon.
Chief Justice Chase has continued the case
of Kimberly Brothers VS. Butler to the NOvem-
ber term of the court.
"A Cincinnati man sent to bank yester-
day with check for $1,000 which he drew, and
then left for parts unknown.
Yesterday, Il house was blown down by the
wind in Jersey City. One man was killed and
another seriously injured.
Two different railroad accidents occurred in
Tennessee, on Tuesday, by which the engineers
of both trains fireman, and two passengers
were killed
Mayer Brothers, wholesale tobacconists, of
Louisville and New York, and Il. Darlington,
dry goods dealer of Louisville, have failed. LA
bilites heavy.
-Four of the seven members composing the
Committee on Foreign Relations voted against
reporting General Pile for confirmation rs Min
lister to Brazil
Ensign Pond near Port Henry, New York,
gave way yesterday morning CARRYING away
several dams in succession and destroying pro-
prtU tn thn n
Senator Trumbull talks of introducing a bill
next session making it penal offense for any
member of Congress to visit the departments,
and ask appointments to office tor his con-
stituents.
"A despatch from Montpelier, Vt, announces
the heaviest freshet in the river for twenty
years, doing great damage to private property
and threatening the bridges over the North
Branch.
An attempt to rob the bank at Lima, n. Y,
was frustrated by the discovery of the burglars
after they had entered the vault. In their flight
they were pursued and fired upon by citizens,
without effect.
An accident on the Black River Raj lroad,
beyond Lyons Falls, n. Y, on Tuesday night,
resulted in the death of Hugh Crocker Super
intendent, and severe injuries to Eli Hutchinson
and Thomas Smith.
Boston parties have taken all the first mort
gage and land grant bonds of the Union Pacific
Railroad thus providing means sufficient to COM
plete the road equip it, pay all floating debts,
and build the Denver branch
injured yesterday, at st. Louis, by the giving
way of floor, which precptated them to the
cellar, and pulled down with it brick wall,
thus burying the men in the ruins.
Governor Geary has issued proclamation
offering a reward of $1,000 for the apprehension
of William Brooks, one of the murderers of
Theodore Brodhead, and who escaped, during
the winter, from the Stroudsburg jail
Foreign Affairs.
HAVANA, April 2l.-Catalonian volunteers, ac-
companed bya detachment of modified colored
troops, have sailed for Jibara.
Advices from Nueyitas state that General Lesca
had arrived there from Puerto Principe. He
would take supplies of provisions and ammuni-
tion, and return. General Latona has been ap-
pointed to the command-in-chief OF the Spanish
forces in the Central Department he has been
reinforced with seven thousand troops from Ha-
vana, with which he will commence u vigorous
'compaign against the insurgents in that depart
ment. One of the principal objects of the cam
paign will be the restoration OF railroad commu-
nication with Nuevitas.
The steamer Borga, while on her way to Fer
nando Po with number of prisoner from Ha-
vana put into Porto Rico with her machinery
disabled. She will repair and sail again to-day.
steamer arrived to-day with one thousand
regular troops from Spain.
MADRID April 21.-Another informal meeting
of the members of the majority in the Cortes
was held to-day to nominate a candidate for the
throne So great was the diversity of opinion
that the meeting broke up without any result,
leaving the members more Wldely ulNlueu lihll
4 before on the subject
Prime Minister serrano declared that the
choice of Montpensier for King, or declaration
of a republic, were the only possible alterna-
tiyes. General Prim, who was also present, re-
NAMED silent throughout the proceedings His
conduct has given rise TO widespread Dellet
mat he would accept the Presidency OF a Spanish
republic. n, 60. 4, oo,s;aor,,,
project for a reorganization OF the army on the
Prussan system.
BERLIN. April 21.-The Prussian Government
has instructed its Ambassador at Paris TO thank
Marnnis de Ia Vallette the French Minister of
Foreign Affairs fer the pacific sentiments eX-
pressed by him in his speech of the 10th instant
in the Corps Legislatif.
LoNpoN, April 21.-The negotiations for a
commercial conference between France and BEL
eium have been suspended
The Governor of Arkansas claims to have a
complete copy of the enrolled Ku-kluXes OF that
State.
The London Saturday ReUie,o says that the
New York city government Is "the most corrup'
body in the civilized world"