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dred and forty women have an
piled for employment in searching
the persons of ladies who arrive
from abroad, at the cUstom house.
Mount Vernon estate Of Geo.
Washington is advertised in the
Gazette for sale tenth of june, at
auction. % 80
Grant directs Secretary of New
Mexico to exercise the functions,
of Governor until Crow, a Confed.
crate colonel, nominated by the
President and confirmed by the
Senate, has political disabilities
removed.
Mrs. DR., Mary Walker wants I
the Alexandra Eva post office.
| A party of sixty emigrants from
Holland arrived today, for inte-
rior. '''''F e#a''
| Alexandria, Va, May Cen. =
Lee departed direct for Lexington,
via Orange and Alexandria, and
the Central Railroad. ,,g ave-
San Francisco, May 7.-Exten-
sive preparations made at Homo
lulu to defeat a reported conspira. I
cy on the part of Coolies to muir.
der employees. Excursion train
for eastern end OF the Central Pc !
cific road, with Commissioners,
Gov. Stanford, and q number of
I guests, narrowly escaped destraess
tion from a tree across the track.
Locomotive demolished .a,
/ Hartford, Conn.,, May Sen.
ate adopted the 18th amendment
by strict party vote.
/ PRoMITORY SUMMIT. May 10. / 1
| To the Associated PYess:--The
last rail is laid. The last spike
was driven. The Pacific railroad
is completed. Point of union one
thousand eighty-six miles west Of
the Missouri river--in six hun.
bred and ninety miles of San Fran
cisco. Signed LELAND stanford,
T. G. Durant, Sidney Dillon and,
John Duff.
Knoxville, May ia large
number OF delegates, composed Of
prominent citizens of Knoxville,
leave tomorrow for Cincinnati, to
, represent the interest of East
Tennessee in the Cincinnati, and
Charleston railroad. aaa@
. Washington, May 11.--Post-
master General has received no
tice from the far West that mails
go through to California today
all rail. 5# IA III 8B al q
Intimation strong that Hale
viii remain at Madrid. Opposi.
ton to Sickles appears too strong
San Francisco, May 1.-THE
! first invoice of Japan teas for ST..
! Louis was shipped to day, thus
! opening an overland trade with
!. Japan. f9iasrtas
i Chicago, May Fright near
! Fort Ellis. Thirteen Indians and
] one soldier killed; several wounds
led. Prisoners at Fort Hayes re-
, yolted, killing o sergeant. I've
Indians killed. a
Cincinnati, May 12.--Explosion
of kerosene lamp resulted in burn
/, to the waters edge the steamers
Darling, Mary Erwin, Mslusth, J
: Cheyenne and Clinton. Loss Of
! steamers and cargoes goo, 0OO.--
Five deck hands on the Cheyenne
s were burned to death; four or FIVE
! jumped in the river from the Oar
n | ling, of whom but one was saved.
Passengers sleeping on boats also
lost. Full cargo OF cotton just
discharged from the Darling lost.
\ Galveston, May IA severe
gale passed over Galveston last
evening, blowing down q small
= two-story dwelling and slightly
: damaging others. ST "a
2 A fire occurred this morning at
the corner of the Strand and Ire
q mont street, entirely destroying .
/ number Of frame buildings 0ceu.
, pied by insurance and lottery
agents. ss' aet s
Y New Orleans, May 12.--Gov.
t. Warmoth yesterday addressed .
n communication to Auditor Wick.
l. life withdrawing further oppoSil
ton to his discharging che funcs
,e tions of his Office, and authorizing
o. the officers in charge of the Audi
u tors Office to relinquish possession
q. to Wiekliffe. h,a taiG assf
!. London, May 12.-Initiatory
:. steps taken for alliance, offensive
~ and defensive, between England,
Y France and Spain against the
y United States, in view of the re-
- lection OF the Alabama treaty.
Tone of Summers speech it Is al
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