The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-07-01


PORTIONS of the snow sheds over the Cam
trail Pacific railroad near Emigrant Gap have
been destroyed by fire.
| A SHOCK of earthquake was felt OF vivtJ:
ria, Vancouver Island, o." :Lc 10Th ult.
The Congress eonal Committee OF Ways
and Means spent Tuesday inspecting the
custom house, post ofllsc and bonded wa,e-
houses of sah Francisco.
! THE United States 4 Gamer Mohlnan saiied
FROM san Francisco on Tuesday for ports In
Mexico. II was announced that she would
leave for Behrlng Sea with the scientific eN-
! .~,I.I. 49,. s.oi uosIiuation was cnanged 40
above, In obedience TO orders unexpectedly
received.
THs Privy Council of the New Dominion
met at Ottawa on Tuesday, and 1t Is under
stood arrangements were made relative to
opening road to the Northwest. 1t IL re-
| ported that the Hon. John Rose will proceed
to Washington about the 10th Of July 10
negotiate the proposed new reciprocity treaty.
THE town Of Woodstock, Ontario, was Wis
| tied by terrih hail storm last Sunday, the
hail stones being from five to eight inches In
circumference. Much damage was done to
gardens and windows, and so much glass
was broken that there Is not enough In the
to wn for repairs.
on Tuesday evening the House of Lords
went into committee on the Irish Chrrrl
bill. Amer long discussion fari Carnaryon
moved to substitute 1872 In the thirteenth
clause In place OF 1871 as the date of the dis
establishment Of the Irish Church. Much
discussion ensued, and at leng.. the Lords
divided, and the amendment was carl,sd by
a vote of 1870 against "a. The clauses nun
berlng two TO twelve, inclusive, were then
agreed to without discussion, and the House
| adjourned.
Hon. C. II. VAN WICK, OF New York, ad-
dressed a Republican meeting at Petersburg
| on Tuesday night. At the close Of his speech
! the Conservatives present called for diyi-
sion Of the time, and that not being allowed,
the next Radical speaker was silsncod "
calls for Conservative Speakers. The negroes
then formed In body aud charged the whites
present, driving them through the streets.
II appears that the whites went TO the meet
ing under the impression that division OF
time would be allowed. Neither party used
freartQs, and nobody was seriously injured.
Gov. MCCLuRG, OF Missouri, has author
lied the organization of a special armed
force for the arrest of the notorious despera-
do and murderer, Samuel lildebrand, OF San
FraDefsco. proclamation has been Issued
by the sheriff of Washington county, warn
Ing all people against harboriug him, and
commanding all persons having knowledge
OF his whereabouts 10 communicate with the
proper authorities. A reward of $4,000 ls
offered for his arrest.
POLICEMAN III fllIaDetn street. new
York, early yesterday morning, found q
trunk on the sidewalk directed 'to' CaptaiA
Jourdon, of the Sixth precinct The cover
was forced open, and It was found to con-
tain bonds and certificates, stolen from the
Ocean National Bank, TO the amount Of up.
wards of 100000. The affair is considered
very mysterious.
Z. b. KRTcuAM, the New York forgcr. was
released from prison on Tuesday, aud lmme-
alately proceeded to New York city. Upon
his arrival in New York yesterday morning
he was brought before judge Barnard, of the
Supreme Court, this mlmlpg on wit OF
hd5sds corpus. The release of the prisoner
was claimed on the ground that he was
sentenced for an offence not charged ln the
Indictment. From the remarks made by the
Judge It Is generally thought that he will
discharge Kctcham ON bail The case
creates great Interest
A PAINFUL catastrophe has occurred In
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