The national Republican., 1869-01-28
Telegraphio Summary.

CHiLDs 4 Co.'s store on State street, Chi.
eago, was destroyed by Ore on Tuesday night.
Loss $50, 900.
The Parsguayan nrmy, though badly de
feated at vilietta, still occupies the strong.
hold Of Augustura,
The damage sustained by the burning Of the
custom.house At Rio Janeiro 10 largely over
estimated.
day night, involving a loss of $4,000.
THERE have been over 100 deaths at Mon.
treal from smallpox during the last i've weeks,
ON Sunday last man named Freeman Har.
ris was torn asunder at ssw.mill near Des
Moines, Iowa.
county, H., shot himself on Friday. There
Is no hope for his recovery.
TRE Novs Scotia matters are still before
the Priyy Council Of Canada. tits expected
the negotiations with Mr.. Howe will termi'
nate In few days.
THE Bank OF Montreal 10 reported to have
lost $500, 900 from lending money to New York
speculators who became bankrupt by the re-
cent corner In Erie shares.
tbs English press strongly protest against
land to 10000 French Canadians who want to
return to Canada from the United States.
TIE inquest In the Rogers murder case was
o and ssatsst. rs, an ss
adjourned In order to procure testimony OF
important witnesses at present held as pris-
oners on BlackwelPs lsland.
fem 0Ef H. sTaE1n pI * sy daily e.. e return
20 on the reservations set apart for them.
The main body OF the troops will soon be
withdrawn from the Plains and will concen-
trate at Fort Leavenworth for distribution to
other places.
The safe Of II. r. Morris, in wurtzboro.
sullivan county, N. y, was opened at q late
hour on Sunday night BY burglars, and robbed
The Cumberland Civiiian and Telegraph says
the coal shipments Of Allegany county for the
year 1868 amounted to ,330, ,4i3 tons, being an
Increase OF l35,o2l tons over the shipments OF
1867.
nent citizen Of Richmond, died somewhat sud.
denly at Gordonsville, on Saturday night last
ONE lot Of tobacco, not OF very fine quality,
was sold In Lynchburg on Tuesday at cal per
cwt.
A MAN supposed to he "Tomr McGibben,
who is suspected Of the Rogers murder, was
arrested at Patterson, N. j., on Tuesday;
carried to New York anl lodged In the Eigh:
confident that they have caught the right man
at last.
In THE shooting match for the championship
OF America, at Providence, on Monday, be.
tween John Taylor, Of Jersey City, and q
Tinker.
Two THREE-sToRY brick blocks at Platts.
burgh, N. Y, owned BY !. Meron and Isaac
Schlef, were ueBtrOyed Dy nTe on m0nuhy
night. The loss 10 estimated to be from tl0,.
900 to tl5. 900. The Cumberland House was on
FIRE several times, and was badly damaged by
water and smoke.
A DISPATCH from Gananoque, Canada, says
a farmer named John Smith, while crossing
to st. Johns Island, on Monday night, where
he resided, went through hole In the ice and
was drowned. His body and two-horse team
were found wedged In the Ice yesterday morn.
Ing.
AT the session OF the Illinois Legislature
on Tuesday q bill was introduced to compel
the railroads OF the State to charge uniform
rates for transporting freight. The bill also
provides that any railroad charging more
than pro rata proportion shall pay the owner
OF the freight Ave times the amount wrong.
fully collected.
SEVERAL Indian chiefs representing the
Kiowas, SAcs and Foxes arc at st. Louis, on
their way to Washington. They claim to be
authorized to make treaties Of peace on be-
half OF the Kiowas, Comanche and other
tribes, and say Il the plan set forth by General
Harney, OF Withdrawing the United States
troops from their hostile attitude, 10 adopted,
the Indians will return to peaceful pursuit
and accept such terms as the Government may
determine upon. They complain bitterly OF
the manner In which they have been treated
by Indian agents In the distribution Of an
nuities, and desire that they will be with
drawn.