New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-07
GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
49,. Several merchants in Rochester resumed
specie payments on Friday.
IT. J. Eyans's bakery in Peekskill was
burned ON Saturday. Loss, $1,000; insured.
49,. The thermometer at Helena, Montana,
was 20 degrees below zero on Friday night.
Henri St. obi, the wel-known maitre de
ballet died in Buffalo on Saturday of typhoid fever.
Thomas X Brace one of the directors of
the Fire Insurance Company Of Hartford died
yesterday
The directors of the Connecticut Valley
Railroad have decided to make sayDrook The southern
terminus Of the road.
VIM. A. Robinson, a school teacher in
Francisco, has been imprisoned for six months Tor
cruel punishment OF puph.
On Saturday the Iowa House passed the
Senate bill allowing women 10 practice law IN that state
The bill now goes TO the Governor
The u. s. sloop-of-war jamestown will
saii from San Francisco for Honolulu to-day. and the
L. s. steamer Saranac for Mazatlan tomorrow.
The white labOrers employed in the City
of Nevada Cali have driven of the Cinnamon laDorihs
on a railroad, destroying their tents and buildings
A man named Boyd was arrested in Gin
cinnati on Saturday charged with conducting fraudu-
lent lottery scheme under the name OF H. H. Robson.
1.-The snow storm of yesterday extended
over the Middle and some OF the southern ana
Western states Nine inches OF snow Tell at Richmond Va
The extensive tanning establishment az
Chases Mills, ST. Lawrence Co, \. y" owned 10y Gee
Graves & Son, Rutland, Vt, was destroyed by IRE Ca
Friday night
Ex-Auditor Wicklile of Louisiana has
delivered the coupons charged with embezzeliug
to Acting Auditor Graham, and has been released from
prison on bail
&C. :. Hobbs n prominent railroad man
of Cleveland shot himself through the head on sdtur
day supposed accidentally, as nose cause can be as
signed for the act
James Mccarthy broke into G.. w. Davies's
shoe in Portland Me. on Friday night and was
tracked home in the snow the next morning Oy the blood
from a cut in his hand and arrested.
NEbilo coup npOrOpS were hrpa king nm old
shells found on the backgrounds near Wilmington,
Dell OF the shells exploded, seriously inurlng three
OF the negroes OF whom is not expected to i've.
49,. Gen. George l.. Camp, prominent rail
road contractor in the West, member Of the hrIn "f
sawyer Camp 4 CO. ana one OF tne SoHraG,orS ol the
"A line OF nine tirSt-class steamers will run
from Atchson Kansas. to Omaha in connection with the
Missouri Pacific Railroad during the coming season
This will direct route from st. Louis To California
"A bill has been introduced in the Cali
foruia Legislature appointing Commissioners 10 ascer.
tain damages sustained by John Nugent proprietor
OF The san Francisco Hc0td by acts OF the Vigilance
Committee OF 1850
... Prominent hotel keepers from Wash
ingon now in Chicago negotiating Tor the lease OF
aud half of ground, and cost sOOoOoO The hotel Is to
be completed in 1872
49,. On Friday evening, at Wetherdsville,
Baltimore County, Md, two children OF Alexander Ed
monson boy aud girl aged respectively five and three.
fatally burned by the explosion OF coal Oh lamp,
in the hBnds Of their mother
evening The explosion attracted the attention OF
passcrs by, who called the police The burglars made
their escape, but did not secure any booty.
&c.. The business at the Denver Land Offices
during the month of February was as follows Warrant
entries, Agricultural College scrip, 5,6l3
homestead 2O7 acres; homestead final proof, acres
cash entries, 1888 acres; total, 1852 acres.
THE California Legislature has ordered
special elections IN san Francisco, Monterey. and
Louis Obpo Counties to allow voters TO decide whether
bonds shall be issued in aid of the construction Of the
Southern Pacific Railroad southwark from Gilroy.
I In the inquest on the body of Henry l..
Davis killed by the boiler explosion in the State Normal
school In Cortland. n. " the jury found that the dsas
ter was caused by a scarcity OF water IN the boiler but
eXonerated the engineer as the water gauge had become
dsar.aDged.
IA public meeting was held in Detroit on
Saturday TO take measures TO secure another trial for
George VanderpOol, the Mansee banker recently CON
voted OF murder IL is claimed that Nanderpoo did not
have an impartial trial owing to his inability TO procure
the necessary witnesses and that the hostile public feel
ing III Manstee influenced the jury against hiin
.. The Buffalo Commercial Adrertiser on
Saturday published the Hon d. 5 Benefits complaint
libel against that paper for $4,000 damages to-
gether with lis which reatrns all the previous
charges aud gives additional charges, with dates aud
legal delay for preparation and challenged Bennett
trial on the opening of the Court to-day.
The large wooden bulding on the corner
OF Sumnerst and Peoples Fcrry-ave.. East Boston,
owned by the Maverick wharf Company. and occupied
by Q Clifton lumber dealer Aber6 LGT Tsser
Friday night. Mr.. Low had stock OF new rigging for
ship valued at $4,000, and Mr. ClltonS loss III dressed
lumber is about amount The total loss 600
partly insured
THE rear building of the New York State
InebFiate Asylum eaught hre Friday night. and
entirely destroyed. The burned portion included the
dining the kitchen. the laundry IS 20 patients
the gymnasium. &c Tine loss ~ estimated s5
OOO Insured for $4,000 The main building SIN stand
ug aud the patients provided for The
VIII continue operations, and few days patients Will
be received as usual.
The contract for grading II miles of the
Kansas Pacific Railroad from Denver closed Fri.
day. large quantity OF ties for this road are now being
at the mouth OF the Platte Canon. They will be
oated down the Platte Ia Denver aud work OF lay
ing the iron Will be commenced at this end the
Denver Pacific track is completed. II expected the
Denver Pacific track will be completed In June. and the
Kansas Pacific III October.
Three fires occurred in Philadelphia be-
tween midnight and daylight The most serious the
burning OF the upper stories Of the eastern section Of
Browns iron building OF Fifth and Chestnut SITS.
The IRE WAS confined 10 the fourth aud NTH stories.
Pensions VINE and beer vaults, the first hoor,
damaged by water. GladlDg sons bank manu-
factory. The fourth floor stock destroyed Loss $4,000
insured for $1,000 The third floor occupied by ia
cob kutl UOeketbook manufacturer mostly Injured By
water.