The union Democrat., 1870-10-15
TEa.EenapHuc NEWS.

NEW YoRK. October 7.-Particulars Of the
terrible earthquake near Bolaug, China, re-
ceived from Bombay, report that numerous
towns ard villages were DESTROYED. and that
the probable loss Of life is 1000 or s, 900. ma
nv of them officials of high position. The i'm
rerial highway between Pekin and Hassa has
been totally INSTRUCTED bv the fall Of noun
tain and the nrheaving of a new one.
BosroN. CT. 7th w. w. Cheney has re-
covered SIC, 600 for libel from John Goodrich.
Ex-Colec,or of the Port. for charging him
with cheating the Government bv fraud in
passing goods through the Custom House.
CuicAeo. October Sth.-The Masonic Grand
Lodge Of Illinois. at the session lust eenclud--
ed here, repealed by vote of $50 ia $50 the
the following statute. aionfed in 1915:
Section Sl.-Alt subordinate lodges under
this Jurisdiction are instructed to admit no
negro or mulatto as a visitor or otherwise,
under any circumstances whatever.
Section S2-If any lodge in this iurisdic-
ton violates this exmessed will Of this Strand
Lodge. II shall be the duty of the Most Wor~
shipful Grand Master of the State at once to-
arrest its charter.
Last year the vote on the same proposition
resulted in only $50 affirmative votes out of
| !, $50 cnst.
ST. Louis Oct. Sth.-Three Registrars of
Rails comfy, Missouri, have heen arrested
for refusing to register r. r. Dodge, Editor
Of the Rails County Record, an sx-soldier of
the Union Army. and voter. The arrest
was male under the Federal Enforcemcnt
Act, under which, on preliminary examine
ton the prisoners were committed to answer
hefore the United States District Court, in
default of bail. The defense is that the act
in question applies only to colored persons,
while tho prosecution contend the law is gen
eral in its character.
| WASHINGTON. Oct 9th-Charles G. Ed
wins. the clerk in the Treasurer's Bureau
who ahstracted eight or nine thousand dol
lars. which Treasurer Spinner had to make
good out Of his private funds. is in Jail await
ing trial. It appears his right name is Chas.
f. Caiv, and that he mas wife and daugh-
ter in Binghampton. His wife is the Gaugh-
ter of Orrln Bliss of thatcitv lie married the
daughter Of Mr.. Eaton. Of this city, last Feb.
ruary, young lady highly respected in this
community. She refused to leave for Europe
with him. ard was the cause of his coming
hack to Washington and confessing the ce-
/ falcation.
The Nary Department has had within n
year or two no fewer than eight cases of en-
hezzling paymas'ers, and they have stolen
amounts ranging from one to twenty-five thou
sand dollars. All the evidence necessary to
prosecute these dishonest officials has been
TO- months. in some cases for years, in the
hands OF the. Solicitor of the Department.
whose special duty it is to lock after snch
cases, vet none Of the delinquents have been
prosecuted The amount which the Govern
ment has thus lost nv them, on the evidence
Of an official. will reach nearly a million dol
lars. The hopdsmen of these oaymasters are
also not disturbed.
New York. Oct. 10.-Three moro deaths
from yellow fever have occurred on Cover
nor's Island. There have been altogether
seventv-one cases.
/ WASHINGTON. Oct. ll.-Pardons for m ,st
of the Fenian prisoners, twelve in number.
will he signed this week That of O'Neii
will head the list. The fines imposed in
soma cases will be RENTED
The Cabinet session to-day was attended
hv all the rlemhers. this being the first time.
in three months that meeting has been held.
without one or two heads of Departments be-
ing ahsent.
New York, Oct. 1l.-There was meet
ing of negroes in one of the rooms of Cooper
institute last evening tt consider the subject
of their exclusion from hotel tables, sleeping-
ear berths, steamboat state rooms, theater
p1rquette seats. frst-class liquor saloons, and
other choice places frequented by white peo-
pie. Speeches were made denouncing the
spirit of caste, and resolutions were passed
calling on Congress to enact laws to enforce
social equality between the races.
|