Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-01-24

TeIeEraphIc summary.
THE London TINES advocates FREQ trade
WITH Francs.
the Spanish lrou.clad Victoria and tho
frlgate Lealtad will soil for New York today.
BAKHR's expedition Of discovery was at
the head waters Of the Nile on the LIST OF
January. Ali we'll.
THH United States steamer Severn, with
the monitors Dictator and Saugus, VIII sail
to-day for Matansas.
A GRAND review Of tho volunteer forces In
Havana and tho neighborhood was hold
yesterday In honor Of Mr.. Seward.
A WOMEN named Aun Turner was burned
In frame shanty at East 81. Louis, Friday
night.
CHARLEs LKTTERLND has boon arrested at
81. Louis for the murder Of Charles Guessing
near Belleyillo, H., last September.
THH meeting Of the several express COM
panies which was held In New York last
week, arrived at o harmonious conclusion.
ARRANGEMHSTs have been made in Boston
for supplying the poor with soup at the ex-
peuse OF tho city.
MARETzHK's opera troupe closed brilliant
engagement at Baltimore, on Saturday eve
ming.
Ahh sANht rum NOW lOTk, arrived AZ
Liverpool, the Caledonia at Glasgow on Fri
day, and the City Of Paris at Queenstown
on Saturday.
LHrTERs from the Red River country show
that there Ia less reason than was at first
supposed for the success OF the mission Of
Father Thlbauld and Desolucas.
ARTICLES destined for tho exposition Of
Roman arts will DO received until tho I'd OF
February. The exposition will DO opened
on the 18th OF February.
TX SECOND game OF billiards between
Diem and Deery tho former won the match.
The score at tho olose stood Dion, 1906
Deery, SIS.
- HRSRT A. ALLHN, tho keeper Of the sub
Treasury building at New York, accused Of
embeEEling by means OF false vouchers, has
been committed for trial.
Z. D. PITCHER, q wealthy citizen Of ProVl-
dence, Rhode Island, committed suicide
on Friday by shooting. Cause, heavy
losses.
On. lands has been sentenced, In PhIla-
delphla, TO one years imprisonment and
$500 fine for tho publication Of obscene
books.
The Governor Of Wisconsin has received
adyices from Washington that t2l9,7 42 more
OF the war claims OF Wisconsin have been
A PRIVATE meeting Of tho creditors Of
Fisher, tho abscondlnR Chicago sheriff, was
held yesterday. His debts foot up eel 600.
His property, valued at $4,000, has been
levied on, and his bank creditors are secured.
A TELRoRLM from Ogden reports that the
Pacific railroad IL open. Tho weather Is
pleasant, and trains arc running on time.
There has been no detention on the Central
Pacific road.
THE bodies Of six men, supposed to DO
from the Inflated brig r. Burns, have floated
ashore near the sheboygan (hlchigan) light
house. They wsro decomposod beyond re-
cognition.
How. JOIN Rose, late Canadian Finance
Minister, and now OF the clearinghouse Of
Morton, Rose & Co., Of London, has been
created BY the Queen Knight Commander Of
the Order OF 81. Michael and St. George.
IN TUE libel suit OF Eliza p. Buckley vs..
the St. Louis Republican, for $4,000 dam
ages, tho jury, AMIR being out forty-elght
hours, returned verdict giving the plaintiff
5000 damages.
TUE citizens Of Las Cruces, at q public
meeting recently, passed resolutions asking
for the removal OF Lieut.. Brew, tho agent
for the Arapahoes. They hllege that he ID
Incompetent and a drunkard.
GRoRdE d. PRENTIoH, OF tho Louisville
Courisr-JoUrndl, died Saturday morning al
4 O'Clock. His remains are 10 lie In state at
the Masonic Hall until to-day, when they
will be Inferred In Cave Hill Cemetery. Mr..
Prentice was siIty.eight years old.
tbs passenger train on the Long Island
railroad was thrown from the track Satur'
day, near Hunters Point, by tho locomotive
running over q COW, and had q miraculous
escape. Mono werc killed, but two were
hurt, one seriously.
AN order has passed the Ottawa council
disallowlngtho Ontario supply bill IN conse-
quence OF its conflicting with certain pro.
visions OF the Union act. An extra session
Of tho Legislature will probably be called
al once to amend the bill.
Henri RocuuEoRT's trial at Paris closed
Saturday. He was sentenced TO six month";
imprisonment, and to pay 1ne Of 5000
francs. Thls sentence includes the depriya
tlon Of his political rights, although he re
mains Deputy In the Corps Legislatif.
THE Archbishop Of Paris, on Wednesday
delivered discourse before the Ecumenica
Council which was full OF wisdom and mod
Grafton. He was listened to with religious
attention, and at the close was congratulated
by many Of the fathers.
LIEUT.. CUSHING has Just returned from q
severe Indian campaign, In which his com.
mRnd has killed several Indians, and cap
tured large number OF cattle and othel
stock. Lieut.. YeatOn, one OF the officers O.
the expedition, was severely wounded, bu
| will recover.
IT Is STATED that the United Stated Az
sistAnt Treasurer at San Francisco Ia
shipped from two to three millions OF dollar
In coin and . considerable amount Of cur
reAcy overland during the past year, o
which no account has been made public