New-York tribune., 1870-04-18
GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

Rich gold discoveries have been made in
siskiyou and FL Dorado Counties, California.
THE total yield of quicksilver on the
Pacific Coast for the year 1869 was l6,sSs lasks
John Purdy's glass house in Washing
tom ID. c. was burned on Saturday. Loss $4,000.
The u. s. steamer IroquOis has arrived at
Fortress Monroe lS7 days from Hong Kong, all well.
Mrs. F. w. Lander arrived in Boston
yesterday on the steamship Palmyra from Liverpool.
The Scholarship Mercury is reported to
be ashore IL miles south of Cape Henry No hVes were
.Winona, Mnn.. in consequence of
ton of the city is inundated
1T is reported that contract has been
made at Buffalo 10 carry a Taed s"p per 5sh
The heirs of two of the victims of the
recent explosion at the Baltimore sugar Refinery have
commenced suits against the Company for $4,000 In eaeh
The first base ball match of the season
was played at Philadelphia on saturday between me
Athletics and a picked nine. The former won by the
score Of l6 to /.
Brigham Young and party have returned
TO Salt Lake City They were received Win dsPay Oh
flags parade OF the school children, and general turn
out Of the faithful.
Simon Scholfeld, master, and l.. Morse,
mate of the ship Lydia schofeld have been convicted IN
Boston of cruel punishment OF sailor named n'eheD.
The sentence was postponed
Philip Houghton, who was stabbed and
by desperadoes in Boston two days since has
lsk are under arrest on suspicion.
The Wyoming Conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church in session at Wikesbarre, PenI
on Sauday voted on the subject OF lay dele gauoh Win
the following result: For l3i; agalnst6 o.
"A court-martial convened to try Lieut.
Col. and Assistant InspectorGen Totten, U s A. net
in St Louis on Saturday Inc charse AGAINST "e iot-
ten is said to be =" absence without leave"
On Saturday John Lutz of Reading, Penn,
while into xicated and aborng under nj OF jealousy
shot his wife and German named Joseph spayd poth
of whom dangerously wounded Ltz Is IN custody.
Four days of easterly wind have caused
unusual high tides in the Hudson Yesterday an the
yanced to point higher than at any time within year
IA severe gale of wind passed over George.
and blowing down the saoke-stacks OF Hopsden 4 Co
and Wilson Il Carrs dressing works No lives were los
During the recent storm in the Sierra
Nevada Mountains Two iett oL sEw n le & w n aT ~ @
The trains are said To nave run Oh ue All TIC
season.
The San Francisco Auditor refuses 10
audt a demand for $1,000 appropriated for the frvc
Catholic schools Of that city. there no unappr
prated funds III the City Treasury, nor are there hh
The bark Stella, which arrived at Boston
Yesterday after long passage from Bouoguc, rcgur,s
succession of westerly gales IN which she sustained con.
siderable damage. on the 10th of March, during heavy
squall. hall OF fire struck the forcaste deck and eA-
poed scattering sparks In al directions, and making
noise resembling the bursting OF a cannon
"A freight train OH the Central railroad was
thrown fron the track Friday night near Ro,estsr
After the sccdent freight train frv the opposite dses
ton into tue wreck, dcinoshing the engine and
killing ity head Of cattle. Tue engineer, Samuel
Clifford. jumped Tom bis engine and seriously Ina,
Jured. boy, on one OF the ears, was also injured.
The International Convention of Young
Mems Christian Associations viii be lcld ia Indianapolis
pectcd from 800 10 lso regular aud 5000 o 5000
responding delegates will be present The associations
S hn ndsSapcs aT are S s
agreed ~ convey delegates at half price.