New-York tribune., 1870-05-25
GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.


IA cold rain-stOrm, with hail and snow in
the morning, prevailed yesterday at Bangor, Me.
The Buffalo Board of Trade have ap-
pointed two weighmasters to attend to the weighing Of
grain.
1.-The body of man, supposed to be that
Of C. W. Hendricks, was found in the Ohio on Monday
night, near Cincinnati.
Four stores and their contents, occupy
ing block were destroyed by fire yesterday IN Cuth
bert Ga. Loss, $4,000 insurance, $4,000
Redmond McManus, who was so badly
beaten during row in philadelphia ON sunday night
during which James McCully was killed. died yesterday
The examination of William COnnery,
in Boston, charged with placing on te TART
ford and Erie Railroad has resulted IN hoidinS nm IN
$500 bail for trial.
The venerable Bishop Kemper, Bishop
of the Episcopal Diocese of Wisconsin, widely known as
the pioneer Bishop of the Northwest died IN Milwaukee
yesterday, aged 81
lands between Calais, Me- aud ST. Johns River causing
great destruction of property The air Is hiied VIVA
smoke and flying cinders
There was fine rain in the vicinity Of
Memphis on Monday night, which was much needed
Reports from the surrounding country represent the
crops OF cotton and corn as very good.
Over 100000 bushels of grain are await
ing shipment over the California and Oregon Railroad
north Of Marysve, Cal 1t is believed that the total
yield Of the State will be much larger than was anticipated
am0nth ago.
Yesterday the colored citizens of Elmira,
n " celebrated the adoption of the Fifteenth Amend
ment Senator Reyels was present ana made a. & an e.o
House in the evening.
THE Chinese Companies of San Francisco
have decided discourage the e9mlgraton OF Their
countrymen TO California aud have drawn up circular
10 that effect TO posted in all the principal towns and
cities of the Chinese Empire.
The excursion train of the Boston Board
NJ Trade .assed through Hamilton, Canada, yesterday
morning at o'clock going at the rate of 80 miles an
hour. The passengers were breakIasuhg anu % Leaa
Tb, Trans con tinentd morning newspaper published
ON board the train
"A terrible rain and hail storm passed
over portion OF Aamakee County Iowa. last saturday
and hogs killed There OF the loss Of several
lives MANY OF the farmers will be obliged to do their
planting over again.
During the storm at Cairo, ILL.,, on Mon
day lightning struck group of seven men at work on
the railroad track, instantly killing John stafford fore
stunned, but not dangerously hurt Only one OF the
seven escaped injury
On Saturday last the office of the Pleas
ant Valley Wine Company, at Hammondsport, Steuhen
Co. n Y, was entered BY burglars who blew open the
safe with gunpowder and robbed it OF the Paris EXposl
tOn and four other medals The burglars ODalled put
small amount of money.
THE st. Louis Police have arrested two
Of the men engaged in the robbery OF Speyers pawn
Cummings noted burglars. These men visited the pawn
shop several times pawnng aud redeemtng jewelry
for the purpose examining the position and character
OF the safe and it, surroundings.
The st. Louis and Fort Scott Railroad
Co. formally organized on Monday by the election OF
Amos W Maapn Of frankiln county BIO pTesasn,, nn
direct line between st. Louis apd Fort Scott Kansa.
reaching the great cattlerasng regions ~ that mat
and the Indian Territory The route Is from IS to 100
miles shorter than any present road The survey vi the
line will he commenced immediately
The Right Worthy Grand Lodge of the
order Good Tcmplars met In ST. Louis yesterday Dele
gates were present from Maine, ewHampshire, Yer
mont Massachusetts, New-York, Pennsylyania, New
Jersey Delaware Mary land. West Virginia, Indiana
Missouri Kansas California, Iowa. Wisconsin, Michigan
Georgia, Tennessee, Ohio, Rhode leland connecticut
Kentucky, Nebraska, District Columbia, virginia, aho
Canada The annexed report shows the order to be IN
very prosperous condition. The number OF Good Tenpla
Lodges In the United States Canada England and Scot
land are $685. representing membership OF 559.V1