The Placer herald., 1871-11-18
TELEGKAPHIC SUMMARY.


000, but has, at last, been caught The
Fenan general, O'Neill, has again been set
free The small pox has suddenly made
its appearance in all portions Of Now York
city Prominent gentlemen attribute the
spread of the small pox in Philadelphia and
other cities to the sale of buffalo robes there,
taken from the Blackfeet and Piegan camps,
where the disease prevailed three years ago.
At that time they were forbidden to be sold
to traders, but several months ago they dis
appeared from the neighborhood and found
their way elsewhere. e. . By decision of the
Supreme Court the Montauk Indians have
been disposscssed of large and valuable land
possessions on Long Island, New York 80.
Heavy snow storms have occurred at the
East and as far west as Salt Lake and White
Pine. Yellow fever has ceased at Charles
ton, South Carolina 81. According to the
Russian programme the first visit Of Alexis
will be to Washington. His stay will not be
over twenty-four hours, and will be merely
for the purpose Of paying his respects to the
President and Cabinet, who will duly well
come him at the Executive mansion. lie
will receive no visitors during his brief So
journ nor receive cards New York, No
vember 18th. The following is correct ac-
connt of the cholera at quarantine: The
steamship Franklin of the Baltic Lloyd's
line arrived on Saturday night, with num-
Der of cases of cholera She sailed from
Stet.in October 10th, from Copenhagen the
12th, and the same day from Chrstanstadt.
At the latter port she received y cabin and
GIL storage passengers, and crew Of 81
men. Ten days out the first case Of cholera
made its appearance among the stcerage
passengers, end when the steamer put into
Halifax to obtain coal, she had nearly 100
cases Of cholera and cholcric diseases, of
which 40 were fatal. Since leaving Halifax
one death has occurred, and to-day II pa
tients suffering from cholera were sent to
Westbank Hospital, as well. The passcn-
gers will also be transferred to the United
States steamer Daleware. The latter is fit
ted up as a receiving ship by the quarantine
authorities. The Franklin, after the trans
fer of her passengers, was ordered to lower
quarantine, where she will be thoroughly
disinfccted and detained until it is thought
safe to allow her to come up. The South
Carolina Ne,cs prints a report of the action
of caucus Of cuorcd members of the State
Legislature held last week The caucus re-
solved to make no appropriation at the com
ing session for the payment of interest on
the State debt, and declared themselves in
favor of repudiating both the old and new
debt of the State The people in Persia
are still in a starving condition. AT least
$500 beseige the English residences for food
every morning, and in their rush they actu-
ally crushed two women to death. Infants
and young children are lying about the streets
scarcely recognizable as human beings. ....
The cholera is spreading in Constantnople
and becoming more fatal - heavy storm
was prevailing at New York on Tuesday,
and marine disasters were feared -. -Four
hundred Chinese are to be placed at work in
wooden factory in New Jersey .... Mail
advices from Africa say that on the west
coast the people are dying off from small
pox like sheep. The deaths are over twenty
per cent of those attacked. The Juju priests
are very busy instilling into the minds of the
ignorant natives that the disease is judg-
ment of their Juju, or gods, on the people
for many of them embracing Christianity
Thomas NJ. Nautwood, Democrat, from Sa-
vannah has been elected United States Sen
ator from Georgia The British Govern
ment is about buying the Atlantic cable.
Severe earthquakes have occurred in Peru,
destroying towns and doing much damage.
But few lives were lost 49,. Small pox is
raging at Santa Rosa, Chile, and also in the
army of Buenos Ayros Stokes, scaliawag
Congressman from Tennessee, has been i'll
dicted for corruption. :. =. The storm Tuesday
DESTROYED vast amount of property and
some lives on the northern Atlantic and lake
shores.
Summary OF Coast Dispatches.
The barlentne Webfoot, of the Portland
line, having gone into dry dock on account
of leak, it was found that the leak pro-
ceeded from the sword of a sword-fsh drv
en- through the planking and nearly three
inches beyond. 1t is presumed that the fish
mistook the vessel for whale but discovered
its mistake $50 The Grand Jury of San
Francisco has been mdcting lottery ticket
dealers in Sacramento, Nevada, Calaveras
and other country counties, at the suggestion
of Judge Stanley. This Judge is getting
too big for his ermine =. During the week
500 900 in greenbacks have been paid to