The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-08-31
NEW YORK.


B0Poe0.
New YORK, Aug. 23.-No,hing yei has
been heard Of the crew of the steamer Wyom-
ing. supposed to have been blown up in the
sound yesterday. She was very old and her
boiiers badly ont o. order.
An Erie railroad oil train caught fire from
the sparks IF a locomotive At the western
terminus "f the Bergen Tunnel yesterday
evening. Eight cars Of oil were consumed
and the track destroyed for some distance
The eastward bound trains were DELAYED and
came in on the westward bound track. The
flames rose to great height and were yiSabe
for miles around. Los, unknown.
fresgAe Reduced.
New YORK, Aug. "a Paris CORES
pondent writes concerning the Communis,
pri.onen whom he has interviewed. that
they are no, al all repentant; that they are
glad Of what they have done; they declare
they were fighting for the poor mems right
and will fight for them again; that the next
time they will do better; that their war is one
OPP 'nciple and will be resumed by their
child.en and their children's children to the
end Of time.
AL the western freight lines reduced their
rat = yesterday, and ruinOus competition il
b ;Hs carried on. The rates now are the
lowest known since 1861. The heavy
hunt Of freigh, will probably he immesii-
atels shipped BY western merchants.
TIA. 1ailes.sall Observation-Disclosures
In eassta.
NV YORK, Aug. 23.-London papers,
jus, received. give the proceedings in advo-
czti. < the passage of bill in the House of
Lords, on the 10th inst. The Lord Repre-
sentative spoke of the elections in the Dis
trict Of Columbia, one Of which he witnessed
while in this country, and said that the COR
te-t Was one OF race, white versus black, yet
the election Was carried on with the utmost
tranquility. This, he added, was evidence
that the ballot tends in a remarkable degree
to tranquility, simplicity and order OF cleo
tions. The Duke of Somerset in debating
the mtsure, said that the Government was
in difficulty and wanted rallying cry. All
its measures had been broken down, and
WA the most unlucky government that ever
was. What mess they had made Of il In
the parks here and in Ireland. The army
could not march, and their ships could not
sail. The Government did not much care
whether the bill was passed or not; that it
would answer the purpose either way.
Late foreign papers contain accounts Of
the cholera in Russia, from which it appears
that there is a heavy mortality from disease in
that country in proportion to the population.
10 St. Petersburg from the first appearance
Of cholera, on the 18th Of August 1870,
there have been 6, lS9 Cases and 2, 797 deaths.
In Moscow and its eHvirons the epidemic is
Of very maligant character and in some Of
the remote villages, where medical assistance
il difficult to obtain, it has committed terrible
ravages. Al Famboff, town OF abou; 5000
inhabitants, =, 55i Cases were reported up to
the 2lsi OF July and 242 deaths. A, Ryhinsk,
very important commi>-ary depo, on the
Volga, more than half the cases proved fatal.
Many OF the inhabitants were leaving the
country where Inc disease WIS mos, prevalent,
but in some sections the accounts are more
favorable.