The Saline County journal., 1872-06-20
NEWS OF rHE WEEK.

NEWS Of THE WEEK.
The Missouri legislature is in session.
The trial of Stokes commenced We'd
nesday morning.
By recent earthquake in one of the
Japanese islands, 500 people persisted in
one of the seaport towns.
Texas and Maryland have held their
Democratic State conventions, which
did not instruct their delegates.
Bainbridgc Wadlcigh has been elected
U. S. Senator from New Hampshire.
A dispatch from Bagdad says the Roy
al mail steamship Cashmere was attack
ed at Bagorah by pirate, who killed
and wounded several persons on board,
and carried off $4,000 rupees.
An Oswcgo special states that a
phenomenon occurred in the lake on
Thursday. The water rose two feet,
then fell, and continued this movement
for some time. Fish came to the sur
face, and there were other indications OF
submarine earthquake.
The War Department is in daily re-
ceipt of dispatches from the frontier, in
dicating that Indian troubles may be ex-
pected this summer along the line. The
cause of these troubles is said to be that
the whites are engaged in destructive
war on the buffalo, SIMPLY for their
hides, which latter have been discovered,
make very good leather.
The funeral of the late James Gordon
Bennett took place last Tuesday, from
his late residence in the Fifth Avenue.
Among the mourncrs were Mayor Hall,
Horace Greeley, Judge Bedfort, James
Brooks, and a host of other celebrities.
The funeral ceremonies were performed
by Vicar General Storrs, who spoke
feelingly of the goodness of heart and
charitable disposition of the deceased.
The funeral cortege, which consisted ofa
large number of carriages, started from
the late residence of the deceased ut IL
o'clock, and preceded by detachment
of police, passed down Broadway to
Greenwood Cemetery. The streets along
the line of the procession were lined
with spectators. The flags throughout
the city hung at halfmast.
While the Spanish steamship Guaea
Daye was lying at Marseilles, France,
last Monday, crowded with passengers,
her boilers exploded. The upper por-
ton of the ship was torn to pieces.
Forty four passengers and eleven OF the
officers and crew were killed immedi-
ately. After the explosion the steamer
took fire, and the flames communicated
/ to the dock. Several hundred bales of
cotton were consumed, when the flames
were subdued.
The St. Louis Democrat publishes dis
patches from u large number OF points
in Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, 10 WA, and
Nebraska, which say the winter wheat
is very poor great deal of it has been
plowed up, and the remainder will not
yield more than onc-third crop, with
very little old wheat on hand.
The construction train, which lett Pax
ton, ILL.,, Tuesday morning, on the L. b.
4 NJ. r. r., when six miles cast, was
wrecked, and seven men killed and about
twenty-five wounded. The accident
was caused by too fast running. The
train consisted OF two fiat aud one box
car, and was pushed by locomotive.
The car in front was new, and is sup
posed to have jumped the track.
Messrs. Dawes and Butler arc spoken
OF as competitors for Senator Wilson's
official shoes.
Aspecial from New York says: Some
what doubtful rumors are current thai
the New York Herald establishment !.
TO be sold shortly. Young Mr.. Bennett
it is said, has decided to discontinue hi.
connection with the Journalism at ~
carly day, and the paper will be solt
sitherat private sale or at auction.