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Joseph Sloan arrived here Thursday
evening from Olympia, having in charge
Mccormick who is charged with the
murder of an Indian at Oregon City.
Miller and Corbitt have received from
New York two omnibusses which they
will put on the streets at an early day.
CHICAGO, April 4-Issac C. Day of the
firm of Day, Allen & Co., whole
sale grocers in this city, committed
suicide to-day. by shooting himself in
the head with pistol. He has been in
poor health for some time.
New YoRK. April 4-The W. o. Tele-
graph Company's Directors have voted
to issue $15, 900, 900 bonds for the erec-
ton of new buildings on the corner Of
Broadway and Dey street.
Mrs. Grant, wife of the President,
her daughter Nellie, and ex-Secretary
Borie and family, sailed to-day on Cum
ard steamer Algeria for Europe. The
President and Gen Porter accompanied
them here from Washington.
New YORK, April 5-A large amount Of
obscene oooks and pictures and materials
for their manufacture, were seized in
Brooklyn yesterday. Err
Brownsville (Texas, dispatch says
that the Texan rangers are preparing to
fetaliate and rescue their cattle from
Mexicans on the Rio Grande.
An immense throng gathered early
this morning at the Presbyterian Church
to be present at the funeral service Of
Prof. Morse. Among the delegates
present were Gov. Hoffman and staff. a
Committe from the Legislature, Direct
ors of the different Telegraph Compan-
les, the New York Common Council,
and various other delegations of lesser
note. When the funeral procession
entered the Church, the coffin was borne
ON the shoulders of four men, and fol-
lowed by relatives. Rev. DR.. Adams
delivered the funeral oration from the
text: ''Man cometh up as a flower. !"
The pail bearers were VIM. Orton, Liv-
ingston Morse, Gen. Dix, Prof. Cornell
Cyrus W.. Field, and Peter Cooper.
Public offices and buildings displayed
flags at half mast, and telegraph Offices
were draped in mourning.
A dispatch from Yeddo of the 26th
ult. says an attempt was made by par
ty of twelve persons to assassinate the
Mikado of Japan. Their efforts proved
unsuccessful. Two of the party were
captured, the other ten escaped. Or
ders have been issued forbidding for
eigners to so beyond the city limits of
Yeddo.
NEW YORK, April 6-Stokes is anxious
for his trial to come off. it will be some
time yet before the District Attorney
will be ready. Miss Mansfield his not
visited Stokes since his arrest, but she
will appear as a witness ON his trial.
Fisk's personal friends have made a
heavy subscription for monumental
fund and arrangements for memorial
concert on the largest scale.
Certain marine authorities say that
FIVE or six slaves have sailed hence for
Congo river, Africa, during the past six
months.
WASHINGTON, April 6-The President
signed the Chicago Relief bill to-day.
WASHINGTON, April 6.--The Senate
concurred in the House bill granting
the right of way to the Portland, Dalles
and Salt Lake Railroad Company, for a
railroad from Salt Lake to Portland,
/. ST. LOUIS, April GA prominent I'LL
nois politician in this city, states thai
Senator Trumbull has recently written
a letter to his brother in-law DR.
Jayne, of Springfield, Illinois, in which
he fully commits himself to the liberal
movement and expresses the opinion
that the nominee of the Cincinnati con.
vention will be the next President.
LONDON, April 6-Prince Arthur will
shortly be promoted to the rank o1
Major and will go to India for two years
Disraeli has returned to this City.
Mr.. Milder, who was acquitted yes
terday of murder on the grounds of in
sanity. will be temporarily confined in the
insane asylum.
MADRID. April 5--Senor Sagos.a is re
turned to the Cortez.
According to the latest news, one hun
dred and forty-three Government and
ninety-four Constitutional Deputies
have been elected to the Cortes.
Considerable excitement was caused
in the town Of Santageas by priest
appearingat the polls and attempting
to vote with two revolvers in his hands.
He was arrested and the excitement sub
sided.
New York. April 5-Foreign advices
state that Prussia is garrisoning Metz
with ennrmous steel cannon of Ernnn,a