, 1873-10-30


Sr. PxrrnsBuRe, Oct. 25.-A dispatch
from Central Asia reports frightful
scenes in Khiva after the evacuation OF
that city by the Russian troops. The
native troops revolted and plundered
and destroyed the town. In addition to
these e1cesses the Usebecs slaughtered
1900 emancipated Persians. Tho Khan
sent to the General Kaufman. asking
assistance to restors order, butt IS not
known what answer was made. .------
PARIS, Oct. 25.-Radicai Republican
Journal Lauernir National has been seiz-
ed for publishing an article violently
hostile to Count de Chambord.
z aOeDRS, Get. 25.-John G. Heenan
died this morning on board the Union
Pacific train, near Green River Station.
4 He was en- route from Colorado to Cal
atornia, for his health. i
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-Thomas s.
Holland and Roland R. Crocker are ap-
pointed Internal Revenue storekeeper
fer the First District of California. &
CHICAGO, Oct. National Board Of
Trade assembled this morning. III:
President announced that the Executive
Council had reelected Chas. Randolph
Secretary and Treasurer and had de-
signated Baltimore as the next place oi
meeting. Subject of finance was then
taken up. Rouse, of Boston, made an
extended address, urging the noccesity
and ability to resume specie payments,
on any day fixed. He moved an amend.
ment to the third section that Treasury
notes cease to be legal tender except foI
dues to the United States, after the date
of resumption of specie payments, July
lst,. 1871. Dore, of Chicago, read sta
tistics to prove tho need of the present
volume of currency. Taylor, of Gin
cinnati thought the Government should
go out of the banking business. JOHN
A. Zano moved that without final action
on the financial and transportation quss-
tions, tho Board adjourn to meet in Bal.
timore on the second Tuesday of July
elii ri aii.'- .ns'iA a4'
ST. LOUIS, Oct. pa pamphlet ap-
peared here, purporting to have emanat-
ed from John W. Wright, of Washing
ton, formerly an Indian agent at Dako
ia, against whom indictments were
found in Criminal court last March fol
forging vouchers, upon which number
of Indian claims we're paid by the Inter
ior Department. The pamphlet charges
the e. s. Government with prosecuting
him unjustly and duplicates. Attor'
ney General Williams and the Secreta-
ry of the Interior in . scheme to rot
him of his property to satisfy ground
less claims. f'0+
MnxpH1s, Oct. "a. Weather is thicl
and cloudy; damp and gloomy at noon
as deaths from yellow fever and othel
causes to~day.a 10 nurses arrived from
New Orleans last night and are all or
duty this morning, and there is a de-
mand for more. isu1t a. 10 S
p W f .st gsltfutEL g.
COLUMBUS. Oct. 25.-- Official returns
from all but one County inanre thu
election of all the RepublicanState tick
ct except the Governor. sa~1E
New York, Oct. 27.-Rumored tina
". Il. Vanderbilt, Jr., has sailed t.
Europe to negotiate two million dollars
of New York Central bonds still remain
ing out Of the recent issue.
The ten million matter of the LAX.
Shore loan to tho Union Trust Co.is no
yet settled. A difficulty has arisen il
negotiating the notes of the Commodore
the bankers who had agreed to discount
them now refusing to do SO unless the
capital of the Union Trust Co. is en-
larged by the payment Of an additiona
million dollars, 20 a .f- -HiaG
Z A full list of the securities held by the
creditors Of George Grinnell & Co. j.
published. They are mainly shares Of
Lake Shore and North Western, with 6
dash of Central.
Joseph Arch has arrived in this city
Theodore Tilton has written a letter
to the Plymouth Church Committee
saying that, inasmuch as he has moi
been member of that church for the
past 4 years, he does not feel in duty
bound to obey them or to appear before
them, and therefore respectfully declines
to answer the charges made against him
in the Beecher-Bowen scandal.
P1rHBURG, Oct. N.-At meeting on
Saturday, in which the furnaces in the
city and vicinity were represented, il
was voted unanimously to reduce the
wages ten per cent. on and after to-day.
1t was the opinion Of tho majority that
it would be very difficult to keep the
furnaces in blast, and that further re.
ductio1 night be necessary to prevent
entire suspension.
rdraa~s zoe I11-IA
NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-Gold closed at
S1l(98H. Money closed ! 1-3291 1-16
premium. Stocks very irregular and
Western Union, 81; Pacific
Mail, 80; New York Central. 84H. ~
A letter from Berlin shows that city
has not only been affected by the Amer
lean panic but is preparing for one Of
its own scandals. Irregularity and in
IN .vorv hra och of business.