, 1873-01-09

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San FGANcIsco, Dec. 31.-All the Con-
sular flags are at half-mast out of re-
spect to the late King Kamehameha.
A meeting will be held Saturday even
ing under the auspices of the Chamber
OF Commerce, at which Governor Booth
and ex-Mayor Selby will preside. The
object Of the meeting, which will be. a
representative one, is to enter a formal
protest in behalf of the people of the
State and of San Francisco against this
passage of the Goat Island bill by Con-
gress.
The gold coinage IN this city during
the year was S16,O3O,00 silver, S16.-
$50, 600.
Ihe Coos Bay Coal Company hiss been
organized to mine for coal in Coos coun-
ty. Trustees-R. Fl. Rogers. A. A. Jen-
ninSs. c. B. Land, r. Sherwood and A.
K. Phannon.
New York, Dec. 31.-In the Stokes
trial to-day Commodore Vanderbilt testi-
fled that Fisk was reckless man. He
had this opinion of him from the start
Ills knowledge, however, as to Fisk was
based on hearsay.
VICE President Diven of the Erie Rail-
road also testified concerning the char
acter of Fisk.
A gas metre exploded in Powers
chemical Works, Maiden Lane, this
mernlng, creating some excitement but
doing no serious damage except smash
ing all the glass in the building. A dis
patch to the Pacific Mail Steamship Co.,
received this morning, states that Oh
December goth the Costa Rica broke the
axle OF her propeller in the Gulf of Mex
leo and is disabled.
ROCHESTER, Dec. 31.--Yesterday after
noon fourteen of the women held for
illegal voting at the late election gave
Dali to appear at the Albany Court
Susan B. Anthony refused to furnish
bail and was remanded.
CHICAGO, Dec 31.-Near Pittsfeld,
Illinois. on Friday. last, William and
Thomas Clarkson, brothers, and well-to
do bachelor farmers, were found frozen
to death in their house, having been
dead one week.
Thomas La Naligvette, one of the old
est operators in the Western Union Tele-
graph Office in this city, died yesterday
of the smallpox.
4 New York special says Samuel Sin
clair yesterday offered his resignation as
publisher of the Tribune, and it was ac-
cepted, to take place to-day.
CHICAGO. Dec. 31.-A Washington dis
patch says Summers physician pro-
nounces his condition as very bad. He
has frequent occurrences of acute rain
in the region of the heart "a relict of
spinal difficulty which has afflicted him
-
for the last fifteen years. These attacks
are very violent and prostrating, but of
short duration.
Since it has been established that the
salary of the Nicaragua Minister is fixed,
applications for that position have in
creased in wonderful manner. The
names mentioned as applying for the
place are two Governors of Territories
and several Senators whose terms expire
this session.
The Journals Washington special says
there is no truth in the report that Sec
retary Boutwell, has rendered bis resig-
in the Cabinet after the 4th of March.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, Dec. 31.--A fire
this morning destroyed block of fire
brick warehouses on Union street. Loss,
100000; insurance, SO 900.
CINCINNATI, Dee 30-The ice gorge
above this city broke at one o'clock this
morning, sinking two steamers and
number of barges, and damaging others
considerably.
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-The Journals
Washington special says an executive
order will probably be issued to-mor-
= row, addressed to Federal officers in the
various States, warning them not to IL
terfere In State matter whatever, but to
confine their efforts strictly to the per-
formance of their legitimate duties.
WASHINGTON, Dec Advices from
New Orleans are that the excitement has
nearly subsided, and the people gener-
ally are acquieseing.
The statement that Attorney General
Williams will voluntarily retire from
the Cabinet i, gronndless.
LONDON, Dec. 31.-By u railroad ac-
eident last night, seven miles north of
Glasgow, forty pers ons were injured.
ORANGE, N. Y, Dec. 31.-A fire last
night destroyed the dry goods store of
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