, 1873-09-18

gave three cheers for their favorite, IL
response to which the General stepped
upon the platform. made bow and re-
ceived a perfectly deafening ovation.
j The Convention WAS called to ordel
at P. ii. by G. 3. Loring, Chairman o1
the State Central Committee, who wa:
made temporary chairman. Ex-Gov
ernor Butterck was elected permanent
chairman and addressed the convention
A recess was then taken until 2 10, P. NJ
BALTIMORE, Sept. 10.--John I. FoId's
Holiday street Theatre, the st. Nlcho
las Hotel adjoining it on the North side,
and u large story brick building ad-
joining on the South side, owned by the
city and used as High School, were
burned this morning between 2 and f.
All the inmates of the st. Nicholas, at
which large number of actors and en-
ployees of theatres resided, succeeded
in saving most of the wardrobes.
New YORK, Sept. TO- The Board of
Directors of the Samania Co. have re-
solved to have nothing to DO with the
San Domingo proposition to Pedillar.
Of ths so-called dartmouth bonds held
in England, they are declared null and
void.
President Stockwell has resigned and
w. S. Fargo has been chosen his sue
cessor.
Prof Donaldson commenced at three
O'Clock this morning, with the assist
ance of men, the work of initiating the
European bound balloon. At O. clock,
when it was about fourth filled with
gas, the balloon become 1nmanageable
and as the safety valve would not work
Prof Donaldson cut hole six feet square
in the canvass and soon brought the
monster into subsection. Repairs hav-
ing to be made, the departure has to be
postponed until to morrow.
MUNRoE, La, Sept 10.-On Saturday
last judge T. S. Crawford adjourned
the District Court at Wainsboro, Frank
lin Parish, till Tuesday, and, accompan.
ed by District Attorney George H. Har.
ris, went to Columbia, Callawa Parish.
They started from Columbia on their
return to Wainsborough on Monday
morning. When u miles southwest of
Wainsborough, they were waylaid by 4
men living in ambush in the midst Of
large thicket of several miles in extent
and murdered in cold blood. Judge
Crawford was shot in five places in the
head and body and it is thought that he
struggled with his assassins as his head
was badly bruised and mangled. Har-
ris was sho. in the back of the head and
in the thigh. His horse was shot un-
der him. 1t is thought thst the murder
ers were collected by party of desper-
ADDE'S known as TIE Tom Wines gang.
Wines, tie leader of their party. was
tried last term of Court before Judge
Crawford, at Columbia, for murder and
convicted, ne being prosecuted by the
Distric. Attorney, Harris. He niade
his escape from jail before being SEN
fenced and made repeated threats that
he would kill the Judge and Prosecut-
ing Attorney. The people of The Par
ish are indignant and a large number
are in pursuit. 1t is thought that the
murdere1s will be overtaken in twenty
four hours.
New YORK, Sept. 1O.-Detectives to-
day arrested in this city Mrs. Munceli
Burton, the widow of Gen. Burton of
the Confederate service, and who is an
important witness in the Stokes case,
she being the person, it is said, who saw
Stokes throw away his pistol after
shooting. She has been looked for ev-
er since the shooting.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.-The Secreta-
ry of the Navy received the following
dispatch to day from the U. S. S. Juni-
alta:
Sr. JOINS. N. F.
Arrived here. Met the Tigriss at Up
rnavik and coaled her She sailed on
Aug. I1th for Littleton Island. The Ii
cris met the Juniata's steam launch, ,un-
der Lieut.. Long. off Tessinisk. The
launch had been to Cape York and re
turned. At Disco met the Tigrls again
and coaled her, Aug. 25. Commander
Grier reported that the camp of the Po-
laris' crew was found, Aug. Il, at Lit
tleton Island in Lat. 1872 23>. n: Long
73o 46', w. The crew of the Polari5
were all well and had gone South two
months before in boats made from the
ship. The Polaris sank a month after.
The Tigris kept careful lookout, going
north and coming south, but there were
no signs. She stopped in at all settle
ments for news. The crew of the Po
laris are probably on board a whaler.
Tigris left Disco Aug. Is tor the Labra-
dor coast. to continue the search as
long as her coal and the season permit.
Signed, D. L. BEAINE, Comndr.
New YORK, Sept. 1.-THE N. z. II.
r. Directors, at their meeting in this
city yesterday. adopted the following:
Resolved, That the N. P. r. r Co.
locate and construct its main road to a
point on Puget Sound. on the southerly
side of Commencement Bay, In town.
ship 81, range east of Willamette
meridian ana within the limits of the
city of Tacoma; which point in the said
city of Tacoma is declared to be the
Western Terminus of the main line Of
the n p. L. l..
New York, Sept. 10.-A mass meeting