, 1873-08-07

Two italian hovs have app AIRED lie
fore the Consul G-nernl Of Ita.v and |
asked 20 he prorected against their pad |
rome. C,'rcnni whom they charge with
having inflicted nron them most harbar.
nus crnelies. The hovs were given h,
their parents to cariconi for The conSid
GRAFTON of $40 with the understanding
that they were 10 he well taken care ot
and tanght music.
A Letter rom Fort Black Texas sa, :
III. foravs of Indians are increasing to
an alarming EXTENT. Scarcely day
passess that the hn1v of some isolated
fnnti-rsman is not fnnnd Horses are
also frequently run off from setm,ngl,
Secure settlement The letter says these
things happen not withstanding the fact
That the cavalry are securing the conn
try.
T.oSDoN. Anenst The trial If Aus-
tin RedwelI. nm arconlrlice in the frauds
en- the Bank of England. will take place
on the 18th inst. Il is rnm ,red thai
the accused will plead ynilty.
PARrs. Angnst 1.--Nancv and Relfost
were evacnnted Yesterday hv Grrmar
troops. who burned all the goods which
conl: not I've carried awav The inhah
itants of both cities remained in their
hone+s while tho Germans " er. leaving
B.LT1MoKr. Jnl' l. Nicholson and
Ha,l+,an. mur1erers Of Mrs. Laufrey.
were exarnted at 5 minutes past ten
this morning.
M,DnID. Argnst IA dispatch has
been received hv the M,ni>t of War
annnnrces sharp fight Mt Malng. nm
the defeat If the Insurgents with the
loss I 81 killed.
PORTLAND, Ogn. August 2. IAN
Large fire raging here.
PORTLAND, August 2.-Ahont o'clock
this morning n most extensive fire bro
nnt in the rear of the furniture estah-
li~hm"nt. b'tc'- of the Metropolis Hn.
tel. corner If Front and Salmon streets.
Fire departments of Vancnu-er. Oregon
Cry md Salem came down to help ut
noon. The fire il fnlIy under control
bnt nea,ly % blocks are sn rnins. It
nrisiT.ed in. or adjacent to. the furni
tnre. mannfartnrv of Hnrgr-n and
>hindl-r. u locality where neither fire
nor hight were used. and was douMl+
the work of an incen,linry. Everything
o.. Front stree'. between Morrison and
Mill is gone. except kn"t,'s residence.
Northr' p and Th"mps"n's hardware
store. the Strnwbridge ami Hnrker build
ings adjoining the ~. Charles Hotel.
and the Hotel The Mansard ro,,f If
ST j.. Charles was badly burned and the
huilding and furniture dnmng-d $40. 900
worth Walker. of the sash and door
Y,
anre The Oregon Iron Works were
on fire times FIRST street is burned
from Yanlh,il t. Columbia. Excrp, the
r- >idenct- of f. H.rban.h the eas; side
If Second street from Yamhlll to J. fer
son it gone
But 'ew caSnalitles occurred. Mr..
johnson had his leg broken. some others
w-re slighl, Injured. A fire. was started
in the Tear Of IL house corner Third and
la, lor early IN the morning., b"t WAS
eytingn.he aud the illcen,liary crusht.
| 3v IL Fortunate circumstance E A. Brown
an ex Telegraph operator. happened Ill
he ot1ic. at Salem depot AT >ix a. N. as
an express train MAS abonr to depart for
Purnani. He heard and answered the
fffic.- call; the train VAS held; the Salem
Fire Department loaded up and the run
"f fifty one mIltS ni,ide III one hour and
nine minutes. including stoppag-s. Eu
gue No, CaiIicut, engineer making
he run. To the ~alen Fire Dep IT
ment is awarded the credit of saving The
ST. Charles Hotel. and aiding nI,tei lally
in ch. cking the nortt west progress uf
he flames. Steamer Dneain made the
the run ON Vancouver to Portland in
one hour and fifteen minutes. bringing
he tiremen from tat place. Oregon
City Department arrived about nine
o'clOck on steamer Senator. Our Elf
cient Fire Department did noble work.
and everybody labored with will to
rh, the destructive advance. and save
loose property. Onr loss is indeed se-
ere now. AM with an nnfi,vorlble ind
nr without almost snVer human exer.
tians, little would have been left of
Portland. LOSSES cannot be approx
mated.
Marin Intelligence.