, 1873-10-23


President, and Gen. Cornoea, recently
dsposed from that office on the Oath ult
The rebels having emerged from the
woods. opened fire on this city. which
they kept up with a slight irtermission
until the 9th inst. When they entered
| the woods they were armed with rifles.
The Government troops had the advan-
tags of the canton, and did considera-
BILE damage to suburban dwellings
while firing was going on. Admiral
Almy, of U. S. Navy, arrived and landed
$50 men at the R. r. station, and at the
request of the Government placed 60
men in the city square. The Govern
.nent ordered all trains approaching the
city to stop and passengers be searched.
Admiral Almy placed a guard Of Marines
on the train with orders to shoot all
armed men who should attempt any IN
reference, thus relieving the peasants
of all annoyance ard interruption. The
troops assigned by the Government to
protect the transit across the Isthmus
have Joined the rebels.
A constituent assembly is in session,
endeavoring 10 make peace. but the In
surgents outside the city do not recog-
nize its authority, and ordered forced
levy of $4,000 on the city, and $4,000
on the provinces. 1t is hoped that Ad
miral Almy will continue to give protec-
ton to non-coEbatants, and that the U.
5. Columbian authorities will come to
some understanding whereby repeti-
: ton of the outrages may be prevented.
VALPARAISO, via Panama. Oct. 8.-A
fire occurred in Valparaiso in jaime St.
between Maypu and Victoria, by which
two buildings We're burned with their
contents. Ten persons were killed by
the falling of walls.
CHICAGO, Oct. 20.-A person giving
his name as John Barlow, presented
himself lately to some leading firms in
Italy, with circular letter of credit for
$4,000 from Drelel, Morgan & Co., of
New York. He took the greater part
of the money in Rome. and almost the
whole Of The remainder in Florence.
| On the cay following when the drafts
Were presented to a London house, it
turned ont that the credit was issued in
ihe name of an American lady. and that
her name and signature had been re-
placed by that of JOHN Barlow. Several
of the first banking houses on the Con,
tinent have been defrauded of large
amounts in this way. The names of
those in whose favor these letters of
credit are issued, have b:en extracted
both in body and signature, SO not to
leave the slightest trace, together with
the name of the party inserted who
presents the credit. and are ready to sx-
hibit passports or proofs on demand.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-The daily de-
mand for postal cards is now about
400, 900, and there are 1000, 900 cards
now on hand.
CHICAGO, Oct ia Washington spe-
cial says that Senator Carpenter is in
Washington. His friends are predicting
already that he will make successful
defense of the Long Branch scandal in
which his name was so prominent. This
is promised, it is claimed, to save the
Senator from being deposed as presid-
ing officer of the Senate.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 19.-Clsar and cold
here to-day, and the prospects for frost
are good. Reports Of visitors and ply
sicians are favorable. Mayor Johnson
is recovering. Extremely cold last
night, and to- day shows a great falling
off in fever deaths and makes it certain
that the scourge is yielding.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 49, The Commission
of q. S. Engineers, appointed by the
War Department to examine the Miss
issippi River Bridge here, have reported
that they find the bridge as designed; to
be serious obstruction to navigation,
and as it is too late to make a change,
they recommend canal on the Hi
nois side. 125 feet wide. from point
500 feet above to 800 below the bridge.
They also recommend the prohibition
of arch trusses like these of this bridge,
in bridges over navigab)e rivers.
PIrrsBURG, Oct. 19.-Margaret Man
utin, an aged German woman, was
found murdered in the second story Of
tenement yesterday. 1t is supposed
she was murdered for her money. F.
Schulter and his two SONS living in the
lower story have been arrested on sus-
picion.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 19.-Caroline Hu
get, a young girl from Alsa.:e, was Kill
led by her father this morning immeoi-
ately after landing. because she had
dishonored the family by intimacy with
a young Frenchman on the ship.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 1S.-The City of Hell
ena arrived here this morning and re-
ports that the burning of the packet
Mary r. Pool, at Daniels Point. 10
miles above Osceola at four o'clock yes
terday afternoon. lives were lost.
At noon the mortuary report shows
thirty-one deaths from yellow fever.
BosroN. Oct. 1S.-Timothy B. Snow,
clerk in the West6eld Post-office, has
been arrested and has confessed tosieal-
ing registered letters from the Western