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the rescue of the American ship Aqnilla,
1857" Business men are taking up
q collection for the immediate wants. Of
the Captain and crew. aoitsu
New ORLEANS, Dec. 25.-The return
ing Board have made a statement it,
closing their work and alleging the elec-
ton very loosely conducted and returns
carelessly gotten up; refers at lengthi;o
conduct of white Leaguers and claimsto
have properly discharged their trustsN
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Dec. 25.-Celebfa-
ton of Christmas in this city was mark
ed by humber of shooting and cut
ting affrays, none of which are ihe!y
to result seriously. Special to the
Courier Journal gives An ascouIt Of O.
serious affray in Versailles, Ky..p last
night. Two parties, boys. one white
and one colored, began to throw sorps--
does and Roman candles across the
street at each other. What was at first
sport, soon became heated conflict.
Stones from the the newly McAdamized
street were substituted. The parties
were reinforced respectfully by whites
and blacks, and the fight became gen
eral. One Negro made an assault with a.
club on a white man and was shot, and
it is feared mortally wounded. rhis
morning the town marshal arrested the
ring leaders. All is quiet to-day.
! PIrrsBURG, Lee. 25.- A fire last night
on fourth avenue destroyed property to
the amount of about $25 200; partially
insured. 80
New YORK, Dec. 25.--A Times Lon
don letter says: Her Majesty's ship
Basiisk returned to England after, a
commission of nearly 4 years. She
brings word that large archipelago
has been discovered in region in New
Guinea. Two mountains in that region
which reach 1000 feet in height,
have been named respectively Mount
Gladstone and Mount Disraeli. go
New ORLEANS, Dec. 23.-The return
ing board announce the following results
of the work: Four Conservatives and
two Republican Congressman elected.
Moucure is elected State Treasurer by
4,O81 majority. II Conservatives and
81 Republicans in the Legislature. -
OMAHA, Dec. pa telegram to Gen.
Ord from Col. Bradley says: "An In
dian came to Spotted Tail yesterday and
said that party of 81 whites is enter
ing the eastern part of the Black ELL
country. They came from Missouri.
Gen. Ord telegraphed instructions that
the party must be expelled by militia
ry force to be sent from the nearest
point. sd
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. 23.- Fire nearly de~
stroyed the tobacco factory of Wise &
Loudheimer in North Main st. this eve
ming. Loss on the building and stock
$40. 900; insurance $4,000. An ad-
joining building occupied by Smith.
Beggs & Co., heavy machinery factory,
was crushed and damaged to the extent
of 10000; insured. ~
DErnorT, Dec 23--Larkins' saw and
shingIe mill at Midland, Mich. burned
to night.
New YoRK. Dec 23.--The dry goods
failure reported this afternoon is of Rice
Goodwin & Walker. The firm intend
ed to go ort of business at the close of
the year. but went to protest yesterday
and now ask an extension. In the Til
t,n-Beecher case to day Judge McCue,
on motion of counsel for the defendent,
granted an order for the plaintiff to
show cause why the order requiring .
bill of particulars should not be enforce
ed. Saturday next is appointed for the
argument.
QuEEssrowN, Dec. 23.-Bark Norge,
from New York, Nov. 10, for this port,
arrived, with two survivors of the crew
of the bark Amity, which foundered on
her way from Philadelphia to antwerp.
| 18 of the crew were drowned.
| LONDON, Dec. pa special telegram
from st. Petersburg to the Times says:
Difficulties with the Turcoman tribes
in Khiva have been settled. The Attrak
expedition has returnedd without fight
ing. The Turcomans released 80 pris-
oners.
SAN FRANc1sco, Dec. 23.--About noon
Tuesday man was discovered In the
bay clinging to the lighter Of the Mail
Co. y wharf. He was rescued and turn
ed over to Officer Fi,zGibbons. The
Dc an was almost insensible from expo~
sure. After he recovered he stated that
his name was J. j. Lawless, foreman Of
the carriage repair shop of the G.. P. R,
R. at Oakland Point. He came over ON
the Thoroughfare. While the boat was
entering the slip he was robbed of his
watch and chain and some money and
knocked overheard. after which he Drift
ed to the wharf, where he was found. 81
He was taken to his home. The polics
are investigating matters. -.
Marine lntslligence.
Ponr TowsrsD, Dec. 24.-Arrived,
Adelaide Cooper. etilaa4. s'5si
Ponr BLAkELY. Dec. 25.-Sailed, Flor
ence for Santa Barbara; Caroline Reed,
San Francisco. a4s
PoRT GAwBLE. Dec. "a. Arr;vo.3