, 1874-10-01

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Federal forces had e committed several
assassinations at Dos ARA yos. two COM
missioners being among their victims.
Mejia ordered the Commander at Chill
pancingo to proceed with all his dispos-
able forces to Dos Arrayos. ;. - - -7g
New York, Sept, r25.-Thomas n.
Montgomery. General Agent of, the
National Board of Underwriters. says
the recent action Of the Board in recon-
mending the withdrawal of the insur-
ance business. from Chicago is absolute
ly necessary as a protective measure.
The authorities of Chicago had in some
instances utterly ignored the require.
ments of the board, and in others had
made some spasmodie efforts to reform
the FIRE department, which was sadly
lacking in discipline and was oontroll
ed b. politicians. Il was true that the
city had appropriated $500, 900, tor. the
constipation and placing Of water mains
and FIRE hydrants. but the water, engin-
eer Of the city, Cheesebrough.t asserts
that 500, 900 can be expended on that
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81, JOHN, n. b. Sept. 25.-Oving to
the thick fog, the, boat race between
Brown and Morris has been postponed
until clear weathsr.t q. ~ ID
N.~ HoxK. sept e25. The North
German consul in the District Of. Porto
Rico says of the report about the ces-,
zion Of the Island to Germany that it
must have originated among the ene-
mics Of Bismarck and of Porto Rico. =,
Some excitement was caused on reading
the North American papers, but very
few attached any, credit to it, and the,
Governor General publicly denied hav7
ing received any instructions from
Spain in regard to tie matter. The lo-
cal papers also denied any truth in it.
There was considerable dissatisfaction
on the Island, however. owing to the
troubled state Of affairs in Spain and
the fact that all the important offices are
filled by Spaniards. s
NEW 'YoRK.i Sept. 24.-The special
correspondents of some Northern pa
pers having charged that the telegraph
offices in, New Orleans and throughout
the South were in the hands of the
White. Leaguers. and that MESSAGES
were delayed etc.; that there was cen
sorship exercised over all the messages
Or prass dispatches fled for transmis-
sion;. President Orton. of the w. U.
publishes letter denying the truth Of
the statement and saying: During
the evening of the day of,troublesoin
New Orleans. guard was stationed ae
our Office there, but, our. Superintend-
ent made q prompt and vigorous pro-
test against this act and the guard was
Immediately removed. In two instanc-
es our messengers were arrested by the
Penn militia, but on being taken to
headquarters they were discharged and
the parties making the arrest were, rep
iimanded, and no other attempt was
made to tarnpef with messages. No
committee Of citizens or any person
whatever exercised any censorship over
the dispatches or obtained access to
them or were furnished with their con-
tents. The only persons to whom any
special favors were shown were officers
of the u. S. ARMY, who were permitted
the private apartments Of our
Superintendent for greater convenience
in communicating with officials atWash-
ington.q Their COMMUNICATIONS were
given as they are by law entitled to the
preference over all other business.
New YORK; Sept 25. -Catharine
Beecher publishes scathing letter to-
day reviewing the Tilton scandal, says:
|s.Its real originator is the proprietor
Of the Independent. described by those
who know him as man of iron will.
idomitable perseverance, adroit manny-
reing. and devoted to money -making.
Many gentlemen and ladies have inform
alton Of mean and dishonorable prac-
tees by this man. The withdrawal Of
my brother and Mrs. Stowe as contribu.
tors to- the Independent increased his
e1asperation. and finally his affair with
q lady authoress residing in his family,
and the supposed Intervention Of my
brother in causing her to decline his Of
fer Of marriage, added fresh excitement
to his malgnity. OF this fact it was
probably prompted by Bowen's letter
to Tilton, accusing my brother Of adul-
terry and rape, which he afterwards said
had no foundation, and by his isiacknowl-
edgement and regret for the wrong he
had done, by expressions Of perfect con-
fdence in his pastors integrity and by
a promise 10 avoid any further sins of
the sort Es adroitly contrived TO
maintain his membership in the Church
and obtain theforgiveness of his pastor.
j HEsD47.a Sept. 25:-Gen. Marionez has
begun series Of operations against
Pamphelona and fighting has been GO
ing on for three days. The engagement
the first day was indecisive, the ID day
the Republicans inflicted heavy losses
onithe Carlists, and yesterday Marionez
gainedian advantage! snaro inemefi9Ts
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-Naval or.
ders: Midshipman John G. Colwen to
Asiatic Station per steamer of Oct. II
from San Francisco; Commander Henry
Erben, jr., detached from the Naval rem
devious at New York and ordered to
command the Tuscarora at Mare Isl nd