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sxc. usryELy TO THE DAILY DISPATCH.
GALVESTON, March s. A San Antonio
special says information has been re-
eeived from Nortville that Lone Wolf.
the Kiowa chief, is preparing to enter
Texas with strong party, to avenge
the death of his son, who was killed in
a fight with the late Lieutenant Huson,
on the West Fork of the Nueces.
OrrAwA, Ont, March 3.-Last even-
ing Cyril Bertrand, his wife and daugh-
tor, and Joseph Morrison were being
driven across the river by a carter, when
the bridge gave way and all, with the
exception of Mr.. Bertrand were drown
ed. Ns
LONDON, March 2.-No news has been
received of a later date than General
Woolsley's dispatch. BAn kinds Of ru-
mors are in circulation and grave fears
are felt that some disaster may have be-
fallen the expeditionary force on its
march back to the coast. Such anxiety
at the War Office hat Gatherin Hardy
stays there until lase hour and clerk
remains on duty all night.
BERLIN, March 3.-In the Reichstag
motion was under discussion to de-
prive heGovernor of Alsace of the pow
er of declaring a state of siege. Prince
Bismarck made a strong speech to-day
against the motion. He declared thai
he never expected that .Alsace would
greet our institutions with applause. and
that to AIsace should be awarded the
responsibility of the war. The motion
was rejected by 139 to 12S.
NAeAsK1. Japan, March 3.--The in
surgent force which appeared before
this city has been defeated by the Gov
ernment troops.
New YORK, March 5.-Miss Ada NJ.
Noyes, actress, died to-day of hydropho-
bia. She was bitten two weeks ago by
. pet poodle. -
Anxiety is expressed for the safety OF
the steamer Graft Bismarck, which left
Bremen for this port three weeks ago,
via Southampton. where she took pas
sengers and cargo, leaving there on the
18th of February and has not since beer.
heard from. EJkH IH
WASHINGTON, March Sat session
of the Committee on Ways aud Means
to-day on the moiety question. VIM. +.
Dodge, of the firm of Phelps, Dodge &
Co., made statement giving the histo-
~ of the case; IN which the firm paid
S271, 600 as compromise, and showing
the manner in which the firm was treat
ed by Jayne and other government Off
eers.T9 ]71IE9 .C1CC
LoNroN, March 5.-Galcutta dispatch
es report distress among the famine
stricken people of Eastern Tisho. IN
ereases. In one village alone there
have been 1S deaths from starvation IN
four days. The number of applicants
have increased from fifteen to thirty
thousand in q week. .A9tiii
WASHINGTON, March 5.-Claytons yes
terday transmitted to the President a
payer signed by all the bankers and
about 200 of the most prominent mer-
camille houses in San Francisco, strong
ly recommending the reappointment of
postmaster Stone, also strong private
letters from himself, Vim. Altord and j..
Morrill, emphatically presenting the same
views. President however gives no in
sioe ofa change of purpose to- appoint
Cori at the expiration of Stones time.
HAVANA, March 5.-Rumors Of severe
fighting in. the Central Department are
current; also of an expedition having
landed at Guanaban near Neuvitas, of
which Jordan was in command. Span
ish were in full retreat on the 18th of
February. bound for Porto Principe,
their starting point, when they were at
tackled the second time. The assailing
force suddenly took flight. Cubans
say their ammunition ran shout and or
ders were given to cease firing. If they
had had an abundant supply they would
have driven the spaniards-rlght into the
heart Of Puerto Principe. i' @
SpR1NGF1ELD, H., March 5.-A con-
vention was held here to-day in the I'M
terest OF project of a rational railroad
from the base of the Rocky Mountains
to the Eastern seaboard, along the line
of the 4Oth. parallel of latitude. Dele
gates were present from Ohio. Indiana,
Missouri, Illinois and Kansas. and from
the Territory of Colorado. Ex-Gover-
nor PalE1er of Illinois presided. A re
solution declaring constitutional the
power of Congress to regulate inter-
State commerce, and in so doing to
charter, aid in construction and control
railroads passing through States;- recit-
ing the imperative need of the West for
more extended transportation facilities
at cheaper and more stable rates; urging
upon Congress the adoption of the 4Oth
parallel route as the most feasible and
promising the greatest good to the great
est number for national railroad, was
adopted and a committee of so was ap-
pointed to prepare a bill embodying the
views of the convention for presentation
to Congress. ax,,(o ta.t
WAvERLY, N. Y, All employees of the