, 1874-09-10

ALBANY, Sept. 1.-THE freight houses
of the Boston and Albany railway in
East Albany were burned tonight.
Loss $5O.OOO.
ST.. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. 7.-Governor
Davis has written an official letter to tho
Attorney General Of the State, request
ing him to bring suit, at the earliest
possible moment, against Charles Nc
Ilrath, late State Auditor, and his sure.
ties.
PARIS, Sept THE L'Universe has
been suspended for two months. for
publishing an article against President
Serrano.
Jules Semon, in speech at Rheuns
to day. urged dissolution OF the AS
sembly.
LISBON. Sept. 7.--Por.uguese Minis
ter of the Interior has issued q notice
that Arabian ports on the Red Sea are
infected with plague.
MADRID, Sept. TIT is said that Ser
rano will take command of the army of
the North. .a.
LONDON, Sept. THE work of laying
the new direct cable from the Irish to
the American coast has begun and dis
patch from the steamer Faraday, dated
the 9th, states that they are in latitude
so degs., 81 Minis; longitude II degs.,
81 Minis, and that insulation is perfect
and everything working satisfactorily,
VIRGINIA, New, Sept. Samuel Will
kinson, proprietor of Eagle Brewing
Saloon, was mortally wounded by his
bar-keeper this afternoon. He died
shortly afterwards. He leaves wife
and one child.
WASHINGTON. Sept. Secretary Bris-
tow approved the recommendation of
Solicitor Wilson with regard to the Sc
cret Service division of the Treasury
and directs that steps be taken at once
for the reorganization of that branch OF
the service, and that all papers aud evil
dence in relation to the service in the So
licitor's hands be turned over to theAtt'y
General. Colonel Whitley has rendered
bis resignation Us Chief of that Bureau,
which was accepted, but his successor
has not yet been announced.
New YORK, Sept. THE members Of
Plymouth Church are contributing to
the fund for the relief of Mrs. Tilton.
Already $1,700 has been collected.
Baltimore, Nd, Sept. 7.-On Satur-
day afternoon the greater part of the
business portion of Freesburg. Allegha-
ny Co., Maryland. burned. Lose, $l45,-
600; insurance, S75. 900.
New YORK, Sept. 7.--Paymaster c. ].
Sprague is relieved from duty in the
Department of Arizona and ordered to
report to the Commanding General of
the Department of California for assigns
ment to duty as Chief Paymastar of that
Department. Major. J. H. Nelson is
ordered to, report to. the Commanding
General of the Department of Arizona
for assignment 10 duty as Chief paymas-
ter of that Department.
PARIS, Sept. 7.-Charles Perkins for
merly United States Consul at Lisbon,
and wife were before the correctional
tribunal of the Seine on Saturday on q
charge of obtaining 3s,000fs. under
false pretenses. 1t is charged that Per-
kins obtained the money by alleging
that he had commission for cable
between Spain and England, and that
he was negotiating loan for Don Cars
los and other monied Transactions. The
judgment will be rendered to morrow.
BERLIN, Sept. IA fire at Meiningen
destroyed half the place. Loss of build,
ings alone $4,000, 600 thalels. 700 fam
lilies homeless. The greatest distress
prevails.
BAYoNNE, Sept. Tt is stated that
the Carlists are blockading Pamphelu-
no.
SAN Francisco, Sept.-A fire occur
ed early this morning in a lot OF hay on
East Street wharf. A man named Lin
Triplet, who was sleeping in the hay,
was seriously, perhaps fatally burned.
He is an important witness in the case
of Maggie Connor. who was killed sew
eral days since by being thrown from
balcony by man named Nolan. 1t is
a singular coincidence that another i'm
portant witness, woman, in the same
case, died suddenly few days since, at
the city hospital. The loss by the fire
is $40O.
PoRr GAMBLE, Sept. S.-The ship
James Cheston arrived to-day, and there
are now ordered at this port vessels of
the capacits of over four millions; all
of which will require their cargoes with
ing the next twenty days, consisting of
the ship Roswell Sprague, Capt. Avery;
bark Camden, Robinson; bark Milan
Luord; bark Buena Vista. Sinclair; bark
Rainier, Foster; bark Powhattan, Black
stone. In addition to these a 700 NJ.
ship is coming from San Francisco to
load for Callao ;and two other vessels are
expected from Valparaiso. The Transi-
to Alvarez took in her cargo 600 NJ
in - days and sailed for Valparaiso on
Saturday last.
NEW YORK. Sept. 8.-London papers
received to-day contain letter from
the Marquis deSafraga, Charge d 'Afaires
of the Carlists, regarding the shooting
of some of the Republican prison
ers in Olothe. 1t says the Republl-