, 1874-01-27


Many delegates aro In Donvor this evening oan-
vassing tho anticipated proceedings.
1ELEeRApHlc BREyl1lEs.
Tho birthday Of Robert Burns WAS celebrated
last night in dtreront cities Of the Union from
Omaha to Now York.
IE. ": Keightloy has been appointed Judge
OF the Fifteenth Michigan Circuit, yico Ii. T..
The Hon. Mr. Huntington, instIgator of tho
Pacific scandal inquiries in Canada, hasi been
gazetted President Of the Council.
Tile Grand Lodge of Michigan Masona COM
mencoB its annual aoseion In Detroit at noon to.
morrow.
.-Citizcne Of Chelmsforl. Mass, report q
shock OF earthquake, which shook buildings, nt
.l'at place On Sunday noon, causing considerable
, - In Newark. n; J., on Sunday, two men wero
killed while asslating an engine, on itH way to q
fire, out Of rut.
Joseph shallonbarger, one Of tho oldest and
most respected citizens Of Otoo County, Neb.,
was accitlcntly killed by falling log on Friday.
II foPSss Ns %ar Ct Ma ry ,t tq m n0stmasor
Of the monoy-order department laat year
amounted to $50, ,5l5,146
.-DoucicHult's engagement in the California
Thoatre. Sun Francisco. Inns boon worry SUCCESS
1000.
The Ohio Fals Car Company, Of Jefforsol@-
yilo, Ind, which suffered by tho panic, recontly
perfected satisfactory arrangements with it's
creditors, aud il prepared to resum,e work.
1t iB understood that tho physicians Of Bos~
lavo combined to secure the bodies of the
Sia1neao Twins, at any price, for All autopsy.
Ono wet night in Boston, recently, visitors
to public hall found man at tho entrance
holding out ticket-chock. and saying, Uu-
brcllas, please People gratefully resigned
their wot umbrellas to Ills custody, but when tho
entertainment was over, both mai aud umbrellas
Ind disappeared.
Tho Hon. William n. Flciss and four othor
merchants Of Now York arc now In Washington,
and will wait upou tho Secretary of tho TREASURY
aud nrguo the necessity Of changing ad valorcm
to specific duties on still wines, and also to ad-
vocate the constitution OF tho law 60 tint QUO
liquidation Of customs ahall bo 1nado final.
During tue past two days two special trains,
consisting Of thirty-six cars Of tea, hayo beonn
sent east from Omaha. Another train of nino-
teen cara loft Inst night. 1naking d total ship
mont Of tifty-1vo cars. THIS toa is tho cargo OF
tho steamor China, and is being sent Now York
by special trains.
p. r. Davenport, brotl,er-in-1aw OF cx-aov-
ornor Clanin, Of Massachusetts, md William pcr-
rine, Of Now York City, both wealthy young mon,
died on trainH on the Union Pacific Railroad OH
Saturday Of consumption. They were on their
way homo from California, whittier they Ind
gono in search Of henlth.
Mrs. sarah Jane Koarns, recently from
Pekin, ILL.,, but who has latoly been living with
her daughter in Peoria, ILL.,, and who laa for tlo
past year or so boon subject to fits OF melar-
claoly and temporary alteration Of mind, com-
efforts to Haye hor wero unayui1ing, aud she died
In fow moments.
In tho Shawnee County, Kan, District
Court yesterday, Judge Morton decided tliat the
State officers having tho custody Of tue pomoroy-
York 81, QUO could not DO compelled to bring it
into court to apply Oh q claim Of pomoroy's
creditors. Tho suit was an action In gnrnish-
mont, brought by tho Firat National Bank Of
Topeka against Leut.-Goy. STOW and State
Treasurer Hays.
Tho Amherst College Boating Asaooiatton
has unanimously resolved thnt tho holding Of a
regatta at Saratoga would DO hostile to tle well
faro Of tho rowing associations OF tho co1legea
in general, and Of Amherst in particular, and
4 Dostoli dispatch Hays: ut is thought tlas
Mother Harvard nor Bowloin will be ropro-
ut Saratoga
-Four olorgymen at present settled in Fond
dn Lac Wls', have received Galls to proach in
prosbytorian. has been called to- Kingston,
Ont. DR.. Barry, Uniyersalist and a for1norr
State Superintendent Of Schools has boon oallod
BY tho UniyorBa!ists Of Richmond, Va. tho
Roy. a. a. Drown, Baptist, h9a beon called by a
society at sringflold. H.; aud the Rev. Arthur
Little has been callcl BY q Congregational no
ciety at Detroit Mich.
Victoria Woodruff announces that sho will
lecture in Bloomington. ILL.,, noxt Wednesday
s fis but Judge pnyid 3 Rayis who OWN purey
hall was leyor honestly engaged tor Woodhull,
nor would 1t have beon rented had he known
TINT sho was to bo tho lecturer. Ho also do
clnroa tho engagement Of That dato oancelod,
aud rofusoB hcr admission to tho hall. How the
matter will terminate rcmaina to DO socn, aud
tho opinion il mich divided On tho subject III to
Tho proprioty Of giving hor the ball.
Tho following ia otc out of tho many oxam-
ples Of tho sufforings to which the poor Of Phil
adolpllia arc jootod thH winter. Lato Sun
aud Rutherford was directed to the case OF q
widow, Mrs. HtinHon, who, with four cllildron,
the eldest Of whom il but yoars. ocoupied
small room In tho rear Of No. 1908 lleaborno
street. The room waH In wretohod con-
ditlon,, with window-psnoH out. doors
cracked, and without furniture OF fire. When
visited, the family wore found huddlcd In a COR
ner almost in stnte OF nudity. half frozen and
nlgh doal with hunger. They lad not oaton for
several days. aud the unfortunate mother prayed
for death TO roIoyo herself aud little onos from
their terrible suiforings. They wore rolioyed by
charitable association.
Tho deadlock between Mayor Logne aud
the General Council Of Memphis, Tenn, j. likely
put Chief Of Polioo Atley's name in nomina-
uon, aud the Council rotuao to CONFIRM tho other
nomination. Tho matter ,cauHoH much oxoi,o-
men In the oity: and, to add to that. tho Mayor
aud Police board, Saturday aud yesterday, dropped
from tho rolls nearly all the old olcets, detect-
ives, and petrolnaen, and arc substituting NO.
gloea and inexperienced mon for the former.
Tho olty boing full Ut thieves and burglars, soy
eral prominent ottlzona haye Suggested
tho organization Of a special detective aud
merchants police AGENCY, which will be organized
ut once BY MoasrB. Cranmor, Smith, and others
Of tho old force Tho situation ia anything bit