, 1874-05-28

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is ashore opposite the Surf Hotel. Fire
Island passengers are landing on the
beach.
WASHINGTON. May 25.-Mitchell's bill
was reported favorably from the Senate
Committee on Claims to-day. 1t pros
vides for reimbursing Collector Adams
some 500, 200, stolen from him on the
steamship between Astoria and San
Francisco in 1865. House Committee
on Elections too day examined Belle Kim
ball, daughter of Elder Kimball Of the
Mormon Church, who testified that
Delegate Cannon married his fourth
wife in 1867 and started on combined
fishing and wedding trip accompanied
by wives Nos. and 4. The witness
did not know whether his other wives
were living or not. Kendall's bill, pro-
vlding for the taxation of the Central
and Union Pacific r. r. lands which
long ago passed tie House, is now in
Senate Committee on Railroads of which
Stewart, of Nevada, is Chairman. e'i =
f LITTLE Rock, May 25.-House Com
mittee on Impeachment have reported
Auditor Wheeler, Chief Justice Mcclure,
u number of Associate Justices, Circuit
Judges, and other officials connected
with the late insurrection., Mcclure
Iand Wheeler were impeached with but
9 Dissenting votes in the case ofWheeler.
Other cases will be acted upon to NOR.
row. $50.
RICHMOND, Va, May 25.-The British
settlers in Virginia celebrated the
Queens birth day by royal salute, ban
quets and meeting to organize aperma-
nent British association in Virginia for
promoting the interests of Biitains in
tending to make their homes here.
TORONTO, May 25.-The Queens birth
day was observed as a general holiday
throughout the Dominion. ~sy -
BosroN. May 25.-4Yesterday, at War
moth Landing an unknown body of a
woman, apparently 35 years old, was
found in carriage robe fastened with a
clothes-line to a heavy tailor's goose
There was bullet hole in her head.
1t is thought that the woman was muir
dered here and her body carried to War
mouth and thrown into the water.
A number of witnesses were before
the Legislative Committee appointed to
investigate the Mill River di1aster.-
Among them was Collins Graves, who
rode down the valley before the hood to
alarm the villagers, His story was mod
est and harmonizes with accounts al
ready published. 4 8 s,@ 4.
BALTIMORE. May 25.-A fire to-n;ght
damaged the stock of Samuel ChiIds &
Go. crockeiy and cutlery store to the
extent of $4,000. Insured.
NoRFoRK, Va, May 25.-The United
States Bonded War shouse, on McShail's s
wharf, was burned this evening, with
200 bales of cotton and other property.
New YoRK. May 25.--At meeting Of
the Pacific Mail Steamship stockholders
to- day, about 60, 900 shares were repre-
sented. The following ticket for Di-
rectors was agreed upon: Russell sage,
Rufus Hatch, Francis Alexander. Will
liam A. Guion, F. W. Hard, Geo. S.
Scott. John REILLY, R. S. Burrows and
F. 81. Talcott.
Steamer Idaho was reported aground
on Fire Island this morning, but got off
without injury to passengers or steamer.
ROME, May 25.-The King hfs refus-
ed to accept the designations Of the Min
listers and they will remain in Office and
introduce new financial measures.
Parliament will soon be prorogued.
V1croH1A, May &c. Steamship Cali :
fornia arrived from the Northern Coast
late last night. She brings no later
news from Cassiar. She reports that at
Sitka war was existing between the
Chilate and Sitka Indians. just outside
the town. Up to the time of the sailing
of the California 3 Indians had been
killed and 2 wounded.
Prof. b. w. Elliott, of the Smithson-
ian Institute, and L. r. Woods, Esq.
us. Collector Of Customs for Ounalas-
ka. sailed to-day for Alaska. Prof. FL
lott is commissioned by the q. S. Gov
ernpent to regulate the seal fisheries OF
Alaska. and whilst there will pursue his
Investigations in the interests of science.
The wrecked schooner Elida, of Coos
Bay, was sold at auction to~day, for
$lO5O.
PARIS, May 25.-Th. announcement
of Republican success in the Depart
msnt of Nievre was incorrect. Burgony.
a Bonapartist. had a majority of 5000.
LONDON, May 26.-The Times this
morning announces that Prince Arthur
has been made Duke of Connought.
SAN FaAsc1sco. May 26.-Rochefort
left Salt Lake yesterday for the East.
Greenbacks, $4,000.
The infamous scandal about Rev. Van
Denmark. pastor Of the First Univefsa'ist
Church. and his boy, was revived in the
chuch meeting last night. and after an
angry discussion he was dismissed from
the custody of the flock.
v1sAL.A, May 25.-Gus DeYoung. of
ffho Sor Eronoioco fyhrnuicle Naa arrest.