, 1874-03-05

uhue tueu prayer meeliuSS Will tue
usual spirit. Advisory Committee took
legal advice to-day and it is rumored
that they have decided for the present
against street prayer, in consequence of
a stringent ordinance against obstruct-
ing streets. The ladies may yet cons
clrde to test the ordinance.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 26.-Locomo-
tive Engineers have elected R. Maruther,
of Albany. NY, Grand Chief Engineer
vice Chas. Wilson resigned. Broth
erhood are still in secret session.
Later-A special meeting of the BROTH
erhood of Locomotive Engineers is in
secret session. A resolution was
adopted asking Chas. Wilson. Chief En-
gineer, to resign on account Of his ac-
tion in recent strikes, and he at once re-
signed and left the convention.
New York, Feb. .26.-K. G. King, who
shot Anthony F. O'Neil in November.
1872, was placed ON trial to-day on
charge of murder. O'Neil was friend
of and a witness for Mrs. King in su-
ing for divorce. The trial of King
has been delayed owing to his complete
prostration from consumption.
New YORK, Feb &c. Superintendent
of Postal Car service has ordered the
postmaster to stop sending through mat
ter on the Erie railroad while the strike
lasts.
HoRNELsvILLE, N. Y, Feb. 26.-The
strike of Brakesmen on the Erie Rail-
road is ended and all passenger and
freight tralus are running regularly.
BAYoNNE, Feb. 25.--It is rumored that
Garionez has been badly defeated be-
fore Bilboa with the loss of large num-
ber Of his troops and compelled to re-
treat to Santander.
HANANNA, Feb. 26.--An aide de-camp
of the Captain General died to-day of
the vomit.
Several hundred Chinese have arrived
at HAVANA from Tareka and sailed
for Mexico.
KINGSTON, Feb. 26.- French Canadi-
an Societies of this country, benevolent
and protective, are agitating the ques-
ton Of annexation, have formed Cen
| trail Union and will hold a convention
next summer.
CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-TLe disagreement
between the Union and Central Pacific
Railroads and the Rock Island, Chicago
and Burlington and the Northwestern
roads, on the question of pro rata freight
is virtually settled, nothing being left to
complete the arrangement except some
details. This settlement was brought
about to- day at a meeting of the general
freight agents of the above roads. Anoth-
er meeting is to beheld tomorrow, when
the terms upon which the roads are will
ing to prorate will be definitely settled.
| New York, Feb. pa Washington
dispatch says Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines,
of New Orleans, has been before the
subcommittee in the case of Judge Dur
rell, and that her testimony is regarded
as of such a character as to require a
prompt presentation of articles of i'm
peacEment. Mrs. Gaines, it seems, had
a conversation about Durrell with her
lawyer, Stone, who said: F" He (Durrsll)
will set upon your cases and decide in
your favor upon certain conditions,
which are, that Sheriff Parker retains in
his hands $21, 900 for the main streets
in the property litigated by the heirs of
Cavarocars Davenport. Durrall can
arrange it, If you will give him $4,000.
You can have the remainder, to be Civ
en- to the above named heirs; and every
other lot in the two squares designated
is also to be given to Durrell."
Subsequently, at the house ofNorton,
the assignee in the bankruptcy case of
Mrs. Gaines, she met Durrell and asked
why he could not see her case. He re-
ferred her to Norton. Meeting that Of
fetal, ne said to Mrs. Gaines that if she
would consent to the proposition made
to her the day before by Mr.. Stone, the
Judge would sit on her case.
WASHINGTON, Feb. o. Ben Butler,
with Secretary Richardson, Senator
Powell, and Representatives Hooper and
Burlington. had an interview with the
President this morning, relative to the
appointment of Summonds as Collector
of Boston, the result being that the
President will not withdraw the nomin.
alton, nor in case of its rejection nomin-
ate any third person named by the seven
Massachusetts Representatives.
House to-day granted pension of
$50 per month to the widow of General
Candy. Conkling made strong effort
to have pension fixed at $100 per
month. $40
FREDER1cKTowN, Feb. 27. Several
valuable horses were burned, including
the well-known Wade Hampton, by a
fire in Samuel T. Bungles stables this
morning.
CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-Christopher Raj
ferty, thrice convicted of the murder OF
p oliceman Charles O'Heara, in this
city two years since. was hanged in jail
at Waukegan, ILL.,, at O'Clock this af-
| ternoon.
New York, Feb. 26.- Bondholders Of
Rockford, Rock Island and St. Louis
Railroad met to-day and appointed a
Comm ittee to investigate the condition