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Scarlet fever within few hours Of each other
on Tuesday
Hon. John " Garrett, Of Maryland, and
Hon. Thomas F. Baysrd, Of Delaware, are
spoken Of ic the newspapers as candidates for
President Of the Uui,ed States.
The barn aud ouibuillings belonging TO
Mrs. Joo. Roger. near Westminster, Nd,
were entirely consumed by fire Monday after
noon, together with all the contents, consist
iug Of this seasons crops hrming implements
and three head Of cattle The loss is $1,000,
fully insured The fire was the work Of an
incendiary.
Mr. Henry Shields, an old and respected
farmer, living near Frederick city, was seri-
ously Injured Monday evening by being
thrown from his wagon, the horse becoming
frightened at the cars There are no hopes Of
his recovery
A heavy earthquake occurred a. Oreana,
Nevada, Sunday. There were two shocks,
lasting two minutes No damage WAS done.
At Convertible, Putnam county, Ind, Sun
day Thomas Martin became offended at some
thing said by his wife. aad give her ,hreo
minutes 10 relrAc,. ~ the onl Of that time
he sho, her With pistol the ball taking effect
/ in her head and killing her instantly.
The poor woman had her babe in her arms
when shot, and tell with it claspel to her
breast.
On Monday the counsel for Mr. William NJ.
Tweed presented to Judge Barrett in the
Oyer and Terminer Court, New York City, a
petition from William ". Tweed. setting forth
that he is detained illegally in the peninten-
uary on a warran, granted on conviction for
misdemeanor By a court which he had, as his
counsel informed him and he verify believes,
no jurisdiction to try that oiense; wherefore
he prays for babes corpus. retuTnable on
"Wednesday morning in tho Supreme Court
Chambers, commanding the warden to pro-
duce him in that court and return cause of
said detention. The writ was granted
Ex-Mayor Tweed's appearance iu court, in
accordance with the Wi. Of habeas corpus
sued out in his behalf, ended in disappoint-
meut
King David Of Hawaii is in San Francisco
and will be in Washington City next week.
He is to leave San Francisco to-day.
Daring an alteration between Arsancho
Spolito and Antonio Gallo, Italians, in New
York, Monday night, the latter stabbed and
MORALLY wounded Spollo The murderer
was arrested.
In the United States Circuit CouF: in Rich
mond, on Monday, Judges Bond and Hughes
sitting, the Judges announced that they disa-
greed in the Petersburg election cases, aud
would certify them up to the Supreme Court
Of the United States. Eigh. judges and three
registers Of election We're indicted under the
enforcement act Of Congress for obstructing
and preventing colored men from voting at
tie municipal election in May last. Counsel
(3r the defendants demurred 10 the indictment,
and the points raised were deliberately argued.
Judge Hughes holds that tbe ialictmets are
fatally defective.
The statistics of the Episcopal diocese of
Of Kentucky, to which Dr. Dudley of Balti-
more has been called as assistant bishop to
succeed Bishop Cummins, are as follows:
Number Of clergy, Al; parishes and churches,
IS; bap,sms during the year, ESQ; confirm
atious, S23 present number Of members, g.
947; total amount of contributions, $S0,33S.
An oyster pungy boat the May Flower,
was sunk in Chesapeake Bay on Sunday
morning last, and six men drowned.
Lake Roland bridge an iron structure on
Northern Central Railway, few miles from
Baltimore, gave way on Monday afternoon as
two passenger trains were upon it. Two per
sons killed and several wounded. Parts Of
each train were precipitated iuto the water,
aad much damage done.
President Grant ha DECLINED to pardon Mr..
Brooks, the president Of the First National
Bank of Petersburg, Va, sentenced to five
I Years III thc AAv"Ag FIut'Sht'1'1 W. N'i'NN-
cling the funds Of the bank Col Mosby,
James Barbour and other Virsiuians visited
Washington specially to invoke executive
clemcucy and were much disappointed at their
failure.
Mrs Ross, OF Alexandria county, Va, Ia:
purchased the Babcock property, on The
southeast corner Of Twelfth and X streets
, Washington City, lately occupied by Secre-
tary Dylano. The price paid was $2l, 800.
DR.. Brewer, Of Boston, has purchased th'
, new house Of Adolf Cluss, on North Farrasu
square. The doctor is an opuleut gentleman
who intends making Washington his home
+ His sister is Mrs John Jay, the wife Of th'
United States minister to Austria. The price
paid was $4,000, which is said to be $4,000
less than what it cost Mr. Cluss.
Wm o. Key, relative Of the author Of
p Tie Star Spanelei Banner, committed suicide
at the Reuuerl House, Baltimore, on Monday
last, by taking morphia pills. In his YES
poke, the pill box was found and contained
the following note:
SUNDAY, October %, 1S7l-I die in peace
with mankind. wish Or. Smith, of Vir
,;nia IN take especial charge Of the affections