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returning.
Fire il Yokohama ON the 18th des-
troyed the whole block known as Bank
Buildings. Loss, $15O.0OO.
Japanese capitalists have purchased
US. storeship Idaho.
The most prominent of the rebel lead
ers escaped from Saga.
A fire at Alcatriz damaged the place
$25, 900.
PORTLAND, Oregon, April 2O.--The
following call has been issued by the
principal liquor dealers of Portland:
Considering it our imperative duty
to protect ourselves against the aggres-
sions of portion of this community.
who revile and persecute us under the
sacred name of religion and whose ulti-
mate object we believe is to secure the
enactment of laws discriminating against
our business, agree to meet on Thursday
next for the purpose of considering the
best means of protecting ourselves
against such unjust proceedings"
San Francisco. April 21.-Yesterday
was an eventful day; Wall street open.
ing with the failure of Capron & Merri-
man, followed with events which pre-
cipitated panic on the Stock Exchange.
The failures above noticed were follow
ed by various rumors, all of which tend
ed to disturb confidence and unsettle
matters generally. There was a report
that Railroad and Steamship war was
likely to result from inability of the Pa
cific Mail, Panama Railroad and the
Union Pacific Railroad Companies to
agree upon some amicable freight ar
rangement, and that the Central Pacific
Company was about to consummate the
agreement with the English Company
to put on an opposition line of steamers
between San Francisco and Japan and
China.
No change IN affairs at Little Rock.
Ark. Brooks and Baxter's forces are
resting on their arms.
The board of Aldermen of New York
have requested the Mayor to remove the
present Police Commissioners, for in
competency and corruption.
BosroN, Mass, April 20.-The Execu-
tive Committee, appointed at recent
meeting at Faneuil Hall to take action
upholding public faith. have issued an
address, recommending the formation
of leagues throughout the country to
unite people in favor of demanding that
the Government shall redeem its finan-
cial pledges and create stronger public
sentiment in favor of specie payments.
MARYsv1LLE. CAL. April 19.-George
Turner, an old citizen and farmer. who
had been living alone in small cabin
on his farm, about 8 miles east of this
place, was yesterday morning found
murdered. He was lying outside of the
cabin, and shotgun with one empty
barrel was lying near. He had been
shot in the head and struck by some
heavy instrument. No clue to the muir
derer.
WELLS, New, April 2O.--A shooting
affray took place last night on the West
ward bound emlgrant train, under the
following circumstance: George Shields
section foreman on the section west oi
Wells, had been in town during the day
and just as he attempted to get into one
of the emigrant cars to retrrn home, he
was met by passenger, who ordered
him not to enter. and at the same time
presented pistol at his breast. Shield
struck the pistol down just as the pas.
senger was pulling the trigger. 1t was
discharged, the ball entering the lef
thigh, where it now remains. He is at
tended by the resident physician. DR.
Towndraw. The would be murderer
has been detained at Carlin. Deputy
Sheriff Mcintyre has gone forward will
a warrant from J-stice smith of th'
Wells.
SAN Francisco. April 19.-A disastrous
fire occurred this afternoon at Alcatra;
Island. by which all the frame building
on the south and west side of the Islant
were destroyed. They were storehouse'
and barracks for the garrison. The Fir
Depart ment of this city responded t
the alarm, and several engines were Ia
ken to Meiggs' wharf, but as there wer'
no fac lities there for shipping then
across they were not sent. The fir
ragged about one hour. Fortunately tn
magazines on the hill were not reached
although several small explosions wer,
observed from the city. The cause o
the fire and amount Of less are no
known at present.
21.-Passengers per Prince Alfred fol
Victoria: Jno Abrahams and wife, +
Whitford, Edward Collins, ] Fl Herman
G W Egerton, M NJ Bennett, H Hyde
aud family. Miss Woods. Miss N Woods,
Mrs. Cambell and child. DR.. McJuness
Geo P Weller, C R G Webb. E e Neu
fielder, Geo Rntledge, C E P Severance,
Archdeacon Wood, Mrs. Grant, Miss
David, Richard Williams. s S Burckes.
J Condall, r Dicker, w N Elliott. M
Nelson. Buckingham, Dan McDougall,
P Donnelson, Sam Barnett and family.
Arjna Street, Mrs. A Myers, Mrs. Bell
and family, John Wren and wife, c
Strauss, Jas Davis, w M Spencer, j
Keddy, Geo Tindal, B II Upham, and
85 in the steerage.
Greenbacks 8S@sSH.
2O.-It is reported that all the faro
banks that closed just before the cleo
ton are again running in full bIasi, with
uninterrupted prosperity.