, 1874-12-31

New ORLEANS. Dec. Is. There was a
fight between Dan. C. Byerly. mananer
of the Bulletin. and Ex-Governor War
moth. on Canal st. Bysrley knocked
Yarmouth down with q stick, and
jumped on BIN. Warmoth drew q knife
and stabbed Byerly several times in the
abdomen. The wounds are dangerous.
Warmoth WAS arrested.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-In respond
ing to Luttrell's request in behalf Of
the Round Valley settlers, the Commis-
sioner General of the Land office says
the Departments permission for them
to remain until they have paid the as
sessed value of their property, will be
held to include the right of cutting tim
Der from public lands for fuel and ne
cessary repairs.
New YoaK, Dec. 26.-The following
dispatch from Governor McEnery pub
lished here this morning:
New Orleans, Dec. 25.-The wrong
just perpetrated by the returning board
against the people of Louisiana. which
virtually threatens the integrity and
safety OF Republican institution in the
o. s., is more crowning infamy than
the action of the Lynch returning board;
it surpasses even the midnight order of
Durrell, and would not be submitted to
by any free people. Resistance to the
National authority. represented here by
a large portion of the army and naval
feet. sustaining the usurpation and
sitting the voice of the people, has new
er been meditated.
(Signed, JOHN McENERY.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 26. A few
weeks since VIM. Blake, member of
the California Board of Brokers, dispos-
ed Of stock held in trust, borrowed what
he could. and left town. Among his
creditors were several members of the
board. who at meetiag authorized the
expenditure of 81, 900 for his apprehen-
sion and conviction. It seems Blake
went from here to Kalama. W. T.. en-
route for British Columbia. In seek
ing to exchange gold notes for coin. at
that place, the suspicious of the author
tiles. already apprised of the. defalca-
ton by telegraph, were aroused, and
he was arrested. A detective has been
6lisl atched to Kalama to take charge of
him.
ERIE, Pa, Dec. GA horrible and
atrocious murder was perpetrated in
this city last night. Catherine Harmon,
widow, midwife by profession, was
found dead in the gutter, at O'Clock.
rst outside low groggery known as
the franklin House. Tie inquest is
not concluded, but no doubt the woman
was murdered during or after an attempt
at rape, by John Hantz, proprietor ofthe
house, man sixty years old. Hantz
has the reputation of being peaceful.
but is notorious profigate. He is in
custody with the members of his family.
His clothing and underwear was found
stained with fresh blood, and the floor
of the barroom exhibited traces of blood.
Mrs. lannon's body was mutilated in q
friphtful manner, and bore evidences of
strangulation. She has family highly
respected. The murder caused intense
excitement.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Ths follow
ing postal changes have been ordered:
Postmasters appointed: Charles W
Stanley, Nooksacht. Whatcom Co.. W.
T.; c. Crosby, jr., Skookum Chuck. W.
T.
Four hundred men and women were
yesterday discharged from the engrav-
ing bureau of the Treasury, in conse-
quence of large part of the work of the
bureau having been transferred to New
York.
New York, Dec. 28.-King Kalakalua
denies that he has raised the reciprocity
question with Gen. Grant or the cabinet.
preferring to leave the matter entirely
10 his diplomatic agents.
Gerett Smith died about - 30 to-day
at the residence of General John Cech-
rane.
The return of VIM. NJ. Tweed's writ
of certiorari, consisting of record Of
the bill Of exceptions and all the pro-
eeedings on he habeas corpus. settled
to-day by Judge Barrett in the Oyer
and Terminer Court. It now only re-
m, ms to be signed BY the Clerk to be
laid before the Supreme Court in tho
general term on the Dist inst.
BosroN, Dec %. Some time between
Saturday night and Monday morning.
the jewelry store of Geo. W. Dearing q
Co.. on Washington street, Was robbed
of gold watches. diamonds, and other
articles of the value Of upward of $12,
600. Two safes we're broken open and
the most valuable contents carefully &C.
lected, and the remainder strewn about
the place.
CINCINNATI, Dec. pa fire at Bates
vile. Ind, yesterday destroyed the fur,
niture factory of II. Schrader & Co.,
Loss estimated at over s10o eco. Sew
eral adjacent dwellings destroyed also;
loss. $25.00O No insurance on the fac
tory. About 5000 insurance on the
dwellings. Nearly all the people in the
town depended on the factory for liv-
ing, and its destruction causes great suf-
fering.
WorcEsTER. Mass, Dec. %. Two
brick blocks and a small wooden build
ing, on Main ST., south of Bridge, were
burned on Sunday. Loss, $45,0OO;
mostly insured.
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