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CHICAGO, May ia Sioux City spe-
eial says: A sensation paper at Yank-
ton yesterday stated that 1t. Scott. from
Fort Randall, arrived there yesterday.
and informed that paper that Gordon's
Sioux City and Black Hills tram had
been arrested by the military at the
crossing of White River and brought to
Fort Randall.
Lieut.. Scott arrived here today and
saws he did not inform the Yankton pa
per or any one else and does not know
anything of Gordon's train.
NEW YORK, May ia dispatch from
Rome says that the Pope. after public
audiences yesterday, conversed freely
about the enthusiam in New York for
the American Cardinal. s~ssess
ST. JOSEPH, May ia special says
that grasshoppers are utterly destroy
ing the winter wheat crop in that local.
ity. Dispatches from q number of 9TH
er points in Missouri and Kansas say
that the crops are being injured by
grasshoppers.
TYRoNE. May 49, Twenty-Five Ital-
ians arrived from New York for the
Philadelphia mines. Strikers meetings
at various points last night were poorly
attended. The strikers are demoralized
and many men have gone to work.
New York, May i9.- The belief that
the gold clique will do nothing in the
way os disturbance this week has induc
ed further recovery in foreign exchange.
Gold closed at 1917; stocks, sctive and
feveiish.
NASHVILLE, May 19.-One of the rs
Indians ON the way to Florida to prison
got hold of knife with which he stab:
bed two soldiers and then himself, this
morning when the train WAS standing at
Madison station, five miles from this
city. 1t is reported that the soldiers are
not seriously injured. On the arrival
of the train at this city the Indian was
taken off and laid on the platform wrap
ped in bis blanket, and is supposed to
be dying.
New YORK, May 19.--An informal call
has been made for meeting of the Erie
Stockholders next Saturday and rumor
is current that compound injunction
is contemplated sgaius. the Directors,
restraining tie sale, pledge or mortgage
of coal property of the road to raise
money to pay June interest and restrain
ing payment of June interest on bonds
involved in the controversy with mer-
chants and the London Banking Asso-
citation.
LEXINGTON, Ky. May 19.-Ths fun
eral of General ]. q, Brsckerridge took
place to-day and was attended by an i'm.
msnse throng of people, anxious to pay
the last sad honors to the memory OF
great and good man. The officers of the
State, headed By Goeernor Leslie, were
present in body; also Senators Steven
son aud McCleary and many other dis
tinguished persons. The funeral was
conducted by the knights Templsr. of
which order General Breckenridge was
an exemplary member. No such OUT
pouring of people has been witnessed
since the death of Henry Clay and what
is more gratifying, no distinction ofpar-
ty seemed to have been seen in those
considerations which should alone in
spire the hearts of men who aspire to
be considered good citizens.
WASHINGTON, May ia dispatch |
from son of Jesse D. Bright says there
is little hopes Of his father living throu'
the day.
The Sioux Indians here to nego- |
tate with the Government for the sale |
of the Black Hills 10 their reserve, call
ed on the President to- day. The Presi-
dent received them In his Office and af-
ter shaking hands With each one, said
he could not talk with them to-day on
the subject Of thsi1 visit. but desired
them to talk with the Secretary of the
interior and the Commissioner of In
dian Affairs. and il any disagreements
arose he would endeavor to right them.
Lone Horn said he was glad to SEQ the
Great Father. He did own some of this
great country, but the whIte people
wanted to take it away from him. II
never claimed that owned all the coun-
try before to day. but now I claim it; l
own i. alone. These men you SEQ" al
luding to the Indians arornd him, "are
soldiers and will fight" At this junct-
ure the President interrupted the Chief,
by stating that he did not wish to have
a discussion Of the object Of his visit
to-day. Rotten Tail said he WAS glad to
see the Great Father and wanted q great
talk soon. Red Cloud said that if the
President did not appoint day to See
himself and other Chiefs. he weuld be
very sorry. Tho Grand Council will not
probably take place before Monday or
Tuesday next.
LONDON, May 19.-The sides Of the
wrecked steamer Schiller have fallen in.
covering the specie, tho best part Of the
cargo and probably number of bodies.
Blasting operations will be commenced
as soon as practicable.
4; dispatch from Launoeston, Corn /;
wall. says a, terrible conHagration is
raging in that town.
The fire in Launeeston is extinguished,
only three buildings are destroyed.
NEW YORK, May 13.-Arrived, steamer
Abbotsford, from Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL. May 1s.-Arrived, steamer
City of Brooklyn, San Francisco.
QUEENSTOWN, May 19.-ArEivsd, ship
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