The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-06-02
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Items of Interest from Homo and Abroad.
Gov. Kellogg, of louisiana has entered a
suit in the superior distriet court against Audi
tors Ciintons securities on his special bond for
the recovery Of various sums Of money alleged
to be fraudulently withheld from the State
treasury, and moneys Illegally paid by Clinton
to unaHthorised parties The atnecnt sought
to be recovered aggregates.s $500, ,eo01. =. Ex-
tensive forest fires ragged slong the line of the
Manchester and Lawrence railroad, Now Hamp-
shire, and destroyed great amount OF timber,
together with dwellings and mills. =. Lord
Falmouth's horse, Spinaway, won the great
English three-year-old race for Eve Thousand
guineas. 80. "A terrible explosion occurred in
the Bunkers Hill colliery, North Staffordshire,
England while the miners were, at work.
Thirty-fve men were killed. .. The case of
Leader against Moody and Sankey, the Ameri-
can revivslists in London. has been settled by
tho acceptance Of a suggestion Of the Master of
the Rolls that the defendants pay one chilling
damages and Costs, and agree not to again use
her Majestys Opera House for t. cir me ,tings
-. The death is announced OF tire famous
traveller and artist, Jean Fredericide of Wal
deck, at the extraordinary age Of 110 years.
He was born March 10th, 1766. 49,. A fierce.
gale passed over Rochester, blowing down the
Leighton iron works, involving loss of $780,
600. Many persons on the streets were iu-
jured by falling awnings. -. Judges Brooks
and Deck. in their respective charges to grand
juries in North Carolina, declare the criminal
features Of the Civil Rights bill unconstitu-
tional, on the ground that no law can declare
that men aressocially equal.
The ill-feeling existing between the French
men and Englishmen engaged in the fisheries
of Newfoundland is likely to lead to collisions,
and the governments of France and England
have resolved to send war vessels to prevent
disturbance. -, Vessels passed through the
straits Of Maokinaw this year on the first of
May. The Falcon estimates the loss OF
horses and mules in Fayette county, Tenn,
from buffalo gnats in three days at from three
to five hundred head. The number of miners
killed by the explosion in the colliery at North
Stafordshire, England, WAS forty-one. These
are probably all who have persisted. Many Of
the bodies Of tho victims were mutilated be-
yond recognition. A great number of the
dead miners left large families OF children in b
destitute condition. -. In the family Of Mr..
died within one month, all Of diphtheria.
Their remains were deposited in vault as
they died and all were buried aide by side in
one grave. -. Edward Bowring Stephens, the
well-known English sculptor, is dead. The
Carlist forces on the frontiers Of Navarro have
revolted and declared for King Alfonso.
The Secretary Of the United States Treasury
has given directions to the assistant treasurer
at New York to sell 81, 600, 900 Of gold during
the month Of May, as follows 81, 500, 900 on
the first and third Thursdays, and 81, ,OGO, 900
on the second aud fourth Thursdays each.
Several new cases Of yellow fever have ap-
peared at Key West. %. An unknown man
shot himself on tho ferryboat Warren, plying
between New York and Brooklyn, and then fell
into the river. The body was not recovered
| W. 8. Calhoun, at one time a well-known Red
River planter, but more recently a prominent
Grant Parish (La.) politician, was convicted OF
forging and publishing a deed Of quittance
whereby he attempted to defraud Olivia vii
liams, colored, his former mistress, OF S2O, 900.
..... Rev. Mr.. Murray, Of Adirondack fame,
proposes to start church III Boston on the
same plan Of Beechers Plymouth Church. 1t
is to have seating capacity Of four thousand
....Rev. Mr.. Glendenning, whose trial created
30 much excitement in Jersey City, has re-
sumed preaching. The New York, Kingston
and Syracuse railroad was sold under a judc-
ment in behalf of the first bondholders for the
sum of 5750,000. 1t was bought in by the
bondholders, who organized q new company
and will soon have the road running.
The steamer City of Hartford collided with a
ballast scow in New York harbor, overturning
it. Four OF the children. of the captainsof the
scow 6who lived on board) were drowned, and
their bodies were only recovered by cutting
through the bottom of the scow with axes.
The captain and pilot Of the steamer were held
i'll 5000 bail each 80. Police officer J. D.
Baxter, OF Plymouth, Mass, was shot through
the hcad and instantly killed by a man named
Stoddard, who ho was attempting to arrest.
| Stoddard had barricaded himself in an out
house, and it was necessary to call ont fire
company in order to dislodge him. Several
other shots were fred, but without effect It
was with difficulty the people wero prevented
from Iynching him. :. The steamer Alhambra
from Boston for Prince Edward Island, via
Halifax, struck on Cape Sable leland during a
dense fog. She had on board fifty-two passen-
gers and q cargo Of flour and general merchan-
disc, most Of which will be saved in dam
sged condition. The vessel will probably bo
totai wreck. The passengers and mails were
safely landed. "A riot occurred at Moshsnnon
mines, near Osceola, Pa, in which two officers
were shot. James Graham. aged eighteen
years, Of Paterson, N. j., slipped while jumping
fence and short stake entered hiD alb
domen, inflicting fatal wound. :. Tho United
States Supreme Court has affirmed the de-
cision Of the supreme Court of-MarYland