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VICTORIA, Oct. 1.-THE 2. NJ. S.
City of Pc nama, heavily laden. ground
ed between some rocks iu this harbol
yesterday afternoon. A portion of hes
cargo is now being transferred into barg.
es and it is thought she vii float off at
high tide without any damage to hel
hull.
CHICAGO, Oct. "a. j. Gregg's
planning mill at South Chicago was
burned this evening. Loss about S2o'-
OO0.
MEMPHIS, Oct. p The body OF Julius
Behr well-known clothier merchant
was found in the bayou at the now gas
works last night. lie is supposed to
have shielded.
The damage to the courthouse by fire
last night probably reached $l2,o0o,
which was fully covered by insurance
Tho fire was the work OF incendiai es
and vas started in two rooms IN different
parts of the fifth story.
A fire at Williamsburgh, Long Island,
this morning. caused damage aSgresa-
ting $50, ,000, TO buildings owned and oc-
cupied in part by Chas. Murrel' & Sons
and partly by 4 number Of small manu-
facturers. Insurance about one>half.
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-Another suit was
begun yesterday in The name of the
People against Tweed to recover $685.
6i0, alleged to have been fraudulently
paid on six warrants certified by Tweed
and which form the principle allegation
in the suit inst Peter 3. Sweeney.
An order of arrest was served yesterday,
returnable Oct. 2lst. Bail was put at
$1,0O0,0OC.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. s. In the quar-
ter session cou to- day, Judge Elcork
sentenced Westeryelt, charged with
being implicated in the abduction of
Charley Ros~, to seven years in Easton
penitentiary at solitary confinement and
a fine of one dollar. Westervelt re-
ceived the sentence calmly.
ROCHESTER, Oct. 9.-Ee,9een 3 and
4 O'Clock Ills morning, a long empty
freight tain soa. West on tho New
York Central Ea coad and running 40
miles IN hour, left the track near the
depot in this city and dashed into the
walls of the depot building, demolishing
a portion OF the wall aad causing gen
eral smash-up Of locomotive. tender and
part of the train. The engineer and
fireman were lily crushed to death.
No other persola on the train were in
jured as it had broken apart four miles
West, leaving the conductor and brakes
men in the rear part. Damage to proper.
tyis considerable as the depot is partly in
ruins and the engine a to Il V eek.
New York, Oct. 9.-Police Commits
sioners Smith and Voorhees, resigned
this afternoon. MatZell and Geisbecker,
who still hold Office, are the two against
whom the most serious charges are
made and whose dismissal in default OF
their resignation is regarded as a fore
cone conclusion. It is d generally ac>
cepted fact that Mayor Wickham has
received notices of the removal.
PROVIDENCE, Oct. S.--The city aus
thorities are making hoiidsy to-day,
giving q reception 10 Admiral Wellesley
and the Offices OF tho Etitish ieet in
Newptrt /" lor.
BosroN, Oct. 6. ". Pembo. o.
was hanged this forenoon in Charles
street jail, for the murder OF Mis-. Mar
get L. El.glam, IN East Boston on the
22d Of March. He was little affected,
calm without being stolid OF Indifferent.
Ills death was iisi iIaneous and was
caused by conclusion OF the brain or
shock of the fall. st 1919 ne dooes
were opened and the execution was
over, the VIII ole time being exactly one
hour. The body Was given to his wife.
NEW YoI <. Oct. S.--The police think
they have captured the murderer of Jas.
N. Noe, but are very reticent about it.
Their captive has been recognized as
the man who pnwned Noes watch in
Brooklyn the day after the murder.
CHICAGO, Oct. S.--The iron propeller
Merchant, which left this port Wednes.
day afternoon for Buffalo, having on
board 30, 600 bushels Of corn, and /, 200
barrels -four, struck sunken rock on
Racine reef, and sunk about 8 o'clock
that night in nine fathoms of water. The
Merchant is one Of the finest boats In
the Anchor Line, AID was making her
first trip OF the season, which accounts,
nos.ihIv for the bad management of the