, 1875-05-08
LATEST NEWS



wheat crop has already suffered; ;
rye still more. In Russia the
sewers wero actually beaten off
by the snow. Markets generally
show a decline of Cd. to Is.
Beecher received last Sunday
into Plymouth Church los mem
bers-75 on profession of faith and
30 by letter. After baptizing &c
of the new members, Beecher an
nounced that the next Sabbath he
would baptize children. Henry C.
Bowen and family were among
the communicates.
A killing frost visited the West
ern States on the night of the Sd.
inst.
The New York Sun of May Sd
says that it seems the present year
is likely to prove an unfavorable
time for immigration to California,
at least for immigrants without
capital. The supply of skilled
workmen in mechanical trades is
already in excess of the demand,
while agricultural laborers are
likely to find difficulty in securing
employment.
1t is stated that Lieutenant
General Sheridan is about to be
married to a daughter of Gen.
Rucker of Chicago.
1t appears that Judge Pierre
pont, of New York, was the Pres
ident's third choice for the Attor-
ney-Generalship. Matt Carpen-
ter was his first choice, but Car
penter did not want it. Then he
was to give it to Ben Butler, and
would have done so, but Jewell,
Fish and Bristow opposed him
strenuously.
Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, has
been charged with conspring to
oust Secretary Delano from the
Cabinet. This he denies in the
following public letter: "I con-
slider the question as to the cleo
tion Of Cabinet officers as one be-
longing exclusively to the Presi-
dent, free from any suggestions
or advice, much less dictation from
members Of the Senate"
The Treasury Department has
issued the following circular:
Hereafter clerks and other EN-.
ployes are prohibited from making
Recommendations for anyinforma-
ton relative to vacancies that
may exist.
Senator Andy johnson, win
soon bring suit against the New
Orleans Times for libel, that pa
lper having made use of the asser-
ton that Mr.. johnson made use Of
money to secure his election to
the Senate.
The Judges of North Carolina
declare .the criminal features Of
the Civil Rights bill unconstitu-
tional, as no law could say men are
socially equal. Z
The President may 90 to his
Missouri farm before he retires for
the summer to Long Branch.
| A Topeka dispatch says that 80
prisoners, chiefs and head men of
the Cheyenne tribe of Indians,
we're ironed and sent to Fort Sill
on the oath ult., to be tried for
participation in outrages last sum
mer. s..l
A telegram received at Kansas
City says number Of hunters ar
rived at Fort Wallace.
A party of sixteen miners have
been taken out of the Black Hills
by military and brought to Oma-
ha. Delegations, of Indian chiefs
on their way to Washington are
hourly expected at Cheyenne to be
taken East. They express a
strong desire to cede their inter
ests in the Black Hills to the Gov
ernment, and it is reported that
the Government contemplates the
establishment Of a military post at
Hsrney's Peak in case the coun-
try is thrown open to settlers.
The total losses by the great fire
at Oshkosh, Wis, on the 29th ult.
are estimated at 81, 100000. Two
men were killed by falling walls.
The safes Of most of the business
houses are still in the ruins, and
all the insurance Offices in the city
lIo.k-0,oI Gz,,,o 49, l. -