The Morning herald., 1875-11-23
MINOR DESpATCuEs.

| WASHINGTON, NOV. 2!.-The follow Ing
was the financial exhibit Of the Treasury,
at the close Of business to-day:
Currency, $1O,12G.025; special depo.it
sa, $4,000; coin s7osS7S.so7; certificates
$19,0S5.6o0; outstanding legal tenders
s373, ,se6.944.
BERLIN, Nov. "2.--The German Federal
Council to-day, rejected the Goot Proposals
for the coercion of the press.
New YORK, Nov. 2o.-The last regular
game of billiards Tournament was PLAYED
tonight between Cyrille Dion, AMI Albert
Garnier. The latter won by score 800 to
Dion's 50. Work of playing off tic games
will commence tomorrow.
SALT LAKE C1rY, Nov. eo.-Abou seven
o'clock this morning, Davis, Howe 4 Co.'s
foundry and machine shops were to- ally
consumed by fire, caused by the coal oil with
which the engineer was firing up exploding.
The engineer was dangerously burned loss
ss5 900 no insurance.
SALT LAKE CRY, NOV. 22.-Iu respect to
the memory of Vice President Wilson. the
Courts adjourned carly to-day and facs
were placed halcmast Oh all Public Build.
ings.
CHICAGO, Nov. a.-On hcapplication OF
the Joliet Iron and Steel Cympany, judge
Hayes of District Court this morning an
pointed Edward II. Thayer, receiver.
WASHINGTON, Nov. :2.-Thc Chief Sig
nal Officer Of the Army in his annual report
to the Secretary of War, earnestly recon.
mends legislation for more complete Or
sanization of signal service.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-Maior General
John Pope has forwarded to the Secretary
Of War table, giving the. number gene
rally estimated, of Indians living in the
United States, emitting those living in
Alaska, as follows Civilized Indians,
100000; semi-Civilzsl, $4,000; Barba-
rions, 81 900.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2!.-The annual re-
port of General Sherman, after stating the
geographical limits Of the various com.
mands says the aggregate strength of tic
line Of the army according to the last re-
ports received is 159 officers and q OBJ en-
listed men, made up as follows five reg:-
ments of artillery: :7O officers 2,54 men;
ten regiments of cavalry, Az officers:
1906 men; twenty-five regiments of infan-
try, S4S officers; II 900 men available.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2o.-At the Wesh-
ington Navy Yard the force in the galley
shop of the equipment department, and that
in the machine shop of the construction de-
parment commenced to work three hours
extra time commencing from this morning.
This has been found necessary so as to ena-
bic the monitor Catskill to proceed to Nor
folk within ten days. Nearly all of the off,
GERS of the Catskill reported to the Com
mandant of the yard on Saturday. .,"
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The death Of the Vicc-president created
a profound sensation of sadness and regret,
at Providence, r.. I. The city and private
flags were Immediately displayed at half
mast, and the Mayor has ordered the bells
tollcd for one hour.
The unexpected announcement of tie
Vlce-Prcsiden:'s death was regarded at tlrst
with distrust in Boston, but the early re-
ports being confirmed, the news created an
universal sense of sadness. Flags are at
half-mast, and rome of Mr.. Wilson'S fricuCs
have started for the capital.
Colonel Potter telegraps from Browns.
Vile, Texas, that forty men of the Eighth
Cavalry crossed the Rio Grande to support
McNally, who was driven to the river bv
Mexicans, but was ordered to return. -Four
MexicanS were killed, but the stolen cattle
1ere not recovered.