, 1875-10-07

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NASHVILLE, Oct. s. Business in this
city is generally suspended in honor Of
the obsequies of ex-President johnson
A large uumber of distinguished per-
sonages are present among whom ars
Adjutant General Townsend, e1-dov-
ernor Litcher and many others. The
procession. comprising thirteen divis-
ions. will move at 2 o'clock. Ex-SenIr
tor Fowler will deliver the memorial ad'
dress.
CuxYExxn, Oct. 2.-President Grant
aud party arrived here BY special train
.at eight O'Clock this morning. Held q
reception and again proceeded on theiz
journey westward.
The Commissioners to treat for the
Black Hills reached Fort Laramie from
Red Cloud to>dsy on their way East
The atteEpt to obtain tie Hills vas
failure, the Indians holding out for fab
ulous prices. The Northern I1dians
were leaving and very bad temper pre-
vailed among the several bands.
ST.. LOUIS, Oct. "A correspondent
of the Globe Democrat at Las Cruces,
New Mexico, says q tremendous water
spout suddenly appeared in the bills
about q mile back of the town. The
tall dark solamn of water and dust ap-
,proached with such velocity that not
more than ten minutes from the time
of its observation and before ten dollars
worth of properly could be saved sixty
three houses were hurled to the ground.
The streets were covered four or i've
feet deep with water and the current
run with such force that bouldsrs OF
Eree size were carried AWAY. Two
hours later rain fell in torrents lasting
several hours. Strange to say not q
single life was lost. Monday at four
o'clock another water spout came on
with equal ceieri.y. Sixteen houses
fortunate enough te escape previous
visitations we're tumbled down and their
contents totally destroyed. Damages
will amount to $3.50, 900.
New YORK, Oct. 2.-Mr. Bsecher re-
turned to Plymouth Church yesterday
and met his congregation at the weekly
prayer meeting last night. Demonstra'
tions were planned but were abandoned
at Mr.. Beeche1's request.
Gold closed at 1171si9A.
The United States Assistant Treas
-urer at New York has been directed by
the Secretary of tho Treasury to sell
$40, ,0OO, 900 gold. during the present
month.
NEwPoRT, Oct. 3.-Mayor Slocum et
Newport forbid the Fall River com.
smittee to solicit aid in Newport for the
Fall River strikersra and ordered any one
arrested that attempted it.
Toronto, Oct. "a pilgrimage Of
Roman Catholics from church to church
took place to day. On account Of the
procession being accompanied by police
and large body of military. who were
ordered out and route changed, the
disturbance was much less than expec-
ted. As soon as they marched from the
cathedral, stone throwing was commen-
.ced but the police charged on the as
,sailants firing several shots. On the
march up several attacks with stones
were made and quite number of shots
fred. One OF two police and number
of others were seriously wounded.
There were about 1000 in the process
sion.
PHILADELPHIA, OCT. 2.-The State Of
Ohio has commenced the erection OF its
building in the centennial grounds.
Similar buildings will be pat up by
Massachusetts. Connecticut, New York.
New Jersey, Pennsylvania. Dsleware,
Illinois, Indiana. Michigan, ,aSisconsin.
Kansas and Missouri. The English
Commission has applied for an extern
sion of its space in tho park for the
erection Of third building.
WASHINGTON, Oct. a. In q recent re-
port Of Gen. Howard's to the War Do.
1partment on our possessions In Alaska
It is shown that the Government now
pays S36, 900 per annum for twelve
monthly trips of mail steamer between
Port Townsend or Portland, Ogn., and
the port of Sitka. 1t gives a haK q
dozen official individuals of that place
the sole benefit of this expenditure on
the part of the Government and is an
exceeding injustice TO the Inhabitants OF
Kodiak, Balkosku. Ounalaska, Unga
and St. Michaels, all of whom have
thousand times more trade than Sitka.
This $36, 900 per annum, now literally
wasted would run o small revenue
steamer, and instead of being drain on
the Treasury would result in law. order
and protection. 1t IS An unwarranted
waste of public money, this moving the
troops up to and down from Sitka every
two or three years, with an increased
cost of their supplies counted in.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.-Informasion
from Havanna shows there is . great
deal of dissatisfaction and uneasincss
in Cuba among wealthy Spaniards at
the prolongation of tie insurrection.
They have united in q renonstrance to
the Spanish Government against the
continuance of hostile movements to
suppress the insurrection, believing
that by wise policy peace may be
reached without bloodshed.
LONDON. Sept. 2.-The Times special
from Rsgusa says insurgents attacked
Keck, but were attacked in front and
rear, their ammunition gave out and
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