Richland beacon., 1875-06-12
News in Brief.

lain Brown cotton factory OF :
Philadelphia was buried last Monday 81
Loss $500, 900. c
Advic-s from the FIJI Islands state 1
that 5000 natives have died ol ,
epidemic measles j
The President has appointed Axteli ,
sr,yerno. Of New Mexico and Geo.
". Morey governor ot Utah.
Hugh }. J..wert has been appointed
receiver for the Erie Railroad in New
JERSEY, With bond Of Sl5l 900.
On TUESDAY morning burg lars
entered the house Of Mr. ShuteS. IN
BROOKLYN. y. Y. He seized one Of
them and was murdered by him.
The town of Marstau>k, on the
right bank Of the river Tsna, Russia,
has been entirely destroyed 10y fire. ,
1t had a population of 10000, and .
contained three churches and several /
manufactures and saw mills.
A telegram dated Harmony, Me-,
June Sth says: The body of Ada
Marble. young lad, ot irrepl oatha-
BILE character, no took walk last
Sunday, was found i'll the river. There
are indicator of outrage and murder.
1t is stated as a remarkable fact
that the Erie Railroad shares went
up in Europe aI soon as the road was
thrown into bankruptcy and receiver
Notwithstanding that capitalists
thought any change must prove beno-
fetal.
VIM. Parmeter, one Of his sons,
and two other men named Thompson
and Hcalcy, who were fishing by
torchlighl from boat on Requelle
river, near Pol,sdam, New York,
Saturday night, We're carried over the
dam and ali drowned.
The President has directed that all
lands lying contiguous to the Missls-
sippi river, within twelve miles Of the
mouth of the river, be reserved Tor
military purposes, under the act
authorizing Capt. Eads to construct
ictlies for deepening the channel.
An inceAdiarv fire at Hamilton,
Ont, On Sunday. destroyed Hills
cabinet factory. Head Bros piano
factory, Nor,h's tin-sbop. two store
houses connected with Cops foun'
dry, two dwellings, aud large
quantity of lumber and moulding
frames, all total loss.
Peter Crosby, the colored sheriff a
Warren county, Miss, was shot by
some cowardiy assassin last Monday
in vi ksburg, The shJoti,l hiding be
hind door to fire the shot. Crosby
accuses his ,cpu,y Gil.ner of The
crime. At last accounts be seemed
to DC doing well.
The Vicksburg Herald of the Stl
says; MAJOR y. Il. WELLER, com
ml.tcd suicide near Savannah, Ga
last Monday. The Major was Chic
of General Wade Hamp,on's scout,
during the war, and was a gallan
soldier. All of bis old comrades il
arms will drop Il tear ~ bis memory
At the late lettings for mail con
tracts all awards were made ant
notice sent as usual 10 the pariic
whose bids were accepted. Up L
June lsl contracts had not been re-
ccivcd at The Contract Office Tor mai
routes as follows: la the Middl
States, lS: Western States, 80
Southern States, 60; miSccllaneou
rout. $. 1873.
A San Francisco telegram Of TIL
9TH SAYS: The steamship City
Melbourn, ha. arrived from Sidne,
Madame Ris uLl, wife Of a frenc
Communist, has written letter sa.
iny her husband and his {, IN 'anlor
escaped from New Caledonia u sho'
to the world The manner ia which IL
Communist prisoners were dUone
to death by starvation.
A London telegram, dated Jur
1th, SAYS: at Lifeloyalty island
on the night of March 10Th, a sha'
shock of earthquake, followed l
Others next day occurred, and ON u
evening If the 30tb there was a fea
full shuck, doing much damage
buildings. II was succeeded by
tidal wave which swept away thr
villages, causing AL iiInense dcslru
tion Of life and property.
A ST. Albsns, VI, dispatch Of Il
1th inst, says: The house Of Hen
&. Greene. farmer. was destroyed
mn incenliary fire Yesterday. VIII
the house was burning Greene "
shot twice by Clifton Weeks. neis
i.or, who subsequently com'nitt
suicide. Disappointed love and bel
that Greene had influenced the "bjt
Of his affection against him led to I
tragedy. Greene wounds are sig
A New York dispatch of the I
says: Capt. Chase. of the seho"i,
s, s. Lewis. reports b 'rmaphrod
brig ashore ON Chicamycomico beac
bottom up. Her name was not Sc,
The beacbers have taken charge
her AID claim that they towrd her
FIVE miles from sea. IL is rumor
there that the captain Of the brig al
one seaman were saved. but 1t is