The Morning herald., 1875-11-16
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Bliss & Co.'s large planiag mill and CON
tents at Syracuse, N. Y, were burned yes
tcrday. The loss is between $50, 900 and
$4,000. Insurance unknown.
Six inches of snow fell in Concord, N. H.,
Sunday night, being the second snow storm
of the season. The weather this morning
is cold and cloudy.
A terrible wind and snow storm conmcnc-
ed at Toronto, Ont, Saturday. Snow fell
to the depth of over foot Reports from
Western Canada show that the storm has
been general, and probably winter has fairly
set in.
Mr.. Hiram Harley, top filler at iSheridan
Furnace, No. 2, at Sheridan Station, along
the Lebanon Valley Railroad, Pennsylva-
mia, while engaged at work on Saturday af
telnoon, was overcome by the gas from the
stack, and VIXEN found life was extinct. He
was about twenty-five years Of age, and
leaves wife and one child.
Gems. Humphreys, Carlisle, P Patterson
and Commander Ammen, who have been
appointed by the President commission
10 examine the reports Of the surveys of
the different canal routes to connect the
AtlEntic and Pacific oceans, will meet at
the Navy Department to-day. The reports
are all ready for consideration. The duties
of the commission are to examine the re-
ports, select the most feasible routc, and
make report to the President, who will
transmit the same to Congress.
A noticeable feature in connection with
the services at tkc cslorcd churches in
Washington, Sunday, was the sfering of
prayers for the speedy restoration Of Mr..
Wilson. Ts illness was the subject Of pub.
lie remarks from all pulpits.
The Treasury at Washington yesterday,
made its thricth call for the redemption Of
bonds, the call being for ST., 735,5oO OF the
6 per cent, bonds known as the 5:2Os of
June, 1854, which completes the subscrip-
ton to make up the amount Of $500, 100000
of the new fves authorized to be issued,
and closes up the reiundiag operations as
far as the ) per cent bonds are concerned.
Another call will also be made CHE thir-
ty-livst calD for S5,O0O,0U0 ior the sinking
fund, which will exhaust the balance of the
5-2Os of June, 1864, and will commence the
10 per cent. 5 20s of 1868 to the amount Of
&l,9'5 AGO.
The United States Supreme Court did not
deliver any opinion in the Union Pacific
Railroal case yesterday at Wa 5hington.
One of the justices is authority for stating
that all current reports relative to deter
mination Of this case by the Supreme Court
are without foundation.
The visitors from Philadelphia, members
Of the Council of that city, arrived at
Cincinnati Sunday night and were given a
reception at the Gibson House by the Mayor
and committee of the Board of Alderman,
and were afterwards taken to the promi-
nent points i'll the city and suburbs. They
will rerurn to Philadelphia on Wednesday.
An Investigation was held yesterday in
New York by the Local Board of Steamboat
Inspectors to ascertain if the steamer City
of Waco had on board any Kerosene or pc
trolcum oil.
The evidence of the stevcdorc whos S owed
the cargo showed that 800 cans ref! I'd pc
troleum were slowed upon the up, r. deck
of the steamer, part aft and part forward;
that it was distant 100 feet frcn any fire,
and that no other freight of an .hilammablc
nature was on board.
An autopsy on tht~eboay of Mrs. Bur-
rounhs, who was slrot III Brooklyn by her
husband on Saturday, revealed the fact that
the unfortunate woman was in delicate
situation at the time. The double murder
was committed.
Jusge Barrett in New York has rendered
decision denying the motion for stay of
proceedings in the case Of John Clark, SEN
t need to be hanged at Rochester.
A history Of Spanish California is being
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