, 1875-06-05
LATEST NEWS
BY Telegraph and Mail

question is again being agitated
here, with fair prospects Of sue.
cess. G. A. Fitch is here in the
interest Of Crews prismoidal rail.
road, and a meeting of the direct
ors Of the Olympia and TeninC
road will be held tomorrow t.
consider the practicablity of the
prismoidal system and adopt mea
sures to complete the road at al
early day.
The Sioux Indians have agreed
to accept from Government $25,,
900 in consideration of their re.
linquishing large portion Of theil
hunting ground in Nebraska. The
Secretary is willing to concede
them considerable territory some
fifteen miles south Of Nebraska
river. The treaty was drawn up
but Spotted Tail refused to sign
it until they received the S25, 900
1t was explained that the money
couldn't be obtained until the
treaty was signed, and the Indians
were given copy to take to theil
rooms to consider over.
Forest fires have again broken
out in the mountains Of Delaware
and Sullivan counties, New York
doing much damage.
An elegant dinner was given tc
Gen. Sheridan at Chicago, on the
1st, by number of his persona
friends. After dinner he was sur.
prised by the presentation of su,
perb silver tea-set. -.
The marriage of General Phil
Sheridan to Miss Rucker, took
place in Chicago on the Sd inst.
Hotels we're all crowded in
Cincinnati on the 1st, with dele.
gates to the Republican State
Convention being held in that
city. 1t is thought that. Gov,
Hayes will be nominated for Gov
ernor. ll 4N fYt i
Judge Melton, formerly Chief.
Justice of Massachusetts,, died on
the 29th ult. . bed ra
In New York, on the 28th ult.,
Henry Rex, private watchman,
shot and killed John McKenna, a
boy aged IA, for teasing him.
Rufus Ingalls,, Assistant Quar-.
termaster-General has been de-
tailed to take Gen. Meigs's place
who has been detached for special
service in inspecting and report
ing upon the organization Of for
eign armies. He will be absent
over year.
A late telegram from Phoenix,
Arizona, says: Harvestingin this
valley has now fairly begun, ev-
cry thing indicating rapid har.
vest, owing to the small amount of
land seeded this year, caused by
the high price of grain. Careful
estimates give the years crops at
10000 pounds, against 4, ,600,-
900 last year. The probabilities
are that low bidders on govern
ment contracts will lose TIM year,
The President has signed the
commission of Thos. Simmons, Of
New York, to be assistant attorney
gsneralof the United States.
Onthe afterhoonof the 2sth ult.,
the Sioux Indians called at the In
terror Department. In the absence
OF the President aud Secretary the
delegation was received by Assis-
tant Secretary Cowan. The Indi-
ans complained bitterly of the in
ferior quality of clothing, food and
tobacco, issued by agents, Com
missioner Smith informed them
that in future they would have
better rations and blankets, and
they withdrew. H'faa a
A dispatch from Sioux City Of
the 28th ult., says some soldiers
entered q camp at Gordon City,
Neb., and burned IA wagons, ra-
tons, supplies and arms, and des-
troyed everything belonging to
the Black Hills Transportation
Company, except some baggage.
On the way to Fort Randall they
made the men go on foot, some Of
them barefooted, their boots and
clothing having been destroyed.
The London Herald says a series
of terrible earthquake shocks oc-
CURED, beginning May Sd, IN TIE
province of Bourousa, Asia Some
GOO houses were destroyed, 160
lives lost and 1877 persons injured.
A terrible FIRE occurred in Til
ton, N. H., on May 9th.
The President issued an order 70
close the various departments Of
government on Decoration day.
A telegram from Boston Of the
9th nit, states that on the even
ing previous a terrific explosion
occurred at j. d. Dow's drugstore
on Washington street. At the
time there we're known to be about
twenty-five persons in the build
ing, all Of whom we're mora or less
seriously injured. The first init
nation of the disaster was q deep
rumbling sound similar to the re-
port OF an earthquake. Almost
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