, 1875-10-23
LATEST NEWS
BY Telegraph and Mail.

inst, SAYS" Ex-senator Chandler
had a long interview with the
President this afternoon sad ac-
copied the appointment Of Sccre-
tary Of the Interior. As soon as
Mr.. Chandler had signifed his ac-
ceptance, his commission was
made out and a note sent to Chief
Justice Carter, of the District Su-
preme Court to appear at the
White House at noon. The Chief
Justice accordingly proceeded to
the Executive mansion and admin
istered the oath to the Secretary.
Delano then left and Chandler
took his seat.
The President arrived in WASH
ington last week and held a regu-
lar cabinet session. There were
present all of his cabinet, with
Assistant Secretary Cowan to rep
resent the interior department.
The signal service Office reports
several earthquakes at Jamaica on
the 14th.
The valuable steam lumber mill
of the Kenebec Land and Lumber
Company of Maine, was burned
on the 18th inst. Loss, $4,000;
insured for $4,000. While the
fire was in progress a derrick fell
killing one fireman and severely
injuring another.
The city school, street and street
light funds of San Francisco are
exhausted.
The Grand Lodge of Masons of
California have elected John Mills
Browne, of Mare Island, Grand
Master, and Chss. L. Wiggin,
Deputy Grand Master.
Advices received at London
announce that the Dutch ship,
VIM. Bolman, from Newcastle
June g., for Portland, Oregon, has
been totally destroyed by fire at
sea. The crew were saved.
Sharp shocks of earthquake
were felt in Santa Clara and San
Francisco on the evening of the
14th. Vibrations from east to
west.
The wife Of John ]. Marks, the
convicted harbor commissioner of
San Francisco, intends to apply to
Gov. Pacheco for the pardon of
her husband, and has SO notified
District Attorney Ryan. r-
A grand banquet was given to
Sheridan at the Palace Hotel la st
week. The large dining-room
was used for the first time on that
occasion, and was handsomely dec
grated with flags and flowers. The
table was laid for 200 guests.
Claflin & Co., Of New York,
have concluded to move to quash
the indictments charging them
with silk smuggling, instead of
pleading not guilty. There is no
general belief that the firm was
guilty of substantial fraud, while
trickery in the prosecution is
largely suspected.
Gen. Geo. H. Sharpe, surveyor
Of customs at the port OF New
York, corrects the statement re-
Gently published to the effect that
on the occasion of the late return
of Secretary Bristow's family from
Europe, eighteen of their trunks
were taken off the steamer at a
point down the bay by a revenue
cutter, and brought directly to
New York and landed without
being subject to examination.
The surveyor says the revenue
cutter did not take any person or
any article of baggage from the
steamer, and no baggage left the
steamer by any other vessel. Mrs.
Bristow had four trunks and four
small packages, and they were ex-
amined on the dock the same as
the property Of other passengers.
Mrs. Bristow made a declaration
under oath of the contents of her
baggage, stating that some of her
personal attire was new and upon
It the duties were paid.
The woman's congress was
opened in Syracuse, N. Y, on the
14th inst, by an address on " "Wo-
men in journalism" by Mrs. Cody,
Of New York. Miss Stacey, Of
Boston, read translation of pa
per on women in Medicine"
In the evening an address was de-
livered by Mrs. Mary E. Liver
more on Superhuous Women"
On the evening Of the 18th inst,
at Clinton, La, man was poison
ed by taking a drink of water out
of dipper handed to him by one,
Catherine Matthews, in which was
arsenic. When arrested she conf
fessed her guilt, and said John
Gair, her brother-in-law, instigated
her to the act, That night body
of fifty armed men took Gair from
the possession of the deputy-sher-
if and hanged him; then went
;,to +oun and hnnr the woman