, 1875-09-23

Within the last few days a serious
disease has broken out among horses
throughout the city. 1t borders on the
nature of the famous epizootic of t*o
years ago. 1t is calculated that 1000
horses are suffering from the symptoms.
Gold closed at 17@1S. Stocks active
and better feeling, but feverish.
Jay Gould is said to havo abandoned
his recent efforts of getting hold of the
Western Union organization.
LoNa BRANCH. Sept. 20.-President
Grant and Lis family will leave here on
q special palace car on Thursday next,
and 60 direct to Colorado.
KRAauYEvArz, Sept. 20.-It is ru-
mored that the address Of the Skupt
China does not mention the subject Of
war, bat a special address to Prince
Milan will be proposed wherein the
House will ask the Government to de-
clare war. 1t is asserted that the Gov
eminent will leave the initiative to the
nation. Advices from Bosnia report an
engagement yesterday between $500 in
surgents and Turkish brigade, which
resulted in the retreat of the TURKS.
The insurreciion continues to spread.
In the Skupt China to-day, the address
in reply to Prince Milan. reported by
the committee, was adopted by o vote
of II yeas and II nays. The document
simply paraphrases the Princes speech
in regard to fhe Turkish troubles and
contains no warlike declaration. 1t will
be presented to the Prince tom orrow.
LONDON, Sept. 20. "A telegram from
Vienna expresses the opinion that now
the Turks have had time to occupy in
force the Bosnia frontier, the chances Of
renewing the insurrection in Bosnia
have vanished. The Turks now have a
force of As, 900 men concentrated on the
frontier of Servia.
The Richmond iron works at Stock.
ton upon Tees. comprising 26 furnaces
and rolling mills and employing 800
hands has suspended. The concern is
insolvent.
General Dorregaray has been ap-
pointed Commander in Chief of the
Carlist army and Gen. Trlstauy, Carlist
Captain has been appointed General of
Catalonia. s.
PARIS, Sept. 90 Three thousand
Carlists have crossed the frontier. They
will lie disarmed.
ST. Thomas. Sept. 20.-An expedi-
ton was successfully landed in Cuba by
the Urruguay. late Octavia. At the
same time Gen. Aequilera landed from
Jamaica. The Octayia landed two. bat
teries, 1,500 stands of arms and 100000
cartridges. A party of forty men and
officers had the munitions in charge and
were received by Cuban forces.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 20.-A Times
special, from information obtained from
papers and passengers gives the follow
ing: A gale from the South by Wednes~
day midday. reached such proportions
that captains of steamers accustomed
for generations to traverse this portion
of the Gulf. declined to put to sea
Almost simultaneously. with this deter
mination came a report that a ship
ward at the extreme east end of the
Island had been inundated and men
were fleeing for their lives. A rapidly
falling barometer indicated an increase
of the storm and the waters of the Gulf
which are on the south side of the IS
land gradually commenced to increase
on gardens and scattered residences and
very soon overfowed them. The water
during the day reached depth of 2
feet. All day long and during Thurs
day i. blew a hurricane, pushing the
Gulf waters over the entire Island and
covering even higher elevations to a
depth of two feet and half. This
ridge embraces an area of II blocks.
In the entire rear, East and West ends
Of the city, water rose sufficiently to
float large wooden edifices, many of
which are very valuable. From IRE
mon street for a distance of mile and
a half West, every garden and every
is destroyed. A similar
story is told of the East end of the Island
which extends from Centre street a
mile. 1t is fair to presume that the
earnings of the entire year will be ex-
hausted in repairing damages. Probably
has been utterly destroyed,
but that the Island is involved in whole
sale ruin we do not apprehend.
SAN FRANcIsco, Sept. 2O.-Arrived.
bark David Hoadley, Port Gamble;
sailed, bark Ark wright, Nanaimo.
New ORLEANS. Sept. 21.-The Calves
ton Steamship Harlan has just arrived.
The Purser states that the town of In
dianola is almost entirely demolished.
wharves, business houses
and dwellings are broken in pieces or
swept away, there are only three houses
which are not deluged. The
telegraph Office is gone, signal office
damaged, telegraph lines are down for
miles, railroads washed away. houses.
fences and trees piled up in broken
masses in the streets. The reports Of
the loss Of life are conflicting. though
all agree that there were from 100 to $50
lost. The Purser states that on account
of the excitement it was impossible to
obtain the correct number. The Steam>
ship returned with her cargo of goods as
there was no place where she could
land.
ST.. LOUIS, Sept. 21.-Col. Clowry,