, 1875-12-30

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New YORK, Dec. 24.-In the action
of the City vs.. BENZ. Wood. proprietor
of the Daily News. for $4,000. alleged
to have been paid on defendants vouch-
ers for advertising the Common Coun-
Gil proceedings in. 1872, which advertise
ments. the complaint states were not
published, the city got averdict for ST.
O0O> including interest.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 24.-Sheriff Anderson
arrived last night from San Francisco
with A. Woodward in charge, and lodg-
ed him in Jail. He some two years ago
was County Treasury end abscorded.
leaving deficient of about $16O, 600. He
intimates that others shared in the en-
bezzlement and that he will make it
warm for them when the proper time
comes, as thus far he is the only one
who has suffered.
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 24.-The WOOL grow
ers of this county met yesterday and
appointed a committee on constitution
and by laws and adjourned till January
10th. 1t was stated there were 337, 900
sheep in this county at the present time.
Nothing further has been received
from Lower California. 1t is becoming
to be believed that the repor; is cam
ard.
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 24.-Nothing con-
firmatory of yesterdays report from
Lower California has been received, and
our people are beginning to think the
report is unfounded. D. E. Spencer.
who has sone stock below the line,
came in last night from the vicinity of
Treate, and says everything appeared
to be all right; but those with whom he
conversed said something wrong was
going on; that in all probability there
had been difficulty of sore kind at
San Rafael. A letter of the 21st inst.
from Gov. Villagrana to Father Ubach.
represented everything quiet at that
time, and three parties were pursuing
the bandits. One party were reported
to be only six hours behind the rascals
at Colorado river, and had hopes of
capturing them.
SAN FRANc1sco, Dec. 24.-Company
F. 1st cavalry, Capt. Bernard, lett on
the San Jose train this afternoon for
service on the border.
CAMP GRANT, Arizona. Dec. 24.-Two
companies of the 9th Cavalry, Captains
Upper and Rafferty,, Col. Biddle COM
manding, left this post and camped two
miles outlast eveaing enroute to Sonora
frontier. as per ordess from Gen. Scof-
field. Order only received yesterday.
CAMP LOWELL. Dec. 2i.--Capt. VIM
chester's company, 9th Cavalry. left
early this morning and will form q
junction with Col. Biddle's command
from Camp Grant, near the border.
LEAvENwoRrH, Kas.. Dec. A.-The
trial of Embry for the attempt at assas-
sination of Col. D. r. Anthony in May
last, concluded to-day, resulted in his
acquittal.
New YORK, Dec. A.-The jury in the
Bowen libel suit found verdict for
plaintiff, and fixed the damages atS1,-
600. Other cases of libel will be tried
next term.
CHICAGO, Dec. 24.--A Washington
special says some very startling disclos-
ures respecting pension frauds in the
West may be looked for soon, the PEN
sion Office being nearly ready to make
arrests. The names and number of
parties implicated are withheld until
the chain of evidence is fully completed.
LONDON, Dec 24.-The Wezer> Ziets
ung. of Bremen. Dec. Sth, contains the
following account of the capture and
massacre of detachment of Egyptian
troops by Abyssinia that an expedition
of about 1000 men, sent ty the Khedive,
under command of Gen. Arendrop, a
Dane, to subjugate the Abyssinians,
was drawn into ambush and nearly eve
ry man was slaughtered. Gen. Aren-
drop, Pasho, and many other officers.
were literally hacked in pieces. Their
heads were stuck on spears before the
Abassinian tents and their bodies sent
to wild beasts. McKillop Pasha. is
said to be alive, and prisoner. OF
Col. Routh, the American. nothing is
known. and only one officer, Schweitzer
escaped. An expedition, comprising
II, 900, infantry, cavalry and artillery,
is to se3 out from Cairo without delay,
and will be joined by every American
officer in the Egyptian service including
Col. Stone.
A SUDDEN CHANGE.-A Danbury dea-
con nearly captured five boys who had
been devastating his chestnut tree on
Sunday afternoon. Shaking his fistlaf-
ter their retreating forms, he angrily
cried: The little sneaking devils! If
I had hold of 'em one minute, I'd" "
and then suddenly spying his pastor en-
the scene. he impressively added, I'D
pray for 'em.''