, 1875-07-10
--LATEST NEWS
BY Telegraph and maA.

H'''''t Adi ''NtSts ll't wi tliSAdbhtliA :
the heavy rains which have pre-
vailed during the past three weeks.
\ party Of seven lads, joined
bands and walked into deep wa
ter Of Wantuppa Lake, Massachu-
setts, aud six Of them were
drowned.
DR.. Hantz, is about to leave
Berlin for San Francisco, to super
intend the erection of a German
naval hospital, which the govern
ment has decided to build in that
city for the use of its squadron in
the Pacific ocean.
A dreadful storm occurred in
New York on the 9th inst, with
very heavy rain aud hail, high
wind, and almost incessant thun-
der and lightning. Two men
named Newman and Tucker were
instantly killed by lightning.
Houses were unroofed and trees
torn up by their roots.
i young man named Doud was
murdered at Scranton. Pa. bv a
young man PANIED Walter Whit
taker. They had been rival suit
ors for the hand Of a young wo-
man, and in the afternoon had
quarreled about her, when Doud
declared he would take her away
from all rivals, which so incensed
Whitaker, that he armed himself
with a butchor-knife, and meeting
his victim shortly after plunged it
into his bowels. The murderer
was captured and lodged in Jail.
There were 70 accidents from
fireworks, pistols, ETC., in New
York City on July 9TH. In addi-
tion to these three young men
were drowned.
Mr.. Davis, a prominent hop
grower in the Puyallup Valley,
W.T., while riding very fast on the
9th inst, was thrown violently to
the ground, sustaining great in
jury. Hopes are entertained of
his recovery.
At II A. NJ, July 2, the Jury in
the Tilton-Beecher trial came into
court and stated that they we're
unable to agree. The jury stood
8 for Beecher and 8 for Nlton. At
that hour Judge Nelson took his
seat and was followed by the law
yers. The jury filed into court,
and in reply to the question, Gen
tlemen of the jury have you agreed
upon q FerdictP Foreman Car
penter replied: We have not; we
regret very much. we have found
it impossible to agree, and in our
opinion we ought to be discharged
as some of us are suffering in
health. ( The fact is we would be
no nearer to an agreement after
eight weeks confinement than we
are now after eight days. As they
we're about to separate the Judge
said he would like them to carry
away kindly recollections, and so
far as they could, remove what
ever chagrin they felt at being de-
tanned so long. Mrs. Beecher
went to the railing and shook
hands with each juryman as be
passed out.
A message from London dated
the I'd says: Lady Franklin is
still alive, and reported slowly
recovering.
Albert Brown, Of Towanda Pa,
who last August outraged and af-
terwards cut the throat of Cora
Greenleaf, aged 5 years, was exc
cuted at that town last week.
A special from Lincoln, Ne
braska, says an important change
was made last week in express
lines in Kansas and Colorado.
Wells, Fargo & Co., will retire
to the Pacific Coast, and the States
above named will be occupied BY
the American and United States
Express Co.
The new liquor license lawwent
into effect in Boston, Mass, on
July 1st. Eleven bundled per-
sons have paid into the city treas
Jury $8S.000 for licenses. The po-
lice have received imperative or
ders to close up every unlicensed
place, also to revoke licenses Of all
parties found selling impure IL
quors.
Private advices from the Black
Hills, received this week, show
that Investigations are proving the
country to be richer in gold than
has heretofore been supposed.
The earth down to the bedrock
in every direction is filed with
particles, and the quartz show rich
veins. These advices are from re-
sponsible official sources.
A damaging rain in central II
inois last week almost dro " ued out
the farmers of several counties,
and injured wheat and corn
greatly.
The governor and council of
Boston have decided not to com
mute the sentence of Jesse Pome-
roy, the boy murderer.
Suit has been entered in Wash
ington by a white man against a
colored man who keeps a lodging