The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-06-16

| Of Boston's lawyers. Investigations show that
for q number Of years past he has been untrue
to the many interests confded to his care. He
is charged with being in default of s35,OOO in
the accounts Of tho old Franklin Insurance
Company, Of which he was receiver; also,
$4,000 private funds for which he was trustee.
The American Steam Safe Company, OF which
he was president, was, it is alleged, compelled
to suspend owing to deficit OF $50, 900, which
he WAS unable to explain. 1t is further
claimed that another party has lost $50, coo by
his operations. 49,. John II. Conner, secretary
and treasurer OF the National Stock Yard Com
pany Of New York, who disappeared in April,
leaving deficit OF $4,000, has returned and
made satisfactory settlement through his
attorney. BY the capsizing of the yacht
Cora Matte, near the limekiln srossing. De-
troit river, K. G. Barker, Fred Dugeon, Frank
Trebb, and a boy named Miller we're drowned.
500. -Four prisoners in the county Jail at
Newburgh, N. Y, threw a handful Of pepper in
the turkeys eyes and escaped. They are
James Nichols. indicted for highway robbery
James Smith and Barney Kilduff, indicted for
burglary; Samuel Johnson, colored, charged
with burglary. All have served terms in State
prison. .... One Senior Trevino, living near
Reynosa, Mexico, had some cattle stolen, and
on following the thieves, found some'of them
to be Gen. Cortina's men. He told them they
aust go before the Alcalde with him, wher
they fred upon him; he returned the fire
killing one and wounding another. He after
ward captured one of them and took him to the
Alcalde, when Cortins, with 1875 men, went
to tho Alcalde and demanded the prisoner,
release. The demand was refused, whereupor
Coytina hanged the Acalde and afterward sh 81
Senior Trevino. Cortina received al order tc
report to the city Of Mexico for duty. He de-
clined to obey the order, saying that his resig
nation had been forwarded to the prope,
authorities. :. "A fire in Osceola, Pa, destroyed
two hundred houses and fifteen million feet Of
lumber. Twelve hundred people are by thi,
disaster rendered homeless The people
Of Mecklinburg, N. c., celebrated the one
hundredth anniversary Of the declaration OF
independence made at that place.
The Hon. D. A. Macdonald, Postmaster
General Of Canada, has been appointed Lieu
tenant Governor Of Ontario. The Canadian
government has received advces that a bant
Of Blackfeet Indians made a raid from tn,
United States into Canada, recently, and stol,
large numbers Of horses. The Canadian au
thorlties call upon the United States to pre-
serve the same order south Of the line that il
maintained north Of it. While two brothers
John and Thomas Kadien, we're digging vel
in Parksville, N. z, they came across a larg,
stone which it was necessary to blast. 1t wal
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when it was discovered they had no fuse
They improvised one of twine; but as it wa
difficult to ignite, John got live coal from tn
house to start it. The coal slipped from th
| tongs in which he held it, and falling on tn
powder, deafening explosion followed, kill
ing John instantly, and severely woundin,
Thomas. John was blown to pieces, his hea,
being picked up forty yards away. Th
Philadelphia Press published two hundred dis
patches from wheat-growipg districts of Ney
York, to show that the wheat crop will not b
more than half the average, ON account of coll
weather and wet spring. . The horse Mon
mouth won the two and one-eighth mile rae
at the Louisville races in 3:4S114-being tn,
fastest time ever made by over a second.
Reports from Spain say that smallpox prevail
in the Carlist camps. The total profits O
fair held in New York city for the benefit O
the Homeopathic hospital, amounted to s27,
1872. Mayor Traphagen, of Jersey City, fix.,
the city indebtedness at S13, $50, ,485. The
sides Of the wrecked steamship Schiller have
fallen in, covering the specie, the greater par
Of the cargo and probably o number OF bodies
Blasting will be commenced Immediately.
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sane, and confined in a private asylum.