Richland beacon., 1875-07-17
News in Brief

.The Mississippi is rising from
floods of the Ohio and tributaries.
Charles Larique, Bishop of st.
Hyacinthe, Montreal, Canada, is
dead.
Mississippi river mails are to be
carried only once week for the
present.
Yellow fever still prevails at Key
West, and few cases have been re-
ported at Pensacola.
Rev. d Osgood, secretary of the
American Baptist Missionary Union,
At Chicago, is dead
Emele Gerard, of Assumption
parish was shot and killed by
drunken negro July 4th.
The headquarters of the National
Grange have been removed from
Washington to Louisville, KY.
The war still continues in Spain,
but the Carlists are believed to be on
their last legs aud likely to surrender
al any time.
Chief Clerks Avery and Holt, of
the Treasury department at Wash
ington, are charged with completely
with the whisky frauds.
South America has been visited
recently by most extensive aud
disastrous earth quake, and the suf-
erers call loudly for assistance.
kilograms from Cincinnati and
Catlettsburg on Tuesday reported a
most disastrous food, which had
destroyed a good deal Of property.
The Consulate of Nassau reports
the total loss of the schooner Alma
reta, from New York to New Orleans.
The crew aud most Of the cargo were
saved.
The mutineers of the Jefferson
Borden, who murdered the first and
second mates of the vessel. have been
brought home to America from Liver
pool for trial.
Alex. Anderson, recently found
guilty Of the murder of Justin
ROudoDary, in the Superior Criminal
Court at New Orleans has been
sentenced to hang.
The Orangemen's celebration re-
suited in conflict between them and
the Irish Catholics at Lawrence,
Mass. on Monday. No trouble re-
ported from other places.
At Little Rock, Arkansas, on
Tuesday. Willie Branan and Charles
Holly were boating with two young
ladies, when the boat capsized and
all were drowned but Holly.
Moody and Sankey, the great
revival preachers, delivered their fare
well addresses in London last Mon
day night to large audience, among
whom were lightweight clergymen
of the Church of England, aud are
on their way home to America.
A Chicago telegram of July 18th
says: A man aged fifty years, and a
Woman, aged forty.five years, were
fou2d in the Lake at Waukegan.
They had been lettering about the
place since Saturday and it is sup
posed they deliberately committed
suicide.
A Terre Haute telegram of the
9th gives on account of daring a.
tempt by a dozen men to rob a train
on the Vidalia road. They first
killed the engineer, and being resisted
by the express messenger, fired the
train. but were finally driven off BY
road hands.
A Montreal dispatch of the 18th
says: Yesterday evening a carriage
containing Mrs. Bernard, of Belocil,
her two daughters, son. and two
neighbors were run into by a train
near Belocil bridge. Two ladies were
killed and Mrs. Bernard and one
daughter badly injured, and are no,
expected to live.
Geo. c Beuhsm. the pet thief of
the Carroll Radicals. has been indict-
ed by Attorney General Field for OBJ
taining $4,000 from the State on
fraudulent vouchers. This amount
is only tithe Of what this special
favorite and perfect representative of
the genius carpet-bagger has stolen
from our radical cursed State.
Many people will regret to learn
that General T. c. McMacEin, the
venerable and renowned hotel man,
well known for the last half century
to the travelling community and to the
guests of the Prentiss House of
Vicksburg for several years, is no
more. He died IN the eightieth year
Of bis age. last Monday. He was
truly good man, of the most noble
and benevolent impulses.
The announcement, on the 9th inst,
Of the death of General Frank p.
Blair, at his residence in St. Louis,
carried sorrow to the hearts of many
patriots al over our broad land. The
history Of this warrior statesman is
too we'll known to the public to re-
quire review or call for any eulogistic