, 1875-07-24
LATEST NEWS
BY Telegraph and Mail

ny IeteSFdpn ana WALL
The news from the Cassiar
mines is very encouraging. All
hands are taking out big pay.
The Grant company's claim was
sold to some Chinese for $4,000.
The prospects are much better
than during last year.
A dispatch from Puyallup VAL
ley dated the Goth says: One
Peter Napoleon, an Indian mur-
derer, was arrested here this
morning, by Deputy Sheriff Delos
Montgomery, and taken to Stella
COON for trial. He killed squaw
by twisting her neck till he broke
it. @ --
Counting funds in the reserve
vault of the U. S. Treasury has
been completed and every thing
found perfect. '7uoo
July returns to the department
of agriculture were unusually full,
showing an improvement in the
cotton crop during June, in all the
cotton States except Texas.
information is received of an
extensive defalcation in the Office
of the revenue collector at Louis
vile, KY, by the deputy collector,
Geo, n. Jackson, who was short
s45, 600 in his accounts when
the Sheriff went to his house to
arrest him he was met by a ply
sician who refused to allow Jack
son to be removed, saying he
could not live till morning. There
is a suspicion that he took arsenic.
He has heretofore been serupu-
lously honestand upright.
Later-Jackson died at mid
night. He evaded the question
whether he had taken poison, but
a post-mortem was held at the in
stance of the insurance company,
he having 81, 500 on his life. His
guilt was discovered by special
agent of the treasury department.
jackson leaves ayoung wife and
several children; was = prominent
church member, alderman and
school trustee and highly esteemed
by all.
Miss Aurora K. Dimmock at
tempted to take the life of DR..
Thompson, on the 18th inst, at
Springfield, Mass, because be
failed to keep his promise to mar
ry her, but was foiled in the at
tempt, the revolver was taken
from her before she could shoot
again. Thompson has since taken
steps for her confinement as a Iu-
natic, but her friends claim that
she is not insane.
The jail at Wincheta, Kansas,
was broken open on the 18th inst,
and ten of the most notorious
horse thieves of Southern Kansas
escaped. They were all armed,
having been assisted by friends.
Officers are in pursuit and it is be-
lieved there will bea terrible fight
when they overtake them. Most
Of the thieves are cut-throats OF
the worst character, and will make
a desperate resistance to recap
ture.
During a heavy rain last week,
the people residing along Butch-
er's run, Allegheny county, Pa,
were foreibly reminded Of the
flood of last year. Sewers were
taxed beyond their capacity and
the water rushed along East street
to the depth of three feet. The
frightened inmates of houses took
refuge on the hills, and for a time
the air was rent with screams of
women and children. Fortunate,
ly the flood soon subsided and no
serious damage was done.
1t is reported that P. H. Sum-
ner, Of Oakland, CAL, who entered
into conspiracy for the purpose
of convicting Rev. Mr.. Parshall,
of attempting his assassination,a and
whose plots we're recently exposed,
has left for the States under an as
sumed name. He has been dis
posing of his property in such a
manner as to leave Mr.. Parshall
no redress in the $4,000 libel
suit which he had commenced.
Captain Lindell, of the bark
Union, recently examined before
U. S. Commissioner O'Brien at
San Francisco on the charge of
willfully wrecking the bark on
Puget Sound, was held to answer