, 1875-03-20
LATEST NEWS
BY Telegraph and Mail

long winter has made a backward
season, though all accounts agree
that the Young wheat has passed
its trials successfully, and that
most Of the European markets
show rise Of from one to two
shillings.
On the l1th Of February an
earthquake shook a large portion
of northern Mexico. The little
town Of San Christobel was almost
entirely destroyed, and 20 dead
bodies were taken from the ruins.
Beck, of Kentucky, SAYS that
Attorney-General Williams told
him him that he would resign, as
he will not wait till the Democrat
ic House of Representatives as
somble, as they would surely i'm
peach him.
The proprietor Of a minstrel
show in Montgomery, Ala, was
arrested on the 18th, for violation
Of the Civil Right Act, in refusing
to sell four negroes seats to the
parquette.
The complete statistics of pork
packing at Chicago, the past sea-
son, show a total Of 500, ,343 hogs
| packed, an increase of 10, 1924
over last year.
The New York Sun saws that
Bessie Turner'S evidence, recent
ly given in the Beecher trial, has
resulted in the discovery of, and
restoration to her father. His
name is Bartlett McDermot, a res
ident of Lee, Mass, who put her
in an orphan asylum at Brooklyn,
when she was very young, as he
was not able to take care of her
after the death of her mother.
In regard to the charge that
Andrew johnson paid 10000 to
secure his election to the Senate,
an investigation of which has been
begun by tho Tennessee Lsgisla-
ture. johnson says that for sew
eral reasons the charges cannot be
true; among the reasons is one,
that since Jay Cooks failure, by
which be lost $4,000, be has not
had money enough to pay ordi-
nary election expenses.
Before the adjournment Of the
San Francisco Stock and Exchange
Board, on the 18th inst, Mr..
keere, President of the Board,
took the callers stand and inform
ed the members that Gen. Bris-
bane, Of the U. S. army was pres
ent, and desired to briefly address
them on behalf Of the grasshopper
sufferers Of Nebraska. The Gen
eral took the stand, and told the
whole story. He said that 10000
people never ate breakfast in that
State, unless It was given them by
charitable people elsewhere, and
that for q long time the State,
from motives Of pride, tried to
hide from the people of other
States, her Wretched condition,
but finding her own resources in
adequate to meet the emergency,
she bad to appeal to the charitable
and ask charity. One thousand
dollars were unanimously voted
By the Board, and = committee
formed TO solicit subscriptions,
soon made a collection to .he
amount Of $1,000. The widest
excitement prevailed on the an
nouncement Of the amount Of sub
scripiion. Then came $50 and ESQ
subsenptionsi and aggregating
$4,000.
On the 12th, gold had advanced
in New York TO l54.
The appropriation for surveying
public lands IN Oregon is 100000,
the same As last year, the effort TO
get il increased having failed.
The New York Herald's article
On the Wall street big BONANZA
characterizes the recent Nevada
mining stock excitement asa bub-
bic, and an artiaeially created
speculation
Gen. Shsridan left Washington
on the 18th 10 return to New Or
leana His conduct Of Affairs du-
ring the recent troubles in New
Orleans l. approved by the Presi-
dent.
Witcher, ono Of the men recent
y returned from the Black Hills
mines arrived on the 18th inst, At
Chicago, accompanied by two old
frontierAmen OF Dakota In . long
interview Witcher repeats his for
msr statements with regard to the
existence Of gold in large quanti-
ties in the Black Hills. He says
the first pan yielded fifteen cents
10 the pan. The Prospectors had
no quicksilver with them, so they
lost the 6ne gold. Witcher de-
MES the stories Of suffering among
those composing the expedition,
and says they have plenty Of sup
plies to last them ill the new ex-
pidition they intend to take out
reaches them. The frontiersmen
say they are vel acquainted with