The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1875-12-10
NEWS IN BRIEF.


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There will he no sales Of Treasury gold
ordered for December, the currency balance
br,pr Isrre enough. The Secretary 81 the
Tvsssry ~. ~lcs are ordered only TO re-
plpsishA
TIE commission appointed TO inquire IN
10 the route for the proposed ship canal TO
connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, re.
pcr,s they are Of the opinion after full In
vcssigasicn, thst the Nicaragua is the best,
and sstimstcd that the work from the har-
Dor Of Breto, on the Pacific, 10 Greytcwn,
on the Atlantic, can he constructed at a total
cost not exceeding ss6,co,oo. From this
investment the commission claims m enor'
nsews return would he made, especially in
shipment to Europe aud the American port
On the Atlantic, Of California products. II
IL regarded Of the highest impoeance that
the United States take some action nj once
10 carry out the plans II the ship canal In
order 10 prevent England or France from
reaping the honor and profit OF the great
enterprise.
Isaac d. Gibson, Indian Agent for the
OAges, has tssdered his resignation through
the Executive Committee Of Friends, and
they have accepted Il in a letter expressing
their high appreciation Of his integrity and
devotion 10 the service.
Erssa sAe pvess.
The b. Louis Repsb,ioan's Kansas City
special says: Advices from Denver report
that troops have been ordered from Forts
Lincoln ssd Unios 10 the vicinity Of Cam
eson, New Mexico, where the Apache Indi'
ans had revolted some ten days since. I,
appears one Of the Apache chiefs refused to
take the rations offered by the government
agent and after some words the Indian
drew q revolver and shot the agent through
the head. The affair caused q great excite
ment, and after the Indian was placed in
irons the rest Of the tribe made general
A dispatch from Campo, San Diego county,
California, near the Mexican line, reports an
attack by Mexican bandits, supposed to be
Chaves's band. L. Gaskill, a merchant, was
probably fatally wounded, and his brother
and others seriously, and several missing.
One robber was killed and number
wounded. They robbed Gsskill's store Of
everything Of value and made Of. A requi-
sltieu b asked form the Governor for the APP
preheusion Of the bandits. Since the late
rumors Of annexation many Mexicans are
crossing the border, and by their talk and
action create much uneasiness.
Rsres.
rhe rubber shoe factory at Maiden, Mass,
and all the adjoining buildings were burned
recently. An Of the immense brick build
ings, with the exception Of one wing are
destroyed. The loss Is estimated at six hun
dred thousand dollsrs, and the insurance
one hundred and ffty-six thousand dollars.
Eight hundred EMPLOYEES are thrown out Of
work. The FIRE is supposed to have started
from the careless use OF gas jet by one Of
the female employees.
A special TO the Memphis Ledger f.om
friar's Point, Miss, says . fire broke out
there In q storehouse Of 8. Silverthorn, con-
suming that and also the Masonic Hall, the
lower portion Of which was occupied by r.
c. Sharp, and . two-story building Of George
Brsdie. No insurance. except on the build.
ing sha aoc. Oh nraaie' Inc 'o'ai loss wiii
resen 'nir'y thousand collars. ongin oil hre
unknown.
A IRE In Louisville partially destroyed the
Broadway Baptist Church. Loss $4,000
covered BY insurance.
James McDonald's residence, with the out
at willsboro, N. Y, was burned
down recently. Loss $4,000; insurance
$4,000.
The dye-house OF the Bates Mill, at Lewis
lown, Maine, was recently burned down.
Loss, 100000.
Gsnerss BrerSsses.
Telegraphic correspondence has been 90
ing on between parties in Des Moines and
The father OF Charley Ross, in Philadelphia,
in regard 10 q little boy found In the posses
zion Of man there, and supposed TO be
little Charley. lie answers the description
almost exactly.
1t was generally rumored BY telegram
hat Mr.. Tobey, Of Bosrc n, had accepted the
position Of Com missioner Of Indian A e.;r,
rendered him by the President. The rumor
seems to have been without foundation.
That gentleman has informed Secretary