, 1875-02-18

rates for freights and passengers for
roads of tho first class, namely: the St
Paul and Northwestern. No restriction
is proposed on roads of the second class.
The plan of the Commissioners also
contemplates that each road shall be ap-
praised and when the net earnings of
any road of the first class exceeds 10
per cent. of the value, its rates shall be
reduced.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-Rufus Hatch
has instructed Clark Bell, attorney and
counsellor of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Co. to compel all parties who received
any part of the money abstractsd from
the Company by Stockwell and Irwin
to promptly refund.
New YORK, Feb. 13.-Bertha Turner.
summoned as witness for the defence in
the Tilton- Beecher trial, is now in Brook
lyn. She reports herself in want and
unable to obtain a livelihood, owing to
the odium resting on her name.
New YORK, Feb. 15.-Major Leach,
of the Irish International rifle team has
written letter stating that the annual
match for the "all Ireland" or Leach
challenge Shield, heretofore open to
Irish clubs only is now open to Ameri-
cans also, but to no other nationality.
The ranges are 1000 and 1,10O yards.
The Shield to remain in the country of
winning team till the next match.
Ryan, Prest. of the Catholic Total
Abstinence Union of America, has
written letter advising that the organs
ization should not take part in the
parades on St. Patrick's day. partly on
the ground of excessive expense and
partly for the reason the parades detract
from the religious associations of the
day.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 10. - Henry
Duchas, colored, shot and killed Private
Hicks, Sd U. S. Infantry. who, with a
party of intoxicated companions, chased
Duchas to his home last night.
CHICAGO, Feb. Is M. L. Dunlap,
widely known as writer on agriculture
and horticulture over the signature of
"Rural." died at his home in Cham
pagne Co., ILL.,, vest arday.
DAn1EN, Ga, Feb. ia fire on Sun
day destroyed Large number of stores
and the Gazette printing Office. Loss,
100. 900; insurance. 10000.
New York. FEB. Is The Pacific
Mail directors approved the action Of
Rufus Hatch. ordering institution suits
against parties. About thirty persons
involved.
WASHINGTON. Feb 5.--Senate con-
firmed Owen n. Denny as Collector of
Internal Revenue for the district Of
Oregon.
The receipts to-day fromInternal Rev.
enue and Custom aggregate over two
millions, nearly 100000 of which is
coin. Total being the largest for any
one day since the panic of 1874. Large
receipts is mainly due to anxiety to gel
goods affected by the funding tariff bill
out of boLd.
DUBLIN. Feb. 15.-Archbishop Cullin
in pastoral. condemns the mission
revival preachers Moody and Lanky.
who be says promise salvation by foolish
sensationalism without requiring repen.
tance.
PARIS, Feb. 15.-No one to whom
President Mcmahon has applied to form
cabinet is willing to undertake the
task until the constitutional laws are
decided.
Gustaves Lore is seriously i'll.
LONDON. Feb. Is. - Karl Blend, a
German politician, has been seriously
injured by fanatic, who assaulted him.
A telegram from Singapore reports a
revolt of Chinese prisoners in Jail there
which was not suppressed before 81
persons were killed and wounded, in
cluding 16 wardens.
The steamship Leipsic went aground
yesterday off Stark Point, but got of
and will return to Southampton.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 15.-This after
noon, VIM. Biven, proprietor of the
Stockton Herald, was brought to the
office Of Chief of Police, bleeding from
wounds on his hands. He told in
effect the following story: He had en-
ployed young man named Philip c..
O'Neil ou the Herald as reporter. but
discharged him recently for incompe-
tency. O'Neil was angry and threatened
to do mischief to Biyen and his family,
saying he would kill him or ruin one of
his daughters. On the morning of Feb.
LIST, one of the daughters, who was vis-
iiing an aunt in Oakland. and came to
visit some friends in San Francisco.
That was the last seen of her until re-
covered by officer Dewitt on Wednesday
last at Cloverdale and taken to her home
in Stockton. She was in pitable men.
tai and physical condition from use of
drugs aud can remember but little of
what had occurred, though rapidly ral-
lying under medical treatment. Sh