, 1876-02-17

this morning issued an order convening
the City Council in extra session this
evening. that municipal authorities may
give expression to great loss sustained
in death of Mr.. johnson. The flags on
public buildings are at half mast. In
the U. S. Dist. Court this morning the
death of Mr.. johnson was announced,
when the Court at once adjourned.
New York. Feb. A Havanna LETT
ter of recent date says: Government
has arrested some twenty persons in
different classes of society for being in
correspondence with Cuban refugees in
New York among them is Hon. GULL
erma de Sebalongo. The letters were
seized by police in the hands Of one of
the postoffice carriers, and clerks at the
post Office have been examined. 1t is
said important discoveries have been
made, and that many persons hitherto
supposed to be good Spaniards, are i'm
plicate1.
PIrTsBURGu, Pa. Feb. II. - The
Times Sioux City special says the ex-
citement over Black Hills news lately
received is on The increase, and parties
are fitting out and getting ready to de-
part. A company has been formed to
start about the 21st of this month. The
leaaers profess to have positive assu-
rance that the military will not only not
interfere, but will assist them under
certain circumstances.
SYRACUSE, n. Y, Feb. H. Owen
Lindsay, convicted of murder of F. A.
Calvin, was hanged to-day in the prison
yard Lindsay persisted to the last in
declaring his innocence.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE fact that
Senator Bruce denounced President
Grant yesterday in executive session,
charging him with interference with
southern colored republicans. and with
having unjustly taken sides against
them in Mississippi. occasions much
comment. 1t is said the President, on
hearing of the remarks, sent for Bruce,
but his friends say he will not accept Of
his invitation, as he considers the
breach between them too wide to be
closed.
LoNroN, Feb. lit is reported that
differences between British and French
fishermen have led to destruction OF
certain machinery the French used in
their operations at New Foundland, and
the government has impressed upon the
colonial Office the advisability of sta
tioning men-of-war permanently at st.
Johns.
Sir John Taylor Coleridge, formerly
Judge of court of Queens Bench and
afterwards editor of the Quarterly Re-
view, died to-day. aged Sc. Sir John
was nephew of the famous poet, and
father of the Right Honorable John
Duke Coleridge.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, Feb. 1.-THE Porte
has agreed to apply Count Andrassy's
reform, except the clause that requires
the revenue from the direct tax in Bos-
MIA and Herzegovina to be employed for
the development of those provinces.
The Porte only consents to increase the
sum for public works there.
YRERA, Cal, Feb. IL. Since last
Sunday we have had all sorts weather
rain, hail, sunshine and snow. The
latter is now prevailing with weather
quite warm on the mountains. 1t is
the heaviest snow storm ever known
for many years. At New York house,
Trinity Valley, about seven feet of snow
has fallen and about half as much at
Trinity Centre. while on Scott Noun
tains it is up to the top of the telegraph
poles. There has been no mail over
Trinity and Scott Mountains since last
Saturday, but men are hard at work and
expect to break road within two or
three days. There has been no stage
for two days but the Company have a
large force breaking a road and will
soon be able to run stage through.