, 1876-01-13

out the window. from which place he
evidently intended TO get into the main
building; but finding heavy iron doors
to contend with, be armed himself with
q steel bar and proceeded to and entered
the engine house, which is attached to
the side of the express building. and
drifted nearly through the brick wall;
but the wall being two feet and . half
thick. he naturally required somel re-
freshments, and proceeded to q saloon
close by and broke and entered through
window. and. while in the act of ini-
tiatih? himself as bartender, was ar
rested by watchman, who took from
him a Colts revolver and derringer,
and locked him up.
LONDON, Dec. 31.-The London Times
has the following: "A detective from
Bremen has arrived in Liverpool to in
vestigate the operations of Thomassen,
di1s Thomas. with eiew to discover
ing whether the man had hsd any .ac-
completes. 1t has been asce.tained that
Thomassen had made several trips be-
tween Liverpool and..New York, and he
once attempted to Obtain heavy insur.
ance on goods he wished to ship. The
suspicion has been raised that he might
nave been privy to the loss of the str
City of Boston in January, 1870. Tho-
massen and wife left New York in June
following the disaster, and went to Dres-
den, where they lived in a stylish man.
ner. A short time before his death
Thomassen was esked if he knew the
City of Boston. He promptly replied.
Yes-Inman steamer; I knew her very
WE'LL" The Messrs. Inman have no
trace of Thomassen, or Thomas, on
their book at Liverpool; but most care
full inquiries will forthwith be made at
New York in the Boston's list of pas
sengers and cargo, and into the insur
ance on the latter.
PUEBLO, COL, Jan. 81, L. Mitchell.
receiver of the land Office for this dis.
trict, attempted suicide here to day by
shooting himself in the:head. The ball
did not. however, penetrate the skull,
and he will recoveI He is under in
dictment for defalcation. and had sheen
required to give bail for his appearance
at the next Federal court.
BUFFALO. Jan. 5.-Jos. Bork, the de-
fanlting city treasurer returned to-day
and gave himself up. He was3arraigned
and bailed by ,his friends tin s5O,OO0.
He claims that, if allowed, he can pay
all claims the city has against him.
Few YORK, Jan. 5.-The Postmaster
General has appointed Thomas Fraser
of Portland, and Harrison Lineville, of
Buena Vista. Oregon, mail route agents
on the special train on the Oregon and
California Railroad from Portland to
Albany.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 4.-The Demo-
cratic State Convention met at noon in
St. Pahick's Hall. Hon. R. H. Marr,
chairman of the State central commits
ee, called the convention to order. Judge
Albert Voorhees, was elected president
pro tem. A committee on credentials
was appainted, which stated they will
allcw no proxies for county delegates
unless the proxy resides in the parish
he represents.
LONDON, Jan. 5.-The Cologue Gazette
remarks that the american attempt at
intervention in Cuba is singularly ill
timed. European Governments will
not countenance it because they wish in
the interests of order to see King Alton
SOS authority more firmly established.
The Paris correspondent OF the Times
tslegraphs: learn from authoritative
sources that France to-day notified Aus
tria that she concurred without reserve
in the proposals for Turkish reform
made in Count AndrasSy's note. All
The Powers were notified of the decls-
ion of France.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The following
resolutions were introduced in the
House:
By Goode. whether any part of the
money appropriated for the construction
of eight steam vessels of war, author
lied by act of 10th February, 1873, has
been misapplied for political purposes
or used in any manner to promote the
success of the Republican party; and
especially whether any money has been
paid to Incompetent persons, possessing
no mechanical skill, who have been en-
ployed in navy yards on the condition,
expressed or implied. that he would
vote for the nominees of the Republican
party. Agreed to.
By Kasson. resolution recognizing
the great and gallant services by loyal
soldiers to the country. in time Of
greatest need and peril; earnestly re-
commencing the people to exercise the
utmost care and watchfulness over the
rights and interests of these brave men
securing them employment. All other
things being equal. the soldier shall
have preference over the civilian; and
declaring that the House is in favor of
giving liberal pensions to diseased,
crippled soldiers, their widows and
children dependent on the fathers and
mothers. The previous question was
seconded, 142 to 9, and the resolution
was agreed to amid laughter on both
sides of the house.
TwEED's EMPTY APARTMENT.-AN New
York paper thus describes the room for