, 1876-06-01


table this morning on Cincinnati Con
vention showing how votes are at pres-
ent disposed of. This shows the follow
ing result: Blaine 257. Morton 119,
,, Bristow 1O9, Conkling II. Hartranft 5s,
Hayes 4S, Jewell 10, Washburne l, un-
known 27, yet to be elected 46.
BosroN, May 26.-Thomas W. Piper
was executed here this morning for the
murder of the child named Mabel Young.
in the tower of Warren Avenue Church
on May %, 1875. The body fell dis
tance of s feet, and after 81 inning
around violently for few seconds re-
mained perfectly motionless. Death
was instanteous.
CINCINNATI, May 26.-James Johnson,
Mayor of Middle'own, Ohio, jumped
| from train on the Hamilton and Dayton
Railroad, this morning and was drawn
under train and instantly killed.
WORCESTER, Mass, May 90 Samuel
J. Frost was executed here this forenoon
! for murder of his wifes brother. named
Towne, July 4, 1875. As the drop fell
horrible scene was presented to specta-
tors, the fall was so great that the head
of the unfortunate criminal jerked off
from his body and hung only by liga-
ments, the blood squirting in every di-
rection over scaffold and floor.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, May 26-The Vau-
deville Theatre in this city burned this
morning, loss about $4,000, insurance
$1,000.
sA1BANY, N. Y, May 26.-Andreas
Fuchs, who killed VIM Simmonds in
Brooklyn and cut up the body in bor-
rible manner, has had his sentence o.
death commuted to Imprisonment for
life.
The fast nail train jumped the track
this morning at West Albany. Charles
johnson, fireman was killed, and Six
bury, engineer, fatally injured.
PARIS, May 26.--Rate discount on
Bank of France been reduced to 8 per
cent.
LONDON, May 26.-Amount of bullion
gone in;o Bank of England on balance
to-day Is $50. 600.
A painting of Duchess of Devolshire
by Gaiusborough, recently purchased
by firm Of Bond Street picture dealers
for $50. 800, was last night cut from its
frame and stolen.
RAGUsA. May %. - Two thousand
insurgents attempted to occupy heights
of Baguani in district of Gatzcbo.
Official Turkish telegram reporting af-
fair asserts that insurgents were repuls-
ed with loss of $50 killed. According
to Slavonic accounts insurgents although
at first repulsed received 500 reinforce
mepts and drove the Turkish troops,
which consisted of s batallions under
Turks and 125 were killed.
VICTORIA. May 27-The steamer City
of Panama, which arrived from San
Francisco Tuesday evening, was not
allowed to discharge freight for this
port on the Queens birthday. She
proceeded to sound ports, and returned
yesterday.
The rain on Wednesday interfered
somewhat with the comfort of sI,ecta-
tors at he regatta at Esquimalt, but
otherwise everything passed off pleas
antly. The day was observed as q gen
eral holiday.
The railway surveying party left yes
terday for Tetejueue Cache, via Thomp-
son river, 10 assist in running the'line
from the Cache to connect with the
ines Of the Bell party.
1t is rumored that Mr.. Vowel, NJ P.
P, has been appointed Gold Commis
sioner for Cassiar. The Office has been
vacant since the death Of Mr.. Sullivan,
who was lost on the Pacific.
The steamer Otter is announced to
laave for Wrangel on Tuesday or
Wednesday next.
PARIS, May 25-A dispatch from Vi
emma reports that the Softas require the
Sultan to deposite S25. 100000 in the
public treasuryi to reduce the civil list
to So, 900, ,000a; 10 estblish a National
Council. and to appoint European
Minister of Finance. LIE Temps reports
that the Scftas have, in addition to
other demands, asked the Sultan to
renounoe his title OF Caliph, which
means his abdication of the spiritual
headship of the Mohammedans.
| VIENNA May 26-Field Marshal Baron
Won Kohn. Chief of the General Staff of
the Austrian army. is dead.
| KEY WEST, May 25-As 70 owner has
appeared to claim the steamer Octavius,
she has been declared lawful prize by
the Spanish authorities; but England
has made reclamation, and proceedings
have been suspended until the latter
has full sppcrtunity to investigate the
case.
WASHINGTON. May 25-- Phillip Roach,
accompanied by Congressman Luttrell,
had very satisfactory interview with
President Grant to-day on the Chinese
question. The President assured them
that he was earnestly impressed with
the magnitude of the evil complained
of by the Pacific Coast, and promised
to do all in his power to secure the de-