, 1876-04-15
TELEGP,fPHIC.

o'clock 10 day caused crowds OF people to-
gether in every available spot to witness it.
Promplly the time he man In charge app
piled his battery which wrs instantly fol
lowed hy n duh, heavy report, and large
holy Of water thrown forty or fifty feet in
the mir. The blast IL said to lie perfect
success, mud that were was formerly twelve
feet Of water at high tide viii now be thirty
feet.
Sr. LoCIs, April s.-An order was rr-
ceivcA here yesterday from Cen Sherman to
Gen. Whippc, chict vt his staff, to begin
the removal Of army headquarters 10 Wash
inTton nt once,
April 0-Ycsterday afternoon an attach
mpnt was placed on the Pacific Mail steamer
China. Mt the instance of the Panama Rail
road Company.
New York April ro.-A. T, Stewart, who
has been suffering for the past week from
inflammation Of the bowels, died this after.
noon.
Mrs. Morgan, sistcr Of the famous John
Morgan of Tennessee. committed suicide
, here Yesterday hy taking lnu,lunum Cause !:
excessive grief on account ot the loss Ut
her daughter. some time ago.
Gold closed a, 1l3@tlai
GALVESTON. Al ril 10.-A Brownsville
special says thr taking of Matnmoras week
ago hy the Dinz party, thereby placing them
in possession nf che whole Mexican border,
and leaving few or no Federal troops nearer
than Monterey, cnnsrs dpnrth of rey0lu.
,ipnary news. Diaz ia maintaining the
strit,est order in the city. Lust night three
sollNrs were shot for insul,prlinatlon. He
! sccms to bc well backed financially from
outside sources. lie il strengthening his
position and accnmuhting arms. nmmuni'
ton and stores Il is probable thnt he viii
soon oignniSc Il force and move in the d..
rrclion of Monterey.
Another dispatch says an American mer-
chant of Laredo, named Mead, WAS i'm
prisoncd and Ills wife threatened, Inst night,
hy tie commander of the Fed ral troops in
Laredo. for hrsita,ing to contribute his pro-
portion and refusing to pny II fine of 500.
Col Merriam, of the T. s. Army, demanded
his release, but the Mexican authorities
threatened to kin our merchant the FRS,
chance. Ou7 sMlders ARE under arms.
A special to the News says the rcvo'u.
,ionnry party made move ON New Laredo
and attacked Qun,ano ut daybreak this
morning, and after fighting two hours, were
repulscd. They have renewed the attack.
and we now can hear the continued roll Of
muskc,ry and see dead soldiers lying in the
street. Stray bu'lrts, coming to this side
Of the river, wounded three American citi-
aehs, one han and two women. Maj. Nor.
rson, commanding officer at this point, is
training gun preparatory to Smelling New
Laredo.
New ORLEANS, April 10-A special dis
patch from Laredo, tMrxico) to-day, says
Mi. Merriam planted l3poundcr on the
hank of the river, th, morning, and one
this afternoon, thc MeXicans opened hot
fire from New Laredo on the guard NJ the
ferry. and they were compelled to withdraw.
| The fire was then concentrated upon the
gunncrs, whereupOn Col. sexton threw two
shcllA into New Lnrr'O from his IL poundrr.
which silcnced the Mexican fire on uur sol.
dirrs and American citizens. Two men aud
one woman OF this place were Wounded
hadly
Tne G,lvcston Ntw1 special from Laredo
to-day says the Mexican Federal troops
opened IRE un the United States goycrnm, nj
troops ut 7 O'Clock to night; the United
States tru0ps returning the fire with ~.
pound howtzrr aud Smelling New Laredo.
There was u hot fight.
New YORK, April 1.-THE funeral of the
late A. T. Stewart takes place I'm Thursday
morning next, Bishop Potter officiating.
CHICAGO, April ll.--A Times Indianapolis
special says the Sentinel rf this morning
contains the following cdii0rirl charge
against Mr.. Blaine: u, G. Harrison, u prom
in.n, banker nf this city, is in possession OF
u secret the exposure oi which will forever
hlqst the prospects of u certain prominent
! candidate fnr The Presidency. 1t is thus
an entry appears in the minutes ol the ex.
ccutive committee OF the Board Of Directors
| of the Union Pacific Railroad Co. ut Dec. lG
1871. showing that $Gl ,00Ju the Commny's
money found its wny into the han,s Oi some
persons who had no right 10 it. At meet.
ing Of the Bonrd OF Directors in September,
1872, Harrison who has heen member oil
that Board number OF years, introduced II
resolution calling for u committee To invrsti.
gate the matter and report who secured this
hrge sum Of money, and all the circunlslun
ccs attending its disbursement. No sooner
had this been done than Mr. Rollins, Secre.
tary of the Board, quietly went TO Mr.. llar'
rlson and said, You must withdraw that
resolution An investigation will involve
Mr.. Blaine and defeat his reelection He
got the money TIE resolution was with
drawn