, 1876-06-02
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.

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der of the child Mabel Young in a
church belfry, on May 20, 1875.
The body fell distance Of s feet.
and after spinning around violently
for few seconds, remained perfect
ly motionles. Death was instanta-
neous.
The President has issued procla-
nation recommending the carrying
into effect the late resolution Of
Congress for the delivery of local
sketches of the country's progress, at
various places on the Fourth of July
next.
Jones, of Florida, joined Eaton
in the opinion that the Senate has no
jurisdiction in the Belknap case.
Orders have been sent from the
army headquarters at Washington
to have troops sent to protect the
miners in the Black Hills.
Jos. Newman, of San Francisco,
passed through Omaha, on May 25th
with 600 silk worms which he is tax
ing to the Centennial.
Don Cameron has declined the
nomination of Secretary of War on
account of ill-health aud business
engagements.
U. S. Grant, jr, son of the Presi-
dent, was admitted to the bar in
New York on May 25th.
Samuel ] Frost was executed at
Worcester, Mass, on May 26th, for
the murder Of his wife's brother last
Fourth of July. As the drop fell
horrible scene was presented to the
spectators. The fall was SO great
that the head of the unfortunate
criminal was jerked off from his body
and hung only by the ligaments, the
blood squirting in every direction.
Two years ago II. w. Edmonds,
paying teller of the Second National
Bank of Boston was discharged be-
cause he could not account for the
disappearance of $4,000. Last
week the money was found in a Gre
vice Of the safe where it had slipped
A messenger arrived at Laramie
on the 28th inst, and reported that
20 men were killed few days be-
fore on Sand creek, near Custer, by
Indians. The informant helped bury
the bodies of three Of them.
A Washington special says: tits
proposed to bring the legal tender
question to novel test before the
Supreme Court. The plaintiffs are
a number of gentlemen Of Boston,
who will defray the expense. They
will insist that every new issue OF
legal tenders must be authorized by
a special act Of Congress; that notes
bearing dates of 1874 cannot be
legal tender unless it is declared by
a special act.
Peter Cooper would not accept
the nomination for the Presidency
rendered him by the indianapolis
convention. He said" at my age, 66,
and with my in6rmities it would be
utterly Impossible for me to venture
on the fatigues Of the campaign.
You have good men down there
Gov. Allen, for instance. Let them
nominate him for President and I
have strong hopes the people will
elect him."
Anti-coolie meetings are being
held nightly in San Francisco.
Eulalia Parez GuiIten, en- old wo-
man aged 1873 years, and living at a
mission near Los Angeles, was kid
mapped and carried away last week
in defiance of the order Of the pro-
bate court, and is now concealed by
one Of her daughters and party Of
speculators who intend to take her
to the Centennial for exhibition
A resolution was offered in
Congress- last week to fix the l2thof
June as the time for its adjourn
ment.
Reports from Lower California
saw the crops are very fine; barley
Welding go to 100 bushels to the
acre, and wheat 40 to so bushels.
The Psci6c Mail steamer Colo
RADIO, arrived in San Francisco last
week from Hopgkong, China, with
888 ChinameH There was no
marked Demonstration on their land
ing
The MCPHERSON oil well at San
Fernando, Cal, is down 693 feet.
All the Indications of the soil, rock
and slate are excellent for large
oil well.