, 1876-01-22
NEWS
Ely Telegraph and Mall.

Gold closed in New York, on the
10Th inst, at 1l3.
Snow at Alta, Utah, has attained
a depth of eight feet.
c. Hopkins, L. s. Marshal for this
Territory, has been confirmed by the
Senate.
Flood & O'Brien have in contem-
plation monster exhibit Of the gold
and silver products Of this coast at
the Centennial.
A dispatch from San Francisco
dated Dec. II, says that there is a
report on the streets based on good
authority, that Grennan & Cranney,
prominent lumber manufacturers
and owners of the Utsalady mill, on
Puget Sound, have failed. The
agent of the firm here processes to
know nothing of the kind.
The House committee at Wash
ington in its action with reference to
the limit of the Presidential office,
after discussion, agreed to present
a constitutional amendment fixing
the term Of Office at four years, and
thereafter forever making the in
cumbent of the Office ineligible for
reelection.
Advices from different parts of
Southern California show that the
prospects for various agricultural
pursuits are most favorable.
A dispatch from Walla Walla, W.T.,
says: Sheep raisers feel gay, for so
far the Lord has been on their side.
Their hocks look exceedingly well,
both for wool and CESSATION, and fat
is no name for them. This has
been the best season for stock since
the year 1864.
The kilograms of the 10th bring
the news of an accident in the Irish
Channel, not ulike that which caused
the loss of the Pacific. 1t seems that
the steamer Adriatic encountered
the ship Harvest Queen at night.
The ship was yawning first to this
and then to that side of her direct
course. The steamers officers see
ing this and fearing danger, reversed
engines and tried to retard the pro-
gress of their vessel, but the two YES
sells touched and the Adriatic's bow
crushed into the Harvest Queens
side. 1t is not stated that the Har-
vest Queen was an old or rotten ship,
but she is sunk by collision with a
steamer, and the shock of their
meeting was SO slight as not to
awake sleeping woman. Captain
Sawyer stated as one of the reasons
why he did not at the time believe
the Pacific was injured, the shock
was so slight, but the assertion was
not credited, and he was charged
with inhumanity in sailing away.
Isador and Simon Wormser, of
New York, have filed complaint in
the Circuit Court against the bank
of California. The plaintiffs own 200
shares of the stock of the bank. The
complaint alleges that the trustees,
with the exception of Ralston, were
guilty of gross neglect and misman.
agement in surrendering the control
OF the bank to Ralston, who applied
the funds of the bank to his private
purposes, whereby the bank lost 10
million dollars and the stock became
worthless.
A number of cases have been un-
earthed in the city of San Francisco
Of divorces procured by fraudulent
representations. tits believed to be
the work ofa certain divorce bureau
which has done considerable adyer-
tising lately.
A circular issued from Madrid is
quite belligerent in tone, and takes
high ground on all the questions
raised by the United States. It has
not suffered to any appreciable ex-
tent by the insurrection.
The House COMMITTEES will report
in favor Of the reduction Of salaries
of consula at least 10 per cent.
throughout the world, and will drop
at least 30 consulates.