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Another Ohio treasurer has do
faulted.
A pockot-book containing $780,
900 in bonds, stocks, &c, is missing
from the bank safe at Cortland, Now
York.
Tho yellow fever is raging at
Fcrnandina, Florida. Aid has been
sont from Savannah, Charleston,
New York and other cities.
The Now Jersey Republicans have
nominated dark horse, Williams
for governor. He has bccn put up
for Mcclellan to knock down.
-'' .- Fifty thousand worliingmcn of
Northumberland and Durham. Eng
land, gave General Grant Il re-
coption at Newcastle on tho 22d
inst.
The Chicago grand jury has in~
dicted certain officers Of the State
Savings Bank for ombczzLemont of
100000. Mono Of them arc in the
city, nor arc their whereabouts
known. The Fidelity Savings Bank
of the same place has also closed it's
doors.
Gambetta, tho French Rcpuhli-.
can leader, has been sentenced to
1000 francs fine and thrco months
imprisonment, for assailing Prosi-
dent MacMahon in public speech.
A number Of Republican papers
have been suspended
Very heavy frauds arc reported
in tho management Of the Philadcl-
phia City Passenger hallway Com
pany. Stock representing over
three million dollars has been
frnudulcntly issued, of course with
the connivance of tho officers, one
of whom is the president of the
Philadelphia Permanent Exhibition.
Strenuous efforts are now making
to consolidate tho friends Of
tho Texas Pacific Railroad in
asking aid from Congress for it's
construction. A systematic plan of
operation is mat,lrcd, into which
enters the subject of tho election Of
q Speaker of the House favorable to
the project.
The Now York Wcru1d reports
that there is formidable move
ment on foot to defeat Gen. James
A. Walker, tho Democratic candi,
date for acknowledgements, be-
cause he openly opposes readiust-
ment of the State debt. An Indc~
pendent candidate is proposed.
Leverrier, the great French
astronomer is dead 1t was no who
hrst suggested the existence of a
planet nearer the sun than Mercury.
which planet was subsequently, dis
covered and named Vulcan, and
which is only 100000 miles from
the sun, and revolvos onco around it
every twenty days.
A telegram from General Strrois
represents that he has been re-
lnforced. He followed the hostilcs
thirty-eight miles Sunday, FILLED
1lve, and regained six hundred head
OF horses The Grows arc fighting
tho Nez Perces and have brougl,t
INTO the agency seven hundred
horses.
Sitting Bull, with 1000 warriors
is in the heart of the Canadian
buffalo country, near Wood Noun
tans. Joseph's band is heading
straight north. Nearly all tho
northern tribos are believed to bo
ready for the revolt, and all can
cross tho Canadian border in three
days, and would number over 1000
warriors, exclusive of Sitting Bulls
LOCO, and all will join tho latter if
it is thought polite. Sitting Bull
ls amply supplied with ammunition,
and other tribes are rapidly pro-
curing it from the Canadians. All
the Indians profess an utter
contempt for United States troops
ana tho government Sitting Bull
told Catholic priest no = would
mover confer or have anything to do
with the American officers, rs thov
wero all liars.
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