, 1877-04-27
Latest News.
BY Telegraph and Mail
Gold in New York. lO7a.

war between Russia and Turkey, IN
short the Russian army has already
commenced its march.
The contest in Louisiana has end
ed, Packard having withdrawn his
troops.
The revenue cutter Richard Rush,
has been ordered on cruise in Alas
kan waters to look after the otter
grounds and seal interests.
The u. S. war steamer Dispatch
of four guns has sailed for Constan-
tinople, to be at the disposal of Min
ister Bayard during the continuance
of the war troubles.
A great slaughter of missionaries
by Esquimaux has occurred on the
Labrador coast
The following is a copy of the
Russian war manifesto: Whereas,
every endeavor by the Emperor of
Russia to preserve peace has failed
owing to the stubbornness of the
Porte, while the condition of the
Christians in the East is unimproved,
their lives and property have been
endangered; therefore, His Majesty
in the name of humanity and with
full consciousness of his sovereign
duties as natural protector of the
Slavonic nations in the East has
been compelled to resolve on obtain
ing by force of arms such guarantees
for his fellow-believers on Turkish
soil, as appears absolutely necessary
for securing their future welfare.
A terrific tornado passed through
Rutherford Co., KY, on April 10Th,
blowing down Is houses, killing 3
persons and wounding eight others.
The Worlds Montreal special says
A. B. Foster, Canada's railroad king,
has failed. His liabilities are stated
at 8,39o,0OO, and generally due
in England for purchase of the Can
ada Central Railroad and for steel
rails. Portions of the amount are
due to New York banks.
Ex-senator Winslow, implicated
by Tweed's confession, has fed to
Canada. t,ffii"
A benefit was given in DeBar's
Opera House at st. Louis, on the
18th inst, for the destitute servant
girls who lost all their clothing at
the burning of the Southern Hotel.
The proceeds reached $4,000.
At the graduating exercises of the
High School at Hartford, Conn, last
week, Whang Lai, Chinese boy,
being educated there, took the Sec
ond prize in defamation over six
American boys.
The Legislature Of Massachusetts,
has rejected the prohibition bill
116 to LOG.
The totally novel enterprise of
transporting large steamers across
the continent has been successfully
carried out within a few weeks.
Last week two side-wheel steamers
were despatched, each of the follow
ing dimensions: keel, 210 feet; beam
80 feet; depth Of hold, 10f feet.
Each are to have two boilers The
contract provided that the hulls, ma,
chinery and joiner work should be
built fand fitted together in New
York, and when completed the boats
should be taken to pieces and shipi
ped by rail to San Francisco, and
there put together again. The
steamers are intended to run, one
from San Francisco to Saucelito and
the other from San, francisco to San.
Rafael fti fiA itJlt ftiN III.
Official advices received at the
Executive Mansion on the 20thinst.,
from the Louisiana commission, an
nounce the, settlement of the Louis.
lana controversy.
A dispatch from Sacramento, of
the 20th inst. says: The Secretary
of State to-day certified to the Gov
ernor, in response to the writ of
manddmus issued by the Supreme
Court, thatR. NJ. Pachece had been
elected to Congress by majority of
one.
A Constsutinople dispatch says
Turkey is diSmayed at the prospect
of imminent war, and would gladly
listen to a proposition for a pacific
arrangement, if not too late. -,
Jas. Elliott, Californian, aged 60,
committed suicide at Memphis, on
the Goth inst, by hanging. He left
a note saying he had been robbed in
New Orleans of all he had except
$500 which he couldn't find after