, 1877-10-27
News.
GENERAL NEWS.

leleSTdpnlC L NEWS.
GENERAL NEWS.
New York, Oct. pa Worlds spe-
cial from Washington says information
has been received here to the effect that
Gen. Frisbie. of California. is on his
way to Washington on a semi-offcial
mission from Porfiro Diaz. 1t will be
remembered that Gen Frisbie and VAL
lejo went down into Mexico some four
or five months ago, and that their visit
there was alleged to be at the instance
of syndicate of heavy capitalists with
the knowledge and appreciation of Ev>
arts. for the purpose of purchasing the
1--WE northern states of Mexico. This
rumored project did not gain for the
visitors much credit. but Frisbie. it is
reported from the City of Mexico. has
nevertheless insisted that he represented
large amount of American capital.
and that he possessed the confidence of
Evarts. Whether upon this basis or
not, he has made arrangements for Sc
curing a concession for railroad from
the City of Mexico to Cuernavoca, and
has project for colonizing the Haici-
enda La Orills. in the state of Michoai>
can in addition to all this, and it is un-
derstood with the U. 8. consul, Gen.
Skelton, as a partner, he has purchased
one mine and located ak others in the
district of Pachuca, securing the FIRST
named at q mere trife. The general
has lately had several conferences with
Diaz, and before leaving Gayaco, as
serted that tho latter has promised to
cooperate with him in all his enter~
prises on condition that he should 60
to Washington and use his influence
with tho secretary of state in gaining
recognition of the present Mexican gov
ernment. Frisbis added that Diaz gave
him assurance that all demands of the
United States would be acceded to, but
that such treaty between the two gov
ernments would not be ratified by the
senate at present; that at tho next ses-
sion he would use his influence to se>
cure the ratification of the treaty, of
whatever character it might be.
The inflationists and advocates of sill
Yer will commence operations to-mor-
row in the house. Judge Kelly will in
troduce q bill providing for the repeal
Of the silver resumption act. He will
move to suspend the rules, and if he
can succeed in bringing the matter be-
fore the house, it is pretty certain the
bill will pass. Ewing will also intro
duce a bill providing for the remoneti-
zation of the silver dollar of 4121s
grains.
The Herald's special from Ft. Walsh
Oct. 18th. says: The U. s. commission
sent out by the government to find and
treat for peace and goodwill with the
Sioux chief Sitting Bull has at length
succeeded in coming face to face with
the redoubtable Indian chieftain and
have failed to bring him to any terms.
and, in short, the commission has met
Sitting Bull and he has dismissed it
abruptly and disdainfully. The expe.
dition have failed in its purpose, and
the Sioux question is as far from sat4
isfactory solution as when Terry and
his brother commissioners first set out
on their long and tedious journey to the
northwest.
The Tribune's Washington special says
many Republican members charge tina.
the president takes important action
without consulting, SO far as they can
discover, any of the leaders of the par
ty, and they fear he takes Democrats
into his counsels. So far has the es-
trangement gone that it is said to re-
semble the early days of the breach be-
tween Andrew johnson and congress.
P1TTsF1LLD, Mass. Oct. 22.-Three
sous of VIM. Downey loaded an old gun
barrel with powder and discharged it.
The weapon burst. killing two of the
boys and tearing off the hand of the
other.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 22.- John J.
Morton, late president of the Market
Street Passenger Railway Company
was to>day held in $4,000 bail to appear
on Il charge Of perjury in swearing
falsely to annual reports of his com
pany.
SAN Francisco, Oct. o. A China
man named Check Fay was murdered
by four of his countrymen in Sullivan
alley, Chinatown. Deceased was in
vited by the murderers to take lat
supper with them at Chinese restau
rant in the alley. After eating, while
proceeding toward Dupont street, thel
fell upon him with knives and hatchets
chopping and mansling him fearfully
He lived long enough to state to po
liceman the names Of his murde1ers.
! CHICAGO, Oct. pa Times specia
from Fort Walsh. Northwest territory
via Fort Benton. says the commission
had met String Bu1 aud utterly failet
to obtain any satisfaction or terms y
settlement from him. Canadian officer
had experienced great trouble in Undue
ing Sitting Bull and his warriors t