, 1877-10-20
p.crr1c AND Ar1ANrc STATES.

Co., importers of cloths, trimmings.
etc., have made an assignment to credi>
tors. The house is the largest of the
kind in the city. Cause of failure. dull
times and extraordinary losses. There
was a meeting of creditors to>day.
Almost the entire business portion of
the village OF Vacaville. Solano county,
together with q number of residences,
was burnt this morning. Lose aggre-
gates upwards of 800. 600; insurance
over $50. 900. distributed in small suns
among local, eastern and foreign COM
panies.
OLYMPIA. W. T.. Oct. 1.-THE at
tendance at the Territorial Fair is small.
The exhibit Of fruit and vegetables was
not large. Specimens of fancy work
and marble cutting were especially fre.
At the races two running heats were
won by F. Rowe's Uucle Pete; first heat
SO seconds; second heat 561A seconds.
New YORK. Oct 10.--The statement
Of WD. NJ. Tweed. submitted a short
time ago to Attorney General Fairchild.
is made public and contains the names
of 2I senators who we're paid for votes
of silence.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-The presi-
dents message will cover the report from
the secretary Of war. aud estimates for
the sum necessary TO provide for the
army during the current fiscal year.
The secretary asks an appropriation of
$3l 1882 900. including $500. 600 10 cons
plete the new war department buildings.
The secretary urges that this appropria
tion be made available Immediately. be-
cause OF inst curity of the present
building and constant dangers which
threaten the valuable records stored in
its lofts. For repair aud support of the
soldiers cemetery. an appropriation of
$3.50 600 is recommended. The last
congress failed to make an appropriation
for this purpose. To continue the re-
vision and publication Of rebel archives,
the secretary asks for $4,000. The
deficiency of the navy department is
about s.. 900, 600; that of the depart
ment Of justice. about $250.000. Sec
retary Schurz asks for $33, coo to repair
the dalAage sustained at the interior
department by the recent fire. At the
regular session the secretary will res
commend in addition to making the ups
per stories Of the present bni!dings
thoroughly freproof, the erection Of II
new wing to extend idWay across the
court yard. with sub story, in which all
records of the department., not in cur
rent use may be stored.
A telegram was received at the general
land Office to day from Receiver Work.
of Eureka, Nevada, enquiring shall We
continue to receive applications for
strictly desert lands? Commissioner
Williamson replied as follows: You
will continue to receive applications for
strictly desert lands. but applications
must be accompanied by undo lbted
proof of their desert character.
New YORK. Oct. 13.-Jose Antonia
Cheneria. diplomatic commissioner here
of the Cuban republic. publishes an
emphatic denial of the reports indus>
triously circulated by Spanish agents
that compromise will be entered into
With Spain by Cnban patriots Stories
of this kind have been afoa, for years.
invariably emanating from Spanish
sources shortly before the meeting of
congress. He says mono know better
than the Spanish authorities in Cuba
that peace can never again rule in the
Island until Independence ip secured.
KANSAS CITY. Oc'. 13-Grave doubts
n.;,o,, - ho rv,,;1t Iool Nrl
Inns, recently killed as one of the rob>
bers of the Union Pacific train. A law
firm Of Topeka has been retained by
the father of Collins to investigate the
matter. Enough has been learned to
Justify the statement that Collins could
not have been present at the time. The
fact of his having . large amount OF
money on his person at the time of his
death is accounted Cor by the statement
that he bad Just returned from the
Black Hills. where he had taken drove
Of cattle which be had sold and was re-
turning with the money, nearly $50. 900.
HIS conduct when arrested has been
accounted for on the hypothesis that he
supposed he had fallen into the hands
of robbers. -I 10 .-+;rs5'
NEW YORK. Oct, ,14.-Ihe Tribune to-
morrow will announce that the police
have discovered i bold and extensive
scheme by lottery .swindlers involving
the sale here and IN Boston, Provi-
dence. Hartford. Albany, Troy. Buffalo.
Philadelphia, Baltimore. Washington.
Chicago. Cincinnati and St. -Louls of
hundreds of thousands of dollars worth
of tickets in bogus and illegal lottery.
Judge A. 0. Lochran. an agent Of the
State o. Georgia. is here to prosecute
bogus lottery men who appropriated
franchises of charitable institution
known as the Masonic Home for Or
phans at Atlanta as basis tor swim.
die.
WARRINGTON, Oct. IA. The house of
representatives will not be organized
for business before clock to- morrow
1t is possible that concerning the rolls
prepared questions may be raised Gauss
ing debate. thus further delaying Or
ganiZation. The senate being already
organized. it will merely meet and await
the action of the house. The presi-
dents message, which will be brief, is
now in the hands OF the public printer
Early after the organization resolu.
ton will be introduced and passed 10
immediate vote pledging the house
against granting subsidies.