, 1878-03-02

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amount Of water entering the station.
The surf was tremendous high. The
waters in the bay of Callao during the
day were SO troubled as to render COM
munication with vessels almost impos
sible, SO that the damage done there
could not be aseertained for several
days. Previously several strong shocks
of an earthquake were felt near Lima,
but no serious damage was done. Callao,
Iquiqui and Avica experienced severe
earthquake shock on the night of Jan.
20, causing great excitement and some
damage. while Hayti was visited by
heavy rain storms-a phenomenon un>
prscedented there within the memory
of man.
NEW YoRK. Feb. 23-Henry Williams,
colo-ed, was hanged yesterday in Isle
of Wight county. Va, for committing
an outrage on the person of Margaret
A. Stephens. near Carrsvilie, August
10, 1877.
W. A. Ransom & Co., one Of the old>
est jobbing firms in the shoe trade,
made an assignment yesterday; iabili-
ties quarter of million; assets con-
sidered large; amount not yet known.
The Dime Savings Institution of News
ark, N. j., has been put in the chancel-
lor's hands. who granted an order pre-
venting the bank from paying more
than 20 per cent. to depositors on the
total amount of their deposits until
further notice from the court of chan.
Gerry.
DEXTER. Me-. Feb. 23.--Last evening
]. W. Barrow, treasurer of the Dexter
Savings Bank was found locked in the
vault, handcuffed, gagged and with
rope around his neck. He was sense>
less and died. He has several bad
wounds on the forehead. The robbers
obtained less than 500. and it is sup
posed they murdered the treasurer be
cause he would not open the safe.
OMAHA, Feb. 23.- Gen. Crook return
ed to, day from the Indian territory, and
denies the statement that large expedi>
ton would t. organized in the spring
ass;ns: Sitta Bnl. Crook makes an
emphatic denial. No immediate tro liable
need be feared from Sitting Bull, unless
the buffalo range south. which is hardly
probable, as they have not done SO in
late years. No expedition against the
hostile Sioux is now contemplated.
OMAHA, Feb. 24.-Five male shop
lifters stole $500 or $500 worth of silk
from Stephens & Wilcox during bus
mess hours yesterday, and 5000 in silk
from Tootle & Maui, and got away with
the plunder. The theft was not dis
covered until several hours after it was
committed.
CAPE HATTERAs INLET, S. C., Feb.
24.-The German bark Phillip Sup
picich, which foandered on the bar on
the %, is a total loss. Three bodies
washed ashore, and all the crew are sup,
posed to have perished.
PoUGHKEpsIE, Feb. 24.-This morn
ing while the engineer corps of West
Point was getting ready for reveille,
one of the command named Tobin shot
another named Albert, who died almost
instantly. No further particulars res
ceived.
RUTLAND, VI, Feb. "a Landon's
block burned this morning; loss $780,.
600; insurance. $4,000.
BosroN, Feb. 23.-Thomas P. Cheney,
superintendent of the New England
mail service, is charged with defrauding
the government by certifying to false
vouchers for service never rendered,
with established postal routes in New
Hampshire for the benefit of his friends,
with granting his chief clerk illegal
favors, and certifying to vouchers fur
nished by him, and allowed him to
draw pay after he had left the service.
with being absent from duty, and with
general ineficiency. Congress will in
vestigate.
LONDON, Feb. 23.-.A well informed
Vienna correspondent afirms that SAT-
act Pasha still hesitates to sign General
Ignatieff's conditions defining the east
ern and southern limits of Bulgaria,
and says the conditions prescribe the
expulsion practically of the entire Mus
sulmen population.
BELGRADE, Feb. 24.-Russians occu>
py Pirot and Akpalanka. Servians
withdrew to Nisch. Prince Milan has
sent protest to Grand Duke Nicholas
against the occupation. Russians cons
tinue to advance. Prince Milan re-
mains at Nisch with strong force, and
it is stated he will refuse to evacuate
the place.
VIENNA, Feb. 24.--A joint council of
ministers of Austria and Hungary was
held to-day and lasted five hours. The
emperor presided Count sAndrassy
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