, 1878-02-09
GENERAL NEWS.

and one of the ring fueitives. snrren'
dered this morning and gave Dali IN
$25, 200.
New ORLEANS, Feb. A. Ex-Governor
Wells was brought to this city to-cas
by the morning train on the New VI
leans and Mobile railroad, ana was
taken to the parish prison. lie Is SUI
fering from slight attack OF pneano
MIA. Wells declines to answer ques-
tions as to his reasons for leaving 'o"'
or surrendering. The current report Is
that he has surrendered to save 'he
snreties on his bond, bat the Fact Is his
counsel expect 70 get favorable jury
out of the new panel which was drawn
last Saturday.
OMAHA, Feb. 4.-Informahon Is re-
ceiyed at military headquarters that 90
more lodges Of agency Indians have lett
the new agencies on the Missouri. ln>
tending to 60 ON the war path. This
makes 500 lodges tha. have left alto
gether. Military officers here predict
another Indiau war, and that it will
commence early in the spring. They
expect that serious depredations Will be
committed on the northern and north :
western borders of Nebraska.
WASHINGTON, Feb. All the bodies
recovered from the wreck of the Me-
tropolis have been buried along the
beach from the scene of the wreck to a
distance ten miles north. The graves
are simply marked by two stakes. indi-
eating the head and foot OF the grave.
There are no marks identifying the
corpses within the graves. The surviv-
ors having all left, there remains no
one that can identify the dead.
New YORK, Feb. A Washington
dispatch says the house committee has
agreed to report a bill extending the
time for the completion of the North>
ern Pacific railroad.
Page also introduced bill declaring
the forfeiture of all lands granted to
the Atlantic and Pacific railroad, not
already patented to it, and restoring
them to the public domain, and to be
subject to the disposition of the gov
ernment like all other public lands.
Commissioner General Mccormick,
in order to accommodate Pacific coast
exhibitors, has arranged to hold the
United States steamer Wyoming at the
port of New York until after the arrival
of the Pacific Mail steamship connect
ing with the steamer which leaves San
Francisco on the 18th inst, and the
Pacific Mail Company has made re-
duced rates for all such exhibits. Gov.
Mccormick thinks it is particularly de-
sirable that exhibits of minerals, wines
and native woods, and also of blankets
and other fine Pacific coast manufac-
lures should be large. but suggests that
the exhibits of purely agricultural pros
ducts should be limited in quantity.
and that Implications be avoided, as
large amounts of agricultural products
have been already offered by the At
lantic states and the space provided for
them by the French government is
small.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 5. The billiard
match between Sexton ard Cyrile Dion
1000 points for $4,000 tonight res
suited: Sexton, 1000; Dion, 765, in.
cludiDg odds of 200. TIE best runs
were, Sexton, 1T, 22S and 1873, Dion,
80 and "a. Average, Sexton. 2711aa; Di>
on, 10.
Assistant Attorney General Eagan
opened the argument for the state. ars
guing that forgery was committed and
proven clearly. District Attorney Fam
ney followed on the same side, giving
legal points, and Judge Ray opened for
the defense. Judge Cuilum argued over
three hours. holding that the charge
was not substantial.
New YORK, Feb. 5.-The National
Rifle Association directors have decided
to invite a convention of all rifle clubs
in the country at Creedmoor next spring
to take action on points of interest to
their organization.
BUFFALO, Feb. 5.-Sweet, Cool & Co.
Wholesale boot and shoe dealers, have
suspended; liabilities, $3.50. 900; assets,
not given.
New YORK. Feb. 5.-Because Major
Burke specifically charged W. E. Chan>
dler with corrupt practices while as
sistant secretary of the treasury the
case will probably be looked into by
one of the investigating committees.
Major Burke will be communicated
with on the subject.
The wedding gifts of the
French Government to the young
King of Spain consist of two
vases of Sevres porcelain three
and a half feet high, with a cen
trail bowl of corresponding size,
all of a light blue color, decor
ated with exquisite paintings.