The Morning herald., 1878-06-24
BY MAIL AND TELEGRAPH.

BY MAIL AND TELEGRAPH.
The Emperor William is we'll.
The Queen of Spain is not likely to recov-
or. ...a.
The Inman steamship City Of Richmond
sailed from New York, on Saturday, for
Liverpool, with three hundred and twenty
five cabin passengers.
A steam Touring mill owned by stickley
g. Smith, at Keota. Ohio, was burned on
Saturday. Loss, $4,000. l.
A 100000 fire occurred in Montreal on
Saturday. Ives & Aliens foundry and Ew
ing's coffee mill were burned.
A despatch from Madrid says that Queen
Mercedes has gastric fever, which at one
time threatened to become typhoid.
The bark Azor which carried out a losd
of colored emigraRts from Charleston,S. G.
to Liberia, has reached Honrovia.
The condition Of Charles Matthews, the
comedian, who is Ill in Manchester, was SO
critical on Saturday that he w@ not expec-
ted TO recover.
Two brothers, thirteen and sixteen years
old, SONS Of Joseph Bowie, were drowned
in Msgog river, Vermont, on Saturday near
the postoffice of Sherburne.
Private letters from Venezuela report
that the rumors ofa pending revolution are
without foundation. All parties favor the
reelection of General Alcantaras.
The reinforcement of Is, 900 men just sent
10 the Russian army at Constantinople is
net hopeful augury for the success of the
Peace Congress now In session at Berlin.
Rev. George Muller, of Bristol, England,
will deliver the anniversary address before
the Young Mems Christian Association of
Pennsylvania, at Gettysburg, this evening.
A Berlin telegram to the Post says Aus
tria demands from the Porte Z 100000 for
ing for maintaining the Bosnian refugees,
or in lieu of the money the cession of
Kick, suttorina, Trebinje, Smosky and sIv-
no.
The southwestern railroads were repre-
sented in New York, on Saturday by presi-
dents and superintendents of roads, who
discussed freight schedule and pooling ar
raDgements. The matter was left to a
committee.
The Washington Monument Commission
met at the Executive Mansion in Washing
ton, on Saturday,, and commenced operations
for the completion of the monument Gen
eral Casey's appointment is asked for to su-
perintend the work.
The panic in Wisconsin over rumored In
dian troubles has calmed down after whole
townships were deserted by their inhabi
tants. The alarm was caused by some per
sonal quarrels between some Indians ani
their white neighbors.
The first National Bank of St. Joseph
Mo-, was robbed Of $19, 900 on Friday. How
and by whom It was done Is still q mystery
The bank has capital of $100, 900, and
surplus of $4,000, 30 that the loss will no
in the least embarass it,
A small coast guard vessel, the only re
preventative of the Eucadorian Navy, wa
blown up the other day by the carelessnes
OF the commander, who entered the powde
magazine with q lighted candle In his hant
The commander was killed and two of th
crew were wounded,
The Grand Jury Of Saratoga county, \
Y, have found . bill of indictment again
Jesse Billings, Jr., the rich banker an
speculator, who was arrested two weel
ago for the murder of his wife. Miss Jer
ME Billings gave reluctant testimony, whic
caused the Grand Jury to indict him.
William Vaughn, the murderer of MAJ
Quin, of st. John, N. B., was hung on sa
urday. His victim was an old woman age
10. He assaulted her and when she r.
pulsed him killed her. He committed Il
crime after her death whica WAS his obje
when he first commenced the assault upt
her. he confessed his crime before he W
executed.
A despatch from the United States Co
sui at Genoa, indicates that important +
suits are likely flow from the recent effor
of Philadelphia coal combination to intr
duce Americ sn'hracite coal into the M
coal PRODUCING us Of southern Euror
On ito becoming known that the coal VI
well adapted for smelling purposes the pri
at once advanced to forty francs ($7.7
per ton, which covers cost and frieghts, ,al
leaves fair margin for profits.