, 1878-12-21


PEsTH, l4-Telegrams from Peshamur
says there IS much sickness, principally pneu-
monia, among the troops At the front. One
regiment lost - men IL fourdays. Another
regiment has 50 sick.
Death OF Princess Alice.
D,EMSpAr, Dec. ;4.-Princess Alice Of
England, and the third child Queen Victoria,
died at 80 O'Clock this morning.
Florida Excited.
JACKSONVILLE, Dec I5th.-At Mt, Car
rim short time ago, four negroes ATTEMPTED
to burn mill at that place. Later they
bea. the superintendent wife, and compell-
ed her to give up SI00. The negroes were
arrested, but the jail at Lake City where
they were lodged having been destroyed by
fire they were confined In the court house,
which-was also d stroyed by fire. At an
early hour this morning party OF masked
men overpowered the guar,l, and took the
prisoners from the Baptist church, killing
two of the negroes and mortally wounding
another. The fourth escaped, but suhse-
quentlY surrendered himself 10 the authori-
tiss.
The Texas Pacific.
4 bill of complaint has been filed In the
Supreme Court for the District OF Columbia
against the Texas Pacific railroad company
by H. Taylor and tEirty-nine Others most
Of whom are citizens of France, and who
represent themselves rs the owners of the
land grant bonds of the FL Paso Pacific.
praying that the Texas Pacific be restrained
from disposing Of any stock OF other proper
ty- They say they are interested 10 the
amount of $50, ,O00, eco, bat have hot re-
ceived any dividend or payment thereon
Heavy Fail OF snow In the West.
ST. LoUgS, Dec. l4th. - Dispatches from
Missouri, Iowa and Kansas report the hedyi-
est Snow storm fo- years Railroads are oh
structed, and some roads have been obliged
to suspend the running of trains The Miss
issippi ct Rock Island is closed, and people
are crossing OF the river. The Missouri is
full I'll floating ice, and its clrSing Is looked
for soon,
nero fT,,isicssrs-
NORFOLK, Dee I5th.-At Weldon. North
Carolina. Samuel Jacobs aud Egbcrt Gold
ing, both cciored, have been sentenced To
the penitentiary for six years for assault and
battery with intent to XIII Marcus Williams.
cOiored, for voting for Yates, democratic
candidate for Congress.
An Explosion.
EVANSVILLE, Dec. lf--An explosion of
nitro glyeerine and sunp"wder occurred to-
day at the st Bernard coal mine at Ewing
ham, Nv. The shock was felt for miles 4
train of mining cars, mules and negro Griv-
er were blown into atoms. 4 panic among
the miners was created
"a iHs!ulSent Jury.
MEMPHIS, Dee 18th. Tonight the Jury
in the case of Robert Drury, who killed his
uncle, : Gibson, deputy L. :. marshal,
abOat two Years ago In this city, returned
verdict of not guilty. This was the third
trial.
FIR .so;.a Porier's Case.
WEST PoINT, Dec. i4th.-The Fitz John
Porter Board of Inquiry has adjourned to
Ja!.Gary 81. The Judge Advocate states
that, in his opinion, the testimony, as it
now stands, viii secure Porter's acquittal
On all charges.
Ecsumpfion.
WASHINGTON, Dee I4. - The Secretary
of the Treasury has issued circular instruc-
tons concerning the resumption OF specie
payments
The fSawaian Treaty
WasH:SGToN, IA Joint resolution WAS
introduced in the House yesterday directing
the President to give notice Of the intcn-
ton to terminate the Haw avian reciprocity
treaty in accordance with the terms Of the
treaty.
Gold Weather ip (aiifaFGia.
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