The Morning herald., 1878-12-28
LATEST NEWS.

WASHINGTON, Uecs ~ ~ SeuAhOs ~
m session only short time today. Moth /
Inc Of interest was presented, the meeting
being more OF Q social than OF . business
character. No msntisn was made OF thel.
German Mission.
The subscriptions to the 4per cent. loan
to-day were 81 ,000, ,00O. js .s
Internal Revenue Commissioner Raum
this morning received letter from Revsns
us Agent Atkinson, jamestown, Fentress
county, Tsna., December 8, stating 'tnat
the 9th Tennessee and I'd Tennessee raid
log forces concentrated at jamestown on
the 18th.
The President to-day said in the course of
conversation that he was giving no attsn.
tion to the collection of official reports, etc.
showing intimidation and fraud in recent
elections In several of the Southern States
for the use OF the Teller COMMITTEES, as he
had learned that the committee had for
mally refused to call upon him for such in
formations Hf y.gas. i
Upto that date fourteen distilleries, and
copperstills we're captured and thirty nine
nersous arrested, nine of the stills being
captured in TentIsss county and the other
Ave we're taken in Overton countv. Good
work has been does thus far; no fghting or
shooting has taken place.
The 9Th Tennessee force will accompany
the ID Tennessee into very vicious section
of Scott county, where It islikely q skirm>
ieh will take place. The 9th Kentucky
force will then accompany the I'd Tennessee
up the Kentucky and Tennessee line to the
Virginia line, and the 9th Tennessee force
viii follow the line of the two States
from Scott county westward The agent
saws he hepes to break the baekbonesof the
yiolators In that vicinity in tho present raid.
BANK MESSENGERS leBsID OF $2o6, 900.
NEW YORK, Dec. s7-s.o5& &P. tM.--The
mssssngers of the Importers. and Traders
Bank were robbed of gold certificates,
checks, and other securities, valued at.
5000, 900, few minutes ago,
NEW YenK, Dec. H.-A special London
despatch says the steamship Emily B. sau-
der, which left New York on the sth Of De-
Gambler bound for the Turks Island and
Santo Domingo, foundered at. sea after be
ing only two days out from port.
This news reached Lsndon to day being
telegraphed from Kingston, ia. By Lloyd,s
agent at that place, who stated that two OF
the crew of the Ill fated vessel-the only
survivors of the wreek-have just been Ian
ded at Kington. " . 81
What became of the passengers, the Of
ficers, and the remainder Of the crew is not
known but the two rescued sailors, who
were picked up by q passing vessel, state
that they believe all the others who were
on board the steamer have been drowned.
,'fsU1cIDx OF YOUNG GIRL.
Katie Punch, sixteen years old, an inmate
of the House of Refuge, Randalps Island,
committed suicide last night by :, hanging.
She had been sent to the institution by her
parents. r.. z ,.~4 e.a
NEW YORK, Dec. s7.-Judge Choate, in
the Federal Court to day, denied the mo
tion to discharge the habeas corpus in the
case of "Red" Leary, the supposed North
symptom Bank robber. His Honor consider
ed the question ef identity fully established
and held that the points raised In favor Of the
prisoner that there is sufficient evidence
against the accused, and that warrant is
not authenticated by such evidence, are not
we'll taken. The prisoners counsel asked .
delay to procure proof of the denials from
Massac husetts, and said they would carry
the case to the United States Supreme
Court. Counsel for the Sheriff held that
the fact of Indictment being found was
proof enough for an extradition warrant,
aud further that Leary could not be taken
out of the New York jurisdiction until pass
ed upon by the General Term Of the su
preme Court.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-The Rio Grande
Mentevideo cable 10 broken. Messages TO
the latter place and beyond will be forwar
ded by the land lines, which are working
f.irly.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 27.-Archbishop Pu
cell makes public to day statement COZ
cerning his financial affairs, in which h
says that for building lots, churches, asylum
Gin which are over 400 orphans,) ssmina
les, and their support and various necess
ties, he has had to beg or borrow consider
able sums, and is now pretty heavily ir
debt.
he cannot accuse himself Of having spen
anything in waste or extravaganza, and l
the Pope will not relieve him from tn
duties Of his office as requested, he trusts ir
he goodness and charity of the clergy an
laity to pay all. This statement was mad
at the the request Of numbar of prominer
Catholic clergy, who assure him of the
united support In the effort to pay a
claims.
The Paris and New York tTelegrap
Company Of M. Pouyer Quertier has g,
three Parlsian financial institutions to qua
antee the capital necessary. a, =
American and French capitalists are all
interested, the. latter probably; rath
from patriotic motives rather than with
view to profit. -r.'.