The Morning herald., 1878-05-27
TELECRAMS.
By MAIL AND TELEGRAPH.

There Is no trouble in the Lackswanna
coal regions.
They had $40, 900 fire in Ottows, Ohio,
on Saturday.
The jury In the case Of Peter Cooper's
libel suit disagreed.
An entire square was destroyed by fire in
et. Augustine, Florida, Saturday morning.
The New York Coaching Clubs annual
parade ON Saturday, drew out thousands of
spectators
The Duchess of Argyle, mother of the
Marquis Of Lorne, and sister-in-law of Vic
toria, is dead.
The Turks evacuated and Austrians oc-
eupied the island of Ada Ksieh, in the
Danube, on Saturday.
The Shah of Persia is expected In Paris
on the 10th of June. He will remain six
moDths In Europe, and visit London, Msd-
lid and Lisbon.
The resignations of Generals Briptou,
Pearson, and Loud, of the National Guard,
Of fennsylvania, have been accepted by
Governor Hartranft.
The Long leland straw works a. Corona
were burned on Saturday. The IRE throws
seventy-fve men out of employment and
costs $4,000 damages.
The Ruaso-Turkish Commission have
failed TO agree upon lire of demarcstion
for the two armies. Meanwhile the soldiers
Associate on friendly terms.
Nine lives were lost in the tornado at
Miner Il Point, WiseoneiD. The storm de-
stroyed large amount of property a.
Waukesha and silurisn Springs.
Up 20 Saturday morning the fishing 1eet
of of Rhode Island, had canght during
May, 5000 barrels of porgies, which is the
largest catch eyer known 10 these waters.
Governer HartraDft signed the bill for the
payment of j. Murray Moorhead Tor his loss
Of $50, ,OOO through building branch of the
Erie Railway upon guarantee by the state.
There is rumored split in the British
Cabinet, the Home Secretary ard the India
Secretary being in favor of the compromise
with Russia, which Lord Beaconsfeld de-
clines-
The committee appointed to investigate
the Auditing department of the State ade
OA bDC GIG wv lee DSID1c the 60~
lourument Of the Harrisburg Senate 90
Friday,
The Stewart hotel for women has proved
failure, and will be made general hotsl
for both sexes. The daily expenses of the
house are 5000, more than half of which is
dead loss.
Orders have been received in LIVERPOOL
for the shipment of American cotton for
consumption in the mills of Bombay. The
native product is much below the capacity
OF the mills, and our cotton will be admit
ted free of duty.
William Day, a boy employed by Mr..
Hamilton, at Taylorsville, Illinois. killed
his mistress with Ratchet, while she was
asleep on the sofa. The lad confessed, and
said be revenged himself for a whipping
she had given him.
The third floor of the Sixth Avenue Horse
Railroad stables, in New York, fell on Sat-
urday, from an overload of grain. The
second 1oor was broken through, and the
mass fell upon three stablemen, who we're
Killed. Two, bodies, those of John Carlin.
and Hugh Murtha, were taken out of the
ruins.
John Stroup, the Pittsburg saloon keep
er, who was convicted of being accessory
70 malprctfce, which resulted in the death
OF Alice keman, was yesterday sentenced
to seven years IN the Western Pererenfiarv,
Dr. Marshall, convicted In the same case,
was not sentenced, as a motion for a new
tIial is pending.
The Presbyterian General Assembly at
Pittsburg, consumed Friday nights session
with the consideration of the case of Rev.
DR.. Miller, who was deposed nom the min>
1stry of the Synod of New Brunswick, N. J ,
for publishing book containing heresy
The Assembly voted against considering pr.
Mfller's appeal, by vote of more than nine
tenths of the delegates
The London "Times" takes no stock in
the favorable reports of the peaceable re.
suits of Schouvaloff's mission. The
"Jozrnal de St. Petersburg" says 1t will
not be the want of of precedent or formula
that prevents the Congress from meeting If
1t fails to meet, and intimates a desire on
the part of the Russian Government that it
should assemble.
Two men went out fishing from Bootbsv
on the 17th inst In small schooner. and
left the vessel in dory to visit their travis.
The wind being very light they did not
anchor or lower the sails. The wind in
creased and started the schooner directly
out to sea. The men, leaving their travis,
went Immediately in pursuit, but soon found
they would be unable to overtske her. So.
procuring another vessel that was near by.
they went after her; but the runaway was
to smart for them, and after chasing her
several hours gave 1t up, and when last
SEN she was going about northeast and W as
nearly out of sight,