The Phoenix herald., 1879-03-29
BREvITIEs

pr. John T. Crook, late of San Francisco, died in New York last Saturday.
 Alexander Seath, manufacturer of shoe leather findings, Montreal, has failed. Liabilities, S1OO,O00
 At the democratic convention held in Cincinnati last Saturday L. \. Harris was nominated for mayor.
 The New York Herdld composing rooms were lighted by electricity last Saturday night as an experiment.
 A tornado on last Saturday swept away the Oconee bridge, Georgia, demolished houses and unroofed stores.
 Edward Hoyt, for the murder of his father at Bridgeport, Conn, has been sentenced to be hanged May 18th, 1880.
 In Philadelphia Washington Butchers Sons ham curing house, North Front street, was lately dam- aged by fire to the amount of S25,- O00 Insured.
 The most rigorous rules are being enforced against vessels arriving in New York from the Mediterranean sea. the Red sea, and the Sea of Azof, to prevent infection reaching there.
 Henry Belden Jr, of the firm of Beldcn & Co.,, brokers, New York, has been lately arrested and gave bail in the suit of General Eckert, charg- ing him with the conversion of S30,0OO.
 Marquis Tsing, the new Chinese ambassador to England and France, speaks and writes English fuently, and has some knowledge of French He is accompanied to London by his wife and three children.
 \ special freigh train from the East ran over a Chinese section man at Tule, five miles East of Winnemucca on March 21- It is supposed that he intended to commit suicide as he lay on the rail and paid no attention to the whistle of the locomotive.
 Southern Democrats have started a memorial, the purpose of which is to pledge a sufficient number of Dem ocrats 10 support q proposition to al low mileage for the extra session. The present law allowsl milagc for only two sessions of Congress.
 Captain William P McCann has been ordered to the command of the Independence at Mare Island. Capt. John Irwin is detached from the command of the Independence and assigned to duty in charge of the navigation department at Mare Is land
 Much feeling is created in theatri- cal circles in New York by the shoot ing of Porter at Marshall, Texas X meeting of managers and actors was held 70 devise measures for the relief of the family and provide for the reception and burial Of the body. Several companies have offered their services for benefit. t,
 Tennessee Senate,by a small major ity, adopted the bill to settle the State debt at forty cents on the dollar and four per cent interest Subse- quently, Edward Kelly, of New York. Chairman of the Bondholders' Com mittee, sent telegram refusing to ac- cept less than sixty cents ait. six per cent. Sctuemcn. is now dcspaired of
 Another terrible prairie fire has oc- cured in Lincoln county, Kansas, turning the house and all the prop erty of Mir Montgomery, living on Bitter creek and doing much other damage \ little son of MT Mont gomery's twelve years old, perished in the flames, and Montgomery, and Isaac Pfafi,, neighbor who attempt | ed to save Montgomery, were badly { burned, and they died in q few hours
 \ storm of the severcst nature swept over Memphis just after mid night of the 22d inst. It came from the southwest and continued for three hours. During its progress lightning struck the Memphis \ Cotton and .oolcn Mills, situated i'll the south ern portion of the city, which were entirely consumed The mills were valued at S90,O00, and employed 'orce of 125, who are thrown out of Insurance, $60,000.
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