, 1879-07-17
News By Mail.

The California State prison at San
Quentin on the first of July contained
1864 convicts.
Five hundred French Canadians are
making pilgrimage to the shrine of st.
Anne de Beaupre, near Quebec.
The corner stone of the German Ma
sonic Temple, New York, was laid on
the 2nd. The parade was imposing.
The departments at Washington were
closed on the Fourth, and only neces-
sary business was transacted on the 5th.
Chinese are committing fearful out
RACES in Central Asia, and thousands of
fugitives are seeking refuge in Russian
forts.
The Worlds Washington special says:
1t is being whispered about that the
President will call an extra session in
October.
Notice has been given by the New
York police that whisky selling on Sun
day will henceforth be stopped at all
hazards.
Seventeen persons were poisoned at
Lanesboro, Mimi, on the 9th, by some
substance supposed to be tartar emetic in
lemonade at picnic.
The French Minister of the Interior
announces that on account of the bad
crop purchases of foreign grain will
amount to e20,000,000.
The outgoing trains from Washington
on the lst inst were crowded with Con-
gresham anxious to get home to their
families and constituents.
It is reported that Prince Jerome Ma
poleon will not attend the funeral of the
Prince Imperial. His wife, the Princess
Clotilde, will represent him.
American competition was agreed
upon in recent debate in the House of
Commons as the one great cause of agri-
cultural depression in England.
Severe thunder storms prevailed in
New York State during the last days of
June. There was great damage to prop
erty by Lightning and hail stones.
The June cleanup of the Excelsior
Water and Gravel Mining Co. was ex-
hibited at the Bank of California in the
shape of four gold bricks, valued at over
$4,000.
The Peoples Bank of Sacramento
Successor of the Odd Fellows Savings
Bank commenced business on the 2Sth
of June. The capital stock is 100000,
in 100000 shares.
Over 100000 people were at Coney
Island on the Fourth The accident list
was unusually large and the crime record
APPALLING. Four murders were committed
within radius of 100 miles.
John Kemmler, German, residing at
South Holyoke, Mass, recently shot
dead his three children, all girls, aged
six, four and one year, being unable to
support them He has been out of work
since February.
Ultra silver men are maneuvering for
the increase of the Finance Committee,
next Winter, by addition of two Senators
Of their own views, so that Bayard,
Chairman of the Committee, being in the
minority will resign.
June Oath was celebrated as "class
day" at Yale College Louis S. Lyle, of
Baltimore, was poet, and George w.
Kirchivey, of Albany, orator The "Ivy
Ode" was read by William Hawkes..
Ivy was planted, the various buildings
visited, and farewells hidden.
A special from Austin says that news
was received of a fight between the
State troops and party of Indians at
the head of Concho river. One Indian
was killed and several wounded. The
rest escaped. The State troops lost sew
eral horses and pack mules. They were
still pursuing the Indians,
Congress having adjourned without
action on the bill authorizing an allow
ance for leakage on export packages of
alcohol between the distilleries and the
port Of export, immediate collection of
all drawback assessments for this cause
is ordered, and delayed pending the ac-
tion of Congress. The assessments
amount to $4,000 or 100000.
President Gavett, of the Erie road,
states that the earnings of the road up
January lst had fallen of, the loss in
December being $26e,000. In Febru.
ary there was an increase of $4,000, in
March $4,000, in April $255,0O and
in May ilS5,000. He had not vet re.