The Phoenix herald., 1879-11-07
TELEGRAPHIC.
1MroRrANr ro cA7HoL1cs.

R0Insr on the 9th of Novem Der, tC
 endeavor to win tee assent of the Vat
 ican to his long cfserish ed scheme
 which. adrTs5sting certain changes in
 fhe external organization of the
 Catholic Church in England. will
 facilitate the return to Catholicism
 of an important group of English
 ProteHants.
 rnosPEcTIvE BOAT RACE.
 TonoNTo, Nov. 1.-Hanlon says he
 will aIlow Trickeft, of Australia, fifteen hundred do ITS to come here and row. or he will go to Australia
 If his friends will pay part of the cx- peases-
 DETROIT, November 1.-Thc total loss of the steamer Amazon and cargo VIII be $15O,OO0. The steamer was insured for $30,O0O, half it's value. The cargo, part of which may be saved, js covered by the insurance.
 CHINESE STEAMER LINE.
 NEW YORK, November 1.-The FerH says: The Chinese the most conservative people in the world are establishing line of steamers to the Sandwich Islands which is to be ex- tended aiterward to San Francisco. This is an unprecedented movement and American enterprise may soon find itself matched in a field which cannot be classed under the head of cheap labor.
 SCOUT FROM GEN. MERRITT.
 General Merritt's chief of scouts, came into Rawlings this morning with dispatches and mails. He re- ports numerous fresh Indian trails crossing the road in the vicinity of Williams Fork and Mow Rapids and 1 also a camp fire near Milk River, | about 8 miles north of Snake River. l He saw three Indians and with E. La?sr, one of Merriit's scouts, fired | upon them and they retreated up the bed of the creek. Drais saw the es- cort witipthe body of Weir which was a short distance ahead of him and also ranchmen on their way to Snake River. Lieut. Weir's bo dy wffl be here on Tuesday morning and will be received by Capt Brocket, Post commanders funeral service will be held hers, and the remains then shipped East.
 DESTRUCTIVE STORM.
 NEW YORK, Nov. LA violent thunder storm, accompanied by hail, passed over this section yesterday, and caused considerable damage to property.
 DEATH OF ZACH CHANDLER.
 CHICAGO, November 3d-Senator Zach Chandler ot Michigan was found dead in his bed at Rhe Grand Pacific Hotel, Saturday morning. He had complained of some distress caused by indigestion. When found the body was still warm. Physicians ( thought he had been dead about three hours. His face looked tran quill. showing that his death was painless. From partial examina- tion. it is thought his death was caused by sudden congestion of the lungs. The Senator was returning from the campaign in Wisconsin, and spoke st McCormick's Hall. in this city on Friday evening. The . speech was pronounced by far the most vigorous and able of his prcyi- ous efforts. There IS profound sor- row throughout the city. His rela- tive will arrive by special train this evening.
 DEATH OF JOE HOOKER, GARDEN CITY. Long Island, Nov Sd.-Gen. Joe Hooker diel suiien- [s< at this plnce on Saturday evening.
 s>coUSTERFEITERs ESCAPED. NEW YORK, Nov. 3d.-Seven coun terfeiters who were sentenced to the Albany penitentiary, and when Dep uty Marshal went to receive them he found that five had escaped.
 STEAMSHIPS OVERDUE. Fifteen European steamships are overdue, caused probably by the ter rible gorthwcst gales that have pre- S vailed for several days past. $
 THE GENITAL SYSTEM.
 The Grain Trade resolved today to T instruct its committee not to carry into effect the cental system, on the |, Ist of January next. SACRAMENTO, Nov. 3d.-Gov. IT, win has appointed Wm, F. White, Bank Commissioner, vice Murphy resigned
 CAPITAL STOCK REDUCED,
 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1st-The Bank of Nevada has reduced its cap- l itai from S1O,0OO,OOO to s3,OOO,OoO. It re elected it's old officers The Bank has a reserve fund of three and Il half millions.
 TREASURY CIRCULAR WASHINGTON, Nov. 4th The Treasury Department has issued a circular defining the law relative to the free duty on grain bags.
 PARAFF GETS FIVE YEARS. , NEW YORK, Nov 4th--Adyices from Panama state that Paraff, the l swindler who went from San Francisco to Santiago and .,,, ;,,,,,,o,,,o n, :y,;or s-.ui-T ling concern, has been sentenced to five years exile in Falvidia under guard.
 BURNED TO DEATH. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 4th.-- A fire hrnke mt last nirhf ,lhniIf q n,clOck