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San Francisco, July 9.-The census re-
turns give the population of San Fran
cisco at 233, ,066, Including 20, $40 Chinese.
Chicago, July 9.-The Wabash rail-
road, which has been vainly trying to
months has finally made arrangements
and will begin to take and bring freight
at once. Railroad men predict disturb
ance in the freight pools in consequence,
especially in that of the Southwestern
rate association.
Goldsboro, N. c., July 9.-The execu-
tion of the negro Alex. Howard, tor the
murder of an old white man named
Babel Autry, in July, 1878, took place
here to-day, and was witnessed by about
1900 people. Howard protested his
innocence to the last, and made very
bitter harangue from the scaffold, but
the crime was fully proved against him
by his step-son, who was an accomplice
in the deed.
st. Louis, July "a dispatch from
Atchison, Kan, says two masked men
boarded short train which runs from
Kansas City to st. Joseph on the Mis-
souri, Pacific road at Winthrop station at
an early hour this morning, and between
there and ST. Joseph junction robbed the
United States express company's safe of
$3.50 and package of jewelry belonging
to Baldwin & Co. of st. Joseph. The
robbers are unknown.
Omaha, July 10, 1890 a. m.-McCor-
mick & Co.'s elevator, containing $4,000
bushels OF oats, 10000 of corn and 1000
OF wheat, burned at midnight. The fire
was probably incendiary, it being the
third alarm since o'clock last evening.
The loss is fully $4,000. Cannot get the
insurance tonight. Milton Rogers &
sons warehouse filled with stoves ad]oin-
ing the elevator, will probably go and
will increase the loss probably to $75,-
600.
New York, July 9.-The funeral Of the
late Col. VIM. Tilden .Pelton, nephew
and secretary of Ex-Governor Tilden,
took place this afternoon from Mr.. Til
denis residence, Is Grammercy Park.
Among those present were ex-Police
Commissioner Mclean, Corporation
Counsel Whitney, Mayor Cooper, Clark
son N. Potter, Col. John r. Fellows and
Andrew H: Green. The pall-bearers
were Gen. John NJ. Corse, Alfred Jand,
Alonzo B. Dickerson, Francis S. Abel,
Smith NJ. Weed and Edward L. Paris.
Detroit, Mich, July 9.-The races to-
day were diversified by fighting over the
pool selling and the arrest of u number
of the parties participating. Parties
outside the city outbid the usual manip.
ulators of the. pool-box in the city fol
the privilege of the pool. whereupon the
latter were seized with sudden spas1r
of virtue and proceeded to arrest the
former for violating the laws of the
state, and there was a lively scrimmage
in which pool sellers, constables and
horse owners took prominent parts and
carry unmistakable marks thereof to-
night. 1t is probable the whole matte,
will take extensive sction in the courts.
Deadwood, d. L., July 9.-Capt. J. M
West, superintendent and contractor fol
the Black Hills Placer Mining company
which is building eighteen miles of road
and erecting extensive hydraulic works
at Rockerville, is short about $4,000 in
his accounts with employees, of whom
there are nearly four hundred. Vests
deficiency is accounted for from the fact
that he lavished money upon fast wom-
en-, of whom he has been keeping two or
three. He has heretofore borne an ex-
cellent reputation. He introduced them
into the best society as his daughters
profound sensation, as he has highly
respectable family living in Boulder, Col
Chicago, July 9.-The Inter Oceans
Washington special says: Major Kert.
land of Chicago is here and had an inter.
view with Commissioner Raum to-day
relative to the arrears of tax on the leak.