, 1880-03-04
TELEGRAPHIC.
EASTERN STATES.
Cencral Grant IN Mexico.

CRY OF Mexico. Feb. 2l.--General Grant
and party arrived tonight on special iTaln
accompanied by Minister Foster and the
Mexican reception Committee and others
They were met at the depot by city officials
and members Of The federal government
The streets were packed with people
Grant and party entered carriages and were
escorted 10 the Mineral college by 1000 in
fantry and 5000 cavalry. Buildings and
streets are ablazswith illuminations.
Stables Rurned.
NEWPORT, Feb 22.-Hawards stables
were burned thiss.norning with twenty car.
riages, ten horses and large amount OF
grain. John Shay. a stablemaD, ioss his
life trying to set tie horses out OF the burn
ing building.
Veterans Congregatc
NORFOLK, Va, Feb. 23.--A convention OF
Mexican veterans began to-day, Gen. Den
yer presiding. The annual report advised
veterans to wait with patience the action OF
Congress regarding the pension bill.
Fire az Cleveland.
CLEvEIAxp, o., Feb. 23.-This afternoon
the bottom fell out OF still containing
1900 barrels of crude oil at the Standard oil
works on Broadway. The oil caught fire
huu w ahOehNA
still, and the burning oil flowed down
Kingsbury run, threatening destruction to
the Standard works. Five hundred men
were pat to work and constructed q dam
across the run, conhning the fire in narrow
limits and saving property. The loss is es.
timated at $4,000 on machinery, and
S40,e00 on oil.
Fierce Vengeance.
N n s.f1
from near Linden, Cass county, gives the
following; Mrs. Clarke, a respectable mar.
ried lady, living in the Garry neighborhood,
was yesterday. britally outraged and then
murdered. Three men have been arrested.
One has confessed. He was horribly mu-
tilated by mob and his clothing was sat-
urated with coal oil and set on fire. He
was afterward hanged 2 Intense excitement
prevails. rs
i.p Railroad Probabilities ofthe Year.
OMAHA, Feb. 24.---A surveying party left
Omaha to-day for Cheyenne to begin sur
yeying the new road to he built by the
Union Pacific from Cheyenne to the Yellow
stone National Park, distance about $50
miles, Of which about l25' miles will be
constructed this year, to the North Platte
river north Of Fort Laramie. A branch of
this main line is also to be built to the
Black Hills. Upon the completien of 100
miles and the erection of shops at Chey-
enne, costing $25, 900, the sum Of $40. 600 in
bonds, voted by Cheyenne, will be delivered
to the Union Pacific branch Thirty miles
, viii also be constructed rand completed by
August, from Echo to Park city, Utah, tap.
ping the Ontario silver mining district,
where is located the Ontario, mine, the
richest mine in the world, paying 30 cents
per share monthly dividend on $1O,OO0,OOO
Fire Record,
NORWICH, Feb. 24.-The Mantle mills,
atEast Lynne, burned this afternoon, Loss,
$50,000. insured.
BREWSTER, NJ Y, Feb. g4.-One.third OF
the business portionoof the village burned
last night; loss 100000, insurance $40, 900.
BOSTON, Feb. 24.-A fire in five story
building atthe corner. of Milk and Federal
streets, caused damage to the amount OF
100000; insured. Wrights & Porter, for.
merly State printer, are the principal suffer.
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Jr Fierce Battle with the Snow Drifts
FARGO, Feb. 25.-Thirty passengers have
arrived here from the snow bound trains,
walking eight miles. The Bismarck work.
men have used up five locomotives breaking
snow in cuts, which is like battering a,stone
wall. ~ n Vt - ~ ~ 81 ~ &
st Wa A Block Burned.
ALBANY, Feb 25.-A fire to1nipht de-.
2 stroyed the Delevan block. The loss is es.
timated at over S1,0OO,0O0. ~.
!, sayard's Record Against Him. IA
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 25.-The Times in
its remarks on the reproduction Of Bayard's
secession speech in Dover, in 1861, .Abandons
him for the campaign. Is
Union PaeinciROads.
! OMAHA, Feb. 25E-vSupt. Clarke announces
= that the Union Pacific railroad will irnmedi-
ately commence broad gauge road from
Cheyenne to Yellowstone National Park,
with Deadwood branch. Another road
~ will be built from Echo to Park City, Utah.
1t will be completed by August
New York Republican Convention.
UTICA, Feb 25.-Convention met to-day
at II P. NJ. The session vas somewhat
stormy and ended in pledging the New York
delegation for Grant by vote of 217 to $50.
Inc following persons were named as dele
gates at large to the National Convention:
Roscoe Conkling, Alonzo B. Cornell, G. A.
Arthur and James d. Warren.
tS '"Barberous'' Jealousy.
HARnIsguRo, Feb, 25.-Jphn. Walleee. a
negro barber at Mount Joy, yesterday ia.
tally shot his wife and slightly wounded his
son. aged 10 years. Cause, jealousy.
1IUaiGcent Donation.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 25. ~ cseph E. Tenn.
pie, Esq, retired merchant, has given
S6O,OOOto the Pennsylvania academy of ine
arts. ui- d 81 a-----I -
Postal Appropriations ana lPrOylsOs
WASHINGTON, Feb 25.-The Star seryice
bill introduced in the House yesterday ap-