, 1880-05-20

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Representative Page and John ]. Valentine
called on Postmaster General Key to-day,
pursuant to appointment to learn his de-
cision in the Wells, Fargo 4 Co. matter.
They were informed by him that he thor
ouehIy sustained the correctness of their
arguments, and that he will decline to in.
terfere with Wells, Fargo Il Cos letter
carrying business. ''h Iria.t it
Chinese Mast Leave Mott Street
NEW YoBK, May io.--The United Chris
tian Brethren have recently purchased all
the houses from No. "a to 2S Mott street,
inclusive, and one building around the cor
ner in Pell street, from which the Chinese
have peen evicted. The new owners have
executed new, leases, IN which o condition is
inserted forbidding the suoletting of any
part of the buildings to Cinnamon or me-
,groes. 1t is not probable that the anti
Y Chinese feelingl will spread among the
other property owners in that neighbour
hood. s4
r1FllI \ AnoIher InstalImenI.
"A -Four thoussnd six hundred and tifty-seven
Immigrants are in Castle Garden to-day,
'5a 1883 of whom arrived this morningin three
steamships. +N's -
Net Warnings OF Railroad.
CHICAGO, May l0.--William Vanderbilt,
Presldenty Of the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern RnilTeed, in the annual report for
1879, which will DO submitted at the stock
holders meeting tomorrow at Cleveland.
shows the gross earning Of the company to
be SIG. 27l 1892; net earnings, 1885, ,96S;
increase in net earnings, $S43,S02. The
net earnings are the largest in the history Of
the road. .sit
Fire In k.Istsburg.
/. % y lPITrsDoEd, Nay 10. q. Keefer. Steifel &
Co. 8 stannery, Welleck q tannery and twenty
eight buildings were burned Tonight.
KTwsnsy sy tapiliss arerepdsEsd honeless; loss,
93ii,5isG8 Alto Ffse I'm OIL Tanks.gril o,.,
litt BHADToRD, May l0.-This afternoon by
gas explosion in a stove in the house OF JUS
tice Cline at Rixford, ten miles southwest of
y Bradford, the building wAs set on FIRE. all
the adjoining buildings being Hight frame
struotuTeAI the FIRE spread rapidly, and be-
fore its fury was spent eighty buildings were
~ 'laid'in ashes. The list embraces the prin-4
cipal hotels. stores, and business places, in
cluding the Kendall and Eldrek Railroad
depot. Tha fire also burned tho pump sta
ton OF the United Pipe lines. One $4,000
"A i barrel iron tEnk OF Mcleod & Madison and
- a ths 25 600 barrel iron. tanks Of the United
Pipe lines at Rexford are still burning furi-.
ond 25 900 ron tank OF the United lines In
flames. There are twolothe tanks of simi-
,rs lar dimensionas belonging to the, Tide Water
Pipe Line Company a'short distance further
down the valley which cannot escape de-
struction, The heat ia 40 intense that work.
men are prevented from digging trenches OF
A FearfaI cyclone. e ao
CHrcAso, May lI.l-A fearful cyclone
swept across the eastern part Of Mclean
county last night, damaging at least $780,.
600 in )Atrowsmith Stownship. Twelve
dwellings were utterly demolished, aud d
Ge 16Q acre orchard eradicated. 0 In Empire
township the damage is nearly as widespread
Many persons we're injured. A child OF Mr..
~ Keitz had its skull dractured,i and will die
sa.5 The track OF The cyclone was three-quarters
Of mile in width. The town of Guthrie
which is situated on the Springfield division
OF the Illinois Central Railroad, and which
contains only half Eas dozen houses, was
. ~ struck BY ylightning andeyerything DESTROYED
.51i BY ife.i No one yas hnrtli There was !
furious wind, and The lightning was brilliant
and continuous throughout the whole eer
trail part of.theSt 9rurE ~
New BuIIdinSS.
u brI The House Committee on Public Build.
ines and Grounds has agreed toreport IA
"a yorably to the Hduse q bill for the erection
Of public buildings at Boise City Idaho
$50. .O0O .fANIhX J.fI lafI
8i5l oi6r,l America Ahead Again,
is. Augustus Morrison, OF the honorary com
9 I mlssioners Representing tho United States a
the Sydney internalional exhibition, say
that the exhibitors from tho United State
have been very successful in obtainint
awards. In all cases where our leadin
kau oark 4kn;.