The Newtown bee., 1880-10-27
Western and Southern States.

A fire at Char eston, $. o., destroyed two large cotton sheds and one brick warehouse, partially stored with cotton. The flames then spread to the cotton on the wharves and thence to three British iron steamships laden with cotton. One of the vessels was badly damaged and the other two slightly injured. The total loss is about $200, GOO.
 A terrific wind and snow storm is reported from Dakota and Wisconsin, extending to Chicago. Dispatches from La Crosse, Wis.,, say the storm all along the Southern Minne- sota railway was the severest known in years Passenger and freight trains were b,ockaded in snow-drifts from ten to twelve feet deep, and teams with provisions were dispatched to their relief from several points. A number of disasters to shipping are reported from Chicago and several lives were lost. schooner foundered off North Chicago, and her crew ot eight men are supposed to have perished
 The National Association of Local Preachers of the Methodist Episcopal church in the United States met in Baltimore a few days ago, to celebrate their twenty-ftth anniversary, Rev. Dr. D. H. Wheeler, of the New York East Conference and editor of the Methodist, pre- sided. Dr. Wheeler delivered the annual ad- dress. Mir. c. c. Leigh. of Brooklyn, deliver ed an address on the advantages oi having the American pulpit occupied by men ot educa. tion.
 William Todd, Baltimore saloon-keeper in a fit of rage fatally shot his wife as she was standing with month-old child ill her arms.
 Postmaster-General Maynard has issued an order directing that all magazines, pamphlets and other like reading matter received at the dead-letter office shall hereafter, instead of being sold for waste paper, be distributed to charitable and retormatory institutions in and around the national capital.
 The total number ot emigrants arrived during the year ending Juno 30, was 457, ,257, as follows: At New Yo,k 263, ,729; Po,t Hu- aHaY1 21,727; Baltimore, 17,394; San Francisco, 7,153; all other ports, Is, ,820 There arrived from Europe, 347,747; Asia 839; Africa, 2l; American continent, l0l, ,6Sl; Pacific is- lands, 954; all other, 1915. The emigra- ton from Asia was as follows: China, 5 802; India, 2I; all other countries of Asia l6 Of this number, 5 0Sl arrived at San Francisco, and 690 at Astoria, Oregon.
 The other day fire broke out in shoddy manufactory in Cincinnati, and the flames spread in such way to cut off escape from the third story, where 8 number of women were at work. Despite the heroic efforts of the f1remen five women were burned to death.
 At the Baltimore races Parole won the race at one and a quarter miles-his second victory since his return to the United States.
 The boiler ot Cox < Fairbanks distillery at Terre Haute, ind, exploded with such terri ble effect nat five workmen were instantly killed and nine others injured, several fatally.
  miles from Cincinnati resulted in more or less serious injuries to fifteen passengers.
 Il freight train ran into crowded excur- sion train which was coming in to the State fair at Raleieh, N. O., and three men were killed and fourteen more injured.
 The Guseed oil mills of Orr, Leonard & Daniels, at Piqua, O., were destroyed by fire at an estimated loss of from $l50, ,000 to S200,- 900, with insurance from $75 900 to S95 000.
 Chief Justice Edward G. Ryan, oi the Wis eonsin supreme court, is dead in hls seventy first year.
 Dakota states that Sitting Bull has sent word he is willing to surrender. The Indian runner who brought this information said that Sitting Bull had been influenced in the determination to give himself up by recent advices he had received rom the Queen or British.
 George 8. Wheeler, ot San Francisco mur- dered his sister-in-law, packed her body in trunk and then gave himself up to the police.
 From vyAshington.
 The notorious Apache, Chiet Victoria. and his band, who have been he terror of apor- lion ot the territory bordering on the United States and Mexico, have at last been summar- fly dealt with. A dispatch from San Antonia, Texas, reports that Chief Victoria, fifty war; riors and eis h cen women and children were killed in a fl 4ht with Mexican troops. Seventy women and 250 head of stock were captured. Since Victoria broke out, year ago, over four hundred men, women and children have perished at the hands of his warriors.
 During the recent sts rm in the Northwest the bark Trader and the schooner Grenada were wrecked on Lake Michigan and fifteen men lost.
 From table composed by the superintend- ent of foreign mails for the forthcoming annual report of the postmaster general, 1t appears that the amount paid for conveying United States mails by sea during the fiscal year ended June 30 was $196,6 ,684, Of which amount $I53 908 was paid tor the transatlantic mail service, $12, ,637 for the carriage ot trans- Pacific mails, and $50, 149 to miscellaneous steamship lines conveying United States mails to the West Indies, Mexico and South America. The money disbursed tor the transportation of mails to Europe was all paid to foreign steam ship companies, except $1, ,964 earned by the American line from Philadelphia. The largest amounts paid were to the Guion, Cunard Hamburg and North German steamship com panies
 A landlord named Hutchins and his drive, were shot at and the latter killed near Skib. berdeen, county Cork, Ireland.
 At monster land meeting at Longford Ireland, Mir. Parnsll said the aolution ot the land question would depend upon the efforts of the Irish people during the winter. He insisted above all on the necessity of organi. zation. All the measures of the government against agitation would fall before united organized people. The government could imprison individuals, but never an entire nation. At Donaghloney, county Down, 1000 Orangemen held meeting to protest against the Parnellite agitation.
 The Chllians have begun the bombardment of the Peruvian towns of Callao and Cbor rillos. A Chiian army Of 30 GOO men is also reported to be marching on Lima the capital ot Peru.