The Redwood gazette., 1881-09-15

the charge Of heresy was in progress in
Chicago on the 9Th, Rev. DR.. Hatfield with
drew from the prosecution Of the case alto.
getber, and Rev. DR.. Parkhurst was select
ed in his stead. Presiding Elder Willing
appointed Rev. r. s. Cantine to serve ON
the committee in place Of Rev. John Ellis,
who had been excused from serving At
his own request. The defense put in de-
murrer to the charges aud specifications,
which were admitted by DR.. Parkhurst to
be open to objection, and in order to allow
time for SO amending the charges as to over.
come the objections the Court adjourned to
the 7th.
1T Is reported that. through the influence
of the widow Of Ouray, the White River
Utes have finally consented to move upon
the reservation recently selected for them in
Utah.
ON the morning of the 9Th an express
train upon the Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad
Wheeling, West Va. One woman was
scalded to death and eleven other persons
suffered serious injuries.
THOMAS a. MARVIN, the bigamist, who
was recently jailed at Richmond, Va, is
said to be mono other than T. A. Merritt,
who spent three years in the Auburn On.
W Penitentiary for forgery committed on
the National Bank of Lockport, N. Y. Up
to the 9th no less than fifteen wives had
turned up to testify against Marvin on the
charge of bigamy.
ARCHBISHOP HENNI, of the Catholic
Archbshopric Of Milwaukee,, died in that
city on the 7th, after protracted illness.
DISPATCHES received on the 7th indicated
that the hostile Apaches of Arizona had be-
gun general war against the whites. Rein
forcements were constantly going forward
to strengthen the inadequate force of United
States troops in that region. For . distance
Of 100 miles along the line OF the Southern
Pacific Railroad there was said to be reign
of terror.
A SEVERE sn0w.storm occurred in the
Black Hills on the 9TH and 9Th, prostrating
all the telegraph wires. Two feet fell, and
there were six inches on level at Dead.
wood on the 9Th. Two inches Of snow also
fell at Hastings. Neb., on the night Of the
9Th.
ACCORDING to the telegraphic reports on
the morning of the Sth the forest fires in
Huron County, Michigan. had destroyed
the towns Of Bad AK, Verona, Port Hope
and Huron City, aud it was believed that
one hundred lives had been lost. Twelve
corpses had been brought into Port Hope.
The people of Verona buried themselves in
their gardens. The town of Sand Beach
was shrouded in darkness all day. It was
said five hundred families in that region had
~ ,hSic o,NA ho doA
The villages Of Tyre and Charleston had
been destroyed, and Minden was only saved
by change of wind.
IN the trial of Rev. DIR. Thomas in
Chicago on the 7th Rev. DR.. Parkhurst pre-
sented amended charges, setting forth that
DR.. Thomas taught doctrines contrary to
the Articles Of Religion Of the Methodist
Church, contrary to the established stand
ard Of doctrines of said Church. and contrary
to the belief of the Church. The charges
were also accompanied by specifications in
detail. DR.. Thomas replied to the charges
and specifications, alleging indefiniteness,
and that the charges were made for insuffi-
cient reasons. He pleaded not guilty to all
the charges.
THE number of lives lost in Michigan by
the recent forest fires was variously esti-
mated on the Sth at from 800 to 1000. A
public meeting in Detroit subscribed $1,000
in ten minutes, and carload of supplies
was Immediately started for the scene of the
greatest destitNtion.
A FEW days ago Sydney Lanier, the poet,
died at Lynn, N. c.. whittier he had gone
to recruit his health.
THE village of Homecoming, Nd, has
been nearly destroyed by fire. Forty-three
stores and buildings were burned, and
many families were rendered homeless. A
number of drunken incendiaries set fire to
the houses which were saved from the first
general conflagration. Several persons were
killed in their efforts to save their personal
effects from the flames. Loss about $780,
600.
THE war between the trunk railroads
connecting the West with the seaboard has
been renewed on passenger rates. The
Vanderbilt roads on the 7th sold tickets in
Chicago for New York at $10.25, and for
Bnston at S11.25-that is, the purchaser paid
SIG to Boston and SIS to New York, receiv-
ing "a. Is rebate On reaching his destination.
The cut was followed by the Pennsylvania.
Baltimore and Grand Trunk Railroads, the
last two selling without rebate. On the Sth
the New York Central and its allies sold re-
bate tickets to New York for $5. and to Bos.
ton for IS. The other roads followed suit.
and the Grand Trunk sold round-trip tick
cts to Boston, good for thirty days, for $40.
Foreign Intelligence.
THE result of sixty.four second ballots
for members Of the French Chamber shows
that fifty six Republicans, three Bourbons
and five Bonapariists were elected. The
Republicans gained ten seats, seven from
the Bonapartists and three from the Bour-
bons, and lost two. The next Chamber will
consist of 459 Republicans of various shades,
forty-seven Bonapartists and forty-o
Bourbons. The 459 Republicans will consist
Of forty-six Irreconcilables, 16S Radicals of
the Clemenceau type, 2O6 Gambsttists and
80 Moderates of the Jules Simon type.
MOUNT vEsUvIUs is, according to re-
cent Naples dispatch, in lively state of
orunfion