, 1881-02-18
LATEST NEWS SUMMARY,
by TELEGRArH TO DATE.


The Indians in Dakota say that the
weather is the coolest ever known. The
average temperature has been ii below
| zero.
| A further reduction has been made in
immigrant rates of fare. The total reduc-
tion since January lst to competing points,
is 90 per cent.
The civil appropriation bill will be re.
ported to the house early next week
The committed is at work also on the
general deficiency bill.
During the week ending February 5th.
lO4 ,499 standard silver dollars were dis
tributed from the mints. For the CORES
ponding week 1880, the amou Mt was $1l7,-
1876.
John Browns Sons, Philadelphia, have
failed; liabilities three-Quarters of mil.
lion, assets about % cents on the dollar.
Seven hundred workmen are out of en-.
ployment.
One Chicago firm shipped 45.325, 600
bushels of corn during the year $780, The
same firm shipped about q, SOC, 900 bush.
els of wheat and smaller amount OF other
cereals.
1t is reported from Fort Craig that 300
Nayajoes are on the war path, but only a
few bands of renegades have painted. A
mountains are full of Indians.
The report of Prof. Rodgers of the coast
survey in favor of Trinidad as the best
site for the proposed Pacific coast harbor
of refuge, was received by the senate to-.
day and referred to the committee on
commerce.
Three children of Rev. Manning Hum
ter, colored, in Sumter county, were
burned to death recently in fire caused
by kerosene lamp exploding. The
father was away preaching and the
mother was also absent.
William III. Vanderbilt has purchased
the Manhattan market property bounded
by Eleventh and Twelfth avenues and
Thirty fourth and Thirty-fifth streets, for
railroad purposes, paying S375,0 200. He
also purchased land in front extending to
North river.
The order retiring Gen. Ord was issued
on the 9Th inst SchOfield, commander of
the military division of the gulf, announ-
ces the following staff officers: Major
Thomas M. Vincent, adjuiant general;
aides-de-camp. Capt. Wm. IL. Wherry,
9th infantry; Lieut.. Edward E. Wood, Sth
cavalry; Lieut.. Charles b. Scho6eld, I'd
avalry.
Only one of the persons engaged in the
Dstlh ID dL large,
and he goes free in consequence of giving
information which led to the arrest of the
others. The amount of plunder obtained
by the robbers was $4,000 in government
bonds which could not be covered, and
bonds of the city of northampton, face
value 81 100000.
An attempt to blow up the Long Island
Sound steamer Bridgeport was made
recently. Two barrels of nitro glycerine
cartridges were shipped. The carriers
had no bill of lading and as they acted
suspiciously the clerk knocked out the
head of one of the barrels. He was sur
prised to find it filled with cartridges and
more surprised that there was not an ex-
plosion. The cartridges were sent down
the bav.
Scarcity of water is felt in New York
city and many adjoining localities. There
are some actually suffering, and many
experiments are resoTted to. Sickness
increases. The depth of water in reser-
voiIs has been lessened in short time
from % to % feet. Croton river is only
running about forty-five millions daily,
making it necessary to draw fifty one mil
lions from storage reservoirs. Water in
spectors are preventing waste, and every
thing Is being done to avert what may be
great public calamity.
The front of f. C. Palmer & Co.'s paper
and printers warehouse New Orleans was
destroyed by an explosion on the night Of
February 5th. Windows were blown en-
tirely across the street and the building
fired; cause of the explosion and extent
of damage unknown. The ex plosiou was
apparently the work of inexperienced
burglars. The safe and vault doors were
blown open. The concussion " as 80 great
that it completely wrecked three front
windows of the second floor. and opened
all doors of the building, scattering glass
and splintering wood work.
At meeting of the cabinet on the LIST
inst. Goff, secretary of the navy. read the
statement prepared by Commodore JET
fers, in regard to the Importance of send
ing vessel of the navy to the Arctic in
search of the exploring steamer Jeanette.
tits understood tnat the secretary will at
once, in accordance with the presidents
request communicate to congress views in
accord with the statement of Commodore
Jeffers, and accompanying it will be
copy of the letter of Justice DAILY to the
president urging prompt action by con-
gress in making the necessary appropria-
ton.
Suits of the Georgia Importing ami Ex-
porting Co, known as the cotton suits.
involving $54S 900 and interest, since 1855,
against ex-seeretary of the treasury Nc
Culloch, so long on the calendar of the
United States court. and which were per-
emptOrily set down for trial Monday,
were Withdrawn to-day, plaintiff paying
costs.
George Preiatt, bachelor, aged 90, and
his sister Mrs. Elizabeth Goodpaster,
some years older, have lived together five
miles from Owingsville several years.
Mrs Goodpaster has beer paralyzed and
bedridden for months. On the evening
of the Sd inst. Preiatt had got in his wood
for the night and before retiring started
to throw on log and build fire. He
lifted log and in throwing it on the fire
fell with it and being unable to rise was
burned to death. His sister was lying in
bed but was unable to render him any
assistance. At last she got out ofbed and
dragged her brothers. body out of the fire.
managed to get back into bed and there
was compelled TO lie, being completely
exhausted and unable to turn, with her
brothers. dead body lying in full view.
Nothing was known of the affair for two
days when Mrs. Goodpaster's son who
lives about mile off went TO his mothers
TO help his uncle feed the steck. He
stepped to the door and blood curdling
scene was opened TO view. There in bed
Law his mother with eyes widely distended
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