, 1881-10-21

The common council has given the AIu-
tual Union Telegraph Company permIs-
sion to lay its wires by underground ca
Dies through the streets of Chicago.
4 terrible inundation has devastated
the communes of Settimo and San Pietre,
! III Italy. FIfty-four houses were DESTROYED
and four lives lost. The losses of cattle
and grain are enormous.
Spoight, a magistrate In Ennis, County
| Clare. was fired at III his house, but not
| injured. Other outrages are reported In
various parts of the country. Fifteen
persons were wounded i'll the riot at Bally
Ragset, Sunday.
| A new conspiracy against the lite of the
! emperor of Russia has been discovered,
nihillsts IN the telegraphic service having
! on various occasions betrayed to conspir-
ators news concerning the emperor's in
! tended journeys.
There is a great deal of unfavorabIe
comment In army circles and out of them
on the proposition to appoint Col Rock
well quartermaster general over the heads
OF thirty officers ofsuperIor rank in the
| qeartermaster's department.
The president has accepted All invita-
| ton to attend the Yorktown centennial
ceremonies. The cabinet remained in
session about an hour and quarter. The
business was unimpOrtant, and devoted
principally to the political situation.
Parnell at Wexfard, said the movement
| Tor using only articles of Irish manufac-
ture, is more likely To succeed than any
| of a similar kind ever started Ireland
had plenty of capital of her own and all
| the Irish wanted was full and fair scope
for ingenuity and intelligent Irishmen.
| At a meeting of the land league Dillon
kIiaiStnnH'S nf ut 1
was based on false grounds. Dillon de-
clared haG he had his way he would not
| only have ood between his countrymeD
and the land act, but would have thrown
out Gladstone and the government.
Since his release from prison he had ap.
proved Parnel's entire policy. He urged
people despite laws to obey Parnell.
Scnville, Guiteau's counsel, had an in
teryiew with K. I. Merrick of the District
bar, and endeavored to obtain the services
of that gentleman as leading counsel in
the defense of Guiteau. Merrick declined
to connect himself with the case for the
defense, assigning various reasons among
others an OyerpreSSure of business in
other directions. Ie also informed SEQ
vile that even if his business permitted
he would not defend Guiteau.
The firm of Washington, Butchers &
Sons, wholesale provision dealers, on
North Front street, Phila., have sus-
pended payment. Liabilities 81 900 600
The firm have been engaged in large
speculations in grain and it is understood
had a long outstanding account in the
Chicago market. Until the books can be
| examined and full investigation of at
counts made, no more defnine statement
can be made. The report of the failure
created decided sensation
The United States Trust Company holds
S225, 900 in U. S. four per cent, bonds, and
the uninvested balance in cash as trustee
for the gifts of the American people to
Mrs. Garfield. Not cent has been taken
from the fund for expenses incurred in
raising it. On the first of this month
| check for quarterly interest on U. S. bonds
held in trust was sent to Mrs. Garfield BY
| the United States Trust Company A
check for nearly Si00U mas also been sent
to the late Presidents mother, covering
the gifts made up especially for her bene-
fit.
Various rumors are current with regard
to impending changes in the cabinet. tis
the eneral belief that the president will
have a new or partly new set of advisers
before congress meets in December, aud
nominations are likely at any time to be
sent to the senate. Secretary Window
desires to be relieved at the presidents
earliest convenience. He told a promi-
| nent senator that the president promised
| to nominate his successor within the next
forty eight hours. Judge Folger of the
New York court of appeals, is mentioned
as successor to Window.
The Bulletin publishes editorially the
report that the South Pacific Coast rail-
road has been purchased by the Central
| Pacific. 1t says: ave do not vouch for
the correctness of the rumor, but it comes
| from two or three sources, one of which is
| rarely fault" 1t is a fact that the Cen
| trail Pacific has recently purchased the
Santa Cruz and Watsonvilie and Monterey
and Salinas narrow gauge roads. The
| former has been already converted to q
| broad gauge and the latter soon will be.
| Ii is understood that these purchases are
for the purpose of heading off Jay Gould
| in his efforts to obtain a terminus at San
| Francisco. The graders on the California
| and Nevada railroad have advanced on
| the Oakland end several miles beyond
| that city. Another rumor which appears
| to have a basis of fact is that the Oregon
| & California road and Sacramento Valley
| railroad, the former under control of
| Willard and the latter controlled by the
| Central Pacific, will form junction some
| where near the Oregon state line, forming
a complete line from San Francisco to
| Portland, and thence 10 Puget Sound.
The Wheat Growers Association met
at San Francisco Oct. 10Th, A. G. PaulselI.
vice president, i'll the chair. The COM
| mittee on by>laws reported set of by-
| laws, and also reported that articles of
incorporation had been filed. The adop-
ton of bylaws was continued until the
next meeting, the second Monday in Jsn-
uaIy next. \ number of members ad.
dressed the association on the subject Of
| its purpopes, and several new names were
added 10 the membership. The chair was
authorized to appoint committee of five
for each county TO solicit membership of
| the association. The chairman and secre-
tary were instructed to prepare a circular
setting forth the objects of the association
| for the Use ofcommittees and distribution
among wheat growers. The meeting was
well attended and deep interest mani
| tested IN the success of the organization,
the objects Of which are stated in brief as
follows: First.-To bring grain growers
into closer relations with each other.
thus promoting concert of action, Second
10 provide for collecting and distribute
ing among grain growers reliable statisti-
cal information regarding the prospects
and product of grain producing districts,
probable demand for available tonnage,
storage facilities, inland transportation.