, 1882-03-03
LATEST NEWS SUMMARY.
BY TELEGRAPH TO DATE.

ton the conservative defeated the liberal
candidate.
The Texas Lumberman says it will take
a billion feet of lumber to finish the rail
roads in that state.
JOS L. Sheffield, founder of the Shelf
field scientific school, connected with
Yale college, died on the 10Th.
The fire in the old World building at
New York last week in found to have
originated from a defective tlue.
The committee has reported favorable
on the nomination of Major Rochester
for paymaster general of the Army.
Rain has been pretty general through
ont California the past two days, and the
indications are favorable for the farmers.
The Irish members of parliament have
decided to resist any attempt to remove
Parnelrs name from parliamentary COM
mittees.
Nearly all the business portion of Rob-
inson, Kansas, including a hotel and
fourteen buildings, was burned to the
ground on the 10th.
The controller of currency, on the 10Th,
authorized the First National Bank of
Pendleton, Or, with capital OF $50, 900
to commence business.
AT Lynn, Mass, on the 10th, Kelly's
morocco mandatory, several stores in
the same buildings and adjoining dwell
ings were burned. Loss So, 900; partially
insured.
1t is reported that Columbia, Brazos
county, Texas, is inundated by water
from the Brazos river. Many inhabitants
fed and others have taken refuge in the
church and are supplied with food by
boats.
The Boston Transcript says that Col.
Mutt, president of the Atlantic and Paci-
fc received notice from the Atchison
Company that its 800, 900 of Atlantic
and Pacific subscription had all been
taken.
The star route trial at Lincoln, Neb.
was fizzle, the jury returning a verdict
of not guilty. The judge ruled that
Clary could not be compelled to testify, |
being one of the partisans in the Joint
indictment for conspiracy.
The Tribune's Washington special: A
close personal friend of the late President |
Garfield said to correspondent of the
Tribune recently that he had talked with |
General Garfield several times about the |
projected inter- r-oceanic canal, and Gar |
field said, in substance, on these occa-
sions, that his administration would take
a position and enforce it in so far as it |
had power, that if French, English or
German capital constructed the canal, in
whole or in part, it should be used ex-
actly as it would be if it was invested in
railroad or other international improve
ments upon the American continent, and |
that European governments should not |
acquire any rights, either proprietary or
protective, over the canal.
The ship Glenmoray arrived. She
picked up boat with eleven OF the crew
and two passengers of the steamer Ba-
hama from Porto Rico for New York.
John l.. Scott, cabin passenger, says
the Bahama left St. Johns, Porto Rico,
on the 4th of February. On February
9th she encountered hurricane which
threw the steamer on her beam ends. 1t
was concluded to abandon the ship and
two boats were lowered. The captains |
boat contained II passengers, but it was
swamped shortly after leaving the ship, |
and two or three were seen to swim back |
TO the vessel, but it was impossible to |
tell if they succeeded in getting on
board. Three of the crew refused to
leave ship. preferring to take chances by
remaining, as the two boats were so |
heavily loaded. Our boat contained
Robert Williams, first officer, Robert |
Ross, second officer, II. j. Tear and my
self, three passengers, two engineers,
chief steward, a cook, waiter, messman
and fireman.
The Posts Washington special says:
There are indications that opponents OF
Capt Eads' ship railway project are en-
deavoring to give new energy to the Nj
caragua scheme, with view not only to
defeat Eads' plan, but to advance their
own. The general subject of maritime
company has been referred, in the senate,
to Miller, Of California, as a sub COM
mittee, whilg in the house Rosencrans
has introduced bill to incorporate the
Nicarauguan company with other form
idable list of incorporators. Among
the names in this list are those of U. S.
Grant, L. ID. Morgan, Hugh j. Jewett,
W. r, Garrison, Frederick Billings, Geo.
B. Lorning, James L. Keene, E. +. Beale,
Dan'l Ammen, George b. Baker, VIM.
H. Barnum, A. G.. Menocul and U. S.
Grant, Jr. These incorporators repre-
sent some very large railroad interests
and include some very prominent capi-
talists. They ask congress to guarantee
to that company for period of twenty
years, from the time of the completion of
the canal. the net proceeds of traffic
which shall not be less than 3per cent.
upon the capitol stock, which is to be
not less than S5O,OOO,OOO In other
words, the incorporators request the gov