, 1882-10-27
TELEGRAPHIC.
PENSACOLA, Oct. l9.-Fifty-three new
cases of yellow fever and nine deaths.

PENSACOLA, Oct. l9.-Fifty- y-three new
cases Of yellow fever and nine deaths.
New YORK, Oct. 19.-R V. Storrs &
Co. manufacturers OF woolens at Ded-
ham, Mass, failed yesterday. Libili-
ties, $43O,000. Nominal assets, 1925, 900.
PORTLAND, Oct. 19-Nathan Cole, Jr.,
announces today that he will begin the
publication Portland on December 4th
next of a daily morning paper to he
known as the Northwest Ners. 1t will
have full dispatches, and will be an
eight-page, 49 column sheet The pros
pectus will be issued November 9th. The
plant of the defunct Evening Telegram
Of Los Angeles arrived by the last steam
er, aud it is understood the material will
be used on the new paper.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 49, The Secretary
of War has submitted to the Judge Ad-
vocate General for his opinion the ques-
ton, whether the persistent refusal on
the part of an officer Of the army to pay
his just debts does not make him liable
to trial for conduct unbecoming an
officer and gentleman.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19-Wm. Hollis
was arrested today on charge Of libel,
on warrant sworn to by Judge G. B.
Halsey, of Department No. 10 of the Su-
periOl Court, The complaint charges
Hollis with having issued pamphlet,
which, it is claimed, reflects seriously on
the character of Judge Halsey. The de-
fendant was held to appear in bonds Of
$1,000.
DENVER, Oct. 20.-The largest fire
ever known in the history of Durango
occurred this evening, consuming sixty
buildings. The fire originated in a
Chinese laundry. Loss estimated at $25,-
600; insuran ,e unknown.
LEXINGTON, Oct 20.-A special short
horn sale at LARS Station, yesterday,
produced good prices. Eighty-five head
brought S26,000, an average OF $500.
Wilful brought Sll0O, Wild Eyes and
Duchess 4th Sl40O each.
OXFORD, Ala, Oct. 19.-The whites
are organizing an army and drilling at
Admission 10 resist threatened uprising
of negroes. The latter are armed and
demcustratiye. The fra engine at Annis-
ton is fired up for an emergency.
CINoINNAT1, Oct 16.-The starch man.
ufactures, including ten firms represent
ing two-thirls CT the manufacturing in
terests in the West, have agreed to con-
solidate by forming joint stock com
pany with two million dollars capital,
each OF the manufactures to be- taken in
proportion to the value Of stock. a
meeting will be held tomorrow to COM
plete the details OF the meeting.
PORTLAND. Or, Oct.-J. \. Dolph was
elected Senator Just before the tinal al
journment of the Legislature. The ex-
element is over, and the senatorial con-
test today was the greatest ever known
in the State. As usual, great crowds
surrounded the bulletin boards and their
number kept increasing till DARK, and
there was general expression Of relief
when the contest ended.
New YORK, Oct. 18.-Speaking today
Of the sale of the old PostolIice property,
the Tribune says: "The site contains
about 10000 square feet, equal to eight
full lots. Ludlow & Co. have put the
value at SGOO,OO0, or only $50 to the
square foot, and on this Congress has
fixed the price. Other real estate firms
thinks this Il very moderate computa
ton. No $50 Broadway was sold at $ll5
per foot; the site of the Continental
building at $50 per foot; the site of the
Bryant building at $50; the site of the
new Cotton Exchange at &8i: No. II
Park Row at S3i, and Cyrus w. Fields
property at the Battery at $3l. To put
the PostoiIice site at lower rate than
any oG these is thought very low yalua-
ton"
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2O.-The President
today appointed j.. T. Ferry, Of Utah,
gpvarurnr M director Of the Union Pacific
railroad, vice Robert II. Baker. deceased.
1t Las been reported the President
would remove ex-senator Spencer, who
is one Of TIE government directors, There