, 1882-08-25

. SAYS pHTtE OF SlN SmUgglcr>, with forty
pack animals, cncampcd for the might in
a canyon in the Swishclm Mountains,
we're all. save one, drowned 10y a cloud.
burst last week Their bodies were found
scattered along the canyon the next
morning.
CWCNGo. August l7.-Alfred q, Guth.
/ rie, a resident of this city since lS45, died
/ today aged -. He was the son of Sam
url Guthrie, discovuror of chloroform
| and percussion powder, He planned
some important public works of this
| city, and was for many wears engineer Of
| the Illinois and Michigan canal. He
drafted the United States Steamboat In
| spcctiOn law, and was instrumental in
securing its passage in 1871, and was Su-
| pcryiSing Inspector in the Lake district
for eight years, At the time of his death
he was engaged in perfecting an inn
| proved water meter.
SARAroGA.Aug. 17.-In the Bankers
Association, today, Hewey, of Mobile,
gave brief account of the crop pros
poets in the southern states, which
are good. Planters in Alabama are
getting rid of the incumbrances of
debt. The mineral wealth of the
state is great, and it only needs capi
tai to develop it. The improvements
of tho rivers are doing much for the
state W. w. Perkins, of NIississip,
pi, read a paper on the industrial
growth of Mississippi and the cotton
states.
L. II. Root, Of Little Rock, gave a
glowing account of the prosperity
and prospects of Arkansas. He said
that the planters had learned to keep
out Of debt.
BROWNSVILLE, (TeXasN Aug. H.
Twenty-one new cases of yellow fever are
reported today seventeen Mexicans and
four Americans. Two Mxicans died and
one American. Six negro fishermen, all
affected with the fever, reached the out
skirts of the city and were taken in
charge by the quarantine authorities.
Eight deaths have occurred in Matamo-
ras during the last twenty-four hours.
Five new cases have appeared in the city.
New YORK, Aug. 1.-THE Mississippi
River Commission has been in session
since Monday. The whole sum at the
disposal of the commission for the Mis-
sissippi river is $5,l50,00O. The commits
sion determined to recommend an APP
proximate allotment of 81, 122, 900 for the
improvement of the river below Cairo.
r. NJ. Nelson, of Alabama, claimed
the south is the most prosperous
country in the world now.
SAN Francisco, Aug 17.-Benton,
superintendent of the mint, has re-
ceived information from Washington
to the effect that the appointment
of Frank Sicott as assistant coiner
does not meet the approval of the de-
partment. He has also been informed
that the recent removals from posi-
tions in the mint of Teresa Harrison,
Anna Randall and j. G.. Hedlefson
are disapproved by the department,
and the superintendent has been in
structed to reinstate the persons re-
moved.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.-Notice is given
by the Lighthouse Board that on and
after September 30, the light ship, moored
near the wreck of the steamer Escambia,
off the coast OF California, at the new en-
trance to San Francisco bay, will be
withdrawn and in it's place there will be
moored, until the wreck is removed, an
automatic bell buoy OF the tirst-class,
painted with red and black horizontal
stripes.
The United States steamship Adams,
now at San Francisco, has been ordered
to proceed to Sitka, Alaska, to relieve the
Wachusetts, now on that station. The
Wachusetts will proceed to San Fran
cisco.
Secretary Lincoln today appointed
200 clerks and a number of messengers
and watchmen, for service in connection
with pension cases, provided for in the
Legislative, Executive and Judicial ap-
preparation bills. OF these appointments
are credited to California, to Color
ado, TO Nevada, | to Oregon, 2 to Da-
kOta, to Wyoming and 8 to the United
States army. There are still about $50
appointments to be made.
The Treasury today purchased 617,-
0OO ounces of fine silver for delivery at
the mints.
Capt John Mullan, OF California, has
filed with the Secretary of State peti-
| tIOu w lilc StCOllll III
rest in Ireland of Henry George, OF San
Francisco. The petition speaks of
George as ii native-born American, jour
nalist, author, and gentleman of ire
proachable character, and urges that his
second arrest be promptly inquired into
by the United States authorities. In
submitting the petition Capt. Mullan ex-
plains that he assumes the responsibility
of calling the attention of Secretary Ere
linghuysen to the matter in consequence
of the absence from the city of the entire
California Congressional delegation.
WAsHINGToN, Aug 1S.-Ihe news of
the assassination of the king and queen
of Corea excited more attention here
than 1t otherwise would have done, on
account of the recent treaty made by
Commodore Snufedt. The treaty has
not yet been ratified, and the tragic event
may perhaps undo the commodore s
work. 1t is more probable, however,
that the murder will help the cause of