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charge Of officers, and was committed 20
fail. He will be tried in November.
THE report Of the committee appointed
by the Secretary Of the Treasury to inves-
tigate charges against Supervising Archi-
tect Hill, has been given out for publica-
ton. Some of the findings of the commit
tee are severe on Hill, and his resignation
was freely talked Of.
NEAR Gallon, Ohio, recently, freight
train was wrecked, a brakeman killed,
Conductor Charles James had both legs
broken and the fireman was badly injured.
MISS ORRIE LEWIS, aged seventeen, while
riding TO school, near Little Rock, Ark,
was thrown from her horse and instantly
killed.
THE Superintendent of the Philadelphia
Mint has been authorized to purchase 3d.
600 ounces Of silver for coinage into dimes.
THOMAS HAYES, cattle king, was re-
Gently shot by a saloon-keeper at Coleman,
Texas.
EXTENSIVE preparations are being made
at Rome for the reception of the American
bishops at the vatican, in November.
There will be series of reunions, at which
Cardinal Simons will preside, and at which
questions concerning the influence Of the
Catholic Church in America will be dis
cussed.
The military commander Of Alsace.
Lorraine, has issued a decree proclaiming
that the use Of the German language by the
judicial and municipal authorities of Metz
and Thionville shall be compulsory after
the LIST OF January, 1884, as the use of the
French language has been used to excite
agitation for the restoration of Alsace-
Lorraine TO France.
A SPECIAL from Longview, Texas, the
18th, stated that perfect reign of terror
prevailed in Gregg County over the report
that there was a raid contemplated by the
negroes upon the whites. The white
farmers had their wives and children in
cotton-gin houses, and were holding guard
over them. Hundreds of farmers had Dur.
chased arms and ammunition, and the
negroes, it was reported, had received
Winchester rifles by express. The trouble
was said 10 have been brought about by a
few disreputable negroes, who had been
making speeches and stirring up their race
TO acts of violence, and that the better
class of negroes were in as much fear as
the whites.
CAPTAIN GAssToN, of the bark Britannia,
which was wrecked of the coast of New
Foundland, the 18th, told q story Of fearful
suffering. They were on the wreck from
Monday until Tuesday afternoon, during
which time a gale was blowing, and all
hands were compelled to remain on deck,
exposed TO the fury OF the storm.
They finally took to n small raft.
Hardly had the people got on this
when a heavy sea washed off every
soul, and the Captain and eight men were
the only ones who regained it. During the
night and the following morning five others
were washed of in a similar manner, leav.
ing only four survivors, who were rescued
by boat from the shore. Thirteen per.
ished, including the wife and four children
of Captain CASTOR. Two Of the Captains
children were picked up, but died in few
moments.
By order Of the Second Assistant Post.
master General, TO take effect September
30, the star-route from Fort Niobiara to
Fort Randall, OAK, has been discontinued.
The reason given at the Postoffice Depart
ment for the abolition of the route is that
since the date of advertisement for pro-
posals the railroad system in that section
has been extended so as to greatly reduce
the necessity for a star-route service.
STANDARD dollars were issued during the
week ended September 10, to the amount of
$3.50 ,90S, against $50 900 for the same time
last year.
THE Secretaries of War and Navy have
decided that it is not practicable to send
another expedition TO the relief of Lieuten-
ant Greeley this year.
THE Secretary OF the Treasury has issued
a call for fifteen millions of three per
cents, payable December l.
GEORGE WARD, one of the owners OF
Antelope Springs stock ranch, in Arizona,
was recently killed, and Amos Williams, a
boy of fifteen, who was the only person
with him, reported that the murder was
committed by n squad of Apaches. 1t was
strongly suspected, however, that Williams
was the real murderer.
A CONSTRUCTION train on the West Shore
Railway struck hand car near Syracuse,
n. Y, recently, and fifteen platform cars,
with one hundred workmen on board, were
piled up in a mass. Several men were
killed and large number injured.
THE largest match manufacturing estab.
lighment in the country recently made a
sweeping reduction upon the wholesale
price OF matches-over fifty per cent. The
conclusion was that the great match com.
bination had been broken.
THE man, who brutality attacked his com.
panions in a wagon, one night recently near
Cheyenne, Wy. T., killing Wengel and
wounding Knight, was taken from Jail at
Cheyenne, few nights later, by masked
men and hanged to a telegraph pole in the
heart of the city.
MONTE MCCORMICK, aged seventeen, EN-.
ployed in Ramsey, Millett & Hudson's
| printing Office, in Kansas City, was recent
ly caught in the machinery and killed.
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.