Tombstone epitaph., 1892-08-21

treasury notes lssued on account oi silver purcnases aud demanded for them $1 ,OO0,OO0 in gold for shipment to Germany by tomorrow's steamer. Treasury officials made no demurrer but paid out the money. The transac- ton caused much comment.
 NEW ORLEANs-The large four-story brick building, known as the Brooklyn Coopersge company building, occupy ing half a block. burned this morning. The building was insured for S3UO 900. The total loss. including building. stock and machinery, is estimated at S35O,OOO.
 NEW ORLEANs--The earth on which ;he depot of the New Orleans, Fort Jack son and Grand Isle railroad i. constructed, began 10 tremble and shake this morning. followed by the caviug of the bank in front of it about thirty feet, after which the strong columns and posts supporting the roo of the depot began to careen, followed by the crashing of heavy tinbers, ur fg,, al, nF l-- ing noise enough to be heard mile All the woodwork broke in two, and half the depot dropped into the river During the afternoon further caving occurred, and the offices of the com pany became a total wreck. All the cars and locomotives were moved to places of safety; also the furniture and fixtures. By o'clock this after noon the cave-in was about loo feet long and 90 feet wide.
 VIsALIA-All pursuers O: the train robbers. including Sheriff Kay and the Arizona trailers, returned home today. No trace of Evans and Sontag was found in the Sierras. The pursuit has now been abandoned altogether as the robbers have had time to get far away.
 NEW YORK; message called from Paris yesterday announced that M. Oillot, inspector of telegraph in the French capital. had succeeded in over coming tEe difficulty heretofore ex. perienced in telephoning ,long dis tance Under water. His apparatus, i: is said would rander it possible to cons verse between New York and Paris. The system will be working before the end of September, adds the report Inquiries of the chief operator at the French cable office showed nothing was known Of Oillot's invention.
 BUFEA r-It is estimated that from 120 to 200 cars were drstroyei by in cendiary fires. Everything quiet Il, the yards up to noon. It is reported that the strike will be likely to spread to the other yard at Hornellsville. Grand Master Sweeney empiiatically condemns the acts Of Iawlessness and states that it was the work of irrespon- sible individuals, who could not be controlled, and not the act oi strikers.
 BUFPALo-Eighiy-six freight cars were destroyed by fire, many of them were empty. The railroad company will hold the city md county respon- sible for the loss. Forty-seven special deputy sheriffs left for Chektowayo at F 50 and more will be shut out during the afternoon. If the sheriff finds he cannot preserve order, he will apply to the Goyerncr for military aiI.
 ISDIANAPoLIs-J. T. V. Hill, who has been enga sed in organizing the colored voters of Indiana and other states, received letter from ex-Pres- ident Cleveland in which he says: "I do not think am selfish when l say it is source of great satisfaction to sec our colored citizens giving more attention 10 the principals and policies of political parties, and breaking away