The News Condensed

The Phcenix MilJs, of Paterson, N. J., have suspended, throwing 800 people out of employment Tno 200th anuiversary of the burning of Medford, Mans., by the Indian, nnder King Philip, waa celebrated in that town on tlie 'lat ofFebruarv. Csnnon were fired, bolls vrero ning, and historica] addreewea wero mado, tho whole concluding with a public dinner. In tlio mornmg a fonr horso wagon, lilled vith persons on tlieir ïïsv to tlie celebration was overturned, and tlie Ilov. Mr. Algor, of South Natick, and Sabin Smitli, of Eaet Somcrvillc, wero fatally injured, aud others were aeriously wounded. A sleeping car on the Harlcm Kuilroad of New York was burnod a few nights ago, and Mr. Bi8sell,the proprietor of tho Sherman House, Chicago, and hi Bon perished in the flamee. Ten other passeDgers are repoi ted as haring been badiy burned The Biooklyn Advisory Council has concludod its woik and adjourned. Tho action of Plymouth Church iu connectiou with all the subjects spocified iu the Jettt-r-missivo is fully eustained, and a new inveetigation of the charges against Mr. Boecher is provided for by a committco of tive. to be appointed by a sub-conjmittce of tho Council irom among a list of persons distinctly specified, and tho commisaion is clothed witu authority to decide whether an ; tion hall bo held at all or not r A very exciting and unlooked-for denouement of the meeting between Ileury C. Bawen and i Oio Plymonth Clmrch Exarnining Committeo took place the othtsr night at Rev. S. B. Hahiday's mannion in Brooklyn. Boweu, aroied with bis charges against Beecher, contiistinpr of lifty-two pages of closely-wriltc-u manniicript, repaired to Ilallklaj ' houst, whero, besides the Examiuing Committee, he founi seated in the parlor Beecher hlmnotf, B. F. Tracy, TbOB. (I. Siioarman, Oliver Johnson, and other partinnns of the riymonth pastor. Bowen, being called ! upon for hi ötatcment, presentcd and read it. } At the conclusión of the eession Bowen %nd liis sous camo out of the hoflse iu a ttate of great agitation and called loudly for the "membersof tho press." Several rcpoitor ran toward I Bowen, when he exclaimed in au excited way : ' Ktamben of the press, I waut you to puhlish ! thii to the world : Beecher aud hls jninions have attompted violence upon na !" Inimediately afttrward, Bowen and his sons drovo off in their carriage, aud, being intei viowed, btated that, on the conclusión of tho reading of the ! statement. Mr. liowen was asked if he had anything further to state. Ou his sayiug that ho had not, he eays Jlr. White lockedtho door of the apartinent. ThinUini.' the days of the Ir.ijiüeition returued. Mr. Bowen rau to tho rear parlor door. and, followed bv bis son, ecaped to the hall- S. V. Wliito meantime calling to othera of the committee %3 look the doors. The contents of Boweu 's paper have not been made public, hut thoy are underetood to be a severe arraignment of Mr. Beecher for his alleged mauifold shorteomings. THE WEST. Shortlï after midnight of Feb. 23 firo was diBcovered iseuing from the Olympic Muaic Hall, in Davenport, Iowa. With the high wied prevailing it soon spread into one cf the most extensive conllsgrationB tliat city has ever known. Iu the spaco of two houis fourleen buildings and their contenta were burned. Tho i e-stimated Iota is $100,000, not more than half ! covered by intmrance The renowned Col. Itulbtrry Bellers, as lepresentcd by JobnT. Itaymoud, has arrived in Chicho, aud appears nightly on the stage of MnVicker's TlieaterThe combined cfToits of Kaymond aud Mark Twain have made Sellors and his "millionsin il" fa'mous: People wlio have witnessed this admirable picce of acting pronoimce it the tinest repreaenüttion of American humor ever attempted. People visiting Chicago ehould not neglcct seeing it . . .Tho great L30,000 four-mile race, which haa been ropeafedly postpoued, carne off at San Francisco on the 22d of February, and was fou by Foster, au Oregon horso, iu two straight beats. The race was witneseed by an immense concourso of people. The trial of Gen. Babcock on an indictment charging him with complicity with the re enue thieves was brought to a conclusión in the United States Conrt. at St. Louif, on the 24th of Februaiy. Tlio Judgo s charge was exceedingly favorable to the defendent, aiid the jury decided on a verdict of acquittal upon the iirst ballot. Wben the "Not guilty!" waa pronounced Gen. Babcock started ïmddenly from his chair and his face turnerl almost cnmson. It was appureut that his emetions wcre deep and oveiwhelming. The small crowd present gave a slight applause, and his friends present came forward to offer their congratulationa. I Babcock, however, paid no attention to them, but made for the jury, which was passing out, and fchook banda with eacJi individual juror, thanking tbem witli tears in his eyes for their lïind and noble vindication. He theu recoived the congratulations cf liisfriends present, and, in oompany with his counsel, proceeded to hia hotel. His appearar.es on the otreets was the signat for repeated cheera. and he could ecarcüly elbow bis way tlironprli the crowd that pressed around him. Throngs of people followed him along the atreeta to the Lindell Hotel. There ho met the assemblage of friends who had heard the good newa, aDd who overwhelmed him with their congratulations. In the eveniug Babcock was serenaded at the Lindell Hotel, and he and his fricuda indulged in a general jollfication over the happy result of the trial. Foür persons, eonsisting of the wifo and three children of aman named Niermayer, were burned to death recently at Lemars, Iowa, by the deatruction of their house by firo. Chicago paekers havo slaughtered over a milliou and a half of hoga the present season. A temfie storm recently passed over the town of St. Charle, Mo. The cyclono lastod hut fivo minutea, bnt in that brief space uearly every building in the village was more or less damaged, many of them being swept awav entirely. Two or three persons were killed" and many seriouely injured. The pecuniary loes is ] estimated at naif a million dollar, I The Mary Bel], eaid to be the largest . steamboat on the Missiasippi river, was dettroyed by tire the otlier day. A large cargo of cottoñ and the baggago of 200 passengere were lost A f end has exinted for Borne time between J. N. Hawkins, of the Carrollton. Mo., Journal, and A. S. Kierolf, of tlje J)einocrat, whioh culminated a few days ago iu Kiorolf shooting Hawkins four times, anee in the face, a twlce in the breast and bowds. inllLctiug wounds from which he canuot recover. PniKCETO.v, Iud., suffered great damage bya i terrific tornado that swept over it last Sunday nijht Several persona were killed, and many badly iujured. Some forty honees wero demohahed. The loss in money ia about $300,000 Dr. JoBeph Hooper, of Bay City, Mich., editor of the Michigan OM Felíow, died suddenly on the morning of the 28th of congestión of the lungs. SOUTH. Advices from New Orleans represent that iudictmenta will soon be found there which wiU make as much sensation in the countrv as those at St. Louis. Tbe names of very promiuent persona aro used, but it would not be proner to give them in advance of the hnal action of the Grand Jury. The Mississippi House of Representativos has adoptsd tlie report of tho Ames Inveatigating Committee, and oi-dcred the impeachment of the Governor. The reirorl recommenda that he be impeached and removed for official misconduct, on eleven separate and distinct charges, . iucluding a failure to remove eertain dishoncst officials, for causing bloodshed at Vicksburg in Crosby's ce, for calling for Federal troops and having them eject the Sneriff of Warren Coanty; for arming the colored militia and attempting to incite a war of races. In the Louisiana House of Kepresentatives, on Feb. 20, the House Commiltee appointed to investígate the condnct of Gov. Kellogg, made their report, which is to tbe effect that -'they flnd on inveaMgatiou that the said Williani P. Kellogg bas committcd many violutions in hia official capacity of the Cousti'tutiou and laws of the State of Louisian ; has been guilty of many and di vers high crimes and misdemeanors in office against said Constitution and laws of Tutisiuiu; therofore, heit resolved, etc., tbat a committee of five members of this Honse be appointed by the Speaker to go to the Seríate, and, at the bar thcreof, in the name of tho Hoiise of Kepresentatives of the State of Louisiana, impeach William P. Kellogg of high crimes and miademeanorH in oflico, committed since April 14, 1875." The Louieiana House of Eeprecentativt-s, by a vote of Cl to 45, has adopted the report of the Kellogg Investigating Committee, together with tho resolutiona recommendiug that arti les of impeachmeut ba preferred against that oflïccr. lbo Seuate was ti.cn uotified of thia uction, and the House aiijourned. The Kcnato organjzed into a court of itnpeat-hment for jndicia] proceedings, excniined into the charge.? against tbc Governor, and dismissed the cae. WASHINGTON. Iv the Treaaury oilicials are to bo bolieved, thcro is to be a currency famine in tho Department nnlees Congrons takes early action and paases tlie Deficiency bill for the l'riuting Bu reau. amunntiug to óver Í800.0C0. The printing of oorrenoy, inouding sieenbacks and National Bank notes, han been (.topped, and tho sum nsmed is needod to continue work until tlu end of the frcsl year. It is intimatod that W. N. RidJlo, Casliier of the Pennsylvauia Bank of Pittebargb, will succeed Mr. New as Treasurer of tito United States The accumulation of sUvei and cnrrent production ha reacüed snob a jxint that ro-mmption of silver pnynrenta iñ the immediate future is now a nbject of earneit coi'Sideration attlieTreasiir Department. It is inlimatcd that this dehirabio sttp is not at all improbable within thlrty daya. 'J'ho silver now on hand b I 000,(i00, wbich. with tho montbly coinaqo, is conaideral ampio to inaugúrate the worl; The President lms given orders to Gen. Sheridan tnat tho Black Ililla njinera must not be disturbad. "A pbominknt momber óf tbo Cabinct," telographa tho Western As&ociatod Prosa Agent at Washington, " authorizes the assertion that all tho pnbliehed reports of tho BeriouB disagroement, between tho PröBident and any momberof tho Oabinct aro absolutely dovoid of foundation in fact, and it is etated upon the same authority that there never has been, either of recent date or at any timo witbin many months, the oceurrruco of any event in the Cabinet seaaionu whioh could by any posible mean be censtrued into an indicatiou of bad feeling or premonition of a rnpture. Most poHitively ia this truc of late." Tuk nowa of CJen. Babcoek's aoinittal caused great joy among hia frienda at the Capita). President Grant, who, from the beginniug, announced himsolf coufident of the acquittal, oxprefsud uo tjnrprisfi, but did uot conceal liia gratification at the result. When the news was roceiveil by Mre. Babcock, she faintod from excitement, and remained a lonc time in hj B( ".- ioa It is announced from Washington that Cougreaa will order a completo investigation of the whisky1 ring mattera It ia cortain that tlie salariêa of Congreesmen will bo rtduccd from 5,000 to $4.500. The amoimt saved will bo about f400,000 Tho rich Senator, Shar! on. of Nevada, haa reached Washington, and i taken bis eeat for the ñr&t timo sinco tiis election, two jearn ago TIjo i Houec Committee on Foreign AfTairs have been furnisbed by Secretary Fieh with the coiToapondenco coucerning Üie conuection o Minioter Schenck with the KmmaMine acandal. It includea a communication from Müiiater Stihenck, in which he eavs that he inveeted in the Emma Mine stook, 'but it waa a private apccnlation, for which ho cited preccdonts. Ho was not aahamed of what he had dono. At the I auggeHtion of the Premdent, however, owing to ! the scandal, he reeiRiied as Dircotor of the company. . . . A Washington telegram to tha Chicago Tribune saya : 'If thocioaeofthe lïabcock trial can have anv bcaring on the relations of the Cabinet. it would secm to ronder tho reI tirement of Gen. L'riBtow less certain. Mëmbor of the Cabinet sny, with the etrongefct 1 asailraneo of knowlodge, tiiat Bristow ia suro to remain." Secretary Bristow, in hia anmial roport to Concress, stated that tho work of refuuding [e uational debt was hindered by theshortnoes f the time the i]4 pc cont. bonds have to un, fifteen years. In accordanco with hi8 ecommcndatiou tho Sonate has paased a bilí ixtendiug tho time to thirty years. Tlie Iouse will no doubt coucur. It ia now hought that the e boud will be niuch 'ought ftftcr for long-time investments.... fue report that Gen. Babcock was about to ■esign his pobition au Private Secretury to PresidCDt Grant is contradicted. Gen. 15., in xmveruation wilh bis friends, sas a Washington dispatch, statcs tliat he has no preseut inention of rosigning, nor does he consider it at I ill necessary to reuew bis requeat for an army Oourt of Inqairy to vindícate him from charge ivbich have already boen disoosed of after a f all and fair trial by a civil tribunal. Tire Washington Daüy Tribune, haretoforo n independent paper, is now issned as a Demojratio organ. POLÍTICAS. CoNonEssaiAN Hurlbut, of Illinoi. thinks Mr. Iilaine the best man íor President The Illinois Republican State Comraittee, at lts meeting in Chicago, a few days ago, called a State Convention of the party, to be held at Springfield, May 24 The Republicana of Wisocnein, through their State Convention, have declared themnelveH in favor of Blaine and hard money... .The Indiana Kcpublican State Couvention, in seseiou at Indianapohs last week, deciared for Morton for President. ... The New York liepublican Stato CoBveution bas been called to meet at SyraciiHO, March 22. . . . The Democratie National Committee met at V ashington on the 22d day of Febraary. and, after tive ballots, decided to hold the National Convention, for the nomination of candidates for President and Vice-Prebident, at St. Louis, the 27th day of Juñe being named as the time. The Indiana Itepubliean State Convention was held at Indianapolia on Wednesday of last week, the attendance being larger thau at any convention held einco 1862. Hon, Godlove W. Orth was nominated for Governor. The resolutions declare for a specie basis, but demand a repeal of so mucli of the Resumption act as fixes a day for resumption, and aak Congreso to let the currency alone, neither expanding or coulracting it ; favor reconeilialion between the North and the South, indoree President Grant and his administraron, particulariy in the punishment of diühonest officials ; demand absolute divorce of Church and State, and favor the present public school syetem. The fqllowing is the balance of the ticket: Lioutenant-Governor, Kobert S. Roberts, of Allen; Secretary of Stato, I. P. Watts, of Randolph ; State Auditor, W. M. Hess, of Hendricks ; Judges of the Supreme Court - First District, ïïm. P. Edson, of Posey : Second District, A. C. Voorhtes, of Lawrenco ; Third District, H. C. Newcomb, of Marión ; Fourth Dietrict, John F. Kibben, of Wayne The Connecticut Democratie State Convention waa held at New Haven, Feb. 23, every town in the Otate having a full delegation. The old State ticket was renominated. It is as follows: Governor, Charles R. Ingersoll ; Lioutenant-Governor, Georgo G. Hill ; Secretary of State, Marvin H. Sanger ; Treasurer, William E. Ilaymond ; Comptroller, Albert R. Goodrich April 19 is the day deeignated for the meeting of tho Democratie State Convention of Indiana The Marylaud Repnblicans will hold their State Convention on the ith of May. The Repubhoau Senators in Congrega havo decidod, in caucus, that tbej' will not vote for tlie bilí recently introduced to pay soldiere of the war oí 1812 pensions who were Btricken froni the rolla on account of disloyalty. OENEBAL. WashikoTOH'8 birthday was very gonerally observed tbronghout the country. At Washington the Government ofiiccs wero closed, and the Fire Der artmcnt paraded and passed in review before the President at the White House. The Fifth Maryland Regiment also honored the President witu a marcliing galute on tbeir way to Alexandria, In Philadelphia, the Centennial grounds were crowded with people, ilaga were dieplayed to an extent never known before, Ralntes flred, bells rung, whistles blown : bands of mueic paraded the strect, and a general jubilee tools place, winding ijp with a magniticent illumination of the city in the evening . . .The great L80,000 race in San Francisco önally came off on Wasbington'a birthday. The race was four-mile and repeat, and vras won by Fostcr ; time, 7:38 and 7.53. .... Irwin, the Pacific Mail mau, has been arrested for embezJing 4750,000- and released ou Í50.000 bail. Statistics of the Babcock trial : The evidence in tho caae covers 3. 200 pages. The coat to Babcock for lawyers' fees aui all amounts to ali. .ut $32,750. The coet to tho Government for legal and witness' fees and court expenses will be a little over $17,000. It appears tht the hotel preprietors of Cincinnati are putting up their rites to exorbitant figures for the entertainment of the people wlio whq are expected to attend the Kepublican National Conveution in June. The Kepublican National Executive Committee is investigating the facts in the case, and if the reported advance in rates be true, the place of holding tho convention will probably bo changed to Chicago. Jas. E. Lyon, of liacine, Wis., bas teetified before the House Committeo on Foreign Affaire as to his connectioii with the celebrated Kmma Mine. He was one of the original owners of the mine, and exp!ained the secret hwtory of the scheme to entiap Eugli-ih financiers. His statement, if true, is very damaging to the good name of several persons of high position. FOREIGN. Tue snbmarine cable between Sydney and New Zealand has beou succesfifully laid and opened for traftic. . .Egypt and Abysbiuia are arranging a treaty of pbaco. A coLossALStatue of lüsmarek is to be exhibited at the Philadelphia show Many orgauized battalionn of Cftrlists have already surrendercd to Alfoneo's force ; thouaands of rebels in detached bande are asking amnesty, and it is apparont that the insurrectiou in Spain is a bout ended. . . .liefugees f rom Herzegovina are denied au aaylum iu AuHtria. One effect of the recent Freuch elections lias been to render necoesary a moro liberal constniction of the new Press laws, which under Buffet wero enforeed, espocially ogainat the Repnblican nevspapers, with such strictuess as to cali forth the unanimous condemnation of that class of Journal. Hany cases aiising during the recent politieel conte-,t, havo, by order of Dufaure, Buffet's sucecssor, been allowed to lapse, this conrae being, in the opinión of the Government, the wisest under the circuirstances.