AMERICA.

Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 637, 17 February 1870, Page 4

AMERICA.

IMPORTANT I^STAILS OF NEWS. Via California, we (Sydney Morning Herald) have further details of news to the 29th November, which we extr-acj; from Evening Bulletin : — • New York, Nov. 18. The Cuba Junta h»s, received news of the burning of four large sugar e3iates near Matan^as. One of the plantations were the property of the brothers Mo;-b---npy, but had betjn confiscated by the Spaniards. The gale yesterday waa widespread and unprecedented. The train on the Harlem Railroad w.is blown from the track near iioston Corners, and the express and smoking caps and two passenger coaches }v«;ro hurled from the bank, a distance of 75ft. The baggage car was burned with the mail matter. Casualties, however, are less disastrous than 'the condition of the cars woul4 indicate. A boy named M? Bride, living at America was killed, and partially burned. Bird S. purtjsj.of OatskUl, had his scalp torn off* and was sevetly injured about the head and b.reast ;. his recovery is. dpub.tf.ul; MiBS F. A. Pavßons, of Amerjca, was cut about the head and: face. James Halstead, of Mount Riga, was injured in the face and hands. William Van Vleet, brakesman, is considerably jammed. Tlie location of the accillent was twice before the scene of like catastrophes.. Nov. 19. The new c< nstitution of the Cuban Republic is published by the Junta. Among the provisions are the following articles : — " All inhabitants of the republic are absolutely free ; all citizens are considered soldiers of the liberating army ; the House of Republic shall not abridge freedom of .religion, press, public meetings, gdudation, petition, 6» any inalienable right of the people;" The. document is signed by Charles Manuel De Cespedes, president of the Convention, and all the delegates. The extensive barns of Philander. Isutton, near Greenwiph, Ct., were burned by an incendiary firs torday. Loss 10,000 dol. An important meeting of the Master Bhip-rights and Joiner's Association, wa§ Keld to-day, to consider the b^st means .•f reviving American . shipbuilding. It was urged to petition Congress to remove the tax on shipbuilding materials. The opinion was expressed that, if this be done, America can compete successfully with European shipbuilding. A cqm r mittee was appointed to collect and pubjish statistics an the subject of the decline of shipbuilding in the United States. November 27. General Babcock, accompanied by General Itigalls, sailed on the steamer Albany for San Domingo. Babcock had sealed instructions from the President, directing him as tp what course he should pursue, pending negotiations with the Baez Government. These instfuctians are not to be opened until the steamer is at sea. The proposition for annexation from Baez, he haying assurance previously of . favorable consideration by qur Government, was -to be submitted to the votes of the Dominican people; ! thns obtaining popular endorsement of the measure. This election will occur : immediately, after the arrival at Sau Domingo of Babcock and Ingallsf. After the election, supposing the result favorable to annexation,' Baez and the pominissioher3 .will visit the "United. States and present a petition for admission. The terms. of the. annexation will be the assumption of the de.bts t\f the republic, amounting to less than 1,000,000 J01., and the purchase of the public buildings, forts, jfcc, of the Stati, amounting tq more than l,000,000do?. The Herald sa.ys the Passaic County Grand Jury indicts Fisk and Jay Gould for frauds and conspiracy. If caught upon (Jersey soil they will be arrested and arraigned forthwith. Washington, Nov. 27.; Secretary Robeson's report was presented to the President yesterday. He comments favorably on the success : of ironplad?, and gives much, space^to a pompari: son of our navy \yith that of other" countries, from which it appears that bur vessels are equal to England in capacity for cruising purposes, and superior to France. The entire tonnage of the English •is 5,500,000, qiirs £,500,000, and the French only 2,000,000.. He re'eora mends an increase of the pay, bqunty, ifcc, on account of the difficulty in obtaining a sufficient number of men. He recommends the «arly completion of the Darien Canal, and, speaks favorably of schemes f»r subsidising ocean mail lines. He purposes iising such vessels in case. of v?.ar ; <>K ythe.r emergency 1 ; He estimates the pxpenditijre of, the next tiscal ypar at26,pdp,ppOdol. Chicago, Nov. 20.; A large number qf disasters,, in many pases attended with- los^s of life., are re.portpd from tbp lakes. A great many yessels' ffiutidered or were driven ash"ore. The schooner Arrow grounded p,n arepf 12 n^iles north of here on Tudgday night. The crew clung to. the .wreck all night a,nd allday on Weoheeday, \>\\\^ were w^ghed pff on Wednesday, night. A^ lifeboat 'started tq their assifjtance^ but. wa,? unable to reach the vessel .and wn§ compelled to return. The cr^v- of the boat narrowly escaped destruction,. Another, jifeboat was swamped within 20ft of the vessel ; one of the crciy was. drowned -an^ the others succeeded iv swimming asjiore. The entire crew frf" thp schpqner, pight i?i number, were drowned. . Reports of disasters' on the lakp contin ne to. be ve^sei vpd hourly. qtr>rm seems to have been very extensive. It has i>een heard fro«i aa farwps'tas Cheyenne, and as far east as the coast qf Maine.. St. Lopis, Hw. |p. At 8 o'clnpk. this ni()nnpg a layge new stone front building qn the soi^th-e^st pi«mer pf Fifth and. Qlivp s 4 repts fell a terrible crash, burying from nine to thirteen men in thp ruins. ' Seven mpn yeretakpn out, one (leafl, and one nip^tally injured. Five I'thevs were m ore pr less Beyerely. hurt. Everything fpli inwardly so that nobody in the street «j^s injured. |t is thought that fpur otljer persons are still iv the ruins, aud thei-p is np hope of rescuing any of l-hyni aliye. The cause of the accitleht is not ascertaiue.fi. Welliisfurined ireu 'may ssvy it was a substanstrnctuiv. • • MfcMEIilS, ilqv. 27. A terrible allViiy occurred *" «r*>lui»<»ii county, Arkansas, last y-e*-k. A planter, n.im«d Jolweon, liad an altercation with tbrue ham's in the rotton-fieid, vi ho at•.';cil li.tn uilli jiiuvcs. J<ihi:i«i>n diew

a knife to defend himself, killed two instantly, and mortally wounded the third. Johnson received inqre than twenty wqunds, but will rgcover. He bears the reputation of being a quiet citizen. Huntingdon (P-a.). Nov. 19. The family of Mr Bugerthals," consisting of hhnaelf and and a boy named Gardner, were murdered on Wednesday niglit py de.swradoe.9,' who pjundei«d the liouae, and ihen set ijre *». it- 'Nwy were captured at Altooiia tvith a portion of Pngerthals-s money in their possession. Lovisvi:k]£.E (Kt.), IJov. 23. 4 desperate character named Cooper, who h,ad been whipped by a party of r§ guktors in Pulaski County, caused the arrest of the part|es. Suturday mqrning was fixed for the trial ? and Copper and, his friendß.entered the county seat, armed to the teeth.' Here the accused parties numbering 20, ; and.Coqper with , his cmfedevates equally as strong, entered; into a quarrel which culminated in a regu|aupitched battle, Qne hundred aud fifty shots wore fired^ resulting in the killing, of -three men and- thp mortally wounding «f one. The fight- ended by mutual consent, both parties being out of auvmuhitibn. Afterwards, each party haying recruited their forces, were about to rerenter .$& t»>\yn,' but aymed. pitizens warned th^n) off. PITTSBUEG, NOV., 28*. Thp. warehouse of- Little aud Bard, wh()lesale grocers, was burned tliis morning, Loss nbqut IQO,QQQdoI.