AMERICAN NEWS.

Westport Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1165, 7 April 1874, Page 3

AMERICAN NEWS.

An engagement between GCJ Cuban insurgents and 1200 Spanish resulted i 1 the defeat of the latter. The Indians arc becoming very troublesome at Utah. A fire at Panama des.-oyed the greater part of the city. Lo=s, a mil'ion dollars. A quarrel between rival townsmen i-i the state of Yeru Cruz, Mexico, resulted in a fight, and seventeen were killed. The '1 lariated men began an i uliseriminatc massacre, killing children and cutting off breasts of women. The insurrection in Paraguay is increasing, and is likely to end in a serious war. Numerous ice accidents have occured in Canada. A large ice floe, with 303 men on, broke away at Lake Murchison, and floated miles from the shore, but most were rescued. The New York strikes arc ended. Soup kitchens have been started to relieve the poor ; t the most destitute districts. The army standard is fixed by Cougress at 23,000 men. . A great tcmpeiauce agitation is going on throughout the States. An ice house, of 700 tons capacity at Philadelphia, fell, killing eight and injuring eleven. The medical posi mortem on the Siamese twins showed such close connection that it would probably have been fatal to separate them by operation during life. A r ilway accident with burning of cars and loss of l'fe, occurred at Ili-iois.