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of addressed a letter to Governor Robinson, on behalfof the merchants of New York, representing that the commerce of that city is and for the past two weeks has been paralyzed by reason of unjust and oppressive discrimination against it on at the part of the trunk lines that center there. and asking advice as to whether the facts supporting that allegation should be presented to the Legislature, with a view to action by that body. New York. Feb. 10.-Theodore Rosevelt, recently nominated by President Hayes for Collector of this port, died Satnrday evening. New York, Feb. 9 -The new Amsterdam Bank building was sold to day for $42,000, about one-third of its value as estimated in the assets of the receiver. St. Catharine, Feb. 8.-A man named McGuire, alias McCarthy, was arrested at Thorold tosday charged with having committed a murder in Pittsburg, Pa. He is said to be one of. the Mollie Maguires. Cincinnati, Feb. 9.-Captain Mitchell, Special Agent of the Treasury Department, to-day seized Diefendahl's distillery at Foster, O. and therectifying house of Pfeiffer & Co., of this city, for alleged violation of revenue laws. Pottsville, Pa, Feb. 10.-The fire in the Wadesville shaft colliery of the P. & R. Coal & Iron Company, discovered two weeks ago, is still burning. As all other efforts to extinguish the fire have been fruitless,a creek will be turned into the mine to-morrow and the works floods ed. This will cause much loss to the coms pany and the suspension of labor by about 500 employes for the entire seas son. Philadelphia, Feb. 10.-This morning one of the arches of the bridge over the Schuylkill river at South street fell in carrying with it in rapid succession nine other arches and completely wrecking 300 feet of the bridge. The portion which gave way rested upon piles in the marsh on the western bank of the river and this piling has been gradually sinking in the mud. A large number of workmen were engaged in shoring the defective arch at the time of the accident but they were warned in time and all escaped uninjured. The bridge was built of iron and granite and cost originally $770,000. The loss by the accident to-day is about $100,000. Ex-Secretary Gideon Welles died on the 11th inst, at Hartford, Ct. The Bank of North America of New t York loses eighty-fiv thousand dollars b by a defaulting teller, a victim to marf gins. Baltimore, Feb. 9.-Chas. Baker, aged forty, keeper of a saloon on Light street, shot his wife twice this afternoon, then C a killed himself. The widow may recover. Jealousy is the cause. St. Louis, Feb. 9.-Mr. Adolph Amson, S the merchant who was shot by a burglar d early yesterday morning still lies in a le critical condition. None of the rest of to the family awoke until late in the foren noon, and Mr. Amson was then found p lying in the bed covered with blood. C New Orleans, Feb. 9-A difficulty OC. m curred between Captain James Trousdale a and Captain J. M. May, formerly river d men, The latter received two shots; one in went in the left side of the chest, coming ia out on the right side between the fourth el and fifth ribs; the other entered the left VI side of th abdomen,a passing through m the back, is still in the body. The doctor gave an opinion that the wounds were W fatal. Trousdale was arrested. T at Mr. Peter Cooper contemplates erecttil ing and opening a free Institute for girls, di at Limestone Springs, South Carolina,on personal the same plan of the Cooper Institute in st: New York. He has purchased 800 acres or of ground at the place mentioned which a is four miles from Spartanburg. His desire is to do something for the education sa of the people of the South, and show that a Northern man has some interest in the di ao Southern people. Ca It was admitted in New York that Turlib ney, the defaulting teller of the Bank of ha North America had stolen $283,000, instead of $100,000, as was first reported by the officers of the institution. The ba theft had been concealed five years, for the reason that the bank's accounts had ye not been properly overhauled. sio Mr. Gladstone has just had a novel exsta perience. Ten years ago he was riding gra into power on a Parliamentary majority of larger than that recently given against him, and with every sign of a long and an uninterrupted continuance of public conto fidence. Few would have thought in 1868 ve that the "People's William" would live wh to see his windows smashed by the riotne ous followers of the then discomfited Disraeli. ne Pittsburg Feb. 12.-A collision occured mi at Enon Valley,on the Fort Wayne Rails 12, road,at two 0 clock. A local freight train ers an into the rear of a gravel train standth ng on the main track. Martin Burnett, ten of Alleghany the engineer of the freight lia was fatally injured
