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GENERAL NEWS. A Downington, Pa'. dispatch says: band of tramps, Saturday night, stole quantity of property from railroad cars at Westchester Junction. The railroad employes made a raid upon the tramps and recovered the property, but until two railroad men and four tramps were injured. Two trains were stopped near Lewiston by them, and it was only after a deperate resistance upon the part of the conductors and assistants that they were driven off. It is estimated that there are 1,000 to 1,500 tramps wandering between here and Pittsburg. A Galveston News, special says that report reaches Fort Clark that Lieut. Bullis, with a small party of scouts, crossed the Rio Grande near the mouth of Pecos River, and were attacked by a body of 500 Indians and compelled to retreat. Loss not stated. Col. Young has left Ft. Clark with 200 cavalry to reinforce Bullis. Gen. Clay Dean, the post trader for the route half military to to their Ponca, with destination the reports Spotted them when Tail about Indians en he left, way and everything working as well as could be expected. Red Cloud's column had reached White River, near Wounded Knee Creek, Dakota, on November 10. The North Point warehouse at San Francisco burned, involving a loss of $450,000. Insurance $310,000, mostly in foreign companies. Field & Lieter's retail dry goods store in Chicago burned Wednesday evening. Loss nearly $2,000,000. The building is owned by the Singer Sewing Machine Co. The stock and building are heavily insured. The wholesale department of the firm, being in another building, was not disturbed. Toronto was slightly stirred up by an earthquake Wednesday morning. An Augusta dispatch says that Senator Blaine is rapidly convalescing. The Tenth National Bank of New York City is winding up its affairs, the general depression in business making it unprofitable; it will pay all its indebtedness. The subscriptions for the unemployed and destitute people of San Francisco now aggregate about $25,000. W. F. Coolbaugh, late President of the Union National Bank, of Chicago, committed suicide Wednesday morning. The act was not caused by financial trouble, either of his own or the bank. A company has been organized at San Francisco for laying a submarine telegraph from that point to Japan. An effort is being made to break Commodore Vanderbilt's will. A Memorial Hall, in honor of Senator Morton, is proposed. to be built in Governor's square, Indianapolis. An explosion of fire damp occurred at the Jermina mine, near Seranton, by which several men and boys were killed. A revolution to reinstate Villagrous, is in progress in Lower California. Judge Moore has decided that the stockholders of failing Chicago savings banks are liable to depositors. The Murphy temperance movement advances with immensestrides in Kentucky, and in some of the towns of that State more than half the population wear the red ribbon. The trial of Congressmen Robert Smalls of South Carolina, on a charge of bribery has resulted in conviction. The Reading, Pa., Savings Bank, with deposits of $1,000,000, has suspended. Depositors will probably be paid in full. The Collateral Loan and Savings Bank of San Francisco has been placed in the hands of a receiver. The deposits,amount ing to $24,000, had been absorbed by the manager. The News San Antonio special says information has been received at headquarters from the border that several large parties of Indians, one of them composed of thirty five bucks, have crossed into Texas to raid. Gen. Ord has notified the frontier people at various points where the raiders are expected to be on their guard. This is the most formidable invasion that has been attempted yet. The Indians were seen near Fredericksburg, and have stolen a lot of horses in this neighborhood. Citizens are in pursuit. The military have been notified. This is supposed 10 be one of the large parties reported on araid and is going westward. The latest from El Paso is that the entire region is under control of a Mexiean mob, backed by Mexicans south of the river defying the United States authorities and claiming allegiance to the Mexican flag. Gen. Ord declines to interfere in a matter that concerns the State of Texas. Maj. Jones, commanding the Texas frontier battalion, is at El Paso, bnt has not force enough to put down the revolt. Fivesteamers sailed from New York Saturday taking full cargoes, including 10,000 boxes of cheese, 6,000 cases of canned goods, 100 tons and 800 quarters of fresh meats 100,000 bushels of grain, 190 cases of sewing machines, etc. Certain Pacific coast capitalists have just taken hold of the Black Hills for the purpose of a thorough development of the mines. Four hundred and twenty stamps are now at work, and it is believed there is room for 1,500 stamps. The American Bible Society has just issued an edition of the Bible, from new plates, and well printed and bound, for 25 cents-probably the cheapest book ever printed.
