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NEWS OF THE DAY. Six steamers sailed from New York for Europe Saturday. The first c'a's passenger lists aggicgated over 500 The wife of Governor Williams, of Indisna, died illness. yesterday. at Wheatland, Ind., afteralong Hendrick B. Wright, of Persitvania, has failed to obtain a renomination to Congress at the hands of his Wi kesbarre constituents. For the 24 hours which ended Saturday last 207 deaths were reported in New York-the highest mortality this year. No one accepts the result of the Ciocionati convention with more obecrfulness than Gov. Hendricks. He characterizes Gen. Hancock 68 a man of decided ability. Attorney General Ward, of New York, de. cides that telegraph poles and wires are taxable as real cetat. The Farmers' and Mechanics' Bak at St. Paul, Minn., has suspended. being unable to cash a oity check for $10,000. At the Wheeling, W. Vs., democratic ratifi estion meeting Saturday, a cauoon burst, killing a man named McCarchy and a boy named Nidert. In delivering the bacealaureate sermon at Yale College yesterday President Porter discussed the conflict between science and faith, and uphold the truths of the Christian religion. An order Was cranted by Jadge Cox in the Equity Court. Washington, Saturday, for the distribution of the upoalled for dividends of 372 depositors in the late Washington City Savings Bank, unless claimed before Ostober 15:h next. The back failed in 1873, and 88 per cent. of the debts have been paid. It is a lucky thing for Hancock that he lives in a fort upon an island and has a guard around him. He is able to scolude himself from the thousand dear friends who wint to congratulate him and ask to be remembered when he is elcoted. Notwithstanding his defenses, the ferry boats are coining money in carrying "pilgrims" to Governeur's Island. Ex Sepator Steckton. of Now Jersey. chairman of the delegation appointed to notify Gen. Hancock of his nomination, sent him a dispatch asking when he would meet the committee to inform him of his nomination. The General replied at any time on 8 day's previous notice. July 12th and the New York Hotel have been fixed as the time and place. Mr. Tilden says that be approves of the nomication of Gen. Hancock "entirely and without reserve:" regards it as the best that could have tesn made, and that Hasoocks was the man he favored for the nomination; that the democratic ticket will cirry Now York, and. in his judgment, the ticket has every rea* sonable prospect of success. The controller of the currer cy will not withdraw all $100 national bank notes from circulation, but gives notice that no person should receive any note of that denomination on the National Revere Bank ct Boston, the Pittsburg Na tional Bank, the Merchanics' Bank of New Bedford, Mass., the Pittsfield National Bank of Massachusetts, and the National Exchange Bark of Baltimore.
