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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. WON'T EXTEND THE TIME ON QUARANTINE. New Orleans, June 29-The board of health, in session to-night, resolved not to extend the quarantine to twenty days, as recommended by Governor McEnery, as ten days' detention would be sufficient. A VESSEL WITH YELLOW FEVER ON BOARD. Washington, June 29.-The national board of health advised that the bark of Iris, which arrived at Pensacola yesterday, from Havana, with one case of yellow fever on board, be sent to Ship Island. A BANK SUSPENDS. Richmond, June 29.-The Bank of Commerce suspended payment to depositors today. The cashier states that the bank owes not over forty thousand dollars, and will be able to pay fifty cents on the dollar. An exhibit of the condition of the bank shows that heavy losses have been sustained, during the current year, on bonds and stock, which had been greatly impaired. The stockholders of the bank are now holding a meeting. THE QUESTION OF RE-DISTRICTING. Columbia, June 29.-The legislature, in open session, is disposing of several bills of minor importance, the principal portion of the time being devoted to caucusing on the different plans submitted for re-districting. What is known as the Dibbell plan, being that prepared by Hon. Samuel Dibbell, contestee in the recent congressional case of Mackey vs. Dibbellf was submitted last night, and is the one which, it is thought, will be adopted, with some modifications. It arranges districts without reference to county lines. The democrats will probably control five of the districts under the Dibbell plan. As soon as the redistricting is perfected, the legislature will all other business and adjourn. The law drop registration render will be the amended in explicit. various ways so as to act more One of the sections of the supplementary act provides for a fine of not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than $1,000; and imprisonment of not less than six months, nor more than two years, for any person who shall interfere or obstruct supervisors in the discharge of their duties. A bill to declare the law the reference to the manner of forming juries in criminal cases, in the state, provides that in all criminal trials, except felonies, the state is entitled under the laws now in force, only two ch allenges, and is not entitled to demand thac a juror shall stand aside, except on peremptorly challenge on the part of the state, or good cause shown. The memocratic state executive committee have useus a circular notifying counties to elect ad double number of delegates to the state convention, as compared to the counties' representation in the lower house assembly. Thismis in response to a general demand for a convention. A TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT. Long Branch, June 29.-The express train Ich left for Long Branch, five minutes past clock this morning, met with a terrible aclent while crossing a bridge over a branch of Shrewsbury river, near Little Silver staThe accident was, no doubt, caused by spreading of the rails. Six cars, including our ordinary passenger coaches, one smoking car and the Pullman parlor car, Fenobia, left he rails and ran over a pier of the bridge, earing them to splinters. The cars kept on the bridge until the train was half way across, when the six coaches went over with a terrible rash, into the water. The cars landed on heir sides, in about four feet of water, and e scene that followed beggars description. unknown man from Ocean Beach was ken out dead. he cars were filled with passengers, but the umber killed is unknown. About one hunred were injured. Demorest, of the firm of emorest & Co., was badly hurt and will die; V.R. Garrison, son of Commodore Garrison, errible wound in the chest; Chas. W. Woodiff. of Newark, and P. Michael, of Scranton, oth badly wounded. It is impossible to get e names of any others present. Physicians fom neighboring town have been summoned. Later-Charles A. Foster, fireman on the ngine pulled ex-President Grant out of the moking car uninjured; Robert Robertson, ron merchant, of New York, badly injured; a rocer named Edison, crushed terribly; Amos Brooks, of the firm of Brooks & Dickson, thetrical managers, collar bone broken; Morris H. Brown, son of Thos. J. Brown, superinendent of the Erie railroad, severe blow on
