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R6- 1t IS reported that Mors;ou- -
lard, French chemist, has at la,, ~, ..a vi
ed in extracting illuminating ras ,D'Veed' S
water, and that the ancient city Of N 50n
bonne glories in a light the eIoma,.Na var
which are drawn from its beau,ifJ o.
antique canal. aAd
New ORLEANS, May 81, 1887 M
steamship Louisiana was burned in eau In'
ton Bay on Sunday morning. ElrvsD ai'es' s
sons were certainly lost in her. ICol ~. pr
bridge of the army, aud thrty.ono o,Sul Tall'
are missing Twenty-Five persons ~ ~ss
saved by the steamer Galveston. we
Ray- Gov. Floyd, Secretary of Va, :,
been invited to visit West Point nsyt iI naS
and attend the examination of the c.S..
at the Military Academy, and has aeesU,aS sus's
the invitation. 'P''u
SERENADE TO Gen. HRvNIyesrv
number of the citizens of New York !.
pressed with admiration at Gen. Hsur;a-
sens recent exploits in Nicaragua and Ss
srOus of making to him some testimos;s,
of that feeling, prepared for him a briII..,
serenade, which came of on the night or
the 25th of May, and was attended iii
enthusiasm, in spite of the inclemeut we,tS
er.
PoPULATIoN OF KANsAs.-Niueteep ON,
Of the twenty-siX counties of Kansas bsv.
sent in their returns of the census. sbovirs
an aggregate, so far, Of $3.50 reeister,S
voters. 1t is stated that the character A.
the emigration to the Territory this sprinC
is greatly better than it has yet been
improvements are going on rapidly.
Da- The Virginia elections have resulted
in q, general Democrat success.
The FAMINE IN THE NoRrH.-The re-.
ports from the famine District in Northern
Michigan continue to come in, painted n
colors which are vivid and startling
Whole neighborhoods are suffering for ack
of the necessaries of life, and, pFO.
visions are transported by heads Of families
for many miles, the prices asked for which
are met by notes payable year hence, OF
the cost met by mortgages upon the pro-
perty of the parties. The Relief Commit
tees formed in Detroit and elsewhere are
taking active measures to relieve the dis
tress.
The NEwBURG MURDER.-The mysterious
murder near Newburg is still mystery
and is now likely to remain one
H@- We learn by the Ohio papen that
the Legislature of that State, at their late
session, established an institution at Co
lumbus for the education and training Of
idiotic and imbecile youths. Dr.. T. J,
Patterson, of Columbus, has been appoint
ed Superintendent.
b4- The U. S. Marine Hospital estate
at Chelsea, Mass, was sold by auction On
the 18th May There were sixty lots q
all, large number Of which were sold uh-
der the Government valuation, subject 10
the approval of the Secretary Of the Treas
ury. The prices ranged from twenty-eight
10 ffty-three cents per foot.
BS- The Baton Rouge Gazette has'sssn
an original letter, addressed by Gen. Jack
son to his friend and second, Gen. Over
ton, in the duel with Dickinson He tells
Gen. o. he will either wipe out the slan-
ders with the blood of Dickinson or ial
himself-no compromise can be listened 10
the time early as possible, The Gened
used very strong language. 1t will be re-
collected that the duel was fought attWen-
ty-four PAGES. Dickinson's ball severely
wounded the General, and D. fell mortaly
wounded. The gentleman who has The
letter proposes soon to give it to the public,
with other papers.
DEATH OF AN EMINENT CrIzEE.-JOhn
Conard, an eminent citizen of Philadelphia,
formerly United States Marshal for Eas-
tern Pennsylvania, died on the 9th inst
He was a member Of the Society Of Friends
and was one of those truly good men Of
the olden time who had the welfare Of the
country at heart. He was q native Of
Pennsylvania, resided at Germantown, from
whence he was elected Member Of Con
gress for the County of Philadelphia ID
1912, and held that position during TIE
wal uh1ll AOAO LIZ was ~ hOeON sSA
sympathy with the patriots of that daH
and the eagerness with which he desired 70
repel the incursions of the British, that Do
gained the appellation of "The Fighting
Quaker" After his return from Congress
he was made Associate Judge Of the Ds'
trict Court, and was subsequently appolnlea
United States Marshal by President NOR
roe, reappointed by President John quincy
Adams, and served in the same ONCE 'Ne
years under President jackson. he ~
tired from public life in 1882, and aiIas
ward resided in the State of MarylAnS'
until within short period Of his deas., "
when he had taken his residence WltF .n
son-in-law, o. W Lund, in PhiladsPhn
William A. Richardson, Of Illinois wv,
ernor of the Territory Of NebraskA
place of Mark w. lizard, the present y
cumbent. -
Joseph A. Wright, of Indiana, Ensvs ~.
Extraordinary and Minister PlenPv"t
tiary of the United States at the Cours y
bis Majesty the King of Prussia, IN Pls5
of Dat, N IT,oon, &c Nom Jersey recolicO