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WASiIiNGf"N lrEM,.--lancs G. Mccarthy Of
Virginia, is appointed Clerk the Nuyv De-.
partlmut, in place %: j. scott Cunnin,huiu re-.
signed. Salary 81 ,Gnb.
Mr. Glnss, Postmaster at I.vncLburr roam.
pointed.
post morcm examination of the r.,,,nirs
! of u gentleman VIII" died in p"nnsvlvuui.,
from disease contracted at the National Iin.
tel IN this city. shows q deposit of arsenic in
III" stomach. patient now here suffers en-
, ihr%"n"i:t "i the abdomen from some caii-c and
with marked symptoms Of lcint ,niSonc.l
1t - stated thn; the receipts of the Fair have
amounted upwards Of S9.OuO ami the cxrcn.
, diturc To nhout $SOno; coo contributors
! season tickets Were iSSucd, AMI 1880 coupon
/ tickets. This exhibition has been l,v far the.
,n'N, N, successful given hy the Metropolitan
Mrchancs' Institute.
WAs'!tSGr"H, April 2.-There il no doubt
| entertained here Of the truth of the rruur,
! ir"iI Nir'ragua per steamer Texas ti,nt Cams
ia'i mad" "sciiuroS tn Walker. rs such an ne
ti"n was hri"rc inlcate'l by letter from
+ Minister l'a"i"nia of Nicaragua, though th,.
nature ct the "vcrturcs are not known
Zen: thilion Was always friendly tn Walk
| er, "nd only awaited n proper opportunity to
! take side with him. The Reimbursement
winch had joined Col. I.ockrid:,e consisted of
30" Texans
The above is on The authority Of private LEI:
/ tcrs.
! Tue rroSAL lE-rEL SlcxxrS---'i'he New
! lork Tribune says the Rev. Charles II. Nal.
colin a'',l wife "f Newport Rhode Island, are
! a''i";ir th" sick from ihc late hotel disease in
! Ma>hii'@'"n Their symptoms Indicate arsenic
VIZ: ini"nHc thirst aud burning in .!c stomach
! Inv"tcsaie 'larrlmra, vomiting after taking
! i""'i, red spots on the surface Of il,. abdomen
! .Sc W. W. Bacon nnl wife, of New Heaven,
. t"nr., We're ais" seriously niirctoi after Law,
ing a.h'n%t"n for ia" >"uih. Iirs.B has been
/ confined +" her bed in Mobile for IL month,
and her recovery is said to be doubtful.
! DEArH or lr"rE-s"E TrnnEy-'rhiS MORNINGS :
maui brought the sad int clli.,"uc" of the death
! "i tins eminent gc"'@gi.t AMI naturalist. He cx.
pir"'t at hi> r"!.'i'rc" in Iu<cal"o>, ut the Eui.
/ F"rSitv "f .\aha'na. on III" :;U,h "f March,
| lie wns Professor "f Grnl"-v ana huriru!t;i-
raj 'h"lnls'ry in thn, institution, a;:h had Just
complete" 'l'' geological survey Of the State ui
| .AahL:na.
In i!'' publication Of tlc '.Fo,-i!s of South
! tar"inn." hr WAS the co.labnrcr with pror.s.
s"r l!"!nc~ Of this city.
SILLY FIJI: = OF tr:,i. IT"Ax--A New York
afternoon al, paper on April F""F< Day. pull
/ i!sh"'l an announcement "f President Hurha.
nan death, an.l ais" circulate Il story tho,
! TN" cau'c "! the epidemic a., ;lic National lI,,-
! tel in this city. h:s; been li>rovor,r to b. tn"
us" of chc'! If tea which had hrrn poisoned
! hv th: Chinese for til" British and American
markets. BY way Of adding z.s, to the news.
! the startling statement was added. that NDns
! nmA of chests similarly prepared had been
! sent t." Great Er,"n and the United states
New Y""E April ,. Washington CORES.
r"nhr:,l- say tha, III" Administration l.av. de.
hnlt"iy refused i"ari"ini Special minister T.
! China. Also. that orders have been issued for
til" dismissal Of The American Consul ut Hong
kong for assisting the British attack on Can.
ton.
Tho Herald states that agents Of both III.
Spanish and Mexican governments ar. pur-
chasing provisions a'rl war munitions i'm an, i.
, cipa1i"n of the Spanish invasion of Mrx:cn
WHOLESALE r"!>nSrSG Either the public j.
unnecessarily alarmed. or there is Il ,o,L .lca
of unwl"!">,inc food frr sale this vca" 1t j.
! known that the late fr,>lc!S East and Wost of
us drowned large nnm!'rS Of Cattle, sheep an Il
h"gt. II Is now reported that regular b,;>i
ness has been done in recovering their Loic.
| and selling them for meat il: ri,..$. \ larm.
business "f that kind has been done ut New
Albany and elsewhere.
Dn. kAHE'% Du,1u ~ ExcA*n-Thc English
rai'"rs received by the Europa have beautiful
1ribnirS /" tn" li'n"rv 81 DR.. kam" The one
| IN the London .tih"na'un closes will, the fol
| lowing words Ills death will be severely
| felt hy his c"untrrn:Ga,, by whom he was
greatly lowell England. too, will mourn the
los of :" gallant and cnterrrisn- Il man. who,
although Voting i'll years, had gained hiyl.
, reputaion.'
ST. L"s': April ".--Tic Iccompton CORES
| pou.lcnt Of til" Dcmocrntc says that the census
takers in kansas are doing their work in n bad
! manner missing some ncirhborllnols entirely
and not taking the names Of til" actual residents
Of Others There has been q,arrclIing bc,wccn
the Suua,trrs' Land Associations in different
parts OF the Territory. Several Deputy Mar.
sl'als were nrrcsiimg political prisoners on
charges growing out Of the difficulties Of last
Summer.
The Tchnantepcc route company only saved
their contract with the Mexican government in
| regard to the completion of the road by one
| day.
| In Winchester, Conn. there has not been n
death in one and half years and but two or
three deaths III three years The village is
surrounded by so smonkirg coal pits, and be.
sides tier" is no physici"n in the place.
PROFITABLE GAEprSrSG.-One little garden
| patch of ours has been very profitable this
son. The snals ate up the cucunbcrs-thc
chickens ate up the snnls-,hc ncighLor's cats
| of something that will eat up til. cats! Can
| any of our agricultural friends aid us.
Tlir WAsr:s:r"S GLorl:.-Ths journal, pub
liShed in Washington by John G. Hivcs, ESD.
! has suspended its daily issue for the present.
! Its republication will commence on the assem-.
bling of Congress Oh the first Monday in De,
ccmh"r next, when the proprietor promises
that several improvements will be made to it.
TnE NAVAL BoAEp,-Itis is stated tina: the Nav.
| al Board of IuIuiry, in session at Wash
iuy,on, had decided TO make but few rcstora
tions. There is much disappointment felt III
consequence by those who were urging their
claims.
TIE GREAT OBJECTS OF IIrE.-Srcaking Of
these, Sir William Temple says; '.Ihe great
| est pleasure of Life in Love: the greatest
treasure is Contentment tho greatest possess
ion in Health the greatest ease in Sleep :;
and tho greatest medicine is n true Friend"
Amendments to the criminal code of Miss.
issippi, made by the last Legislature forIids
! the keeping of billiard tables, undergraduates
of. fine and Imprisonment. and impose fine
Of $50 for e"cifo1encc upon my person who
shnll labor on Sunday. n
ALABAMA SAEDlsss.z zTheA;plupsLus Enquirer
learns fhot tho rfryo1s. 4, nil obnr