The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-18
SPARKS FROM IHE TELEGRIPH.
China has had an unusually moderate winter.

China has had unusually moderate winter.
nc Drugs Land Draining bill was defeated in the
a motion &C. -.-on-idc ,hc vote on the Air Lin
Railroad hi' N's a.' 'at.- ..I'-lay.
ldlou.p.i forslrfv day.
The Buusb rig la.nuy.tldc ts "a total y.r,,is on
the ea-.0.a c9... 5f Japan.
Three vcsse, nave becn chartered 'a Shausl,s 70
carly Cinnamon to Sew orleans.
An attempt to he made to dlv is 'k,y 20 secur,
the confirmation Of Strong and Bradley
An e,moasSy IS to b. sent next sgAmcr by Japan
10 the United states, Fra.ce. and England
heavy snow storm, accompanied by q gale Of
wind, was prevailing ia Memphis yesterday
-Four mcn were killed byn boiler explosion Ia
NoOdWards car works, ST. Loas, vest ''day
Eras,us Wellington, whose hand was crushed 10
the MJ81y Iron " oIks Boston, died yesterday,
r. NJ Alien vas found dead in bed N the New
England House, No'ton, ou wednesday morning.
Tie British schooner Ala was totally wrecked
Jan on the East saddles, lnI three lives lost.
President Grant favnrs the reduction Of the tsrit
oy toN M ana NJ uo ihicfuh' revenue by $50 900 100
The House Appropriation Committee decided yes
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Tnc success. OF the recent experiments at Fortress
SMpl MI1Lde Win '"' u'DO''"'''' p''''''' was 0H'
The United States steamer Ashuclot arrived in
Tie lita Wv '''"''''' "''' ~ '''"' '''"S OA
jonathan sbaw late Of Brimncld, Mass, shot him.
TAO express train.
An attcnpti- il being made to unite the Republican
factions ~ virginia, The President has promised hi
cordial cooperation,
The Democrats " the Senate in Albany last even.
ipg reed the llArdens UurIhB bill abolish tina
contract syttem on canals
One OF the results Of the recent seizure Of a dis.
uery 10 Cleveland, Will be the removal OF two or thTes
subordinate revenue officers.
The United Slates ateaner Oneidl sailed for Hong
Kong on the 18 Of January leaving AmeTcan Interests
IN Japan entirely unprotected.
The Wuys and Means Committee voted YESTERDAY
10 rcylse the tax h 50 ls to reduce 10y fNU0OO the
amount to be collected during the next fiscal year.
The Kentucky Icgislture having been seen"
has rGsciuded its resolution refusing to attend the In,
formal opening Of The suspension bridge AZ Louisville.
The Senators and RcPrestn'alNcs will meet In the
residence of S,nntor Pumeoyop Monday night to con
slider thc political condition u tie GOOreI LUOpIe Of the
south
The Remington and Rutland Railroad has beer
der tho new t,te Of the New YORK and Harlem Rail
road,
The British harl, Eery was lost Dec. 10 on Mat
tass Reefs. She had on board lighthouse for th1
coast oi ia an, and the machinery fOr Government
mint In OsAca.
The Government OF the Mikado has enforced ths
departure from Nagasaki Of 100 native CHRISTIANS not
withtandlng the unanimous protest OF The forelgI
representatives.
Hennlng and Genhock, the Hudson county match
makers were Yesterday Ecntencea each to one ycari
IMPRISONMENT in the State rrson Tor using countoTici
revenue stamps.
yesterday The latter said that he heard frou
Nebraska oficLly, he would issue proclamation au
nounclng the ratification Of the Fifteenth Amendment
Asa party Of sailors an route from Charestowu u
on Tuesday evening several Of them Jumped from thi
train aod escaped One VI the party foil and was killed
Iu the Superior Court In Boston yesterday. In !m
S.d Jones. Ssw ssSs aS'9GS Gou.s. oSSa
verdict In tavor OF the plaus for the seizure ot1I
copies OF paper from The plAin1ln called hs oa"