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The Philadelphia mint has commenced
melting. One million one dollar gold pieces
will be converted into pieces of larger denom-
nation. Twenty millions of these pieces are
to be used.
TIE smallpox is diminishing in Boston:
only twenty-six deaths last week
a WASHINGTON restaurant keeper was fined
one hundred dollars and had his license re-
vowed for refusing to entertain colored per
sons in his establishment.
THOMAS DoNAHoE, who is supposed to have
shot Florence Scanned in New York citv. two
years ago, was shot dead on Saturday night
hy John Scanned, brother of Florence, in a
saloon on the corner Of 28th street and Broad.
way.
IHE ceremony Of unveilipg the scott statue
toof place at the Central Park, New York. on
Sae1rday afternoon, IN the presence of a vast
'shrong of spectators, the presentation adj
dress was made by Richard Irwin, and the ac-
ceptance speech by the Comptroller. William
Cullen Bryant then delivered an Grafton.
SNow-the first of the season fell at Angus.
ia, Maine, on Sunday evening.
CHAN LAT LuN, the Chinese Imperial Com.
missioner or Educaticn, together with mis- wife
on Sunday joined the South Congreoationa
Church, of Springfield, Mass.
The Executive Committee Oh the grand
musical festival to be held in Chicago the first
week of next May, has issued to the choral
societies of America an address inviting them
one and all, to take part in it.
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durinS the month of October.
The bankers of the oil region have held two
meetings relative to 4 plan recently adopted
by a convention of producers to control the
market of crude oil. The plan consists of the
formation of an agency with a capital stock of
six million dollars, through which the entire
production is to be bought and sold, with
ample storage and heavy capital, and restrain
ing the production when necessary. IT is be-
ieved the price can be maintained at SIS per
ton, The bankers offer support and willing
ness to cooperate.
The State of Wisconsin has filed in the
United States Supreme Court an application
for an Injunction against the Duluth and the
Northern Pacific Railroad Companies.
Ar Salt Lake, Friday, in the case of Page
VS.. the Central Pacific Railroad, for $50 900
damages for election from the cars, the Jury
disagreed and were discharged.
EARLY Tuesday morning five disguised mon
visited the cabin of negro named Crawford,
on the farm of Barney Paterson, between Nor
mandy and Tullahoma, on the Nashville and
Chattanooga Railroad. Crawford refused to
admit them, whereupon they broke open his
door. He then Shot ard killed one of then,,
who proved TO be a young man by the name of
Carr, residing near Normandy
AUNsoN, CLARKE. II Co., proprietors of the
Grand Central Hotel on Michigan avenme,
Chicago, have leased the new Sherman House.
corner OF Clark and Randolph streets, for a
term of ten years, They propose to open the
beautiful hostelrie on the 10th of March next
FIRE broke out on Thursday night, in a
i've story building, corner of Lake and Jeffer-
son streets, Chicago, occupied by a number of
small manufacturers Of various kinds, and bv
several commission firms. The damage was
confined to the upper stories, where It origi-
mated
VERY severe snow-storm prevailed
throughout the eastern part of Maine on Sun
day last,
Hon. JOHN A. GR1swoLD died at Troy, N. Y,
FbursdaX-ni2
YHE barn of ex-Mayor Frank Jones, of Ports
mouth, one of the finest in New Hampshire,
was burned last Friday evening. Loss, S10.-
600.
The last project suggested for the Massa-
chusetts Legislature is to consolidate ii one
Municipality Cambridge, sofneTville, Medford,
Maiden, Everett, Charlestown, Chelsea, Re
were, Winthrop, and East Boston
IT is rumored that the suit which was insti-
tuted some time ago by the Government
against the New York Central and Hudson
River Ra abroad, in the Northern District of
New York, for the recovery of s., 500, 900 un-
paid taxes on script, has been discontinued
CHARLES OIEARY fell down the shaft of the
new lake tunnel at the water works in Chi
cago, on Wednesday, distance Of seventy
feet, and vas instantly killed.
In the Criminal Court at Chicago on We'd
nesday, Thomas Hurley was convicted of
shooting John Flannigan alias John Paterson
asst September, and sentenced to seventeen
years' Imprisonment at Joliet. The accused is
about twenty years of age.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
has Just completed new line along the At
Gibson and Missouri Railroad from Atchisea
to Lincoln, the capital ofs Nebraska,
A COLLISION occurred on Thursday evening
between a coal and passenger train, near
JamesbUrg, New jersey. Jacob TindaH. en-
glneer of the coal train, was instantly killed
Both tremen were seriously Injured. The en-
gineer OF the passenger train had his arm and
leg broken No passengers were injured. The
boiler Of the coal train engine exploded.
IRE Vermont Legisla 1ure made the follow
ang election of state officers Secretary of
State, George Nichols Auditor, W. G. Ferrin
a1uaftermaster General, w. w. Lyme Adiu-
tant and Inspector General, James S. Peck
Judge Advocate General, S. NJ. Southland Di-
Fectofs OF Nate Prison, J. w. Hartshorn and
w H. speed Railroad Commissioner, NJ. B.
Bailey.
WM. Is. RITcHERsoE laid in wait in a fence
corner, Lear Xenia, Ohio, and shot VIM. Fog
well with double barrcIed shot gun, as he
was passing along the road, woundiDg him so
that he will certainly die. Both were young
neighboring farmers.
An old man named Ewing, school master, in
Floyd county, Indiana, near New Albany, fed
the neighborhood, Friday, to avoid being
lynehed by the Indignant parents of a little
girl he had taken foul liberties with and at
tempted rape.
CHARGES of maiteasanee In office are pre-
ierred in the city council OF Louisville, against
Captain G. Levi, chief Of the fire apartment.
1t is alleged he collected pay for men not en-
pIoyed on tue force, and retained part of the
salaries of others.
IT is reported that Steve Moore and Iucius
Morgan were killed Tuesday at Aberdeen
Miss, by Capt Bill Forrest, Henry Cozart and
another man. Reports are conflicting as to
the origin of the difficulty. Forrest escaped.
The others we're captured.
BURGLARS took 500 in money and watches
from the Osgood House, Colama, Mich, en-
Monday night.
THE American side of the Detroit River
drainage tunnel was completed on Thursday,