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press on the excited comments of the En-
glsh Ministry on our ease before the Genev.
Conference. If the English Government
withdraws, he thinks the United States can
not agree, with any honor, to any new nego
| tiations."
Tho City Council Of Springfield Mass.
has elected Miss 8. J. Williams, CITY PLY
sican.
| Colonel j. A. Watrous, of Fond du Lac
President Of the Northern Wisconsin Edito
rial Association, has issued a call for an Edi
torial Convention, to meet at the Nationa
Hotel, Menasha, February %, for the consid
Grafton OF matters of interest to Northern
| Wisconsin.
The question of the location OF the new
Custom House buildings in Chicago has
been decided by the purchase, by the Govern
ment, OF square two blocks south ol
the old location. The new site is bounded
| by Dearborn, Clark, jackson and Adams
streets
The elootion Of city officers occurred
| in Salt Lake City on the 18th. Under the
| female suffrage law, crowds Of Mormon
women and girls focked to the polls and
voted, u is believed that the female vote
was far in excess Of the male. The Mormon
ticket was successful. 1t Is said even
women and children voted, and the Liberals
finally abandoned the election as farce. A
dispatch says: "Much indignation is ex
pressed tonight at thu fraud and mockery
Of the election. Such disgraceful abuse of
the ballot-box privilege dsgusts every loyal
citizen. a memorial on the subject will be
sent to Congress-"
It was thought in Salt Lake City, on the
18th, that the japanese Embassy would be
obliged to return to San Francisco and take
the steamer East ria PANAMA, there being no
prospect of the Union Pacific blockade be-
ing raised for, perhaps, months.
The North Carolina. Legislature adjourned
sine die on the 18th.
Tallahassee Fla) dispatch of the 18th
announces that Governor Reed had been
impeached. Mr.. Day, of Virginia, Repub-
lican, had been appointed Governor.
The jury for the trial of Stokes was COM
pleted on the 18th.
At the Susquehanna Depot, Pennsylvania,
on tho 1lth, three employees of the Erie Rail
way nearly burned little negro boy to death,
by throwing kerosene over his legs. he being
asleep, and allowing the burning to continue
until the boys legs were roasted te the bone
In several places. The fends had not been
discovered up to the 14th.
Acting Governor James. of Nebraska, arrived
at Omaha on the 18th, from Washington, and
issued proclamation revoking the call for
an extra session of the State Legislature,
made by the President of the Senate during
his absence, and which was called for Febru-
ary 10.
Governor Baldwin, Of Michigan, has issued
proclamation ordering an extra session Of
the Legislature, for March 13, to reapportion
the state into nine Congressional Districts,
and to act on such other matters as may be
laid before il.
A recent Washington dispatch states that
the English Minister Thornton, says he be-
lieves the misunderstanding with reference
to the Treaty of Washington can be satisfac.
torily adjusted.
The Attorney-Gencral has decided In the
case of the steamer Hornet to allow her to
GO to New York upon bond, TO ne entered
into Ivy ruuicicnt surcties, that she win I'.-..-
coed direct 10 New York from Baltimore and
go nowhere else.
Louis f. Johnson, United States Marshal
for the District of South Carolina, has been
informed through the Attorney General that
his resignation will be accepted by the Presi-
dent.
The South Carolina Senate, on the 14tb
after lengthy debate, indefinitely post
poned the resolution requesting Robert
son and Sawyer's resignation as United
States Senators The vote was-yeas, II
nays, 3.
New Orleans was exceedingly gay and live
ly on the 18th, on the occasion OF the animal
celebration Of MardiGras, The city was
crowded with people to witness the grotesque
The New York State Homeopathic Medical
Society, recently in session at Albany.
adopted resolution repudiatlng the use
OF humNnized virus for vaccination.
The Ohio Republican Central Committee
met at Columbus on the 18th. Resolutions
in favor of appointing delegates at the State
Convention to the National Convention
recommending the election of Central Com
mittces in the spring instead of in the fall
and in favor of the denomination of Prcsi-
dent Grant, and declaring William Dennison.
Of Ohio, first choice of Ohio Republicans for
the Vice-Presdency, were passed. The
State Convention was announced for the 2Sth
Of March,
The Ohio Woman's Suffrage Convention
met at Columbus on the 18th. The perma-
nent officers chosen are President Mrs. NJ. |
NJ, Cole; Vice-Presldent, Mrs. NJ. V. Long
ley; Recording Secretary, Mrs. c. Buchwal- |
leri Corresponding Secretary, Miss j. 0. De
Forest.
In the Constitutional Convention at
Charleston, W. Va, on the 18th, after sew
eral days warm discussion upon the subject
Of embodying the words white citizens" in
he proposed new Constitution as a deani-
lion OF qualified electors, tho report of the
committee was adopted, giving all citizens
-hs right of suffrage. The ballot system of
voting was adopted.