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movements.
THE Rev. Geo. F. Hastings, an eminent
Catholic priest, founder of the House of the
Angel Guardian in Roxbury, died in that city
Sunday morning
An accidental fire in Detroit on Monday
morning destroyed the interior of J. W Fris-
bies dry goods store. LESS $65, 600; insured
for $4,000.
On Saturday while the steamers Charleston
and South Carolina were being unIoaded, one
OF the cases gaped open, and the Custom
House officers thereupon made an examina-
ton, and found several cases containing fire.
works of every description, and other manu-
factures from gunpowder. These boxes were
Involced as fancy goods, and were accordingly
seized. 1t is thought that in this way the
steamer Bienyille was set on fire, as shippers
of these goods have been forwarding by
southern vessels for some time.
AN explosion took place in q coal mine at
Marley, England, on Monday, while miners
were at work. Thirty Of the men are known
to have been killed.
The Lilda, of Liverpool, was wrecked off the
coast of South Shields, Monday, and all on
board lost.
ON Friday night lasts John Traynor, deck
hand on BOARD the canal boat Monarch, in New
York, was mysteriously spirited away, and it
app ears that his absence is in some way con-
nected with the details of the murder of Capt.
Colvocoresses in Bridgeport, Conn, about six
months ago. The weapon with which the
deed was committed is supposed to have been
traced to Traynor.
WHILE Samuel Carley, of DeKalb county,
Georgia. was driving his wife and three chill
dren to church, on Sunday, tree fell across
the wagon and killed the lady and one child,
and wounded, probably fatally, the other two
children.
The school census of Chicago, just COM
pleted, shows population of 367, 1896, an in
crease of43, COO over the similar census taken
in June last
AIKENs' new theatre, a beautiful structure
just completed, corner of Wabash avenue and
Congress street, Chicago, was opened on Mon
day evening, by Theodore Thomas's Orches-
TIA.
MAN named Owens, recently added to the
police force Of Chicago admits firing the shot
which killed young Mesch on Sunday night.
DURING Grant and Wilson ratification
meeting on the corner of Division and Bed
u
fell, precipitating all persons thereon, includ-
ing the speakers, to the ground. Two boys
named Alonzo Hadley and Jas. Mllwater, who
were standing under the structure, were
crushed to death, and three other boys Sc
riousIy injured.
JHE corner stone of the monument to be
erected on Captains Hill, Duxbury, Mass, to
the memory of Miles Standish, was laid on
Monday with masonic, military and civil
honors.
On Stature day, L. ". Crane, an insurance
agent, and Geo. Willismfs a stencil-plate cut
ter, were arrested in Boston, the latter for
robbing the letter boxes of the Boston post
Office of letters containing drafts and money
the former for uttering forged checks and be-
ing accessory to the acts committed by Will
Iams.
CONFEDERATION at Springfield, Mass, on
Wednesday, destroyed property on Court
Square valued at SGT 900.
ANOTHER explosion in the Hoosac tunnel
Thursday morning, killed one workman and
badly injured several.
DR.. PAUL S0HoEPPE, of Carlisle, Pa, has
adopted new mode of proceeding to obtain
possession Of the property of Miss Steinnecke,
of whose murder he was recently acquitted.
After three years imprisonment he abandons
his former claim as her heir, and asks the
Baltimore court to appoint him administrator
OF her estate, their marriage, to which he
makes oath, reVoking, under the Maryland
laws, her previous Will in his favor.
WATsoN's foundry, silk factory and machine
shop in Paterson, n. J. were DESTROYED by fire
on Friday. Loss 5000, 600.
The brick layers OF Chicago are on strike
for four dollars day.
Abroad.
A DISPATCH from Puerto Cabello Venezuela
states that the Cuban 81 Gamer Yirginius escap-
ed on the 7th of September. The Spanish
man-ot-war Pizarro ana an iron-clad were
watching her The President of Venezuela
ordered 8, 900 soldiers into Fort India. and
sent word to the Spanish Commander that if
he fired on the Yirginius while flying American
colors III Venezuelan waters, he (the Pres-
dent) would fire into the Spanlth fleet. The
Virglnius ran out with her whistle blowing de-
hance at her jaiors. Her destination was not
known. The Spanish vess els could not catch
her.
COUNT Won ARNIM the German Ambassador.
has notified NJ. de Remusat that all citizens of
France entering German territory on and after
the 1st of November must b. provided with
passports
An explosion occurred on board the steamer
Senegal, at Liverpool, Monday, by which three
men were killed.
The English Postmaster General has issued
orders forbdding the registration of Brad
laughs Journal for transmission abroad
through the mails Bradlaugh protests against
the act as a violation of the liberty of the
press.
The session of the Danish Reichstag was
opened on Moaday by the King in person.
His speech promises early settlement of
Schleswig question. The King was heartily
applauded bv the members on entrance in-
z to the Chamber and at the conclusion of the
speech.
a MADRID telegram states that the fire in
the Escurial monastery was confined to that
part of the palace in which the library was
located A great quantity of books has been
removed. and there are hopes of saving the
entire library, but in damaged condition.
ONE Cedemedicican, Parisian, has bee
sentenced to prison for fifteen days for duel
ng.
The Strasbourg Gazette says five hundred
Aisatians are now serving as soldiers in Ger
man garrisOns, OF whom there are one hun
Dire aud twenty-five volunteers. The latter
viii be liable to military service for only one
year.
1t is stated that President Theirs intends at
the next session Of the Assembly to urge the
Conservative Deputies to support a PROPOSE
tion Tor the dcfnitive establishment, by pro-
clsmation, of a permanent republic based on
strictly conservative principles It is also
said hat Casimer Perrier is now using his in
huence with the Right Centre of the Assembly,
to bring it to accept the Presidents views
RIGHT. Hon. SIR JAMES SHAW WELLS, one of
the judges OF the Court Of Common Pleas, in
London, committed suicide Thursday morn
ing Causp Temporary insanity