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rom Liverpool for America during the month
Of July was II ,000
WEALTHY gentleman Of Now York last week
uclosed So 900 check as his donation, to be
added to the building fund Of the Bishops
hurch in New York.
PATRICK KELLEY, canaler fell overheard
near Greek Locks, and Patrick Tulty at Web
ster's Lock, on the Delaware and Hudson
Canal, Friday, and both wore drowned
FRANK NcNILLY, OF North Cambridge, a
brakeman on the Boston and Maine Railroad,
was killed on the Fitchburg Railrord Friday
morning, and shockingly mutilated.
S. 0. HoUaHroS has been re-nominated for
Congress from tho Fourth District of Califor-
MIA, and H. F. Page was nominated from the
Second District.
s. MAN named Dunning porter on the stea
er Milwaukee, was shot and mortally wounded
at McGregor, Wednesday night.
NICHOLAS G. SISNoF, a prosperous merchant
in Chicago previous to the fire. but ruined by
that calamity, suicided in St. Louis, on Mon
day, by shooting himself.
LORD HATHERLBY, Lord High Chancellor 0
Iondon, England, has resigned in consequence
OF failing health.
Maretzeks Opera Company, sail for this coun-
try on the 31st inst
CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON, a workman employed
m building the new Wells street bridge, feb
into the river at Chicago, on Friday, and was
drowned
The First National Bank of Council Piuffs,
Iowa, was robbed on Thursday of $4,000 in
some manner as yet unknown. The capital
stock of the bank is but S5O0OO
PETER SHAFFER, of Syracuse was stabbed to
the heart on Saturday by Herricl Frodick. 1t
was claimed by the murderer that Shaffer had
nsulted his family.
OWING to the prevalence Of the rinderpest
in Germany and Russia, the Belgian Govern
ment has issued sn order prohibiting the i'm
portation of cattle from those countries
THE gas works in the village of Shalpsburg.
five miles from Pittsburg, were DESTROYED bv
fire yesterday, and in consequence the place
will be in darkness for several nights.
YOUNG man named Daniel Harvey, aged
nineteen years, was found dead in an oil tank
which had Dat six and one-half inches of wa
ter, At Smiths Ferry, Pa, on Tuesday.
ALEXANDER BURNPEE, of Blackstone Mass.
drove Lis horse on the railroad track at Prov
ldence- r. l., on Friday, and was struck by the
train from Worcester. Man and horse were
killed
Hon. MARTIN NJ. RAY, prominent attorney
Of Indianapolis, died Monday afternoon. Mr..
Ray was nominated for Senator on Saturday
last, by the Democratic Liberal Republican
Convention.
ALL of the buildings in the square bounded
river bank, in Cincmnati were burned on
Thursday afternoon. The buildings were
mostly frame, used as stables, blacksmith
shops, etc. Loss $4,000.
SATURDAY night negro, named Watkins,
living two miles north of New Albany. Ind.
was arrested on charge of numbering his
wife. Her body was found lying in the house
very bloody and one side Of the skull fractured
terrible manner.
ON Monday young man named David
Thomas, employed at the Dupont Company's
paper mill, in New York, was caught in the
machinery and had his head crushed and torn
from his body, causing instant DEATH
Two LADS named Frank Crosby and Astlev
Manney, aged u and 13 years, were drowned
IN the south branch of Chicago river, Mon
Gay, while bathing. Manney lost his life in al
tempting to save Crosby.
Chiffon Il. WINsLow, son of Admiral Wins
low, suicided by shooting himself through the
mead at the Occidental hotel on Wedr esdav. in
the same room In which Dr. Koone, of New
York, recently suicided. Cause. intemner-
ance.
JOHN SIMPSON, aged fourteen years. quareled
recently with Charles Wilson. an old thief
about the division of the proceeds of a robbery
on the Barbara Coast. Simpson pIuneed
dlrk-knlfe into Wilson's neck, severinr tbe
Ju8ular vein and killing him instantly.
a DISPATCH from Suez reports that OOo
Egyptians are advancing on Abvssinia with
view TO conquest. The Emperor Kassai is
marching to meet them, but it is thought his
defeat Is certain, and that Magdala will eventu-
ally fall into the hands of tue Invaders
A NEWPORT (R. L. dispatch states that the
United States Marshal, accompanied b. Can
tam Rltchie, of the revenue cutter Moccasin
went aboard the Cuban schooner Pioneer Sat
day afternoon, and took charge OF her bv or
der OF President Grant, for violation Of tbe
neutrality laws.
Two young girls, named Lizzie Youno and
Annie Reed, aged IA and 16 Years were ar
rested III PIttsburg for wandering about tba
AVreets OF the city. They came from New
Dil8ll'oh "a, and came in quest of William,
Y dale, rider of the Central Park circro
1hey mad fallen desperately in love with hin,
"hen the show exhibited in New BRIGHTON
ana ned from their homes in hope of ioinjno,
the circus
IHE London Times reports an extraordinary
sale OF thoroughbred horses at 1IiddIeparl on
July 26. Blair Athol and GIadiateur went
under the hammer. Blair Athol of whom Mr..
1attersau said in his opening speech that he
was the best horse in the world, realized no
less than SOL 500. This is the largest sp,n
ever realized for a horse IL any country.
Breadalbano brought $50, 900 and Gladiateur
$4,000 Immediately after the hammer had
fallen to ohe last bid for Blair Atbol TattersaIl
ANNOUNCED the purchaser as the representative
u ire new stud company, the crowd gave vent
10 ther feelings II spontaneous burst of
cheering.
Abroad,
The Spanish Cabinet has submitted to the
King series of regulations for the abolition
OF slavery in the Spanish Dominions.
On Tuesday, severe storm caused much
damage throughout England. Several per-
sons were struck by lightning and killed.
CosUSCoRMDJoICK, a village ON the Asia
bank OF the Bosphorus, inhabited by poor
Jews and Greeks, was destroyed by fire. Up
wards of 1000 families are homeless and des-
titute.
The funeral of President Juarez was an i'm
posing spectacle. The corpse was Inferred in
the Pantheon. Streets and houses were
draped with mourning, and the procession
bore numberlcss emblems of grief. Fully sew
enty thousand spectators lined the streets
through which it passed. Nearly all foreign
ers ia the capital were present at the ceremo-
nlcs. as well as all public officers and foreign