, 1872-10-25
GENERAL. NEWS ITEMS.

4 cathedral to cost 81, 100000 is projected By
| Providence R. ~ Catholics.
The State Of Iowa counts 162, ISL citizens Il,
| able to do military duty.
| -Galesburg has bought the college park OF
| Knox College, for $21 900.
The New Pork Central Railroad Company
has decided to construct C freight track around
| Syracuse.
"A shipment Of choice California fruit was
/ recently made from San Fraucisco to Dublin,
Ireland, to fill special order.
A renewed effort ia being made to consoli-
date Rock Island and Moline, under one city
government in which case the name Of Moline
ought to be chosen, leaving Rock Island to des-
1gnate the Island and its arsenal.
The Gilmore testimonial entertainment at
the Boston Coliseum last Wednesday evening,
WAS q fair SUCCESS, in spite Of stormy weather.
The douring-nill Of Gunday d Burtreyer, at
Rockfeld, Ind, was burned the 9th. Loss
$50, 900, with no insurance.
On the 18th there were due ut San Francisco
twenty vessels from the East and twenty-three
from European ports, ont over ITO days.
-Adyices from Fort Garry state that q large
body Of Sioux Indians is reported on the road
from that settlement. It WAS not understood
whether they were friendly or otherwise.
The American Missionary Association will
hold its annual meeting in the Presbyterian
Church, at Racine. Wis, commencing Wednesday
ne1t. The Rev. E. P. Goodwin, OF Chicago, Ill,
NIL p1edCA Aut upeulub 66LUOQ.
"A principal OF q fashionable private school
in New York city, which is attended only by the
children OF the elite OF that metropolis, writes to
the Bureau Of Education that there are over
$4,000 due the institution under his charge for
tuition, and that not one cent can be collected
The Boston Board OF Aldermen has passed an
order authorizing the extension of Washington
street to Haymafket Square; at an estimated e.
pense OF 31,500,000. The estimated cost Of
widening School street to 60 feet on the north
easterly side, and extending it GO feet wide to
Devonshlre street, is 31,159,750-
The claws passed by the last Legislature
OF Pennsylvania make volume Of 1,493 pages,
and contains LAS laws. OF this mass OF legis-
lation, only IS Laws, covering Is pages, are gen
eral.
The Cross Gazette says TINT, OF the five
places in Germany where gaming tables havo
hitherto been allowed, Ems has already closed
the doors Of it's kursaal for the last time, and
that the banks profits this year amount to about
1926, 900. Baden-Baden and Mannheim close upon
the 9lst Of October, Wiesbaden aud Hombnre
upon the 31st OF December.
AT Jarrow, near South Shields, England, On
the chemical factory belonging to Messrs.
kemlns, fell into the river, carrying with it
series OF bleaching powder chambers, and other
portions Of the works. The damage is estimated
at 9200,o ,oo0. No lives were lost.
The Montreal steamer Pictou in going down
gate of the St. Paul locks, breaking them open
The accident is not of serious character Some
days will probably be required for repairs, inter-
rupting river traffic.
The Council Bluffs Repub1icanssa5s ss At
the low price Of corn, and the price it is likely
to bring the coming winter, it will undoubtedly
be cheaper for fuel than coal or wood. We have
heard persons who have tried the expert
ment say that corn, at "a cents per buahel OF "a
lbs., cheaper than soft coal at 81 per ton. 1t
e.. = :-Ii
as long as soft coal, and is much cleaner to
use.
Judge Agnem, OF the Pennsylvania Supreme
Court, at Pittsburgh, in his deciaion in the case
of Barsal IS. Fitzpatrick, the oil case, draws a |
distinction between gamblers and spectators, |
which is Interesting to business men. The |
Judge says substantially that all dealers who op-
,rate on margins only, without investing or IN
ending to invest any other capital in the busi-
less than just enough to pay their j" differences
re gamblers, and as such are not entitled to |
he protection OF law in enforcing their con-
racts.
J. 3. Percy, Of the Atlantic l.
'aclhc Railroad, Of Missouri. was shot and killed,
ast Monday night, by man who had been
jected at Marshf1eld Station, for refusing to
ested, says he ls a resident OF Illinois, and
lves his name as '. T. Corn wall.
From recent arrivals from Pembina it ia
earned that the Joint Boundary Commissions
ave located boundary-posts at points 700 feet
orth of the posts located by Major Long in 1928,
nd about 100 yards south Of the line located
= Captain Heap in 1871. The new line
about az miles north of Pembipa, and
rings the English Custom House inside Of our
arrltory. Both commissions are now over at |
AXE OF the Woods, where they ara establishing
line. This, and also one or two intermediate
oints,. they expect to complete by the first OF
ovember. Tho Eugliah Commission will then
Q into winter quarters, which they are building
Fr17n u IL.
be American Commission will go to Detroit,
[ich, for the winter, where they will work out
,eir observations, and get ready for renewal
their present 1abors about June /.