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ing was to be made cardinal
Ryy. SAMUEL Cook, the oldest Calyinistic
Baptigt clergyman liz New Hampshire, died in
Concord, on Friday, aged 81.
Gov. BALDWIN, of Michigan. has issued a
proclamation converting the Legislature III ex-
ira session on the 18th Of March.
ALrxIs takes his departure from New Or
leans tomorrow. He is to so directly TO Pen
sacola where the Russian fleet awaits him.
THE American Protestant Association of
New York will parade on Washinston's Birth
day. 1t il expected that $4,000 members will
be iu line.
Ir is reported that prominent lawyer in
Brooklyn forged mortgage amounting to
forty-two thousand dollars ane fled to escape
arrest
NICHOLAS KESNEDY was thrown from bug
pv. near Cleveland, Sunday night, and so Sc
verely injured that he died. The accident
was occasioned by collision with another We
hico
The rx-story building, Nos. land IL Baxter
street, New York, occupied by several mould
ing and frame factories, was destroyed by fire
on Wednesday Loss about 965, 900 on build
ings, machinery and took.
pIsrAroH from ,yux City states that two
men left there with livery team On Monday
morning, going short distance in the coun-
try, and have not been heard from since the
slorm. 1t IL feared they froze to death.
TuE troops sent after the Apaches who cap
turod two stages near Tucson Arizona. and
murdered the drivers and pa- sengers, found
the mails cut up and destroyed They baried
the dead. They were unable TO oyertake the
aavagos.
SECRETARY Flsn's recent letter to Prince
GortschakoT il said to be a very severe criti~
cism Of Cataca2y's course, and defends the
action Of our government IN rssorting To exc
trcme measures, even while the Grand Duke
was the guest or the government.
New YORK has fashionable burglars Two
of the gentry named William Porter and Thos.
Brixley, we're arrested ON Saturday with the
implements Of their profession. They offered
80, 600 each TO the officers to release them. 1t
IL stated that the criminals have heretofore
moved ia good socsty
MHs ELIZABETH DouGHERTY, of Paris, Ky.
cooked pistol at the request of little grand
fellow, said shoot" The child pulled the
trigger and 'he 'all entered her stomach, in
ilictng a fatal wound No one dreamed that
tho pistol was loaded.
THE property known as the Bigelow Block,
in Chicago. has been accepted by Secretary
Boutwell, az site for tho new Custom House
and Postoliica. The block was offered to the
Government for one million and a quarter
I,llara il k,pnlal L,f h.orl,Y,, 80
the east Adams on the north, Clark on the
west, and Quincy on thesouth.
REy JouN LEYEs, ID, D., died at his residence
at Springfield, Ohio, on Friday night, aged
seventy.dye. He was for many wears resident
minister at Liberia from the United States /,
also u missionary IN West Africa. He made
ten voyages between this country and Africa
prior 10 hls final return in 1870. The funeral
will take place next Tuesday.
A FHE i'll Chicago, Wednesday, ON West
Madison street, destroyed Nos. 1856, 1917, ana
$50. all of them being wooden buildings. The
occupants were: J. Il. Lamkin, boots and
shoes, loss $4,000; CLAM d Hoffman, fur
dealers, $1,000; jacobson Il Stein, tailors,
$4,000 and several small losses. Total, SO
O0O insured for 90, 600.
NlEssIs. SINGER & TALcoTT, of Chicago,
have secured permission from tho Illinois and
Michigan Canal Commissioners to run boats
from Loclport to Chicago ON the cable plan.
Acahe viii be laid in the middle of the canal,
and q steam propeller, with revolving clamp
wheel, Craps the cable and propels 1t at the
rate OF seven miles per hour, taking with IT
from eight to ten we'll laden canalboat=.
Tonnso RopuNpo alias Procopio, who is
charged with many murders, and stage rob
berries and other crimes has been captured in
san Francisco. He has been the terror of
Southern California for years. He was sur
priSed to-day, and had not time TO draw his
pistols or, II is said. he would never have been
taken alye. Hens a nephew ot the famous
bandit joaquin Muriatta, who was killed here
III early days.
Abroad.
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