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THE SusaHville stage was robbed near Reno,
Nevada, after brisk fight between the pas
sensers and highwaymen. Nobody killed
The planning mill of a. F. Eismund, at Mon
roe, Mich, was burned on Wednesday. Loss
10,900-no insurance.
JAS. c. WAIKER, for many years readin
Clerk Of the House of Representatives died in
Washington on Wednesday.
AT Louisville, on Monday evening, Fred
Spanninger stabbed Anton Kleppel in the
breast with pocket knife, from the effects of
which he has since died
The saw-mil of Mann Moon, at Muske-
gon, was DESTROYED by fire Thursday morning
with 100000 feet OF lumber Loss, 100000
insured for $4,000.
q The boilers in Touring mill owned by ".
y. Barnet Son, in Winamac, Ind, exploded
on Monday, killing James Coults, the en-
glneer, and injuring another person.
q WEALTHY widow lady named Fensin, sixty
nve years OF age, who recently arrived in New
York from Europe, left friends house in that
city on Thursday last, and has not since been
heard from. Foul play is suspected
SOLOMON TURCK, Mayor of Dubuque, Iowa,
has been elected President of the Latin &
Rand Powder COMPANY, with headquarters in
New York, at salary of $4,000 year.
Tbs new steamship Pennsylvania was sue
cessfulIy launched in Philadelphia on Thurs
day. A great crowd was present. She is the
first vessel Of the new Liverpool line from that
port.
Hon. A. S. PORTER ex-United States Sena-
tor, was Frustrated on Wednesday, at Niagara
Falls, by An attack of apopIexy and is not ex-
pected to recover.
W2. HUGHES, Charles Harrison and John
Mcnamara got into an alteration in the sa-
loon Of the former, at st. Louis, Wednesday
night, when Hughes struck McNamara on the
head, killing him instantly.
Jas. .DINcLEs, a native-of Boston, aged ,,
suicided by shooting himself through the
heRd with derringer, at New Orleans Friday
PARTY sent out by the first diamond com
pany has returned without reaching the al
legged diamond fields. Diamond stock is not
in demand in San Francisco
President GRANT has ordered pardons to be
forwarded to such Ku-Klux prisoners confined
at Albany were recommended to executive
clemency by Col Whitley
FoaTY thousand dollars worth of damage
was done by fire on Saturday, in the large
eight-story granite block on Pearl street, Bos-
ton, embracing Nos. so to 81 inclusive.
DISPATCH has been received at the Navy
Department from Minister Washburne dated
Paris, August 9th, announcing the death of
Capt. G. K. Davenport, of the steamship Con-
gress, at Carlsbad, on the 9th inst
A LOUISVILLE dispatch states that the spec.
ulations of Robert Atwood are developed to
neAr half million dollars. The sufferers in
clude his relations and most intimate friends.
1t Is reported that he has left the city.
PHILLIP SCHALL and Thomas Matthews
quarreled about politics in Fredericktown,
Mo-, when the latter shot the former through
the head with revolver, killing him almost
instantly.
L. GODFREY, grocer, corner OF Jessie and Ba-
kor streets, San Francisco, stabbed his wife
dozen times, and cut his own throat, on
Thursday. Cause, jealousy. Godfrey is dying
The woman may survive.
A TERRIFIC thunder storm passed over Ames-
burg, Mass, Tuesday afternoon. Lightning
struck in four places, one of which was the
house of the poet Whittier, pros trating him to
the floor. He was not seriously injured, how
ever, nor his house much damaged.
HE yacht Blossom on Thursday capsized
IN a storm off Far Rockaway. The crew. num-
bering eleven, saved their lives by clinging to
the bottom Of the yacht, where they remained
five hours i'll the storm. They finally righted
the yacht and beacded her.
SETH WAIT, farmer, living at Frenchtown.
hichigan, was run over near Monroe, Wednes-
day night, by train on the Holly, Wayne and
Monroe Railroad, and instantly killed. A
olrJoE 40 h1r-o IL,
killed.
AT a meeting Oh Thursday of the creditors of
Fisher Bros, the Ttusvie oil Dealers who's
failule was recently announced, the utmost
hberality was shown. Contracts amounting
10 5000, 600 were cancelled. The statement
shows the liabilities ONLY s65, 900 in excess of
assets after these cancellations.
II is reported that Col BIanton Duncan, of
Louisville, chairman Of the Democratic Ma
nonal Execut We Committee. has Just brought
suit IN the United States Court against the
Chicago Tribune Company for one hundred
thousand dollars damages, for alleged libel.
The suit Is based on an editorial in the Tribune
on the 10th inst.
ADyIoEs from Salt Lake City state that the
trial of Olive Obey for killing Charles NJ Dal-
son, about two months ago, resulted this eve
ming in her acquittal. 1t will be remembered
that Dalson published Infamous statements
against Obey and his wife, when Obey, meet
ing Dalson, deliberately SHOT him dead
HE Crlspln strike IN Lynn is virtually end
ed. Nearly all the manufa ctories that stop
ped have started again, but some of them
with diminished forces. The manufacturers
ind httle difficulty IN procuring all the help
they require. Peace has been restored be-
tween employers and employees, who have re-
turned to work IN an amicabIe manner
Abroad.
GEN. SHERIDAN paid visit TO the ancient
town Of Dundee, on Wednesday.
THE Prince fWales has gone on a Yachting
excursion to the coast of France.
LONDON journals heartily approve the ver-
dict Of the Court of impeachment in the case
of JudgelBarnard.
II having come to the knowledge of the
Canadian Government that certain persons in
the Dominion are organizing war-like expe-
dition on the island of Cuba, proclamation is
issued by the Governor General warming all
parties of the consequences OF infringing the
international obligations of neutrality
COUNT 0RLoFF has transmitted to Thers
letter from the Emperor of Russia which
states that the meeting of Emperors at Berlin
is not aimed at France
THE sessions Of the International Statistical
Congress were opened at st. Petersburg on
Thursday, by the Grand Duke Constantine
The ceremonies of the occasion were of SOL
emn and impressive nature.
THE riots in Belfast, ireland, have bee
quieted. The value of property destroyed BY
the mob is estimated at $150,000
THE journcymen bakers of Dublin are on
strike for higher wages, in consequence of
which large numbers of inhabitants are de-
prived of bread and are in suffering condi-
ton.
SOME sailors of the United Steamer Con-