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New YORK, Aug. 12.-Althuugh the
Crispens in some of the smaller estab-
lishmerts are on strike. 1t is not be-
ilieved that the movement will become
general The prominent manufacturers
state that they know of no movement to
reduce the wages, on the part of the en-
ployers. The members of the st. Girls
pens Society say they do not think the
employers will make an effort for the
deduction at the present time when the
busy season is just approaching.
The striking painters deny that they
have taken measures to prevent painters
from the Western States coming here.
The strike is to enforce the eight-hour
system.
A Washington special says the pro-
ceedings of the court-martial upon the
case of Capt. Jack and the Modocs were
received at the War Department to-day.
1t is believed that they were all found
guilty and sentenced to be hanged.
There is much excitement among Pc
,roleum dealers to-day, caused by a
heavy decline in the prices OF crude and
refined o,l, in the face of the fact that
the shipment from this city this year
up to the 9Th inst. have reached the un-
usual amount of 5000, Geo gals. The
chief cause of the dechne is said to be
the increase in the supply, resulting
from the produce of s new wells in Penn
sylvania, which are welding an average
of 500 barrels per day.
! Geo. N. Sanders, who was consplcu-
ous on the Confederate side during the
Rebellion, died very suddenly this
morning, at his resideasce Oh Serenteenth
street, of heart disease.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l2--Special Cem-
mission have seut to Department of
State full report Of tie irregularities
char ged against Gen Thomas T. Van
Buren and his replies thereto, together
with his correspondence evidence and
the reports eonnectsa herewith. The
correspondence is voluminoas and
touches upon all the points involved in
the management OF the American De-
;artment, such as the reception of mon
ey by Van Barren foc the privilege Of
erecting bars, restaurants, and various
other things heretofore published. The
Special Commission 6nd that the Com
mission to Vienna has been managed
corruptly and for personal purposes, to
the great detrimene Of the American
Department and in violation of Ameri-
can honor, and has exposed the United
States to rational humiliation at Fierna
and throughout the world. The evil
<lence shows no taking Of money by any
member of the Cons smissio.. with the ex-
.ception of Gen. Van Buren, anc Mr..
Mayor.
Additional reports from the scene of
the Wawasset disaster now place the
number Of lives lost at IL. An investi-
cation into the cause of the disaster will
begin to morrow.
SCRANTON, Pa, Aug. ia fearfnl
explosion of fire damp occurred in the
Central coal mine in this city this morn
ing, through the neglect of one of the
bosses, who left the door to worked out
chamber open. The men approached
with naked lamps, when the damp ig-
nited and terrific explosion occurred.
Evans Humps was SO badly burned that
his recovery is doubtful. The concus-
sion threw Patrick flanagan through a
door, iniuring him internally. VIM
Bedlow was also burned but will recov-
.er.
A large number of women and child
ren were On mountain near here to-
day, gathering berries when a thunder
storm arose and q berry. pickers took
shelter in an abandoned shanty. AL
most Immediately afterwards the build
ing was struck by lightning and two
women, Mrs. Mary J. Lien and Miss
Coroline Schunk, were Instantly killed
and seven others seriously injured, but
will recover.
QUEBEC. Aug. 12.-The ship Oregon,
owned by Ross & Co. of this city, was
wrecked with her valuable cargo, at
Point Richie, in the Straits of Belleiste.
New YORK, Aug. 13.-According to
foreign files received, women medical
students who have been rejected at Ed
inburg are trying what society of st.
Andrews will do for them in their ap-
splication. They point OUT that they
have 100 women at least, prepared to be
graduated at once. They will bear all
costs of obtaining a supplementary char
ter if necessary, and that they also are
prepared at once to hire or build sulta-
BILE premises for medical school, and
are also in position to arrange for
complete course of lectures on all re-
.qnired subjects of medical education
which are taught at st. Andrews, If the
university authorities will sanction such
arrangements, and will admit them to
examination and graduation, following
The example of their continental breth-
The Pail Mall Gazette says, the En-
glish Roman Catholics are now arrang-
irg pilgrimage to Parayle Mariale, a
small village some distance from Paris,
which has acquired its reputation as
centre for pilgrimases from the fact
that according to Catholic belief, just
800 years ago our Savior appeared there
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