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seventeen dollars, during September. :. :.
Hon. A. G. Miller, Of Milwaukee, died
Wednesday evening. Mr.. Miller: went
to Milwaukee as Territorial Judge in 1888,
and was appointed District Judgeby Pres
ident Polk in ls45, and he'd the Office
until he resigned last spring The great
society event of the see ION at Washington
was the marriage Thursday Of ThossaFv
Fitch 10 Miss Minnie Sherman, daughter
OF Gen. Tecumseh Sherman. An Immense
crowd witnessed the ceremonies, which
were performed by Archbishop Purcell, Of
Cincinnati. Among the guests were Presi
dent Grant and members Of the Cabinet,
members Of the diplomatic corps, distin-
guished army and navy officers, and prom
inent civilians, nearly all accompanied by
ladies'; the number of notables present
exceeding that on any like occasion ever
assembled az in that i city -. The
Grand Hotel 1t Saratoga. swas
burned yesterday. !, The building; was
worth about $500, 600; insured for $780,
600. The furniture was insuled tor
s65,00o Other fires yesterday were the
F rst Baptist church, New Haven, Ct.
Loss $4,000, insurance $25 900. land
seven la ge oyster houses and two dwell
ings at Crisfeld, Nd. loss $45, 900, in-
surance $13, 600. Congressional nomi--
nations yesterday; Democrats-O. F.Allin
32d N. Y, Geo. NJ. Beebe, 18th N. Y,
W. F. Mcfarland, lst Tenn; Republican.
Hon. Horace II. Maynard, Tenn. I. c
Platt, 27th N. T., Marcus S. Ward, 9Th
N. j.. and +. w. Sumner, Texas. Prof
Donaldson, accompanied by members OF
the press, made 4 successful ascension from
Pittsburs, Pa, yesterday -. Capt. Coihni
Of the Kansas militia, while on the trail
of an Indian war path, discovered the
dead bodies of FIVE buffalo hunters killed
by the Indians on the 9th Of August last.
They were all scalped. %. Mr.. Jno: Mitch.
ell, Of Irish fame, having failed in secur-
ing nomination to Parliament, is return
ing to America, sailing Thursday .. The
Independents OF Nevada, have nominated
a full State ticket, being made up of seven
Democrats and four Republicans.
Woo!sey, commandant Of Pensacola Navy
Yard, diea there Friday Of yellow fever
The President has appointed John NJ
Thatcher, of Virginia, Commissioner o.
Patents, vice NJ. D. Leggett, resigned, to
take effect November lst. -. Elmer G.
Wasf'urne, OF Chicago, has been COM
missioned chief OF the secret service bur.
eau OF the United States. The shipping
house Of DeWolf & Co., OF New York,
have failed. AT the Peoples Conven-
tion for St. Louis county, Friday. Edwin
0. Stannard was re-nominated for Con.
gress in the first district, tie nomination
of Erastus Wells, Democr>t, in the second
district, endorsed, and Robert F. Wingste
nominated in the third district. The
railroad commissioners of the Northwest
ern States, in session at Madison, Wis,
during the week, ad djourned Friday, after
adopting form Tor reports, 80 that the
railroad statistics Of Illinois, Iowa, Min
nesota and Wisconsin, will be collected
and published in uniform series Of tables,
The next meeting will be held at Spring.
field, ILL.,, the 2eth Of December
next. The Nashville, Tennessee,
blood.h horse association opens Monday the
9Th. One hundred Of the best blooded
racers of Tennessee and Kentucky are al
ready on the ground, and more expected.
....Gov. Brown, Democratic candidate
for Governor OF Tennessee, opened his per.
sonal campaign at Columbus, Tenn:, Fri
day. The President and Mrs. Grant left
Washington to-day for St. Louis. He was
accompanied by Gen. Babcock, ex-secre.
tary OF the Navy Borie, and Mrs. Borie.
The President will attend the unveilinq
Of the Lincoln statue at, Springfield, and
will not return to Washington until ,afte,
the marriage Of his son, Lieut.. Col. F. D..
Grant, which takes place in Chicago this
month. -. Chas. summers estate has, been
appraised, and is valued at $134, 7M.
! A water spout on the Humboldt division oi
the c. PR. R. Thursday night, washed
out q piece ftrack, into which aat emf.
grant. train drawn by two locomotives
plunged. Both engineers were. instantly
killed. Col. wingate, captain Of the
American rife club, has formally accepted
the challenge Of the Irish team to shoot I
return match in Dublin during the SUM