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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-08
Skirmishing On ArEan,as


NEW YORK, May S.-A special Dispatch from
Little Rock says n colOred man belonging 20
SAvsges command at New GascOny stated here
yesterday that Whitehead declared that he
would take no more Brooks men prisoners, hut
would slaughter them wherever he found them
assembling.
ARREST on A FosT OPTICS AGENT BY BAx-
General Edserton, special agent OF the Post
ONCE department, was arrested lsst night while
driving out by BlOcher, BaNters military gov
ernor. He was confined m the gusrdhouse tor
short time.
FIRING AT BROOKS PtcKsrs.
A Baxter man stationed on the bank of the
river, about nine O'Clock this morning fired At
one or Bro0ks' pickets, standing opposite, near
the state house. The ball lodged just above bis
head in a tree. Subsequently B.lter's men
comm need firing on Brooks piekets, which
were posted on the river side, continuing All
day. The former would rush out of an old
stable on the bank inside OF their lines tire and
run hack 10 reload. Brooks pickets are not
allowed 10 return the ire. Rs regulars are sta
tOred between the cOntending forces.
EARTHwoRKs AND BARRICADEs.
Al Tie state house earthwOrks are being
thrown NJ, so AZ TO strengthen the barricsdes.
forhhcations are under way across the street
from the state house in vacant lots, aud pickets
are now posted on the opposite sideWalk Men
are being drilled In defence OF the barricades,
loaciI and firing. All the windows ID the state
house are barrcaded and loop holed.
BATTLE EXPECTED SUNDAY.
ST. Louis, May "A special dspa,ch from
I-'N''N " enc Nt"sf -aAr boAu sues VI tue
goverborship controversy will be heavily REIN
forced en- Saturday and Sunday. aud collision
between the con estants was expected. Lieut..
Col. FTOwler, with leo stand Of arms taken from
the Industrial university on the list, and about
go men, If expected 20 arriye aud reinforce
Brooks 10 night. Ii Is probable that Baxter will
claim the Legislature next Monday, though
wtlsinfoi med persons say that not fourth OF
the me mbsrs will be present. IL is also not inn
probable that, incidental 20 the confusion next
week, telegraphic communication nav be
interrupted, or a Baxter Censorship established.
unless the President recognizes Brooks under
the decision Of the supreme court. Prominent
Baxter men admit that Baxter has no further
right 20 press his claim.
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Foreign Notes

MAY SNOW SroRM IN KNGLAHD.
LONDON, May s.-Tbe weather here to-day IL
very uTsettled. AT noon snow and hail were
falling, but at This hour 1880 Il is clear.
ANOTHER CARLIsT DKFEAT.
MADRID, May s-The republican troops have
come MP with the body OF Carlists under com
mand OF Don Alfonso, and defeated them with
a heavy lOsr.
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The Alabama Fair.

MOBILE, ALA, May s.-IRmenss througs OF
people VISIT the magnificent fair grounds sit
ua;ed on our beautiful bay. The address OF
President Langdon was listened TO by an i'm
mense concOurse yesterday. over ten thou
sand persons were present.
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FIRE AT WHITE SULPHUR SPRINes.-On the
night of the 81 inst the frame building imme-
diafely on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
about 100 yards below the depot at White sui
phur Springs, w. Va, was entirely destroyed
dred dollars worth Of goods, which were store
IN the building. The IRE was undoubtedly tn
work Of an incendiary.
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SUPPOSED MURDER AND RoBBkRY-In
hich mond, Iota,- last Sunday, . brewery
owned by MT. Gan, was burned during his alb
sepce. HIS wife, who was alone In the butld-
ne 1t the time, persisted. As q considerable
amount Of money wss In the house. it II sup
posed the woman was murdered, the money
AIKEN, and the house burned 20 conceal the
crime. The loss lie from 5000 70 5000; no in
surance.
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a MYerKRY, PERHAPS A RoMANcE--Ed-
ward Hill called on Mrs. Mary Lee at Boston,
and, getting into quarrel with her, Was driven
from the house; but he returned In the evening,
and after lively fight, gave her stab In the
arm which IL likely to prove fatal. Hill fed, and
o prosecute him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-08

REV. DIR. HUsroN's CASE TO BE RE rNyRs-
TIGATRD.-In the general conference of the M
L. Church South, at Louisville, q resolutions was
adopted yesterday directing the appointing Of q
committee, to consist OF one clergyman from
Of the Rev. Lorenzo Dow Huston, expelled from
the Baltimore conference . year since for i'm
moral conduct.
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UNITED IN RAILWAY DRPor.-Two youps
couples who were on their way TO Millertown.
by Connecticut western train, 70 be married
Wednesday, found when they reached the dc not
that the roads of the village were blocked M
with snow. But they we're not 70 have their
purpose defeated by snow; 30 q minister was
sunnoneo from the village, and the four were
made two In the depot before An admirinS
throDg of spectators.
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TEE PISTOL IpIoTs STILL AT Ir.-John
Thompson, Of North Brideewassr, Ms9-, Va
s EXP 70 hiss Clare y. Scott the psouiiari-
when the thing went on, and the bullet passsi
through his hand, and striking Hfiss Scott on
the noee, peeled on little piece Of skin and
the rest Of the explanation Of the pstol 3 inde6-
nitely postponed.
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DISCHARGES AT TIE BRooKLYN NAyv
YARD.-WedDesday night 200 men were dis
charged from the different departments OF the
charged from the construction department, ana
on Saturday 400 will be discharged or sus-
pended for q time.
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An IuyeuIor Killed

BosToE, May s-Chsrles Kenniston, a we'll
known inventive genius, was killed and his son
considerably bruised, by their carriage being
run into by q railroad train.
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A CRUSADE ON CoRsErs-Nrs. Susan Eve
rett, NJ d., has been lecturiug to women for
three weeks in MIR. Beecher's and Dr. CuyIer's
churches In Brooklyn. The interest the ladies
nave taken In her hygienic instructions has
started movement to form a Ladies, Pbvsio-
logical Society to consider health, health sub
!etts, corsets, garters, false hair and high
neeied snoes. Lecturers are to be employed,
and library OF medical works established
.ociety. " W
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WoNAN's SUPERIOR ENDuRANcR-Mrs. CO.
mer, wife Of the keeper OF the Daufuskie light
house, attempted to 60 from the lighthouse 70
row. The boat capsized with them, but they
both chung to 1t. They were picked no next
day by steamer-the boat full of water, the
negro man dead from exhaustion, and Mrs.
Conner much debilitated, but otherwise unin-
iured,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-08

DISTRICT DAY n the House will hereafter he
the third Monday (sfter ? y. MI in every month
instead Of the third Friday, the rules OF the
House having been thus modified to day.
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FLOATING IsLANDs-A sinoular natnral on
riosity IL found at Sadawga Pond, in Whiting
bam, VT, consisting OF $50 acres of land foat-
ing on the surface of the water oyered with
cranoerIles, and even sustaining trees fifteen
rect high. When the water IL raised or lowered
at the Dam OF the pond the island rises an falls
WIN WI, II, and nsh are caught by boring . hJls in
winter. similar island once existed in a small
Iake near Bangor, Mo-, and there are many
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-08

A LYING DIsPATCH.-Some s'truthful spe-
cial" teleRraphed to Philadelphia yesterd ay az
ernoon that the Centennial bill had Assed the
House. The common council was in session
and forthwith adopted q resolution requesting
the Centennial board OF finance to take Imme,
aiate preliminary steps for the issuing of con-
tracts tor building a machinery hall ana conseT-
vat0ry. This resolution passed into the select
branch for concurrence, but by the time it was
called up accurate news as to the action of Com
gress had been received, and the resolution was
referred to the committee on the Centennial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-08

The WAGES or SIN.-R. T.. WhItehouee
who ran away from his wife and four children
at Lynn, Mass, with 4 young woman named
D0ty, about year ago, committed suicide at
Windsor. Mich, few days since, having been
crazy for some time through fear that his wife
would discover bis whereabouts. Both he and
the girl were persons of considerable culture
the latter belonging 20 a family In good cir.
cumstaDcee. She remains at Windsor, almost
frantic with grief and terror.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-08

A TELEGRAM was received at the Treasury
department to-day from Secretary Richardson,
VITO is in Richmond, announcing that he will
return to Washington to night, and that he is in
excellent health.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-08

NoMINATIONs.-The President sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate to-day
James g. Grindley, of New York, to be consul
at Kingston. Jamaica; John G. Taylor, collec-
tor OF customs at Annapolis, Md.
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BROOKS RECOGNIZED AS GOVERNOR OF AR
KANSAS BY THE STATE SUPREME CoURr.-
-Four OF the five judges of the Arkansas Su-
pfeme Court met inside Broo ks line vest srdav
morning and delivered an opinion in relation
vi ooSePn BROOKS We. Henry Page, state reas-
urer, being an application for a no sndamus To
compel the treasurer to pay a requisition for
$1,000 made by Brooks. The demurrer W a an
hulled, and the writ of nandamus will be
awarded as PRAYED for,
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SIX Hours DAY.-A British paper saws that
elgnt or ten years ago mechanic, whom the
working men elected to Office in that citv de-
1lared that the time was near at hand when
there would be but six hours work a dsy for
workingmen, and when man would put on his
overalls and take them Of but once a day, The
effect OF his theory upon himself was tn at he left
his tools, donned black kid gloves, and from
being first class mechanic, Commanding the
nigheSt wages, he became very poor reformer,
men, and soon brought his own family to want
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-08

The SENATE D.sra.Cr COANJrIRs had no
meeting to-day, on account of the republican
Senatorial caucus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-08

ARCHBISHOP MCCLOsKY, of New York, ar
rived i'm the city last evening, and Is stsyi ~
with his niece, Mrs. Frank ID. Cleary, en- 18th
street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-08

THE CENTENNIAL BILL was this morning re-
committed to the Centennial Committee, of
which Judge Kelley is chairman. The bill will
net be brought u again this session. but its
friends are confident that it can be passed next
winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-08

THE ARGUMENTS OF COUNSEL in the Howar
case has closed, and the case is nov being con-
sidertd within closed doors. The summing up
for the government by the judge advocate was
thorough review of the testimony, pl4inly set
ting forth all the evidence aud making no ex-
act theory Of prosecution, but resting the case
upon hard facts as contained in the testimony
from which the coart will draw its dedu ,tIons
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-08

.AoQUITTED.-Thec case or Courtland A.
oPrsgue, ex-tIeasurer OF Brooklyn, \. Y, on
tlai ouripg the past week on charges of con-
YESTERDAY given to the jusys which, after being
OUT rom 1880 q. m. to 6:15 p. m, returned
verdict OF not guilty. Sprague was deeply af.
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NAVAL NOTES.-The Navy department has
information of the death of Arsene n. Gerault
Professor of Mathematics, United States Navy
who died at New Brunswick on the 81 instant
ofessor Gerault has been in the navy since
lSl5, most of the time at the Naval Academy
and was on the retired list at the time of his
death. The L. s. steamer POwhatan arrived al
Hampton Roads, April 9Th, and has been ordered
to the Norfolk navy yard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-08

1000 RECOVERED FOR SIDEWALK FALL
FRANCES Bonner, who fell upon an icy side
ing the premature birth of Q child and other
wise iDjuriDg her, has recovered a 900 from the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-08

A B. HALL was confirmed as postmaster of
Texas. Nv f"a Senate YESTERDAY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-08

A CAUCUS OF republican Senators was held
this morning to determine the order of business
In the Senate, and especially to consider what
action would be advisi able on the civil rights
bill now pending in that bOiy. No decision was
reached. and the caucus adjourned to meet i'm
mediately after the adjournment OF the Senate
TO-DAY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-08

The ARKANSAS CASE was scussed in the
.Iinet ses. ion Of to-day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-08

a YOUNG GIRL POIsoSs HERSELF BY EAT
ItG MA1CHEs - JhreqUited LOue the CAUSE
Last evening about O'Clock Bertha Daniels,
Il years of age, died at her fathers dwelling
No. SOi Wood street, from the effects of eating
tue ends OF sulphur matches. 1t appears th at
Bertha had for a long time been enamored OF
a young man who seemed to return her affec
ton. Her father objected to the match, and
forbade her lover to enter the house. Evident
ly believing that all would end right a. last she
assumed 10 be resigned TO the sePara ion until
last Friday afternoon, when, while on an errand
she saw her lover deeply eDgrossed with the at
tfattions OF young lady with whom he was
walking This seemed to turn her hope to
despair, for the next morning she bought a box
OF matches and began eating them. At dinner
he comp aimed OF feeling unwell, aud the next
day was unable 10 walk. On Sunday she con-
tessed the deed to her mother. A physician was
SUN mohed and close watch kept over her II
s believed that she contrived to evade their
vigilance in some way, for in spite o. medical
attendance she rapidly grew worse until death
ended her self-ipficted suffering-PaIa Press,
wv
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EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

IsTEEsAL RKvESUE.-The receipts from this
s'oTcs to-day were s4lO,173Ii.
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DINNER TO Mr.. SARToRIs.-Narsha al Ochil
tree, of Texas, gave a dinner at willard's in
compliment TO Mr.. SsTtors yesterday. There
HeIe present besides Marshal Ochiltree and Mr.
Sartoris, Senator Jones Governor Hebert SEN
at0r Spencer, Senator Gordon, Col. Winter.
smith, Col. Fred. Grant. Col. Gorham Major
VIM Hancock Clarke, George Alfred Town
send, MIR j. z. Foley, j imss X. Young Col
Geo. III. Butler, and Gen. A. G. ZONES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-08

THR WEATHER SUMMARY OF the Signal Office
for the week ending yesterday says:-"A storm
center advanced from the coast of North Caro-
lima and Virginia northeastward to Cape Cod
AND thence northward over Maine and the
lower st. Lawrence valley, during Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday OF the past week.
second moved from the upper Missouri valley
southeastward to Tennessee, and thence east
ward over North Carolina into the Atlantic
during Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday. at present the barometer is quite
uniform over the United States. The rainfall
Tor the past week averages about as follows i'm
the districts mentioned: ST. Lawrence valley
inches; New England, l 0; middle Atlantic
states, IL; south Atlantic states, 20: EASTER
Gulf states, 0.5; western Gulf states, OBS; lower
lake region, %; upper lake region, OIL; Ohio
valley, OE; Tennessee, 0.9; upper Mississippi
MiDuesota 0S ~
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THORN's INFALLIBLE OINrMENI

After a trial of twenty years this ointn,n. Ia,
proved itseH ssure remedy for all diseases of this
tkin, having effected radical in case. OF tvsn
" years standing. Thus Ery.ipeIas, s,refaIa
letter, Itch, Barriers Itch, Salt Rheun. s,.Ia
Head, Piles, Sore Eyes, MILK Leg, BIotches ana
Pimples, and In fact every pton Of the skin
nanently cured without any other remedy. la ,ss-
tiuonJ Of its wonderful healing pove. L refer ia
the following wsshipgtonians:
hev Alfred HolmeaA, corner 9Th and Bsw
James o. Hsriland, sos 9th street northwest
Mr.. John Walker, street southwest.
hrs fsgaR, corner 9Th and @ streets southwest,
MIS- Arnold, llth street southeast.
mr. Alexander. JewslIer, PennsyIvania avenue.
MI Joseph Winnsid, $40 C street southwest
friee " cents For sale by all principal Drug
sfts, also ~ goo D street southwest. WHARF a lsrss
number oftestimoniAls can be seen.
perfect cure guaranteed. n.v,,w-
FOUNDATIONS DUG CHAP.
IHos. h WILLIAMS
ApB-lm 1908 Hth street northves.
l IME. LIMEH LINEN
wOoD-BURsT LINE.
500 per barrel
Delivered In ali parts Of the city.
THOMAS FAREY
ee3e On street, bet 10th and lin a W.
A GOOD INVESTMENT WOULD BE TO cali
IA A. stalls Nos 80 and 90, TIA street wing Oen-
lei Msrket, and get one pound Of the best DRIKD
BEEf IN town TOR Is cents. IL Chi pp.d ami sliced
By mSehine[y lately patented By d W. Gsrst; IL
Can also be had at corner LIST and Il streets North.
west. msyis.s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-08

BASE BALL.-The Athletic base ball club de-
feated the Philadelphia club yesterday by q
score OF 70 l. The professional Atiantics were
defeated at New York YESTERDAY by the am ateur
Flyaways, by q score Of u to III.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-08

NAVAL GAzETTK.-COmmander joseph P.
Fyfe, ordered to command the iron-cIaf
steamer Ajax. Commander f. * owen has
been ordered to command the Canonicus. As
sistant Surgeon VIM. l.. Dixon has been ordered
10 the naval hospital, Washington. Assistant
Surgeon j. II. Hall has been ordered to the
naval hospital at Chelsea, Mass. Commander
l.. A. Kimberly has been detached from the
Canonicus, and ordered TO return home. Com
mander Joseph y. Miller from the Ajax, and
ordered home.
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hiLLED BIZ FIVE FOOT JUMP.-A Miss
CIaussen, the daughter of q prominent mer-
the effects OF injuries sustained In iumpino
from lott, distance of about i've feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-08

n a BRUIssR SHoT.-A special dispatch to the
pittsbuTg Evening Chronicle from Petroha
city, "a, says Ben. Hogan, the pugilist, was
in q critical condition,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-08

TIE INVESTIGATION OF the District affairs
has so far ELECTED nothing derO2story to the
Board of Public Works, and the memoir alists
have not made single point against Governor
shepherd, but, on the contrary, have clearly
established the fact that he is a m an of great
energy, spOtless integrity, and an officer
great executive ability. He has transformed
washington from an offensive mudhole into
beautiful and attractive city, and made it what
II should be-the pride of the natiOn.-WdsA
in3ton Correspondence omaha Bee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-08

A COMMITTEE appointed at a meeting of citi
zens interested in new bridge across the f asst
ern branch was at the room Of the Senate Dis
trlct Committee this morning to urge q favora
Die report by the latter committee of the bill
recently introduced in the Senate appropriating
>llo,OCO to build an iron and masonry bridge
and causeway at the point referred to. The
following members OF the citizens COMMITTEES
we're present. /. Fenwick Young, Joseph s
WoIthington, stephen NJ Golden, Henry
Major, Alex X Garden, j. T. jenkins, John
W. Van Hook, Washington Young, jr., Alfred
Deal. and Colonel Ii. b. Denman. Mr. G. III
l.. IT, be, sn architect and bridge builder, who
cfers to build the bridge over the Anacostia for
committee.
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NA FREE EXHIRIrION
~ FOk A FEW DAYS ONLY
AT WARREN CHOATE 90 n.
S4l PshBsylvss il svennA.
Braun fan Gus sufOtypes Of Paris France, c I'M
posing All the drawings, Taintiugs, fres-oes. An
Ique and mOctTn stafuary 81 sll the art galleries il
kuroSe; VIZ: The LOudon National Cal cry, the
Louvre in Paris, Dresden. Nienna Weimer, B tsIa,
Lille, Fl0Tencn, Milan, Venice, Rome, the Sis,ens
ShAIel, by Michael Angelo, thu Library OF the
Pope, etc. pri-ng l2OcO SUBJECT, Of all he
mssitTp' ces q art in the world Al-o Braun's ia
mousVieWs Of switzerland, Italy, Germany Egy pt :,
nax7 q.
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EDWIN BOOTH IN BALTIMORE
IL NEXT WEAK

COMMEHCING TUESDAY, May II.
TUESDAY and wEDNESDAY-RICaEL
HURSDAY-SHYLOCK
FRIDAY-OTHELJO
SATURDAY MATISEE-LADY OF LYONS.
SATURDAY SIGHT-RIOaARD III.
few choice seats can be secured at the OH :, of
Fords Opera House, Wa5hin ytOn, good for a y und
TRIP and admission, So
sale Of seats comm ,nce- "Wednesday, Ms76
The tickets will be good fl eifh.r afternoan
train 20 Baltimore Of th- Bal ine-e and Ohio ALL
TO,d special train will leave Baltimore a. III rs
y. m. for Warrington daring the BO 9TH engage
mrnt. Round trio Tickets, 81; admission, 81. my5
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y to Withdraw any from the

be unnecessary to withdraw any from the
East.
Crop reports continue favorable. except in
limited areas affected by local causes. Later
reports indicate that the grasshoppers is not so
bad as at first represented. An unusually full
bread crop is promised al over tie world.
IN GENERAL.
The health of Bismarck is improving.--
June 10th Japanese steamer was lost and q
lives lost.-Mayor Havemeyer has replied to
Gov. Dix in answer to charges against him
The centennial board of finance appeal to
the country for money.--The chief of the U.
S. bureau of statistics is in Ottawa getting the
figures of the trade between the two countries.
-Murat Halstead, Independent editor of Gin
cinnati, made free trade speech at a dinner of
the Golden Club in Lordon a few days since.
He don't give his own country much credit
The usual cry of cotton worms and such comes
from South Carolina. Its worst worms are its
officials.--At New York the imports for the
week ending Saturday were over So, SOC, 000.--
Canadian manufacturers hold convention
soon to see if they want the reciprocity treaty,
and the Michigan lumber convention has de-
clared that it on't.-Good reports from the
Newfoundland fisheries. well-known
stallion, Gibreth- Knox raised in Fairfield Me-,
but owned by Boston parties, died at Beacon
Park, Saturday, from cold and severe strain.
He cost $11 ,000.--It is predicted that union
will be made between the Methodist churches
North and South.-When one Spears was at
tempting to kill his wife on Thursday night in
West Suffield, CT, man named DAVIS inter-
| fered and was killed. Unfortunately the muir
derer was not successful in cutting his own
| throat New England Reformed Mems
I Association met at Providence Tuesday. Messrs.
Murphy of Portland and Brckett of Augusta
are the Maine e-presdents.--The Demo-
cratic State Committee of Illinois and others
| have called a state convention on the hard
money basis-The case of ex-senator Pom
eroy Of Kansas is to be tried in another county
| because an affidavit was read in court declaring
that the presiding judge was personal enemy.
| The Judge denied the statement, but granted
| the motion.--In the French Assembly, a
motion for its dissolution was lost by a vote of
1892 yeas, 374 nays.