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take charge of his section of work and
push forward the work on the Canada
Pacific Railroad.
NEW YORK, May 16.-The morning
paper state tina. Ex-Governor Nye. of
Nevada, having evinced symptoms of
serious mental alteration, his friends
placed him in the Sanford Hall Private
Asylum near Flushing.
SAN Francisco. May 1.-THE obse-
quies of Mrs. VIM. Sharon were cele>
brated this forenoon at st. Mary's
Cathedral. The ceremonies were very
impressive. including solemn requiem
mass. The attendance was large. filling |
the Cathedral, and a long procession of !
carriages followed the remains to the !
cemetery. The Board of Brokers adj
journed this morning out of respect to
the memory of the deceased.
New YORK, May 17.-Gold closed at
1e@16h.
W1IKEsBARRE, May IA dispatch
states that the Empire mines will preb-
ably be put in operation this week and
prospects are favorable for resumption
of work in other mines throughout the
valley.
CHICAGO, May II Extraordinary cod
weather prevails throughout the north
west for the past week. In Livingstone
county, Ills, yesterday morning ice
formed an eighth of an inch thick. All
vegetables are very backward, the trees
even not having put out leaves.
1t appears to be settled that D. W.
Mum, supervisor of Internal Revenue
of Illinois, will be superseded and a
Washington special says his successor
has already been selected.
New York dispatches. say U. S. Sem
ator Nye, of Nevada, was yesterday
removed by his friends from Blooming
dale Insane Asylum to the Sanford Hall
Asylum near Brooklyn, as they consid-
cred that he could be more satisfactorily
cared for in some private Asylum. He
is pronounced hopelessly insane, and
while in Bloomingdale WAS subject to
occasional fits of violence. He attempts
at times to read and write, but with
very little success. His mental faculties
appearing to have completely given
away.
WASHINGTON, May T.-Mnjor Mitch
ell P. Small, ComEiissary of Subsist-
ence, has been relieved from duty in
the Department Of Arizona and ordered
10 report to the Commanding General
of the military district of Missouri for
assignment to duty. The commanding
officer of the Department of Arizona
has been ordered to designate an officer
to relieve MINOR Small.
Ice formed in this vicinity last night. |
Five new National Banks we're auth
orized to commence business in various
parts of New England today. The bill
for the redemption of So 000,0 600 cou-
pom bonds issued from the Treasury on
Saturday indicates additional subscrip- |
tions of that amount by the syndicate,
making in all $35, 900, 900 called in on
that account.
Secretary Bristow today called on the
Attorney General and afterwards on the
President. 1t is stated that Lis visits
have significant reference to the past
and future operations against Illicit dis
tillers. Subsequently the Secretary of
War was closely closeted with Commits
sioner Pratt and received damaging
statement which had been submitted to
them by Revenue Agent Yaryran.
Within the past few days Bristow has
received communications from the East
indicating that he has not broken the
crust of the ring which he is trying to
pnt down. Offers have been made TO
him contingent on his cooperation with
those making the offer to supply evl-
dence which will involve number here
tofore regarded as respectable houses in
Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore and
elsewhere.
ST. LOUIS, May IA special to the
evening Dispatch for Jefferson City says
the Governor this morning issued a
proclamation to observe Thursday. June
3D.. as day of humiliation and fasting.
Information is received that the State
is threatened with the grasshopper
pestilence.
BosToN, May 17.-Gov. Weston, of
New Hampshire, and four of his Coun-
ell decide that the votes for National
Head, Republican candidate for State
Senator from the Second District are to
be treated as blanks. claiming that his
name is Nathaniel. They also threw
the vote for the prohibition candidate
for Senator. declaring him ineligible,
not having been a resident of the State
as long as the law prescribed. This
gives the two disputed seats in the
Senate to the Democrats.
LEXINGTON. KY, T.-Gen. John G.
Breckinridge died here this evening at
15 minutes to 5.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company
who have obtained patent for the odd
section on which a portion of Chey-
enne is located, was sold to-day. One
hundred and four lots aggregated S19,-
2O5.
LONDON, May is.-Senor Sagasta an
nounced his retirement from politics
until he is able to submit to the acts of
his party to ublie opinion.
The Pail Mall Gazette flnds the origin
of the recent war rnmors in the follow
ing circumstances: ''The Versailles As
sembly, just before adjourning for its
last recess. passed bill which had been
for some time under discussion con-
r. L a