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New York, Dec. 3o.-Alexan-
der Duncan, to whom was conveyed
sundry pieces Of real estate, valued
at S $1,000, at the time of the failure
Of Duncan & Sherman, has deter
mined to place himself on an equal
footing with the other creditors of
the firm, by reconveying the proper
ty absolutely to Judge Sherman, as
signec for the benefit of the creditors.
New YoRK, Dec. 3o.-A dispatch
from London states that serious dis
turbances have occurred at Bouns-
foot, county Armagh, Ireland, result
ing from the marriage of a Protest
ant girl to Catholic. A number of
Protestants attacked the house where
the marriage took place and COM
pletely wrecked the premises. Du-
ring the fight that followed number
were killed and several badly wound
ed.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 3o.-The cred
itors of J. H. Hall 4 Co., dealers in
dry goods and notions, have attached
the goods found in their store, No. 6
North Howard street, and removed
them to an auction house. The
claims against them are said to be
nearly 100000. The property at
tached is valued at $4,Soo.
Joseph Bork, the City Treasurer
of Buffalo, N. ", has defaultcd for
yearly half a million dollars and fled
to Canada.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. gothic
members of the executive committee
Of the Rifle Association of New
York arc here, trying to get ground
for the rifle match ut the exposition,
i'll which all foreign teams are expect
ed to join. Prizes reaching $4,000
in value will be offered.
PHILADELPHIA l)ec. 3o.-Thc Sec.
rotary Of the Centennial Commission
received letter anrcHpcilRaai @ ciilRlai tsit wives; is:
numbering in all about 200 persons,
will visit Philadelphia about the 10Th
of January for the purpose Of view
ing the Centennial buildings.
PROVIDENCE, Dec. Gothic cor
crnor's jury in the case of the child
killed in its mothers arms by the
kick of a drunken father, in Wcster-
ly, I'd verdict that the person
from Aom the father purchased the
liquor which made him drunk, was
guilty of the murder Of the boy.
The father, Philip Gallagher, was
held in ST. 900 bonds to answer be-
fore the supreme court.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3o.-Cassius
Nj. Clay, of Kentucky, writes to a
gentleman here that his State will
present his name to the National
Democratic convention in 1876, as
nominee for Vice President.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 3o.-Mrs.
Alvinza Hayward. by her attorneys,
N. Greene Curtis and II. II. Haight,
has filed divorce complaint. She
alleges they were married in Wiscon-
sin, January 1, IS45, and that Hay
ward, without cause, deserted her
November 9TH, 1874; that defendant
is possessed of fpropcrty aggregating
about $Io,ooo,ooo; and the plaintiff
asks for alimony pending the suit,
fees, costs and an equitable division
of the estate. Hayward, by w. H.
l.. Barnes, counsel, admits the pos.
session ofpropcrty the value OF which
he is unable to state, and joins in the
prayer of the plaintiff for division
of property; furthermore he saith
not.
Henry Boehm, supposed to be the
Oldest clergyman in the world, died
on the eSth ulto., near Richmond,
Staten Island, at the age of one hun.
drcd years.
New YoRK, Dec. 3I.-Gustave
Guisky, butcher boy, aged 49,
hanged himself in his employers ice
house yesterday. Guisky and his
cmployer were talking about the ne.
Igroes who were hanged about a fort.
night ago, when the former said he
would like to experience the sensa-
ton of being hanged. He placed a
rope over a hook in the ice house
putting his head III the moose, his
feet slipped from under him and he
was choked to death. He was found
BY his employer ten minutes aftel