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and military supplies free Of charge forever.
The bill also provides that the road shall De OF
standard instead of narrow guage.
BosroN, Jan. 81 The eight cared race be- |
tween Harvard and Yale will be rowed At
Springfield, June 30th.
NEW York, Feb. 1.-Gold closed a
131s@A.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. L. Upon the open
ing of the United States Court. this
morning, the attorney for the Western
Union Telegraph Company appeared
with motion to vacate writ OF sub
pena duces tresm from the Government
on VIM. Orton, President of the com
pany, requiring him to produce all tel
egrams which have passed between
Gen. Orville Babcock at Long Branch.
and Gen. Mcdonald, John A. Joyce, or
Mrs. Joyce, at St. Louis, or at i'ipon,
Wisconsin, over various signatures,
during several months of last year.
The Telegraph Company set up an
answer that the demand was too general
and would require an immense amount
of labor. Any intention 10 impede tie
trial was disclaimed. Judge Dillon
over-ruled the motion on the part oil
the W. U. T. Co !, to Set aside the sub
pmna.
1t has been agreed between the coun-
sci and acqniesced in by the Court. tina:
none of the Jurors selected for Magnire's
trial shall BE- drawn for Babcoch' $ case.
The remainder of the verire be drawn
and ten new men will be summoned,
The trial will begin on Monday next.
BosToN, Feb. IA special from East
London, VT, states that Silas Wilder, a
resident of that town, killed his father
and mother this morning, With an axe,
and then cut his wife's throat; he then
hung himself. His wife was alive at
the latest date. The details of the
tragedy are most horrible. His father
and mother were aged respectively 73
and rs years. The immediate cause of
the affair was an alteration with his
wife, who, altering pair of overalls,
had made them too short.
WAsH1GNToN, Feb. 1.-The House
took up the proposed amendment to the
Constitution, which is, that no person
who has held or may hereafter hold the
office of President, shall ever again be
eligible to such office. Fry offered the
following substitute: From and after
the 4th of March, 1885, the term of of
fee of the President and Vice President
of the United States shall be six years;
and any person having been elected to-
and held the office of President, or who
has fo. two years held such Office shall
be ineligible to reelection. Knott gave
notice that he would call the previous
question on Wednesday.
CHICAGO, Feb. L. The Tribune's
Washington special says a prominent
naval officer says to>night that the ac-
ton of the Navy Department during
the last few days, fully justifes the ap-
prehensions of difficulties with Cuba.
CoSsrANT1NopLE, Feb. 1.-The Aus
trian, Russian and German Embas-
sadors communicated orally Count An
drassy's note to the Porte, yesterday.
Those of other powe's, at the same
time declared that their governments
saw nothing in this proposal contrary
to the treaty of Paris.
The Porte promised to examine the
scheme and acquaint the powers with
the decision.
VIENNA, Feb. 1.-The Polistke cores
pondent of this city is authorized to
contradict the statement which has re-
Gently been circulated in respect to
Prince Milan's proposed dissatisfaction
with the present state of affairs, and his
intention 10 resign. There is nothing
in the present condition OF the country
to Justify serious alarm or so extreme
measure as abdication.
SAN DISCO, Feb. IA raft from q
wrecked ship came ashore at San LUIS
Rey on Jan 29sh. 1t was 20 feet square,
made of booms and spars firmly lashed
together. The raft foated away before
it was secured.
SALT LAKE, Feb. 1.-The blockade On
the Union Pacific between Ogden and
Green River has been raised. Three
engines with snow plow arrived at
Green River this evening. Another
block is reported between Bitter Creek
and Red Desert.