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Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK, January 26-Evening. market
is quiet and firm; sales OF $50 bales; ordinary
and Texas at 11sc; ordinary stained at 114c; mid
ding uplands at 10 5-16; do Alabama at Is D. Is:
do New Orleans and Texas at IL 7-l6; do stained at
IL 1-16; delivered contract 1900 bales; futures
quiet, closing easy at 32 q Lice decline on early,
and $500 decline on later months. Flour-receipts
Of 1850 bbls; the market is dull and slightly in
mainly for the immediate wants of the local trade,
without, however, any decided change in price;
sales of 5000 bbls; No2 at 4 80 a 50; Superfne
Western and State at Is g 800; extra Western
State at 8 20 q 80; White Wheat Western extra at
6 35y9 80; Fancy White Wheat Western at IS q
900 extra Ohio at 90 q Co., extra St Louis at Is
925; Patent Minnesota extra at So g Is; choice
at 80 q IL 90; Southern flour at 10 @925. Rye
flour steady at 80 "a 20 for Superfne. CornIneal
is quiet at 2 80 q 65. Wheat-1eceipts of 81 200
the demand is light, and is mainly for the present
wants Of city mIers; shippers and Spectators are
out Of the market sales of $4,000 bush; 80 for un-
ahoat; IS for Amber Indiana, all for city milling;
for No Chicago 40 is reported bid, and is held at
8 @ &c higher; No Milwaukee is entirely nominal.
Siale and Canada 1000 bush Western at 81 a s4Ic;
1850 bush Jersey at $3.50. Barley is declining; No
Canada quoted at 10 g II; 5000 bush two-rowed
State at 20 g 7lte; choice six-rowed State at soc;
Malt is dull Cornreceipts of 81 900 bush; the mar
ket is slightly in buyers favor; sales of IL 600 bush
59i Coo for new ungraded Western Mixed go a COL
for new no grade Mixed; SOY q &c for new steamer
Mixed; Gle tor new graded No Gil a &c for new
steamer Yellow; old Western Mixed is nominala at
Gu 9 &c in store and afOat. Oats--recepts 5,755
bush; the market is rather more steady; sales of
$1,000 bush; Al g 55c for Mixed Western and State;
45 q 55c Tor White Western and State, including un-
merchautable at Az; rejected at 4lc; New York
No at 43c; New York No at 45tc; New York Mol
at 53ac; Mixed and White State together at soc;
White State at 53k @ 55c. Coffee is quiet and un-
changed; cargoes quoted at ia q 2lc god job lots
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LOUISIANA.
A Rumer that the Majority of the Senate
Committee will Report Against Pack

A kumcr that the Mai GRITTY of the Senate
Committee will Reporf Against Pack
ard.
NEW YORK, Jan. ga special to the Her
aid from New Orleans says all fears of an arm
ed conflict are now over.
A World Washington special says Kellogg's
and Packard's friends will probably hold con-
ference today with the view of securing Federal
aid in Louisiana. The same despatch says
committee of investigation from the Senate in
Louisiana has nearly completed majority and
minority report.
The majority report finds intimidation enough
to affect the general result, and approve the re.
turning board in dealing with the electoral vote,
but finds its action in returns for state officers
and the Legislature illegal, basing the last on
clause in the constitution reqviring these votes
to be turned over to the Secretary of State, and
oanvassed by the Legislature. In view of this,
the report holds that the Legislature should
have been organized by the members elected ON
the face of the returns, and that they should
have canvassed the vote for Governor and Lieut.
enant Governor. The report may also suggest
that Kellogg hold over till this is done or re-
commend a military government
The minority report will show that such in
timidatiOn as did exist was more than offset by
the fraud and irregularity of the returning
board. 1t is intimated that two of the Repub-
licans regard the claims of Packard's govern
ment unfavorably, and will sign report say
ing so.
The Status Quo Violated by Nichols.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. Misrepresentation
having been made to the President that in
Natchitoches parish D. Pierson, commissioned
by Nichols as District Judge, took possession
on the 10th of January and suspended all the
Republican officials of the parish, also that in
Ouachita parish, the officers holding Nichols
commissions took possession of the offices jan
uary 18th. The Secretary of War telegraphs
Gen. Augur that the President has heard both
sides, and thinks the Ouachita case is not vio-
lation OF the statu quo but that the Natchito-
ches case is, and orders Gen. Augur to restore
the status as it existed there January 16.h.
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Books Received.

A Widow OF Windsor. A Novel. By Annie
Gaskel. Paper, 2O2 pp., price SO cents. Boston:
Loring. Portland: Bailey & Noyes.
Poems of Places. Edited by Henry W. Long
fellow. France. Cloth, two volumes, price $1.25
each, 2S5 and 266 PIP. Boston: j. R. Osgood s. Co.
Portland: Lofing, Short g. Harmon.
Thanked Blossom. A Romance of the Jer-
seys l779. By Brete Harte. Cloth. 1873 PIP, it,
Illustrated, price 81. Boston: j. R. Osgood g. Co.
Portland: Loring. Short & Harmon.
Michael s'regad, the Courier of the Gar. By
Jules Verne. Translated by W. H. G. Kingston.
Revised by Julius Chambers. Cloth, 377 pp., ninety
ull-page illustrations. price So. New York.
Scrbner, Armstrong s. Co. Portland: Loring,
Short & Harmon.
The Book of Eloquence: A Collection Of Ex-
tracts in Prose and Verse, from the most famous
orators and poets Intended exercises for 1ecla-
nation in colleges and schools By Charles ID
Warner, Cloth, 452 PIP. Concord. N. H: Edison
c. Eastman. Portland: Dresser. Mcclellan s. Co.
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WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, Jan, 26.-John Mcdonald, of
the Missouri whiskey ring, now in the peniten-
tiary at Jefferson city, was informed by tela-
graph from G ". Bletcher yesterday, that the
President had pardoned him.
Nomination by the President.
The President has nominated Thomas Settle.
of North Carolina, for district Judge In Florida.
The Black Hills Treaty.
The bill reported from the Senate committee
on Indian affairs to-day, provides for the rati-
tying of the agreement made with the Sioux
Indians last October, for the cession of the
Black Hills county without any material
amendment except one which omits the provis-
ion for their removal to the Indian territory.
Confirmation.
The Senate confirmed Alexander Sharpe pay
master in the army.
The Mississippi Election.
Judge w. B. Fraser, Republican candidate
for Presidential elector OF Mississippi, testified
before the Senate committee on privileges and
elections today that he was several times pre-
vented by intimidation from making speeches
in his state.
The Boston Post Office.
The sub committee of the House committee
on appointments to-day heard the supervising
architect of the treasury, congressman Pierce
of Mass, and ex-postmaster Burt in advocacy
of an appropriation of $174, 900 for the purchase
of additional land adjacent to Boston post
office. The snb committee agreed to report
favorably upon the application and it is belev-
ed that the desired amount should be provided
for by the foil commissioners on the sundry
civil appropriation bill.
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THE ELECTORAL BILL.
The Bill TO go 10 the President To-day.

The Bill 10 go TO the President To-day.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.
The electoral bill has already been enrolled
and will be signed by the President pro tenn
as soon as the Senate meets tomorrow, that
body having adjourned until IL o'clock for the
purpose of having the bill signed and trans
mitted to the President as soon as possible and
after being signed by Mr.. Ferry it will, be
transmitted to the House where it will be signed
Speaker Randall and handed over to the Com
mittee on Enrolled Bills who will deliver it to
the President by noon tomorrow for his ap-
proval. If he signs it the JGlnt convention OF
both houses will meet in the hall OF the House
Thursday next for the purpose OF counting the
electoral vote.
The Members of the Commission.
A caucus of the Republican members of the
Bouse will be held tomorrow morning at IL
O'Clock, and caucus OF the Democratic MEM
bers on Monday evening. These caucuses are
for the purpose of selecting live members of
the House to represent that body on the COM
mission provided by the electoral count bill.
Three of the members will be Democrats and
two Republicans. The respective caucuses will
determine upon those whom they will elect In
the House. The Republican and Democrat
Senators will also hold separate caucuses per-
haps tomorrow for similar purpose. Three
Republicans and two Democrats will be elected
as members of the ommittee.
The Fifth Justice.
Associate Justices Clifford, Miller Strong
and Field designated by the bill, will on Tues
day next select another associate justice as the
fifth judicial member of the commission. AS
sociate Justice Clifford will be President OF the
commission.
Gov. Hayes Content with COagress' De-
eisIOn.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 26.-In referring to
the passage of the compromise bill, Governor
Hayes SAID several days ago, to a friend who
makes it public this morning:
Il want it distinctly understood that do not
desire to influence the action of Congress one
wav or the othe' in relation to the electoral bill
or any other matter pertaining to the Presiden
tial election. The whole thing is in the hands
of Congress, and I shall be content with its de-
cisiOn.
The New York Senate Endorses 1t.
NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-In the Senate at AL.
bany to-day. Mr.. Harris resolution, after mod
ifcation expressing qualification at the agree.
ment bv Congress on the electoral question, was
passed, Is to 6.
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DISASTROUS EXPLOSION.


BOSTON, Jan, 26 AT o'clock this evening
an explosion occurred in the kerosene oil works
of b. & #. Jenney. 291 West First street.
South Boston. The main building was entirely
demolished and Immediately took fire. At this
hour it is not known whether the boilers ex-
lloded or some one of the tanks or stills, but
three men are known to have been in the build
ing at the time. Two of them escaped with
explosion. The third, John Coriss, is missing
heard and felt two miles away. One tank, con-
tanning 900 barrels of oil took fire. am with the
main building, was entirely consumed. Loss
roughly estimated at $780, but may be much
more, as six or eight tanks filled with oil are in
monetary danger of taking fire. Two alarms
were sounded in quick succession, and score
OF steamers are playing upon the endangered
oil tanks. 1t is hoped the fire will be confined
to The present limits. the wind being favorable.
Ldter.-At IL 30 the fire is completely under
control and it is thought the loss will not ex-
coed 100000 or $4,000. Many theories are ad-
vanced IS to the cause of the explosion. The
most plausible is that it occurred from ignition
OF naptha gas, escaping from the stills. Dur
ing the progress of the fire slight explosion
occurred, blowing up some of the connecting
pipes. Ed 2. Haskell and p. j. Kelley were
dangerously injured and taken away insensible
j. f. Currier was also badly injured and several
Others slightly. Thousands of people thronged
to the vicinity Of the fire
A number were on the ice near Boston wharf
when it gave away and Nellie Crowley, of liz
Essex street, and boy, name unknown, were
drowned.
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MAINE
Sudden Death.

SuOQen DeAtns
VAUDEVILLE, Jan. 26-Heman Gibbs of
Waterville, aged seventy-three, fell dead of
heart disease this morning, while calling at
house in Winslow.
Fire in Lewiston.
LEWISTON, Jan. 29.-The dwelling house of
Il. G. Wellman was burned this afternoon. 1t
was new house, the family just having NOV
ed in. 1t caught by the chimney. Loss $4,000;
insured in the Westchester for $500.
The Equity Suit Against the Eastern
Railroad.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Jan. 26-In the Equity
suit brought by the Eastern Railroad of N. H.,
against the Eastern Railroad Company, the de-
fendsnts have filed q motion to have the ex
parta order in the case, appointing receiver Of
the East Railroad in N. H., and its earnings
rescinded and restrained from taking an &C.
tion under the appointment until further order
OF the Circuit Court. A hearing is to be had
on the motion in the United States Court in
Boston, Tuesday forenoon next The result is
looked for with considerable interest
.Kittery Navy Yard.
Orders were received at the navy yard to-day
to have the q. s. steamer Enterprise ready for
sea March LIST.
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W %ora, emerson asne, AtRRns, bagpy, GEO. A
Bland Bliss Blount Boone, Bradley, Bright, Brown
Of KY Buckner, Burchard Of Wis, Burlegh, Cabell,
Chaplin, Chittenden, Clark of KY, Clark, Mo, ely
mer, Cochrane, Cook, Cowan, Cox, Grape. Culberson
Cutler, Darrell, Davis, Davy Debot, Dbren.
Field. Finley, Foster, Franklin, Fuller Cause,
Gibson, Glover, Goode. Goodwin, Gunter, Hamilton
Of Ind, Hamilton OF n. J., Hancock, Hardenberg,
son, Hartridge, Hartsell, Hatcher, Hathorn, Hay
ward, Henkle Hereford, Hewitt Of n. Y, Hewitt OF
A Adnss h H0aE HUma Hook Hopkins Hoskp
Jones of n. H. Kehr, Kelley, Lamar, Landers Of
Ind, Landers Of Conn, Lane, Leavenworth, Le-
Marsh, Msebougal, Mccrary, Mc6i s McFarana a,
McMahon, Meade, MetcaIf, Miller, Money, Morgan,
Morris Morrison, Mutchler, Neal, New Norton, oBrien,
Plat, Potter, Powell, Rea Reagan, John Reilly j:
B. Reilly. Rice, Riddle, Robbins OF N. Co. Robbins of
Pa Roberts Ross of Sampson Savage Say
SPARKS, Springer, Stanton, Strait, stenger, Steven
son, Stone Swan. Tarbox, Teese, Terry, Thompson,
Turney, Vance of n. G., Waddell, Walker of N. Y,
Walker Of Va, WaIling, Walsh, Ward, Warren,
Warner, Watterson, Wells of Mo-, Wells Of Miss,
ams of Mich, Williams Of Del, w. B, Williams of
Mich, Willis, Wiltshire, Wilson of W. Va, Wilson of
Iowa, Wood of N y, Yeats and Yo4ng-19i:
Ballou, Banks, Blackburn, Blair, Bradford. Brown
Kan, Burchard of III, Buttz, Caldwell of Ala,
Cannon Carr. Caswell, Cate Conger, Crounse, Dam
Eames, Fye, Forney, Fort, Freeman, Frye, Garfield,
Hale HARRISON, Hendee iHenderson, Hoge HubbeIl,
Hurd, Hurlbut, Hyman, Jones OF n. Y, Joyce,
Kasson, Kimball. Knott, Lapham, Lamena, Lynch,
Magood, Milliken, Mills, Monroe, Nash, O'Neill,
Packer, Page, Plaisted, Poppeton, Pratt, Purman,
Raney, Robinson, Rusk Singleton, Sennickson,
ell, Thornbnrg Townsend OF N. Y, Tufts Van Voor-
hees, Vance OF Ohio, Wait, Waldron, Wallace of
s. G. Wallace of Pa, White, Whitney, Williams of
N. Y, Williams of Wis.,, Williams of Ala. Wood of
Pa, Woodbury. and Woodworth-S6.
An analysis of the vote shows that 1913 Dem.
Gratis and 80 Republicans voted for it, and IS
Republicans and Is Democrats voted in the neg
alive. Only Democrats and Republicans
were absent, namely, MessIs. hlq q - Celllns,
eos, Carson, Phillips of Kansas, Schumacher,
Odell, Ross and Wheeler.
There was but slight manifestation on the
announcement. and then the spectators LETT the
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MINOR TELEGRAMS.

Wash Mclean and Ben Hill have made up.
William Tay Neil was hanged at Albany,
Oregon, Saturday, for murder.
Ex-Gov. Hanes of New Jersey died yester-
day morning, aged 70.
Fire 10 Medina, N. Y, yesterday destroyed
several buildings. Loss $4,000.
Baldwin & Kimball, New York brokers,
suspended yesterday.
The Prison Association in New York Thurs
day evening appointed committee to invest j.
gate the treatment of the insane. Theodore
M. Dwight was elected president.
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THE WORLDS CHOICE.
A CENTENNEAT,n ErUaIAN

competent judges representing the civilized people
OF the world, appointed for the knowledge OF partc
six months to decide upon the comparative merits
OF the various inventions of mankind, awarded to
the manufacturers of Bensons Capcine Porous Plas-
ter, after careful test and comparison of this
markabe remedy with ordinary porous and other
Kinds OF pasers, the highest and only medal, above all
foreign and American competitors, the ground Of
It's great superiority over other plaster, ana its
derful pain relieving. strengthening, and curative
properties. Remember that this decision was made
by four practical and skilled physicians.
Remember that no nostrum was allowed to be ex
hibited at the Centennial. Remember when Won are
suffering from any ache or pain that Benson's Can
cine Plaster is the best remedy ever devised for al
external difficulties. Sold everywhere Prics Ok
cents. W, f. PHILLIPS & CO.. Agents.
jail eods,rtm
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METEOROLOGICAL

INDICATIONS FOR THE NEXT TWENTY-FOUR
HOURS.
WAR Dept, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL
OFFICER. Washington, DC,
Jan. q, Il A. MD
ror New England,
ana Mode states falling barometer, increasing
high alobg the coast, warmer, partly cloudy
weather, and possibly in the former and north.
ern portion of the latter rain areas partly tnrn.
ing into snow succeeded by rising barometer
The Ohio, Cumberland and Savannah rivers
continue falling, the lower Mississippi slowly
rising.
Cautionary signals continue at Milwaukee,
Graud Haven, and are ordered for Cape MAY,
Sandy Hook, New York and the New England
coast.
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excellent marine painter has shown here. 1t
represents the rugged Nova Scotia coast beaten
by storm and sea. The great cliffs rise at the
right; the sky is hidden by low, heavy dun
clouds, rolling in dense masses over the back
ground and filling evensthe clefts of the rocks,
while on their brows at the further right they
descend in lain. The sea is chopped by a
strong gale, whose power is also shown in the
bending trees on the brink of the precpitous
Cliff. In the foreground spent wave washes
its foam among the broken rocks, while anoth-
er wave is combing its swift advance. Beyond
. great wave has just broken against the
spray flock of gulls beat upward This is
mastery work, and we hope will draw atten-
ton as we'll to the same artists picturesque
"Dunluce Castle" and his ether large paint
ing in the gallery
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Boston stock Market.
lSales at theBrokers Board, Jan. 26.l
81 Boston & Maine Railroad. ..............,.. 9!
New Work stock and Money Mnrket.

New York Stock and Money Market.
NEW YORK, Jan 6.-Evening-Money is album
dant at "a per cent. call. Sterling Exchange
is firm at 4S3a for 60 days and 4S5 q 1851 for de-
mand.
Imports of drygoods for the week were $l.725 1853;
amount marketed $1,592, 06l.
Gold closed at 1868 to 1863 The carrying rates
were per cent to fat the final rate was per cent
The clearances were $23,745,OOO. The customs re-
ceipts to day $15SO0O. Treasury disbursements
100000 for interest and S1s4O for bonds Govern
ments are active and firm.
The transactions at the Stock Exchange aggregat-
ed 1884 shares, including New York Central 665
shares Erie 1850 shares, Lake Shore 81 1855 shares
Northwestern 455 shares, Northwestern preferred
600 shares, Rock Island 1889 shares, Pacific Mail
1900 shares, ST Paul 500 shares st Paul preferred
14,7OO shares, Ohios $3.50 shares, Western Union
23,99O shares, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
1s,4O0 shares, New Jersey Central $500 shares,
Michigan Central 15e shares, Illinois Central $50
Marposa 1900 shares, Marposa preferred 500 shares
The following vera the closnr nratar,ons or ..ou
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SENATORIAL ELECTIONS.
No Choice i'm Kausas

TOPEKA, Jan. 26.-Sixth ballot for Senator
Osborn 36, Plumb 80, Simons q, Sears 25, Har.
vey %, Blair u, Stillings 4, Phillips 2, Martin
l.
Jadge Davis will Accept.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Judge Davis will &C.
cept the Illinois Senatorship, but not probably
before the 4th of March. 1t is thought if he
should resign before that date President Grant
will appoint Judge Settle of North Carolina,
as his successor.
Davis and EFeref Elected i'm West Vir-
ginia.
WHEELING, Jan. 26.-On the first Joint bal
lot today I'll. 6. Davis was elected to the u. s.
Senate for the long term, and f. Hereford for
hhe short term
Ben Hill Captures the Georgia Senator
ship.
ATLANTA, JAM 26.-Ben II. Hill has been
elected to the United States Senate
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MARINE NEWS.

An Ellsworth Schooner Ashore,
NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-The schooner James
Lawrence of Ellsworth, Me-. is ashore at Rock
away. Capt Dolliver and the crew are SAFE
She was bound from Charleston to New York
with rosin.
Sunk in Pert.
Schooner Marie Louiss xvas snnk nv tho ;ce
this morning near Hoboken, and one of the
crew drowned.
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CHICAGO, January 26-Cattle-receipts 1900 head;
shipments 2700 head; the market is nearly nominal;
shipping at 90 g 37s; butchers at 95 q rs; the
market closing steady.
Hogs-receipts $500 head; shipments 1870 head;
the market is moderately active; prices are q 1Oc
higher; few extra Philadelphia sold at Sc q co.
light az S5 @ 70; packing at 25 q 60; culls at
80; the market closing rather easy.
Sheep-recepts of 1000 head the market is dull
and lower; the only sales were at 25 @45O.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Fatally Injured.

CONCORD, Jan. ga man was found lying
beside the railroad track in the northern rail-
road yard about O'Clock this evening, insens-
Bile, with his right arm broken, his skull badly
fractured and his head cut. From letters and
papers in bis pocket he was identified as Ed
ward Wright of Coptacookvile 1t is not
known how he received his injuries, but it is
supposed be fell from some train. His inju-
ries will prove fatal.
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MEXICO.

EAICO.
Iuteutions of President Iglesias
do Not Shot-Lerdo Discouraged.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26.-Ex-President
Iglesias of Mexico says as regards bis future
intentions that he is determined to make every
endeavor to secure his constitutional rights.
The only two Mexican war vessels in the
Pacific were when he last heard from them
both pledged 20 his cause. If still true to him
they will arrive here within two weeks and he
will return with them &C once. If they wait
to come he will within twenty days leave for
either Guaymas or Acapulco, probably the
latter, believing Gen., Alberez will hold that
city true to him. II he cannot obtain a foot
hold in any of the Pacigc states Iglesias will go
to New Orleans and thence get into the north
eastern states which favor his course.
Escobedo was not shot as reported, but with
Lerdo and the rest of the party on the Goth of
December embarked on a German merchant
vessel bound for Panama. Lerdo is discour-
aged.
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THE POLITICAL TELEGRAMS.
More Worthless Testimony.

HOFe W0fthIess TestImOny.
WASHINGTON, Jan 26.-Telegrapaer Bruch of
Tallahassee, testified to-day, from memory
that Governor Stearns telegraphed to Zacha-
riah Chandler, that, Bismarck should be at or
near Tallahassee Immediately" and that
Chandler telegraphed to Stearns that he had
seen the President and troops should be sent
Bruch also had an impression that Stearns tel
they should proceed, and the answer contained
the words, fraud and intimidation" He did
not see the dispatches, but heard them as they
went over the wires.
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Foreign Notes.

M. Pelletier, member of the Dominion Par
Lament, was yesterday sworn in as minister of
agriculture. He was also appointed member Of
the Senate.
Fire in Carleton, n. B., yesterday destroyed
Car repairing shed of the western extension of
the New Brunswick Red Granite works. Loss
about $4,000.
Great excitement continues in the Basque
Provinces of Spain concerning the CONSUMPTION
and especially in the mining district of SOM
nOrrostro and Galames. Several war steamers
have arrived at Bilbao.
1t is said that Midhat Pasha has addressed
conciat0ry dispatches to the Princes of Ser
via and Montenegro, looking to peaceful set
tlement of the existing troubles before the close
of the armistice