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The Cincinnati Musical Festival.
CINCINNATI, May 21st.-The May festival
closed tonight, cold driving rain from the
east falling all day. The afternoon concert
was better attended than any previous matt
nees, and at night there was a repetition of
the crowded house Of last night. All the
soloists appeared. A permanent festival
chorus, under the management of Mr..
Thomas, is TO be organized
Drunkenness ia New York.
New York, May 21st.-Statistics gathered
by the Registrar of Vital Statistics show that
2j5 deaths directly due to drunkenness were
recorded in this city in 1879. Undoubtedly
many cases of the sort havo been purposely
record is not complete. Arrests for drunk
enness in 1873 numbered y, $685. and s, SOS
licenses were issued to liquor dealers.
Killed Her Eusband.
WHEELING, Va, May 21st-Mrs Emma
Jane Robinson, living near Powhattan, Ohio,
murdered her husband. Warren Robinson,
yesterday, for accusing her of infdelity. She
had been engaged in an alteration with him,
in the course of which he beat her, and she
finally shot him in the breast.
Immense ee-FfeIds-shIpwreeks
HALIFAX, May 21st.-Immense fields of ice
spread from the west coast of Newfoundland
to Cape Caseo, and a feet of nearly one hum
dred sail are delayed from getting up North
Bay. Two large Norwegian bsrks were lost
near Rose Blanche, Newfoundland. The
crews were saved. 1t is supposed many more
vessels will be lost, as the ice is very heavy.
international sanitary Ccmnlission- snn-
dry Civil Bin.
WASHINGTON. May 21st.-At the Cabinet
meeting to-day Evarts read note from the
British Minister, which showed that England
favored an International Sanitary Commits
sion here.
The sundry civil bill of the House appro-
pirates nearly 81, 000, 600. The estimates
are over S23, 600. Nearly 5000, 600 is
appropriated for census taking.
Wlre-PulIers TO Go 10 Chicago.
CHICAGO, May 21st.- The Inter Ocean's
Washington special says: Gorham and a
large force of adroit and skillful Grant men
leave here Immediately for Chicago, to work
up his campaign. 1t is intimated that Blaine
will go thither himself, but this is altogether
improbable.
KelIOgg's Case Gossip Regarding the
Presidency.
CHICAGO, May 21st-The Inter Oceans
Washington special says: Kellogg is surely
safe, and his case will be disposed of in very
short time now.
Intimate friends of Secretary Sherman say
that the Secretary figures up 279 votes for
himself on the first ballot at Chicago. The
Grant men claim that the honorable Secre-
tary draws rather long bow, while the
Blaine men have nothing to say. Indeed,
the ''plumed knights hosts are demoral-
lied.
Schools Closed.
New ORLEANS, May 21st.-The schools are
closed, on account of insuffciency of funds,
until October 1st.
Murderers Respited.
NEW York, May 21st.-The Governor re-
spited the murderers Chastine Cox and Balbo.
F0REaGN NEWS.
The New German Church BiII-PrOpoSals
Net with DisfavOr.
BERLIN, May 21st.-The newspapers pub
lish an official communication, saying the
Government, in introducing the new church
bill, offers to the Catholic clergy and the
whole Catholic population the possibility Of
a modus vivendi very favorable to the church.
If the proffered hand is rejected, the fault
will lie with the Ultramontanes. The En-
peror is highly pleased with the new church
bill He remarked that the bill bids fair to
secure peace between Church and State.
The proposals for a supplementary Con-
gress to be held here meet with very little
favor in high quarters. Bismarck is disin-
clined to again accept the unthankful Office
of Chairman.
Bradlaugh and Atheism.
LONDON, May 21st.-Sir FL. d. Wolff OBJ
jected, in the House of Commons, to Charles
Bradlaugh taking the oath, and. amid much
uproar, said his reason was that Bradlaugh
was an atheist and had already infringed the
terms of the oath in his book, "The I'M
parchment of the House of Brunswick"
On motion of Gladstone the matter was
referred to select committee.
Denial from BeacOnsfieId-Death.
LONDON, May 21st.-Lord Beaconsfeld
writes to the Times entirely denying that he
ever uttered single word attributed to him
in the reports of his speech at the Conserya-
tive meeting at Bridgewater House.
David Thomas Ansted, the eminent scien-
titic writer, is dead.
A Summer Palace Burned.
BERLIN, May 21st-A sad disaster has oc-
Cured at Potsdam. The beautiful Poem
House on Peacock Island has been destroyed
by fire, together with the whole of its valu-
able and rare contents.
PrOrogued-Deatk.
PARIS, May 21st.-The Chamber of Depu-
ties is prorogued to the 18th of July.
Prince Eugene de Legre, the statesman, is
dead.
Italian Pelitics.
ROME, May 21st.-The Ministerials and
Dissident Left have concluded truce, and
will vote together at the second ballots for
Deputies to prevent the return of the candi-
dates of the Right. A coalition Cabinet, in
cluding the chiefs of the various sections OF
Liberals. is considered probable
Fighting Among Themselves.
S1MLA, May 21st.-It is reported that the
Cabuli troops in Herat are divided into two
factions, and are fighting.
Tribes in RevoIs.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, May 2lst.-Several tribes
have revolted in the Pashalik of Bassoyah.
Troops have been dispatched from Bagdad to
suppress the disturbance.
No Treaty Contemplated.
MADRID, May 21st.-The Minister of For
eign Affairs to-day said no treaty of COM
merce with the United States is contem-
plated, and thought it would be difficult to
make one.
Presidency OF the French Senate.
PARIS, May 2lst.-Leon Say agrees to be
candidate for Presidency of the Senate.
PreTect of Police Relieved.
ST. PETERSBURG, May Zlst.-freIecS OF
Police Suroff mas been relieved.
Billiards in Loaden.
LONDON, May 21st = Vignaux won the
first billiard match. Bennett only scored
$50 points. In the subsequent mach Wig
paux also won, Bennett scoring 50.
supposed Remnant OF the AtaIanta Pound.
PLYMOUTH tEng.), May 21st--A portion of
a vessels stern, supposed to belong to the
missing training-ship Atalapta, has been
picked up on the Irish coast and handed over
to the Admiralty.
AWeary OF Life.
PARIS, May 21st-General Goalard has
committed suicide, tired of life from long i'll
health.
Commercial Union Between the United
States and Canada.
MONTREAL, May 21st.-Over 1000 persons
attended the meeting last night to consider
the chances of commercial union with the
United States. Perault referred to the
strength of Canada, her ability to make
treaties, ETC., but said trade was stagnated.
Thousands of Canadians are emigrating on