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Charles Jocelini seriously and several others slightly injured.
 THREE colored persons-two men and woman-who murdered Mrs. Kennedy in Clarendon county, s. C., were captured by the people and hanged on the tree nearest to the scene of the murder
 THE captain ot the Mexican gunboat Demo- crata refused to give up to the sheriff ot San Francisco one Clodonie:o Cota, on writ oi habeas corpus, and trained his guns on the
 FIFTEEN buildings at Versailles, Ky, have been destroyed by fire.
 JOHN B. HARDIE, United States deputy marshal, was shot dead near Huntsville, Ala, while trying to arrest an illicit distiller.
 AT Belleville, New, Charles Marshall mur- dered Jack McCann, and few nights atter- ward a party of citizens took Marshall away from the sheriff and hanged him.
 From Washington.
 Secretary Thompson says in his annual report that the amount available for the SUD- port of the navy for the last fiscal year was $l4, 4,704, GA 22. The expenditures were $l2,- 9l6,63 45. The number ot navy pensions on tLe rolls June 30, 1880, was 3,93O, and the amount paid during the year on account of pensions was S752 77l 97. The total amount available for the operations of the navy for the fiscal year en ding June 30, 1881, is $15,O95,. 061 45, and the total estimates for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1882, arc SI5, ,953. 76l 6l. The secretary favors the policy of govern. mental aid to steamship lines, and suggestA that vessels built tor carrying the United States mails should be so constructed as to be easily changed into war vessels, and says that the number of vessels should be increased.
 The following is & statement of the coina ge executed ut the United States hints during November: Double eagles-pieces, 32,00O; value, $640 000 Eagles pieces, 19S,880; value, $l, 9SS, 800. Halt- -eagles-pieces, 3S7,. 2S0; value, $l,936, 40O Quarter eaglus, 2,96O; S7 400. Dollars, l,6Oo; $l, ,6OO Total gold -- pieces, 622,720 value, 4,574, 200. Silver dollars-pieees, 2,30o, 900; value, $2,- 300,000. Five oents-pieces, 200; value, Sl0 Three cents-pieces, 200; value, $6. Cents pieces, 6,200, ,2o0i value, $62, 002. Total base pieces, 6,2O0, ,600; value, $62,Ol8.
 Superintendent KimbalI, ot the lie saving service, has received a report ot the British Royal Life Saving institution. It was organ ized in 1924, and 26, ,9P6 lives have been saved by it. Ours was organized in 1872, and 10000 lives have been saved. Last year there were saved in Great Britain 637 lives: in the United States, 1900. So excellent is our service compared with theirs that they are copying ours largely in methods and ma- chinery.
 The report of the commissioner ot internal revenue shows that the receipts for the year ending June 30, 1880, in the lace of the reduc- tion of the tax tobacco, were SIPS 9S1, ,9l6 10, showing an increase Of $15, ,032, ,294 72 over 1879. The receipts tor the first four months of the present fiscal year are S43, ,789, ,3lS 30- an increase over the corresponding period of last year of $36 506 213 4S. If this increase should be maintained during the year, the total collections from internal revenue taxes at the present rate would be $l35 000, 900. During the last four years and four months 4,06l illicit distileries have been seized, z, 339 persons arrested, twenty-six officers and em- ployees killed and ffty-seven wounded in the enforcement of the laws. The total cost of collecting the revenue during the past fiscal year was $4 5O5. SAP or 3.63 per cent. of the total amount collected. The estimates for expenses for next year are SS4 ,895, ,330. The total amount of collections from tobacco was
  were 90, 355, ,270 gallons of spirits produced during the year, which exceeded the produc- ton of the pre- vious year by lS,462, ,649 gallons.
 THE President sent the following among other nominations to the Senate: William Lawrence, of Ohio, to be first comptroller of the treasury; John F. Hartranft, of Pennsyl- vania, to be collector of customs at Philadel- phia Pa; Andrew J. Dumont, of Louisiana, to be naval officer of the District of New Or leans, La. John B. Neil, of Salt Lake City, Utah, to be governor of Idabo.
 BRIGADIER-GENERAL Edward o. c. Ord, United States army, being over sixty-two years of age, has, by direction of the President, been retired from active service in conformity with the law, and has been ordered to repair to his home at Washington, D. c. Colonel A. N. Miles has been nominated in his place.
 GENERAL ". B. Hazen has been nominated to be chief signal officer, IS successor to the late General Myers, with the rank of briga- dier-general.
 THE Bicknell joint rule, under discussion in the House. places it within the power oi either house of Congress to reject the elec- toral vote ot State. ---....- --...-
  has prepared substitute for the refunding bill now pending. It provides that the secre- tary of the treasury 9aall be authorized to issue notes in the amount ot $S400,000, 900, oi denominations of not less than ten dollars, bearing interest at rate not exceeding threa per cent per annun, redeemable at the plea. sure of the United States after one year, and payable in ten years from the date of issue.
 Foreign News. At Toronto, Ontario, the bodies of Mrs. Casey's children-one three years and the other five months old--were found burned to death. Their bodies were discovered lying in the middle of the floor, while the mother was so intoxicated she could give no information as to the cause ol the tragedy.
 The second treaty drawn up by the United States commissioners and the Chinese gov- ernment provides that Americans shall not import opium or carry the product coastwise or sell it.
 l The London court of common council has resolved unanimously to present to General Sir Frederick Roberts the freedom of the city l of London and sword, in recognition of his services in Afghanistan. This honor has been conferred only upon a few persons.
 THE village of Flasch in Switzerland has | been destroyed by fire.
 AN old man in Wicklow, Ireland, in feeble health, was evicted from the property of Earl l Fitzwilliam for non-payment of rent. As the earFs gamekeeper and two bailifs were carry. ing the old man out of his cabin, he gave one gasp and died in their ar.ls.
 THE situation of affairs in Ireland is well illustrated by the following remarkable incl ! dent, cabled to the New York HerGtd: "Miss 1 Harriet Gardiner, of Farmhill, Killala, Ire-