, 1880-03-25
NEWS SUMMARY.

A soldier of Company D, Fourth Nevada
Artillery, the second mate of the British
ba.k Highlyer and three Cinnamon were
dr0wneu in san Francisco Bay on Saturday
Tho Tribune will publish full page OF
mining intelligence aud statistics compiled
from circulars of all the principal companies
in the United States.-The Northern Pa
Ciic Railroad is pressing its claims upon
Congress Chinaman less in San
Francisco; one hanged himself and the other
cut his own throat-The Grenada will be
dispatched in the place of the Australian
Mail steamer, City of Sydney, from San
rancisco-The Ohio Democratic State
Convention will meet at Columbus May 9th
The Hale investigating committee is
busy with Maine Fusionists.
The new British Arctic expedition will
sail in May---henry Oneal, sn English his.
torical painter, is dead--The Cape Town
government will insist on the disarmament
of the natives.--The general aspect of af.
fairs in Afghanistan is kopeful-Eastern
papers congratulate the friends OF law and
order in San Francisco that KearnAyism is
subsided. The resumption fund will not
beimpalred by the plan of bond purchase
The Prince and Princess of Wales will visit
Melbourne next Summer---A banker in
Nashville has failed for s 90, 6S6--A steam
woOlen mill is to be erected at Charleston,
Tenn.-The South Carolina cotton fac
tories give support to 10000 persons
The total clip of wool for 1879 amounted to
$50. 900, 600 pounds-The wholesale oys
ter business OF New York amounts to $25,
900, 900 yearly Nightengale's
mother has just died, aged 80 New Yo,k
dog show, April 27-New York College has
Just graduated 2S DENTISTS,
The diplomatic history of the inter. ocean
canal is set forth in an elaborate report Of
Secretary Evarts-A prominent man of
Atlanta is under arrest for threatening to
kill Rev. r. 9. Foute, an Episcopal minis-
ter, and going to church for that purpose;
he alleges that Foute caused divorce be
tween himself and wife-Spofford is to be
seated i'll the Senate BY strict party yote
The Ute chiefs are to be sent home at
once to influence their people against
threatened ostilities--Schurz notifies
persons who are locating mineral claims upon
the Ute reservation that their title thereto
will not be recognized by the interior de
partment---John Kelly has obtained the
control of the New York Express----Gen.
E. F. Winslow has been elected president of
the st. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
.Democratic State Convention OF Mis-
souri, will be held at Moberly, May 26th, for
the election of delegates to the Cincinnati
Conyention-The opinion is gaining
ground that 3H per cent. is the proper
interest for the new bonds 70 bear
DR.. Bevan, IN eminent physician OF Chicago
died of ppoplexy---Rsports of a terrible
Iudian massacre near the Blue mountains
creates great excitementin Colorado--The
English claim great increase in their carry
ing trade with ChinR--The general appro.
priation bills are now ready.
A San Francisco woman suicided at the
of having her property sold for
taxes-Jones of Nevada appears in his
place in the Senate this week---Louisiana
Convention May 24th-The
county Jail at Winchester, Ills, was entered
by mob and Joseph Fields, q prisoner,
dispatched by pistol shots-A Chicago
man in a fit of despondency shot his wife
and then instantly killed himself. Homer
Wellington, Of Boston, becoming infatuated
with another woman, attempted to poison
his wife and infant son with arsenic. His
law caused his arrest-For the
first time liz wears not single city shows
q decrease, according to published tables of
the New York clearing house-Despite the
decision against parade, Irish societies of
St. Louis made quite handsome display
on st. Patrick's day-Thonas Bell, the
English scientist, is dead-There will
shortly be change in the chief editorship.
Of the London Hayden's lecture
on circnmstantial evidence brings him $75
a night-Peter Cooper has expended
about 81, 200 600 on the Cooper Institute.
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