, 1880-05-13
NEWS SUMMARY.


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General Grant will not 20 farther east
than Illinois before October-A hundred
and fifty hands OF the vallsyfeld, Canada,
cotton mills struck on the 9th; q serious
fight between the strikers and police is re.
corded--A storm did much damage in sew.
eral townships of Ontario on the 9th
Robert d. Cowison is to be hanged at To.
ronto June 14th, for the murder of his brother
Lord Beaconsfeld made his final ad.
dress before parliament yesterday-Tle
new parliament will endeavor to effect i'm.
provement in the affairs of Turkey-Dip.
lomatic relations between Franco and Mex.
leo have been resumed-Three laborers
were drowned while fishing in slongh near
Chico yesterday-Chas W. Hymes was
hanged ut Winnemucca on the 29th for
a murder committed year ago---.Ehe To.
land tract of table land, about 5000 acres
near Rio Vista. is tiooded-Californi del
egates are instructed for Blnine-Ohio in
structs for Sherman; delegates Mt large,
VIM. Dennison, VIM. Bateman. james A.
Garfield, Chas. Foster-Maryland Demo
cratic Convention will meet June 9th.
Wine will command a high price this
year, there being great scarcity in France
Abe Corkley and Peter Luther have
been arrested in Philadelphia for the Man
haitian bank robbery in New York--The
Virginia Supreme Court decides that cou-
pons of all State bonds are receivable at par
in payment of taxes and other State dc.
mands--ResolLtio denouncing the West
Point outrage were the source of animated
debate IN the South Carolina Republi-
can Convention---A Chinese funeral lately
ntt-aHta1 Inunb ottantipn m Nav Work.
The President has nominated Orange Ferris
to be second auditor of the Treasur7----
The debris question III California will be tho
special order for next ThursdGy---West
Point investigation dlscloses much that is
reprenensible in regard to the irea :ment OF
colored Gadets-General Mckenzie and
his forces will be sent to the Ute reservation
to UXpel the trespGssing whites. and prevent
Il collision between them and the Iadaps
---Vanierbilt denies the report that Jay
Could has purchased 100000 shares OF tho
Western Union for $l0,000,000.
William S!enthers Il Sons have Jeen al.
lowed judgment for $355,000 against the
city OF Philadelphia on account of the public
building commission---Ten thousand per-
sons witnessed hanging ut GAINESVILLE
Texas, on Saturday Cowper has
been appointed Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland,
vice the Duke of Marlborough sub
marine telegraph cable has been laid be-
tween Singapore and the PHILIPPINE islands
-Four thousand pictures are shown at
the art exhibition in Paris now in progress
The Grosvenor art gallery, London,
opened Saturday; the Royal Academy opens
to-day--Fredrick Greenwood retires from
the editorship Of the Pail Mall Gazette
Mescalero Apaches are raiding Lincoln
county, New Mexico---Miner's wages have
been advanced at Scranton, Pa, 10 per
cent.--The Tribune calls the pardoniHg
of Pennsylvania bribers disgraceful
Crops in the Lower Mississippi States are
several weeks behind time--The World
declares that no alien OF the Mongolian race
can be lawfully naturalized-The Chiliau
squadron has bombsrded Callao without eff
fect---An attempt will be made to bring
about final adjournment of Congress by the
LIST OF June-Ths anti-third term conven-
ton, to be held at st. Louis on May 9th,
promises to be largely attended--ConG-
ling is said to have faith in Grants nomina-
ton and election Wisconsin leans stIorg.
ly toward Sherman--West Virginia and
Nebraska instruct for Blaine.
Yellow jacket levles an assessment OF 81
The House postal committee favors O
double postal card----M Z. conference in
session at Cincinnati---Edward L. John.
son, OF Denver, has been nominated U. s
Attorney for Colorado----W. II. Doolittle,
commissioner OF patents, has resigned---
The Mexican minister will sail from New
York for Mexico on the 5th--Lower
Louisiana is flooded in several parishes by
breaking OF the levees---Lims is threat
ened by the Chilesns and great distress pre-
walls on the Peruvian coast---The Chilean
navy bomoarded Callao on the 22d OF April,
doing immense damage--General Melikof
denies negotiating with the Poles
Sergeant-st-arms Thompson has gone to
Ohio to look after Thurman's interests bB
fore the coming Democratic convention
Senator Logan has gone to Illinois to work
for Grant Commissioner Swift will not
sta-t westward as soon as he expected
Senator Thurman has returned from Ohio
and resumed his seat---Tom Young says
that seven of the South Carolina delegates
will vote for Sherman on the fEst ballot
italian elections Will be held May 10TH
Tjfls a Spanish town, has been burned to
the ground and great distress prevails---
Foreign immigration TO the United States
this year amounts alreadyto over 4UO,0OO.
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