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NEW YORK.

Brooklyn Swindled Out of $1o5 900.
New YORK, March 6.-Investigation at the
instance of the tax payers in Brooklyn into a
sewer contract by the old water board and
ring contractors in 1873, has developed the fact
that S195,0O0 was stolen.
Tammany Fighting Tilden.
The Tammany state committee met in secret
session this afternoon. 1t seemed to be the
general feeling of the politicians present that
they utterly opposed to Tilden.
Important Decision.
Judge Blatchford denied the motion for an
injunction in the case against the Union Paci.
fic road in which the holders of the original
stock in the Kansas Pacific road sought to
restrain the payment of dividends, etc., under
been transferred to the Union Pacific books
In case IF income bondholders of the Kansas
Pacific road who seek to enjoin payment of
the April dividend it is believed that Judge
Blatchford will render similar decision.
DR.. Dix's Prosecutor.
Colonel Bliss, prosecuting counsel, had long
interview with Edward Eugene Fairfax VIII
hanson, and satisfied himself that the man
was weak-minded. He then went to Justice
Bixby's private office and made formal COM
plant for misdemeanor against him for having
threatened DR.. Dix in two letters Bail was
fixed in 5000. The prisoner was sent to the
tombs. 1t is thought 20 be doubtful whether
York had he not been willing to come. He
had committed no offence against the United
States statutes, and none against Maryland
law, and it would have been difficult to have
secured requistion, or have had it honored.
Williamson says: SIN England was not in
Newgate, but only in the house of correction.
| am awful disgraced, and my family, which
holds its head high in Maryland and Virginia,
and they will never have anything more to do
with me now. 1 cannot tell how ever came
to do it,"
The New York Democratic Committee
Counse1ling Harmony.
New YORK, March 26.-The Democratic
State Committee met this afternoon to fix up
on the time and place for holding the State
convention. The form of the call was adopted
for sending delegates to the State convention
but the time and place left vacant.
The call declares all Democratic differences
should be forgotten in order that all might
unite in q supreme effort to save the republic
and recommends that Irving Hall and Tam.
many Hall should unite and Jointly elect dele
gates to the State convention and further rec
ommends that no delegates be received from
this city by the State convention who should
represent any organization which refused to
accede to this recommendation. Committee
was appointed to fill blanks on the call and
resolutions passed providing that the conven-
ton be called between April Goth and May LIST.
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xLvIth CONGRESSES Session.
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, March 26.
The House to-day refused to dispense with
the morning hour.
Mr.. Robertson said had he understood GER
tain decision of the Speaker he Wocld have
voted against Mr.. McLane's proposition yes
terday, because he was not Protectionist
Mr.. McLane asked, "By what right does the
gentleman give any such significance to that
vote? for one utterly repel and repudiate
any such significance"
TheSpeaker proceeded to call committees for
reports OF a private nature.
An Inconsistency was discovered in the
rules. They provide in one place that it shall
need a two-thirds vote to take up public bust
ness, Friday and in another that il the MAORI
ty refuses to go into committee upon the pri-
vate calendar it shall be competent for the
majority to proceed to public business.
Without determining the point the House
went into committee of the whole on the pri-
vate calendar.
The frst bill on the calendar, of which there
are about $50 in ALL was one appropriating
5000 for the relief of L. Madison Day, on &C,
count of property in New Orleans purchased
by him from the United States with defective
title. The bill was accompanied by long
report. the reading of which consumed nearly
two hours Then followed two legal arguments
which were listened to by the House with un-
usual attention, one by Mr.. O'Connor OF
South Carolina in favor of the bill and one by
Mr.: Hammond of Georgia in opposition.
The committee rose without disposing of the
bill and the House adjourned until tomorrow.
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WASHINGTON.
The Agreement with the IJtes.

The Agreement with the Utes.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-The FL ouse COM
mittee on Indian affairs took final action today
on the agreement by Secretary Schurz with
the Utes.
The Acklen Case.
The judiciary committee continued the in
vestigation of the Acklen case and obtained
further evidence. The commi ttea will soon
report.
War Claims Adversely Reported Upon.
The House committee on war claims report
adversely upon eight bills involving $4,000
Indianapolis as Port of Delivery.
The House committee on commerce will re-
port favorably on making indianapolis, Ind, a
port OF delivery.
Indian Agents.
The House committee on Indian affairs
adopted a resolution instructing the Secretary
OF the Interior to report whether there have
been any frauds or corrupt practices since Ju-
~ 1877 on the part of the inspectors, agents,
employees or any other persons connected with
the Indian service at agencies or elsewhere,
with places where such Offenses were COM
mltted and their nature, and whether any one
SO offending has been removed or punished. =
The Indian Bureau.
The bill to authorize auditing of all unpaid
accounts OF Indian bureau was agreed to.
The East River Bridge.
The Speaker laid before the House to-day an
executive document from the Secretary of
War in response to a resolution calling for in
formation as to whether the East River bridge
will not tend to obstruct navigation. The Sec
Rotary encloses letter from the chief engineer
OF the bridge in which he calls attention to the
fact that under the act of Congress authoriz-
ing the building of the bridge plans were re-
quired to be approved by the Secretary of War
as a condition precedent to the commence
ment OF the work; that plans were duly sub
mittedsand approved and there is no informa-
ton OF any sobiection to them having since
been raised.
The Negro Exodus.
The Senate exodus committee to-day re-
sumed it's sessions.
Blackburn and Randall
Representative Blackburn authorizes the
statement that the published story that he re-
Gently reflected on Speaker Randall in an al
legged controversy with Coffroth is without
the slightest foundation,
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MINOR TELEGRAMS.

Seven hundred employees of Clark's thread
works at Newark, New Jersey, are on strike
for ten per cent. advance. The mills are
stopped.
Ex-Mayor Metcalf of Toronto, prominent
member Of the Orange association, died Thurs
day night.
John Kelly denies that he is to deliver a
political lecture in Boston.
j. Gordon Brown, of the Toronto Globe,
who was shot Thursday by discharged en-
ploye, is improving and will be well in a few
days.
The first vessel for Buffalo with wheat
cleared ftom Detroit Thursday. Seven hum
dren thousand bushels of wheat are loaded at
Detroit on vessels ready to sail. sS
1t is said that Francis M. Finch, a lawyer of
Ithaca, has been proffered by Gov. Cornell the
nomination of insurance superintendent vice
Smyth resigned.
Henry Railway and Frank Stenhueber were
murdered in Todd county, Minnesota, last No
vember. One of the murders was hanged by a
mob and the other sentenced yesterday ito i'm
prisonment for life.
Allen Tswles was hanged yesterday for wi Q
murder.
Edward E. Benedcts, of Buffalo, of high
social position, is charged by his employer
with embezzling $4,000
The Constellation is expected to sail to-day.
An envoy from King Oscar of Sweden has
arrived to examine Knight Templarism in the
United States.
A London despatch affirms that the Duke of
Genoa will be married to Princess Beatrice at
Mona in May. The report needs confirma-
ton.
A Socialist paper at Paris published a note
from Geneva denying the existence there of
any Nihilist committee. The note says there
is simply relief society for Russian political
refugees.
The Berlin official Gazette publishes a com
munication from Emperor William returning
thanks for the immense number eof congratu-
lations and presents sent him from all parts of
the world on the occasion of the celebration of
his birthday.
The hearing in the dispute between the
Portsmouth u Dover Railroad and Eastern
Railroad closed yesterday afternoon. The
decision is stated to be in favor of the Ports
mouth road.
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SAN FRANCISCO.
Nothing Yet Done to Abate the China
town Nuisance.


Nothing Yet Done to Abate the China
town Nuisance.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 26.-The thirty days
notice OF the condemnation of sChinatown ex-
pired today, but the board of health has as yet
taken no action. AS far as can be learned the
board has no other power than to cause en-
forcement of the existing laws regarding nuis-
ances and overcrowding The laws and ordi-
nances relating to the former bear more heavily
upon the property owner tnan upon the occu-
pants of the buildings, and were they enforced
strictly the Caucasian property owners of Chi
natown would suffer more than the Chinese
1t is hardly possible to make many arrests, as
no place would keep the prisoners and the jails
are overlooking already.
Evening papers publish the following card:
10 the Public:-We desire to state that no
negotiations are going on and no communities
Ntions whatever are being had between this
committee and representatives of the sand-lot,
all rumors and statements to the contrary not
withstanding.
By order Executive Committee Citizens
Protective Union.
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DEATHS.

In this city, March g. Mrs. Sarah, wife of the
late jaime Phelan, aged ~ years months.
Funeral service Sunday afternoon, 212 O'clock
at her late residence, No. 10 Newbury street.
In this city, March %, Perley Cushman, aged 8
years,-only child of John S. and Mary E. Cush-
man.
Funeral on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Burial at convenience of the family.]
In this city. March %, Mrs. Aphia j. Leighton
wife of David H. Leighton, aged So years.
Funeral this Saturday forenoon at IL O'clock at
No. 3 Hilbourn's Court, Green street. Burial at
convenience of the family.]
In West Somerville Mass, March II, Of Bright.s
disease, Alice W.. Manley, wife of j. E. A. Blair
and youngest daughter of Sarah H. and the late AL
bert G. Manley, of Boston, formerly of Portland.
Transcript copy.]
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Gloucester Fish Market.

FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARCH. rs, 1880.
Georges Codfsh-We notice sales at So Fy Qtl
for large and $3.50 for medium Bank selling $414
@$43s W qtl for large; no medium. Shores scarce
and nominally at $5A Y qtl.
We quote Cusk 50, Haddock $2A@21a, Hake 50
@2A American Pollock s1A@ e., English do $21s
y qtl.
Boneless and PREPARED fish from 31a@4c y fb for
Hake and Cusk to ga as for best Goldfish. Smoked
Halibut at &c " h. Smoked Salmon 15c; Scaled
Herring 22c " box.
Mackerel-nominaly at $40 }9 Dbl for extras, $18
to $22 for Is, $71a@$9 for Is and S512 for 3s.
Picked Herring firm at SO p Dbl for round Shore,
SO for Labrador split.
Trout $I3 " Dbl; Salmon 81 y Dbl; Swordfsh at
81; Goldfish at So, Haddock S31a, Halibut Heads
$31s, Halibut Fins 50 Dbl, Fins and Napes $41a,
Cod Tongues &c. Tongues and Sounds $40, Alewiyes
So; Porgie Slivers $5@$7.
Fresh Halibut-None in market.
Shore Fish-Market bare except for frozen her
ring, which have advanced to 75c ~ hundred.
Medinal Oil zoe W gal, Tanners Oil4Oc, Porgie do
$50.
Livers lie gal; cod and pogie DRESSINGS 41sc "
fb; fish SCRAPS 50 " ton.
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THE ISTHMUS CANAL.

Columbia will Resist an American or
French Protectorate.
PANAMA, March '16.-Columbians residing
here are much exercised over reports from
Washington that the American government
will oppose the construction of the canal by
foreign company. They say they want no pro-
tectorate, neither French nor American, and
will submit to neither without striking back
as hard as they can.
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Railroad Extensions,

MILWAUKEE, March 26.-The Milwaukee,
Lake Shore and Western Railroad Company
give formal notice that the Northern Extern
sion is completed to Nolrie, Marathon county,
100 miles north of Milwaukee, and on March
20 regular trains will run to Norrie. The Chi
poets to soon build line from Libertyport, on
the Chicago Division, to Darien, on the
Southwestern Division, distance Of about 40
miles,
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Domestic Markets.
(By Telegraph.)

ST. LOUIS, March 26.-very little done to-day
Wheat-few sales at a slight decline: No Red Fall
/ 20 for cash; 19N flor April; 1Sss@1 1879 fol
May; 1875 for June; No do at II; No do al
70 asked. Corn dull at 36@361sc cash; $50 fol
April; 361Rc for May. Oats hrmer at 32@321a fol
cash. 33 19c bid for May. Rye is inactive at 731ac
Barley is dull and unchanged at O6. Pork dull
jobbing alto 95911 co. Lard nominal. Bulk Meats
and Bacon are quiet and unchanged.
Receipts, 900 bbls flour, %, 000l bush wheat
124 900 bush corn, 10000 bush oats, 1000 busf
rye IA 900 push barley.
Shpments--7,0 900 bbls -four, 5000 bush wheat
1O5 900 bush corn, 5000 bush oats, 600 O00s busl
barley, 5000 bush rye.
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Concentration Of ROADS at obicar,

Consolidation of Roads at Chicago.
CHICAGO, March GA meeting was held
here on Thursday of directors and stockholders
OF various roads over which the Grand Trunk
Railway comes into Chicago, and the proposed
consolidation of these roads was ratified and
approved The newly consolidated road was
named the Chicago and Grand Trunk Railway.
1t extends from Port Huron to Chicago. The
companies included are the Indiana Railway,
Michigan Railway and Northwestern Grand
Trunk Tin Michigan.) 1t is understood that
the consolidated company will issue its bonds
in the sum of $4,000 per mile of its road, to be
secured by mortgage on its property and
franchises ~
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THE PRESIDENCY.

The Rumor OF Gen. Grants Withdrawal
Contradicted.
New YORK, March ga despatch to the
Post from Washington says that the Grant
managers state that as far as they know there
is no information to the effect that Gen.
Grant will withdraw as a candidate before the
Chicago convention
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BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.
Snow in Aroostook.

Snow in ArooStook.
FORT FAIRFIELD, March 26.-The greatest
drifting storm of the season occurred yester-
day. No western mails since Wednesday.
Attempted Suicide.
BANGOR, March 26.-Mrs. Margaret A. Cross
made an unsuccessful attempt to commit sui
eide this afternoon by cutting her neck with
razor. Poor health caused the rash act.
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Killed in a Quarrel.

CINCINNATI, March ga reckless murder
took place Wednesday night in Mason county,
West Virginia Jesse Arthur and William
young woman. Ray barred his breast and
dared Arthur to shoot. Arthur also barred his,
whereupon Ray shot twice, killing Arthur.
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The Chicago Shin Canal

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March 26.-Gov. Oollum
has appointed Granville Barriere and Stephen
G. Paddock on behalf of the State to cooper
ate with committee appointed at Ottawa on
the 18th inst, to urge upon Congress the i'm
provement of ship canal from Chicago to the
Mississippi river.
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Boston Produce Market.

Boston, March 20.
The following were to-day's quotations of Butter
Cheese, Eggs and Potatoes:
Butter-we quote choice creameries at 3563Sc TO,
Northern and Western; 24927c for fair to good
creameries; new New York and Vermont dairy 2Sa
SIC; winter made 23@26c, and ladle packed Yves
tern 22G30c: market firm for choice.
Cheese-quoted at 141e@15c for choice; 13314e
for fair to good; 1O912c for common the market Il
firm.
Eggs are quoted at 12@13c for Northern and
Eastern; Western and Southern 111a@12c.
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JAPAN.

Severe rthquake-American Ship Burn
ed and the Captain Murdered.
! oKoHAMA, March 10.-The severest earth
quake since the opening of the ports was felt
Feb. ed; many houses in Toxic and this place
were badly injured and property destroyed
but no lives lost. The American ship St.
Charles, with kerosene from New York, was
burned with cargo at Hiogo. The next day
the second officer was murdered by one of the
crew.
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Chicago Live Stock Market.

By Telegraph.)
CHICAGO, March 26.-Hogs- Receipts II 900 head:
shipments 1000; market easier but not lower and
moderately active; all sold; mixed packing at %
GA As; choice heavyat 5oGy4 S5 light at 2Oa
4 so.
market active; shipping fully 10c higher at OOd
IS; one lot Missouri Steers rs; butchers steady
at 4094 2O stockers and feeders stronger and &C
tive at 8 O0d4 90.
Sheep-receipts zoo head shipments 26OO head;
market strong. freely sold at 5O96 so.
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MARINE NEWS.

- Schooner Renzi Hauled Off.
RocKLAND, March 26.-Schooner Rienzi was
hauled off from Cooper's Beach to-day. Cut
ter Mccullough brought her to the wharf full
of water. The cargo Of ice was spoiled. Dam
age to the vessel not ascertained.
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piscourarino Necro Eroirration

Discouraging Negro Emigration.
MOBILE, March 26.-The Register will pub
lish tomorrow an interview with the colcred
man returned from Illinois. He gives full
and sorrowful account of his brethren in the
West and says the condition is worse than ever
was in slavery. He intends to travel through
the state and warn his people,
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MEXICO.

A Mutiny in which Two Americans were
Killed
CITY OF MEXICO, March GA mutiny &C.
Cured at Anguero, in the mining district
The natives rose against the foreman, killed
two Americans, one Canadian, two Mexicans
and wounded another Mexican.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL


Portland DAILY Wholesale Market.
PORTLAND. March. 26.
The market for Flour is frmer and more active;
prices are well sustained Grain is quiet and steady
Molasses rather easier. Cheese has dropped about
lie. Lard is drmer. Bntter-there is a better tone
to the market; receipts are light and prices very
firm; we quote Store Butter &c higher. Sugar is sc
lower to-day and the market firm.
The following are to-day's quotations of Flour,
Grain, Provisions. &c.
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Gen. Grants Movements

GALVESTON, March 26.-The Grant party
left for San Antonio this morning and will re-
main there until Monday, arriving at Hous-
ton Monday afternoon. Gen. Grant will leave
Houston Tuesday for New Orleans via Gal
weston.
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CONGRESS will always be found Pure and re-
liable. 1t makes light sweet dumplings, buckwheat
cakes, pie crust, biscuits, etc.,
WT-Congress Yeast Powder and SHADES English
Mustard received the award in the late Mechanics
Fair Both are sold by leading grocers, take 9TH
er.
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METEOROLOGICAL

METEOROLOGICAL. q
INDICATIONS FOR THE NEXT TWENrY-FoUE
HOURS.
WAR Dept, OFFICE CHIEF SIaNALl
OFFICER, Washington, D. c.,
March q, A. M.
For New England,
Warmer and clear weather followed nv in
creasing cloudiness, possibly by rain; north.
westerly veering to south-easterly followed by
falling barometer.
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THE INDIANS.

The Mails Interrupted by the Savages.
MRsILLA, N. NJ, March 26.-On account of
Indian depredations it is impossible to carry
the mails regularly from Sante Fe to Mesilla
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Ar 26th, barque Commerce, Ryder, I'm Matanzas;
schs Maggie Gray, Crockett. Baltimore; Z & G w
Kinds, HILL Calais; Jerusha Baker, Chase, Machias;
Rockland; Dorado; Reed. Boothbay.
SALEM-Ar 23d, sch Emma Crosby, Crosby, Port
johnson.
Ar oath, schs Brigadier, Norton, Port johnson;
Melville. Snow, and Nellie Doe, Trask. Hoboken;
Mills, Armstrong, Amboy.
Cid 23d sch Nettie Dobbin, Falkingham, for
st john NIB.
PORTSMOUTH-Ar 25th, sch Laura Jones,
from Port johnson for Boston.
BELFAST-Ar 18th, sch j 3 Stinson Stinson,
Portland.
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De Lesseps in Chicago

CHICAGO, March 26.-De Lesseps arrived
here this evening. He leaves for Boston to-
morrow via Niagara Falls and sails for Europe
April LIST.
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FOREIGN PORTS.

Sid I'm Port au Prince 9Th inst, sch Mercy T Trun-
dy, McGregor st Marc and Boston.
In port 18th, sch & NJ Knowles, Tibbetts, from
Wiscasset, disg. 10
At Port de Paix Sd inst, sch VIM Moseley Bel
laty, New York 3 days.
At Gonaives 9th. schs Chas f Moody Hodgkins,
from Boston, ar 4th; Decora, Berry, from Machas,
ar 4th, unc.
Ar at Cape Haytien LIST inst sch Helen, Mitchell,
Mobile; Seth NJ Todd, Norwood, St john PR.
Cid at Cardenas 18th. brigs Mary Comery Ter
ry, and A g Jewett, Nickerson, North of Hatteras;
sch Jos Souther. Watts, do; 18th, brig Martha A
Berry, Charlson, do; 19th sch Kate Carlton Thorn
dixie, do.
At Kingston, 18th. schs Emma McAdam, Young,
from Mobile, ar 4th; Reuben Hunt, MeFadden,
from Port Spain, ar 18th.
Ar at Lunenburg, Ms, Goth inst. sch Candour, FIN
Portland.
AR at st John, NIB, 24th schs Yankee Blade.
Blake Providence; Silver Heels, Bulger, Ellsworth.
Sid Oath, sch Emma Smalley, for New York.
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THE DOMINION.
Exodus Of Franch f,onoa,ers

Exodus Of French Canadians.
MONTREAL, March 26.-French Canadians
are leaving this city at the rate of 60 or 70 a
day for Michigan and Colorado, and few for
California. A large number Of mechanics.
chiefly carpenters, are being engaged to 90 to
Colorado aud other places to prepare lumber,
&C., for new railway. Fifteen cars laden
left to-day for the Western States. The exodus
has commenced earlier than in former wears
and the numbers are increasing daily.
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MARRIAGES..

In Brownfeld, March 20, by Rev. E. S. Jordan,
Jesse E. Quint and Mrs. Anrie NJ. Linscott.
In Cornish. March II. Alfred v. Dow of Baldwin
and Miss Cassie Gray of Sebago.
In Newcastle, Woodbury. Hatch of DamariscOtta
and Miss Eliza A. Bearce Of Bristol
In Lvermore Falls, March 6, VIM. A. Mason of
Liyermore Falls and Miss Lucy NJ. Oldham of Peru.
In Thomaston, March 10, Lorenzo W. Strout of
Thomaston and Miss Bessie NJ. Jones of Cushing.
In Jefferson, Willie G. Bond and Miss Mamie
Linscott
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Opening Of Lake Navigation.
DETROIT, March 26.-The first vessel for
Buffalo with wheat cleared hence yesterday.
There are 100000 bushels of wheat loaded here
on vessels ready to sail
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Wife Murder and Suicide.
ST.. LOUIS, March 26.-Jacob Frey, 50 years
old, cut his wife's throat and then severed his
own windpipe in quarrel about money.
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A Mail Stage Robbed

FORT WORTH, Tex, March 26.-Fort Yuma
mail stage arriving here Thursday morning
was stopped by robbers twenty miles west, who
secured the cash of the passengers.