, 1880-04-08
NEWS SUMMARY.

Madam DeLessePs speaks English auently
her husband not at all--Bret Harte will
resign his oonsulshIp and ralurh TO the
United States---A toy maker OF MOntrose,
Pa, uses 60t, Oe0 fet OF bGsswood every yehf
New York CITY enjoyed li7 fires in
February--The New York Bible Society
dis, nbuted G.2S7 Bibles last month--Geo
@. Gorham IL working up politics in the
Old DomlniOn--A hotel was burned near
Red Bluffs on the gath, man named Chris.
topher Smith peri hing in the Hames--
fhe eI Empress Eugenie has started on her
South African pilgrimage, travelling ineng.
mite as the Countess Of Pierre Fords----
Wri,s for the English election have been
issued--The entire business portion OF
SANTANA, st. Domingo, WIS burned on the 9th
inst. loss $780, 900. without inSurance----
Ouray and tho rest have gone, home
kenelon Henry Digby, tie English author,
is dead-The New York Greenback Con-
vention has elected delegates at llrse 10 the
Chicago Convention. n5.. .... .''E
An attempt was made to assassinate the
editor OF the Toronto CLIQUE, the organ of
the reform party---There is considerable
political excitement in San Francisco
The Eureka Consolidated Minc, Virginia,
has brought suit against the X. X Consoli.
dated Mining Company, claiming 100000
damages for trespass---A negro l6 years
old was hanged at st. Charles, No, in tho
presence Of 2,000 persons--Wisconsin
Democratic Convention meets May l2th -
A petition, with ID, 600 signatures, asking a
bridge over the d ntroit river at Detroit, has
been presented to Coneress--Fitz John
Porter is 50 years Old---The wool and hide
trade is largely increasing in Southern Col
orado----The issue of marriage licenses in
Chicago averages seventeen daily; daily
divorces estimate not out--The con.
trolling interest in Music Hail. Boston, is on
the market for sale----The State of Louisi
ana owns complete outfit for cotton
manufactory at Baton Rouge, but does not
utilize it. N''
DeLesseps speaks in French, Nathan APP.
pletou, of Boston, translating 1.-THE
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company
will complete the line to Leadville in few
months-DesMoinf rs Republicans are four
to one for Blaine--The committee on ap.
p-opriations has agreed to recommend the
addition of 1886, 500 for the speedy compile
tion of the new State, war and navy depart
ment building-Musio again; the piano
makers strike ended--AmerIcan society
in o iutter; real live prince of England is
"coming over" TO spend the Summer
Colorado, and Arizona delegates protest
against the proposed change in mining laws
A man named Chlselnl, of Greensburg
Pa, in a broil with saloon keeper fell and
broke his neck---An alteration over a
prostitute resulted in one Louisville man
cutting another's throat; the regret is that
either was spared-The New York Sun
deprecates the sentence lately passed upon
Kearney General Chancey has been or.
dered to depart from st. Petersburg on
leave of absence, beginning April lst, which
is considered proof OF breeding uupleas-
antness between France and Russia
Queen Victoria and Princess Beatrice have
reached Baden Baden--Uver 1000 med.
ical students arrested on suspicion in st.
Petersburg eleven months ago have been re-
leased.
Bishop Hare confirmed 1870 Indians last
year--Mr. Washburne is sojourning at
Hot Springs, Ark.---The Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern will increase the wages
of its 10, 900 employees five per cent. on the
first OF April--About $500, 600 are invested
in soap and candle manufacture in Cincin-
nati---The Senate has ratified the French
claims' treaty--The secretary of war has
not, as reported, ordered vessel to South
ampton to convey the King of Siam to the
United States---Th Texas Pacific asks Con-
gress for an extension Of time for it's compile
ion-Edison's success in separating gold
from tailings Of eleCtricity-is chronlcled--
A Blaine conference is to be held in Wash
ington this week----Aoklin, OF Louisiana,
ia to be visited with resolution OF censure
instead of expulsion from the House
The Senate amendments to the star route
deficiency bill are not concurred in by the
committee on appropriations Freight
tariffs are so excessive in interior Russia
that it is cheaper to land American corn in
Tifiis than to transport Russian corn from
the fields of the empire.
The Queens birthday will be celebrated
in Quebec; Prince Leopold and the Princess
of Wales and son will be present---Two
boys plpying in boat at Toronto drifted
ont rpo he lake and perished from ex.
posur fire in New York public boat
burn seward to death and fatally in.
jnytr ..rg 'icers----A murder is recorded
.lIiit. my City almshouse, one inmate
.beau, :" rher to death with rollerpin
---Lno Syuug men returning home drunk
from Il ball at Newport, KY, quarrellng
about a girl, ono shot the ether dead
Citizens ticket victorious i'll San Francisco
Tho color aud quality of the ballot
paper is what ezcites Kearneyites just now
-Apaehes driven from the United States
territory have entered chihuahua Magin.
mis- bill to grant lands to Dakota, Montana,
Arizona, Idaho and Wyoming for university
purposes has been fIVoraoly Reported
The army appropriation agreed upon for
the year ending June, 1853 ia $26, 425 ,009
Senator Thurman's sudden illness is
not considered Sci eiious--Secretary Evarts
is opposed to permitting any child's play
on the part OF Venauela with reference to