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rest every pohCenlan on tiie
force.
The death of president Gar
field has ended the season at
Long Branch. Nobody would
be SO fashionable as to stay
there after that.
In Paris the morality for the
entire year 1880 exceeded that
of 1879, having progressively
increased from the year 1872,
when it was Io,oI6, to 1890
in 1880.
DIR. Tanner has located in
Pennsylvania. This is a valua-
acquisition to our state. A
man who can live forty days
without food won't rob hen
boosts.
The Auditor of Virginia re-
ports that there are I87,I96
white and II4,I63 colored vo-
tiers in that State, a total Of
SOL, $50. The total vote for
President year ago was 2Io,-
6I5.
The colored aristocracy Of
Richmond, Va, have decided
to organize social CLUB. The
club room will be handsomely
furnished; they will also have a
billiard hall, restaurant and
reading room.
} A Presbyterian church has
been organized at the new town
Of Temple with membership
of twenty-five. A church build
ing is soon to be erected, most
of the money having already
been subscribed.
Helen F. Argus, eight years
Of age. attempted to rescue a
younger child from the wheels
of an ice cart Saturday morn
ing, at Providence, r. !. She
succeeded in doing so, but lost
her own life, falling under the
wheels, which crushed her head.
Rev. Harry P. Aloysius
NortlIrop, pastor of St. Pat
rick's church, Charleston, S. c.,
has been appointed by the
Pope Bishop in partibus inhdel-
ium of some district of country
now ruled by the Turks and
Vicar Apostolic of North Caro-
lima.
The Sultan has at last decid-
ed to let Egyptian affairs alone.
having his hands full with his
North African Suzerainties.
The Khedive, has a new Cabi-
net at Cairo, and will try and
settle internal affairs without
the united interference of the
English and French.
Malcomson, whose father,
the captain of the steamer Col
umbia, was drowned on that
unfortunate craft, says this is
the thirteenth of the family
who has gone down in the is
land seas, and that he is the
only survivor. He proposes
to abandon marine life.
The stausticians at Column
bus figure II senators certain
for the republicans, 10 sure for
the democrats and II doubtful.
The outlook for the house of
representatives at the present
writing is 43 republicans, So
democrats and ID still in doubt.
Cincinnati Gazette, Rep.
Governor Sheldon, of New
Mexico, writes secretary Kirk
wood that reports relating to
Indian troubles are undoubted-
ly exaggerated, but there is
some reason for apprehending
participation on the part of all
tribes in the operation of Mana
and the white mountain Apach-
Is.
There stands at Long Branch
hidden away beneath balconies
and cornices, the square box
built out OF ship timber by the
famous old Com. Stockton at
a time when Jersey architects
thought it dangerous, in view
of the high winds, to erect a
two-story house on Long
Branch beach.
Ex-senator Conklin is work.
ing might and main to become
a delegate to the New York
state republican convention to
nominate state officers for the
fall elections. He has started
again at the beginning of a
political career. This is what
he meant when he said he was
going out of politics.
New York city is truly met
ropolitan in charity. Its citi-
zens have subscribed already
nearly $4,000 for the relief of
the sufferers by Michigan fires.
New York knows neither
section, state boundaries, creeds
nor countries where charity is
to be dispensed. 1t is enough
that there suffering is people;
then relief follows.
United States senator John
S. Williams recently sold his
crop of tobacco, raised on Is
acres in the blue grass" sec
ton of Kentucky, for S2I.4Io,-
90. There are ninety-nine
hogsheads, and the yield from
each acre was nearly $500. He
was assisted by a flock of 700
turkeys, who kept the plants
clear of worms.
A wonderful watch is that
made by a London grim. Its
described as a half chronometcr
:uc hours Quarters and