, 1881-03-11
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I
dled at Hot Springs, Arkansas, February
23d
fatal dis emper has broken out among
the horses in New York city and is epi.
demic.
w. ID. Howills, editor of the Atlantic
monthly is TO be appointed minister to the
Swiss confederation.
The importation into France ofsalted
pork, bacon and hams from the United
States is prohibited,
The total deposits for the reduction of
national bank note circulation in New
York alone amount to over Sll 900, 900.
The West Virginia state senate voted
down a constitutional amendment pro-
hlbiting the sale of Intoxicating liquors.
caboose and freight train on the Wa
bash jumped the track and took fire. V.
Smell, passenger, was killed, and two
others hurt slightly.
In Benton county, Arkansas, c. ID. Gun
ter, brother of the congressman, shot and
killed l.. B. Gamble. The quarrel arose
over the pOstotfice.
The municipality of Marseiiles, by a
vote of to |, annulled a decision to grant
site for the erection of a statue to Thiers,
on the ground that he was an enemy to
radical ideas.
4 jury, inquiring into the cause of the
falling of the New York Central depot,
report that they could not state the cause,
except that the ION rods parted and let
the roof descend. The vercict is consid-
cred extraordinary.
A medical and sanitary exhibition will
be held in London on the occasion of the
meeting of the international medical con-
gress from July 10th to August 18th. APP
4 IN fnr mill h.,
received until April 10th.
In vote in the lower house of congress
on the Fitz-John Porter case the follow
ing Democrats voted with the Republi-
cans in the negative: Blount, Bouck, DAY.
idson, Is. CD Dunn, FELTON,, Mills, Ste
phens, Stevenson and Whithorn.
Secretary Gof tells his friends that he
has not been asked to remain in the next
cabinet, and he does not expect to be re-
talned- lie says that he would not con-
unue IN his present position if invited,
but wonld accept the Attorney General
ship.
\ membership in the New York stock
exchange sold the other day for S3l 900
and the buyer has to pay in addition
$1,000 10 the stock exchange. There are
eleven hundred memberships, and at $751;
600 each the present value of total mem
was difficult to sell membership for
5000.
In the Kalloch case the prosecution in
trOduced witnesses to prove the pistol
produced in court to be the one kalloch
shot DeYoung with. 4 new witness,
Gibson by name, testified that he saw
Kalloch shoot at DeYoung. He was look
ing in a window at the time, but could
only swear to five shots. The prosecution
will probably close tomorrow.
The New York Times of Feb. 18th saws:
The Jersey Central change noticed to-day
is for the purpose of providing an eastern
outlet for Gould's Wabash Pacific system.
This connection will give Gould control
of the coal business and furnish him
transatlantic system of roads having two
termini IN this city independent of the
New York Central and Erie. The total
debt and stock of the New Jersey Central
is S5S, 900, 600. The cost of the road WAS
only S2O,000.000.
1t is said that Senator Eaton, chair man
of the foreign relations committee, who
has the Chinese treaties in charge, intends
to keep them back till after the 4th of
March. There is a great deal of disap-
pointment about the language of the en-
igration clause, and it is not believed that
there will be time for its proper discussion
this session. No such understanding was
reached or even broached in committee
when the treaties were under consdera-
tion.
Stocks were very weak on the opening
of the market In New York on the oath,
but s.ringency in the money alarket was
the main cause of weakness and on the
announcement that the secretary of the
treasury would Immediately redeem on
presentation there of $4,000, 600 bonds
included in the l0lst call issued, money
speculation assumed an extremely buoy
ant tone and brisk purshasing move
ment was inaugurated, which resulted in
a rapid advance, ranging from about to
| per cent, Hannibal and st. Joe leading
the Improvement.
The New York Tribune says: The work
of tunneling under the Hudson river is
going on satisfactorily. Two hundred
men are employed by the company. The
| completed portion of the tunnel advances
| five feet every day toward the New York
shore. The whole distance completed
! thus far is 300 feet from the shaft. The
| superintendent says that on the New
York side the company Is getting ready
| to begin work at the foot of Morton street.
A caisson is building and We shall soon
be working at both ends. The whole dis.
rate of five feet at each end every "a
hours, it will take something like Is
| months to complete the work.
Chicago dispatch of Feb. 18th. Three
celes.ials, desirous of becoming bona fide
American citizens, yesterday applied to
John Stephens, clerk of the criminal
court, for naturalizations papers, Wong
Ching Foo, a naturalized Chinaman, acted
as interpreter and explained the case fully.
Moy Hong Kee, one of the trio, had only
been in the country a few months, and
made application for and WAS given his
first papers. He placed upon the docket
pen and ink sky.rocket us his signature,
and said that il man well versed in the
Chinese language would call it Moy Hong
Kee. Mcy Kee and Moy Sam. the other
two, have been in the country ten years,
having come when but 16 weary old, and
if ever entitled to full naturalization pa
pers they should now, but Judge Moran
after examination of the applicants, took
the matter under advisement. A Judge
of the circuit court of S IN Franci and
a Judge in New York, have decided ttrat
Cinnamon cannot become full citizens of
the United States. The question has
never come before the supreme court and
| it is one of the unsettled questions in the
great Chinese question. Judge Moran
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