, 1881-12-24
NEWS IN BRIEF.

--.Sthiit.puN il SpTEnuulH 10 I'LL HlHEt1liIl&
extent an,ons tito 1ndint,s Of tho Northwest.
"A slcet storm Mt Albany, N. Y, broke
down ttlu telephone and electric tight wires
lnst night
1T has becn dchnitly asccrtafncl tllnt
40 porsoils perlsled In tho burning Of the
Ting Theatre at Vonna.
Tile japanese Minister and tho OK
Minister Ut China will leave Washington
1,uxt Wednesday, for tlloEr respective homes.
,---t'rpnyItIo Murray, tho a.,tlor ot "The
Member for parlS," md n wotl-known tnnr-
naltss and sporting Hlan Of London, fs ttcad.
-Anothcr revolution las broken out TT
Santo Domingo, and still another III Tenu.
zuc1a, a revolution ilas just bcen suppressed
IN Ilayti.
THE wholesale clothing house Of Cohen
tE Sel'E Mt Atlnnta, Ga., fafted yesterday,
with liabilities amounting to Si0. QUO mud us
sets Of s3l 900.
About fifty Treasury employees 0n what
Is caitel tic "!apsu" roll OF tho Treasury
Department will hn discharged un tic dtll of
]nuunry. roor devils.
--Altens Dlock nnd French's Central
Hotel Mt Kcd Bank. N j., were destroyed by
fire yesterday. Loss about $4,000, only
partly coyered by Insurance.
Mir. Plosscr, q check clerk IN the Office
OF tile Alabama Great Southern Hailroad ut
birmingham, A1n., wns killed BY n tnan
named O'Neal Thursday night.
john r. Simpson was convicted yestor-
day, Mt Detroit, Of the murder Of Ills wife.
Illc cTintn wns committed inst July, under
exceptionally brutal circumstances.
Sir Edward ]. l,cod, an English CAP
ltalst, Inns bought controlling interest III
the Florida Central Railroad, md was
elected President thereof yesterday.
"A messenger lost yesterday OIL Wall
street n lonn envelope fr0m the Bank Of
Commerce containing stock certificates to
the amount Of several thousand dollars.
-Leyi Bishop, prominent lawyer Of
Detroit, IS dead. 1l8 w.ls for long tiino
President of tl,e Detroit Board Of Education,
and Served rs Regent Of tho Michigan Uni
ycrs!ty.
Tho. SlgnalSorvico Bureau has about
completed arrangements with tho obscrya-
tories In different parts Of tho country to Sc
euro time signals Of tho highest degree Of
accuracy.
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Horace Gfeeley's daughters, Is MI applicant
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REPRESENTATIVES,
The steamer City Of London, which
sailed from London for Now York OH tho
3n. VI Noscnoa'' au tno steamer 1leney
.osc' M"lc'l sa,lea ' aao'" 4.''ewelp ,or New
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.s'a .,a'sHs "'a .s,to "'pe7 "'o en'et'"''le" Aoi
'"e'' o"to "l4''".
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w., -. "'!'s'.l' a W. 10 49," s' u'a sa'!su
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Tile steamer Granger, with cargo OF
cottol' resin. anu tnfpent!lle. was burned IN
Charlestotl u. VI haroor lust evening. The
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.'' "s.'oa"sa :" @!''VVs' A"o pass'''sc'7 "'iu
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"A Ahewsteamslllp company, to bo known
rs tho Ocean Steamship Company, Inns bern
organized Mt San Francisco. The vessels Of
Inc now company Will conduct general
freight md traftio business between Sun