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Des Moines, Dec. 22.-A fire last night
destroyed Waverly & Spencer's Touring
mill at Ames. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
$500.
st. Petersburg, Dec. 22.-The court
martial at Meijen is trying 200 persons
who participated in the anti-Jewish
riots in August last.
Chicago. Dec. 22.-The total amount
of funds for the relief the Michigan fire
sufferers raised in Chicago was $4,000,
besides large amount Of clothing and
other supplies.
Mobile, Dec. 22.-The brig Mary Al
lison, which sailed this morning returned
this afternoon on fire and was beached.
The vessel and cargo are total loss; in
sured.
Chicago, Dec. 22.-The highest price
ever offered for real estate in this CITY
was bid and refused to-day for the pror-
erty corner of Adams and State streets.
$4,000 per feet front.
New York, Dec. 22.-The seventy.
sixth annual dinner of the New England
society, commemorating the landing of
the pilgrims. 26O years ago, occurred at
Delmonico tonight.
Boston, Dec. 22.-A project is on foot
under the supervision of Nine. De
Koerber. now Of this city, to establish
an international immigration society to
aid the immigration of German girls and
women to the United States.
Dallas, Dec. GA combat between
twenty smugglers and custom guards,
assisted by cavalry, occurred between
Carthage and Mier, in Mexico. Lieut..
Meza, commanding the cavalry, cor.
poral and one private, were killed. The
smugglers escaped with considerable
booty into this state.
Chicago, Dec. 22.-it is reported to.
night that freight rates to New Nork on
grain have been cut to ten cents per
hundred. The report is not fully con.
irmed however. The Colorado freight
pool has collapsed for the present, owing
to the failure of some of the roads in.
terested to come to time.
New York, Dec. 22.-J. Augustus
Page. representing syndicate of gen
tlemen from the Manhattan club, to-day
purchased Booths opera house for $3.50,
600 from the Oakes Ames estate. The
property cost Booth over Sl,0OO,OOO
After the lease expires the building will
probably be used for business purposes
l New York, 22-The steamer West.
phalia which arrived to-day. was detain
ed at quarantine with smallpox aboard
The disease broke out among the steer
age passengers soon after the voyage
was begun. She has l.OO1 emigrani,
and lo6 cabin passengers. A steamboat
has gone to bring off the cabin passen
gers.
1, Pittsburg, Dec. 22-James w. Miller
one OF the Catfish, Penn, robbers, sen
fenced last August to seven years in til,
penitentiary, escaped to day by secret
. ing himself in box supposed to contain
boots and shoes. The box was loaded
with others ON wagon. When near tn,
suspension bridge he jumped from til,
box and ran up the river bunk.
Madrid, Dec. GA confession mad,
by postoffice clerk has led to the dis
covery Of gang of thieves and forgers
who used the contents of stolen letter,
80 as to procure money by forgiul
acceptances. Five hundred letter
| stolen the clerk had in his clothes
which were made expressly to con
ceal the plunder. Sixteen persons hav'
been arrested, including several con
nected with the postofice. One hundre,
l valuable letters, directed to importan
firms in Madrid, where found in tn
houses of accomplices Many arrest
have been ordered throughout Spain.
Waverly, Neb., Dec. 22.-A domesti
tragedy occurred here this morning.
q man named Travis has been absent i
the mountains three years. His viii
supported the family by clerking in
: drug store aud keeping the postoffic,
i She 10 said by those knowing her best {
4 be an excellent woman in every respec
Travis returned some weeks ago. and
meddlesome neiRhbor told him ugl
9 stories, but peace was restored. TIL
& morning Travis ferooiously assaulted b