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GENERAL NEWS.

puDlCdu SldtC IO4iuiteeSS'
1t is said that secretary
Blaine's oldest son, Walker, viii
. be a candidate for congress
next year.
The Arizona Citizen think.
that "Nevada's wealthy sena'
tors ought to pay the debt o
that State"
Ham White, the notorious
stage robber has been sentenc.
ed to a life imprisonment at
Pueblo, Colorado.
Jay Geuld has appointed ex-
governor John c. Brown gen
eral solicitor of the Internation-
al and its branches.
The shipment of grain from
New York during September
were nearly 100000 bushels
less than during September,
1880.
New Orleans has an excess
Of women over men greater
than any city in the country,
there being SIX women to every
FIVE men.
Garfield is the third to die Of
the Is members of the elector-
al commission. Senator o. P.
Morton was the first, and JUS
tee Clifford the second,
The Due de Montpensier has
sold his splendid house in Paris
to Nine. Cassimer Perier. All
the Orleans princes have lately
disposed,oftheir town mansions.
The next president pro tenn
pore of the senate will draw a
$4,000 salary, this being the
provision made for this officer
when there is no vice-president.
The French government is
making inquiries into the where
abouts of M. Gambetta, who is
missing. It. is believed the
French ministry win resign at
once.
DR.. D. H. Agnew has return
ed to his clinical work, and as
he entered the amphitheatre
Wednesday the students all
arose and broke into a storm OF
applause.
A member of the New Hamp-
shire legislature denounced a
bill that was under discussion
as 'streacherous as was the stab
bing of Ceaser by Judas in the
Roman capital"
The estimated cost of operat-
ing the public schools in New
York city next year is S3,S36.-
US, 100000 of which amount
is set apart for sites, school fur
niture, new buildings repairs,
etc.
The drouth has been SO de-
structive to spring-set trees that
farmers will take a lesson from
the result and set more trees in
the fall Of the year. 1t is now
time to be thinking of the varie-
ties, where to get them, and
where TO plant them.
The Emperor William is
growing deaf. As he gets old
er he does not become more
social. When he met his neph-
ew. the Gar, the other day, he
fervently embraced and kissed
him, and scarcely could retain
his tears.
Messrs. Moody and Sankey,
who are both now in London
have definitely arranged to
commence services at Newcas-
tle-on-Tyne on the Sunday af-
ternoon following the closing of
the church congress now sitting
there.
The Boston board of health
asks the doctors to report all
cases of typhoid fever, as the
diseases is alarmingly frequent.
DIR. Green, city physician, does
not think there is any occasion
for alarm, but admits the uni
versal prevalence ofthe disease.
A New York man has pur-
chased, near, Atlanta, Ga, an
estate whereon he proposed to
a dog farm and train
ing yard. He is professional
dog-trainer, and has brought
with him seven or eight fine
CANNES of the pointer species. |
One Of these he values at $500. |
A common subject for SER
mons last Sunday throughout |
the country was the death of |
Garfield as following the gener- |
al prayer for his recovery. The |
explanations varied but slight
", and were nearly all that God
ioes not not answer prayer
when to do so would thwart his
aIl-wise designs.
The Indiana secretary Of
state recently received the fol-
judicial reproof from a
Justice of the peace at Fort
Wayne. "You are a lire when
you told the paper that l said
he laws were made for me.
am a Justice and 1 know what
ny rights are. You are a fule.
am the worst democrat in
own, and all 1 want is my
lights. l hope you wont tell
my more lies about me-"
About 90 nominations of
,ostmasters viii be sent to the
Extra session of the United State
senate: About 4s are of post
masters appointed by President
Garfield after the adjournment
IF the senate last summer.
Forty-three post Offices have be-
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