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ALDES-At Fishkiion .Hudson y Y. wednesday. Decem.
Relatives and s1d. arc Tsspscttaly aSte 70 attend tho
funeral from his late residence, at that place SATURDAY
carrage wiz be waiting on arrival Of train which leaves
ARSoLDsuddenly, on Monday. DecembSr 1892. Lavina
the resdsnce Of her inlay Al
bert . Headley No 76o Hghst Newark. n J.. on Fri-
DLAIR-On Tuesday, December 5, 1882 At her late rest
dsne II BFo1Se H. ys Arm Smen WAC" Ooe s
Fgnera services viii be held on FriiaS morning Desember
Br 81 Il CLOCK III AL SAINTS ''' H'A'
BRowN-In Brooklyn. on Thursday December :. John
FRIENDS invited attend the funeral service at his late
land-st), on saturday the ON INST. at 2 p.
Boston papers please copy.
T, White PLAIN, NY on wednesday morning.
Relatives and freaIs are ecr,uv invited 20 attend
the funeral from has atc residence at that place satar
Special car trom Grand Central Depot at 1880
f Please omit II a Tststas
DAvEY-At Bloomfield. y. J., December g. Catharine K,
Relatives ana friends Invited TO attend the funeral SER
aims leave from foot o. Chambersst at y m. and from
Carriages will be In waiting at the depot
EGGLEsToN-At Bedford y X Tuesdy December 3
Rela5cs snd ns are Invited to attend the funeral
vices ron her late residence on Friday December at
Carriages viii be in waiting arrival OF 1880 train
from Grand Central Depot.
HARiNG-On wednesday morning December 8. 1882,
Mary witow Of The ate John , Harins.
NOuCt OF Iuncial ucltaltet.
JAUDON-on December 8 at West Ho5oken V. J.. Emmis
Comfort, wife " Charles JandOn.
invited attend the funeral
her brother, BeaiarIln Pail
sldeaye. West HObOkeh. " j. Saturday, December D.
al lu:3u
RATHBUN-On Tuesday. De ember D. Robert II. Rathbun,
o. south AmbOy. y. J.. aged AZ years and months
will be held the Church OF tho IEanstg
29h-st between 9Th and Madison by tho
Ir Il. y Post. Friday stb INST. at 10
Relatives ard friends respectfully invited 10 attead.
Please omit lowers.
soMEsTAt Moatelair NJ on r9ar'Say 2eSs@9sr7
SOmers. aged 3 and months.
Funeral services saturday arrival Of the
l24O tran from loot of Barclay or Christopher
TAYLOR-On Thursday December 7, 1882. FREDERICK
Hinchman, elder son Of Mary j. and the late George f.
Taylor.
Funera saturday, O. O'Clock p. from his
late residence, 203 West Batost. Brooklyn.
WARD-At her residence IN BissSilie. December 8,
1882 Mrs Mary Ward aged SO years, native " Creagh
Funeral will take place on December 8. at2p.m.
increment In Calvary Cemetery,
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TIE NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE.

PROVIDENCE, Dec. THE National Baseball
League to-day adopted amendment rendering liable
to expulsion any player under contract with League
CLUB who SHALL without the consent OF such club, agree
to the service OF another club after the expiration
OF the contract The schedule series was changed from
twelve to fourteen games. The playing rules were
amended TO the effect that the pitchers hand in deliver
ing the ball. must pass below the shoulder instead OF the
waist The rules were further amended by provision
for the appointment Of four League umpires at an
nu. salary OF 81 900 EACH ana rules for er govern
,ueut were adopted \. G.. Mills, John y. Day ana A. H.
sOden were appointed committee TO consider the al
Instability OF rec gnzng contracts with the Northwest
ern League and other such associations, To report Ia
March ne players whose names were on the Dack-
list-Houck, Pike, DOrgan Nolan, Gross, Fox, Dicker
son Crowley Brown ana Caskns-Were reInstated TO
full membership The next annual meeting Will De held
in Washington. Committees on schedule, uniforms and
printing we're appointed. and the s9adlug ball was
Al the evening session A. G.. Mills, OF Chicago was
elected president. NewYOrk and Philadelphia were ad
united in place Of Troy and Worcester and return 10
the old distinguishing cOOrs In the uniforms OF the older
clubs was agreed upon. Boston, Philadelphia Detroit
and Chicago VIII name the Board Of Directors.
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REPORTS FROM DIFFERENT POINTS.

MIDDLETOwN, Conn, Dec. THE two in
ternaI contacts Of VEINS with the sun were observed
Yesterday by Professor Van Week, OF Washington Uni
yersity with l2-inch telescope, follows; Second
contact hours L. minutes aud p seconds third con-
tact , hours 80 minutes and p seconds, washington
time. The first and fourth contacts were hluIeu oy
clouds.
MINNEAPOLIs, MIMI, Dec. THE transit OF Venus
was partially observed at the Carlton College OOserya
tory al Northaed thick cloud obscured tne sun until
IL oc ock The third contact was fairly witnessed 0ut
the final contact rendered uncertain by passing
clouds. The phenomenon as Witnessed through Ihe
great telescope OF the college was very line.
DENVER Col, Dec. 7.--Protes1Ors Shaw aud Howe, OF
,b nenvor Uaiyersty observed Venus at her egress.
All the morning the sky unbroken in its leaden
color al though had been sun Later the denser
couas passed away but the Images OF the sun ana tue
planet were still unsatisfactory.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 7.-COIonel Perrier, chief OF the
French party Augustine Fla telesraphs PROBES
sor Hgard OF the Coast and Geodetc Survey as fol
lows Gear weather. TOOu S1N OO--4''o,S 'N''
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THE FIRE RECORD.
THELOSSES IN ST. PAUL.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. 7.-Messrs. Nichols
Dean are the heaviest loseIs by the fire which oc
Cured here Yesterday morning, $4,000 being rough
stimate Of their loss They carried an insurance Of
s61 900 on their stock distributed follows: Lanca-
shire OF England, So 900 Commercial Unlon, OF Eng
land, $1,000; German American. OF New-forK,
80 900; American Central Of ST. Louis, $500 West
chester OF New-York - 900; Glrard, Of PHILADELPHIA
- 500: Traders, OF Chicago, $4,000; Boston Under
writers Of Boston, 5000; PLenix OF LONDON,
10000; MerOpole, Of Paris. $500 and the e. fauI
ire AM Marine Insurance Company, $1,000 Messrs-
Maxned SeaDurys lOss lie light, aud is covered by a.
insurance OF $500 IN the 80 Pau Fire ana Marine
Company aud the New Hampshire or Manchester N IL
The minneapolis and 81. Louis Railroad lcket once,
which occupied the corner the ground moor WI" loS
htte almost everything having Dccn saIey ieuiOTe
They have au insurance OF 5000 III the 81 Iau1 rlS
and Marine Insurance Company The building GesIoyca
had hrru recently purchased by Charles LOckhart OF
I.tisbrg and was valued OF SO 600 ana Insured Ol
$1,000 OF which the St. Paul FIRE ana Marine H@'
- OyO and the City OF London Company S2,OOO'
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AGooD DAWN MEXICO AND PANAMA.

CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. 7.-Yesterday cloudy
oeatber prevented satisfactory observations Of the
transit OF Venus IN Chapultepec Several gmpses were
obtained and thirteen photographs were taken In
Goluca JalaDa and Zacatecas the weather was good
NJ Banquet de Ia Grye, Chief Of the French Scientific
Commission in Pueba teegraphs the French Minister
lar Ma party observed transit with entire success
IL thanks the Mexican Government fOrtho facilities AZ
forded 10 tine Com mission.
PASAMA Dec THE transit OF Venus was distinctly
seen here with the exception OF moment or two when
the SIMS face was clouded The spectacle was easily
tuovcd from the moment OF contact, shortly after
n m until a few minutes before p u. Inc day was
wonderfully bright and clear.
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REPORTS RECEIVED AT ALBANY.

ALBANY, Dec. THE lessee OF the Albany
quehanna Rensselaer, and Saratoga aud the
NewYork and Canada Railroads reports to the state
Engineer Tor the year ended September 80 as follows
The passenger earnings of the Albany and susGuehanna
Railroad Company $J59OlS OF ; total earnings
$2274,0l4 50 charges against earnings Sl1ss9s2 o.
The passenger earnings OF Rensselaer, and Saratoga
Railroad Company were S7s4,4S9 10; total earnings.
So1l4ll AZ charges against earnings - O42 go Il.
The passenger earnings OF the New-IOIK ana Canada
Railroad COMPANY were S23O,27j 2G total eartfi &C.
sos $50 So; charges against earnings SSOO,S59 ST.
The Ulster aud Delaware Railroad Company also re-
ports Tor the same period follows: Passenger re-
ceps $95 423 Sc total earnings, $500 7Jl 50 charges
against earnings $255, 693 20
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-08
GENERAL NOTES.

MOBILE, Ala, Dec AT a meeting of the
stockholders Of the Mobile and ONO Railroad Company
held IN this city yesterday, the following directors
elected: W. IL. Pratt, Noses Waring, Henry Hall. Cor
ueius H. Clark, Adrian Isen, jr, Jacob Hays, August
belmont IT.. W. IL. Hays, James IL. Fay. J. p Me
Mlhou, L. l., Russell, A L. RlVes and William Butler
duncan,
OTTAWA, Dec. Nv. II. Sherwood. OF Boston; W. A.
strong h +. McCaary aud J. c. Macpherson, OF Chi
earn and n 5 Alexander OF st. Paul. here on rail-
way business
BUFFALO Dec IA Fell one Of the Blue Line agents
and we-kuown IN railroad circles has been appointed
General Freight Agent Of tine Dellware, Lack
aWaDna and Western Railroad. HIS headquarters WILL
la rs Y
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BOOKS BRINGING GOOD PRICES

The sale at George A. Leayitt g. Co.'S auc-
ton rooms Clinton Hail. of books, etchings and en-
Cravings. was continued last evening. Pousseieps
India and lts Native Princes" quartO volume Illus
trated with BIT wood en- cravings finely executed upon
heavy paper, was sold for Sl4. Editces OF Ancient
Rome" an Italian book In six volumes, by L. Gamma,
containing 312 ensraynEs copper Of the artistic and
architectural remains Of Rome brought P26 so vol
ume. For the Luxembourg Gallery folio volume
Illustrated with fOrty-Onc large phOtOgayures by the
Goup process and hity yigustes, and containing crit
c,ts by Daudet I. Gauicr. George sand and others,
81 was paid Antiquities OF Hercuaneum,' Oh
Italian book in nine folio volumes containing elgn por-
traits and GOO enGravngs, brought Sl3 volume
Paris Ia It's spendOr" in three folio volumes bound in
morocco and containing many hundred large plates,
was sold for SIG u volume.
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GEyERAL POLITICS.
DIsTRICT-MEETINGs.

REPUBLICAN DISGRICT-MEETINGS.
Charles f. Bruder presided at the regular
meeting at the Boulevard and sixtyseventh St. last
night OF the Twenty second Ward Republican A7soo%
ton of the XIXth Assembly District. The secretary
read co,uuun from the Republican Associations
OF the XXlst and Win Assembly Districts requesting
cooperation IN their movement TO modify the peuse o.
parry support required of members. Ihe coinhunIca
three appointed 10 meet on next saturday n&I 10
name ticket 20 be voted for at the primary eitoton
Which viii Ice he'd next next TUESDAY evening"
The ZIG Assembly .s;ct AssO ciati0u met III 'rcl-
con Hail. No pa last Ihrleentb-st resolution was
adopted requesting the Central Committee 10 Iccoui-
mend the mobilization Of the menbcIsuip Piedge Inc
modification favored Il the recommended Dy the
NIllL DLst.lcl Association.
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,,n crrvrrAyD PREMATURELY NOMINATED |
AaiH VIZ El,1n The Baltimore tDer1D

Tho talk abont nominating Mr.. Cleveland as
.he Demoerac candidate for the Presidency IN 1854 Is
Mt only nremature but shows lack OF comprehension
ss M what caused Mr. Cleveland 10 wiz ts year anu
hat rust he depended enable "a Democratic can
ddate or the Presidency secure an eltcuOh IN 1854
M Cevelaud as Mayor OF the City OF Buffalo, showed
himself 10 be faithful and honest administrator az
,n1e WHOM Duhic attention so much attracted 10
such subjects that his reputation was extended over
Great nortion OF he On this account inc DEMO
crate OF NewYurk wisely deemed hun strong odnul,
6ats for y, vernon and nominated him AS Governor OF
fbat state Mr. Cleveland has now the wide neId Wlcn
gives him opportunity to win reputation thrOunou
the TYnion and II ne improves IT, as we trust ne Will ne
will un0uesonably be amongst the several no lu
m the conditions requisite 10 the success or Demo
cratic candidate But lac will not he tue only one nor
can he in the year aud half that will eapse between
his inauguration aud the assembling OF the next Demo
cratic National Convention toy any possibility secure so
deem aud widespread confidence Ongst thinking men
as q few Democrats have already won by their longer
public career on broader stage, IN view OF the Whoie
country There thing then IL Mr. CeVelauds enOr
nous majority give nm any claim upon the Demo
cratic nomination for the Presidency, much less sort
OF prescriptive right to H. hut lie cam una We DeeNe
will by the faithful and fearless performance OF his u
ties as Governor OF NewYO rk do much towards making
himself OF those from among whom wisdom aI1 pru-
dence will dictate that the choice shall be made but ne
viii only be one after all among several a1d tAe dele
from all the States not those i New OIh Sue'
~ de which shall be selected
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CREOSOTE WORKS IN PLYMOUTH on FIRE
PLYMOUTH, Dec. THE Harvey Coxide Greco
sote Works are Oh fire. The conaagration Is an
immense one.
IN YARlOTS PLACES

BELLOWS FALLS, VT, Dec. IA fire occurred
in me hnishingroom o.; the Fal Mountain Paper Co.'S
Mil No / ths morning causing loss OF 5000; IN
sured. The fire caused BY tue breaking OI Aero'
seue lamp by workman
MoSTGONERY, Ala, Dec. IA dispatch from Ever
green announces the destruction by fire Of the Court
House of COnecuh County All the county records were
desrOyed Tie loss l. - 900; insurance, S2,OJO Inc
lire Is supposed work of incendlAry'
DENVER Col, Dec THE Texas House, the largest
gambling establishment In the West, burned yesseI-
day The entirely destroyed, together VIII
large amount OF hne furniture.
ATLANTA Co. Dec THE Piedmont House at spar
tanburg Co was destroyed b. lire to-day, The loSs q
covered By 1900 insurance.
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OBSERVATIONS IN DISTANT PLACES

LONDON, Dec. 7.-Dispatches from MelD ourn
state that the transit OF venus was sue
cessiully observed there yesterday. Imrty-three
photographs obtained. The American oD-
server,in New-Zealand were successful The weather
was good in Tasmania and New South Wales
Scientific men who had made preparations TO take
observations in Queensland aud sydney were IN
successful. dispatch from Cape Town says that
nerfectly satisfactory observations were obtained
by the members OF he American party.
In POtsdam the transit was sue
cessfully Observed and good photographs were OBJ
tanned. n, c..3o.-
The Directing Astronomer of the Royal Society
at the oxford Observatory has received tele9Iah
from Jamaica stating that all TOUR coh'acts VI 'Ho
planet Venus were observed there.
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HIRRFED.

the residence Of the bride, by ths
Rev. william Morgan ID d., Rector o. 81 Ih9mas
Church James Stranahan Burke OF Brooklyn: y: T. 70
Mamie S. daughter Of the late Calhoun or this city
LILLIBRIDG Ell EGEMAN-on Tuesday. December 3
1892 residence OF the brides parents By the ey
William Ormiston, ID. ID willard ~ Llhbri1ge OF Detroit
Mich. to Katherine, daughter OF Joseph Hegeman OF
New.YOrk City.
SEE sTOUT-On "Wednesday Deeember Q. 1882 at the
residence brides by Rev. John L. go
ID ID assisted BY the Rev. Paul u Van Clcef u. D., VIM
q. p See 20 Jennie e., daughter Of VIM ~ stout Both
OF Jersey city. " j.
WARD DAvEY-Tn 81. Matthews Church, Jerscy City.
December D. 1882 by Dr. Abercronbe Chades ID.
Ward and Ada Davis Davey, daughter OF Henry l.. Davis
Of Y
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Uo TARIFF FOR REVENUE ONLY.
~ -, ~ CINCINNATI Gdzette lRep.l

rL +,,iff- r-revenue-Only re1OflnSTs cue
INC tartf rs model yet in their attempts at de-
me ,hv propose TO make free those articles rom
tails t9e iIects her chief duties In 1879 she col
Greas % imports e2O 446 994 of which from to oacco
NE got 2s55eesl tea coffee eeceogy ana GoS sn6
80 oslt Mate playing cards and some warehouse
I hs 4 2Ot This is her tariff for revenue Only.
onrce Il internal taxes. From these she got
lci o1ne az follows From excise on malt ana Spirits
~. .S- ~ o31: stamps deeds, wills etc, alOoZi'ozl
- md income taxes. al $40 l43; total terla! rev
a go $50 $50; gross internal revenue, to9o '45ov
Now when this class of reormers have thrown on a.
r. ,.ernal revenue and dare not lay duty on yea anu
Sn how are thew going to have anything Ike the
psh tariff and how ANY sort Of tamil for revenue
We
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RAILWAY SHOPS BURNED.

KINGsLAND, n. j., Dec. Fire broke out
early this morning in the machine shop OF the Delaware
I,ckawana and Western Railroad Company at this
pace. The building which was one-story DrioA'
sOx26O feet totally destroyed vita most OF It's con
tents The Ore fnated the Office at one end OF the
shop There was neither fire light IN the building
al the time Word was telegrlphed TO HO0oken anu
three engines OF fire department OF that city were
the sceue thirty minutes. About my workmch VIZ.
be temporarily thrown out Of employment Inc lo's -
csuat,d at $4,000 fully covered Dy insurance, the
company having floating policy on all thelr properly
rney will rebuild at once.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-08
TIE COLORADO POOL.

DENVER, Col, Dec. Lowing to the late
arrival Of the Burlington bearing General Manager
Potter and other officials Of the Chicago, Burlington
and quincy Railroad the meeting ofthe managers 81 the
Colorado pool was convened until yesterday AFTER
noon The meeting was called primarily for the purpose
of r.ttyp certain agreements heretofore entered into
M To The method conducting the pool business Inc
question OF commercial and theaTlcaI rates was 40"
Also Olscuese aud decided Of The eOnt!nu
auce OF the present arrangtncns Certain uncldssned
eghts classified, aTter which the meeting HI
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GROUND BROKEN FOR A NEW ROAD.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. IA dispatch from
san Diego srys that ground broken. for the Baja
California and Railroad to-day IL the Pa Juana
Valley the Mexican side OF the iinc. The contract
the first section of twenty miles has been let and
grading Will be pushed rapidly. The road will run
through Lower California, Ossing the Colorado
River its mouth theLce through Sonora Gala
baZas IA Arizona Ii under that capital for
the construction " The road hds been raised in England
and that enterprise Is IN The hands OF large holders
of AtculsOn Topeka ana santa te STOCK.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-08
RESULT OF oUTRAGES IN IRELAND

DUBLIN, Dec. THE trial of Patrick HiG-
gins. Thomas Higgins and Michael Flynn, charged with
the murder of the two Huddys, begun to-day. The
courtroom was crowded. 1t is reported that 1t viii de-
pend upon the results Of this trial whether the murder
ers OF Detective Cox will be tried BY jury by com
mission OF three judges.
The Duke OF Cambridge COmmander-in-Ch ief OF the
Army has granted gOCdconduct medal and gratuity
OF rs to Danyers the soldier who rendered assistance 10
tie police when Detective Cox murdered. Inc sen-
eral opinion Is that the reward Is inadequate.
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THE HAMMER REPUBLICAN STATE.
FroB, The Boston TTdreiteT.

Minnesota claims the highest seat III ol.o
,.riIIc9Y svnacorue She is the banner state cast
iSr Republican majority OF nearly 1000 ana taxing
care OF little local affairs when cost is
5s u;uuesoq Trbte about 1000 votes besides III MS
Trst rank among Republican States Is held 10 ma! e
earned for Minnesota the right 10 nave soheihS 70
Prevent her from being heard" Minnesota l. young ana
reen That which entities State 10 be heard III nam
ecandifes is NOT an overwhelming majority, bat the
absence of majority Any Republican can carry MIN
nesota in lssl Consequently, what Il the use OF seCt
a. H. candidate from among her fayOTe sonsf Ihat
A. The yay politicians look at the matter Mlhhe3o1a
will know more few years hence and when She uesles
10 give boom 10 her favorite son. the ktpuDucaus
their viii first run the majority down TO nothing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-08

Rich. No. 252 East Fiftythird-st.. last evening and
learned that the family placed considerable conf
dence in the theory of Superintendent Wallrng. IL
was also ascertained that brother of Mr.. Rich a
but returned of his own accord after
few days absence. medical examina-
ton made by DR.. Jacob, OF this
Rich was in a precarious condition. The physician
advised him to remain very quiet and avoid all ex-
element. 1t supposed thar his visit 10 the parents
OF J. III. Mooney. who were dangerously Ill ut the
time excited him to such an extent as to unbalance
bia ind
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nly mysterious private bus

~. .,a .mnt have suddenly mysterious private pus-
3ness In Washington.
An the Civil Service Reform associations
x.sachusetts have united in league and the exec
vs committee of this league have sent circular e.er
- the members of Congress from the state reques'Ns
,ssm 70 use all their influence at Washington 10 pass
~, ,orn.nr the Civil Service IN their circular the
,.,,,Ae sav that they believe that the members OIL
,rreress from Massachusetts without exception nave
Condemned the levying of political assessments
sh,s system makes possible They then continue
a. the present statute Government officers are c io
oe, @ +a request or receive the contribution when ION
sS,aen have recently been employed IN con-. . sI
he object of the law cannot be fully secnrea hers
Ia extends the same prohibition TO Its own men LII
Ebat General Curtis is punished for iecoi'inS' nj
,en must not be free 20 exact"
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FOUND DRUNK AND BEyUNBED WITH COLD

A respectfully dressed man of forty-five years
OF age VINO gave his b. A. Jameson, and his
residence as Baltimore Nd, found late last night IN
a drunken condition at Front and Futon-Sts. On his
person were a gold watch and CHAIN and $50 in bills.
lie carried cane bearing following inscription:
Presented u b. A Jameson, Proprietor Baltimore
Granite Works, by his Employee" Mr.. Jameson was
nearly enumbed with cold wnen arrested
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4 NEGRO MURDERER KILLED.

CHARLOTTE, n. c., Dec. 7.-Joseph Ross,
the negro who murdered I. n. Mcdowell at Camden On
last Thanksgiving Day, was killed on Wednesday night
at Iyey's MILL on the Catawba River, IN Lancaster
County g. c., by ferryman Alonzo Hunter Ross was
fleeing from party in pursuit OF him. who were close
bbind He asked the ferryman to take him across the
-. r1rr,er recognized Ross and tried TO arrest him
D. ressted and Hunter shot him Before dying the
negro confessed TO having murdered Mcdowell ana
f 70 having mu rdered Robert Hennegan, III decklen
Srrr County, In this State, two years ago.
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CONSOLIDATION OF TWO ROADS.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. IA dispatc from
Easton Penn. to-day says: 1t is rumored here tIls
morning that the Pennsylvania, Ssatnston ana new
England Railroad and the Bangor and Portland Rail
road have been consolidated 10 connect at Portland this
county The rolling stock of tue former road was
transferred the Bangor yesterday, ana iVr the pres
This will give Bangor and Portland road one OF the
best connections for Lehgh coal In the state Inc con
soudatlou has stopped the Lenlgh and Lackawanna
road from building branch to Bangor is ley expected
to tracks OF the first mentioned roao IN opening
up the vast coal interests OF that section.