New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-07
Aew'pork Daily Griana1e.
FOUNDED HORACE GREELEY
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 7, 1892
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoRFIGN-M Louis Blanc and Anthony TTollOpe
nre dead. - The rivers In Germany are again
rising - The observers at Greenwich were pre-
vented by bad weather from viewing the transit OF
Venus. - Stanford Court, the seat of Sir
Francis Wilmington, has been burned. - Mar
shall Serrano and Senior Sagasta engaged in political
debate in theSpanish Senate yesterday. - Nine
Albani it is said, is soon to sing in America. -
The Alhambra Theatre in London was burned early
this morning.
CoxGREss.-In the Senate yesterday the bill to es-
tablish uniform system of bankruptcy throughout
The United States came up, and remarks were made
By Messrs. ingalls,, Edmunds Garland and Hoar, the
bill finally going over unfinished BUSINESS the
report of the National Board of Health re-
ceIyed and referred; bill was introduced TO pro-
hibit the use of the Capitol for other than Its egt
mate purposes. - In the House a resolution
was adopted, authorizing the Committee on APP
preparations to embody in the Post Office Appro-
Irritation bill clause reducing letter postage to two
cents after extended debate bill was passed
funding to the State of Georgia the sum of $35 900.
expended by that State for the common defence in
1777; the minority report of the Committee on
Ways and Means, ON the Internal Revenue bill,
was presented.
DoMEsuC.--The transit of Venus excited univer-
sal interest among American scientific men, and
parts of the country. - The President sent in to
The Senate yesterday long list of nominations.
- The demurrer of the Government In the Hitz
case has been sustained. - Chairman Jewell
has called a meeting of the Republican National
Committee IN Washington, January IL. 80 The
boiler of the propeller Morning Star exploded yes
ferday while the boat was at Bellaire Plantation,
La. three persons wero killed outright. eight were
drowned and six were badly scalded. - Judge
Samuel I. Worcester, brother OF the lexicOg
fapher died Yesterday at Nashua, n. II. - In
the Congressional contests before the Ohio State
Canvassng Board, the Republicans have been sue
cessful. - The house of Colonel William Harris,
of Cleveland, was entered by burglars, who took
away property valued at $4,000. - Shawnee
college near Bedford, Ind. has been burned. -
Horace Hammell, the Camden defaulter, has been
pardoned. - McCrecry g. Bender, stock
yards firm of Chicago, have failed.
CRY AND SUBURBAN-The weather was fairly
good yesterday for observing the transit Of Venus
observations were made at Columbia College, the
university and the College of the City. - The
dinner Of the ST. Nicholas Society took place. -
The Cooper insanity was continued. - The
Western Union Executive Committee took
action In reference to the privacy
of dispatches. 60 The trial Of the Leverich will
case began before jury yesterday. - There was
an exciting session of the Senate Finance Committee
which is investigating the affairs of the Emigration
,CommissioD. - Gold value of the legaltender
silver dollar 412lo grains) S5.43 cents -
Stocks while In tho main strong and higher. were
errsic and feverish and closed at the highest
figures.
The WEATHER-TRIBUNE local!observations indi-
cate clear and fair weather, with lower temperatures
Temperature yesterday Highest, 5lo; lowest
$50 /; average 46ls0