, 1882-01-13

The snow j, from three TO eight lnqhes
deep at Toronto
Ex-Congrc,,nun T.. JOY Morris di4d at
Pblladulphla ON tine 3lst ult.
Two thousand Jewish immigrants left
New York on the 18th tdr the west.
England threatens a more vigorous ad.
minisuatiou Of affairs in Ireland here
after.
Fitzgerald won the six days walking
match in New York, making 5S2 miles
and - yards, thus beating tie best
record.
Sir Henry Ernest Bulwcr, governor
snd commAulcr-in.chief of the Wlndward
Islands, is appointed governor of Natal.
Jane Gordon Bennett started for St.
Petersburg to confer with the Russian
government as to the feasibility of start.
ing another polar expedition.
Vera Sassultch and Pierre Lavroff
have written the editor of the Justice
asking assistance for distressed nlhllists.
The editor announces he will receive
contributions.
Daniel Cast, convict, was aSSass mated
at Sing Sing prison by Angelo Cordetta,
a fellow prisoner. There was no quar-
rel, and not a word was spoken by either;
cause of murder unknown.
Gen. Burbridge declines to be inter-
viewed regarding the published account
of quarrel between him and Congress.
man Blackburn, saying that the matter
will all be brought out later.
A Vienna dispatch says the outrages
in Warsaw Sunday last was prearranged.
The alarm Of firm wa raised simultane-
ously in four churches. A majority of
the persons arrested have been released
A Post dispatch special from Kansas
City, says: Joe Smith, alias John Burns,
a noted burglar and desperate, was shot
and killed by Police Officer Lowell on
the 3lst ult., while prowling around
some residences at st. Louis.
The testimony for defense in the Vance
case at Meridian, Miss, on the 3lst ult.,
tends to show that the negroes supposed
it was an armed body of men and not a
legal posse that attacked their house, and
they had no arms to speak of,
The stage manager of the Chestnut
Street Theater, Philadelphia, on the 3lst
ult., called the company together after
the performance and announced that the
season was closed and the theater would
not be reopened under the present man
agement.
The last official act of Mayor Prince,
of Boston, was to veto an ordinance Civ
ing private corporation the exclusive
right to place telegraph and telephone
wires under forty.nine principal streets,
but the aldermen passed the measure
over the veto.
The statement that Bismarck intended
to propose a congress of powers to dis
cuss the question of the Popes position
is denied. A proposal to re-establish the
Popes responsibility has been simply
suggested semi-oficially. No reply is
yet received.
The total expenses of the Guiteau trial
are estimated at 100000 to $500 900.
Porter and Davdge will probably get
S25, 900 each, and the stenographer Sl0,-
900 to $l5 ,000 and there will be about
200 witnesses and % experts. Witness
fees and mileage are estimated at $50, 900
to $50, 900.
The meeting OF the anti.monopoly
league at Albany on the 3lst was very
slimly attended. Henry j. Kearney was
chairman. A letter was read from John
Kelly, sustaining the object of the league.
Samuel +. Carey, of Cincinnati, made
addresses.
The alleged union of the Jersey and
Clayton interests in Arkansas is not
known to be authentic. Democrats will
support Garland for the senate. Repub-
licans are organizing excellently, and
strong atforts will be made by republi-
cans to MahOnize the state, with more
chances than ever OF success.
The Posts Washington correspondent
says: The Iowa delegation are working
as hard as possible for the nomination
of ex.Land Commissioners Williamson q for
secretary OF the interior. Persons who
have seen the president since he has been
in New York are inclined to believe Sar-
gent will be nominated. Boutwells
friends say the president rendered the
navy portfolio to him and he declined it,
preferrlng his present ONCE.
The Star this evening makes the fol-
lowing editorial remarks, which are of
interest as showing the drift of eastern
public sentiment on the question of ad-
mitting various territories as states: just
at present all the states and territories OF
the union are increasing in population
and wealth. with the single exception OF
Nevada. Even Alaska is making some
progress. while Nevada is at standstill
and her condition and prospects indicate
retrogression rather than progression.
Counting Chinese and Indians the census
of last year could only make out a popu.
lation of G2 .265. The silver mines, which
attracted nearly all the population, white
and Chinese, are played out. They have
been worked at an annual loss for several
years. The soil is sterile, unproductiye
and unavoidable. but Nevada has been