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FOREIGN NOTES.

LONDoS Friday Dec 2l, 1892.
Arrangements for holding an international exhibition
in Calcutta. 1888 have been concluded.
Two warehouses and vessel was destroyed by fire
at Exeter Sky thousand gallons Of Oil cJnsum 3D.
The Paris states that VI. Feraud, French Consul
General at Trpo has been appon I'd Consul TO Carc
Oftha twelve students who die in Lei lsie during the
last session or the University killed IN duel
and six committed suicide.
At the Om Assizes to-day nine of the rioters OF Mont
Mines were sentenced Imprisonment Tor terms
VARYING from one year ye years with recOmmenda-
tons to mercy. Fourteen o hers were acquitted
dispatch from Pctcrmar,izourg saws that the first
part OF the military force which is to rcinsae Cetewayo
on his throne has stated Tor Zululdnd II consists Of
mounted infantry
In the Italian Chamber Of Deputies today, the Paria
ment Oath bill in reduced by the Government was
adopted by q yOts of 222 To 40.
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IN VARIOUS PLACES.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 22.-The following is re-
viseu list OF the by last nights hre mere; W. IL
Haeerty & Sons, $4,000; Ey, Walker Il Co, $4,000;
Mrs. Barrett's building, $4,000; Frank Il Frank
- 800; Mayer Co., Sl,5oO: total fl44,OOO Inc ell
ire ss il covered oy Insurance. with exception OF
$4,000 Hag,rt stOcA.
BROWNSVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 22. The Brownsville Cot
ton Factory was destroyed by re at O'Clock this morn-
ing Loss $4,000; insurance 100000 over 100 EN-
ployes are thrown out OF work The factory likely
10 be reuilt. Ii has not been prosperous Institution
CAMDEN. y. j., Dec. 22.-Otto Il Layers brewery was
burned tins morning The loss on the stock and
machinery is Slj, 900, and the insurance $4,000 The
nuildInC OwneI by George Piefer, was valued at
81 % ahd insured Tor $1,000.
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ACKLEN DECIDES TO CONTEST.

TkLEGKAPH IKIbINh.I
WASHINGTON, Doe 22.-Noticeof contest has been
served by Mr.. Ac9len upon Senator Kellogg tor the
seat in the next Congress to which the latter was
elected in November. Mr.. Acklen admits that SEN
ator Kellogg received a plurality of 1859 votes
over him. bnt says that he shall prove that 1t
was "obtaned by bribery and corruption.
which you effected with fund raised
by political assessments and otherwise and by
means contrary to both law and good morals" The
collection of political assessments the cxacion OF
contribution or $500 from railroad corporations
having measures Of importance pending before the
Railroad COMMITTED of The Senate, Ut which SsnalOr
Kellogg IS chairman, winch sum aggregatng
$50 900 Mr.. Acklen ;leges Stnator Kellogg u'ed in
the election 10 cOrrdpt voters are the principal
charges embodied III the notlce.
MIR. Acklen promises to prOduce checks letters,
tclegTams and notes OF hand IN support of his ale-
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GENEnAL PORElGN Ne WS.
,1rsrRIA AND RUSSIA.


BERLIN. Dec 22.-fhe sem-otiicial North Gcrmd"
Gazette comments upon certain utterances OF the
Vienna press showing the existence OF belief III
some quarters that recent articles in tue Cologne
Gazette on the military equilibrium may nave been
;ptende,i as awarning by Prince Bismarck 70 GER
tain ant;-German clements III Austria III says that
no,hlpg is known in Government circles wmch
could support such an interpretation run cohn-
denee i, felt bo in the present and 1uIurepolcy OK
Austria. The relations OF Germany Win Austna,
as well as with Russia rest upon the ms'oricai ana
political positions OF the three empires ana tue per,
lo,,I f.e,ng of the monarchs cannot be disturbed
H., ususn,nrr discussions The Chancellor is and
has been for the last thirty years the strongest ad
-. -, tho vholo of Germany for not only
no."' oo'',.c bnt friendly relations with Russia.
VIESSA Dec. 22alhe frtmasnOSa ana dne ~.
V,r.s of Inc herlin North German Gazette on the
reiaTIons between GERMANY. Austria aud Russia.
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MEMBERS ABSENT FROM THE HOUSE.
LAY TeLEGnArH TO TnE TRIBUNE. ]

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22-rhe House spent good
share Of the day i'll interesting efforts TO obtain
quorum. 1t was found necessary to withdraw a
resolution for recess from tomorrow until We'd
nssday because q quorum coull not be mastered,
but the motion was Subsequently carried after
quorum had appeared aad solemaly decided that
after the holidays tho House shall meet an hour
earlier in the day than 1t has been i'll the habit Of
doine As the Gay waned did tho attendance,
and when the point of "nO quorum was made by
a Texas Representative this afternoon 1t put stop
to fGrther legislation to-day, as only l29 votes
could he mustered.
Nobody has tho harlih0Ol TO predict that the
House will do anything in tho next ten or twelve
DAYS except by unanimous consent.
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ACCIDENTS RAILF4Y TRAINS.
NEW WORKERS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CARS THROWN
FROM THE RAILS.


FROM THE RAILS.
BRIDGEPoRT, Conn, Dec. 22.-The passenger
train from New EOIk on the New YORK
and New = Haven Railroad, due here at 9;29
a. m. to-day, came into collision with
switch engine and two at the soutave crossing
here The smoking and first passenger coach on the
I'D tram thrown over at an angle OF foryhVe de-
grees and the passengers were badly aktn up New
nan L,sky of No SO Eldriugest., York passen-
g-r the smoking car, was thFnw1 agast tue s'oEe
and badly injured in the SO uacn, but IL IL though not
fatally several otner passengers were slightly
scratcned. Tue switch was set Tor the NtWhOtk tdh
track OF the Housatouc railway runs from the yard
of ht Nau-atuck Railway and one rall OF Is on the
bed the New Haven road. Wnen the track Is oeihg
used it is practice TO send men out 10 signal the
NS%TOrE % oo t and Ts as dcsaen onHsd Ts
engineer of the passenger train reversed ni engine but
moi IN lime avoid the collision. BOth engines we're
badly damaged as were also ine two passengsr ears,
TWO freight cars smashed and bOth tracks were
blocked for several hOufs.
EAsToy, Penn, Dec. 22.-The ballasttran on the
New YORK. susquehanna and Western Railroad sep
arated wnie ascending grade at Columbia. y. j., as
evening The part back and came into collision
with freght-train. The locomotive was thrown down
an embankment and the engineer dangerously nurt
Twelve men in the cAboose the baasttrain
narrow escape, the csOooSe with eight CARE Deing
completely wrecked
GRERNFIELD, MIss Dee %. "A smssh-up on the Coo
necticut River Railroad, between South Vernon and
Bratteboro, this morning, delayed tne owl train five
hours thrown from the Tals, Dut no one
was injured.
BrAproRD Penn. Dec. 22.-Trlin No. 80, on the Brad
ford braucn OF the New-York Lake Erie and Western
Railroad ran the track the reslle. the River
Fridge about mile south OF CIrrollton tnis morning
Two passenger and caboOse went over the
treste falling about eight feet and being badly smashed
The engine and baggage car passed over safely.
sringer on the tese raised from its place and ran
through front passenger coach mostly occupied 0y
ladies, fortunately passing down the aisle ana doing ~
tic damage. Conductor John Barnes ana Ihomas % shee
the cars went the treste The latter had three
fbefsv- iG1 utu
will recover Conductor Barnes struck In the sn-
donen aud is suffering greatly. but II IL OeneVru nS 10
moi fatally injured. Many OF the passengers were oauy
brmsed The oausa of the accident Is unknown put II ~
TO the trucks ght leaving the Track
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TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.
RANK EXAMINER NEEDHAMs RE

BANK EXAMINER NEEDHAMS REPLY .
Boston, Dec. 22.-Bank Examiner Needham puuv.
reply TO the statements made yesterday ~ o
meeting the Of the Pacific National BANK re-
fecng upon himself lie denies the charges affecting MN
self and places the responsibility Of the failure on 'ho
directors
THE sTovEMAKERs NOT on STRIKE
Troy, Dec. 22.-thrre l. no trdth in the IepoIii
OF q strke Of 1000 stoyemakeTs in ths city na
fonndres closing for the annual holiday vacations a
Tor Teairs ana the OF t1ey may
nnIc-s the moulders Wall agree 10
lion Of their wages
FUNERAL OF HENRY JAMES, SIR
BosTON. Dec. 21.--The funeral OF Hrnry JANE -
Ar tool place today at his residence IN Mount VerIon
There public services Among those present snJ
Dr Oliver Wendell Holmes, the Rev. o. b. frothihEnN" "
Mrs Jnna Ward Howe =,
THE METHODIST CONVENTION IN CANDIES y. %
CAMDEN N. j.. Dec. 2l.-The conv nilon Oi Caln-
den District Mshodist Episcopal Churches resumed ts
sons to-day, ths Rev J. IL Graw presiding In e aaps
lie Rey T. b askil and the ev. j. A Dkes te4a
In the addresses were made by ne ~. .Sary
WiSht Aud the Hsv d. Hanea In the evening uns""''
sGdresses were made by the Hey j. t. Adams ana
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REASONS FOR HENRY'S REMOVAL.
INSTANCES OF VERY CARELESS MANAGEMENT c
HIS OFFICE.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBUxEI

HIS OFFICE
BY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.l
WASHINGTON, Dec 22.-1he recent confirmation
of Clayton McMichael Marshal of the District OF
Columbia showed that the reasons for Marshal
Henry's remoya transmitted by the President in
response to the request of the Senate Judiciary Com
.p,tee were considered sufficient 1t appears that
these reasons stated in the papers which have been
withheld from publication include many matters
besides those stated in the AttOrneyGeneraPs letter
10 the President on the Marshal's attitude in the
Star Route cases. and the general admiDistra-
ton of his Office In that letter the only statement
bearing upon other matters was the Attorncy-G
erals phrase that Captain Henry was 4" an insult
able person for the place.
When the Marshal asked the President for
hearing after the removal his letter referred 10
the ATTORNEY Ct General, who called upon District
Attorney Corkhill for statement OF the facts re-
garding the escape of Captain Howgate. Colonel
Corkhlll replied IN letter crltclsng Henry sharp
ly He recited the facts Of hOwgate's escape; that
the court granted him permission to go TO his home
under suitable guard y; that Senior Deputy
Marshal Williams took Howgste from the jail TO
the neighborhood Of the Court House; that Deputy
Marshal Tall took him from there TO bis house and
turned him over to Deputy Marshal Doing, from
whom he escaped.
1t is also reported that Deputy Marshal Stahl de-
serted his post in charge ofa Circuit Court jury one
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

WAsH1NGiON, FTUay DtV Io5-'
The Cabinet meeting to-day was attended 10y
all ihe members The session lasted about two hours
and was devoted the consideration OF foreign affairs
and the question of alto wing the usual halliday holiday
TO Government clerks Christmas week. NO action Was
t3Scn.
Tho Secretary OF War has granted the request OF inc
party OF French scientists who observed the raS' VI
Venus at Fort Brook Tampa, Fla, for permission 10
erect br s,s tablet at that fort in cOmmcmofatlOh OF
their
The President has approved the Joint resolution
authorizing the payment Of the salaries OF the emoycS
OF the two houses OF Congress to-day.
AT an informal meeting Of the House Committee OH
App-opriaons this morning il agreed TO take up
in Order the legislative, Navy and District Appropr
uuH bills IN January
The Ligb.-ho,se Board have been Informed that the
Office of their inspector IN nuffalo " y was damaged
by the fire IN that city yesterday and that the oca
records have jurcd.
For other Warrington Nscs SEE Sersnth rage
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EnBEzzLEuENT IN 4 GAS TRUST

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 22.-At a meeting of
the Gas Trust afternoon, William H. Smith one Of the
trustees stated that months he had asked the
Finance Committee to make investigation of the re-
ceps for tho past three years Since then he has
ceiyed additional Information which he thought called
for greater powers in the hands Of the Investigators and
tne advice of counsel md therefore offered resOlu
zion directing that tue Investigation include the Blk
years prior 1892. Mr. Smith said that an Organzed
system of embezzlrnrnt had prevailed for years,
and mentioned example the case OF one clerk whU
had stolen go 300 In four months system which III six
wears would pay cOnspirdtOrs about S3OOOOO Tho
resolution was referred TO the Finance Committee,
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OPPONENTS OF THE TARIFF PLANNING.
lRY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNg.l

WASHINGTON, Dec. OFT is said that David A.
" els was here last. night and that the leading
tariff for revenue only" men in the House met
HIM at dinner where pending legislation upon the
tarn and revenue was discussed. The agreement
was reached, it is said, that an attempt
should be made to postpone all legislation
upon the Internal Revenue question until he sub
iet of the ia ff was dspos ID OF. When ali that il
was 30 ,slble to do in reducing the tariff mad been
done the ques ion of reducing the internal revenue
was 10 be taken up Mr.. Carlisle says that ii Is
hIs opinion that reduction in the tobacco tax s
likely to take place tins session.
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young made demonstration In iroDt ol '"o
Austrian Embassy last night crying Long live Trieste
and "Dovn with Austria" The military were called
out and dispersed the crowd There have been demon
straons also st Milan Turin in protest against tHe
execution Of Overdank Several arrests were maue'
The Government has orders to the pTeiec
to suppress demonstrations.
In the Chamber OF Deputies Yesterday Slgnor boNlo
gave notice INTERPOLATION nqnring whether the
Italian Government had ipterDOfed with Ausla WIN
view TO obtaining Overdanks pardon. To-Day Slgnor
Depres president Of tue Council, stated tnat the GOV
ernmeDt declined to reply the interpeuatiOn as SR
BOviOs statements served as pretext TOT dsorueIs
which the Government was determined to su ppress
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PAY OF RETIRED ARMY OFFICERS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-rhere is much COM
ment IN army circles clause in the Army Appropna
ton blu which, if adopted, will materially reduce the
retired pay OF large number OF officers this clause
nrovides that hereafter all officers the retired list
shall be borne on the rolls of the Army and receive
nay ony as OF the rank they actually
held at the date OF their retirement.
Under the authority OF existing laws many officers
wounded while assigned to commans on tncir brevet
ranks nave been the pay OF the grades which
they thus temporarily ued at the time OF mourning
their disabilities The proposed law would reduce some
otlcers from the grade ana pay OF brigadie generals
aud colonies on tue retired list 10 those OF majors cap
taius OF leutenant5.
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night, leaving in his place one of the sweeps
Justice Macarthur demanded StahPs Dismissal ouS
recently, to the DistrictAttornevs sn'pIse a. aau
without the consent of Judge Macarthur Stan @ W 40
reappointed Deputy and assigned to duty In o"1 nn
October 81 Benjamin Bryan. prisoner was taapd pd
into the courtroom not handendHieu; edieo,rmept aT
in the confusion incident 10 ad)onfn'heg;S
he onietlv shpred away from the prisoners
dock. Colonel Corkhil saws that the Court, con on
CURED in the dissatisfaction he expressed VIA dded
thai tha Marshal . contented himself with the
maximum compensation allowed him by ytrol lama Snd
leaving to his snbordnates the active So1i hs a ac
cnsation anraTeuty ~, means that the Marshal was
content to let his deputies run his Office so long as
the fees amounted 10 sum suhcleht 70 si,o ", thn
SO 600 n year. This letter was iorwaiur'I W aT ca
President with a lie ter from the Attorney-uenel"i
severely rraignnG Henry.
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NOMINATIONS AND COMBINATIONS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The President sent
the following nominations TO the Senate today
Major Albert r. Marrow. 9th Cavalry, to be lieuten
ant-cuOnel 6th Cavalry; Captain L. w. Benteen' Itn
cavalry 10 te major 9th Cavalry First Lieutenant
es r. DE Rud o. TIN Cavalry, to be captain second
Ieuteuants H. t sIckel r and JoAn Pitcher, LIST Cav
airy 70 be first lieutenants
The Senate ia executive session to-day confirmed tue
following nOminatiOns
po.tma t.r.-Iomes Ruth, at Lansing, Iowa; 8. W.
McEIdery al Alton Iowa Thomas L. Hoffman, at FAR
Held Iowa II. X. Crensnsw, at harengo, Iowa Jnilns
Rope., at Ishpemng, Men; John Pckert, al SAINT
Charles, MINI; JACOB NJ. Bell, At Paris Iii Milnah
FIRTH at MobcrY, Me-. Luther II. Palmer. Al ST. Mhrys
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COyTESTING d MUNICIPAL ELECTION

New HAVEN, Conn, Dec 22.-The hearing
in tle cout4sed election case between Henry g. Lewis
and f. S. Andrews tor the Mayoralty began In tue su-
peror Court this morning before ChieJusee Park. MI
Lewis asks for recount OF voHs in The Iild Mal,l;
claiming that package or eghtyUno votes was Souue.
for Mr. Andrews twice, when gave him the elrcuO 9
majority ON the face of the returns being thryegn
Lewis also claimed that the Andrews baOts were Illegal,
hui withdrew that claim ut opening resting DIS cIs
on a wrong count. The Judge ordered recount Oh
the lid Ward ballots 1t resulted In giving ihJoFly
a q I.eXia
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SWITCHING IN PUGET SOUND.

PoRr TOWNSEND, w. T., Dec 22.-For a
long time an organized system OF smuggling nae Deeh
carried on by sloops boats between Victoria b. C'
and points along Puget Sound, which the Gus
tom House officials have unable TO detect gn
Wednesday night however, sloOp was seized AZ - -
Conner, W. T., on board OF which was found aIeo
quantity OF Chinese wine The OF the yessel was
arrested and tue sloop was brought here.
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PHASES OF TIE LAND RENT WAR.

Dublin. Dee. 22.-'rhe signs OF distress
among small farmers and abOrers are becoming more
visible in distIic!s. The Government - oeihg
pressed 10 esab ish relief works.
The Central News Agency London, says that the GOV
crnmcnt hJs ciGed to prosecute Mr. Bggar member
OF Parliament for Cayan for his recent speech a5 wafer
ford In which be denounced Eorl Spencer Lord ieuteh
ant Of Irelqn "s " q blood thirsty EHgiish peer.
The men P0t and HIrett. accused " the murder Oh
Thomas BROWNE farmer. mar 4.stie!alaN "a, hEc Sch
convicted the crime a.d sentenced to DC hauSeu ol
January 23 me PRISONERS protested their innocence
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CRIMES AND CASUALfIES-BY TELEGRAPH
srICInE RY HANGING

SUICIDE BY HANGING; >,
GuBERTvIILE. ~ u, Dec. -. n; 1oVsii si q
resident II this village, coDmltteu rui0uo ~ s'e ~
self yesterday morning 49, ..,,,,,r,,
AN ILLICIT DIsTlLLEhta., ia, pist So, - ~ l.ctor
i, on an illicit dsery last night IN Cum
bsrand County Te H. ana des'Ioyeu AoV s"'"' VI N'
and the still TwO arrests were made. -
cpIwINAIs SENTENCED 70 THE STATE PRISON.
~ S,s,nEIvIn "a na.a Dec. ~ The superior
. 1T s.nteuced Thomas Guess and John Arthur OF
@ ~, ia four years the state Prison for hursay
,nf,ed i'm the the Boston and Albany ltanload
d aye Arthur years additional FOL uoiinS irged
check. non
RosroS Dec 22.--Wiliam /. dlll, ~ Boston,
o,aratng under the nIn OF H. T. Williams Coz ana
op U,a.e of De1halD the Of sanderson C"
were before United states commission hae on ensss
v, nng the mails raudu ent purposes " dispose o.
ALLEGED worthless tmepeees rLey we're held f'r the seon
OF the Grand Jury.
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THE FIRE RECORD.
FLAMES IN BIRMINGHAM, CONN

BRIDGaPoRT, Conn, Dec. 22.-A fire oc-
CURED about 3 O'Clock TINS morning at Birmingham,
Conn., which destroyed +. Haock's hardware rorc ana
II. G. Bassett's paperbox factory overhead together
with two small IN the rear Ibe Oss On 'ho
main building Is $4,000; insured IN the haluo'u Ior
81 OOO German American $1,000 and Continental
~ ono T. bolock 6 CO. lose between $4,000 and
100000 ON their sock insurance $4,000 each III Jhe
Live pool and London and GOOe, GUARDIAN Assuldhro
n Ionoon InndOn Assurance and Norwich UulOl. Il.
g. Bassc,i loses machinery and STOCK $1,000; III
5000, including u 300 edch me fIIS Asao
cation OF Philadelphia, Williamsburg city ana London
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POLICEMAN CHARGED WITH BURGLARY

SAN FRANCIsCo, Dec. 22.-POlice Officer
Joseph Lanktree was arrested last night on two
charges burglary On the night previous eight bales
OF raw silk which were brought here the steamer
Besio from China w-re stolen from OF the OF
the Central Pacific Railroad Company. Lanktree was
suspected and property was round secreted. The
all IN Ia yalued at
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BONDHOLDEns COMPROMISING.

RAILWAY, n. j., Dec. 22.-MayOr High, City
Attorney Berry and Councilman James Meleck to-day
met the holders OF Railway bonds VINO live in Bucks
County. PENN at Nevtown, Penn. twenty-five bond
boders representing $4,000 present and signed
an agreement TO accept 35 per cent rs compromise
Tnus FAR bOndhOders representing 4l3OOO nave agreed
10 tue compromise
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CONGRESSIONAL TOPICS IN BRIEF.

WAsmNGTON, Dec. 22.-ln the Senate to-
day o resolution was passed providing that whenever
the internal revenue tax on Tobacco snuff and cigars
reduced or removed proportonae rebas Of the taxes
paid ON the stocks hand snal De allowed unless am
Die previous notice OF the reduction sna have been
given. 10 the House tAo Army Appropriation bill was
Considered in Committee OF the whole. Slight progress
was uad5 owing 10 the absence OF quorum.
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4 NEGRO MISCREANT LYNCHED.

AUGUSTA, Ga, Dec. 22.-A cOlored man at
tempted to assault wnte girl near Millen, Ga. She
was going through wood when the n'gro assaulted
her lie cut her twice the breast sue resisted.
ca loudly for help frightened the mscreant off
Snpse1uenty the negro ested, and lille on his
vav tn i1U the mob him from the officers and
lvuohPd
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RUSSIA AND THE VATICAN.

BERLIN, Dec. 22.-The Germanid states that
the basis Of the understanding between Russia ana te
Vatican ia as folows The re-estabshment of the Rus
sian embassy 40 the Vatican; amnesty to tho Polish
bishops; the reinstatement Of the Archbishop 9t war
bshops he appointed afters,n understand-
ing between Russia and the Vatican appointments 10
important lvags Russia To be submitted TO IN" Rus
sian Government; the states Of Russia to exeIcIse
certain right If supervision over scminares ara me
Jnietes to have liberty return to the Catholic Church
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TAXES PAID BY CORPORATIONS.

ALBANY, Dec 22.-The following companies
have paid their corporation tax: The Eighth Avenue
Railroad of New-York, $4,000; the Lake Champ'aIn
and Morah Railroad $1,000; the Ninth Avenue Rail
road S29S 90: the MahOplc Iron Ore Company, Of
New York Sl27; the Peoples Ferry company OF New
York S56 10 aud the Grand Street AID Newtown Rail
road Of Brooklyn, 1888.
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BOOKS FOR THE BLIND.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22,-A bill was reported
in the House to-day provide tor the importation INTO
the United States of duty Of books for use OF the
blind. 1t was accompanied hy report from the ways
and Means Committee who base the for recon-
mendug its pnssa ye upon fact that there Is only one
pace this country where these books are inade-s
LOuisville. Ky.-and the admission OF them Iree OF
duty would render them accessible to the unortu
nate persons for whose use they are made.