The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1883-01-20

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THE RUGBEIAN,|
AND DISTRICT REPORTER,
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Entered at the Post-otlice at Rugby, Tenn,
as sccond-class mail matter
Saturday, january 10Th, 1888.
HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS
THE death of Lot. M. Morril, occurred
q few days ago Mt Augusta, Me.
A LETTER of coincidence was recently
sent by the Russian Princess Dolgorouki on
the death of Gambetta.
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A SENSATION was caused Pesth the
other day by pamphlet predicting war be-
tween Russia and Austria.
THE authorities at Montreal insisted
lately upon taxing Jewish temple because
fair was held in the building.
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THE police or Cleveland, o., recently
completed census which showed the popu-
lation of that city to be 193,300.
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AT Woolwich, Eng, the statue of the
French Prince Imperial who was killed in
the Zulu war was few days ago unveiled
by the Prince Of Wales.
1T was reported the other day that
the earnings of the Chicago and Grand
Trunk Railroad for the past six months had
increased $4,000 over the same period last
year.
REPLYING to question, in the Ger
man Reichstag recently, General Won
Kanuke, Minister Of War, said the Gov
eminent had no cause either to increase or
improve its artillery.
THE MARITIME Exchange at New York
lately protested against the passage of a
pending bill in Congress to transfer the ad
ministration of the revenue cutter service 10
the Navy Department.
SIX THOUSAND signatures were at
tached to petition which was recently pre-
scented to the German Parliament asking
the passage of law to close all commercial
and industrial establishments on Sunday.
IT was said at Washington, D. c.,
the other day that the commercial treaty
with Mexico had been agreed upon by the
American and Mexican Commissioners and
would soon be submitted to the United
States Senate.
AT it's session in Washington, D. c.,
the National Tobacco Association few
days ago passed resolutions favoring taS
of eight cents per pound on tobacco and s;
per thousand on cigars, with rebate equa
to the reduction, to take effect May 1.
The work for the Garfield statute tt
be placed in the hall of the old house a
Washington, and for which the Ohio Legis
lature appropriated $4,000 last winter, wa
awarded to Henry Neehaus, of Cincinnati
The statue is to boa military figure full
size.
AT the Census Office in Washington
d. c., one hundred and five clerks wer,
discharged the other day; $50 clerks re
manned. 1t was said that if an appr0pria
tion was not made within thirty days thu
entire Office would be closed until the LIST o
June.
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The Board of Trustees of the Uni
versity of Lewsburg, Pa. Baptist Theo
logical Seminary, recently received from
William Bucknell, OF Philadelphia, checl
for 100000, including his own subscrip
ton of 100000, made on condition tina
$4,000 more would be secured.
A FEW days ago Professor Mitchell
Of the Coast Survey, before the Mississippi
River Commission at Washington, d. c..
pronounced himself as unqualifedly in favo
of the works in progress on the river. II
thought the entire work Of improving tn
river might be completed for $4O,0OO,OOO.
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AN association for the preservation G
Niagara Falls was formed in New Yor
City the other night, Howard Potter, pub
licist and banker, being chosen President
The bill for the purchase Of surroundin
lands, vetoed by Governor Cornell, was I
be introduced in the present Legislature.
AT London, Eng, the other day
was announced that the whole of the e., OF
Lady Florence Dixie had received for Ii
relief of small farmers and GOLFERS in II
West of Ireland was expended, and she d.
clined to raise another fund on the groun
that 1t was the business Of the Governmei
to relieve distress.
RECENT advices from Madrid, SPAR
stated that the new Spanish Ministers ha
been constituted as follows: Sagasta, Pr,
mier; General Martinez Campos, Minist,
of War; Guyon, Interior; Armijo, Forei2
Affairs; Giron, Justice; Cuesta, Fnanc
Admiral Arias, Marine; Arce, Colonies; ar
Gamazo, Public Works.
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SPEAKING at Birkenhead, Ireland, I'll
other night, Davitt referred to the distre
In the West Of Ireland. He said it was hl
initiating that Ireland should stand befo
the world time after time as a mendican
The people of Ireland had enough futj