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SPARKS FROM THE TELEGRAPH.

Two thousand stokcrs and sailors are on strike at
Marsellcs,
The Bulgarian Ministry have rendered their resgns
t0ns 10 Prince Alexander.
King Leopold Of Belgium IL sick and will not hold his
usual rece ption on New Year, Day,
The French Chamber of Deputies has rejected the
Government Credit bill for nifty million francs ~ col
onike Algeria.
Hanlan the oarsman. lately offered 81 900 TO any man
the Pacihc coast who would OutTOw hun. stevenson
accepted the challenge iiaAn now asks the latter To
Jane Sclenke aged years, OF Greenwich. Pa was
attacked by sayag. dog and manglcd in terrible
The flesh whs torn from both cheeks her forehead.
aud her throat The physician says hc canHot
A girl named Cahili about years old was Killed In
Birmingham Conn. Yesterday afternoon by runaway
horse The child PLAYING IN The street and the horse
stepping on its head. crushed II IN und killed the child
instantly
Thomas II. Wheeler, n paper stock dealer Of New
ing himself at his rssid.nce in West Haven with old
fashioned rifle the ball entering his heart. Business
difficulties, IL is believed WAS the cause.
Two masked men entered Grant SeOn store, At Mid
dlsmiss Ont, on FRIDAY nilht and demanded money
One Of them ttrnck Mr.. Sicos with an IRON weight
fed. Mr. Silcox died Yesterday morning.
Ten prominent clerpymen and physicians NJ Iancas
ter. Pa have been cIimuaiiy piot.cuitd by the cy
Board Of Health for failure To make their regular quar-
terry reports a. required by law One VI tie pyseiAns
10 accused OF concealing = small poI patient
The Governor has d,ngnated Judge Van NOrN ~ tn,
SUPERIOR COurt tn hold cuit Courts TOR January March
aud May, and Special Termsof hnneme rourifn ferna
Iy aud April IN this dstric and judge Van Bruni OF th'
Common Pleas TO hold Iircn Courts for February
| and May
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MIR. VILLdRD'S HEAL tn.
Forbidden by his Pkysicinns 10 Attend to
Rusines.-liis Lawyers liouses.

Mr.. Henry Willard, President OF the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company, has not boon at
his Office since week ago last Friday Occr-
sionally he has taken Wake in the neghbur
hood of his new house at Madison avenue and
Fiftieth street. He has been aud is still suffer-
ing from nervous prostration. caused hy over
work and anxiety. The discase manifested
itself in continued Insomnia and loss of appo-
tite and great DrostrGtion followed. At times
Mr.. Willard has been confined to his bed. but as
n rule he has risen every day Mt some time and
gone about his house. His doctors have told
him that ifhe hopes to got we'll hn must res ign
tho Presidency of the Northern Pacific. aud
must withdraw himself absolutely for the pres
ent from all business.
Mr.. Willard was bettcr YESTERDAY and took n
walk. lie receives friends at his house.
The instruments have been recorded by
which Mr.. Willard cOnvoys n house TO each of his
lawyers. Mr. ArteMas II. Holmes and Mr.. Ed.
ID. Adams. The houses arc part Of his new
house. but are SO constructed tts 10 he distinct
dwellings. An ornamental "ourtvari lies hn-
tween the pru misses conveyed and tho cast side
of Madison avenue. The cour, upon which the
rick 3 Cathedral Tho Manhattan Savings In
stitnton III Novcm cr lSS2 lent y ir. Willard
s2iuOUO upon tho property Mr.. -Ndans pays
s33 300 cash fOr HIS house. ant Mr., llolmct
$40 900 cash for his. in addition they also as
sume the Payment Of II part OF the mortgage
referred to, Mr.. Adams S33 500 ami Mr. Holmes
SiUO0O. Each IL required to pay Onc-twelfth
of the taxes uron the courtyard, and the same
proportion of the cost Of maintaining it,
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BLOODSIiED At Il DANCE.
Two Men Fatally stabbed and One Man Nnd
Girl wounded win Pistol Shots.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29-I.ast evening a
large scighing party Of young men and women
drove up to Phil Brenglors tavern. which
stands on the edge OF strip of woods about
two and one-uuarter miles from Catawissa in
the LehiEh Valley. They improviscd dance.
and by midnight every member OF the
party was drunk. The mon soon became
1uarrelsomo and an alteration arose between
Eldwood Strausscr and Nat Cope. in which
Strausser was stabbed twice in the stomach.
receiving fatal wounds. This waa the signal
drawn and freely used. Tho women fled
screaming from the room. the lights
were eNtinguished. and for fifteen min
utes the barroom rcsoundcd with yclls
and Eronns and pistol shots. At length tho
proprietor succeeded in rclightigg the lamps
and clearing the room. Strausscr was lying on
the floor unconscious. wrtUrng in Il pool Of
his own blood. Mary Ames the belle Of the
party. * years old. who had not been able
TO escnuc from tho room. wis found shot
through tho leg Benson Irwin received y gun
shot wound in the left thigh. iicnry Snyder
WIS dying from three deep knife stabs in the
stomach and groins. and Others Of the party
wore nlso slightly wounded.
Henry Swayer Oscar Schultz and Isaac Hose
were arrested. and have since been bound
over to await the result of tho wounds of the
injured parties. Copesays that Strausscr twice
insnlted his sister. WHO was dancing, and that
he ICopc) would have deserved death had he not
resented these insults. Strausser. who is ly-
ing in the back room of tho tavern in which
the fight occurred. says he did not insult Cone s
sister Cope has a bad name, and is said to be
one of tho worst young men in that region.
aud his companions were taken to Bloomsbury
this morning and lodged in JUL.
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TIE GRANGER RoAD VAR.
An Alliance Formed Yesterday Between
Several OF tho Companies.

OMAHA, Ncb, Dec. 29,-Nogotiations for n
railway alliance, offensive and defensive. wero
concluded this afternoon between tie man
ngers Of all tho roads that havo been In tho
conference for the past two days. This in
cudes tho Union Pacific. Wabash. Missouri
Pacific. Rock Island. milwaukee, and ~. Paul.
and North western roads.
Tho details of the contract have not been
made pubic, but IL is understood that the rep
rcsontatives of all those roads have bound
. themselves TO share the losses that any one
may sustain in the ratio war. Tho conference
adjourned to meet in Chicago on Monday and
the managers started for Chicago this evening
by special train.
An officer Of the Northwestern COmnnny in
this city said this afternoon that. 50 far as ho
had been advised. his company had NOT bccpmo
II party to the tripartite agreement His associ
ates in the West had Informed him that tho
negotiations appeared to be progressing
fayornbly in that direction. lilo had
hope that the Chicago. Burlington mud
Quincy would enter the Arrangement. and lo
was oi tho opinion that thp Union Pacific would
havc to be dealt with separately aud as II COM
petitor. Tho conference adjourned OF Friday
until Monday. The Hon. Russell Sage. who was
following despatch to jay Gould from Vice.
President Hayes OF the Wabash-Paciiic.
OMAHA, Dec. 2o.-An matters iu reference TO agree
ment with Northwestern aud wabash have been ami
cnbly settled Amceting OF the Iowa Trunk Line tssn.
ciaon including Chicago Burlington aul Quincy will
be- hold on Monday At Chicago. aud from the present.
spirit OF harmony that seems 10 prevail IL seems prYhG.
he thata harmonious settlement wi be reached with
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FRENCH LOSSES ~ TONOUIN
One ThOusnnd Of the Attacking Force Killed
nud Wounded at sontay.


Hone KoNG, Dec 2o.-Advices from Hal
phong report that the French forces lost in
killed and wounded at tho capture OF Sontay
3G officers and nearly 1000 men: also that tho
loss OF tho Black Flags at the same battle was
Go00. Tho bulk of the Black Flag army, after
their defeat at Sontay. retreated to Hong lIoa
and Mandolin. Tho French found two million
Hose KoNo. Dec 2o.-The position of tho
French troops in Tonquin has remained un-
changed since the fall of Sontay. Liam Fong,
the commander Of the Black Flags. was severe
ly wounded, and his lieutenant was killed
here that the French will not attack Bac- Mini
before the arrival o! rcGnforccmcnts from
France. DR.. Harmand. French Commissioner
to Tonluin, and NJ. Tricou have gone to Hue.
LONDON. Dec. 2I.-A Paris despatch to the
Exchange Telegraph Company says it is re-
ported there that China acting under the ad-
vice OF tho European p9weIS has Withdrawn
her troops from c-Nnh. The same despatch
states, however. that Admiral Ieyron. the
lren ch Minister of Marine. has received no in
formation OF this report.
The llova AgencY declares that no offer OF me-
diation between France and China by any other
pow"r will be accepted by France until the town
| tho Red river. and the city Of Bac- Mini are
| captured and occupied by the French forces.
| 1t is understood that Prime Minister Ferry in
| spred this statement.
A Paris despatch says it is reported there
| that China. acting under tho advice OF the
European powers. has withdrawn her troops
| from Bac- Mini. The same despatch states.
| lister of Marine, has received no confirmation
| of this repOrt
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ON THE EDGE or PRECIPICE.
A Train Narrowly Escnpes Failing 100 Feet
Into Lake Chnmplnin.

TROY, Dec. 29.-Near Willsboro, Essex
county on the Now York ana Canada Railroad.
is II tunnel cut through solid rock. and at the
northern extremity II perpendicular cliff rises
on the west side. while on tho east side is o
rrecpice looking down upon tho deep waters
Of Lake Champlain, more than 100 feet below:
Tho track runs within three feet OF the edge;of
the precipico. The train leaving this city at
S35 A. Nj. is duo at Wiilsboro at a-out 2
=. NJ. Track walkers patrol the road
at this point day and night. To-day a
big tree, loosened by q high wind. fell from the
rocky heights above, and 80 lodged that ono
cad was firmly wedged against the rocks. The
track walker saw the obstruction, and as tho
train due in this city at 7;35 r NJ Il scheduled
ed norhwnrd to flag it, But the down train
happened to be late and the train bound north
WAS directed 10 proceed on his time.
The engineer did not notice the obstruction
until well out of the tunnel, and before he
could slnckcn. speed the engine struck the
fallen tree and crashed through it,. The engi.
neer sustained terrible shock. and was dazed
slightly damaged. Had tho train been derailed
and gone into the lake not soul would have
escaped. The trunk, Of the tree where the
engine struck itlwas eighteen inches thick.
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KING KOFFEE"S DOWNFALL.
Imprisoned by n PreLender, who Proclaims
ILim.elf King Of Ashantee.

LONDON, Dec. 29-Recent advices from
Ashantce state that Quacoe Duah. a grand
nephew of an eX-King of the same name. cap
tured King Koffee Kalkalli. ex-King Mensah
and tho Queen mother. Efruah Cobill in the
latter part Of October. Quacoo Duah pro-
claimed himself H,ng OF Ashantce. and con-
fined the Queen mother with King Koree and
Mensah. in strict seclusiOn at the village OF
Akotussa. three miles from Coomassie. One
OF the old chiefs of King Kofree. named You
Pompanie. gathered some 900 men about the
first of November and cndcavOred TO rescue
King Koffce. but was ropulsed. There was u
| report that the now King Quacoe Duah. had
ordered the decaptation Of the Queen mother.
After his capture King Kol1eo sonta messenger
to Sir Samuel Rowe the British Governor of
tho Gold Coast Colony, requesting tho latter to
demand his release from Imprisonment. but
there is no evidence that his request was com
piled with.
in Ashantee are quiet The people arc over
awed by the slaughter OF tho family OF ex-King
Koiree Kalkalli and the daily massacre Of his
adherents, hundreds OF whom have been ex-
ecuted. Sixty-eight OF his seventy children
have also been killed Ono Of Kofree Kaiknll s
adhcronts, hearing that the ex;KinG's life was
in danger sent 80 men to guard him.: They re-
NAMED several days with tho OK King, with
tho consent Of the chief now reignng. They
were then suddenly attacked and all killed.
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LTNCIED BY A MOB.
Two of the Yazoo CITY Murderers Hanged
and Two shot.

YAzoo CITY, Miss. Dec. 29,-Thc feeling
aroused by the murder by negroes on Monday
evening last OF three of the best citizens of this
place. and the woundng of two Others spread
throughout the county and continued to in
crease. This evening 1t eliminated in the
gathering Of $50 or 200 armed men from differ
ent parts OF the county. who proceeded quietly
to tho jail where the negroes were confined.
and took Micajah Parker and Bob
Swayzie from their cells and hanged them, one
from the Jail fence and tae other from beam
on the side OF the Jail. w. Fl. Foote deiled them
as they attempted to omen his cell. md when
they succeeded in doing so he fought for his
life with a courage born of DESPAIR. He was
shot down. The Towd could not work tho lock
on Richard Gibbs cell, and they therefore shot
him to death.
The public mind has been pretty thoroughly
convinced for the past few days that n con-
spiracy had been formed BY tho negroes to
own safety depended on the swift and sure
punishment Of crime. many of the citizens
were Of the opinion that the law should take its
course. Others felt that the safety of their
wives and children depended upon immediate
action. and therefore took to-day's step.
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oray.coa,. March from w,ntam.brldae.

A small company Of gray-coated soldiery set
out from Wiamsbridge Mt dark last night to march
down the Hotel Brnn."ick. The frosty and
the lights from the windows of the farm houses gs.
tened on the frozen snow. They walk like machines,
with perfect dEi! and held their heads lgh. Tl'rr
dress gray cape oSercoats and calr, black body
belt white woolleu gloves haversucks, and thick socks
outside of the shoes and the bottoms of their
trousers. Company c. Seventh Regiment beginning
its onl annual winter march -Four drumHlcrs and
four fers trudgrd ahead Of Lieut. W. VI. Mosscy, who
in command.
Four miles from the hotel in ouho.time interval
Ffer James Field blew himself ont and sank down rx-
haustcd He pat in tli" ambulance. At 80 o'clock.
hour and so minutes after leaving "G:nsbr.dge, the
soldiers wheeled into jiIge Smitls, Central ave-
nue. and had come thing BY seventh avenue And
Fifth they reached the Ioci Bruswick at 10 3
O'Clock and turned both fapka Of hot supper in the
dining room,
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BROOKLYk.

Samuel g. shannon who was accused OF embezzling
xa5,DJ0 from John r. James real estate dealer and
who pleaded guilty to indictment for embezzling
Soo wnSsentenced yesterday to fteen months in the
peneniiary.
The franchise OF the Kings County Elevated Railway
Company granted by the Common Council on Friday,
was presented to The Mayor yesieriay. Persons who
wish he he ard for against the project requested
10 call on the MAYOR tomorrow With some slight
modification II Is believed the franchise submitted VIII
be approved
Miss Martha Smith Of ioe Franklin avenue. the al.
legged victim of nal racce yesterday reported 10
he better aud hopes OF her recovery nov entertain
ed. hrs Augusta kerns WAS brought to her bedside
terday morning for identhckton, but Miss Smith said
abe was not enlrely positive that che WAS he ~emAn
rho treated her Justice PrAit has ordered Mrs Kerne
70 b. brought before him on hAbesa corpus proceedings
tomorrow Iu0fnipE.
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Obituary.

Funeral services for the Rev. DR.. Benjamin
Nohsa Martin Professor Of Logic and Intellectual and
Moral Philosophy in the University of the City of New
York were held yesterday morning in the Scotch Pres
byteian church In Fourteenth street Prof Martin was
graduated from Yale College In 1887 and from Yale The
oloRca Seminary In Is4O In 1850 appointed To
the pr0fessorshlp he hsld at his death -, i.
ezekiah Anth0ny OF the oldest retired mrrchanu
Of Providence died yesterday, aged nearly W years
Isaac D. Goulding, proninent lawyer OF Worcester
pexy lie A years old, and leaves widow and two
children Before the war he WAS connected with the
United Sta es mall service between San Francisco aud
Panama and during the war lie served hs phymasters
clerk IN the navy a., :,
MI Iiadrn, aproninent merchant Of Louisville Ky
on visit to San Francisco. dd suddenly ON Friday al
ternoOu at the rand Hotel In that city Of peurisy
Lucy Bure! tcolor.tJ died In Milwaukee on Friday.
wears aged w.
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Alfred Hoss. a clgarmnker. 30 years of age.
walked into Henry wccmeier'S sroou nt 73 stanton
street last night in tipsy condition and Rsk,d two
who there to drink A. thCy lifted tho glasses to
their iips he said Il gurss VIII taste one, too and
pulling uut pistol, hrch bt his own head The buffet
missed uI md through the window into Allen
Annhes bullet buried its,!f III his side, and
third struck the door. ENcrNhoil IN the saloon
sought Tie police and Iuss wHs sent 10 the
Chambers stree, Hospital. me bullet struck rib and
"A
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Large Deereu.e la Ea..eouua Shipments.

CHICAGO. Dec. 29.-Tho decrease OF over ~ =
900 tons in hound shipments for tho week il almost
unprecedented. Many railway men fear that this con
dition Of business viii continue through the winter
while few inclined to believe tlat shippers arc
holding on 10 receive the benefits OF war Of rG"f In
percentages the Michigan CortrGl and Lake shore have
been kcpt far ahead Of all comp'tnrs the latter MAX
ing junp OF four ponis Tile Nickel Plate ga gained
nearly three points, and the Chicago and Atlantic
ran ed y
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ST. LOUIS. Dec. 2o-Yestorday Mrs. J. Lip
pert OF Bath III, shot william Rey the ball passing
through his abdomen Roy had been dismissed from the
service of Mr Iippert. lie very angry Mt his dis
charge aud declared that lippert jealous of him.
and told several Young men tllnt he had been nnduy
intimate with Mrs. hprert, Rev denied That lie had
made these statements, but evening the Young
mrn compelled HIM to face Mrs Lppert, when he nd
miiied thnt he had used tile words charged him
and stood by them Mrs Jnpcrt then raised revolver
md fired hey is still alive, but hs recovery IL very
doubtful. Nrs lippcrt arrested and admitted
bail in 81 90 The sympathy OF The people il with her.
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Convict. Murder "a .Jn,ler and Escape.

WAILA WAILA. Dec. 20.-As Sheriff Thomp-
son aud Jajicr W Villains were visiting the cells in the
jail here last night for tile lnst time thcy attack ed
by Elfus and Owen two condemned murderer, who
knee &ed them sens-less with brcks hey hWi secreed,
On the ja@r showing signs or recovery. they took
knife from his pocket nnd hacked hun To pieces Thcy
then ned. The whole country is IN arms. posse was
promptly formed. and ms startetin pursuit.
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TL,evc., Sleigh Ride from Stamford.
Thomas Brown and William Dopohue. pro

Thomas BrOWn and WlTlam Uonohue. pro-
fessUna thieves broke into the st0rsroom OF the Hard.
ing Mills at stamford Conn az O'Clock on Thursday
morning, and stole thirteen rolls Of blne cloth They
took this q they had hired in Avenue b, near
Eighth street in sleigh, driving the intervening dis
tarce of thirty miles before daylight. Th.y
removing the cloth from the sleigh 10 the house uId De
terve King learning II treorted the fact '" napector
ByrncR Under his Instructions the room in Avenue Is
watched until . \. NJ YESTERDAY when Brown and
Dnnoluc to The detectives follow ed,
broke into the room. and arrested tho two men The
thirteen bales OF cloth found Brown confessed.
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Struggling for Life

LITTLE Rock. Ark. Doc. 29.-Col. Jim Gra-
ham, planter WAS passing through his gin yesterday
when his coat was caught by The SAWS, which
ming AT full speed lie called for assistance nt
and he slowly drawn toward the slws
lie canvht his coat and pulled backward with all his
strength, thus DELAYING his apparent doom He thcn
attempted 10 cut on ms coat tail but dropprd his knife
when nearly exhausted assistance arrived. and he
rescued. lie had been in great peril about twenty
utes. 1t is said the shock has Affected his reason.
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Tire. Accidents. u, One Crossing.

An unrccognized boy about 9 years old fell
the Warren street crossing Jersey City ats O'Clock
yesterday morning lie died while being removed Ia
the Charity Hospital Ten minutes lRter benjamin Scott
aged 10 Of 20 Ftth street tried to Jup on drill engine
III. crossing. lie mSEed Ina footing and hHi
both legs cut on lie was dying NJ The CHARITY HOSPITAL
last night .ht the crossing one hour aIt"r The
FIRST accident. young man, WHO declined 10 give hs
name, wns struck by Midland Railroad locomotive and
slightly injured
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is not good. Yours truly.
C. P. HUNTINGTON.
SUGGESTION To pEIpE ARMY oprIcERs


NEW YORK, March 4. 1873.
FRIEND CoIToN: think 1t would be
wer for us II we had moro nartios in California
land water front II Some OF tho army on GERS
had IN interest in that property think IL
would be well for thon. for us. and for every
hoart, for the right i improsements thsfe there Would
benefit San francisco as well IA Oakland-as
vel. as al California 70! tina. matter.
Yours truly c. T. HUNTINGTON.
THE PRICE OF CONGRESSMAN.
.NEw YorK. May 1873;
aro working hard on their bill. and say they
Tn T6ey oeed ose member M Of nn 81 900
cash down $4,000 when the bill passed and
$40. 900 Of tho bonds when they got thcm II he
Ss4 s' r tue S ayo mo- doubt @
would make this offer to enough to carry their
bill Il they could got parties to vote. but no
than the first sum II tho ,bi'! should pass.
Yours truly. g. L. HUNTINGTON
FIXING FREMONT.
r, NEw YORK, June a; 1873.
sapponted Goyerpor Of Arizona. | shall give
does not fall into the hands OF bad mon. lie is
very friendly TO ns now. Scott. tried hard TO
to this matter OF Fremonts.
hope to be with you early IN July. Yours
truly. e. p. HUNTINGDON
"A WILD SET OF DEMAGoGuEs."
New YoEK. Juno 20. 1873;
FRIEND CoLToN: / think in all tho
set of demagoGues bonored by the name of Con-
gress. We have been hurt some. but some OF
not stand many such Congresses.
Yours truly. O. p. HUNTINGTON
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Tie Malley Ia.urance Case.

NEW HAVEN, Dec. 29.-The Supreme Court OF
Errors to-day denied the motion OF counsel for Edward
Maoy against the Firsman's Trust Insurance Company
TO transfer the suit that TO the United States
District Court on the ground that II made too late
THIS one ~ twenty eight suits brought against as
,ony companies to recover an aggregate OF
slto0O osses incurred IN the burning Of the plaintiffs
encept two refused "a ray the risks thel round that
the nol,ces were nyadnted by the action of halles in
This case selected 1s, case Counsel fer Nal.
ley claim the amt toHt and that the
Tenainr oas.t the docket may be pressed for iAL
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Ell MaAd, Advancing on sennaar.

LONDON. Dec. ga despatch to the Times
from Khartoum says: AN Arab from Fl Obed reports
that Mahdi has gone to attack SEMINAR that he
intends aftcrward to attack Khartonm. and then
sOlidnte his foyeesand march norllward." A t.yr.n,
received At oniro from Rhartai.; Tap..s that vi Mali
two bodies. "' "
OAiko D'~ 29-Col Frazer has returned from a re-
con.rny expedton in the Nile valley, rs far as the
second cataract and the KOrosk Pass lie reports that
he found the whole country quiet.
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Another American Cardinal.

LONDON. Dec. 20.-A despatch from Rome
says that the Pope will hold Consstory in April when
several Cardinals will be created and the vacant sees
America viii, he Allied. II is rumored that another
Amrric an Cardinal will be appointed at the close OF the
forthcoming council In the United States II 10 prob
ablc that Archbishop Gibbons Uf baltimore wil DS Sc
lee ted for the honor.
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ERypt's Dilemma q

LONDON. Dec. 20.--The Cairo correspondent
Of the TIms, SAYS the administration Of Egypt dur
ing the mast year has been failure The sole remedy 10
either tile abandonment of English interference or the
acceptance by England NJ some responsibility There
r,nsnn 10 believe That this conviction has already been
forced upOn tile English Gov ernmeIt.
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Claim L. Co. sue for saO7, ,eia.

ROCHESTER,. Dec, 29.-H. b. Ciafin Co. have
begun civil action against Donald Gordon the dry
goods merchant Of this city who failed recently on
sixtyseyen notes, aggregatinR soJ7 2+26 The notes
mostly AT four and nye mouths ranging from Nov.
H. 1892 June ~ 1898 The store remains closed and
the assignee s taking account of stock Counsel are
preparing for argument Of the motion in New York on