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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-08-10
VIRGINIA
Female Institute.
STANTON, VA.

Mrs. Gen. J. Z. h. STUART, Principal.
THE next session Of Nine Months open Septem
i Der 18th, with q full corps OF superior teach .
ers. Terms reasonable. Apply early. Catalogues
sent mon application to the Principal.
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cured hams, packed, 14@15!o; breakfast ba-
con, 13fcGl4c; clear rib sidez, S2@sac.
BULK PoRK-Clear .ides, S5c; clear rib
sides, Tic; shoulders, &c.
L~ARD-TieIee, 93c; hslf-barrels, 94ci kegs,
939I0c; buckets, 109l0tc; half buckets,
104@103c; 20-lb tins, Toe: lob tins, 1O3c;
5-lo tins, 10se; BIB tins. l04c.
NEW YORK, August 9-Pork quiet but
steady; new mesa, Sl5 5O@l5 20. Lard
weak; prime steam, S.723GS.6O.
LOUISVILLE, August 9.-Provisious quiet.
Pork-nsw meg, SIS. Bulk mests-clear
rib, tic; clear side4, 74c. Bscou-shoulders,
7sc; clear rib, SIC; clear, SIC. Sugar-cured
hams, 14s. Lard-choice kettie-rendered, l2c.
CINCINNATI, August 9.-Pork quiet, sl4 80.
Lard in fair demand, SIC. Bulk meats firm.r;
shoulders, 6tc; clear rib, 74c. Bacon hrmer;
shoulders, tic; clear rib, s.; clear, SIC. But
ter quiet; choice Wss,ern Reserve, 15c; choice
Central Ohio, 12c.
NEW ORLEANS, August 9.-Pork 10 fair
demand but at 10 ser rateP, Sl4 125. Lard
tierce, Ole; keg, 94c. Bulk meats in fair de-
msnd but at lover rates. Bacon hrmer;
shoulders, 7s,; long clear and clear rib,
S0Ssc; choice csnvasssd hsmF, 1499l5c.
ST. LOUIS, Angus, 9-Butter-dairy, l29
lie; creamery, 18921c. Eggs quiet, 100
1cLs FSJ 1aASi' ~ ODO
ID so. Bscou-j1bbiDg prices, long clear, TIC;
short rib, 74c; shert clear, ST.. Bulk meats
slow; long clear, 1900; short rib, 7.4Oc;
snort clear, 7.65c. Lard, IL.
BALTIMORE, August 9-Provisions quiet.
Mess pork, Sl6@16 p. Bulk m~eats-shoul-
ders and clear rib sides, packed, 89S9c.
B ,con-shoulders SIC; clear rib aides 90.
Hama, 152@l6fc. Lard-refned, 1899. But
ter steady; Wesierp, packed, 89I6c; cream
cry, 1929. Eggs quiet, 16@17c.
CHICAGO, August 9.-Pork unsettled but
generally higher; Sl3 05913 Is cssh, s13 05
sI3 10@13 IS September, S13 200
Is 224 O.toher, s12 so November, sl2 80
the year. Lard in fair demand s.45c:
cash or August, S.473GS3c September,
8.524@S 55s October, 8.373@S 40c Novem-
Der, Ste the year. Bulk meats in fair de-
and frmer; ~shoulders, 6ic; short rib,
tic; short clear, 1850. Butter quiet; fair
20 fancy creamery, 15@2lc; good to fancy
d 'iry, 12916c.
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Changes.
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PnTCATIAEAI.-

Mrs. Cox, la Madison Ave-, New York.
SUMNER BOARDING; Desirable Rooms. Mod
crate charges. unusually EXCELLENT TABLE.
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THE COTTON MARKETS.
COTTON STATEMENT
"a gMpuTG An

TRANSFORMATIONS, o1sc; good middIlng, 9Rc.
STAISS- Good ordinary, 7Isc; los middiing, e14e
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-18
The CURlEY TRIAL.
Yesterdays Events In she United
Kingdom.

DUBLIN, April 1.-THE trial OF Daniel
Curley was resumed this morning. Joseph
Smith, one of the prisoners who turned in
former, was the first witness called. His
evidence was merely repetition Of that
given at the trial Of Joe Brady.
Peter Carey, brother of James Carey,
was next placed on the stand. He testified
that after Cayendish and Burke were mur.
dered he was detailed to watch the move
pents Of Kavanagh, the car driver, who it
Was feared by the Irwin chile, would give
information to the authorities, and who
Curley wanted murdered.
Smith and James Carey differed as to the
gaze by which Carey left the parkon May
9th.
Two constables on cross examination
could not agree as to the part of the fence
they saw Curley go over. When asked to
point out the spot on the mapthey d-sig
rstsd plsces
Three Hundred aud Fifty Yards Apart.
The statements OF Kavanaugh and Smith
were somewhat in conflict
kayapsueh swore that Smith told him in
the park the Chief Secretary was the object
of their mission, while Smith testified be
was ignorant of the object Of the conspir.
aiors.
The servant girl of James Carey, identi.
fed Curley as the man who frequently
visited her employers house in company
With other InVincibles.
Another girl swore she saw Curley in the
Park May 9th. James Carey's son svore
he saw his father and Curley in the Ficini-
ty oil Dublin Castle on the day the muir
ders we're committed
James Carey testified they originally n
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MONOPOLY IN GLUCOSE.
A Combipation With sI5,OOO,O0O CapI.
tai which Proposes 10 Control the
Market.

| New YORK, April L. It has recently
been reported that a grand monopolistic
consolidation OF the leading glucOse manu-.
facturers Of the country had been effected.
A reporter made inquiries upon the sub
ject, and learned that IT," repor; Was sub.
stantialIy correct. at is .ot the intention
OF this combination to make any unwar-
ranted advances or to produce fluctuations
in Il price" said one Of the members OF
the combination. The trade in glucose, he
explained, had got to such point where
there was loss of from twJ 20 ten cents
gallon b. competition. Erw there will be
a curtailment Of production, and conse
Gucntly rise in price.
Where is the chief consumption in glu.
Cose?' was asked.
"In syrups and confectionery, but chiefly
in syrups.
rs there much of il used in becr?"
"Very little. There is some OF il nsed
in beer and little in ale, but not enough
to talk about"
One of the managers OF Duryea & Co, OF
Glen Cove starch celebrity, explained that
his firm was not in sympathy or league
with any combinations. We have fire.
quentiy been invited" he said, "to
ioin Narious combinations. but We have
always preferred fair competition. We
have never got up any corners and We
don't believe in doing business that way"
What do you think Of the new combi-
nation"
ut is difficult TO express an opinion
about il until il Is seen how 1t w'Il work
in practice. OF course it is formed to do
awFy with competition"
The capital controlled by the new coin5i-
nation is placed a, l5,OOO,coo.
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UNPROVOKED MURDER.
JPnIonSy Prompts n stOrekeeper 10
Put Five Balls IN the Body OF
Friend.

NEW YoRE, April 1.-THE corner of
vanderbilt and Park avenues, Brooklyn,
vas tie scene Of horrible murder this
afternoon. The murderer, Diedrich Ma
huken, has grocery at the corner where
the shooting occurred, and the victim,
pi,irich Strtins, was lager beer dealer
at No. ln> Wyth street. Stettins for
lCug time has been paying atte ltlon
to Anna DOrscher, MahuSen'5
neice, who resides with him ard his fAmi.
lv over the store. Steifins visited Miss
Horsher, TO whom he was engaged to be
married. Mahuken was very suspicious OF
him, and believed he was unduly intimate
with his wife. His wife knowing his
jealousy, got Miss DOrscher to move
to a friends house ( aud requested
Steffns to stay away. The murdered man
was delivering goods opposite Mshuksn's
store and crossed the street in answer to a
call Of friend. He had hardl Y reached the
sidewalk VIXEN Mahuken approached, hold
ing in his hand = revolver. Without a
word he fired five shot5 at Stettins,
four balls entering his head, aud the
fifth his left breast. Stetfins dropped
dead. Mahuken was arrested, and at the
station house admitted his guilt Mrs.
Mahuken says her husband had no grounds
for jealousy and must have been insane
when he killed Stetfins. The murderer is
80 wears old and his victim 35.
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FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND MARKS.
Money for the German Sufferer That
SAouId be Aecsaasea For.

Money for the German Sufferer Thst
SaouId be Aecsaased FOR.
A mass meeting OF Germans WIS held
this afternoon at Germania Hall, corner of
Montrose avenue and Leonard street, Viii.
hamsburg, under the auspices OF Branch
No. Of the Socialistic Labor party, for the
purpose of considering the fools in Ger.
many, the collection Of money in this
country 10, the benefit Of the sufferers
thereby and Of inquiripg as TO the disposi-
ton CT the money. Toe amount co lec,ed
in this country for the sufferers
was about 500, 600 marks. The contributors
were anxious that that the money shoIli
reach those for whom it was intended
quickly. and the President Of the German
Reichstag wa chosen a. the proper person
to receive the contributions. 1t Is nov
claimed that but 3O0, go marks were dis
tributed according to the wishes OF the con
tributorS. The remaining 500 90 marks. Il
Is alleged, were placed in banks, the inter
est thfrefrom to be divided among the poor
annually. At the meeting to day speeches
we're made by Dr. Adolph Aouai and Mr..
Joseph keyser They dEelt at length on
the rDmors, and said that they believed the
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ycLEPED As IN YOUTH.
TRUE MwARDNtss OF THE SUIT.


CIxcISxArI, April Judge H,adley.
Of this city. and Winchester Britton, Of
Brooklyn, n. n, counsel for Nra Gather.
inc Chase Sprague, to-day sent from here .
letter to the editor OF tbs vindicatsr, at
Staunton, Va, referring 70 the statement
published In that paper on March 18th, In
which Gov. sprasus was represented as
having said TO the clerk OF ths,oourt 10 the
Common wealth's Attorney and 10 Rev. J.
Hslbhorn. in order 10 procure license 70
marry, and 10 induce ths aiu,sser % per.
form the ceremony, that hs -hsd brought
suit against Mrs. Sprague aakinR Tor
divorce on the ground Of adultery; that she
answered,
Chargisg Hin with shs ssas O9sass,
that afterward she withdrew her chafses
against him, but his remained, and he vas
granted divorce on the ground named in
his petition. and the court divided the Gus
tody Of the children. For the sake OF %.
curscy the minister reduced the above
statement TO writing
Counsel say they can hardly believe 10
possible that such Pervrrsion Of the facts
could have been made, but - they have
seen no contradiction. they ask, the editor
Of the Vindicator TO pu Slish the facts a.
they ale In justice TO Mrs. Sprasue.
They then recte that Mrs. Spragus
brought suit for divorce in Rhode Island,
charging
Adultery. Cruelty a.a Failars % ssp.
pert.
He answered by cross bill, charging
her with adultery. She prepared the proof
TO support oil her allegations, but on the
trial Governor Sprague and his counsel
proposed that IL Mrs. Sprasue would
wave the proof as to his adultery, he
would withdraw his petition and permit
il TO proceed on Q milder charge oi non.
support. The proposition Was accepted,
and decree was granted Mrs. Sprsgus
on this ground, and she was given the
custody Of their younger children, the
other child being under the Law not sub
ject 10 the control Of the Court In view
Of all the facts counsel say thsy have cd.
yis,d Mrs, Sprsgus to avail herself OF the
permission OF the Court to resume her
maiden name.
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TWO MURDERoUs ASSAULTS.
A Desperate Uses u Knife Upon q Sa-
lOOB.keeper's sons.

PHILADELPHIA, April IL Dominic kel-
", rough character, entered the saloon at
the northwest corner Of Twenty-second and
Ellsworth streets last evening and ordered
drinks for himself and companion. Mrs.
Macneil, the proprietor, who had often told
him not TO come to her place, was so
frightened by his oaths and fierce demesn-
or that she gave him the drinks for moth
ing. Meanwhile some boys were drinking
at the bar and Kelly told them to treat"
They refused TO do so and a row ensued.
Mrs Macneil called her two sons, John and
Robert aged % and 16 years respective
", 70 eject Kelly. They seizek him and
took him, sfter some struggling, TO the
sidewalk. Suddenly he drew a knife from
bis pocket, and, rushing at John, inflicted
several serious wounds on the right
part Of the abdomen and on the shoulder,
He then stabbed Robert in the throat and
ran away. John fell senseleSs, while his
brother, who was not much hurt, called
for the police. An ambulance was tele-
graphed for and John was taken 10 the
Pennsylvania Hospital. II was impossible
10 tell the depth of the wounds last night,
but they are OF very ugly nature. If the
knife bad net struck rib the stabs might
have proved fatal. At q late hour nelly
had not been arrested.
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SOME SNAIx.
The Strange Calling Of a Late Eu'
ro2ean Arrival.
A COMBINATION WITH $4,000, 900
A Gigantic Monopoly Running AmucE
Through Gotham's Streets-money Un-
accounted for-0ther Metro
politan Topics.

New YORK, April IA tall, ruddy.
faced man with a tawny tippet of beard
was the guest Of Superintendent Conklin
at the Central Park menagery to-day. His
name is Carl Hagenbeck, and he has,
through his sgent, Henry Reiche, supplied
the country with more than three-quarters
of its imported geological attractions. He
arrived here on Saturday in the steamship
Elbe, and brought with him l56 giant
pythons. He is perhaps the largest dealer
in animals in the world, and has in Ham.
burg geological garden covering $1,000
square feet, where he breeds animals for
sale in Europe and America.
Barnum and Forepaugh
are his prin cipal customers. He said to a
reporter in unhe stating English:
81 entered actively into the animal bust.
ness IN 1864. My father was dealer in
fish, polar bears, aud seals. Casanova
brought the first iustallment OF African
wild snimals into Europe in 1854, but did
not dispose of them for many months.
with animals. He died IN 1870. Then
employed my own men to get animals,
most of which are procured in Nubia. My
sgents start from Cassala, and go inland
across the desert with hunters. After the
animals are captured they are taken across
the desert to Cassala, conveyed across the
Red Sea to Suez, and thence TO Europe"
Mr.. Hagenbeck, in company with Mr..
Conkling, half dozen other gentlemen,
and Nine. Tabuzel, Barnum's Hindoo
snake charmer, visited the quarters OF the
Giant Pythons
that came over in the Elbe, They were
colled in squlrming masses in big boxes.
Mr.. Hagenbeck endeavored TO raise one OF
them, a twenty.fOot fellow, twenty one
inches in circumference, to show 10 Nine.
Tabuzel. The snake was 80 heavy and
made so many attempts 10 fasten its teeth
in the several members Of the party that
Mr.. Hagenbeck was forced 30 close the box.
These reptiles were caught in jungles
about sixty miles from Calcutta sail Mr..
Hagenteck. They were driven from their
lairs by fires and then scOoped up by the
native hunters in nets The natives are
frequently bitten while handling than, but
the bite is not poisonous, although painful
The snakes
Leave Their Teeth In the wOuni.
The teeth are easily extracted, and the
wound, after being washed, quickly heals
These are the largest py thons ever brought
here. They have had nothing TO eat for
three months. This accounts for their
present viciousness."
Mr.. Hagenbeck said that the best men.
sgpries in the world were in this country.
The best one IN Germany would be re-
garded as a small affair here"
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ST. ClAIRSViLLE, o.
Local Notes From BeImont's Ancient
Capital.
Special to Tie Register.

ST. CLA1RsvILLE, April l7.-North West,
the popular young drug man OF Bridge
port, ls in town.
Sheriff Sedgwick was the first man to
come out with a straw hat. We are unpre-
pared to say who wore the first spring bon
net.
Four of the members of the veteran hook
and line association, were on the creek,
Saturday. and brought home 81 bass.
Miss 0tte Berry, the infant female for.
ger, was taken to the Industrial Scool for
Girls, at Delaware. Ohio, on Tuesday morn
ing, in charge of John L. Frint and his son,
Charles Frint. She will stay there three
years
We are authorized to say that the report
going the rounds about some OF our boys,
who went to Barnesville on Sunday, being
disUrderly, &c, is canard. The reputa.
ton of the boys assailed by SANDERS ton
que should have killed the report in its
infancy.
The headstones for the unmarked SOL
diers' graves arrived over the Northern on
Saturday, and will be placed in position
Immediately.
A woman ION the hill" cleaned out her
cellar one day last week. She raked the
refuse up in pile in the centre OF the
cellar and fired it, almost setting the house
on fire. The Marshal was called upon by
the neighbors, who feared general contia-
grafton might result.
About dozen horsemen from Wheeling
came up on Sunday, and put up at the Ma.
tional. AS they started home just before
the rain, we would Judge they were pretty
well soaked" when they arrived at Wheel
ing. Following are their names Col: W.
H. Exley, Hon. W. II. Gibson, J. X. Hall,
/ G. Dillon, w. L. Calm, Chas. f. Adams,
J. L. Neely, w. II. Wilson, A. A. Franz
helm, Robert p. Armstrong and William
Taylor.
Mrs. Margaret Ritner, the aunt of Miss
Ottie Berry, tried TO get the girl TO confess
who had written the $500 check and save
herself from the Industrial Home, but the
girl intimated that she was TO ct 5000
when she got out, and thought it was bet.
ter TO stay there three years, No one here
believes this, however.
The Agricultural Society has made ca.
for trees to be planted on the grounds on
ArbOr Day
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/" RUNNlNG AMUCK."
A Man Crazed " ith Drink who set Dat
10 XIII the Frat Man ne Met.


New YoRK, April l7.-joseph 'Dowling,
Of No. 20s5 Second avenue, was to-day be.
fore Justice Morgan, at the Harlem Police
Court, charged with assault and battery.
His victim, John Clark, driver, o: 40. 3O2
East One Hundred aud Fourth street, is
at present lying in the Presbyterian Hos
pital suffering from several stab wounds
1t appears that late Monday afternoon
Officer Hartman encountered Bowling.
who was drunk, evidently knowing what
he was about, on second avenue, near One
Hundred and Fifth street. Bowling was
noisy and the officer babe him stop his
noise and go abcu. his business. Thereupon
Dowiing drew knife, and shouting that he
would kill the first man be met, no matter
who he was, started on q run down the
avenue. At the corner OF the avenue and
One Hundred and Fourth street he met
John Clark, total stranger TO him, and
ferOciously attacked him with the knife,
slashipg his face in several places and
stabbing him in tae back OF the neck.
One OF the wounds laid open Clark's cheek
from his mouth to his lower jaw bone.
Officer Hartman quickly followed Bowling,
but too late to preyen. his deadly as.sult
upon Clark. The blood stained knife was
found in Dowling's possession. An am
bulsnce was summoned and Clark wss re.
moved to the Presbyt yterian Hospital and
his would-be assassin locked mp in the
Twenty third Precinct Station House.
Upon the certificate OF the surgeon In
charge at the hospital that Clark's wsund,
are severe Bowling wss committed 10
await the result Of clark's injuries.
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tended to lay on Burke's body card bear
ing the words
ssExecuied by Order of the Invinci'
bles,"
Carey said he himself wrote the card for
the purpose. The idea was not carried
out, however, and Curley afterwards
placed the card in the mail box OF the
Dublin Express. =,
The case for the crown closed with the
taking of some formal police evidence.
DR.. Webb, for the defence, compared
James Carey to Titus Oates, who, dixie
Carey, was induced to swear away the lives
of innocent men in similar circumstances
by similar system OF lavish rewards
This plot was plot with one conspirator,
and t<s
That Conspirator Was James Carey.
The young men of Ireland should take
warning from the fact that nearly all the
prisoners at that bloody Assizes were mere
boys. He was prepared to clearly establish
the innocence Of Curley by an aibi.
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Down with the Wires.

CHICAGO, Ill, April lin view OF the
action of the City Council last evening di-
reCting the Mayor 10 enforce the ordinance
requiring all telegraph and telephone wires
to be placed under ground on May lst, the
evening papers will to-day publish inter
who are quoted as saying that if the course
outlined is pursued it possibly will be the
quickest method of obtaining final settle
meut, as the officials assert the wires eau
not 90 under ground by any known pro-
cess at the date mentioned, and that il the
wires are cutth company can stand it if
the business public can.
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PARkENSOUNo.
ssrssus Rssswsy AeesSsss - vssAsss
Lsesl hstss.
Epeepl 10 tie R<gistey.

Paprsssttks. April II. - On Sunday
afternoon, while NJ. h II. Tbomas and
adopted daughter wers out hugsy.riding.
the borse took fright and attempted 20 run
away. and the young lady Who wss driving
lost her bold Of the rsins, and IN bis en-
desvor TO get hold OF the lines, Mf. Thonss
jumped from the buggy. bat vs. knoeksd
down before securing the linss, and ths
horne ran away, throwing The young lady
out and dangerously injofing hsf. Hf +.
Nas bruised some. but not ssrt00dy hart.
Mr.. Jesse Purnsll, of Den0uod, O. Q. OF
the Knights Templs 0f wsss virEisiA u
here and visited Cavalry Connsndsfy On
1ynf Cow SsnI OF wb..Irns ,.rsssssd ..
Andy Ars popular Central oo 0andsy.
VIII Bsssse, sn old wheeling men. now
with tbs wsbssef Waeea .Coupssy a
Aogndsville. Nss here "a sssasdsy % .
ID L. Ross. mspsssr Of The Hoxs Bss.
ing Machine C0mpsny. wbsslinG auto
gspbed st Hills Central % Moodsy
Col Chsnniss u. suith, Of ths Indss,
has returned from irip 70 whssiisg aoA
Cincinnati.
Recorder Leonard hss oss Of tbs hssst
full blood Jtr,sy. oovs In Wood eossg.
A long needed impr,vemsat be- bsea
made in the Sidewalk In front Of The First
Ssiioosl Bssk.
The Carrie n. Knit took Q plssasst %.
rnniop party 70 MsFietts 90 Mosdsy siGhk
The party Visited the skating Fink, and -
good time generally.
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fact should be known to the Germaps in
this country in order that they might
know how to act in the future.
GOTHAM elEANINes.
Fraudulent Use OF Msaey.

EEouOubent SBr - -OeeSe
New YoRK, April 1.-The stockholders
of the Peoples Passenger Railroad ComPa-
ny met yesterday afternoon to hear the re-
port of the special committee on the
charges of fraud msde by President Har-
rah against his predecessor. The commit
tee sustains the charges and shows that
$4,000 shares of the new issue OF stock and
Se59, 900 Of bonds produced less than 10000
shares OF stock had done.
Divorce Case.
A motion was made in the Supreme
Court this afternoon by the counsel OF the
present wife OF Osmond Tearle, the leading
actor Of Lester Walla6k's company, for
alimony and counsel fees, incidental to
suit for absolute divorce. Mrs. Tearle, the
plaintiff, has pursued the gifted actor from
England, and has begun actions for divorce
and abandment.
The secret Oat.
II is now stated that large portion OF
the money obtained by VIM. B. Carroll,
during the latter years of his life, was ex.
pended in supplying the requirements of
q young woman named Minnie Hudson,
who is said to have been elegantly support
cd by Carroll in fat on Six h avenue.
Lx.freAIoeut DIhA
Thomas Edison last night exhibited the
mysteries of electric lighting to eX.Presi.
dent Disz and party Of ladies and gentle
men, by whom the latter was accompa-
MED. The Mexican leader also witnessed
the working Of the fire department at
work and drill.
Earthquake.
Advicee from Panama under date OF
April 9th are TO the effect that damage was
done at Cartagenia on March sth by an
earthquake, while at Tuiba there was q
shock which threw down seven houses.
Still another shock was felt on April i,h at
africa.
The Civil War Ia Ecuador.
The latest news from Ecuador is that no
more fighting has occurred there. The in
dications are that Gen. Neintamilla will
throw up the dictatorship.
The Disabled steamer.
The steamer City OF Media arrived In
Brooklyn this morning. She will be dock.
ed Immediately for repairs.