The bee., 1883-01-27

FIRE broke out in the Dfsra,.,
once az Piedmont, W. Va, bnt printing pll
tinsuished before the building W.. ~ was s1-
Jured. A large number Of 9o,,~,, HaS @uchin.
and papers belonging to the sd;.aN 'io books
Hyde, were destroyed. His loss i L Clay
to $500. No insurance. The g.. rom 800
through some papers near tba I.Y' isinated
ing ignited. 'p oecon-
Among the bills favorably reportad >.
Pennsylvania Legislative house Is ~. - % 'he
lating the liability of ernnIovo-. 'l7 'egu-
compensation for injuries sustainos - make
P'oyes; also requiring all railroads : en-
State to be fenced in in order = :" Ae
cattle. A bill was introduced n project
Just discrimination by railroads in .h.4 WI Ol'
portatIOn OF passengers and frsi,b. l'-
Dill recognizes the distinction DE- Inc
constitution between necess,r.. =. " the
aon and unjust discriminatory. on5.l'l.' ,,',lna'
greater charces for q shorter ,e. p.'ll0l''
longer distance over the same ,o,5 '5l iof a
same direction for the same clas.a, ,'a1 y. IN tie
The jury is to Judge of the circnr,.. ~, uelgbt
each case. "uls'ancssof
Fourteen oyster vessels capt1rad :,
waters of the Little Choptank. Do,o,... -'
county, Md, have been fined $50 each
The Mutual Press Association and ,r,,-.
can News Exchange at Cincinnati. Ob;o =.
been placed upon the postofice frs13 T..
From the inspectors report it appears ~,
It was part of their scheme to advertise 8.
their correspondents, who were to be gir,,
unlimited free passes to theatres. staor,,...
and railroad trains, in return for a fso 49,.
They were also to be allowed s2.1 no, -,
for all news matter furnished to tbs o..a-. .-,D
tion.
Owing to the irregularity in the dravi,,,, i,
jurors at Lancaster, Pa, judge JiyiD,.,,.
has set aside the yenire. This y;I
vent jury trials in the courts of tie co7,t.
until the third week of April.
John Landerbcrger, an abscondipo pt;,,
delphia merchant, who is said 10 bavo \
frauded his acquaintance in PhilalerrI;,, :.
100000 has been traced to Toronto. On.
The New Orleans Picayune saws: ar5,
is an extended belief mat reciproeitc irs,,..
with Mexico means annexation. We a..
selves cannot see aIlJ other result f,.,
break down the barriers of cust.n.5,r,..
ard tariffs; once permit our peogIe Ia 40
custom themselves TO free and urnssir,iol
intercourse with Mexico in regard 10 tobq,,,
machinery and sugar. and no power on e,-,b
can arrest further and more intimate polt
cal connections. Ithas been argued b, an
able and active exponent of this idea m,
necssarialiy the interests of the ney.yar.
quired Mexican territory, which will BE-
carved into half-do 4en american States qf,,
annexation, will be identical with Tars
louisiana, Arkansas and California
P. P. Pickard, of Perry county, Tenn.
has been elected comptroller of the Tenres.
see treasury.
F. P. Anderson, coI0red. disi1ibutingclsry
in the New Orleans postcfhce has bssn
caught in the act of putting letters in hs
pocket. When taken before the postmaster
and searched sixteen unopened letters we're
found. He was committed ior trial.
A resolution indorsing the civil-servieebn
passed by Congress has been tabled in tie
New York Assembly. A simihr res luton
has been unanimously adopted by the Penn.
sylvania House Of Representative.
Judge Quarles, of the Nashville Cumnsl
court, has fixed Treasurer Polk's appear
ance bond at 100000.
A pulp boiler at Marley pGrer mills. four
miles above Elkton, Md, exploded with ter
rifle force. Two men were instantly killed
and eight others were ininried, and The mil
was partially demolished. The mills are
owned by George W. Childa, proprietor Of tho
Public Ledger, Philadelphia. and supplythat
journal with paper.
The trial OF Grant White. colored for
murder is progressing in the county courtat
Orange, Va, before q Jury composed entirely
of coloredm linen, the first Jury of the klndgT
empaneled in Orange county. On the rans
Of sixteen there we're four white men. br.
they were stricken off by the defence. which
is conducted BY General James G. Field