The Republican journal., 1883-01-25
GeneraI1tIes.

Mrs. ScoNile has been granted divorce
The projected Worlds Fair at Boston next
year is now fully under way
The House Commerce Committee has decided
TO prepare River and Harber bill.
The Unitarans are to have 800, 900 building
for national headquarters in Boston.
Mrs. Garfield is reported as looking in better
health, but older and more careworn.
The crops in Ireland last year fell off in value
over S25,000,0O0 as compared with 1881.
The Illinois Republicans have nominated
Governor Cuom for United States Senator.
The national Senate on the 11th, SO to 81, pass
ed the bill for the relief of Fitz John Porter.
Heavy sentences have been passed in Ireland
in he case of persons shooting with intent to
murder.
4 very sharp earthquake was felt Thursday
morning at Cairo, ILL.,, lasting about five seconds.
No damage done.
New York and Brooklyn are paying nearly
$4,000 per day in interest on the cost of the
East River bridge.
Legal steps were taken i'll the L. 5. Court,
Boston, recently, to test the validity of the
Pacific Bank assessment.
Prohibition has cleaned out open rum-shops in
Kansas. except in some of the cities where the
offenders are fined monthly.
For killing a man on the Long Branch Rail
road jury has returned a verdict of S25 900
damages against the railroad
Western Democrats say the only effect of the
civil service law will be the killing off Of its
author, Senator Pendleton.
The sale of pews in Plymouth Church, Brook
lyn, Tuesday night, amounted to S3T ,001,
small decrease over last year.
In the Ohio legislature Thursday resolution
was passed thanking Senator Pendleton for his
efforts for civil service reform.
The proposed new treaty with Mexico is
being discussed at Washington with consider
able acerbty. 1t is believed that its provisions
are unfair to this country.
The British government has awarded the
owners of the fishing schooner Mary +. Chs
holm Of Gloucester Sl200 for rescuing the crew
of the bark Edeiine, June Is 1882.
Mr. Window was nominated for United
States Senator by the Minnesota legislative
caucus by 81 votes. 1t takes IS to elect. Fifty
Republicans did not go into the caucus.
General Lengstreet, ex-confederate General,
has written letter to General Grant explaining
his own position and defending the action Of
The Senate at Albany, Thursday, passed the
civil service reform resolution, pledging the
governor its support in his selection of compe-
tent officers to oticiate during his term.
Mrs. Attorney General Brewster recently at
dinner wore cardinal satin over gold colored
satin pettcoat with a court train Of cardinal
satin embroidered in gold designs of bouquets.
1t is estimated that IS lives were lost in the
milwaukee, fire 'Inp nirparIlN action Of tho pitI
government in appropriating for the work of
| recovering bodies eXcites much indignation.
The net income of the Clerk Of the United
States Supreme Court last year was S29,471, or
nearly tour times as large as the salary of the
Chief Justice, %nd about six times greater than
the salary OF Congressman.
\ bill has keen introduced in the Florida
House Of Assembly incorporating the Florida
Ship Canal Company, which proposes to con-
struct ship canal from the Atlantic to the
Gulf of Mexico across the peninsula.
The Insurance Chronicle reports 42t deaths
by suicide i'll the United States in the three
autumn months of 1852 The occupation fur
nishing BY far the greatest number was farming
ifty-four; next comes merchant. twenty-eight: ::
clerk, twelve; cOurtesan, ten.
An Express messenger on the Knoxville *
Lynchburg X. X. in Va, hired a negro to pick
up a bag containing $1,000 worth of gold which
he agreed to throw out. The negro carried out
his part of the scheme-eXcept that be restored
the gold to the Express Company.
The combined wealth of the members of the
California Senate is about 500 900, 900. The
Senate is composed of four editors. eight farm
erS. one miner, four capitalists, two merchants
five mechanics one contractor. one physician.
one viticuturast. and fourteen lawyers
If the French spoliation claims bill passes the
| House two ladies in Dover. New Hampshire.
will come in for large slices-one for $50 900
and the other for 1920 900. They are respective
| y the granddaughter and eat-sranddaughter
of Capt Nathan Lunt, who died in Portland in
1923.
Fire losses in 1882 the world over We're $780,
100000, Of which this country furnished S115,-
100000; Canada, $50 100000 Russia. Sl05, ,000.-
600; and Great Britain, Germany and France
S92 900 900. In generation these fire losses,
nearly all preventibIe, would pay otfthe national
debts.
The case of Miss Mary Alice Almont Living
ston against Henry Fleming. President of the
New York Refining Company, for $4,000 dam
ages for betrayal and breach of promise of
marriage, was given to the Jury on the 1lth.
After being out an hour the jury returned with
Il verdict for the full amount claimed.
The Cape Ann Advertiser figures that the 217
barrels of mackerel, taken in the Bay of ST.
Lawrence last year by the Yankee Lass of Bos-
ton, cost the United States, by the remission of
duties and interest Oh the Halifax award, not
less than S1400 per barrel. The Yankee Lass
was the only United States vessel that tished in
Provincial waters.
Florence Magagons was arrested in New
York on Saturday for attempting to poison her
mother by putting carbolic acid in her coffee.
Mrs. Magagons noticed the smell and did not
drink it. Florence confessed the act, and said
she did il because her mother treated the other
children better. The girl was committed for
examination as to her mental condition.
San Francisco had 3G6 divorces in 1882, four
teen per cent. more than the marriages, to every
900 of the population three or four times as
MANY rs in any State. and twice those in anV
city in the Union. Nearly half these divorces
were for desertion and less than tenth for
Scriptural cause. The average for three Years
past has been 322, which keeps the divorced pop
ulation on easy equality with the married.
The Secretary of the Treasury has authorized
the coinage of 5-cent nickel piece of a new de-
sign. 1t weighs 2l millnletres. (Which is one
mlimetre more than the present coin) and is Il
little larger and thinner than the present one.
On the face of the new coin is female head
surmounted with tillet upon which is inscrib-
ed the word Liberty" the whole being sur
rounded by thirteen stars. The reverse contains
a Roman numeral representing the denomin-
alton of the coin.
The Boston Herald says: The prospect for
New England ship building is good. and already
there is some movement in southern pine in that
direction. Shipping southern pine through to
New England all the way by rail is being
thoroughly tried, and Mr. Hammond. the pion-
eer in the business, says that large quantities
are being got out this winter, kiln dried, dress
ed and got ready for the spring shipment by
rail. The advocates of the rail shipment claim
that they are able to give the eastern consumer
the southern pine, kiln dried and dressed, by
rail at lower rates than the undressed lumber
costs by water, since the weight taken away in
kiln drying and planning makes u saving in rail
freights.