New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-07
Nea9ourk Dailp Gribn,re
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
NETWORK. FRIDAY. DEC. 7.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN.-There was an uncOnhrmed rumor in
London that war had broken out in Tonquin. -
IL is believed that Englands arbitration between
France and China is making progress. - Fire
has destroyed 600 houses in ConstantnOple and the
legislative palace at Brussels. - Socialists are
on trial in London for trying to blow up the Ger
man embassy. - The secret ballot at elections
has been defeated in the Prussian Reichstag. -
England and Spain are likely to negotiate CON-
mercial treaty. - Signor NicOtera, formerly q
Cabinet Minister in Italy, has been challenged to
fight duel for insulting Government official
CoNGREss.-In the Senate yesterday bills were
introduced limiting portion of the Naval Appro-
priation Act to establish United States mint at
New-York City to forfeit certain public lands
granted to the Oregon Central Railroad Company
to repeal the Presumption and Timber Culture laws
and to amend the Homestead law; TO provide for
the construction of the Maryland and Delaware
free ship canal; to define the jurisdiction of the
Circuit aud District Courts of the United States.
Joint resolutions were offered to amend the Fiji
teenth Amendment; proposing an amendment to
the Constitution giving women the right of suf-
frage; proposing an amendment to the Constitution
giving the President the right to veto separate
items of an appropriation bill while approving the
remainder - In the House Mr.. McCoid, of
Iowa. was sworn.
DoMEsTIC.-Bilings, Clapp & Co., wholesale
druggists in Boston, have been fined for the
adulteratiOn of opium. - Arguments were
made in the New-York Court of Appeals in q case
involving the constitutionalty of the tenement
house cigar act. g. Argument was begun in the
Dwight insurance case. - The Bessemer Coke
Works, at Mount Pleasant, Penn. were sold at
auction. - The rolling -mill of the Trenton Iron
Company was closed temporarily. 60 Over 200
persons were carried over the new cantilever bridge
at Niagara Falls. - The election case of
Horsey, at Columbia, S. c., has been abandoned.
- Considerable damage has been done by floods
in Dallas, Texas - The New-Jersey Sanitary
Association met at Trenton.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-A Alderman Reilly got in q
rage at the meeting of the Board of Estimate yester
day. - The Chamber of Commerce urged the
State to purchase the Adirondack Wilderness. --
meeting in the interest of the Charity Organi-
zation Society was held at the Union
League Club. - The st. Nicholas Society
ate its annual dinner at Delmonico's 80
George w. Cable lectured before the
Nineteenth Century Club. - dentist of Key
port n j., was assaulted in the street by the hus-
band of patient. - President Barnard and
Augustus st. Gaudens testified in the Feuardent
suit - case of smallpox occurred on the
Scythia 80 Captain Gordon held for trial
in So 900 bail. - Gold value of the egal-tender
silver dollar (412l2 grainsl, 1927 cents. -
Stocks fiuctuated irregularly were weak after
being strong and closed unsettled
The Manufacturers local observations in
dictate clear OF fair and warmer weather, possibly
followed late in the dav by increasing coudiness
and light rains. Temperature yesterday Highest,
$50; lowest, $50 average, 417se.