The Republican journal., 1883-09-06

The English wheat crop will be below the
average.
Hanlan is said to have rowed himself into
$4,000 in six years.
Mexico is making arrangements for Euro
pean steamship line.
The Chilean army will probably cvacuate
Lima on September 18th.
The winter apple crop of the Northwest is
declared to be a total failure.
The German papers say that France alone
threatens the peace of Europe.
Yellow fever has broken out at Pensacola,
Fla. Surg. Owen died Wednesday.
Cetewayo appeals to Queen Victoria to nves-
tigate the treatment he has received.
The congress of European students of early
American history will take place at Copen-
hagen.
A blockade has been decreed by President
SalomOn against Miragoane, Jcremie and Jac-
mel, Hayti.
1t is rumored that eX-Goy. Hubbard of Con-
nectcut has lost his entire fortune Of $3.50 900
by speculation in Wall street.
Robert i. Wthers, of Virginia, has been
elected Grand Master of the National Grand
commandery of Knights Templar.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue de-
cides that bitters, unless sold in good faith as
medicines. must pay the special tax.
Diplomatic correspondence has arisen out of
the detention of three Swcdes in New IIamp-
shire because they did rot pay their debts.
Dir. Lewis Swift of The Warner observatory
Rochester n. y, reports that he has discovered
a new comet in the constellation Andromeda.
A circular has been issued by the State De-
partmcnt announcing to the diplomatic and
consular officers of the United States the death
of Judge Black.
\ woman living at Ridgewood, l.. l., eloped
with her 5oarder, taking with her $40. She
was arrested, and her husband, on getting back
500, allowed her TO 90.
Cheers were given in the British Parliament
on the announcement of Il liberal member that
he would at the next session offer resolution
fayoring home rule for Ireland.
Mr.. Julian Hawthorne greatly resembles his
father, Nathaniel Haw thorne, but is hardly so
large and handsome. He lives at Morrisania,
where he is writing his fathers biography.
Senator George, Of Mississippi, who boasts
that his sons are none too good to work in the
cotton field, nevertheless has Il son who draws
a salary of 81 500 in the stationery room at
Washington
France demands of Madagascar the establish
ment OF a French protectorate on the northwest
coast, the abolition of law relating to aliens
holding property and the payment of ,000,-
000f.
Rufus Hatch, Russell Sage, Cyrus w. Field
and other prominent tinancers take a very
hopeful view of the business situation, and pre-
diet Il prosperous season succeeding the local
disturbances.
The new colors for the fall are ''Judee," IL
deep, purplish shade of crushed strawberry,
"Cres.On," water crcss shade of green,
"GrenOnviile," a frog green, and "Infernal'
Il fre-red hue
The States holding October elections are Iowa.
and Ohio, and those holding elections in No
vember are Massachusetts, Connecticut, New
\ ork, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Virginia, Mississippi and Minnesota.
In a published card Mr.. d. l.. Moody denies
the story that he and Mr.. Sankey are no longer
able TO work III harmony, and declares that if
their lives are spared they will continue together
in the labor they both love and enjoy.
Portions of Southeastern Minnesota were
visited by terrific cyclone Aug. 22nd, which
proved appallingly destructive to human life.
A passenger train was lifted by the storm and
hurled almost into fragments, nearly every
person on board being either killed or Injured.
The Federation of Organized Trades and La
Dor Unions of the United States and Canada
convened and passed resolutions strongly con-
demnlng the action of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company in demanding its employees
under oath to renounce the Telegraphers'
Brotherhood.
The statement that Mr.. Gardner of Boston,
had bequeathed to the Government near u mill
ion dollars, which had recently been received
at the Treasury Department, probably arose
from the fact that a sum approXimating a mill
ion dollars has recently been received from the
estate of a Mr.. Lewis of Hoboken, N. j. Gard
ner lived in Charlestown, Mass. His bequest
may reach $25 900 in all.