The Republican journal., 1883-07-19

The Italians dry and puIyerze the pulp of
the tomato.
There are $50 Grand Army posts in the State
of New York.
| The Marquis of Lansdowne will sail for Cam
ada on the 1lth of October.
The Iowa Greenbackcrs have nominated
| Hon. j. b. Weaver for Governor.
Egypt, in addition to the cholera. is afflicted
with the cattle plague and the cotton worm.
Horace Greelcy's farm at ChappaQua will be
| sold ut auction September Nh, to settle estate.
| Advice from the cattle centres indicate that
the drive this year will reach 600 600 against
| 10000 last year.
| Since the passage Of the pension law the
| number of attorneys before the office has in
| creased from 1000 to 1000
There is natural bridge in Arizona which,
| it is said, far surpasses in size the Well-knOWn
natural bridge in Virginia.
| Kansas has again been visited by terrific
tornado, which killed several people and de-
| strONed large amount of property.
Andrew White escaped from an insane
ASYLUM in Illinois and returning home, shot his
| wife and two children, and then killed himself.
Senator VOORHEES, states that he personally
| knows from Gov. Hendricks that the latter is
not candidate for the presidency or any other
| office.
| Gen. Dudley, Commissioner of Pensions. is
| taking an inventory of the work which yet re-
mains to be done in the way Of payment of pen
| sion arrears.
The demolition of Booths Theatre in New
| ork is nearly complete, and the work of erect
ing the new building which is to occupy the
| site has begun.
The London Standard says Robert Steel 4
| Co.. Greenock, an old ship building firm has
| suspended payment. The debts of the firm are
said to be heavy.
| ''America is the asylum for the oppressed of
all nations but not for the paupers of all
nations" is the neat way the Cincinnati
| Enquirer puts it,
The masonry of the Washington monument
is now $40 feet in height, and the iron work is
20 feet higher. 1t is thought that 400 feet will
be reached this year.
The q. A. r. has presented to the people of
| Baltimore beautiful bronze tablet AS Il rccog-
| milton of the kindness shown by them TO the
Grand Army last year.
The agreement between the English govern
ment and De Lesseps relative to the second
| SueZ canal has been signed. England lends
| tS,OO0, 900 at 3! per cent.
Bill Nyc, the humorst of Laramie, Wyo-
| ming, is tall. slender >mooth-faccd Young
| man. apparently about thirty years Of age. He
| is postmaster at Laramie.
The society of Friends in England has re-
| pealcd the prohibition Of marriage between
| first cousins, which has been in force in that
body for nearly 200 years.
The three places thus far mentioned for hold
ing the National Republican Convention, says
! Webb in the Boston Journal. are Cincinnati,
| indianapolis and Saratoga.
Tree-growing is increasing in Kansas beyond
| the consumption for timber. 1t was feared at
| the first settling of the State that the forests
would disappear in few years.
Treasury officials say that there il no law to
| prevent bringing in pauper emigrants through
| Canada. This law will undoubtedly be amend
| ed i'll this particular next winter.
Mr.. Hoadly of Ohio is charged with having
| admitted to a fellow Democrat that he spent
| $50, 900 in buying delegates to secure the Dem
| ocratiC nomination for Governor.
The receipts of the Post Office Department
| for nine months of the fiscal year ending March
81, 1888 were S33, ,;}5G. and the expenditures
S31 ,436,9l4, leaving surplus of S2,509,442.
| In the interest of historical accuracy, it NAV
be stated that the measure which took from the
| trade dollar the s. legal tender capacity was
passed by q Democratic House. that is, in 1876.
| BY order of Internal Revenue Commissioner
| Evans, the article known as Rock and Rye is
| to be taxed as beverage: ana all who sell 1t
| must pay the speclal I. >. TAX OF ." per year,
| General John Newton, president of the soci-
ETY. of the Army of the Potomac, has been inyi-
| ted to attend Il confederate reunion in Texas
and respond to the toast, THE Boys in Blue
| A widow with six children, who was ''aSsi>t-
ed' to emigrate from Ireland to Canada has
antra,tl tba anthoritia. ~ sand hrr harL to
| IraianJ
|
ono - iil S,l ~. niIt;. ii
| inn tho nor"or1ont hot,yaer Dni ry.1,s NH th,
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| The Louisiana lottery companies say they
" t%at the, recaIy at H. %"w
NO. .ttntttirn nnstoi money or,IerI ~ tha o,'o',4
! IF s1o0 0O0 monthly ~ 'D> "Ai'0 '''''
|
The little Swiss Republic with a population
of about three millions. maintains an army of
IGntnJ Stnta, ith eUn' u. af - 400 ddn
has ~, orn,, ~ 90 nno pI " o0o00'V'V
~ :"
Ex-senator Wallace, of Pennsylvania, is said
to aspire to the next democratic nomination to
the Presidency. During the time he has been
III private life he has carefully rebuilt his for
tune and is now thought to be worth $4,000 600.
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MSS ~ LOUISA tle ia hallie Eo,laa = serious %
of Roman fever. to which her constitution has
hitherto been impervous. have affected her
brain, and she is now in strict secluson and
under careful treatment.
,r.,. o;a.oo Do ,. ,....,. .,.....,
Ihe SISTER OF Roger Amero' ne man charged
win me murder OF Mrs. Carlton. ut Water
!oMh, low Mass; Mass mas became insane oy reason OF
ll ner ulstress at hef Drothers imprisonment
ihere IS growing oellei that the seli-accusa-
While Democratic conventions in some States
are declaring eXctedly against selling the labor
on coisicls Is 70 tle % M
the conyicts Of that State to a railroad company
ioi s'A years "' Qioi'00V poi se"''