Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-09-27

LONDON. Sent, 20.---It is reported that the
memorandum OF the French proposals has
provedEunaccepable to the Chinese govern
ment.
The Bulgarian cabinet has resigned.
A correspondent says that the Austro- Ger
man alliance is directed against Russia and
France.
The tenants on Lord sligo's property in
Ireland have taken away the guns of gen
tlemen shooting over the estate.
1t is reported that vessel with four loco.
motives from the United States for the
Southern Railway in Peru has been lost.
A conference of the representatives of the
various Australian colonies is to be held IN
Sydney to oppose the proposed annexation
of the South Pacific Islands to Australia.
The International and Northern Telegraph
Company, capital 5000, 900, has been incor-
porcted at Albany, N. Y.
Gov. Butler bought at the New England
fair and sent as present TO Gov. Jarvis, o'
North Carolina, some fine spec mems of Cots
void sheep.
able rival of Massachusetts in the number OF
divorce cases. In one county alone---Chat-
tanooga---there are 9G docketed.
Messrs G. S. Scott, George L. Baker and
John I. Martin were elected directors of the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Rail.
way Company in New York. Scott and Ba-
ker represent the Danville interest.
The Diamond Match Company, owning
factories at Oshkosh, Wis, and elsewhere,
has issued price list making reduction
in the whole ale price of matches of over
80 per cent. 1t is thought the great match
combination has been broken.
At the session, in Chicago, of the National
Association of Baggage Agents, the method
OF loading baggage and legal liability ioI
injury to baggage under State laws were die
cussed. 1t was decided not to check parcels
of less than twenty pounds weight.
The monument erected by the State OF
kentucky to General and President Zachary
Taylor was dedicated September 20 at the
Taylor homestead. five miles from Louis
vile. Gen. Thomas l.. Crittenden delivered
the eulogy. The monument is marble, q
feet high, and surmounted by statue OF
Gen. Taylor.
Miners prospecting near Concord, n. C..
discovered at the mouth of long-desertel
shaft of gold mine the skeleton of woman.
The clothing and shoes were still on III,
bones, and, from the quality of the cloth anc
the presence of a diamond ring of some
value, it is thought that the bones were those
of some lady of position and means.
Judge Atkins, of the Hastings Court
Richmond, Va, in his charge to the granc
jury, said: There is a class of cases In which
strict enforcement of the law would be oi
great benefit to the community, the Law
against libel. A libel is the malicious publ
cation OF any writing, sign, picture, efhgy o
other representation tending to defame th'
memory of one who is dead, or the reputa
ton of one who is living, and to expose hin
TO ridicule, hatred or contempt. 1t Is pun
ishable as a misdemeanor on the grounC
that such a publication has a tendency T.
disturb the public peace. You will readll.
see, gentlemen, that the enforcement of thu
law would prevent many of the unseemi
shooting matches which usually follow thes
publications, and gentlemen would seon be
gin to look to the law for their vindicatiol
instead of the field of honor"