The Republican journal., 1883-07-26
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Plans for two of the cruisers are completed.
The President will visit Yellowstone Park in
August.
Work is to be resumed on the Washington
Monument soon.
Two new steamships are being built by the
Cunard Company.
This country turns out 2450 watches every
twenty-fOur hours.
covered near Syracuse.
Canned fruit poisoned upward of twenty-five
persons at Clinton, Mass
SiXty-one deaths from cholera occurred in
twenty-four hours at Cairo.
A woman has been made chief clerk of
m0rtuary statistics in Canada.
The recent order prescribing new uniforms
for naval officers is suspended.
The army worm is committing ravages in
some portions of Pennsylvania.
The Canadian hop crop is likely to fall COZ
sderably below the average yield
Chinese coolie immigration has been official
ly stopped in the Sandwich Islands.
New Haven wants S600O00 more from the
government for harbor improvements.
The trial of Marsh X. Polk. the defauting
eN-State Treasurer of Tennessee, has begun.
a boy, i'll deserving from the training ship
jamestown, was drowned i'll Newport Harbor.
ong Branch is infested by thieves Last
week there were nine robberies and no arrests.
The Indian problem is now to be solved by
making the aborignes cattle owners and ranch
ers.
EX-president and Mrs. Hayes are now the
guests OF Chief Justice and Mrs. Waite at
Lyme. Conn.
Several ladies at Saratoga wear dresses com
posed entirely of beads. They are worn over
light colored silks.
The Spanish Cabinet has favoraby consd-
cred IA project to build Il tunnel under the
Straits of Gibraltar.
Seventeen more bodies have been recovered
from the sunken steamer Daphne. making
nlnety-seven so far.
4 material falling of is noted in sales of
postage stamps, resulting from the approach
ing changes of rate.
The commissioner of internal revenue gives
notice that check stamps will not be redeemed
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Editor Elan, the wounded Virginia duellist,
has returned to his home in Richmond. His
wound continues to heal
There are 152 ,931 persons il Kentucky who
would feel insulted if you asked them to write
in your autograph album.
The Massachusetts Prohibitonists will hold
Il State Convention in Boston on the third
Wednesday in September.
Exports of provisions and dairy products
are little larger than last year. Taow eX-
port shows slight decline.
Zazel, the "human cannon ball." was serious
ly hurt by fall during u circus performance
at Woburn, Mass, July 18th.
The Hawaiian Government is making pre-
parations to have the Kingdom well represented
at the Boston Foreign Exhibition.
John Ct. Whittier is spending the summer in
the White Mountains by Asquam Lake, which
has given him the theme for two poems.
Everett A. stephens, the newly appointed
member of the Massachusetts Railway Com
mission, was freight brakeman in 1864.
The coming PAGER is said to be Johnson
owned in Chicago. He has record of 3 10,
never lost heat, and money won't buy him.
John l.. Hosmer, late supreme treasurer of
the Catholic Knights of America. is a default
ter for $500 900, and his bonds are worthless.
will return to his home in Pittsburg, in Septem-
Der. He is well satisfied with his visit to Scot
land
Samuel s. Clemens Mark Twain is slowly
recovering from an attack OF malaral fever,
caused by his last trip down the Mississippi
River.
the respective candidates for Governor have
arranged to conduct it by a series of joint
debates.
The office of the United States Consul at
Monterey, Mexico, has been raded by mob,
those in charge maltreated and the books and
papers destroyed.
Postmasters are notified by department cir
cuar of the reduction of letter postage on the
1st of October to two cents, and are directed to
prepare therefor.
Harbeck dock, Brooklyn, and three vessels
were burned Thursday. Twelve firemen were
badly injured, but only one fatally. The loss is
placed at 81 100000.
Yellow fever is unusually prevalent in Vera
Cruz and several cases are detained in New
Orleans quarantine. No case has vet appeared
on shore in the United States.
Only few years ago, a very large proper
ton of the public debt was held in the money
centres of the old world Now about 81 ,3OO,-
100000 out of 81 900 .OO0, 900 is held ut home.
A rumor which proved groundess, was cir
culated in New York, Thursday, to the effect
that Gen. Grant had died suddenly of apopleXy.
He is alive and well at his cottage at Long
Branch
In the case against eX-United States Senator
Kellogg on argument the Court decided that
the objection to the Indictment on the ground
of the attendance of Mr.. Ker in the Grand Jury
room was not valid.
The Virginia Republican State central COM
mttee have passed resolutions condemning the
administration for casting its influence in favor
of the Readjusters, and favorng Mr.. Blaine
for Presidential candidate.
Egypt has accepted the offer of England to
send twelve physicians into the cholera infest-
ed districts for the purpose of inspection and
observation, and also to render such local aid
as advised experience can give.
Hanlan beat Ross by quarter of mile at
Ogdensburg on the 18th. His time was u
minutes, 3d. seconds, said to be the fastest on
record. Ross's time was % minutes, As seconds
Hanlan stopped twice during the race