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FRAGMENTS OF CAPLE NEWs.

TrRrW Auc 2-frrr echwcUfuTth WI start
soon FOR central Africa behalf of tue Berlin Academy
0f Science.
PARIS Auc 2.-Thc municipal uuJ critics have named
certain new streets after Darwin. George sand, -ute
Bcuve HrInc ana tusidrc - re.
BrErr Au- 2-Iie C0sf GG-cfte states That the car
o Ru--ia has abandoned his aOrtrmpatcd VISIT 20 CO.
rcunageu couzeQueuco Of having been warned bv The
P-rtr-uurL police taar the delegates ot Ninllst- and
Anarch at and 600 ~WtZ rlaud had gone u 'e-
mark. and were coucocuug another attempt On HIS ''
PARIS Aug While Julg Pug was giving eF .dence
bro ucr-iu-iw for defamation o clar1c rf Ihe mIt'r
shot him with revolver. nrc-lrg serious wounds i-
the arm ard chest. The as-dI4aut wtr Slrr-tei
r.rpr-s An, o-Tvan.v men have SO FAR been m-
ulsrcH iu the Dublin scandals They are AL men Nlo
have occupied respectable places IN the community
Arour them are stock brokers. Justices ot th' tcc.
GstIe officials. two doctors and several solder War
rants have been issued AGAINST several men Nh no nave
f,t rom Dun u. Kirwu and Lyt e were committed to
laI today tU await tr1
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THE ARREST OF 4. B. CARPENTER.
LEY TELEGRAPH TO TIE rrrrrvE.l

Troy, Aug. "A. B. Carpenter, of Amster-
DAM was to-day committed IN default of 5000 bail for
further examination August :. II ia thought that
Carpenters victims thousands in number and were
caught In the large cities ike NewY0rk as.we a. IN the
country. He has fOurshrd on ms i-gotten gains Tor
two years. He professed TO furnish commission
and badg, in the Home and Foreign
secret Service Company" for -. When
be was arrested his Office in Amsterdam. 1000
letters were found his desk His mail for that day
contained letters with nine dollars in nem. His circular
stated that general Office Ot the service was at Am
.taram and thlr branch offices n al the cities or
Europe and America Arthur sullivan OF Washington,
more sensible than some OF the men VINO @eclIcu
special agent OF the Post Office partRent Mr-harrett
0btaDed evidence by having certain persons Wrlte 70
Crnenrer iuclosug TWO dollars and asking for the com
mis.I0n and the badge. arpenter IA hed on me trcnn
cal charge Jf using tine United states mails I0l iraudcu
ulffs
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TELEGR4PHIC NOTES.


r u
spprvcrprtn NJ Aug. 2.-Palrck Boyle while drunk
Yesterday made assault upon hlS Wllc Al INC
house OF tather-naw, judah, uyng near southwest
Boye attacked him wtd knife, wh2redpOn Judah shot
sud killed I'm.
EsC APED PRISONEES YET At LARGE.
FAsrON Penn. Aug. 2.-Hcud .rson Green and Jacob
Kistrr who csc ped from Beivd Jail ON Tnur-day
night armed thcmsryr, with guns strjay, an are
now lecretrd on the Lchigh mountain near Bethehem
The hor.e- 81 len By their tscape have been
founi wandering IN the country
LILLIAN SPENCER TO RETAIN HER EARNINGS.
PuTsBURG, Aug LILLIAN spencer, the actress, VINO
has applied TOR divorce from her husband, EdWAtu
Clayburg OF New-Yori today made app lcatlun 10 70
allowed TO retain her earnings. IL was granted Dy lHo
Court and she viii return W the stPge text seasoh
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twelve cOmmunes. hut The endemic is not spreading
rhe Diro insists tNat the Government should publish
rustworh by information TO prevent unfoundei alarm OF
exaggerated conf ence
LONDON Aug. 2.-The ports II Brazil have been closed
TO vessels from Marsei.le- T0uon, spezz'a, and All
ports at whl,h cholera prevails The h1ries ~ M
dcra have refI ed % allow passenger and man on -
which has arflv ther. from England 70 land.
I'm the evening seven deaths announced Ony
death occurred in TOu.On tI-dsy.
TURIN. Aux 2-Thera have been six eases Of cholera
sarfagrana. four Of which fatal and twenty one
cases ~ Pancaiierl eight of which were fatal.
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70 EpLDEMIC AT LITCHFIELD. CONN
by TELEGRAPH TO rnE rRmrNr.l

LrrCHrELD, Conn, Aug. 1.-The report that
ha. been crculat q in Ncw-Engiaud and New-fork
paper, 10 the effect that throat and lung troubles had
seriously and in some ca-e' fatally. affected summer
visitors from New-York among The Litchhcd ani BerE
shire hills created much surprise IN this locality br
Dcming says that there few cases ~ bronchitis or
colds caueed by the chanzea1lc weather but 40 ep-
demic. lie that ie never knew Of a case oI
consumption originating in Stranger while here. Ihf
Enquirer ~ THIS week pubirhcs ter rom pIy-lcl
prac ing ~ Aiken. - O., who made -pecia " OF
throat and ung dsea- who considers that tIcrc IA NOT
another town IN New Eng and when cc from con-
sumption a. Ltchhcld
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NEWS NOTES FROM LONDON.

BANK HOLDAY.-Monday being rerular bank holiday
no markets VIII be open IN London or Liverpool
To VISIT AMrRIcA-Lord Caud Hamilton is about to
start for America
GRAVES or PRorHFTs-On appeal from me Jews III
Jerusalem the sultan has annued the sale ot pa on
the Mount OF Olives. which contains the graves ol uc
prophets Hargai. Zachariah and Malachi Inc pur-
chasers the Russian priesthood. The burial pEice
OF the prophets been secured 10 the VS. IN per
pcfuity.
DIsNr~sED FOR 4 COfLIsI)S-Thc captain or thf WI WI
ship Defence which collision win the tla9' ~
Banry Biv was snlssrd from the comm ma Oh u''
ship
MAVCHrsrrR sUIr CANAL-rhe Manchester snip Clhal %
bin was re 'ected because the committee which mo ~ ~
charge tIOu.ht II would greatly mure the interests OF
Iiveruool The expenses of promoters ana opponents
of the scheme amount 10 426OOOO
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THE DECISION OF THE SURGEONS.

lGENERAL FRL-s DIsrArcHl
PORTSMOUTH. Aug. 2.-Ihe surgeons nave ue-
cidcd that the survivors are well enough TO DE
transferred to the War Department to be cared iof
ashore, and Secretary Chandler directed that the
men be turned over to General Hazen, Who on the
advice of the surgeons directed that the SURVIVORS
be kept at the Navy Yard for hospital treatment
for ten days or a fortnight longer.
The survivors gently protested against TINS, say
ing they ere entirely able to care for themse'VeS
hut General Hazen persisted, saying what the DC
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srELL T0aEs PR0JEcTED

PrrsBrRG. Aug. "A party Of New-lork
,aDtst, tlkof star ug large ster works u this city
If they can make arrangement nov m progress. They
prouo-e o. purchase one of Inc iron mills now IA exist
euce ul u-rlt ItIs ad that they are nee -otaung Win
,. ,~ t.,o of fl url.f,ll steel men vino he
-i,u.cu.- anderson Company. and tnat much depends
rn Inc r. m ol these neg tIa ions Au effort was made
fo -er K I AIDrgsOu o. obtain further lAjthtto on III
regard 20 this, but hc Wa. out ~ the cty.
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DHc0rERIyG 4 GANG OF THIETE&


AURORA. Ohio. Aug. ,. The sheriff of Por-
ta-e County with posse of de ties yesterday arrested
d. r.. A. Barrou-hs. ii ruau Hopper aId John Ioor.
for roboin. th. -.or. of rd Brothers OF 5000 I'D
money and bonds 70 TIN. amount of several houSdui
dollars pe.oui Z to = auh Hurl, of Cleveland The bug
-afr orc rred u I--O. 1ut uo clue could DEE obtained
4 lew wees, ago ysuug nan named Ellsworth Nd- ar
-e..,d p.r for minor oteIc. and made cO fe,slon o
many mi deeds. among tI.m tuc ou -dry oI lo"F years
.,0 1 v.ieh hc lmpucat tIc p.rs "a name ue- dos
r,a ling o. ts steuce of band uf Young men ora -
.l.l f3r tLt u.r)csr commt Eropuo les burroughs
u.t- pe..u terIv. as - local Demo .rauc politician.
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THE president ArKNGSToN


iBY IELE"RAfh I'D l"E lhl'1''"4
KIvGsToN, Aug. 2.-President Arthur and
party arrived by he West shore this afternoon
large crowd bad assembled al the depot and "a ute OF
twenty-oae guns was hrcd by the Blaine ana Logan
gun squads as the train n The party was taken
I'm open carr ages driven the house Of General
sharpe in Albany-ave the Presd mt riding with Mayor
GRAY A large crowd gathered IN front 0f General
-aru.s house i 0e evening eager 10 see te PRESIDENT
The Fourteenth separate Company. Pratt f0-L the
Blaine and Logan squads. a. d -ey raj ohe Or-an-
izrd bodies were d--euD Ell AMI fine ser-ndde Was
cvpu The President expected 10 at end mo ulns ser
we. lt the First l. formed church.
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STANLEY ON GENERAL GORDON.

LONDON, Aug. 2.-Henry VI. Stanley ex-
presses the opinion that General Gordon requires no
help from England. and ascrbcs GOrdou@ desponding
messages 10 bousness. stanley Is further Of the opin-
Ion thar in crush the slave n de the slave deal
viii De approached from the Congo a. Wen a.
hv way OF KharOum The country between Stanley
Falls and rivers. the Banrgazal and BahIJeOel Is
al n1r 1r lave
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AMERICAN CRIcKETERs ENTERTAINED.

PORTSMOUTH. Aug. 2.-The match game of
cricket begun yesterday between the Philadelphia
team and the United Services Club continued to-
day Ward OF the United Services. played an inning OF
IL runs and caught ont by {. NewhaIL Ihe
United Services Club made 23- in their first inning
the Phladr .phla team bad made 100 runs. when tle
came was drawn. A dinner vas afcrwud gwen iu
honor Of the Americans nv the Yacht Gun IN return Tor
Ar-er,..-- Ln.uLru.-E n Ln.-L.h EaclI.mcn.
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rnrclrrIoKs AGlMsr rExAS FEVER.

CHICAGO. Aug. 2.-P. P. Shelby, general
frcight agent ot m. Onion Pacific Railway. telegrlphs
from Omaha thlt tie Infection among the NeOf a-ka
tt Wa ronlllnr Tevt- fever that has Deen 60 n
,.t 4 -r,tu,.,i ont No new have been reported
m fur a- TWO days and extra precautions nave O'rn
ana trails.
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lrrER - cHIcAoo rIMLS

CNcr<NAr1. Aug. 2.-Ike ErentHg Post, Of
I'M. CITY 4avs tl.t john r. Mclean. ~ Tine Enqnrer
saws tina he lis the most prominent negotstor FOR the
purc. a., of The Cbcgo Times. an II ciar confidently
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ENGLISH INTEREST IN THE EXPEDITION.
WHAT THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY WILL
DO WHEN IT MEETS.

LONDON, Aug John Coles, map curator
Of the Royal Geographical Society being asked why the
society hal yet taken acon concerning the snc-
of the Gree Relief Exp edition replied that it was
because the members happened 20 be widely scattered
that n impossible secure representative meeting
present
The Of the reeuar meetings Of the society
Curator Coles SAID had expired and the gres majority
Of the members had gone away 10 different and
remote parts before the news Of the OF Lieu
tenant Greey hal been received IN England lhiS
beyond all 0mparson the most important
and interesting that had received Tor the society Tor
ears. but came at time. unfortuna ly, Vnen IL was
absolutely muos4ble the society be assembled or
action. The regular ring- viii b. re umed ID NoVen-
ber by which time the greae er number OF the members
VIII have returned The council OF tie society VII meet
the week previous and will decide upon the form or
recogui ION Lieutenant Grceiys work aud Commander
sch eys efforts 10 submit ted the socicty's adoption
That he acu Of the soccy VII b. worthy O the occa-
sion there need be no dOuDt.
Being ask d much in er q was felt In the discover
ies OF ID Grerly cxpedit Ion, ms Curator replied
re interest tax N by Eu4lshnen IN the
Greely expedition has heon surpri- ngy and grtyhgl
great Ever the OF the rescue the rooms OF
tle society an Savils Row. Burlington Garden nave
been almost continuou-lg besieged by crowds anxou
Ortliu accurtte and sienthc in OrmatOu concerning
Greovs achievements and the work perfOrlnei Dy CON
mandsr Schley's -alast feet To facilitate mo WORK
o.. accommodating the public IN TINS respect
mad Grecly's movements carefully afeu
detail bold lines upon the SOcetys nugp puDuc map
ip ne main hall This map has days been undOuDt d
Is he studiOusly scanned char, it ~ England.
In conclusion, Tho Curator said: The kOVal Tel-
ma ION aUout either he work performed by tue Greey
expedition or work rescue bur hope tins lufOr
nation will he sent 10 rs So as the authOres con
trolling have 1t Ia satisfactory shape for Official dSr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-03
Personal INTELLIGENCE.


The election of DR.. Warre as head master of Eton
means the triumph of the party which prefers that
the first school in England should continue the
nursery of ignorance and athletics
Dr. Mark Pattison Rector of Lincoln College
an Oxford man Of singular charm of character,
who died on Wednesday. was little known by the
general public though the author of several ad-
mirablc books. but was profoundly respected and
admired at the University and in the literary
world He was among Englands best scholars of
any age and probably originated the most Of what
is best in recent educational reforms.
Mrs Weldon may fairly be called the heroine of
the weeh winning two actions for damages for
wrongful imprisonment. The actions were OF much
Importance 10 herself and Of infinitely more to the
public clearly exposing the dangerous license of
the lunacy laws and insuring their eventual re-
form.
Mr.. DAILY sAmerican company appeared at Iooes 5
last night in new piece, Dollars and Sense
confirming the previous opinion Of the excellence
of the company as whole and the pre-emlnent
merit Of Mr.. James Lewis Mrs. Gilbert and Miss
May Fielding. g. W. 5.
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1nrLsLlNl EALLS 10 PAY INTEREsr.

NEw-ORLEANs, Aug. 2.-The State failed to
pav interest the Baby bonds about $4,000 The
mr. ncplI and interest of these nds "a payable out OF
the co ecf of taxes 3ud there is money to
the cre.it ihis iuud III the hands of the hsch
Ann
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and explaining his present relations with De Braz-
"a as seemingly armed neutrality. He brings
welcome aid to a Ministry that has resolved to
eral Gordon has the choice of three routes of
retreat, and scouts the notion Of sending aid TO
Khartoum Mr. Stanley goes to-day TO Brussels, to
report to the King and TO settle his future pro-
rrqrnrpp
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4 CONVICT ESCAPES FROM TRENTON PRISON

TRENTON, Aug. 2.-Anthony Menz, age fifty
nine escaped from the stas Prison here last evening
He WAS working iu a blacksmith shop OUTSIDE oI thr M
Trsop ~ ain. I'M d4v and not missed un aitef mo
men were taken u FOR the night No one saw hm gJ'
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FEWER VICTIMS OF CHOLERA ,

MARsEILLEs. Aug 2.-There were eight deaths
fr c,oler ber, last n gnt and two at Touon The
fdepts of the ctv vino Il a the apprO ch Of e epi
demc G u Inur t. turn. Up 10 lon thcIc WI h'
de an s here from cholera tF.a..
ROME Aug . Cholera is rep lrted ~ from ten u
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partment was doing for their own good The
surgeons gave it as their opinion that Greedy
would require great care bis condition being rather
unfavorable He has gained flesh az the rate OF
two three pounds daily but il IL soft and haboy:
and contains no muscular strength The resi- OF
the survivors have also gained flesh too rapIdy'
although not i'm so marked degree a. IN the case
of Greedy
The object IN retaining the survivors so long
that they may gradually have their muscles hard
ened and their strength made genuine instead OF
Fictitious as the surgeons think it is at present.
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THE BOY, N BLUE.

A GENERAL ORDER BY NAJ0g-GENE..aL CARR.
Maior-G.ncral Joseph B. Carr, commanding
of tine Bo-s iu Blue, has Issued tie following general
orlerto Oh, members of the organization tlo -olt the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-03
WITH GREEDY AND HIS MEN.
THE INTEREST SHOWN IN PORTSMOUTH

SOME EXPERIENCES OF ARCTIC TRAvEL-THE POLAR
REGIONS NOT WORSE THAN WINTER on TIE
PLAINS
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THE NEWS IN LONDON
PROGRESS OF THE REFORM AGITATION

,,nrp,r oRAroRY-TORY DIssENSloN AON1'
HrAIFD-RiR. sTANLENS kLiOhN'
rB1 CABLE TO THE TRIBuNEl
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- rxrrc1srs " MoNpAY.

The body of Winfield |. Jewell Will Dee lah"e"
here on Monday and taken TO Lisbon. Ne"-idIlP
shire. where his family live. The other oouIe'
will be al the relief ships until they reach Ne"-
York. The memorial services at the Navy laI" To-
morrow will be conducted by the chapi'in' oI
the yard ana of the feet assisted by the chApi"IH'
Oh the practice and training ships. H. ,,,..-s
of the relief ships on Monday there VIII D' VIZ
cession consisting of officers and men rom i ,nJ
fleet, over 800 number, Governor fI I"o a oh
stan the Secretary of the Navy, General iia%5ii anJ
various other dignItarcs Masonic socleIles' vi ~
Army Posts and State militia ana hIe Cg'nP PI r.
Sautes will be- fired from the Navy laIu anu '"'
fleet when he procession starts. =, c.t. nj.
A reception will be rendered 10 MI "reeH "'
NcwburypOrt some time next week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-03
MR.. sTANLEY's RETURN.

Dr. stanleys return is signalized by prompt
contradiction of the foolish stories circulated be-
hind his back. The English papers publish long
accounts under the guise of correspondence, but
really interviews affirming the complete success of
o operations on the Congo putting the last nail in
"e coffin Of the dead Ango-Portnguese treaty
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-03

DYNAMITE TRIALS.

The trial OF DAILY and Egan at Warwick abounds
IN striking evidences of g-continued conspiracy
under various names, eliminating practically In an
admitted attempt TO murder by dynamite DAILY
was convicted. After thanking the Judge, the
Jury and his counsel for the fairness Of the trial. he
was sentenced to penal servitude for life. Egan
so' twenty years The slight interest taken in the
uiai sufficiently shows the futility of attempts to
create permanent panic by dynamite.
THE CHOLERA DECLINING.
ihe cholera is decreasing at TOulon and Mar
senles There are no cases i'll Paris and none in
liverpool but a ship FROM Marsees has ar
hVed at Cardiff with one death and one
sailor i'll with cholera
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UEAIOrARTER~ "ROY- II BLUE"
DEPARTMENT OF NEN-lOkh -IAIE,
Huntsville gazette., 1884-04-12
FOREIGN.

FAMINE prevailed on the 81 in the Prov
ince of Kazan, Russia, and many persons
had died.
THE steamship Neptune arrived at st.
Johns, N. f., on the Sd with 1900 seals.
valued at $f25,00), which were taken in
twelve days. This was the largest catch
on record.
AN express train on the Grand Trunk
Road leaped the track near Wales, Ont,
on the 4th, and the engineer and firemen
were killed and twelve passengers were
injured.
THE steamer Daniel Steinman, from Ant
werp, carrying crew of thirty-four men
and ninety passengers, was wrecked off
Sambro, N. S.. on the night of the Sd. The
Captain and five of the crew were the only
survivors-11s persons perishing.
THE British Government on the 4th
claimed to have unearthed plot by Irish
Invincibles to blow up Mountjoy Prison.
Letters found in cell showed that the
wardens were to be bribed to place an in
fernal machine in the prison, and that a
noted conspirator was to be thrown over a
balcony and killed.
WORD was received at Ottawa, Ont, on
the 4th from the lumber woods on the up
per Ottawa of the death of five Italians,
who died of exposure during the last cold
snap. They were found dead in their lum-
Der shanty.
AFTER an exhaustive discussion the
British Cabinet decided on the 4th against
formally establishing Proteceorate over
Egypt.
1T was stated on the 9th that nothing
had been heard from Chinese Gordon for
two weeks, and it was impossible to for
ward kilograms to Khartoum. Nubar Pa
sha had resigned the presidency of the
Egyptian Council OF Ministers, and tie
dissatisfaction with European agents in
Cairo and Alexandria was said to be in
tense.
AGRARIAw risings in some of the Rus
sian Provinces were reported on the 9Th, in
which several policemen had been killed.
LONDON advices of the 9Th say that great
havoc was wrought along the British coast
by recent gale. A Danish bark was
wrecked and fifteen lives vera lost 1t
was believed hundreds had met watery
graves. The destruction of shipping was
great.
IT was announced on the 9th that cholera
had made its appearance in Cochin China.
Precautions against its spread were being
taken.
IT was ascertained on the 9th that one
hundred and twenty-nine persons perished
by the recent wreck of the Daniel Stein
mann off Sambro Island, N. S. The ship
sunk Immediately upon striking the ledge,
and the passengers, who had been sum
moned to the deck by the Captain, were
swept away by the mountainous waves.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-04-12
LATER NEWS.

IN the Senate on the 7th the education
bill was taken up and Mr.. Hoar's amend
ment making the amount to be expended
SIT 100000 was adopted SO to u. Also
amendments providing that equal oppor-
tunities for education shall be given to all
children; that the appropriations shall
be used only for public schools. not Sec
tartan in character. Several other
amendments were adopted and the
bill passed by a vote Of SO to IL. ). In the
House a bill passed directing the Secre-
tary of the Interior to deliver to the Gin
cinnati law library certain court reports
and other public documents. Numerous
bills were introduced. A motion making
bills for erection of public buildings q
special order for April 8 was agreed to.
Mr.. Converse moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill restoring the duty of 1867
on wool. After long debate the motion was
defeated-119 to 126. A resolution declar-
ing it unwise to abolish or reduce the tax
on spirits was adopted.
THE annual report of the American
Steamship Company, of Philadel phia,
shows receipts S6S4,766 and expenditures
So 6,S97, deficit of $222, 13l.
CAMBRIDGE won the University boat race
from Oxford on the 7th by two lengths.
THE outlook for the British wheat crop is
reported very good.
ABOUT 400 persons took part on the 7th in
the excursion to the battlefield of Shiloh.
THERE is a regular exodus from some of
the parishes of Quebec to the United
States.
THE apartment building known as st.
Georges flats, in New Y York, burned on the
7th; loss $i50.000.
THE President of the Pennsylvania Wool
Growers Association has called mass
convention to discuss trade.
ANTHONY CoMsTocK told a Legislative
committee on the Tth what he knew about
police collusion with the policy dealers.
A HEAVY snow storm prevailed through
out Iowa on the 7th.
PROHIBITION lost some of the Iowa towns
to the Republicans in the municipal elec-
tions on the 7th.
THE remains of Minister Hunt were in
tered in Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington,
D. c., on the Ssh with military honors.
SHERIFF HAWKINS of Hamilton County,
O.. has rendered his resignation as Colonel
of the Cincinnati Veteran Regiment.
The Education bill as it passed the SEN
ate on the 18th appropriates S77,000,0 900 to
be distributed among the States in proper
ton to their percentage of illiteracy.
The House of Representatives defeated
q motion to suspend the rules ard pass
the bill to restore the duty On wool on the
7th by vote of 119 yeas to 126 nays.
AT Altoona, Pa, on the 7th, L. A. Beach,
a demented physician, nearly severed his
wife's head from her body, using an ampu-
tating knife and cleaver for the purpose.