Fair play., 1884-08-02
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


position have notified the Governors of all
States that the 5000 appropriated fol
each State is ready for distribution.
A MEETING of the National Sanitary Con-
ference VIII be held early in August, to
take action with regard 10 the anticipated
appearance OF cholera.
CARTER HABRIsoS has formally accepted
the nom nation for Governor of Hin Is in
a letter OF his original kind.
RECENT storms in Iowa and Missouri
have played havoc with the small! grain
AMI fruit.
DIR. Koch has organized n transport SER
vice and i-saed rule, far the public suh!.
ance in guarding against cholera i'll Ger
many.
\ wORKMA2 n Glorce ster, Mass, on the
sd, while carrying basket of dynamite
packages got frightened and threw it
away, causing an explosion which shook
up the entire nciShborhood.
IN the twenty -four hours ended at . p.
III. on the 23i, there were forty-four deaths
from cholera at MarSeilles and fifteen at
ToiiIon. The public schools i'll both cities
are closed. \ large numhcr of deaths
people are fleeing by thousands.
THE cholera epidemic at Toulon AMI
Marseilies is on the decrease.
\ STEAM thrcSher boiler at Rushvills,
Ind, exploded on the cath, killing three
men and severely injuring half dozen
others.
MEETINGS of the Salvation army have
been prohibited at Bsrne, Swift srland.
The Cincinnati saioon-keeperS are wor-
rying the Stats in the Scott liquor law
cases and mean to demand jury in each
case.
ENGLISH Catholic circles keep repeating
the assertion that Mary Anderson will be-
come Il Carm.lite nun. - 49,
The Stockholders of the Encaustic Tile
Works at indianapolis applied for and
secured the appointment of a receiver.
This is another OF J. $. c. Harrison's in
stitUt!ons.
THREE children Cf Joseph Ashley, while
bathing at Green Bay, Wis, on the ~ h,
attempted to rescue one of the party and
al were drowned.
ADNICEs of the 24th said drought pre-
vailed III Indiana, Oa.o and Kentucky.
Forest aud swamp fires were raging in
Northern Ohio. pastures were almost dead,
water becoming scarce, and altogether
hiugs looking blue.
LEO EBERT has been nominated for Con
sress By the Democrats at Portsmouth, ..
DEEESrALKERS, Gillies and laborers on
III estate near Inverness, Scotland, had a
light the night of the 2:;d. \ gillie named
'ampb II killed a Iaborer.
Earl. GRANVILLE will not consen. to
Hollands proposed blockade Of the Acheen
"as to secure the release OF the crew of
he Ni>cro.
The Prohibition ticilrt chosen at Pits
ur.i was: For President, John +. 81.
ohm, of Kansas; for Vice-President, Will
lam Daniels, of Maryland. Platform:
Down with the | quor traffic.
IRELAND defeated England, winning the
.lcho shield in the rifle match at Wimble-
un.
THE Richmond Na.) Court of Appeals
as declared unconstitT ional the act of
he Virginia Legislature prohibiting school |
uperintenlrnts dabhlinS i'll politics.
JOHN I. HEARD was nominated for Con- |
ress from the Sixth District of Missouri |
II the :iS'ith ballot.
OvEEHoLrZ & Co.'S dis.illery, with |
hree bonded warclI"U es and 200 barrels |
whisky, Wa, burned at C0nnelsviile, |
a, the night of the e4;h. The spectators |
OF drunk drinking whisky which flowed |
long the ground.
THERE were for ty-eight deaths from .
ilrlera al MarseilieS in the twcnty-four
ours ended at nine o'clock on the night
{ the 2ith.
THE boiler OF an engine on the Lehigh
alley Road, exploded on the 25.h, kill.
X four men.
MICHAEL DAvIrT is speaking in Ireland
favor of the franchise bill and against
re House of Lords.
GOVERNOR CLEVELAND visited and in
pected the Sixty ninth Irish Regiment in |
amp at reekskiil. y. ", on the 2jtl.
AN earthquake in Massowah DESTROYED
early all the houses au,! the inhabitants
ed for the Interior
RETURNS from l59 letter-carrier post
Ices show the postal receipts for the las.
larter We're -, ,l6a,U5a.
PAHSKLL denouncrs the holding of a
ational League Convention in Ireland As
'ntrary to Parliamentary policy.
INTERNAL revenue receipts for the fiscal
Ear We're ST. %, ,p39.
VICTOR ELoI, wife murderer, and Ken
'ick Holland, (colo-edl, who killed his
istTeS>. We're hanged AZ New Orleans on
e 18th.
COLONEL MORTON, Assistant Postmaster
Brooklyn. y. y, is missing. and there
4 slight discrepancy in the pay rolls.
SPORADIC cases Of cholera are reported !
'pearlnS in different parts of Franco.
'ur!stS are giving Paris wide berth.
AN expedition 10 explore the Congo
uutry viii start from Hamburg on the
tn, under command of Lieutenant !
hultZc.
GENERAL JOHN koUNTZE. of Ohio. was (
ec;ed Commander-ii-cb bief of the Grand
my OF the Republic AT Minneapolis.
The Gar is going to visit Warsaw and
. most elaborate preparations are being
ide 10 insure his getting there safe.
THERE were 2225 failures reported II Brad
'cet's during the week ended the .5.h,
alnSt 2il in the preceding week, and It's
Il - and - in the corresponding week OF
=, 1882 ana 1881. respectively.
The New York Police Commissioners
I'M u investigate charges that officers
re III league with Mother Mandelbaurn.
? famous fence. q.
Mss MARY :. AULrERs, OF Leacbburg.
:, who attempted suicide by prussic
id a couple of weeks ago. tried il again
the :5th with a pistol, infictin. NOR
wound.
JOHN T. ST. JOHN. the Prohibition nom
ee ior the Presidency, has accepted the
mnation.
IHE Greenback leaders think that Butler
'uld poll 4 heavy vote i'll OHIO on aticke:
iorsius Greea back views. ...
IT is thought that J man who drowned
nSelt in the bay al Erie, Pa. was Ed.
erry, the >io0, ,JtJ defaulcer OF Cnarauqua
unity. y. y.
IHE wall Of a rolling mill at Lexington.
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