The Republican journal., 1884-12-25
Generallties.

| General1ties.
About 100 Mormon converts left Georgia for
| Utah 4 few days ago
Germany threatens hostile measures toward
| American petroleum.
| Maj. Ben Perley Poore is about to publish
| volume of "reminiscences.
There were only twenty-one deaths from
| cholera in Paris last week.
The Turks have murdered about two hun
| dred Christians in Macedonia.
| A number of Western farmers are trying to
organize gigantic potato pool.
| new dry dock was opened last week with
| imposing ceremonies at st. Johns, n. F.
1t is expected that great reduction of wheat
| acreage will be made the coming year.
| p. Il. Barnum says that the receipts of his
| show for the season of 1884 We're 81 400 900.
| Davy Crockett's favorite rifle has been sent
| from Dandridge to the New Orleans EXPOSE
| ton.
| Missouri's ''favorite sou" for seat in Cleye-
| lands Cabinet is Congressman James o. Broad
head.
| The persons indicted for participation IN the
| Chicago election frauds gave bail in $4,000
each.
W. w. Story has commission to make for
| Cornell University a bronze statue Of Ezra
Cornell.
| The friends of the Mexican pension bill say
| they will not let the measure die without il
great struggle.
| Arrangements have been made at Washing
| ton for an expedition to survey the proposed
| Nicaragua Canal route.
| The House has passed bill giving the
widow of De Long, the Arctic explorer, a
pension Of $50 moplh.
The charges for the passage of ship through
the Suez Canal are dependent upon the tonnage,
but the average is 5000.
The United States Supreme Court has decided
that the head money eXacled from the steam
ship companies Is constitutional.
English Mormons are said to have comfort
able headquarters at Liverpool and comfort
able balance in the Bank OF England.
An insane man at Worcester. Mass, has re-
| cevtd $4,000 back pension and will receive
500 per mouth through his guardian.
The surplus of the Western Union telegraph
company for This year is S4,3l5, ,353. a diNi-
dend ot l. per cent. ha, been declared.
The production of coffee in Brazil is increa~-
ing 50 Sapldly that The growers and importers
are btSlnnlns to tear reduction of price.
Rev. Dir. Newman of New York hu, gone 10
the Pacific coast, aud there are expectations
l9a' nc WIN pe called 70 church out thefe'
President Arthur will continue to make ap-
nnini,n.n1v la ,ttira m, tn th. in nf Mn
auIirinnIlno vacanrir, whrneytr ur,.,ir,,hl.
The contest of the will of Mrs. Valeria g.
Stone, Of Maiden, Mass. has begun at Boston.
From the reports TO the Department of Agr
uro,I,,cts AZ humt. ar. ,nnsit,r,,I,il b-Inw nm.
n,Iru tiyur4s
Enninmni ottirrr ~ 1b,. PurfInnnth NV
Ytr,i rnuu,II,.I ,,iri,I.. last weak ,,hiI. I,n
uur,,ril; insane.
seiz,J i, Wv VIZ tnn h
been imnrnv.d by The 4Ist. nf ,,nilin ,,s >yiIh
arstui,. n 1h,,n "''D
have nl,r,.d mguf,,'t fr,,". , 't IVA '
on the wreath ,rnr hl Queen Vlrtoria 10 The
G,rti.d tnnt.r.I
have fnr1ar,,,l "a = ,,.,i,i',, ~ w.. .hm+,D ~
r+stin,s auan,t th. r,,iti,.tion nf th ,,,a,,i>h
rerjur7,.ifl tr4atv
ny. ~ ~ n"' l. ~,
far work in ronnriinn ,,i,,, Iht 4yu",iiimn fnr
there j.. none. tn b,. EtG
The Southern plague has been much cXag-
,1ed ittr1rts iI,t rir,. y hi7,l hnr
.}7G deaths >1nrr i,.t I,,Iy
Eghty-ive schools are now supported in
Utan by outside aid. These employ lSj teach |
.frnrrin,,s IT,, mo '.EiI,,r,m '''N 7''' III
" ~''N' " '''V Ni'''N''N"
of ba I,Iy,
Baker. on trial ut Key West for stealing and
selling the schooner's cargo, has been sentenced
The number of deaf mutes In the world is |
estimated at 100000. OF these, 63 per cent. |
We're born deaf, the others losing their hearing |
BY accident or other causes.
Gen. Sheridan has accepted the position Of |
marshal of the day Tor the celebration Of the |
completion OF Tho Washington monument on |
INC list day OF February next.
,..,io,, ,...,,,.4,. L.. ,,-;,,;., !, 1-..,..
=" gu ''tioh "i""9i' ny w NHliaH II. ahde'- |
against General Grant for Sl55.4l- borrowed |
lust before the failure Of Grant & Ward.
IL Is proposed TO place the s'Shal service, |
geological survey coast ana geodelc survey
anu ny dph't NIii,e uhuel genera al VI "l-
r.
il"oPs "'it o!utitu l" Angus Iowa. Nbtl7 !
,roun'e IRON stFlkinS cnai lllhfIs seemed M
! 'niti' Nv "" HiS'i' u1"tN'i' "tpt T." VIVA
un'nJuIeo auu most ol 'He troops nave oeeh re-
moNe"'
When me emancipation OF slaves in the |
BRITISH c2iohlt> took place IN 1854 thrir mum
ger WIS 'oo,'' ah' III ptN'llthl lof lheM Hteai |
hrl'"lh uiS'Iipuied Sloo'"oo'ooV among tntlr |
owners
vba ssddlc il, which I,jncr Henry y of Eno-
amt land. rode at tht baiIie Of As!ncouf!. now