The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-03-21

Still shorter by folly and fear.
Half our troubles are our own invention,
And often from blessings conferred;
Yet we shrink in wild apprehension
From evils that never occurred.
An attempt on the Comte de Paris life by
dynamite was unsuccessful.
If General Millot continues to advance it is
thought the French in Tonquin will reach
Bac-Ninh before long.
PARIS, March "a cartridge filled with
dynamite exploded in the custom house at
Lyons to-day, MORALLY wounding an official
CITY OF MEXICO, March 1.-THE first
through train over the Mexican Central road
from the United States is expected here on
Saturday next. The city of Zacatecas is hav-
ing three days celebration in honor of the
completion of the road
Senator Logan is said to have discovered
the original bearer of the dispatches from
General Fitz-John Porter, which, as alleged,
would have changed the result of the second
battle of Bull Run if observed.
The arrangements for the Greedy relief ex-
petition are progressing satisfactorily, and it
is now expected that both the Bear and the
Thetis will be ready to sail for the Arctic seas
by the LIST of May next and that the supply
ship Alert will be ready to sail a few weeks
later.
JAMESTOWN, N. Y, March 10-James ia
cobs Seneca Indian, was struck by an en-
CINE on the New York, Pennsylvania and
Ohio Railroad to-day, near Hamburg, and
killed. Jacobs was known to the earliest pio-
neers of this region and was the most famous
hunter who ever trod the forests of North
western Pennsylvania. His marvellous ex-
ploits with the rifle are we'll known in this
portion of the country. 1t was while in
drunken sleep on the track that he was killed.
SAN Francisco, March 11.-Mme. Gerster
made her first appearance at the Grand Opera
House last evening in Lucia The auditor
ium, which is the largest in the city, was
packed. Nine. Gerster was recalled seven
times after the first act. The receipts were
49, 600. Col Mapleson reports that the total
advance sales, not including Nine. PATHS en-
gagement, amount to $38, 900. The advance
sales for PATHS first appearance on Thursday
are $40, 900, of which 81 900 were received by
telegraph and mail.
WASHINGTON, March PA joint resolution
will soon be introduced into the house to carry
into effect the Mexican treaty which was rati-
fed by the senate yesterday AS the treaty
changes laws enacted for raising revenue, it is
necessary that legislation originating in the
house should be adopted before it can become
operative. While a two-thirds' vote was re-
quired to ratify the treaty majority vote can
pass the supplementary legislation. The OPP
ponents of the treaty will undoubtedly do all
they can to prevent this legislation in the
house.
HARTFORD, March 11.-Several years ago
William G.. Morgan, nephew of Gov. Nor
gan, of New York, came to Hartford and es-
tablished himself in business as a tea mer-
chant. Two years ago he sold out and be-
came connected with the Htna Insurance Com
pany. He afterward was a clerk in the brok-
erage firm of Putnam, Earle q Co., and on
Jan. became one of the partners, and was
manager of the Hartford branch. One of his
duties was to transmit daily a report of the
business of the office, and another monthly
report. Totals of the daily reports for Feb
ruary failed to agree with the monthly report,
and on Sunday night Mr. Earle arrived here
from New York to make an investigation He
found the accounts in a confused state, but
discovered what he considered shortage OF
several thousand dollars Morgan could make
no explanation. To-day he was confined to
his bed with neuralgia of the heart