Barbour County index., 1884-01-25
NIINCELLANEOUs.

The War Department has been Informed
that the condition OF General Mckenzie is
considerably improved. The medical Of.
fcers of the Asylum refrained from the ex.
preston Of an opinion of his chances of re.
covery. Its generally believed the present
improvement is only temporary aud a
reaction will follow. His restoration to
command is regarded an impossibility.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions at a recent meeting, took up the bill
proposed 10y the Pacific coast delegations,
introduced in the Senate by Senator Miller,
OF California, amending the Chinese Immi-
grafton Act of last Congress. The discus.
sion was long one, the tone Of which gave
warrant for the opinion that n measure,
having for its purpose the correcting of the
present law and prohibition of tho impor-
tation of Chinese laborcrs, will be reported
by the committees.
The COroner's Jury that investigated the
recent burning fthe Convent Mt Belleyille,
ILL.,, by which so many lives were lost, re-
turned n verdict that the use of dormitories
above the second story i'm such buildings
be condemned; that there should he legis.
lative enactment on the subject: that the
blame must rest upon the management of
the institution for not taking precautions
which the sizo and character of the build
ing and number Of inmates required.
1T is said the Chinese fear the French are
entertaining designs upon Canton. The
people are very uneasy. IL was said Ad.
miral Courbct would advance upon Bacnih
without awaiting reinforcements.
NEAR Colorado River the other N light
the St. Angelo (Tex stage, south-bound-
was halted by four mounted men, who
robbed the mail sacks and passengers, then
delayed the coach until the arrival OF the
north.bound stage, which was also plum
dered. There was a large amount Of regis
tered matter south-bound. It was believed
the road agents made heavy haul.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has given
notice that the principal and accrued inter
est Of Sl0,OO0,O0O 'three-per.cent bonds,
issued under an act approved July II, 1882,
will be paid the i5'h OF March, 1884. The
interest will close tn It day.
WHEAT recently took decided tumble at
Chicago, which created quite an excite
nent.
f. W. COLEMAN & Co, and J. NJ. Fuller
& Co, heavy brokers Of New York, failed
reccntly-each with large liabilities.
JERRY ALEXANDER was hanged at Sparta,
La. for the murder Of Sam Flemniing, over
n year ago.
1T was estimated that the late cold snap
damaged the Alabama orange groves fully
one million dollars. Great damage was
done TO the groves of Florida, but many
orange growers profted byth Signal Ser
vice warning, built fires i'm their groves and
saved their trees.
TnE body of Charles Delmonico, who re.
Gently disappeared from New York, was
found by two boys the other day i'm the
Orange mountains Of New Jersey in the
woods near Gen. McClenand's summer
house. There were no marks Of violence.
He died from exposure.
The Produce Exchange. Of Boston. has
adopted a resolution calling upon represen-
tatives In Congress to urge the passage of
measure prohibiting the importation
from France and Germany of adulterated
wines and other articles injurious TO health,
In view Of the interdict placed by those
countries on American pork.
The Third Assistant Postmaster-General
has complied statement based upon re-
turns from one hundred and forty.nine
post-ofices which usually return one-half
the revenue, showing that the gross receipts
for the quarter ended December 81, 1854,
were $2,G63,s76. This is q falling OF in re-
ceipts compared with the corresponding
quarter OF the previous year OF $ls9,s5A
A STREAM Of waste oil flowing from q
tank across the Bradford, Bordell & Ken
Eua Railroad, near Bradford, Pa, caught
fire on the 18th. The passenger train from
Wellsville for Bradford ran into IL, and
the train was immediately enveloped
in flames. The track, for q distance
Of fully one hundred yards, was
covered with oil. There was a rush
for the door. but the heat was so intense
that the panic stricken passengers were
driven back and forced to jumped through
the windows 20 a landing in the snow,
Three lady passengers were burned q
death and fully a dozen persons badly
burned, some fatally.
AT Alexandria, KY, recently, Misi
Weaver, the afianced Of Ed. Bsir, went 4
church with another young man. Bsir -
came 90 enraged that be went 70 the house
where Miss Weaver was stopping Anl
demanded hla prspenth Being refused, II