The Republican journal., 1884-10-16
Generantles,

Gen. Gordon had three months of lighting
and lost 100 men.
Prince Oscar, Of sweden, arrived at Ioko-
hama on ne 10Th of August.
The national debt is only twelve times as
large As that of New York.
The Frunco-C chinese war has greatly reduced
the japanese trade with China.
The decrease of the public debt during Sep
TENDER was So 41 ,O:9.
\ Portuguese expedition is preparing TO OK
plore Southeastern Africa.
About thirty thousand workmen are out of
employment i'll Lyons France.
The reduction of the public debt for Septem-
Der will amount to about Si30O0000.
Hon William ID. Kelley has accepted nomi-
nation to Congress for the thirteenth time.
Alabama's coal fields, as yet practically I'M
/ touched, are half as large those of England.
American railroads Use more than 10000. 900
iron wheels. Four wheels weigh one ton.
/ Virginia magistrates declared that a farmer
who shot chicken thief right and dis
charged him.
/ The secretary Of the national committee of
the Prohibition party has given to the public
Mr.. ST. Johns letter Of acceptance.
Mr.. Samuel j. Tilden is about to take trip
TO the West Indies in his yacht, The VIKING
| lie will probably be gone six months.
Only one-scventh of the inhabitants of the
| 100000 square miles over which Britain's
! flag floats in triumph are Christians.
! Ii is proposed to celebrate next year in Bos-
ton the 10Th anniversary of the American Board
of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
IL Ct ToI,.,
Terre Haute, Ind, some one fired shot through
the car, narrowly missing the Governor.
The managers of the New Orleans EXPOSE
ton are wing to secur the services of the IA
nous band of the English Grenadier Guards.
The royal castle of Chrstansborg at Copen-
hagen was burned Friday. Paintings and
yaluabes of great historical interest We're saved.
Fraudulent warehouse receipts to the extent
| of 5000 barrels of whiskey have been discover
ed in the Observation-Disclosures company inves-
tigation.
The will of Private Henry of the Greeley ex-
petition, witnessed by Lieut.. Kislingbury and
private Bender, was filed for probate at Chicago
Friday.
Mr. John McCullough's career on the stage is
ended for the present at least, his mind being
unbalanced. His managers have cancelled all
| Heterogeneous
Frank Chanfrau the actor, whose death was
reported Oct. I'd, was Gl Years old. He
played kit in Portland year ago with I'M
| diminished vigor.
The losses by fire in the United States and
Canada during September were $9,200,000, a
larger amount than was ever before known
during the same time.
The expedition up the Nile is steadily pro-
crossing. Some of the men are sick at Dongoa
and one steamer was badly damaged in ascend
ing the Semneh cataract.
Roscoe Conklin, II years old, was instantly
killed by base ball during a game at River
head, l.. l., Oct. LIST. Eugene Haock's Jaw
bone was fractured by ball.
A Pittsburg dealer says there is enough lum-
Der now stacked up in the country to supply the
trade for from thres to six years, and yet no
attempt is made to check production
Father Mathews birthday anniversary will
be celebrated by the temperance societies in
New York with great enthusiasm The Father
Mathew societies number 5000 members.
The secretary of state at Washington is in
formed that the latest date at which American
exhibitors can get permission to exhibit at the
Antwerp exhibition, May 2. 1885, is December
18th.