The Republican journal., 1884-06-12
GeneralltIeS.

American citizen, are subject to a strict en-
animation IN cuba.
President HAYES delivered the Memorial DAY
GRAFTON at Springfield, Ohio.
The >emi-onnuaI dividend, payable in Boston
in June aggregate S4.110.1S1
The Garfield Memorial Hospital in Washing
ton Was dedicated Friday week.
Memorial Day was more generally observed
than usual throughout New England.
About 10000 elephants are annually killed
III Africa TO supply The ivory trade.
The biggest thing in Boston is said 10 be the
city debt, which increases every year, and t,
now about fifty millions.
Ferdinand Ward occupies the same cell in
Ludlow street Jail in which the noted VIM. II
Tweed was incmeerated.
Frost in Vermont, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin,
Ohio and Illinois Wednesday night did ron>id-
cradle harm to The crops.
The Russian Nihilists threaten the Gar with
the fate Of his father because he has failed to
carry out promised reforms.
George Augustus Sala, the journalist and al-
thor, has contracted for years lecture tour in
Australia aid America in 1883.
Congressman VIM. Russell of Massachusetts.
mas written to tie Lawrence american dcclin-
ih9 the candidacy for reelection.
During the first year since he completion Of
the Brooklyn Bridge j0S3, 100 foot passengers
and 3s.o24 carriages passed OVER it.
Ferdinand Ward has been formally charged
with aiding and abctting President Fish in
Sappropriating funds of the Marine Bank.
The net cost of the supplies for The b aston
public schools the past year was Sll3.03J.I4.
The cost of text books alone was Sl2,3I5.2D.
The Methodist Episcopal General Confer
ence, at philadelphia, declined to make any
change Ia the time limit Of The pastoral terms.
Wall street men estimate That .Iuv Gould.s
wealth has been diminished - millions by The
ahThhage OF securities in The past three years.
John Browns scafloId Has been lately taken
down from porch. into which it was built
after the execution, and cut up into relics for
sale.
Gen. Butler made a memorial address in
New York. and made "a bid for Southern
support by comp}imentn& the Confederate
soldiers.
Postmaster General Gresham viii endeavor
TO have the $4,000 subsidy continued to carry
on The mail service between san Francisco and
Australia.
Mrs. I. ). Grant, las sold the House on Cor
corm Street, Washington. which was in her
name 10 John II. Mclean of the Cincinnati
Enquirer for $G5,0G0.
\ German woman residing in Albany. \. y,
recently lost her bank book. and Becoming
temporarily insane murdered her five children
Thursday night and committed suicide.
A heavy scatlolding fell On laborer, working
in knupp's tunnel on the South PENNSYLVANIA
railroad near Li@onia. Virginia Thur>day week
Nine Were killed and II seriously injured.
Rev. Edward Everett Hale of Boston mas
presented to the United Statc> revenue cutter
Samuel Dexter, an extensive library Of stand
ard books, handsomely bound, i'll neat cases.
Dynamite explosions occurred recently in
Pall Mail and Scotland Yard. London, iniurins
several people, but failing to dc as much Injury
TO person or property a. the dynamiter, TN
doubttdiy expected.
In obedience 10 the call of the National Chris
tian Women'> Temperance Union SUNDAY MAY
18th, was observed as a day of prayer for poll
ticians and parties, for editors and pastors and
voters, that all may combine TO abolish the
liquor traffic.
Robert j. Burdette, the humorist of the Bur
llngton HaWkeye, has recently lost his wife
whom although confirmed invalid, he has al
Ways called his inspiration i'll his work. Most
OF Mr.. Burdettt'S work, it is said, has been
done by her sick bed.
If Mr.. Fish had not been disturbed in his
little game with Grant Il Ward he would have
become wealthy man. lie says he contributed
stocks representing one million dollars into the
concern, and drew out in profits >4.5 900 in
less than three years.
There has been large decrease in European
travel this year. possibly as much as Is or 20
per cent. according to Il New ork shipping
merchant. The tightness of money! the antici-
patton of trouble III Wall street. and the presi-
dental election have kept many people at
home.