The Mineral argus., 1885-01-15

Paris was upward of s6UO0po and that of
Vienna in 1873, s9.u1,c0 The
fhl sdelpha fair In 1876. the only ont
since that of London, la 1857. that paid expen-
ses.
An important contract has been made in New
York. which calls for the delivery Of about
.,Wp,oW pounds of Lake superior ingot cop
per. Deliveries are 10 be made monthly for
the five months next ensuing, beginning with
January.
Dispatches from Centralia, Clinton, and 9TH
err points in Illinois, indicate that fall wheat is
considerably damaged by the incessant rains
of the past few days The grain has been sc
washed from the ground as TO be in bad con-
dition for freezing weather.
AT the mayors banquet in Limerick, the may
or proposed, as the frs. toast. sIIeland Ma
t'os.,' which he descrl oil loyal toast TO
freshman Thomas U Bricn, NJ T., res ponding
to the toast, praised the Lame rick corporal ton
Tor the successful resistance OF the extra police
tax.
Afire totally destroyed Miller Bros. dry goods
house. Total loss on stock, slS0, 600 to S3JO, 600:
! building. s12.Wn. Charles +. Shmidt music
dealer, text COR, sustained a loss of si4,N1.
George ; Sonntagg 4 Go. hardware dealers.
lose about s.o,W0. {. C. Tonney, hat and fur
dealer lose $1,000.
The government Of Victoria has instructed
i i's aSeht W lTpcst G-ain~t TIC dUiicN-
alton of New Guinea by Germany. II says il
| the territory is not reclaimed and annexation Of
| the New Hebridcs by France bc permitted the
e-trangement from the mother country of the
colonies will be increased.
| Leopold Won Schenan was found dead in his
apartment in Baltimore recently. He was suf-
located by Sas generated by coal oil stove.
lie was the son of general in the Saxon army.
In the house was found hank book with sl.!,-
500 TO his credit He has said TO have received
500 month from Germany
In the French senate Meline, minister Of agri-
culture, announced that the government would
insist upon the adoption of the clause ipcreas-
ing the duty on cattle, which the committee
had suppressed lie promised the govern
ment would do everything in its power to I'M
prove the position OF farmers.
The London Telegraph says: I've under
stand the commander of the Australian station
has been ordered to hoist the British flag over
The Loliisiade groups Of islands. and over
Long island and Rock island, if other powers
foreshadow an intention to annex the islands Of
shores contiguous to Australia
The present winter promises to teach the cat
fle men of Montana q severe lesson as to the
folly of bringing unacclimated cattle into the
territory late in the season OF the 2l5WO
pilgrims estimated to have been driven into
Montana last season it IL believed that no less
than :si, 100 will have persisted before the OPEN
ing of spring.
The earth continues to quake in the provin-
ces Of Granada and Malaga. causing enormous
destruction Of life and property 1t is estimat-
ed that curing the past week no less than 700
persons have been killed The people have ia
ken to the fields and the towns are deserted.
Subscriptions have been started for the relief
Of the sufferers.
W. T. De Rosett and Nathan Passan engaged |
in a street duel recently at lockwood, Tenn. |
They had difficulty the day previous, and |
swore vengeance. When they met on the street |
they began firing at each other with shotguns.
DE Rossett received load in the face aud |
another in an arm, and Passan was shot in the |
forehead and neck
The secretary of the navy has sent the fol-
lowing telegram to gil commandauts Of navy
yards: discharge all employees who have
hitherto been paid under the SIX months ap-
preparation act except those required TO pre-
vent the destruction OF property and loss of
life, and all such must work without agree
ment for compensation"
Among the large checks that passed the New
York clearing house was one for s.52 o39
drawn by Joseph Pulitzer on the American
Exchange National bank, representing the
balance OF the principal and interest on the
original purchase OF the World. The original
price was s3i6WO Toe World paid cash
dividend of sl5l, 600 for 1851.
The Russian government has proposed .
plan for the settlement. of the Egyptian ques-
ton. which will probably be acceptable to
France, viz. II AZ the new loan be guaranteed
by all the powers at u small reduction Of in
terest, any surplus obtainable to be divided
among the creditors, and that the British with
draw from Egypt on fixeI date
Near Chehallis, Wyo., William Pearson, .
strong believer in spirtualism. imagined that he
had received an order from higher power to
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mer He then informed his wife that he would
cut his throat if the wife would do the same.
Both were found half frozen and with their
throats cut, but not dead Both will proba-
bly, die.
Shocks OF earthquake continue to be felt in
Jacn, Malaga, Benamargosa and velez, Malaga.
There were several severe shocks at Torrox
recently, destroying more buildings. The town
- completely abandoned. A church at Terri
was damaged Services are now held in the
open air. Three hundred and fifty corpses
have been discovered at Orenast At Del Rey
$50 persons are suffering from injuries.
The New Year will be the beginning of new
system Of counting the days by astronomers
One Of the recommendations of the recent
prime meridian conference was that the astro-
nOmical day should begn at midnight, as Ito
civil day does: and though the reports of the
conference are not of binding obligation ON
any one, il is probable they shall be adopted
The royal astronomer Of England has signified
his intention of setting back his clock twelve
hours, and his. example will be followed by
most others.
Col. Wolf. who with Col Ross as representa-
tive of the Cherokee Indians received the $780,
ONO voted to that nation by congress year or
so ago. has arrived in this city to testify before
the house Indian affairs committee with regard
to the disposition made of the So, ,0n of that
sum which was never pad over to the Indians ,
Il Ia.