The Republican journal., 1885-05-28
Generalities,

Cholera is said TO have reappeared at Mar
settles.
Josh Billings has two years. foreign tour in
contemplation.
1t is very we'll ascertained fact that the
wheat crop will be short this year.
Yellowstone Park will have revival of pop
ularlty AS summer resort this season.
Barthodi, the sculptor will be In New York
to see that the statue is properly reared
Worcester, Mass, has appropriated $2S 900
of its liquor license money for a schoolhouse.
Henry Ward Beecher says that henceforth he
proposes to preach the doctrines Of evolution.
Ben Perley Poore says be has shaken hands
with seventeen Presidents of the United States.
The hens of Kansas are said to produce five
times much AS the orchards of the same
State.
Russia has just prescribed heavy import
duty on agricultural machinery and imple-
ment>.
Iu India the BARRIERS charge twelve cents for
thirty shaves. This is two and half shaves
for a cent.
\ Philadelphia girl. aged 20, committed sui
eide because of modification at her fathers
drunkenness.
Fall River has negotiated temporary loan in
Boston at the lowest rate yet known in the his
tory OF the city.
One hundred and twenty-five thousand boxes
of oranges have been shipped from Riverside,
Cal, during the season.
Australia lost S43, 900, 900 from pleuro-pneu-
monia, introduced by single cow that WAS
supposed to have recovered.
Overland Railway and the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company for six months.
The only lady W no was made an orderly SER
geant during the war was Miss Theresa Kelly,
now resident of Cleveland, 0.
According to the report of H. G. Hanks the
total number of mineral species already found
in the State of California is 1GI.
Protection in the way of mail subsidies cost
Great Britain last year nearly 81, $50, 900 more
than the amount received for postage.
The examination of candidates for the naval
academy has been concluded and not more than
% out Of class of a will be admitted.
X. H. Newell. better known as "Orpheus c.
Kerr. who as Il writer was once very popular,
IS now broken down. old and respondent.
Messrs. Il. NJ. Pulsifer, of the Boston Herald,
and Charles A. Dana of the New York Sun,
are both devout and active Swedenborgians.
There is movement on foot at Fall River
Mass, among the mills there to continue the
curtallment on productions two months longer.
A tank OF boiling lard exploded in factory
at Williamsburg. n. Y, Saturday evening. One
man lost his life and several others We're injur-
ed.
Forest fires have destroyed "a large amount of
property in the lumber regions of Bradford
and sullivan counties, Pa, during the past few
DAYS.
The growing cane in Louisiana promises an
abundant sugar yield. Judging from the
acreage the crop Will amount to 100000 hogs
heads.
The Illinois Legislature has passed IA bill pro-
hlbting telephone companies from charging
more ;Lan So per month for the Use of a tele-
phone.
A passenger on the Lake Shore Railway was
elected from train some time ago and per-
manently injured. Friday verdict was render
ed III his favor for SIS. 700.
The historian George Bancroft is In such
good health, that he is seen in saddle almost
daily in Washington, generally riding out with
his friend Librarian Spoford
The eases of Mackin and Gallagher, the men
who changed the ballots in the box in Chicago
ward at the last Presidential election, will go
to the United States supreme court.
f. A. Switzar of St. Louis has been appoint
ed chief of the bureau of statistics of the treas
ury department. Mr.. Joseph n. Whitney of
Maine. has been reinstated AS chief clerk of the
bureau.
The Canadian Court of Appeals has decided
that marriage between white man and an
Indian maiden according to the custom of the
tribe is legal. Three millions of dollars were
involved in the decision.
Victor Hugo died in Paris last Friday. His
last words were: 'Adeu, Jeanne, adieu," adj
dressed to his favorite granddaughter His
funeral took place yesterday. He bequeahed
his manuscripts to France.
At meeting of a gang of anarchists in Chi
cago Sunday. one of the speakers abused the
memory OF Lincoln. called Gen. Logan liar,
ETC.. and riot ensued, the speaker being hust-
led and booted off the platform.
Dispatches from points in San joaquin
valley, California, state that the Hessian fly
has damaged he wheat crop greatly, and that
where 20 bushels per acre were expected not
more than seven will be realized.
Thrle are some indications that an effort will
be made 10 secure the reorganization of the civ
il service commission. Western politicians say
there ought to be two pronounced Democrats
and one Republican the board.
John T. st. John is lecturing on temperance
III the West, and his denunciations of the Re-
publican party receive especial consideration in
the Democratic papers; but they advise him to
coniine his efforts 10 the clos States.
Secretary Manning thinks the law In regard
to the weekly purchase of silver to be coined
into silver dollars is mandatory. Treasurer
Jordan takes different view and thinks these
purchases should be stopped at once.
I h.t he
Postmaster General will abolish many of the
postal routes in the far west on the ground
that only few persons are benefited. Those
Interested have entered vigorous protest.
fire in Cincinnati, Ohio, printing Office
Thursday afternoon caused most horrible
calamity. Fifteen girls persisted and three
others were seriously if not fatally INJURED.
one man, ii printer, was fatally injured in
attempting TO rescue them.
Rudolph the finest Hereford bull IN the
world. the property of the Wyoming Hereford
ritory, last week, after surgical operation In
which tumor of Ga pounds weight WAS taken
from him. He was valued at $4,000.
In the National Commercial Convention at
Atlanta, Ga, the vote on the adoption of the
question, docs the public interest require the
enactment of uniform bankrupt law" resulted,
ayes 263, noes 153 The New England and New
York delegates all voted IN the affirmative.
Last week Professor Robert L. Odlum.
swimmer, tried the experiment of leaping from
Brooklyn bridge. He fell the distance of 1876
feet in three and one quarter seconds but fail
ing to steady himself he struck upon his side
receiving injuries from which he soon died.
The Department of Agriculture is receiving
many requests for silk-worm eggs, and replies
that they cannot be shipped successfully till fall.
Mulberry trees and a satisfactory climate are
essential, the South being the best field of labor.
The experiments in silk raising in this country
are encouraging.
A law of Michigan passed two years ago, pro-
vlding for the probate of wills during the life
of the testator, has been declared unconstitution-
al by the Supreme Court of the State, on the
ground that it did not give wife an opportu-
nifty to be heard touching the disposition by the
husband of property in which she has rights.
Through the failure of Congress to make an
appropriation. there will, after June 80, be no
funds available to pay claims of volunteers for
arrears of pay and bounties or any claims of
officers and soldiers of the United States army
that occurred prior to June 80, 1888, except for
three months extra pay for services In the
Mexican war.
Two 10 year old lads playing in yard on
Broad street in Norwich, Conn. Saturday, set
fire to parcel of sulphur. Willie, a year and
IA half old son of Mrs. Daniel Drew was with
them and in some way he fell into the fire.
Frightened by his screams the other lads ran