The Republican journal., 1885-11-12
Generalities.
A great fire has occurred at Manila.
King Alfonso, of Spain, is seriously i'll.

Generalities.
| A great fire has occurred at Manila.
King Alfonso, of Spain, is seriously i'll.
BarthoIdi, the sculptor, is in New York.
The California sugar refinery has made a re-
duction of Il cents per pound on sugars.
The estimated value of the gold and silver
product Of Arizona the past year is 81 ,056, 000
A cremation society, to be located in Boston,
has been chartered with capital stock of S25,
900.
Parts of the Niggerhead reef that escaped the
big Hell Gate explosion were blown up last
week.
Both bases of the Andre monument at Tap
pan, New York, were blown up last week with
dynamite.
Complete returns from every county In Penn
sylvania make Quay's Rep.) majority for treas
urer 44,127.
The unfinished cruisers Chicago. Boston and
Atlanta are to be finished at the yards where
they now lie.
The Governor of Arizona does not entertain
a very exalted opinion of the average Indian of
the far West
Eleven Indians implicated In the Frog Lake
massacre during the war in the Northwest are
to be hanged on the 9th.
The Administration is very busy trying to
convinc the public that the New York election
Is an Administration victory.
"Bue ribbon beer'' has been proved to a
court at Toronto to be Intoxicating. 1t was
sold as temperance beverage.
The European residents of Rangoon are
alarmed at the present warlike outlook in Bur-
nah, and fear revolt of the natives.
A son of Secretary Manning has been arrest
ed at Cohoes on a charge Of selling intoXicants
In violation of a corporation ordinance.
The late Henry W. Shaw, better known as
"Josh Billings,' leaves his entire estate $1,000
in value-to his immediate family and connec-
tons.
The first through train on the Canadian Pa
citic railway from Winnipeg arrived In Mont
real at noon, Nov. 4, on schedule time-62
hours.
Ferdinand Wards first day at Sing Sing was
not pleasant introduction to prison life. He
was compelled to shovel ashes all day in the
engine room.
Rev. Mr.. Downs and Mrs. Tabor have sent
letters to the Bowdoin Square society, Boston,
asking them to make a full Investigation of
their conduct.
The stallion St. Blaise. Derby winner pur-
chased by Augustus Belmont at $4,000 for his
Kentucky stock farm, arrived in good condi-
ton at New York Friday.
Preparations are being made at the Treasury
Department for the redemption of the fraction
al silver given to the New York banks for a
loan of six millions in gold.
Advces from Indian Territory say the BOOM
ers have secured n foothold in Oklahoma, and
that it will take the United States troops some
time to clear the territory of them.
diAns in the Bad Lands, on the Little Missouri
River, ID. I. The Indians are accused of kill
ing stock and committing other depredations.
lively rumpus is predicted when the Ohio
Legislature meet in January. 1t is estimated
that separate Senate will be organized by
each party, when a serious quarrel would en-
sue.
The steamboat Mountain Girl, having on
board circus company, was sunk by collision
on the Ohio River. Two men are missing.
Several trained horses, monkeys, &C., were
lost.
The fire waste for October In the United
States and Canada is estimated at 50, $50 900,
which is two and quarter millions less than
the average for October during the past ten
years.
Nat Goodwin the actor, once received West
Point cadetshp from John Morrissey and re-
manned at the institution about five weeks.
Four weeks of that time, he says, he spent in
the guard house. Then he left.
New York merchants are petitioning the
Postmaster General for the re-estabiishment of
prompt and regular mail service between the
United States and Mexico, Central and South
America, via Colon and Panama
General Sheridan has selected Lieutenant
Colonel Kellogg of the 9Th cavalry, and Lieu
tenant Colonel Blunt of the ordinance depart
ment, to fill the vacancies in his staff created by
the order of the secretary of war.
In connection with driving the last spike on
the Canadian Pacific railroad, the president of
that road has received letters of congratulation
from Queen Victoria and the Marquis of Lans-
downe. governor general Of Canada.
A great strike of longshoremen has begun at
Galveston; Texas. Four great cotton presses
have shut down and freight traffic has been
suspended. Every industry in the city is affect
ed and serious results will certainly follow.
The President has appointed Alfred P. Ed
gerton, of Port Wayne, Indiana, as civil service
commissioner in place of Dorman b. Eaton, re-
signed, and William /. Trenholm, OF Charles
ton, S. G., in place of John Nj. Gregory, resign
ed
General Garfielfs statue in Washington will
be placed at the intersection of First street and
Maryan avenue S. w. The pedestal will be
erected by J. Q. A. Ward, who had the con-
tract for modelling and casting the bronze
statue.
The New York Chamber of Commerce on
Nov. s. resolved to ask the Secretary of the
Treasury to modify the shipping laws SO far as
to remove the time limits within which cap
tains of vessels are now required to name their
port of destination.
Some persons who have talked with the
President on the silver question are impressed
with the belief that he intends to adopt the John
Sherman plan on the silver dollar question:
recommending The coinage of dollar so in
creased In weight rs to be the present equiva-
lent of gold
The board of bishops of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, in session in New York city, has
voted to raise a million dollars for missionary
purposes during the coming year. The board
also approved the appeal of the Freemen's Aid
society for quarter of Il million of dollars
year for Christian education in the Southern
States among both white and colored people.
The development of the mineral resources of
Arizona demonstrates, in the Governors opn-
ion, that the territory affords the grandest
mineral field in the country. The estimated
value of metals exported by express companies
during the year ended Dec. 81, 1854, was
S7,0560OO. The population of the territory as
pldceu al OV.UUU anu Ine value OF assessed
property at $250O0000.
The elections this year have made only
single change probable in the U. S. Senate.
Malone will be succeeded after March 4th, 1887,
by democrat. There is no doubt of Snerman's
reelection. The Oregon legislature, which
has been called together by the governor will
probably elect a republican to take the seat
vacated by Slater (dem.) Thus for the next
two years the Senate will probably stand 40
republicans, including Riddleberger of Va, to
36 democrats.
In BRIEF. The Wing says: The appoint
ment of E. r. Pierce to $4,000 office in Port
land is said to be thorn IN the side of Col.
Morton, whose course in regard to the Augusta
post office was so bitterly denounced by Pierce
in the newspapers The Democrats claim to
have elected Jones, Lieutenant Governor in
New York by about 1900 plurality Carr (Re-
publ ran $500 votes ahead of his ticket .. An
inspection of the returns of the Hamilton coun-
ty, Ohio, senatorial case, before the circuit
court, has disclosed some remarkable discrep-
ances which in all probability will result in the
election of the entire Republican ticket The