The Republican journal., 1885-08-20
Generalities.

| The condition of John Ruskin remains unim-
| proved.
There are only 84,67S native born Foridlans
| in Florida.
The opium poppy is successfully cultivated
| in California.
Sir Leonard Tilley, the Canadian statesman,
is in bad health
Riel is now engaged In writing memoirs Of
his eventfu life.
Anewspaper just started In Kansas is named
the Thomas County Cat.
1t is reported that "Ouda," the noted nov
elist, Is about to be married.
Kansas woman has been found guilty Of
murder for insurance money.
The establishment of the whipping post Is
urged by many Georgia papers.
The Indian name of Gen. Sheridan Is ''The
chunky-manw Observation-Disclosures"
DE Lesseps is meeting with great difficulty In
raising money for the Panama Canal
1t is rumored in financial circles of London
that new Atlantic cable is projected.
IL Is reported that over ten thousand Chris
tlans have been massacred in Tonquin.
A Chinese leper has been discovered in
Chicago. He came from San Francisco
Ex-United States Senator Cowan Is slowly
dying Of cancer at his home in LiSonier, Pa
John f. Owens, the comedian, is dangerous
ly Ill at his residence near Towsontown, Md.
Chips of wood from the house in which
General Grant was born are in the market for
sale.
proclamation by the President requires all
fences on the public domain to be at once re-
moved.
The steel rail manufacturers of this country
have agreed to reduce the supply, owing to the
low price.
The name of Mrs. Grant is borne upon the
roll of membership of the Metropolitan church
III W ashlngton.
A Pittsburg clergyman puts in claim for the
ownership of Riverside Park, where General
Grant is buried.
1t is a notable fact that the inventor of the
GaSing gun peacef ully resides in the same city
with Mark Twain.
Mrs. Helen Hunt jackson, weILkuown
author, died In San Francisco, Aug. Il of can
GER of the stomach.
The cotton crop of Texas has been some
what injured by drouth, but will still be better
than for some years.
Governor Ireland, of Texas, has issued a
proclamation enforcing quarantine regulations
along the Rio Grande.
In the Western Reserve of Ohio, milk sells
for a cent quart, and 125 cents pound Is an
ordinary price for butter.
st. John. n. b., has not yet recovered from
the effects of its great fire. Some of its citizens
begin to think it never will
Brigands are ravaging Eplrus, Greece They
have carried off several ladies, and demand
| heavy ransoms for their release.
There are 800 kinds of pears. 800 sorts of
apples. $50 plums, more than $50 varieties Of
goose-berries and about 125 strawberries.
Mr. James q. Blaine, who was expecting to
go TO Bar Harbor, is detained at Senator Hae's
home, at Ellsworth, by an attack of govt.
Commissioner Peck of the New York Labor
Bureau is of the opinion that the compulsory
education law in that State is a dead letter.
Rugby, In Tennessee, Tom Hughes expert
mental colony, now has between $50 and 400
| inhabitants, only one-ha'f of whom are English.
The laborers at Saginaw, Mich, have aeced-
Ell TO the terms of the mill owners, and the
great strike which began five weeks ago is at an
end.
1t Is suspected that case of genuine Asatlc
cholera has appeared near Camden, New Jer-
sey. The authorities are making rigid inves-
tigation
"Stonewa" Jackson's horse has been taken
! from Lexington, Va, and turned over to the
Home for eE-Confederates, The horse Is So
years old.
The largest firm of Chinese boot and shoe
manufacturers in America, Hop Kee Il Co., of
San Francisco, have failed with liabilities of
$4,000
Gen. Butler, eX-Secretary Robson and Oliver
v. Barrett of Washington have organized
company to 90 into the stock raising business
on big scale.
1t is now stated that j. j. Mulligan of Biller-
lea street. Boston, supposed to have been muir
dered, Friday, received his injuries by falling
from window.
The seizure of the Caroline islands BY Ger
many is protested against by Spain, which has
ordered two war ships TO proceed at once to the
disputed ground.
Among the causes of suicide given in the
statistics Of selt-destruction for the past year,
''the election of Cleveland and Hendricks" is
credited with three.
The Prohibition party Of Massachusetts will
place II cOlllplete ticket IN JDe neIu at the
coming election, and will hold its convention
at Worcester, September 10Th
Poundmaker and six braves will be tried on
the charge of murder. There is strong docu-
mentary evidence against Poundmaker, which
was found among RiePs effects.
James W. Marshall, the discoyerer of gold In
California. died Monday at his home in Kelsey,
Cal. He was X years old aud died a poverty
stricken and disappointed man.
San Francisco's death rate for the past wear.
1913 per 1000, is lower than that Of thirteen
foreign and of eleven American Cities and the
lowest CT any city OF its size in the world.
1t is said that the eight hundred thousand
acres of land which has been restored to the
public domain and taken from the Southern
Pacific Railway Company is almost worthless.
Noticing the removal of half-brother of
George William Curtis from a position in the
New York Custom House the Philadelphia
Press says: "le was an offensive mugwump."
The volcanoes Of Cotopaxi and Chimborazo
are reported to be in activity. 1t is said that
100 houses have been destroyed by the eruption
of the latter named, and that many lives have
been lost.
President Cleveland has fled to the noun
tans, but the Spoismen still pursue him. Not
even the Businesses of the Adirondacks shall
prevail against the onward march of the hun
CRY and thirsty.
The quarantine officers at Baltimore and al
the Delaware Breakwater have been notified to
look out for three vessels which have sailed
from Genoa for those places without proper
bills Of health.
Maxwell, the alleged murderer Of Preler,
says he can produce the latter alive and well.
He claims that it was IA scheme to defraud life
insurance companies This story has been ex-
ploded, however.
A dispatch has been received in Paris from
st. Petersburg, stating that Russia has sent
England proposals for the settlement of the
dispute concerning Zutcar pass and the posi-
tons commanding it.
Schedules of assets and liabilities of John
Roach have been flied. The liabilities of John
Roach are shown to be s. 2222 SIT The nominal
assets are stated to be So, los, 69S and his
actual assets $4,4S1 AIS.
A remarkably heavy rain in some portions of
New Hampshire on Thursday and Thursday
night caused a serious freshet and washouts ON
the line of the Boston, Concord and Montreal
Railroad, nterrupting travel.
The compromise by Secretary Whitney with
the assignees of the John Roach estate, it is
understood, includes the acceptance OF the
Dolphin after a few changes have been made,
which will cost only few hundred dollars.
Labor organizations seem to think that Con-
gress has the power to make business brisk,