The Republican journal., 1885-01-29
eneraIltles

james Gordon Bennett mas returned from
Europe.
The wife Of Justice Stanley Matthew, died
Thursday morning.
The capital Of Dakota is to be moved from
Bismarck TO Pierre.
The assessed valuation Of the real estate in
Florida Is SCOOP, 900.
Bean, are going up in consequence Of the
great demand for export.
hi, l55j miles by the shortest route from
Boston To New Orleans by rail.
rhe Oregon Central Land Forfeiture bill has
pa,,ed both Senate and House.
The old Liberty Bell left Philadelphia Friday
for .lc New Orleans Exposition.
In a Chicago opium Joint a white baby was
discovered which had been sold to Chnaman
Tor 81.
4 Din to increase the efficiency Of the revenue
marine service has been reported favorably to
the Senate.
The Secretary of War has determined to take
no turber action in regard to the Greeley Re
lief Expedition.
The Senate. Thursday, confirmed the NOM
laation OF Carroll ID. Wright of Boston to be
Commissioner Of labor.
The intercollegiate regatta for 1855 will be
roWcd on Lake Quinsigamond near Worcester,
Massachusetts,, on July 4.
More than one-seventh of the United States
senators have been promoted from the House
during the last four years.
\ poor woman gave birth to a child on the
street IN Chicago at night III Il temperature OF
fourteen degrees below zero.
The New England Cremation Society petit
tons the Massachusetts Legislature for an act
OF Incorporation, with capital of $4,000.
Ohver Brothers & Phillips, of Pttsburg, con-
GUIDED very satisfactory arrangement with
their creditors, obtaining liberal extensions.
A bill will be favorably reported to Congress
prohibiting aliens and foreigners from acquir
ny or owning lands within the United States.
Iron and brass mills in Ohio are starting up
and there is more faH orabIe outlook in the
metal trade than has existed for many months.
Dr. Carver of New Haven, Connecticut, ac.
cOmpii>hed his task of hitting 10000 wooden
balls in six days. He made 500 900 by the feat
our exports to the Spanish West Indies anc
10 Hayt and San Domingo nearly equal the
combined exports thither Of France and Eng
land
were presented to the [. 5. Senate and House
Friday from the Woman's Silk Culture Asso
cation.
The Western Nail Association have advanced
TN card rate of nails to SILL per key, with the
usual discount. This is an advance of about
ier cent.
The Montreal carnival arrangements are
about complete The contract for the flora
decorations at the ball has been awarded to
Boston firm.
Judge Mccoy, of Georgia, confined by hi
family IN a Philadelphia insane asylum, person
ally appeared in United States court aud ask
Ell for his own release.
At the annual meeting of the Connection
Free Masons it was shown that there has beer
Slight falling off in membership and small
deficiency in the receipts.
The Merchants national bank of Norwich
Connecticut, has lost $4,000 and the Shetuck
ct national bank of the same city, $50 600
through specuations by their cashiers
Washington special says: Mr.. Georg
Bancroft has resigned his place on the Wash
ingt0n monument committee, as he feels un
equal to the labors of the dedication ceremonies
Webb telegraphs from Washington to tn
Boston journal: Those who have been mos
earnest in endeavOring to have passed law t.
prevent the circulation in the mails of news
papers containing lottery advertisements an,
other legislation against the lottery traffic hav
about given up the fight. They say that th
lottery companies have maintained large an,
active lobby here for the past four years, whic
has stifed all legislation directed against tn
suppression of the lottery business.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
looking after those li9uor-dealers who are en-
gagged in shipping liquors to prohbitory States
concealed in packages purpOrting To be othe
kinds of merchandise. This kind of business i
understood to be violation of the United State
Internal Revenue laws. The United State
seems TO have much better success in enforcn
its laws relating to the liquor traffic, than d
the State and municipal authorities, and we re
joice that the officers have decided to take hol,
of this illicit traffic. Law and Order