The Republican journal., 1885-01-01
Generallties.

\ million dollar failure in London is report
ed
The Standard Oil Company employs 93 .000
men.
Russia is said to be on the eve Of great
revolution.
The dividends payable in Boston in January
aggregate S9,110,47S
Columbia University of Washington has de-
cided to admit women.
James X. Polk laid the corner stone Of the
Washington monument.
A pool has been formed in Minnesota to re-
duce the output of flour by two-thirds.
New Years calls have just gone out of vogue
and will be fewer than ever this year.
A woman 103 years Old was recently found
dead from hunger in her house at ST. Louis
The alleged dynamite plot at Windsor, Eng
turns out laughable piece of careessness.
baby born at kingsbridge, n. Y, Monday,
weighs eleven ounces and is but six inches
long.
Col. Robert &. Ingcrsol has bought house
IN Washington near the residence of Senator
lioar.
The Mexican Central is short of funds and
has issued a call for about three millions of
dollars.
A life insurance man calculltes that in 1893
there will be living 1893 survivors of the war of
the rebellion.
Eastern Railroad stocks touched 60 in Boston
Friday, but closed ut 5l. Boston & Maine
advanced to 161.
A violent earthquake in Spain Wednesday
night did a great deal of damage to property
and killed many persons.
Gov Cleveland has decided to stay in Albany
until his inauguration. He will write no mes
sage beyong his inaugural address.
Extra guards have been placed on duty at HE
principal prisons of London il precautlon
against the operations of dynamiters.
The old ocean cable companies have reduced
their rates, making them the same as those of
the new Commercial Gable Company.
1t is said that during last year 1877 persons
met their death in this country at the hands
of their fellow men against 1894 last year.
The report is confirmed of extensive annexa-
tions by Germany of PolyneSian Islands also
OF German protectorate over Zanzibar.
Cedarcroft, the Pennsylvania home of Bay
ard Taylor, has fallen into decay, and was late
ly sold at a price not equal third Of its cost.
Joshua D. Colony, editor of the Keene (N.
H. Republican, is 50 years of age, and proba-
bly, the oldest active journalist in New England.
DR.. d. Humphrey Storer is the oldest med-
cal practitioner in Boston. He became a mem
Der of the Massachusetts Medical Society in
1929
Diplomatic representatives in Washington of
England, France and Germany are said to have
received instructions relative to the Nicaragua
Treaty.
Senators are becoming dissatisfied with the
bulk of the Congressional Record, and 50 are
endeayoring to suppress the 'leaye to print
habit in the House.
If the Spanish treaty goes into effect the esti-
mated loss in revenues to this country, with
basis of last years importatlons, would be thir-
ty millions of dollars.
The President ate his Christmas dinner at
the White House with his son Allan, his daugt-
ter Nellie, and his niece, Miss McEIroy No
other guests were present.
At Leavenworth. Kansas, Tuesday, the ma
terial OF the Kansas Prohibtionist, st. Johns
Kansas organ, run by Martin Van Buren Ben
nett, was sold by the sheriff.
Florida orange growers report glut in the
orange market caused by pressing forward
green oranges The ripest and best fruit is to
be found later in the season.
In Boylston, the home of John B. Cough
there have been no saloons for many years, and
MIR. Cough says that the constable of the town
has absolutely nothing to do
Congress has adjourned to January s. Prac-
ticaly nothing has been done thus far in the
present session. The navy will be without a
dollar on the 3lst of December.
The Sharon divorce case is ended. The Judge
declares that Miss Hill was legally married to
the Senator, that she is entitledto to adivorce and
share in her husbands property.
The Philadelphia line of steamers sailing to
foreign ports, has been sold to an English com
pany, and thus the only transatlantic steam
ship company disappears from the sea.
Statistics published by the special journals Of
the grocers' trade show that the ''tomato pack
in the United States for the year 1884 has been
2,021, III cases containing 4S,50S, ,24S cans.
The great telescope at the Lick observatory,
J s-'n : - @bn within thirty miles, this
v miles nearer than that
telescope now in use.