Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-03
The NEWS IN BRIEF.

Tennessee crops are the best reported in
years.
Hanlan defeated Ross in a three-milr
sculling race at St John, Quebec. Time 2O:&r.
WatsolI;S spinning mills, at Kiddrrmin-
Ster. were burned. entaiiing loss of half a
million.
4 Birmingham rifle dealer announces
that he has 10000 rifles ready to donate to
the Irish loyalistS if they wish To fight.
Base Ball. Pittsburgh Z. Baltimore .:
New York II. Chicago l; Detroit -. B">-
ton ,; Washington I. Maroons 8; Phia-
d:lphia 9. Kansas CITY i.
The Portland CMcl fishing schooner
City Point, charged with violation of the
treaty. was seized by tine dominion cruiser
Terror. yesterday, and is held for instruc-
tiOnS from Ottawa.
Washington special Ia the New York
Mail and Express says the MCLean>. father
and son. have withdrawn nearly all their
investments from Cincinnati Ia Washing
ton The rumOr of the McLeam-PaNmc
Whitney syndicate starting democratic
organ in Washington i revived by the talk
Of selling the Enquirer. Ii has been IN
derStOOd that Secretary Whitney and Sen
atOr PAYNE were Ia furnish the capital and
J. r. Mclean the experience, but the cap
ital shows no sign of materlalzng.
Congress.
July 2-SEN ATE.-In the senate, the leg
iSative appropriation bill was taken up
and passed The river and lIarbor bill was
reached. Eul0gieS on the late Representa-
tive Hahn. of Louisiana. were delivered
At .. III. the senate adjourned.
In the house. a bill tUrteItng lands
granted to certain roads in tins southern
,tateS was reported. and the senate amend
ment agreed TO, excepting the Gulf and ship
Island railroad. The house concurred in
he senate amendment to the bill repeating
rhe preemptinn law. The general deficiency
ill was taken up and half finished AT ;
o'clock. when the house took recess until
O'Clock. the night session being for the
consideration of pension bills.
Tie Niagara Fails rark.
'Sc@rrifi~ NTr-rican'
Among the good works authorized by
the legislature Of New York is the forma.
ion of park at Niagara falls. by which
all the grounds and waters necessary for
he preservation and pu Jlic access TO those
great wonders OF nature are secured 10 the
eople in per etuitr. The sum of 81.
10, 900 has been appropr pr!aled by the state
10 secure the purchase Of private prop
erty. ands equal TO little more than
100 acres have been bought The grounds
and buildings on both side> of liver aud
anal streets west and south of the nv
drsulic canal have been taken by the park
commissioners. The lines extend TO the
main channel of the river and middle Of
nrSe hoe falls being the boundary line
,erwecn anada and the I nitcd States.
md the purchase takes in Goat island
and all the little iSlet~ with their Various
mills. streets. and passage ways.
BY the terms of the act the whole tract
is 10 be restored as far as possible TO its
original state of nature. and when this is
accomplished the tree II VIII and all the
improvements perfected. the attractions
of Niagara will lie increased thousand
fold. The original inception of this ad
mirable pro ect is due To | ord Dufferin
when he was governor general of Canada
Is :. His plan was that the Canadians
on their side AID the Amer cans on ours,
should undertake TO brautify and preserve
the approaches 10 the falls His proposal
was most cordially appreciated by our
governor. LuciuS ! ohinson. and the
grand project is now in process of being
realized