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NOTES HIN BRIEF.

Mr. w. A. Croffut is engaged upon history of the Vanderbilt family, which will be published in the spring with num- erous illustrations.
 Subscriptions for stock to the amount of SIC, OOO one half paid down, have been made by twelve men of Milwaukee for the purpose of maintaining a baseball team there during the coming season providing 8 place can be secured in the national league.
 At present there are in Maine fifty-four saving banks, having 109, 1898 depositors, with an average deposit of S321. The amount of dividends divided by banks during 1885 was $1, ,34s, 136 and $S61, 9S5 is still held as individual profits and interest.
 The Prince of Wales scarcely passes more than four months of the year at Sandringham. The rest of his time is spent in London and Scotland, paying vis- it's and travelling. He has three residences, Sandringham, Marlborough House, and Abergeldie in Scotland.
 Miss Florence Warden and her com pany have been playing in her pieces of s3The House in the Marsh'' and s1n the Lion's Month"; to enthusiastic houses in Dublin. Her sister Gertrude, who gave great promise when over here with Mrs. Langtry, more than shares the honors with her.
 A man who had applied for 8 marriage license in Cincinnati the other day had to return home so as to obtain the name of his intended wife, which had slipped his memory. He soon after returned and got the license with the forgotten name, which was Antonia Bauholzer, properly set forth in it.
 The net indebtedness of some of the Massachusetts cities is as follows; Boston, $24, ,693, IA; Lowell, $2, 451,7 TEA: Worces- ter, $2, 394,el4 Springfield. $1, ,437, ,4s7; Holyoke, $784, ,203; Northampton, S5O4,- 900. In general the municipal debts of New England towns appear to be growing less ratEer than greater.
 The Medical World says that an easy method of removing bits of foreign bodies from the eye is to place a grain of flax seed under the lower lid and close the lids. The seed becomes quickly sur rounded by thick adherent mucilage which entraps the foreign body and soon carries it out from the angle of the eye.
 A rigidly condensed item of mining news is thus given in Western medical paper: 'sIn the Solferino mine, Nevada vile, Col, loose rack knocked A. War ren out of the bucket. A piece of jaw bone was found at the 1,2oO foot level and piece of skull and his coat at the 1 1900 foot level. These comprised his recover ahle effectsO
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Losses by Fire.

The public school at Durand, ILL, is burned. Loss, S10,O0O
 Hunts chicken packing house. at Mason, Mich, is burned. Loss, $5,O0O.
 Maddus' grocery and WachtePs drygoods store, at Muncie, Ind, are burned. Loss, S5.O0O.
 Meek's grocery and Schmidts drygoods store, at San Antonio, Texas, are burned. Loss $25, 1000.
 Sessions undertaking factory and Blod- gett's produce store, at Worcester, Mass, are burned. Loss, S25, ,000.
 The Union Passenger Depot of tlse Southern Pacific Railroad, at Houston, Texas, is burned. Loss, sIO,0OO.
 The residence of Dr. Clapp and the Ar cade Skating Rink, at Iowa City, Iowa. are burned. Loss, S14, ,O00.
 The Methodist church, and office of the Weekly Message, at Mount Sterling, ILL, are burned. Loss. S7,O00.
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s2oO.OOO Fire i'm Montreal.

MONTREAL, Jan. 13.-A fire broke out ia B. and s. H. Thompson's hardware es- tablishment, corner of De Bresoles and St. Dizier streets. shortly after one o'clock Wednesday morning. The cigar manu- featuring establishment of Fischel & Co, on the other side of St. Dizier street, took fire and was soon a mass of flames. The fire spread to the Mount Royal Vinegar Works of Bourret, Turrcot & O., and this building, together with the other two, was completely gutted. The flames also spread to the Canadian Rubber company's building, but were extinguished. The fire was under control at two. The loss ia about $2OO,000.
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FISH roM FOREIGN CLIMBS.
Millions of Eggs Matching at Cold
 HaPbOP.

NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-Frederick Mathers in charge of the United States Fish Hatchery at Cold Spring, N. Y., has ar rived in this city. In conversation with a reporter he said: ''This is our busy season and we have very little leisure. I now have in process of development for the waters of this State 13O,OOO eggs of the brook trout, 1000, 900 eggs of the whitefish, 100000 eggs of the tom cod or frost fish, and 100, 900 eggs of the lake trout. For the United States waters at large am hatch ing out 50, 900 lake trout and 5O,O00 Pe- nobscot salmon, which will be placed in the headwaters of the Hudson. I expect within few days to receive 50,O00 fry of the brown trout from the German Govern ment. In the coming week will repack and forward 50, 600 eggs of the lake trout and 1000, 900 eggs of the whitefish to the Swiss government, the same quantity to the German Fishing Association and the same to the Fish Cultural Association of EnQla GS.,s- GS ,s -.ss
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SHOUTING FOR GORILLA.
HIS NAME THE WAR CRY FOR
 TRE REBELS
COnvIcts Seize n Prison I'm France and Prepare for n Seige-Burmah
 Accepts the British Rule.

MADRID, Jan. 13. - While attacking Fort St. Julien at Cartagena the insur- gents shouted for Gorilla and the republic. They embarked on a vessel, which was lying in the harbor to receive them in case they should not be successful, Gen. Fla jardo's leg will require amputation. 1t is rumored that two sergeants and cor poral have been arrested. The town of Cartagena is now quiet. On hearing of the attempt at Cartagena, Lopez Dom inguez and other generals visited the War Office and offered their services to the government. ss. tesasA-.-e-7s7s #a -1-~
 PARIS, Jan. 13.--A dispatch from Riom, town in the Department of Puy-de- sS ss1lsaasa liups eefs4cts ff Che prison there have revolted and secured possession of the prison. They have erected barricades and otherwise prepared themselves for defensive operations. Troops have been ordered to Riom to quell the disturbance. The officials are barley ing with the rebels, in order to gain time for the military to arrive.
 MANDALAY, Jan. 13.-The decree pro- claiming the annexation of Burmah to Great Britain did not reach here until the 4th inst. The delay was due to the fact that the telegraph wires had been cut. The announcement was well received. The natives desire to be entirely subject to the British government, with the idea that this will dishearten pretenders and prevent uprisings of the people.
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Saved by ElecrrfcftY.

MALONE, N. Y, Jan. I3.-At o'clock Tuesday afternoon, John s. Gillett, aged 32 years, of this place, travelling sales man for Wisner, Lehman & 60, whole sale grocers of New York, entered drug store here and going to the back room, swallowed the contents of sixty-grain bottle of morphine. At o'clock he was pronounced, dead. but later. signs of life were discovered. Vigorous manipulatlons were resorted to and a galvanic battery was applied to his body, and at o'clock this morning he gave signs of returning consciousness. His recovery is probable.
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A Veteran Gone.

TOLEDO. Ohio, Jan. 13.-Mr. George E. Pomeroy, Sr., one of the oldest residents of Toledo, is dead. The deceased formerly lived in Eastern New York and was one of the originators of the express business, which now spreads it's veins over the country. He ran over the first express route which was established in New York as Pomeroy's Express It has been claimed that MT. Pomeroy was also a promoter of the postage stamp now in universal use ill this country.
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mtstook Her for a Burglar.

INDIANAPOLIS Jan. 13.-Henry Brown, a farmer near here, had been visited several times by burglars, and so he pro- vided himself with revolvers. His domes- tic, Ida Kuauerr, had company, and after dismissing her visitors started through the room occupied by Brown and his wife, to retire. Brown suddenly awoke, and fired two shots at the supposed intruder. One of them penetrated the girls breast, pass ing clear through the body, infiicting Q wound from which she is not expected to recover. Brown is greatly prostrated, and his condition is nearly as serious as that of his victim .-..
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From New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 13.-At the regular monthly drawing of the Louisiana State Lottery Company, Tuesday, the following were among the prizes drawn: Ticket No. 24.945, sold in New York and Kansas City, drew S75,000; ticket No s4,321, sold in Boston, Chicago, Point Pleasant, W. Va, and East Hickory, Penn, drew s25, 900 1; ticket No. 70,65s, sold in Houston, Tex, and San Francisco, drew $1O,O00, tickets Nos. 20, 669 and 56263, sold in San Francisco and Kansas City. drew s6,O00 each, and tickets Nos. ALTA. 39,963, 4s,ss2. 66, 6,so6 and 79,654, sold in San Francisco Cin- cinnati, Providence, R. l., Bay City, Mich.. Petra, Ky, Watertown, Dak., Bradford, Ark, Frogmoor La, Cairo, ILL, Cleveland, F., Ogden, Utah, Washington, D. C., and Augusta, Ga, drew $2, 900 each.
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Sfillfn Prison

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 13.-The six mem bers of the City Council who were ad- judged guilty of contempt of the Criminal Court are still quartered at the Parish Prison. Their counsel applied informally to the Supreme Court Tuesday for their re- lease, on the ground that public business suffered because of their incarceration, but was refused hearing. A like effect ual appeal was made to Judge Rightor.
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At Ills old Tricks.

NEW YORK, Jan. l3.-Charles Smith, who escaped from the cooks room in Sing Sing prison, on Sunday, and was chased across the country as far as Tarrytown, where all trace of him was lost, was caught Tuesday robbing the inmates of the clearinghouse No. 52 Market street, the identical house that was the scene of his first unsuccessful exploit as a burglar, for which he received sentence of four years in the penitentiary. He had not served out half of this term when he es- nono6
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No Liouor i'm Leavenworth.

LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, Jan. 13.-Attor- ney-General Bradford notified the city officials Tuesday that if the saloons were not closed within thirty-six hours he would bring quo warranto proceedings against them in the State Supreme Court. He also notified owners of saloon buildings that they would be included in any prose cution. This action has created great dis may among the saloon men.
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IN THE SENATE.
The Bill Providing for the Purchase of the old Produce Exchange
 Building Passed.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-Mr. Logan, from the Committee on Military Affairs, has reported to the Senate favorably the bill providing for the purchase of the old Produce Exchange building and site in New York city for army purposes. The bill appropriates $450, 900, or so much as may be necessary for the purchase of the site and the necessary alterations and re- modelling of the building MT. Logan asked that the bill be considered at once. The location he said, was much more con- venient than the building now used for the military purposes of the government, being much nearer Governors Island The bill, on MT. Logan's motion, was read a third time and passed.
The examiner., 1886-01-16

Good money needs no act of legal tender ta enforce it's acceptance by the creditor.- EDw ARD ATKINSON.
 When coinage acts are supplemented by statutes of legal tender, the poorest, least valuable and most uncertain kinds of legal tender money, or imitation of money made of paper, will drive good coined money out of use.-EDwARD ATKINSON.
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Triumph of Sand Lotters.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12.-The order in- troduced in the City Council on Monday last by Supervisor Farwell, prohibiting Sand Lot meetings, came up for final ac- tion last night 1t was defeated by vote of to 4, on the ground that it was in contravention of the Constitution of the Uuited States to trench on the rights of free speech.
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Heavy Damn ges.

MADISON. WIs., Jan. 13.-In the United States District Court Tuesday Henry Waterman, of Milton, Wis, secured Il verdict of s22,OoO damages for personal injuries against the Chicago and Alton Railroad Company Waterman was badly hurt in wreck while riding with 8 carload of his stock to Chicago, December 29, 1882. He sued for $50, GOO.
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Starved to Death.

LIMA, Ohio. Jan. 13.-A post-mortem examination, held by the Coroner over the body of Jacob Troup, aged sixty years, who was found dead in his bed Sunday. resulted in finding that Troup was starved to death. He had lived in destitute cir cumstances with his children for several years. A son of his who lives in Kansas is worth $50, 900 and refuses to recognize his father
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Nominations Conttrnned.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-The Senate has confirmed the nominations of George A. Jenks, Assistant Secretary of Interior; Henry l.. MuIdrow, First Assistant Secre- tary of Interior; William E. Mclean, First Deputy Commissioner of Pensions; Joseph Bartlett, Second Deputy Commis- sioner of Patents; Robert B. Vance, As sistant Commissioner of Patents; James w. Whelpley of New York, Assistant Treasurer of the United States; Wm. E. Smith of New York, Assistant Secretary of Treasury.
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Peculiar Cause of Death.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Jan. 13.-Miss E. Mayer died here Monday night. Three months ago she found in cistern the body of a Mrs. Robinson, who had drowned her self because of marital troubles. The shock to Miss Mayer was such that she lost her previous good spirits, and her health gradually declined until she
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Crazed by the Loss.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 12.-George Sieners, age fifty, living at No 2,2O6 Lynch street. shot his wife in the back of the neck and then sent 8 bullet into his own brain The shooting was done in the presence of three children. Several ago Sieners was wealthy, but he lost his money and be- came afflicted with melancholia.
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Knled Beside His Wife.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Jan 13.-Tuesday night, Mrs. Dobson, wife of James Dob son, farmer living in Greene county, was awakened by negro farm hand who had jus' split her husbands head with an axe, killing him instantly. Mrs. Dobson had a fearful struggle with the negro as she lay in bed beside her murdered husband, but finally the negro fled. He was arrest ed to-day and says he committed the deed in his SleeD
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West Pointers Fail.

WEST POINT, N. Y., Jan. 13.-The semi annual examination of the corps of cadets has just been brought to a close, and re- suited in two members of the second class, fourteen and the third thirteen of the fourth class being found deficient and relegated to civil life.
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The Duchess Of Argyll Dying.

LONDON, Jan. 13.-The Duchess of Argyll is dying,
 (The Duchess of Argyll is the second wife of the Duke of Argyll, whom she married in 1881, three years after the death of his first wife. She was the eldest daughter of Dr. Claughton, Bishop of St. Albans, and at tbe time of her marriage to the Duke of Argyll was the widow of Col Augustus H. A. Anson.
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A Non-Partisan Commission.

ALBANY, Jan. 13.-Smith O'Brien, of this city, intends to introduce in the As sembly bill creating non-partisan Cap itol commission, consisting of Gov. Hill Lieut.-Gov., Jones and Speaker Husted, of the Assembly, and the president pro tenn. of the Senate. The bill will appropriate $1, 500, 900 for prosecuting the work on the new Capitol It will take several millions more to complete the building.
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Supplies for Life Stations.

DELAWARE BREAKwATER, Jan. 1S.-The revenue cutter Grant is here with life and surf boats for the life-saving stations along the coast, but is unable to deliver them on account of the ice. She reports that she experienced severe weather and that some of her men are frost bitten.
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Suit for Heavy Damages.

PITTsBURG, Jan. 13.-Suit has been entered against the Philadelphia Natural Gas Company for s4O,OoO damages. The plaintiffs are Captain Omslear, of the steamer Iron City, and crew of seven per sons, who were injured by the burning of the boat, which caught fire recently from the explosion of gas main in the Ale oheny River.
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Eu,ulovax ntsa,t.6od

CLEVELAND, Jan. 13.-The recent notice of an advance of 10 per cent in wages at the Cleveland rolling mill did not include the employees of the plate mill, and the latter have entered vigorous protest asserting that at present prices they re- ceive from 10 to 20 per cent less than is paid in other parts of the country. A strike is hardly probable.
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THE NEW JERSEY LRGIsLATURK
Repu blicans Organize the House
 Without Fro OubIe.

TRENTON, Jan. 13.-At the caucus of the Republican members of the House Tues day all the officers, from speaker down, were renominaued. They nominated Sen- ator Griggs, of Passaic, for president; Richard B. Reading, of Hunterdon, for secretary; A. V. D. Honeyman. of Som erset, for reading clerk, and Augustus Barber, of Cumberland. for journal clerk. The minor offices stand as they were last year. At noon the Democrats of both houses went into their caucuses.
 The Democratic caucuses resulted as follows: Senate-President, Vanderbilt, of Mercer; secretary, J. H. Laird, of Mon- mouth; assistant, J. & Antrum, of Bur- lington; journal clerk, W. H. Carson, of Hudson. House e-Speaker, Chester Vol verton, of Hunterdon clerk, H. D. Win ton, of Bergen.
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End of a Strange Career.

GALEsBURG, III, Jan, IS.-Mrs. EIlza Bowen has died here, ending 8 remarka- ble career. During the war she was the wife of Colonel Hanks, a wealth Kentucky planter and ex-British officer. Her hus- band dying, she married Bowen, who was one of his slaves, and for the past twenty years they have lived in this city in pitibale circumstances.
The examiner., 1886-01-16

It is beyond the power of any single state or group of states either, to monetize or demonetize silver.-EDwARD ATKINSON.
 The United States, Germany and other states and groups of states have ''mone- ttz4d and demonetized" silver.-BINGHAM
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Tom Keene,s Condition.

NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-"Tom' Keene, the well-known actor, recently stricken with paralysis at Kansas City, and who has arrived in town, is keeping very quiet, his physicians having given instructions to allow none but intimate friends to visit him. Several of his friends told your re- porter this morning that while he was suf- fering but little he would not be in condi- ton to appear for some time. &~
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Democrats Carry Cheyenne.

CHEYENNE, Wy. T., Jan. 13.-At the city election here Tuesday the entire De- mocratic ticket was elected by de- cisive majority. Tho Democrats gain in the City Council and now have majority of five in that body.
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Another City Railroad Scheme.

ALBANY, Tan 13.-The Fifty-second and Fifty-third Streets and Eastern Boulevard Railroad Company, to construct surface railroad in the above thoroughfares in New York, a distance of four miles, has been incorporated. The capital is Sl, 5OO,- 900. The trustees are Ellsworth l.. Stri- ker, Theodosius F. Secor, Jr., w. M. Walker, Phillip Donohue. Edward F. Brown, New York; Isaac w. Maclay. Yonkers, and Wm. E. Davies, Demarest. Each of the above take ten shares.
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Three of Them KnIed.

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 13.-Edward Christo- pher, Thomas Ryan and John McLaugh- lin, three railroad laborers, were killed near Independence, Mo- on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, being struck by passen ger train while they were working on the
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GIndstone,s Purpose.

LONDON, Jan. 13.-The Standard says that MT. Gladstone is vehemently urging his colleagues to unite in unseating the present Ministry.
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Drawn Games at Checkers.

players again faced each other Tuesday. One game was played, the second result ing in draw. In the evening the third game was played, and it was also de- clared draw. Considerable interest is shown and the games are largely att tended
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Graye-Rohbers at Work.

PARIS, Jan. 13.-A gang of grave-rob- bers have been operating ill St. Ouen's Cemetery. Two were captured.
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Fast 'FvDe.settfuS.

CHICAGO, Jan. 13.-At the type-setting tournament Barnes set 9, ,ssO 1-2 ems in an hour and half. This was counted from uncorrected proof. McCann came next, with 2'S2s set, and Hudson third, with
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Tratns i'm Collision.

VALPARAISO, Ind, Jan. 13.-A collision occurred on the Baltimore and Ohio Rai1- road Tuesday evening at Coburg, a small station seven miles east of here A double-header freight train ran into a single-engined freight. The three engines and several freight cars were completely wrecked. The engineer and fireman of the first double-header were killed, while McMahon, the fireman of the second engine, was so foaFEuffy crushed, that he cannot live. Gilmore, the dead engineer, was burned to death.
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To be Expelled from R LII ssia |.

ST PETERSBURG, Jan. 13.-The Chroni- cle, Q Polish organ, says the Czar threatens to issue an ukase expelling all Prussians from Russian Territory who have not up to the present time become subjects of Russia and renounced their allegiance to Germany.
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Business Failure

CINCINNATI Jan. 13.-Taylor & Brother, dealers in boots and shoes at No. 237 Central avenue, has assigned. Liabili- ties, ,S35,00O; assets, S20,0O Prefer ences to the amount of $1s,0O0 were given,