, 1888-11-01
FLASHES.

secretary OF the navy has detached Com
mander Allan D. Brown from duty at the
naval academy and ordered him to the
command of the United States steamer
Cearsarge. She is to be put on commits
sion as soon as possible and sent to pro.
tect American interests in Hayti.
The navy department is making every
effort to reach the u. S. steamer Thetis
speedily SO that she may be dispatched to
the relief of the crews of the American
whalers supposed to be wrecked in the
Arctic ocean.
New York.-A cablegram from Port
Au Prince announces the capture of the
British schooner Alta which left New
York about the 10th inst. with a heavy
cargo of arms and ammunition. The
Alta cleared for Antwerp.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. spinning and
weaving mills at Glasgow burned to-day.
Loss $500, 900.
New York.-The United Labor candi-
date for mayor. Jas. J. Coogau, borrowed
500, 900 here to-day on a mortgage run
ming one year.
London. Cardinal Newman is serious
ly i'll.
Rcme.-Cardinal Massotti is dead.
Washington. A prize fight between
Patrick Duffy, of Boston, and William
morning, and was won by Duffy in the
seventeenth round.
Charleston, Vain Mercer county,
Sunday, four travellers were attacked by
robbers. Two of the travellers were muir
into the mountains.
Savannah, Ga.-A special says: At
Hinesville, Monday night, William Har-
rison in a fit of jealousy shot his little
niece dead, and then wounded his sister,
He fled, then returned and confessed,
then denied the crime, and then said he
tried to commit suied by jumping into a
well.
Gainesville, Ola a brief speech here
Thurman said that neither Murchison.
Sackville nor any other bugaboo could
prevent the Democratic party from win
ming.
New YORK, Oct. 3l.-The Herdld's
London special says The appointment of
Sir Charles Upper is not given serious
consideration on this side of the water.
1t is simply attributed to a few of Tup
per's friends In Canada.
Akron, O.-Joseph Dlckenhof, aged
70, was assaulted and robbed of S., 900
this evening by highway men. He was
carrying the money home in a valise.
Washington. Chairman Randall has
issued a call for a meeting of the house
committee on appropriations for Novem-
Der q, to begin the preparation of appro-
priation bills to be submitted to the next
session.
New Britain. Gonna patent has
been taken out in this country and Eu-
rope for a new explosive more powerful
than dynamite. 1t is said to be perfectly
safe against explosion by ordinary concus-
sion in open air or by fire. 1t is named
"extralite.'
Los Angeles. Last evening the old
Santa Monica depot, occupied as a storage
warehouse, was totally burned. Loss
800, 900, partly insured.
Columbus. Judge Thurman and party
arrived home at 8 O'Clock this evening.
He was met at the depot by a large pro-
cession of Democratic clubs which escort
ed the judge home.
Washington. Louis Brubaker, while
d~elirious with fever this afternoon, killed
his mother and seriously wounded him
self with a knife.
London:-Vizetelly, a prominent book
seller, has been tried for publishing the
works OF NJ. Zala, which were held by
the court TO be improper literature and
fined Gl00.
New Bedford. Mass.-Latest advices of
the Arctic whaling feet state that the
thirteen whaling vessels reported frozen
in the Arctic ocean are together fifteen
miles south from Herald Island, instead
eff twenty miles north as before reported.
London. -Advices from Suaakim say
that rebels attacked the town, burning
Zarabia around the water fort on the lett
and Smelling the fort, but were repulsed,
Baltimore. Three thousand Demo-
Gratis to night attended a meeting in Ora.
torio hall, under the auspices of the JET
terson Democratic Association. Secre-
tary BaYard was the principal speaker,
and when he was introduced to the audi
ence he was accorded an grafton, seldom
given a public man in Baltimore.
Richmond.-The federation scheme
was discussed by the engineers to day and
finally a cooperative plan was adopted
which expresses friendship for and SYM
pathy with and where practically provides
assistance to those organizations whose
duties are closely allied to the brother
hood.
Rome.-Fire broke out to-day iE that
part of the %quirinal used for storing fur
niture, but was distinguished before any
serious damage was done.
Heidelberg .-Flood is improving.
Newark.-Judge Thurman arrived here
this afternoon and was driven TO the court
house where 10000 people gave him a
hearty welcome.
Winnipeg.-The government forces
circnmvented the Canadian Pacific to-day
by laying track to the turn pike and max
ing a temporary crossing. They ran an
engine over and construction will now go
on rapidly, pending the decision of the
supreme court.