The Republican journal., 1888-04-05
Generalities.
Jay Gould has arrived in New York.

The Burlington strike has cost the road &c.
| 10000 already.
A Medical journal derides the theory that
| colds are contagious.
Prof. James S. Booth, of Philadephi the
| eminent chemist, is dead.
! The biennial election resolve has been de-
| feated i'll the Massachusetts, House.
| The strike among the weavers in the cotton
mills at Salmon Fails, n. H., has collapsed.
| The Iowa Republican Convention strongly
| in'lorsed Senator Allison as Il Presidential can
| didate.
| The polished Athenans of Boston now say
| that Sullivan is not even good enough to run Il
| gn-mill.
| Ex-Governor John Il. Hoffman, of New York,
died suddenly March oath, at Weisbatlen.
Germany.
General Shcrmai.'s portrait now hangs in the
Harvard library. 1t was presented by him to
the University.
Parson W. W. Downs. of Boston, preached
funeral sermon on his two dogs whom some-
body poisoned.
Governor Lowry, of Mississippi has accept
| ell railroad passes, which is Il mistemeanor
| under the State laws.
Seals are very abundant on the Newfoun,l-
land coast, and men and women are catching
them in great numbers.
News of the sudden death of Chief Justice
Waite was received with profound sorrow, at
| his old home, Toledo, Ohio.
The National Board of Marine Underwriters
has undertaken radical reform of the methods
| Of baling and handling cotton.
A gas explosion in theatre at Oporto, Port
| ugal, caused the destruction of the theatre and
the death of about 100 people.
A Methodist minister having forgotten his
vows to one girl and welded anot her in West
Virginia, is now out of the pulpit.
The boycott of Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy freghts by the engineers and tiremen
has proved failure, and so has the strike.
Mrs. Rebccea Bennett was chosen moderator
at the town meeting in Lee. n. H. Mrs. James
BuZZeli was elected superintendent of schools.
The family of James Wilson. six in number,
of Green River county. Ky, are dead from ac-
cidentally eating pork poisoned to Kill wolves.
The New York assembly has ordered to a
third reading the bill for the substitution of
electricity for hanging in capital punishment.
A shortage Sl50.000 has been found in the
funds oil the Wliiimantlc, Conn.,, Savings In
stitution aud the bank has suspended payment.
A Russian Pacific Railroad is to he built
through Siberia, and it is proposed to finish it
from European Russia to Nlalvo>tock in three
years.
BY a decision of the Postmaster General,
packages of periodicals and publications may
be exchanged with Canada, regardless of
weight.
Ontario lumbermen fear that there will not
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winters cut of logs. Over 400 900 900 feet are
now cut.
1t is feared that the brig GipSv Qdeen
Capt. Chandler, from MatanZa> tor lhliadel-
phia, has been lost off the Delaware Capes with
all on board
New York editors and reporters. members of
the Horace Greeley Club. have applied fer adj
mission to the knights of Labor, with the view
of getting better pay.
jerome l.. Hill. prominent member Of the
New York Union Club and executor of Il large
estate. is charged with dedication. H. is sup
posed 10 be in Canada.
The Mexican Government has arranged
with the Bleichrolers. Anthony Gibbs OF Lon
don and the Mexican National Baik for the is
sue of loan of So 300, 900.
Bell telephone stock fell fifteen points on
the news of Waite'S death. The supreme
court judges who sat on the great telephone
case now stand three to three.
1t is stated that England sent here last year
II 100000 frec-trade pamphlets. II free tra,ie
We're not to benefit England. would thosc
pamphlets be seat over the ocean:
Martin j. Clark and IIezekiah Best. Judges
of election in Baltimore, convicted of fraudulent
action in the last municipal election. We're SEN
fenced to two years Imprisonment.
Pilot boats EnchantrcsS and Phantom of
New York are still missing. and the Pilot Com
miSsionerS have given them up as lost. There
were fourteen persons on the boats.
A Il cent luncl-stand" has been established
in New York. and there is Il demand for more
of them. The bill of fare comprise; soup, stew
ed fish, pork and beans, coffee. milk, and bread.
The bill allowing S25 amonth TO army nurses
caused considerable discussion in the Senate
recently. Senator Beck objected to further
consideration and the bill Went over under pro-
test.
Lieutenant Howard. of GatIing gun notorietv,
is at variance with his wife and threatens ii di-
vorce suit in the Connecticut courts, which is
expected to result in the development of
scandal.
$. NJ. Bishop, widely known AS the "fatte~t
man on earth,' has died at Petersburg. VA, of
intermittent fever. He was % wears of aye and
weighed $50 pounds. He has been on eXhibi-
ton since infancy.
The New York journal prints a fac smile Of
a paragraph in General Grants letter of dis
missal to Gen. Badeau which Gen. Badeau de-
cared was written by Col Grant The writing
proves to be that Of General Grant.
A company has been formed in Pitt>burg
with capital of 800, 900 to manufacture brick
from blast furnace cinders. The projectors
count on turning cut 10000 bricks Il day, and
believe they will be sold at 50 a thousand.
A decree authorizing the Crown Prince Will
liam of Germany to represent the Emperor in
the transaction of official business in the event
of the Emperor being unable to act for himself.
will shortly be issued, and proclaimed through
cut the empire.
A letter from the Secretary of the Navy in
reply to Senate resolution of 21st of February
gives the naval force employed under the Fish
Commission at 15 officers and 124 men, and the
annual expense thereof to the Navy Depart
ment at 500, ,6O4.
A verdict for $37 $50 has been rendered at
Topeka, Kansas, against three life insurance
companies-Mutual Insurance Company of
New York, the New York Life and the Con-
nccticut Mutual-in favor of Mrs. IIillman.
The case had been tried twice before.
The House Republicans are preparing tariff
bill. 1t will remove all tobacco taxes. except
ON cigars and cigarettes; the tax on alcohol used
in the arts one-half the sugar duty, giving
Louisiana planters bounty: will adopt the
wool schedule of the Wool Association.
The advent of Spring was Signalized by Il
terrific snow storm and cold weather in some
portions of the West. a destructive freshet in
the East and very severe tornado and electric
storm in the South. Georgia and Tennessee
have suffered terribly in loss of life and proper
ty.
Senator Edmund> has introduced bill pro-
viding for the inspection Of meats intended for
eXpOrtation, to meet the objections urged
against American meat products by the Ger
man and French Governments, and to prevent
the importation into this country of aClulterat-
ed goods.
William Henry Trescott. the we'll known di-
plomat, contributes to the New York Herald
long letter to the effect that the fishery treaty
is a surrender of privileges and concession of
under the treaty of 1880 have been lost and
only trivial points gained.
Mr.. X. B. Anderson. Consul General at Copen-
hagen, reports an ingenious device by which
the Norwegians do their salmon fishing. Dur
ing the season when the fish are hunting for
spawning places the willy natives paint cascades
on the rocks. The fish attempt to leap these
imaginary waterfalls, and are caught in nets as
they fall back.
The friends of Gen. Hancock, who have been
active in their efforts to raise sufficient money
to purchase house in Washington for Mrs.
Hancock, have met with complete success.
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