The Republican journal., 1888-07-19
Generalities.

Mexico.
The Texas school fund has surplus of etG,-
O00, 600.
The Florida orange crop is expected to reach |
5000. eco boxes this season.
\ young lady in Philadelphia is said to have |
had five lovers, all named Samuel.
The Howe Scale Works were sold at auction
last week at Rutland, VT, for SAL .2s3.
The losses by floods in Pennsylvania and
West Virginia are estimated at $3,0OO,OOO.
1t is claimed that Washington Territory has
gained 10000 by immigration the past year.
1t is reported that the rival cable lines have
agreed to advance rate to - cents per word.
The Cape Cod cranberry growers have organ
lied for mutual protection and improvement.
France is preparing system Of seacoast de-
fences TO guard against surprise of her ports.
Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland will go to Eu-
rope next year to pursue her literary studies.
1t is said that Mr.. Spurgeon. the distinguished
London clergyman. will join the Presbyterian-.
Little Corinne and her mother. Mrs. Jennie
kimball. will sail for Europe the first of Au-
gust.
Third party prohibition sustained an over
whclming defeat in Cumberland county, n. s,
Friday.
California expects wine crop of 900
gallons this year, an increase of 100000 over
last year.
A car load of watermeons shipped from
PaatNa to ucala. Fla. contained nothing but
pure liquor.
German physicians who attended Emperor
Frederick continue to critici>e DR. Mackenzie
| and his methods.
The American and California sugar retiner-
les. san Francisco, have advanced sugar one
| half cent pound.
fauiter. has sued the New York World for 500
| 900 damages for libel.
a scientific paper has been started in Paris
with the novel feature of publishing nothing
! not written by women.
Lawyers generally agree that the marriage of
the Duke Of Marlborough and Mrs. lIamersley
is invalid in New York.
A cloul-bur>t near Berea. West Virginia,
Monday evening. swept away half million
dollars worth of property.
Fifty gravestones and monuments in the cem-
c;ery at Waltham, Mass. were overturned in
the cyclone Wednesday night.
Decision is reserved by the Canadian Judge
i.i the ease of Pitcher, the Providence default
eli. whose eX:radtion is asked.
A British bait protection ship has arrived in
| Newfoundland with two French bankers cap
tured for violating the bait law.
John Zachar. the Wisconsin man who is al
legged to have tasted fifty three days, has finally
been induced to partake of food.
The skeleton of Confederate sharpshooter,
| with dozen bullets. was eNhumed Friday at
Gettysburg battlefield, near Devils Den.
The Chicago Citizens Association has decid-
ed to furnish whatever money may be neces-
| Sarv to successfully prosecute the jury bribin"
cases.
James +. Cutler. who attempted to murder his
brother-n-law in Maiden last March. has been
sentenced to the House of Correction for two
years.
Advccs from India say the crop prospects
there are improving. The drought has ceased
and famine is no longer feared except in Grssa
where no rain has fallen
Miss Frances +. Willard will presently cons
pete her fifteth year. and the National Wo-
mems Christian Temperance Union will Ella
horatcly celebrate the event.
The President has accepted the resignation
OF Hon. George V. \. Lothrop. United States
minister to Russia. TO take effect Aug. l. Mr.
l-othrop is not in good health.
The new Manitoba Legislature will stand
thirty-three Liberals. five Conservatives. En-
Premier Norquay. leader of the Conservatives.
was elected by a majority of two
The Governor of Missouri has granted Max
well respite of four weeks. The Governor
declines to grant communication. accordingly the
notorious trunk murderer must hang.
Samuel Young. an rronaut, tried to come to
the ground in defective parachute at Conev
Island. near Cincinnati. He fell 800 feet into
- feet OF water. and was rescued unhurt.
Colonel Goshen, the giant whom Barn,m
made famous. lost all the relics of his circus
days by fire which destroyed his barns sta
heS and buildings near Middlebush, n j.. Sun
day night
The American Institute of Instruction has
elected George a. Littefield. of Newport
president for the coming year. Among the
vice presidents for Maine is Thomas fash, of
Portland.
\ gentleman in Augusta has received news
from st. Julian de Naravie, France to the
effect that Il woman named Aumont living in
that place recently gave birth to five children.
all of which lived several days.
The American schooner Hattie +. Wing, of
Calais. Me-. has been seized by Canadian Gus
tom house officials at II>boro. n $. for hay
ing sailed from Moncton for New York with
out proper clearance papers.
Tecmer won the single Scull race on Cayuga
Lake. y. T.. Thursday afternoon; Hamm was
second: fio>mer third. The course was three
miles with Il turn. TCemer led from the start
Time, 1874. The water was rough. \ purse of
$1,000 was divided among the men. Teemer re-
living $500.
Frederick Nelson. Il travelling salesman for
an Eastern silk house, went into IA wash room
III Chicago hotel, and fired five shots from a
revolver into his head. When these did not
XII hlhl' he tied Il rope to gas fixture and
tried to hang himself. The Gas fixture broke
down and patrol wagon took him to a hospit-
al.
Terrible destruction of property is reported
from floods in the valleys of the Little Kanaw ha
and Ohio, i'll West Virginia. All the small
streams are swollen by recent rains. Railroads
are badly washed out. crops destroyed and
many families have been driven from their
homes. the streams being higher than in The
great flood of 1854.
MIR. Charles Niiers. who has been meme
Der OF the House of Commons for fiftv-three
consecutive Years, declines to follow Mr.. Glad
stone in his Home Rule campaign, and the
Glad>tonians will make special effort to de-
ieat him at the next election. Mr.. Nilliers was
one OF the most conspicuous leaders of the
Anli-Corn Law League.
The following figures will give an approxi-
| mate idea of the grand work being done bv the
|
nlted states and Canada 1887 of these societies
Win jlo.O0O members, an increase of 2j13 soci-
cites and 100000 members during the year.
from the ranks of the associate members over
22Um have joined the evangelical churches.
The National Republican Committee.
The national republican executive committee
met in New York soon after II on Thursday,
D.. ;. Garrison of Iowa, being temporary chair.
man, W. W. Dudley of Georgia, treasurer and
collector, II. Swords of Iowa. sergeant alarms.
The committee then went into conference with
the executive committee of the republican ma
tional league.
The conference of the committee from the