Fair play., 1888-06-16

LUZ latest i,dyicrS from oregon give the
State TO the Republicans by .,H1 mal"ri-
ty. The Democrat have less than twenty
members III both houses Of the Legi~la-
ture.
IT is reported that il Is the intention TO
crown the Car Emperor nf Central Asia,
at Samarcand, in order to Offset the iniiu
encc of Queen Nictoria's title is Empress
of India
EMPEROR FREDERIrK accorded fri nee
bismarck an interview on the 9Th. Tn"
former was very cordial and the Chan
celor was delighted at the Emperor'S de-
mcanor.
EMPEROR FREDrRICK went from Berlin
t. PntSdam, on the yacht Alexandria, on
the Ist. II" WIS enthusiastically cheered
by the p"pulace. The "trip seemed to do
him good
THE marriage of the Duke of Costa and
Princes Ictitia B"naparte is announced
from Rom" t" take place i'll IN" autumn.
The Pope has given his consent to the
marriage.
ARRANGEMENTS have been completed
for douhlc-scull race To take place at
the Point of Pines on June IL. between
Hamm and Ross. Hnsmer and Lee, and
Gaudaur and Mckay.
AT "a meeting of the Republican State
central committee of Indiana. on the 9Th.
il was decided to hold the convention for
the nomination of ii State ticket in lu-
dianapoiis, on Wednesday, August \
THREE privates of the Tipperary Ire-
land) militia at Queenstown, were, on the
eth, sentenced to Imprisonment tor Il
week and TO be dismissed the service, for
firing salute in honor Of Mr.. William
CBricn.
THE visiting delegates to the st. Louis
convection waited with anxious expect
'tncy on Sunday, to hear the hour of twelve.
midnight, strike. They were not dry, but
wanted to observe how well the Sunday
law was kept.
THE standing of the graduating class at
The Annapolis tMdD Naval Academy is
now being made up. William n. Newton,
of Pennsylvania, will be first on the list,
and Frank Marble, Of New York, will se-
cure second honors.
4 sEMI-PASlC occurred in Diamond
mine stock in the London Stock Ex-
change, on the 9th, owing To the refusal of
the banks 10 make advances, taking
shares as security. The stock of some of
the mines fell five points.
A STATUE of Garibaldi. the Italian pa
triot, warrior and liberator, paid for by
popular subscriptions OF Italians in
America ranging from five cents to
$1,000, was unvailed in Washington
Square. New York. on the iih.
The frame house AT Point Pleasant, O.,
in which General L. =. Grant was born.
has hceu hoated down the river on a
raft, and hauled up Ia Race and Canal
streets, Cincinnati. where il is to be placed
on exhibition under a canvass.
AMoNG the passengers on board the
European steamers arriving in New York
ON tn" Sd. were James Gordon Bennett,
Prince Roland Bonapartc, and NJ. Rlon-
din, WI" became famous, in lSta, by cross
snG Niagara Falls on tight rope.
Mr.. WHISTLER WIS defeated for re-
election as pr-sd of the Royal Society
of British Artists. un the 9TH, and in a fit
of anger and disappointment resigned
from tn" association. His action WAS
initiated by twcnty-fuur Of his adhcrcntS
s
THE Senate. on the 9Th, confirmed Cap
tain Wm. +. Rrmy t" be Judge Advocate
General Of the Navy. with the rank Of
Colonel in the Marine Corps; L.N. Moore.
of Iowa. to hc Con>nl at Lyons. and J. II.
LOPEZ 10 be postmaster at st. Augustine,
Fla.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND manifested great
Interest in the proceedings OF the ST.
Louis convention. He. remained III the
White House all day, on the 18th, and. with
his Cabinet around HIM, read the bull
lctins from the convention. \ special
wire connected the Western Union Office
with the White House.
THE straw goods trade of New York was
treated 10 Il surprise, on the 9Th. by the
announcement that the II. -. Barnard
Manufacturing Company. one nf the larg-
est houses in the trade, had asked an ex-
tension from their creditors. Their state
ment shows liabilities OF >3)o.0o1. and as
sets Of >4>s,eo.
TAFT x MoRGAN'S sash and door fac
tory: the Baldwin Refrigerator. Com
pany's office; Sheppard Il MorSe's lumber
yard and planning mill. and over half
dozen tenement houses i'll Burlington
VI. covering an area .; two blocks. We're
burned on the 9TH The total loss will be
$4,000; insurance. >l25,WU.
GEO GABRIEL, OF New Haven, Conn.
who spent most ~ his lie meudiuc um-
brellaS, died recently, aged eighty years.
He left fortune nf $4,000. The income
from this is IL he paid To his wife during
her life. After hHr death the money is to
be divided among a number Of iustitu-
lions. Yale University gets $1,000.
CHARLES WILLIAMS. Of Manchester. "
H.. J. q. Van Tas>ei,. a. New York CITY.
and several capitalists q: Jacksonville
and st. Augustine. Fla. have chartered
the jacksonville X 81. Augustine Short
Line Railroad Il buj!d compet:r.
line from Jacksonville to the ancient city.
II Is said that work will he begun mex.
month on this route
A CARRYING pipe ut the Standard OIL
company sprung leak at Greenpoint
avenue and Oakland street. Long
Island City. y. V. on the 1rh. Sparks
from a blacksmith shop icuited the oil.
The pipe burst and the burning fluid
spread rapidly over the ground, threaten
ing the destruction Of property. Two
alarms were sent out. The flames were
fuallv extinguished before much damage
ras done