, 1888-10-28
FLASHES.

FLASHES.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-The Herald S
Washington special says: Minister Phelps
has been instructed by the president
through Bayard, to intimate to Salisbury,
without delay, that under all the circum-
stances the president is of the opinion
that the good understanding of both coun-
tries would be promoted by a change of
head of the British legation at Wash
ington.
Poughkeepsie. John Gay Vassar died
this morning. He was the last of the
Vassar brothers.
New York.-The weekly bank state
ment shows that the banks hold SIS, 500,-
600 in excess of legal requirements.
Colorado Springs. -The Rock Island
road was completed to this point ycster.
day.
Ottawa, Ont.-The militia department
has received intelligence from Winnipeg
to the effect that the Canadian Pacific has
notified the magistrate of their intention
to ask for the services of troops at the
portage at La Prairie should they be re-
CURED.
st. Louis.-J. A. Swan, ex treasurer
of Knoxville, Tenn, who is charged with
being short in his accounts, was seen in
this city to day and denied the charges in
| toto.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27.-At the Bay
District track to day, the Palo Alto colt,
Sunol, lowered the . year old record of
2:204, made by her last week, making
the mile to day in 2;lS.
Washington. Act Secretary Thomp-
son informed the collector of customs at
San Francisco to-day that Chinese sail
ors arriving in United States vessels who
shipped In United States ports for
a round voyage and had been continuously
under the United States flag are not COW
cred by the Chinese exclusion act"
New York.-The H. Clauson & Son
brewing company sold to George Sher-
man. John R. Kingstord and Isaac In
termeYer, representatives of an English
syndicate, all their property in eastern
boulevard and Forty seventh street for
S4, 500, 900.
Paris-Twenty persons were severely
injured during a row at a Boulangist
meeting in Sale Wagram last night.
Boulangist newspapers charge the police
with being in and about the disturbance.
London-The Sackville letter incident
has caused considerable stir in diplomatic
circles. Phelps, United States minister,
has gone to Hatfield house, Lord Sails.
bury's country residence in Hartfordshire,
to see Lord Salisbury. He called first at
the foreign Office and finding the prime
minister gone Immediately followed him
to his country home.
Washington-The American steamer
Haytian Republic, while attempting to
force the blockade of the i~nsurgent port
of st. Marie, Hayti, with rebel troops,
arms and ammunition on board, has been
captured. The captain and crew are pris-
oners OF war at Port au-Prince.
Washington. Lieutenant Commander
Emery, commanding the United States
steamer Thetis, reports to the navy de-
partment under date of Gulf of Alaska,
Sept. 90, that the wreck of a schooner
supposed to be the Lookout of San Fran
cisco has been found on Athka Island,
one of the Alutian group, and that no
information in regard to her crew could
be learned from the natives.
Charleston, Va.-A train on the Chesa-
peak & Ohio railroad was thrown from
the track lust above this city this morning
caused by a misplaced switch. The en-
glne, IenueT, baggage car, TWO cOacneS
and the sleeper were thrown over an en-
banknent. Fireman John Elkins of
Sinton and Conductor w. A. Netherland
of the C~hesapeak & Ohio were burned to
| death.
New York.-The socialists of this city
tonight celebrated with fiery speeches
and resolutions the tw~enty-tifth a%nniver-
sary of the starting of the socialistic.move.
ment in Germany.
Great Darlington, Mass.-The Berk-
shire Wooden company Of Great Barring
ton suspended this afternoon and work
was shut down. The resources and liza.
bilities are yet unknown. In 1876 the
| company failed for $400, 900.
Nashville. Henry Jones. a negro muir
derer, was lynched by a mob at Woodland
Mills last night.
New York.-The total registration in
this city for the four days was 2S6, SAT.
Pena, Textile Pena & Rio Graudc
stage was robbed twenty miles from here
this morning by higbwaymen armed with
rifles, who secured a few hundred dollars
In money and valuables from the passen-
gers.
Athens. The king opened parliament
to-day and announced the betrothal of the
Duke of Sparta to Princess Sophia of
Prussia.
I he largest stock of fine ~brandies, old
WHISTLES, choice l~i9ueurS and superfne
cipara at George Mastanis uall tpoup