, 1889-01-01
22ND YEAR.
FLASHES.

road mas been placed in the hands of a
receiver.
Heavy rains have occurred in the vicin-
ity OF Toulon, causing Hoods which have
done much damage.
Leading German newspapers all ex-
press the hope and expectation that 1852
will be a year Of peace
NJ. Scaller. a prominent merchant OF
Somerville, Tenn, yesterday.
Liabilities about 300 1000.
The police of St. Louis would not per,
nit the Kilrain-Mitchel sparring exhi-
bition announced for last night.
Daring the year 1888 1858. 595 immi-
grants Landed at Castle Garden, an in
crease of l,977 over the previous year.
At Charlottesville, Va, last evening
Policeman Seal was murdered by a negro
on Main street. The murderer escaped.
Henry Horner & Co., grocers of Chi
cago. are minus $4,000 and their city
collector, a relative of a member of the
firm, is missing.
At the presidents New Years reception
Mrs. Cleveland will be assisted by Miss
Bayard, Mrs. Fairchild, Mrs. Whitney
and Mrs. Dickinson.
lWO llhlldl tuktbtSA CAhOSAoF o1Ra1Ca
as stone masons. have bcen arrested at
Ivan Gorod. Plans OF Russian fortresses
were found in their possession.
In Cook county court yesterday the
Liudauer case was settled by agreement of
all parties that the firm pay 40 cents on
the dollar, which the court considered fair.
w. II. Higginbothan's Blue Valley
bank at Manhattan, Kas., closed yester
day. Total liabilities, $l04, 900; assets,
$500, 900. The bank was organized in
1859.
A bomb which had been deposited in
the hall of the Conservative and Republi-
can clubs at Madrid by IN unknown per-
son exploded Sunday. No serious dam
age was done.
The Livingston Cloth Mills company
at Bristol, Pa, made an assignment yes
terday. The mills are closed and 400
people are thrown put of work. The
assets or liabilities are not stated.
At New York yesterday the conference
of Presbyterians for the North and
South was continued. The proceedings
were secret. 1t is inferred that a union
may be confidently looked forward to.
AT a banquet last night at the Stanton
house in Chattanooga in honor of the
election of H. Clay Evans, (rep.) to con
gress. a letter of congratulation was re-
ceived from Gen. Longstreet, which was
the feature or the evening.
A boiler in Bucks shingle mill, near
Millbrook, Mich, exploded yesterday,
killing w. w. Bush, the proprietor, and
John Carr, the night Waterman. Bert
Smiley was fatally injured. The estab-
lishment was completely wrecked.
Edward Harrington, NJ. p, has been
sentenced to six months imprisonment
with hard labor for publishing in the
paper, the Kerry Sentinel, reports con
corning the suppression of a branch of the
National League. No appeal has been
taken.
SH Francis Newington, president of the
Em;n Bey relief committee, has received
a telegram from Leopoldville saying that
Stanley's correspondence is detained at
the Falls and can not reach London be-
fore March |. He hopes to receive the
news earlier.
The steamship Yandam from Rotter-
dam arrived at New York yesterday after
a terrilically stormy voyage during which
one of her crew was washed overheard
and drowned and another seriously in
jured. The vessel lost her life boats and
was otherwise damaged.
The president has granted pardons in
the cases ofA. g. Green. Joseph Fl. Big
ingtoD, William Sevins and Sydney
Weeks. These persons, with the excep
ton OF Weeks, were convicted in the dis
triot OF Idaho of unlawful cohabitation.
Weeks wss convicted of adultery.
A conference between the officials of the
RnrIpufop road and tho oonp,,ffaa nf
engineers representing the strikers was
held in Chicago yesterday but adjourned
till to-day. 1t is reported hat progress
toward a settlement of the strike was
made What concessions, if any, were
made ia not known.
One hundred and twenty Irish priests
have signed a protest against the impris
onment of Father Kennedy found guilty
branch OF the National League. The
protest AYERS that the league is a legal
organization and that Father k~enhedy's
offense is political not criminal.
AGreek who has Just arrived at Suakim
from Khartoum since he started two
months ago, coming by way OF Kassala,
says that nothing has been heard at Khar-
toum of the fall of the government of the
.INaoaii piOfihSto vi VI lhc Cdpluit VI
Emin Bey. On the contrary, he says the
forces Of the mahdi had been twice de,
teated in Behr GAIL.
Following are the total transactions in
the New York Exchange during the past
year as compared with the previous year:
1888. Stocks, shares, 62, S45 772; govern.
ment bonds. $3.50 600; state ard railroad
bonds, 3ts, 81 .402. 1887, stocks, shares.
S5,S2l,02I; government bonds, '6,637, 100;
state and railroad bonds, 1866, 900, $50.
The banner year for stock speculation was
1881, when the transactions amounted to
$ll7, 07S, l67 shares.
Master in Chancery Windes, to whom
was referred the Chicago anarchists PEE
tition for an injunction restraining the
police from interfering with their meet
ings, rendered a decision yesterday morn
inf- The opinion refuses to recommend
the granting of an injunction and thus
gives a victory to the city. The master
SAYS he can not discover any property
rights involved in the issue, there being
mo precedent for the granting of such ar
antt,-.s.A-