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tal and Tunt's College shall receive 5000

pital and TUFTS College shall receive $4,000
each.
James Green prominent citizen Of VOL
colt, N. Y, on the 27th cut his wife's throat
and then his own. Both will die. Domes-
tic trouble was the cause.
Alta convention Of theological professors
held in New York City on the 9th the Ma
tional Academy Of Theology was founded.
The object of the academy is the prosecution
Of theology as science. Prof. james
Strang, d. D.. of Drew Theological Semi
nary, was chosen president.
Governor Beaver, of Pennsylvania, on
the 9th issued his proclamation declaring
that the State debt has been reduced during
the past year Sl,1lS,500. One Of the Gov
ernor's pet schemes is the total extinguish-
ment Of the State debt, and he is bending
every energy to accomplish this before his
term expires.
The Lake Shore directors on the 9th de-
which two per cent is tho regular semi
annual dividend, and one per cent. is an
extra dividend. Heretofore the road has
paid only two per cent.
In addition to the many bequests to New
England institutions, Mr.. Oliver Ditson also
left S25,000 as a fund for poor and needy
musicians.
The American brig Sarah and Emma,
Captain Walsh, from Kingston, Jamaica,
for the Delaware Breakwater for orders, is
now out sixty days and is believed to have
been lost. She had on board cargo of log
wood, and was manned by crew Of eight
men.
On the 9th three counterfeiters were
captured by United States officers in their
den at Brooklyn, N. Y, while engaged in
the work of counterfeiting silver dollars.
Their names are William Green, Patrick
Kennedy and Timothy Cassidy. A complete
outfit of counterfeiting implements sur
rounded them.
G. Weinmann & Co., furniture dealers OF
Philadelphia, have failed. The liabilities
will amount to about Sl2O, 600 and the assets
to about S75, 900.
The forthcoming annual report Of the
New York Chamber of Commerce for the
fiscal year ended June 30 will show that the
total foreign commerce at that port was
valued at 1852, 1885, 69l, against 1892 447, TBS in
/ the preceding year, and at all ports of the
United States at ST. 525, ,663, 9Oagainst 81 ,5O4,
| 671, ,462
Business failures throughout the country
for the seven days ended December2S, mum
ber for the United States 26T Canada 90
total 2gO as against 81 the previous week
and 1858 for the corresponding week of las
year.
Martin Sullivan, a life prisoner at thu
Massachusetts States prison, was liberated
on the 2Sth ult., having been pardoned BY
the Governor and Council. Twenty-sevel
years ago Sullivan was sentenced to impris
onment for life for highway robbery of al
extreme nature. He is forty eight years o
age.
John Fl. Stopford, for the pastt three year
receiving teller for the Nineteenth War
National Bank of New York City, has beel
held for appropriating $1,000 of the bank
money to his own use. The charge is mad
by Samuel Fl. Rathbone, president of tn
bank, to whom Stopford made a confession
A meeting Of the Schuylkill Exchange
comprising representatives OF the leading
anthracite coal companies, was held in Phil
adelphia on the 2Sth ult for the purpose Q
fixing the January prices for the line an
city trade. Pea coal was advanced fror
ST. 10 to s1.25. No other changes
The board of directors Of the Souther
Cotton Oil Company in Philadelphia hav
declared dividend of four per cent, pay
/ able on February l, 1889.
The exhaustive annual report of lthe woe
4 market of the United States, pub ished b
the Boston Commercial Bulletin Of The got
ult., shows that the present supply of woe
i is 62,0O0 600 pounds, against 10000, ,0O
pounds at thesame datelast year, or shor
eof 100000 pounds as compared wit
1897