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broken into. aud eleven of the nineteen
charged with completely in the murder were
shot 70 death-two of them atterward drag
ged out and hanged in the street. The mob
marched back to the starting place and dis
persed. The Italian government has made
strong protest to ,he U. 5. government on
the subject Of the massacre, it being claimed
that some OF the men killed were subjects
of the King of Italy.
The election of General John NJ. Palmer,
Democrat, To the United States senate by
the Illinois Legislature 10 succeed Hon.
Charles B. Farwell, Republican, il happy
ending OF prolonged contest, the balloiing
have been continuous daily since January
rs. General Palmer was named by the IL.
linois Democratic state convention last year
as the party choice ior Senator, and made q
vigorous canvass. The result was that the
Democratic majority ON the legislative ticket
was about 10000 Owing to an unusual d.
vision of the legis alive districts, however,
the Legislature IOl straight Democrats. 100
straight Republicans, Farmers Alliance
Democrats and Farmers AlliaLce Repub
lican. The alliance men held out through
the prolonged balloting for A. J Streeter, a
Farmers Alliance man, whilstth RePubG
cans voted for Ogle,by. the caucus nomi-
nee Recently the Republicans endeavored
10 concentrate their votes on Streeter, but
several Republicans refused to yield him
support. aud hence the combination against
Palmer failed The end came in the two
Democratic Alliance members finally con-
Guiding to yield 10 popular sentiment by
voting for the Democratic nominee
We think the State has been honored by
the Legislature in its vote of sword to
Lieut.. r NJ. c. Brown, of the L. : Navy, as
memento of his meritorious conduct and
good seamanship at Samoa 1t Brown is
a son-in-law Of Hon Henry e Davis and g
native of Preston county.
Before the adjournment OF the legislature
on Saturday the sword voted TO It. Brown
was presented % him. The presentation
speech was made by Gov Fleming and re-
sponded TO by It. Brown The Lieutenant
said 10 was the proudcst IA meut of his life
and that when be accepted the sword from
the State De did SO with the promise that it
should always be at her service T5e hall
was packed by citizens of the town and
prominent people from al parts of the
State. The sword is very handsome, with
goId.handle
Hons. S.. G.. p Breckenridge of Ken
lucky. Wm. L. Wilson of this State and
others of the Naval Committee, made "a
visit of inspection To the Evolution
Squadron at Pensacola, Florida, last week.
Whilst there Mr. Breckenridge had a criti-
cal illness. Accompanied by Mr.. Wilson
he returned TO Washington on Saturday.
One of the purest and ablest of CUR states
men. it was natural that the serious illness
of Mr.. Breckenridge would excite interest
throughout Che length and breadth of the
land. and that there should be rejoicing at
the announcement of the arrest of the
trouble that jeopardized bis life.
Fire broke on, just before noon on Wed
nesday last ia the elegant mansion of Col.
E.P. C. Lewis, ex United States minister TO
Portugal situated on River street, opposite
the Stevens Institute, Hoboken, y. j. The
fire originated ia the library on the second
floor, as is supposed, from q defective tlue
The Gremeu were early ou hand and sue
ceeded iu coufnjug the flames to the loctli-
" where 10 broke out, and thu, prev nted "a
seriou. conaagratiou The boys of The Ste
ven's Institute opposite Mr. Lewis's resi-
dence ic,red aud threw stones at th fire
men and the hose was turned upon them
aud quickly dispersed them.
A man in Wheeling, "a few days ago.
passing along the street saw am electric
wire dropping within a few feet Of the
ground. He took both hands % throw it
over hi. head that he might pass on and
rec lived the full force of the electric cur
rent and barely escaped death by the in
terveution of % gentleman who pushed the
wire from bi, hands. The flesh was burned
to the bone and the man was unconscious
for time. Il was thought he would have
died IN a few moments had not The wire
been wrestled from him.
A telegram from Nashville says: On the
receipt of a telegram announcing The cleo
ton of Gen. John NJ. Palmer as Senator in
Illinois. Governor Buchanan ordered out
the Washington Artillery TO fire salute in
honor of the event The battery was post
cd on Capitol Hill, and each report WAS re-
echoed by the Legislature, who gathered at
the windows of the State House 90 witness
the ceremony. One hundred and one guns
were fired for Palmer and Democratic meme
bers aud one each for Cockrell aud Moore
A paper acknowledging the distinguish
ed aud faithful service OF Col Robert
White in The Legislature during the ses-
sion just closed was signed by every Dem
ocratic member present, and 10y all the Re-
pubicaus Of the body to whom il was pre-