The Republican journal., 1892-06-09

all over the country as an authority on
live stock, about which she had written
for the newspapers for more than twenty
three years, died OF dropsy, June 1, i'll st.
Francis Hospital, Jersey City,. The old
firm of Barring Brothers has reduced it's
liabilities to the Bank of England 81, ,OOO,-
600 by sale of Buenos Ayres and West
ern railway debentures which il held. =. 1t
is a touching tribute which the citizens of
JohnStown have raised to the unknown
victims of the great flood. The three fig
ures which surround the monument
Faith, Hope and Charity-are suggestive.
Victims Of the forces of nature in the
terrible scenes and experiences of that
catastrophe, showed heroism and loyalty
ana courage as great as were ever Wit
messed ON any field of hattle.... The pub
lie will he rcjoiced to learn that the New
England Conservatory Of Music has sue
ceeord in raising The entire amount of the
: 1870. 900 necessary to relieve that institu-
ti,n from debt. The mails which have
Just arrived from Maulitius confirm the
statement THAT | 200 persons We're killed
and 4 600 injured in the recent hurricane.
Tie hurricane was preceded by Il violent
magnetic disturbance. The sea rose o
icet. the highest level since the cyclone of
l>lN..... Members OF the Granite Manutac-
tuners Association say that the men are
anXious to settle the strike. About :. 900
men. ;hcy say are now ut work in New
England. "A Rome despatch announces
that Pope Leo has determined to send an
important exhibit To the Worlds Fair
from the Vatican Such step was never
Before taken in regard to a World 5 Fair
by the papal authorities. The Arctic ex-
petition for the relief of Lieutenant and
Mrs. Pcary and the small party with them
somewhere in the north of Greenland,
will be ready to sail from New York for
st. Johns probably on the 26th of this
month";. Small poN is raging in the val
ley between the Big and Little kanawa
rivers, West Virginia. Pomeroy, Ohio,
Mason City, Letarte and other West Nir
@inia towns are quarantincd.. Conserva
tive estimates OF the losses by the recent
Mississippi floods place the total at $50.
600, 900. This includes the losses on
stocks. farms and buildings in Missouri
Tennessee Arkansas, Mississippi, Louis
lana and Kentucky. The Kansas Farmer
publishes the crop reports from its CORE
spondents throughout the State. They
indicate that the wheat acreage is about
equal to that OF last year. The condition
OF the wheat crop has improved generally
since the last report. ..... Captain John Pal
mer, Commandel-in-C thief of the G.. \. r..
has suspended the Junior vice commander
of the department OF Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi for failing to comply with orders
to recognize rolorcd postS..... The Granite
Manufacturers Association has resolved
to ''opcn our yards to all men with whom
we can make Individual contracts. and
that we pledge ourselves to stand by and
protect any and all employees who are now
at work ur may go to work in the future
for the members of this association. .....
During the progress Of q flood in the
towns of oil City and Iitusyille, Pa, sun
day. an explosion occurred and the oil
floating down stream on the water became
ignitcd. This set fire to the town, and
great damage followed. Many lives were
loet..... The mining town of .fmtown,
tol., WAS burned Sunday Loss II 600
oGD ..... The comptroller of the currency
has declared a fourth dividend five per
cent. in favor OF the creditors ofthc Nav
crek National Bank of Boston making
So per cent. on All claims proved, amount
ing to - 443, l!lz G7..... steamer Winthrop
which arrived ut Bar llarbor from New
ull Monday morning was in collision
off Pollock Rip light with steamer II. f.
Dimmork with which she had been racing
Little damage was done.....A snow storm
us severe as a mid-wintcr blizzard. is re
ported from Wyoming and Tennessee.....
An epidemic of typhus is raging at St
Johns, y. f.