The state capital., 1892-01-30

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BoTH houses Of the Virginia -legisla-
ture have passed a. resolution confirm
ing the settlement of the state debt
Ir is announced from ST. Petersburg
that in future the observance Of Sun
day is to be strictly enforced in Russia
and all shops and places of business
closed.
THE Empress Elizabeth of Austria
continues very i'll. 1t is feared that
the sad news of the death Of her mother
will have disastrous effect upon her
majesty in her enfeebled condition.
THE local committee having in charge
the G. A. r. encampment, which meets
in Washington September 2, has Sc
cured quarters for seventy-eight G. A..
r. posts, aggregating 11,0oo members
JOSEPH p. BRADLEY. associate Justice
of the supreme court of the United
States, died at his residence in Wash
ington, at 6:15 a. m, on the 22d. of gen.
eral debility, in the seventy-ninth year
of his age.
THE prospect of settlement Of the
Chilian embroglio without recourse to
arms is viewed with the utmost salts
faction in Liverpool. Nitrate share
holders whose interests are SO deeply
involved, are vastly relieved.
The secretary of state is informed
that through the efficient intervention
of our minister at Teheran. Mr. Beale,
the right heretofore withheld) to
hold real estate in Persia has been
secured to American missionaries.
FIRE at Columbus, O., on the Goth,
destroyed the handsome and costly
block extending from Rich street to
Walnut and from High street to Pearl
A large number Of business firms
were burned out; loss, estimated at
$500, 900.
THE presidents message on the Chill
ian affair was sent to both houses of
congress on the 25th. The reading of
the important document was listened
to in profound silence and it was inn
mediately referred to the proper COM
mittees.
CHICAGO was threatened with a
water famine, on the 21st, by the
choking Of the lake crib at the end of
the tunnel with ice. Tugs were
promptly sent out, however, and sue
ceedcd in breaking the ice jam, and
after few hours full supply was
again furnished.
AT Q p. IN. on the 21st, the house of
representatives took a recess for the
purpose of allowing the members to be
present at the hanging of portraits of
cx-Speakers Galusha A. Grow and
Samuel J. Randall, Of Pennsylvania,
in the speakers room. Mr.. Grow was
present and saw his own portrait
placed.
GEN. BENJAMIN T. BUTLER delivered
the closing argument, on the 26th in
the proceedings before the supreme
court of the United States, instituted
to secure the release of the Chicago an
archists, Fielden and Schwab, who are
now confined in the Joliet (1lL) peni-
tentiary for completely in the Haymar-
ket tragedy.
During the burning of the National
Surgical institute at Indianapolis, on
the night of the 21st, J. M. Rice, vice
president of the Ducl1worth club of
Cincinnati, rescued many of the in
mates, and on one occasion carried out
a woman and four children, the former
in his arms and the later clinging to his
arms and back.
INQUIRIES made at the British foreign
office on the 25th, brought out the fact
that nobody there seemed to be aware
that England had offered to act as ar
bitrator in the troubles between Chill
and the United States. On the other
hand it was semi-officially said that It
was doubted that there was any truth
in the statement.
The business failures occurring
throughout the country during the
seven days ended on the 22d, numbered
for the United States, 274, and for Can
ada "a, or a total of 32S, as compared with
$50 the previous week. For the corre-
spending week of last year the figures
We're All, representing 800 failures in
the United States and II in the Domin-
ion of Canada.
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND left St. Paul,
Mimi, on the l4th. for New York, en-
route for Liege, Belgium, where he
will attend the ir ternational Catholic
conference. He will be abroad four
months and will visit Rome. The arch
bishops visit is also rumored to be in
connection with the vacant cardinal
ate. and his appointment thereto is
among the probabilities
Mr.. ARTHUR EDWARD SMITHERs, SO
years of age until recently the man.
aging director of the English Bank of
the River Platte Qimited), st. Swith-
in's lane, T. c. W., was sentenced. on
the 2lst, to four years penal servitude
for embezzling the sum Of S7,1s4, the
property of the bank, and for falsify-
ing the accounts of that institution,
which suspended payment in July last.
Miss FRANCES WILLARD telegraphed
TO Secretary Blaine. on the 22d, asking
in what respect prohibition was COW
cred in the Brussels treaty regarding
the prohibition of liquor and of the slave