The Washington bee., 1892-12-24
TELEeRAPHlc BRIEFS.

1t Hamburg.
Queen Victoria, although 73, is study.
ing Hindustani
The new Broadway cable cars are the
handsomest ever made.
The India cotton crop is threatened
with destruction by drought
George w. Vanderbilt, of New York,
has returned from Japan and is i'll.
Justice Lamar's health continues Door,
and ne will seek rest at some point in
the South.
Uncle" George Washington, a me-
gro in Middle Georgia, claims to be 147
years old.
The government is massing troops at
Laredo, Tex. to watch the Cara
raiders.
The Emperor William has got his bill
for the repression of morality before the
Reichstag
The Grand Trunk railway has put on
200 new cars to accommodate Worlds
Fair visitors.
An increase of stock from 81, 600, 900
20 SIC, 100000 has been, asked by the
National Cordage Company.
The Bureau of American Republics has
been Informed of the opening of the new
cable between Brazil and Africa.
William Watson, the British pet w? o
stood chance of being Briiain's next
poet laureate, has become insane.
The Secretary of the Treasury an
nounces that the gold reserve will be
fully maintained at Sl00, 100000.
Senator Sherman announces himself
in favor of the bill of Senator Hill re-
pealing the Sherman silver purchase act.
1t is said the estate of the late ex Gov
ernor Henry NJ. Hoyt, of Pennsylvania.
is divided by will equally among his three
children.
The Fusionist candidates for Justice of
the Supreme Court and Land Commis-
sioner have been declared elected in
Michigan.
The Confederate Veteran Association,
Of Atlanta, Ga, has decided to doff its
suit of Confederate gray and don plain
civilian clothes.
Boston Irish Nationalist refused to
take up collection for the benefit of TIE
widows and orphans of the hanged Chi
cago Anarchists.
Cornelius Vanderbilt is to build the f.
nest private residence in New York city,
taking up two blocks on Fifth avenue,
at cost of $2.OOO,OOO.
The Indiana Supreme Court has de.
cided the apportionment act passed by
the Democratic legislature two years ago
to be unconstitutional.
The new Columbian souvenir half dol
lar is criticized as dull in appearance.
the trimming is irregular, and its whole
appearance unsatisfactory.
Prof. Smith was convicted on two
charges of heresy at Cincinnati, but the
vote in his favor was large. and he will
probably not be communicated.
Business operations in the South con.
tinue to feel the spur growing cr+---.- |::he
rise in cotton. Cc:s iron, steel and lum-
ber industries are particularly active
Five million dollars in gold was
shipped from New York to London last
week. Treasury officials disown any
feeling of anxiety over the matter.
The American ship Mary S. Stone
ran down Spanish steamer while en-
tering Manila Bay, and several passen-
gers on board the latter were drowned.
The Brussels Silver Conference has
adjourned to meet again in May. There
was no agreement as to any union of |
iction on the Silver question at present
George Westlake, of Long Island CITY
lied from the effects of JOY, on receiving
word from the Middletown Asylum that
his insane wife had recovered her reason.
A syndicate, headed by Archibald
Rodgers, of New York, has ordered
steel yacht of the Herreshoffs, to defend
the America cup against Lord Dunra-
ven's Valkyrie.
President elect Cleveland is to be init
ated into the Sigma chi fraternity. The
will take place in New York
city. and representatives from 80 States
will be present.
A concerted movement has been starred
by the Chinese of the United STATES tc
resist the Chinese exclusion act, SO Yung
Wung writes to Rev. F. R. Donohoe, of
Pittsburg.
Chairman Harrity has appointed a
special committee, headed by Mr.. James
g. Barrett, to take entire charge of tie
Inauguration ceremonies of Presiden'
Cleveland.
Mrs. Martha Swan celebrated her 1OOtl
at Lee. Mass on the 18th inst
She has always claimed to have seer
George Washington in Philadelphia
when she was a child.
Philip D. Armour. before leaving Chi
;ago for a trip to Europe, disclosed the
act that five-story building he has beer
erecting is to be public educatiuvR in.
'tltute endowed by him with 81 1900 o.
The pastor of little Catholic church
1t Canton, Mimi. claims that cures are
'ffected by vision of the Virgin which
3 alleged to appear ON the glass of
window. Hundreds are visiting th.
,hurch.
A band of 300 of Garza's followers
,rossed the Rio Grande near st. Ignacic
md captured the Mexican barracks, kill.
ng a number of them. Both United
states and Mexican troops are hurrying
o the scene.
A portion of the timbers of Genera;
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