The Monticellonian., 1895-08-02
TYr Scotch peers met in Edinburgh,

 on the 24th, and elected sixteen of their number, all unionists, te repre- sent them in the house of lords in the nominating parliament.
 THE coming event in Paris is said to be the marriage between James Cor e.oz Bennetl. the, proprietor of the New York Herald, and Mrs. Amen lsow, the divorced wife of Gen. Amen kow, the Russian engineer, who con- structed the Transcaspian railroad. Mrs. AnnenSow is said to be one of the richest women in Paris.
 AFTER an absence of nearly ten weeks the United States cruiser New York arrived in New York harbor on the 25th, and anchored in North river. Capt, Evans expressed himself as being highly pleased with the ship, and said with no little show of pride that she was the "boss of her class"
 BENJAMIN RADCLIFFE. convicted of the murder of three school trustees at Jefferson, Park county, Col, was, on the 18th, sentenced. at Buena Vista, to be hanged at the penitentiary at Canyon City some time during the week peg lHHIIR AHR uSb H.
 WILLIAM TAYLOR. colored, was exc cuted shortly after midnight, on the morning of the 26th, in the annex of the Ohio penitentiary atColumbus for the murder of Isaac Yoakam, an aged farmer of Franklin county.
 GUERRIrA. a famous Spanish bull fighter, may give performances in the City of Mexico, and may even consent to go to Atlanta Ga., in October. His terms are higher than Patti's, as he asks $50 00a for each performance. This would require an entrance fee of s25.
 THE Swedish storthiag, on the 26th, adopted the proposal of the military committee for an extra grant of 12,- 000, GOO kroner for the Use of the naval administration Of this sum, g, ,O00, GOO kroner has been devoted to the con- struction of two ironclads.
 TIE II. P, Nail Works Co, of Cteve- land, O., indefinitely closed their rod mill on the 27th. The strike commit tee gave the company until August to decide whether an advance of 12% per cent. would he given the men. The
 
 LADY FRANCES ROSE CUNNING. widow of the late Rev. Sir Henry Cunning, bart, and daughter of Rev. Hon. Will liam Henry Spencer, was arrested in London, on the 25th, upon an extradi- tion warrant charging her with for gerry.
 UP to the 26th 333 conservatives. e9 ral-unionsts, 164 liberals. 6 Me Garthyites and 12 farnellites had been returned to the British house of com mons The net eonservative-unie gain thus far was s6.
 FIRE in the fiber warehouse of the Beerfng harvester works at Chicago, on the 26th. damageI the stock to the extent of S20. 000 and the building $500.
 Rfo JANEIRo adviees, of the 18th, stated that tue British consulate there was guarded by police to prevent an attack upon it by citizens. British Minister Phipps retired on board the cruiser Retribution.
 FoUR children of John Hicks were eremated in the burning of their home near Big Stone Gap, O., on the night Of the 18th. Hicks and another child were probably fatally burned.
 CHAELEs RtCKsRECKER, aged 34 years, committed suicide in Shorts grove, near Canton, O., on the 28th, by drink ing carbolic acid. His wife shielded at the anne spot, at the same hour and by the same means last November
 SECRETARY MORTON has abolished the seed division of the agricultural department, to take effect on the 1st of October next.