The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24

states navy, retired, died at his resi- dence in Washington, on the 10th after long illness.
 OWING to the ruin of the grape cror by frost, sixteen grape basket factorie, in Ghautaaqua county, N. Y, have closed down, throwing 1900 men out of work
 MAYOR STRONG of New York city has approved the bill providing for an other bridge between New York and Brooklyn, and it will undoubtedly be come law.
 The treasury gold reserve was in. creased over $500, 900, on the 10th, by payments made by the Morgan Bel mont syndicate, the reserve standing at S97, OR, HI at the close of business
 TIE United States cruiser Marble head will go through the BalticNorth Sea canal, on the occasion of the open ing of that waterway, with the war ships comprising the emperors escort
 THE Pingree farm idea, or Detroit plan, has been put into practical op eration in Brooklyn, though in 3 rather smaller way than vas at first hoped for, owing to the lateness of the start.
 THE failures in the United States feI the week ended on the 17th, as re ported by R. C. Dun < Co, were 211 against 2l9 for the same week last year. For Gana3a the failures were 37, against 24 last year.
 REPORTS from the Michigan fruit belt, on the 18th, indicated that the 1ow-hanging clouds had saved the peaches and other fruit from the ef fleets of the recent cold weather, slight damage having been done.
 ARRANGEMENTS have been perfected between the treasury and agricultural departments for the proper inspection Of cattle coming from Mexico to the United States at the principal ports ot entry along the Mexican border.
 ON the l4th tho New York state as semhly defeated a motion to insert the referendum in the Halpin greater New York bill by vote Of ayes, B; nays, a. The bill was then passed without amendment by vote of ayes, so; nays, Si.
 TIE twenty-ninth annual encamp- ment of the New York Grand Army of the Republic met in Saratoga on the 14th Hon. Charles H. stargis. presi- dent of the village of Saratoga, deliv- cred q lengthy address of welcome to fhe visitors.
 EIEur=GES. ScHoFrELD started from Washington on his tour of inspection, on the 16th. going first to Memphis, Tenn, where the interstate drill and eneampment was being held He was attended by Lientensnt=Colo Scho- field and Sanger.
 MRs MARY BROWN. manogamian pensioner, dieds OH the f6th. Ut her home miles from Knoxville, Tenn. She was the widow of Joe Brown, a soldier in the revolutionary war, and was born in ts04 Her husband died afty-one years ago.
 ON the fGth the Japanese legation Tn Washington received brief tele- gram whieti stated that the eompliea- lions with the European powers had been so adjusted as to leave no reason to doubt that further conflict in the east will be avoided.
 HE powers have submitted to the porte q scheme of reforms in Armenia which includes the appointment of Christians as public officials, and gives the powers the right to veto the ap- pointment of governors if they shall not seem satisfactory.
 MRS. ADELE FoRD, wife of Patrick Ford, 2f the Irish World, died, on the 14th, in Brooklyn, after lingering illness. For tAe past thirty years Mrs. Ford had been untiring in her efforts to ameliorate the sufferings of her kinswomen in Ireland.
 COUNTESS MARIE of Leiningen, Ba- den, was, on the 18th, arrested in Vienna =uRon charges of having ob- tained large sums of money by fraud ulent practices, and also with having acted as an intermediary in leading a young English girl astray.
 AT the convention of the coal miners of the Pittsburgh (Pa.) district, on the 17th, it was resolved almost unani- mously to immediately call out every miner working in the district, ire spective of the wages they were re- eeiving. There are nearly 10000 mi ners in the district.
 TIE funeral of ex-Gov. Ira J. Chase of Indiana, was held from the Central Christian church in Indianapolis. or the 18th. The body lay in state at the capitol most of the morning. The Northern Indiana Ministerial associa. tion, in session at Frankfort, attended in body, as did the c. A. R. post oi which he had been member.
 ON the 18th the London People pub Iished d statement by the Tichborne claimant which is a virtual confession of bie fraudulent attempt to obtain