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QtimitttMii At fUhkm vil|ftf#*enr Newburgh, ft i t<iw own tan*atannM>r»ary of t*s dirtMndment of IriililMi'ii atmy «a Jam % 1183i There milnw nttendanoe, and addnmi were brieMonJ. Lotting, the historian, outer prominent gentleman.--Tfc# gttai Army that baa been operating at Haven, it, has been notified by the " ffn|ioe to ceatt street singing, under r dtttrreet The army will disregard er, claiming to have authority from syor to ho.a services In the pnblio ' A* the inquest into the Brooklyn 'IMAge disaster, the acting President of the îilees deposed that all the policemen In KNr York <xrald not stem the paato-Mzicken ttdeof humanity at the time of the acci­ dent . He said toe weakest part of thestruc- fcrsoould sustain «B.<*0 tons, and estimated the greatest pressure which could be placed on it at 17,000 tona The jury found that the "officers and Trustees were reprehensi­ ble," and recommended Improvements in the road for foot-pa; senger*. PORTIO¥B of New York and Pennsyl­ vania were visited by a tremendous rain­ storm. At Muncie, Pa., lightning struck an &0C0-g«l!on oil-tank, which was burned, together with several houses. At Albany N. 1., «50,000 damage was done. Elsewhere there was Consider­ able injury lniiictcd upon property. A BANQCKT was given at Dalmonico's, Mew York, to Bishop Dudley, Henry Watfcer- •en* Proctor Knott, Congressman Carlisle, and others representing the Louisville Ex- poriticn A number of prominent gentJe- men participated, among them Gen. Grant, ex-Senator Oonkling. Cyrus W, Field, Senator B«dc, Gen. Horaoe Porter. Gn. Bristow, Perry Belmont and J times R Keene. John presided. Many toasts were drank, and the progress of the South aLnce the w,;r was highly eulogized Miss Edith Fish, daughter of Hamilton Fish, e*-8ecretary of Sta;e. was married to Mr. Hngh Oliver Nortbcote, son of the Parlia­ mentary lea< er of the British Conservative party, at the Episcopal Church of St Philip, in tine Highlands of New York. T1 e mar­ riage was witnessed by a large number of distinguished peopie, both English and Aaterkaoa THE WEST. A HEW drama, never before played upon any stage, will be produced on the boards of McYicker's Theater, Chicago, on XMday next It is entitled "The Power of and is an adaptation from the tof Busnach, author of "L'Assomnoir," gh thf scenes are laid in America. The plot is a thrilbngiy-interesting one, and aatronjc ^ompany has been engaged to do THK .Trine crop report of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture, based on 1,020 township reports, gives the percentage of wheal, aa compared with its condition in 18B2, at 52, or 25 !̂£j0,000 bushels, against 45,- 86QLI&) in 1882. Barley's acreage is 91. con- dttwa, 7T; oats' acreage. 100, condition. SO; Mini's amiesge, KM, condition,flaxsacre- ^87; clover's acres ge, 72. condition, 88; beeaf acreage. 101, condition, *8. Ap- will be 6» per cent of a full crop; "MS. 48; pear?, 65; grapes, S4; her- W, Xln percentages of the con- of wheat, as compared with that in k 1888> in Tirtl'"' is 67; in Iowa, i UIMR, 71; in Kentucky. SO; in Wis- ~ in Tennessee, 82;* in Nebraska --teat). Ill; In Minnesota, 83; in , IB; in Michigan, 64; in California ̂ „.eea twelve States last year produced MMl bushels. StXTEKH striking coal miners, who Interfered with the working of new men jMMt Pinokney ville, I1L, were arrested on a aw earn out by the owner of the mof them lodged in jail m The families of the im- demanded that the County them with means of g? the head* of the families Being refused aid, the the non-union miners as going to work and drove them THE National Exposition of Railway Appliances at Chicago 1b the largest indus- Wllfriftttkm ever witnessed in this coun- with the probable exception of the * Centennial display at Philadelphia, xhibit of railway appliances is simply enonnooa In addition to the great Exposi­ tion building, about twe ve acres of ground is covered by temporary oulldin s. WHI every foot of space is taken wbt exhibitors. The regular exposition 'MWu has beengiven every fell in Chicago, tadwarfedinto Insignificance by comparison With this stupendous railway show Its ex- tB»l to simply bewildering. More than a thousand firms, companies and individuals an represented in the vast inclosuies. The visiter is confronted on all sides by every possible oombinati on of mechanical rtusas annnac-el with railroading in all d-partiaM«B. forms and rmnittcatlons, &M# M earifaijt history to the present tims. IntfseOf the departments, called the Old Cariosity mop, the whole history of rail- jjy progress is illustrated, step* by step. The first locomotive that ever toned a wheel, built by George •iMiliausuu, wldoh was loaned by England, and fee "Grasshopper," the firs, engine that ever ran on the Baltimore and Ohio road, •re antofig the rare curiosities One of the novelties of the exhibition is a railroad run by electricity, which carries passengers around the extensive building for a nomiml fara Enormous crowds, representing every Motion of the world, are visiting the peat THE SOUTH. A TORNADO swept over the town of feeenville, Hunt county, Texas, with disas­ trous results*. Over 150 houses were blown down and moved off the blocks on which they rested, while a large number of othew are more or less damaged. jfawW .to relate, onlv one life was •as® that of a colored child. Several per- fevere Injuries, however.. . insurance companies, domestic and jn, having failed to comply with the i of Virginia in not presenting their an­ nual reports, will be proaecnted for doing business In that State. Security deposits of the delinquents are held In the State Treas­ ury. A CYCLONE in Bartner county, Ala., demolished all the houses on the plantations of Messra Bettnent, Neely, Wilkinson, Stiles, Tnrnes and Mrs. Xeigham. One colored f*11. was killed, ana several severely in- lured.., .The damage done by the cyclone In the region of Greenville, Texas, .is estimate ed to exceed $1,000,000. REPORTS from the Trxlinn Territory ssff that cattle are moving up the trail in large numbers from all points in the South­ west Owing to the construction of wire tenoes it is found difficult to drive throuirh a oeartain portion of Texas, hence the cattle axe sent by rail to Wichita Falls and thence put on the trail. The amount of stock now gassing westward Is larger than ever before laown at this season. Two MEXICAN horse-thieves were be­ ing conveyed from Gonzales to San Diego, Texas. On the road they were met by a party of twenty-live determined men, armed la tibe teeth. The guards were soon over- powered.and in a brief space of time the barw-thteves were dangling from ropes hung over toe!branches of convenient trees... JU Whltesburg, Ky., a murderer named Combs was taken from jail by an armed mob and hanged to an elm tree. A MOST fiendish act of cruelty was Claacted in a Chattanooga iron-mill Two of Hie employes had a difficulty, when the lwwex one, becoming frantic, seized the other and laid him on his back on a red-hot slab of iron, holding him there until his head and back were literally roasted Charles <1 Fulton, editor and proprietor of the Bal­ timore American, is dead. POLITICAL. THE Massachusetts Board of Health « Charities has refused to remove its Seo- f, Mr. 8anborn, at the request of Gov. , who accused Mr. Sanborn of ShoW- ̂ of Qov. THE Paanastvania Senate haa passed a bill to prohftH It peptides tM ttshaD be nnlawful for any oMIailttee, or awralM thsMMC, ta- AMnaadi ̂«iy p«a»n|a theaervieeof aaQP oity or ofvSSue,wfth m mSSnuSSu^^^ t̂ beasedforanypolittDalpaatpose. Thr Iow ̂Democrats, In cattveutk» at Des Moines, nominated L. G. Kinne, of Iowa county, for Governor; and adopted a platform which pronounces for a tariff for revenue only, declares in favor of Otvii Ser­ vice and opposes constitutional prohibition. The Ohio Republicans assembled at Oo'um- bus and placed in nomination Judge J. H. Foraker, of Cincinnati, for Governor, Senator tariff, indorses President Arthur's adminis­ tration, approves the submission of the pro­ hibitory amendment to a vote of the people and favors a reform of the Civil Service. A MEETING of the Indiana Greenback State Central Committee at Indianapolis, was attended by about fifty persons, repre­ senting eleven Congressional Districta It was decided not to join with Anti-Monop­ olists, but to strengthen the party through­ out the State by organizing clubh H. Z. Leonard, of Logansport, was elected Chair­ man of the committee, and the missionary work devolved upon Mm.... At the session of the Wisconsin Prohibition Convention, held in Madi on, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: "That in view of the developments of the past two or three years, we declare it to be our con­ viction that no real friend of prohibition can consistently support any man for public office or any political party that is not fully committed to the prohibition <tf the liquor traffia* WASHINGTON. THE Court of Claims haa at last cleared its docket of the final case brought before that tribunal under the provisions of the act of March, 1863, relative to captured and abandoned property in the Southern States. Almost all tne property which was received by Government agents, and to which this act applies, was cotton From official records the court has pre­ pared some interesting statistics on the subject The whole amount of proceeds of the captured and abandoned property was $31,722,4W», of which #»,551,000, or more than "X) per cent, was absorbed in the cost of collection and sale... .Postmaster General Gresham has issued an order that Postmas­ ters of first and second-class offices must personally attend to their duties, and must not absent themselves without permission from Washington. Violation of this rule renders them liable to removal. THE Guiteau case will never down for good. It has come into prominence again owing to the fact that P. J. Sheahy, one of the jurors, has gone crazy and been sent to an asylum. The case is peculiarly pathetic in some pointa It is reported that Sheahy believed that Guiteau was insane and that the jury should have so found, but he had not the courage in face of the unanimity of the rest to stand out and say so. He was also afraid, it seems, of what he knew was the public clamor on the subject Since Guiteau's execution it is said he has been continually haunted by reflection upon the case, and the conviction that he had voted to hang a lunatic, until his mind has given way under it His in­ sanity took a fierce turn, so that his family were afraid for their lives. A WASHINGTON telegram says: Even if the Hill investigation brings forth no more than was put in evidence to-day it must be regarded as successful The expert testi­ mony showed that the stone-work in the Philadelphia Custom House cost the Government exactly double what tt should. The extra expend­ iture in this one build, ng alone is over $500,0;i0. The investigation was adjourned until Monday to allow the expert to prepare computations upon all the public edlflcss constructed by Mr. HilL It is charged that it. can be shown by expert tes­ timony that all of the buildings coat exactly twice wnat they should. THE President has taken up his sum­ mer residence at the Soldier's Home. Mrs. Botts, hi* 8ist«r-iq0aw>.0raas South Carolina, is his housekeeper. He occupies the cot­ tage in which Abraham Lincoln lived during the warm summers. He will make the Sol­ dier's Home his headquarters, and not go any length of time to Long Branch or New­ port or the various places which have been suggested GENERAL. AT the General Convention of the Swedenborgian Church, held at Boston, the President, the Rev. Chauncey Giles, was ap­ pointed a messenger to the English Conven­ tion in August next. President Giles was re-elected, and T. A. Plant, of Pomeroy, Ohio, was chosen Vice-President THEBE were no priests in attendance upon the meeting at Baltimore, the other day, to reorganize the Irish Land League upon the basis of the Philadelphia Conven­ tion Commenting upon the fact, Prot Tonry, a leading mover in the National move­ ment, declared that "no one on this earth has a right- to dictate to the Irish people whether they eliall or shall not revolu ion­ ize," a sent.ment that was enthusiastically applauded. A PAPER signed by Dr. Gross, of Phil­ adelphia, and Oliver Wendell Holmes was presented at the meeting of the American Medical Association at Cleveland anying Congress to appropriate annually f 100,0$ for the establishment of a medical nnnniim and library at Washington. SEVEBAL of Gen. Crook's Mexican guides who reached Oposura, Sonora, re­ ported that the American commander was on the 1st of June located almost in the exact place where the Mexicans under CoL Garcia routed the Apaches April 2f>. He was 150 miles south of the line and thirty miles northeast of Nacori, a setJement In the southern foothills of the Sierra Madrea Up to that date Gen. Crook had not met with the Indians and his troops were in excellent condition.... A sfrong feeling exists among the Irish population of Canada against the appointment of Lansdowne as Governor General, and they assert that his bearing in Parliament and his treatment of his Kerry tenants has been inimical to Ireland's Inter­ ests FOREIGN. SKXOB CABTELAE, in a banquet at Madrid, attended by statesmen of Spain and Portugal, advocated a union of both coun­ tries; but the Portuguese Viscount Almen- dinka said there could be no union between a distracted nation like Spain and a tranquil state like Portugal... .IJoerty in certain di­ rections has been conceded by the Czar to the dissenters from the Greek church, who have hitherto been prohibited from chang­ ing their domiciles, engaging in trade, hold­ ing office or performing religious rites.... Thomas Calfrev was hanged in the Dublin Jail on the 2d inst, being the fourth to suf­ fer the death penalty for the murder of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Under Secre­ tary Burke. In a letter to his mother Caffrey expressed the hope that as he was to suffer punishment for his crime in this world he would not have to suffer in the next.... A great fete was given in the Petroftsky Park at Moscow, 1,000,000 persons participating. Four mammoth theaters had been erected, in which performances were given. Beer was dispensed to the multitude without cost In a pAce-light at London, the Prince of Wales being one of the auditors. Lord Charles Beresford whip­ ped Jem Mace, the noted pugilist. Slade, the Maori, refused an encounter with the nobleman after witnessing the pumineling inflicted on his protector.... .The pilgrim­ age of "Bonanza" Mackey and his wife to Moscow attracts great attention, and the European press is taken up with descrip­ tions of Mackey's magnificent private car and Mrs. Mackey's more-magnificent court dresses. They fairly threw the Czar into the shade George Cassagnac fought a duel with an old Sergeant Major on the Swiss frontier, and was wounded in the throat, probably fatally. LIBERTY of speech nowhere exists in Russia. A banquet to the visiting Mayors representing the principal cities in the em­ pire was given during the coronation festivi­ ties. The Mayor of Moscow had the temerity to give utterance to the hope that the Czar would institute a constitutional regime The words were reported to the tyrant, and the "bwmsentwo^ iforpttblfrhlnga Three ditioua to atx month# . plMMftjtf a»*|*' of llllll milSllM Wl 9ueen'̂ t<ma IsrejCitod to haTe developed drop«daal sy*ptom£ and her health is said to oe precarloqa flwr Journey to Balmoral firom Windsor was undertaken in opposition to the wtehaa of, her phvsician ̂ In the Shatbro district of Watt Afr ca fiftv persons were raoently roasted alive for witchcraft A NIHILISTIC publication asserts that the revolutionists took advantage of the concentration of Government spies and officials at Moscow for the coronation cere­ monies to spread their opinions broadcast at St Pe ersbnrg. It is also claimed that trusted members of the society were for days so near the Czar that they might have killed him had they desired to do so. SULEIMAN DAOUD and Mahmond Sami, accused of setting fire to Alexandria at the time of the British bombardment, have been found guilty and sentenced to death. Eighteen Officers were aiso found guilty of oomp lcity in the burning, and sentenced to various terms of penal servi­ tude ... .Carey, the informer, c< n inues to protest against his imprisonment, and re- ruses to leave Ireland voluntarily, declaring that if sent out ot the country he will re­ turn. ADDITIONAL NEWS. THE Harper Higli-Lioense bill passed the Illinois House of Representatives by a vote of 79 ayes to 55 noes. Four Republican members voted in the negative, and ten Democrats recorded themselves as in favor of the measure. It imposes upon saloon­ keepers selling whisky an annual license fee of f >0D, while those confining themselves to the sale of beer and wine will be required to pay $150 per annum! THE two Barber brothers, who had been engaged in a number of killings, were taken from the jail at Waverlv, Iowa, by an orderly mob and hanged. The particulars of the affair are as follows: A large number of persons congregated around,the jail at an early hour in the eveninsr, and a mob was talked of on all sides. At about 9 o'clock a man appeared with a rope, followed by about 2 JO people, and demanded the de'ivery of the two Barbers. The Sheriff was obdurate They then proceeded to the door of the" Court House, and smashing it in were soon inside There were now two doors between the out­ laws and the mob. who immediately pro­ cured a crowbar and sledge and commenced operations upon the doors, it taking over two hours to get at the Barbers. After breaking the doors down the desperadoes were taken through the hall to the stairs, one of them being dragged part of the way down the long stairway. After getting into the street the Barbers were allowed to make a confession. Bill Barber said he had never killed a man until last fall; that they had been accused of killing seven men in Illinois He said this was false Ike Barber said he had no hand in killing Shepherd last fall; that he had never killed a man nor assisted in doing so until within the past) week The des­ peradoes appeared to have plenty of grit, although Bill shed a few tears. They con­ versed in a strong voice, and did not expect or ask for sympathy. The leader of the mob was captured by the Sheriff. The county officers did the best they could to protect the prisoners, but it was of no avail AT Fulton, Ky., a shooting affray oc­ curred between a posse of men under the leadership of the City Marshal and Bill and JohnOaglea Bill Oagles was killed. John Oagles was wounded, but escaped. A negro who was not par icipating was shot dead. Will Jones, one of the posse, was wounded in the head and arm. The City Mar­ shal was badly beaten over the head.... At Patrick Court House, Va., Sheriff Donck- ley and T. W. Waller, opponents in the re­ cent election, fought a duel on horse­ back. Waller was killed Elbert M. Ste­ venson w is executed at Lawrenceville, Ga, for the murder of his aunt in August, 1881. He refused to either admit or deny h s guilt SOME extraordinary time was made in the races at Cleveland. Pilgrim, a hone without a record, trotted the last half of a mile-heat in 1:07%, and Clingstone went from the th'rd quarter-post to the wire in S2 seconds. little Brown .Tug paced a mile in 2:15'4 A heavy snow-storm prevailed in Colorado on the 8th of June. THE Sublime Porte has notified Qen* Wallace, the United States Minister at Con­ stantinople, that, when the commercial treaty between Turkey and the United States expires, in March next, the importation of all American meats, lard and sim lar pro­ ducts will be prohibited. No Commis ioner has yet been appointed by the Washington Government to negotiate for a renewal of the treaty The Czar has ordered the repeal of the poll-tax, so far as the poorest of the peasants are concerned, to take effect at the begin­ ning of next year. At the same time the same tax will be reduced one-half on the remainder of the people.... .Three thousand Turkish troops were massacred near Sipea- nik, Albania, by Holtls. The Turks and Cas- tratis engaged in a battle, 1,300 of the for­ mer and oOO of the latter being slain The Spanish Cortes has repealed the law pro­ hibiting the landing of free negroes on the island of Cuba A METING of the Florida Ship Canal and Transit Company was held at New York, at which Gen. Charles P. Stone, the engineer, reported that it was fea>ib.e to cut a ship canal across the peninsula. The survey will be made at once, and it is expected that work will be Degun on the enterprise next September Price, the contractor for the star mail route from Fort Niobrara to Deadwood, signed the papers upon being awarded the contract while he was attending court in the capacity of defendant in the stir-route com piracy trial now pending at Washington... .The Interna ional Typographical Union, in ses­ sion at Cincinnati, elected M. L. Crawford, of Chicago. President The business fail­ ures for the week ending June 9, numbered 148, a decrease of twelve from the previous week'* record, but eighteen more the corresponding period of 1882. THE MABKET. Convent . aixy Judge F« . inatadl ' i * be Republican® f of Olito fudge Kinne If#®" srnor--The "'Ml ' ITBW YOBK. .1 «.00 . 7.00 . 3.45 . LIS . 1.33 0 T.19H 0 7.40 «$ 4.25 & S.15V4 ® 1.22% .6m .SI 0 .51 * 19.7S 020.00 .11!* (LLII 0 6.30 T.75 & 5.40 & 5.70 & 7.25 & 6.25 & 5.75 1.10J$@ 1.11H Lis m i.i;t'.i 5.BO 4.50 6.00 5.60 ,5T> .39^ .64 .80 .20 .16!$ Hoos FLOUB--Superfine. WHKAT--NO. 1 White No. 2 Bed Coax--No. 2...... OATS--NO. S POBK--Meas l.tun 'CHIC AGO." BBBVM--Good to PSDCV Stem., Cows and Heifers Medium to Fair Hoos. FLOUB--Fancy White Winter Ex. Good to Choice Spr'gEx. WHKAT--No. 2 Spring „ No. 2 Re<l Winter COBS--No. i MK& OATS--No. 1 .J RYE--No ] BARLEY-NO. 3 BUTTEB--Choice Creamery EGGS--Freeh POBK--Mesa LABD MILWAUKEE. WHEAT--NA J.... COBN--No. a.; OATS--No. 3 RYE--No. 3. BARLEY--No. 3 POBK--Ilea* LABD 8T. LOU1H. WHEAT--Na 3 Bed. COBN--Mixed OATS--No. 3 RYE. :..... POBKT--Hesa. LABD. Tlr „ CINCiNNATPi, WHKAT--Na 3 Bed. COBN OATS. RYE. POBK--M«SS LABD. WHEAT--Na 3 Bed CORK N OATB--No. 3 43 DETROIT. Fl/HTB j-M WHEAT--Ha 1 white 1.13 COBN--NO. 3 M OATS--Mixed m POBK--Mees MJO w „ INDIANAPOLIS. WHEAT--Na 2Bed. J.14 0 1.14^ Cow--No. 3. JKH& .*m OATB--Mixed AO & EAST LIBERTY. PA. CATTUS--Best Fair. .73 & J9 0 .16 0 18.85 @18.90 .lift# .11% LOi)60 1.09?i .SSftO .56% •fiOft® .61 .65)60 .06 18.90 &19.U0 AXMi® .u iX»%@ 1.20 .51 .80)40 .40 Jt» 0 .60 19.60 030.00 J1340 .11* L16)60 1.16 M 0 .55 A1 0 .423$ .63X0 -64 19.75 020.00 at 0 JiM L15K01.15)* " © .59)£ 0 .43 0 4.50 0 114 0 .66 0 .46 021.00 BOM. 6.35 6.00 5.76 6.90 8.S0 0 6.&1 @1 6.29 0 6.00 & 7.00 0 6.00 OM» Republican*. The Btate ConvMMOn of the lioans was held Mi Oohunbns on the 6th inst, Senator Sherman presiding. When the nonfiM||ini for Governor came up. Congressman Ben Butterworth ore- Ben ed the mm* «t Jtedge J. R Foraker, of Cincinnati Private Dalzell thereupon sprang from hia seat, and gesticulating wildly declared that the convention had but one duty tOblMf orm, and if it did that success was assured. He then moved that the Hon. John 8)unnan be nominated by acclamation This was sufficient to make things decidedly exciting in every way. There were loud and prolonged cheeks and some hiaaing. Senator Sherman rapped loudly for order, which was soon restored, and then in the most emphatic manner stated that he could not under any olxftiiiiiHtances be a candidate, nor oould he, If nominated, accept. After this little interruption, the nomination of Judge FoSraker wit* made bv acclamatiou. The remainder of the ticket was as follows: Lieutenant Governor, William G. Rose, of Cleveland; Supreme Judge (long term), W. H. Upson, of Akron (incumbent); Supreme Judge (vacancy and long term), John H. Doyle, of Toledo (Incumbent); Clerk of the Supreme Conrt, I)Wight Crowell, of Ashta­ bula county (incumbent); Attorney General, N. B. Earnnart, of county; Auditor, John F. OgleveflL cS Clark county; Treas­ urer, John C. Brown, of Jeflerson; Com- oner of Common Schools, D. F. De Wolfe, of Toledo; Member of Board of Pub­ lic Works, Leo Welts, of Wilmington. The following platform was adopted: The Republicans of Ohio, in State Convention assembled, havq adopted the following declara­ tion of principle*: 1. That the Republican party, in preserving the life of the nation, in giving freedom and equal rights to all its citizens; In the reconstruc­ tion of the Union; in the npolding of the na­ tional honor; In the generous provisions made for those who have suffered for their conn:ry: in keeping the natioSM faith and advancing the national credit; in the speedy payment of the public debt; in the reduction of national taxa­ tion; in the elevation of the civil service, and in the enacment of a series of wise public meas­ ures which have given,the country unexampled prosperity, have given the best assurance of its purposes for the future. 2. That the Republican party believe now. as in the past, in the maintenance of a tariff system which will provide a revenue for the Govern­ ment and at the same time will protect American producers and American labor; that it is op­ posed to the Democratic doctrine of "a tariff for revenue only," because such a doctrine, If en­ forced, would of necessity compel American workmen to accept the unremunerative wages which are paid their foreign rivals. It looks with alarm ui on the purpose, already avowed by the Democratic leaders, that the next Con­ gress will revise the tariff bv further reducing the duties on imports, which, if executed, will unsettle the business of the countrv, and will produce great injury to the mechanics, pro­ ducers, and artisans ot the land. 3. That the wool tariff of 1867 should be re­ stored at the first possible opportunity. 4. That we are in favor of the establishment by Congress of a National Bureau of Labor Statistics, for the purpose of collecting and sys­ tematizing all statwMes relating to the industrial, social and sanitary condition of the laboring masses of the nation. 5. That we approve of the action of the Gen­ eral Assembly of Ohio in the submission of the constitutional amendments in relation to the liquor traffic, thus giving an opportunity to the people to make snch changes in the organic law of the State as may be approved by their judg­ ment. 6. That we approve of the taxation of the liquor traffic for revenue, and for the purpose of providing against the evils resulting from such traffic. 7. That we congratulate the country upon the redaction by the last Congress of internal taxes of more than 140,000,000 annually, while at the same time the credit ot the nation is maintained, and the steady reduction of the national debt la provided for. 8. That the wise and conservative administra­ tion of President Arthur meets with the hearty approval of the Republicans of Ohio. 9. That we commend the action of the General Assembly of the State in providing a commis­ sion to examine into the system of prison con­ tract labor, and we declare ourselves in favor of the abolition of said contract system. 10. That we reiterate the declarations of pre­ vious Republican conventions in favor of civil service reform, and welcome every intelligent «A§5DJ?Y A^N^^I^SK^^S^^E^Y the Republican Congress for giving the patriotic soldiers of the late war, with the proper qualifi­ cations, the preference for all places under the Government. 11. That we favor the repeal of the law limit­ ing the time fn which applications for pensions under the Arrears of Pension act shall he made. 12. That the greatly-Improved condition of the public institutions of the State; the successful refunding of the public debt at a rate of interest lower than a loan has been placed by any other State; the provision for and payment of $1,800,000 of the public debt--the improved financial con­ dition of the State being snch that we may re­ duce the rate of taxation, and at the same time be amply able to make large expenditures for the benefit of the charitable institutions of the State--all this, accomplished in the face of what appeared to be an absolute necessity, under Democratic administration, to increase State taxation, attests the wisdom, care and economy of the administration of Gov. Foster, and is an assurance to the people of the State that their best interests are to be subserved by the contin­ uance of the Republican party in power. Judge Foraker, the nominee, Is a native of Ohio, and is a young man, being only 37. He was admitted to the bar in lt6and has practiced his profession in Cincinnati. He was elected Judge of the Superior. Court in 1879, but was compelled to resign, on ac­ count of ill-health. He is of English stock, and the name was formerly spelled "Foura- cre." Iowa Democrats. The Democrats of Iowa held their State convention at Des Moines on the 6th inst The Hon. Edward Campbell was made Tem­ porary Chairman In taking the chair Mr. Campbell made a speecn of fifteen mlnute3' length, devoted to a sanguine statement of the Democratic prospects and to a review of the Republican party. During a wait upon the Credential Committee, Hon J. Sterling Morton, of Nebraska, addressed the conven­ tion, taking the ground that tariff for any­ thing but to get monev to pay the pubi'ic expenses is unconstitutional, and tariff taxes for anything like protection should and must be abolished. Mr. Gannon, of Scott, antagonized the speech of Mr. Morton, and made a motion that it be declared the voice of the conven-. tion that it does not indorse the fr e-trade sentiments of Mr. Morton. Mr. Gannon was ca led to order from every part of the house, but succeeded in making a speech in favor of protection before he was silenced by the chair. The Committee on Credentials reported ninety-eight out of ninety-nine counties of the State represented The Committee on Organization reported Congressman Posey for Permanent Chair­ man, L. W.™oode f >r Secretary, and T. O. Walker for Recording Secretary. Mr. Posey, on taking the chair, counseled moderation and begged for wise action, say­ ing the people of Iowa are ready to truht the Demo ratlc par y. He declared against all sympathy with sumptuary laws and pro­ tection. Coroor.'te encroachments must be restrained by all possible constitutional means. An informal ballot for Governor resulted asfo'low.s: Mallory. of Lucaa, 94; Cleggitt, of CerroGorde, :ii;' Merrill, of Clinton, ' Merritt, of P.)lk. Ml 7; Kinne, of Tama, .37H. A formal ballot was ordered aud had, AS fol­ lows: Kinne, 488; Mallory, 44; Merritt, 203. Judge Kknne'S nomination was made unani­ mous on the motion of Congressman Mur- phv and Gen. JoneJ. Just' n C. Clark, of Montgomery, was nom­ inated for lieutenant Governor by acclama­ tion. Judge Hayes was nominated for the Su­ preme Bench on the first ballot, by a large majority. Edgar B. Farr, of Page, was nominated for Superintendent of Public I&itruction by ac­ clamation. Judge Kinne, the nominee for Governor, was a Republican until 1872, when he fol­ lowed the Greeley movement and drifted into the Democratic party. He was a candi­ date for Governor two years ago. He was called before the convention and made a speech. He spoke first in aj peal for all Democrats to go home and fight harder than ever for the success of the ticket, He said he was in hearty accord with every principle of the platform, and always had L.een. He said: "We shall make this a fighting cam­ paign, and, if we die or live, will sweep the State of Iowa at the next election." The report of the Committee on Reso­ lutions waa made by Judge Huyer, of the Clinton Age, which was unanimously adop­ ted, as follows: dvil-iervloe reform in every department at the €tavpnunent. , , /tfsofoerf. We arraign the last Republican Congress tut the cstmvagant increase of public economy in every expenditure. Mid demand branch of the Government * Resolved, That we favor a tariff for nmnne only by a gradual out persistent reduction of* protective duties, and we denounce the tariff legislation of the last Congf ess as the result of corrupt and disgraceful intrigues and shameless attempts to perpetuate existing evils, under the pretense ot tariff reform. Jietolved, That we oppose constitutional pro­ hibition, and, in the Interests of practical tem­ perance, we favor a well-regulated license law, with penalty of forfeiture of license for violation thereof. R«nolved, That it Is the right and duty of the State to regulate railwavs througU legislative en­ actments, and* we demand suoh-actaon as will fully protect thf Interests of the pe iple In every respect, and prevent unjust railway charges of any kind, ana at tbe same time as far as possi­ ble promote mutual confidence and friendship between the railways and the people. Rp.toleed, So sacred are the rights of American citizenship, that we demand of the Government that no citizen thereof snail be imprisoned by a foreiga government without charge, or dented the rights of trial; and we cordially sympathise with the oppressed of all nations struggling for their constitutional rights and liberties. Antl-Monopolists. Repr e sentati ves of the Antl-MonopoHsts of Indiana met at Indianpods. and were called to order by Mr. Tucker, of Hamilton, with J. G. Smith, of the Montiefcllo National, Secretary. J. L, Tucker, of La Porte, was made Chairman of the Committee on Resolutions, and Georsre Furry, of Kosoiusko, on Permanent Organization. J. KL Speer. ot Marion county, was made Permanent Chairman, and reho- lutions were adopted condemning both the Republican and Democratic par­ ties as no good," owing to the baneful influence of concentrated capital and cor­ porate wealth, specif y.ng that a perpetual debt is a rierpetual curse; recommending that t-ixes be assessed on a graduated sea e and in such a way that the accumulation of excessive private fortunes.would be an Im­ possibility, and favoring a return to simpler official life by reducing the Piesident's sal­ ary to $;io,000 per annum, and all the other officials in simdar proportion. PACIFIC COAST FABLES. THE Digger Indians, of Placer, Nevada and El Dorado counties, aire about to hold their annual conclave ot mourning for their dead, in which the squaws plaBter their heads with tar, and squawn, bucks and papooses indulge in a "heap big cly" that makes the jack-rabbit to seeK his lair, and the grizzly to hunt till timber. OVEB in Yuba county, CaL, ex-Treasurer Bevan and ex-Trustee Lipp drew their last year's saJary,$l,0 .0 each. Tnev began to ban­ ter each otnerover their wealth, and agreed to flip heads or tai's to sae who should have both salaries. A mutual friend was called to see fair play, and Bevan tossed up a dol­ lar. Bevan won the money. This is said to be largest sum ever risked on the turn of a coin. BILLY EDWARDS was out hunting a horse last week, and when in a canon near Ross' Hole his dog treed a blaok bear. He was in a quandary, as he had no gun. If he left and went home for his gun his dog would follow and thus leave bruin to go in peace. So he took bis halter rope, tied the dog to the tree and rode hastily home seveial miles, got his gun and returned. The boys of the neighborhood are feasting on bear-meat--Montana Independent. EtiKO, says the Winnemucca Silver State, has a squaw who has an eye to business. She is thepoBsessor of a pa; oose, and,realiz­ ing the extent of human curiosity, the con­ cluded to make the child a source of reve­ nue. She takes her place at the depot with her child carefully covered, and makes it the subject of a l&eent show. Emigrants, in order to satisfy their curiosity, give her 10 cents to take a look at the Indian baby. In this manner she makes a good living. Jims CiiAHX, of Virginia City, Nev., found a scorpion in a pile of waste rock. He thought it would be a good idea to take the creature home and have some fun with his cat At the first pan the scorpion planted its stinger in the end of the cat'a nose. Pussy wanted no more scorpion. She went off and lay as though dead for about ten hours. Finally she came up, but was very groggy on her pins. Her hair stood the wrong way, and there wa; no speculation in her eves. When auain brought face to face with the scorpion she made a big tail, and went up the side of the house to a safe roost in the loft F. H. IAMB, Superintendent of Telegraph, has left at this office, says the Portland Oregonian, a piece of mammoth tusk, which was found fifteen feet below the surface in washed gravel, near Canby, Clackamas county, by Thomas Ferguson, who was get­ ting out gravel for the O. & C. Railroad It was broken into several pieces while getting it out through a mistaken idea as to its strength. It is seven feet long, seven inches in diameter at the large end, four and one- half inches at the small end, which was broken off. The tusk had a regular taper aud ^ust have been originally eight feet long. The largest piece saved was about two feet long and weighed twenty-five pounda POINTS FOR THE CURIOUS. Miss FANNIE MILLS, of Sandusky, Ohio., la not an overly, big woman, but she nas a gieat foot on her. One of her shoe?, now on ex­ hibition in a museum, is seventeen inches lo;ig, seven inches wide, e'ghteen inchei around the ankle and twenty-two inches around the heeL A BROOKLYN man writes to the New York Sun: * I am atliicted with deafness, ani I have long noticed that I cannot see well when deprived of my e r-trampet But when that instrument is carefully adjusted I have the vision of a hawk, and I am be­ ginning to suspect that the eenses of smell and taste are modified in tlie same manner:" A LADY was in Peabody, Mass., recently, ,with twins, and an odd thing about them is that their birthdays come on different days of the week, in different months and in dif­ ferent yeara One was born just before midnight on Dec. 81,1882, and the other just after the clock struck 12, to that the birth­ day came Jan. 1,1888. The mother does not know which is the older. THHBK is nothing more absurd, says the Chicago Inter Ocean, than the use to which paragraphers often put the word "nee " It means -born," of cour e Witness, there­ fore, the absurdity of anncu.icing, for ex­ ample, "the return home 01 Judge Briggs and wife, we Mrs. Po;t" The Rochester Democrat ought not to do this. "A maid is sometimes charming, but a widow all the while." yet Mrs. Briggs could not possibly have been born a w.dow, however charming she may be. THE Gridley (Cal) Herald rays: G. D. Car us cut a tumor off the Jaw of a horse belonging to W. T. lAtnb. • It was the size of a hen's egg. When cut open a hard sub stance was found in the censer, resembling the lime that forms in boilers. Upon break­ ing this substance open a live oat or head of fox-tail was found imbedded in it. The swelling is thought to have been caused by the head getting fast in the animal's mouth and gradually working its way into the fleshy part of its jaw. THE Los Angeles (CaL) Herald says that about a year ago a water spout fell in a canon near the Pegin Rancho, raising El Paso creek BO high that all vegetation was washed away and the canon left bare as a desert The stream was at that time small, sweet and pellucid. For the entire year succeeding, however, it has been nearly double in si/.e, has never been clear, and is even thicker with mud than tbe .Sacra­ mento. Neither has vegetation reappeared to any extent The people of the locality think the cloud-burst opened a mud mtn» and hence the change. •••-> Lou CAMPBELL, in hauling a seine on Bom­ bay hook recently, caught a Jlying fish, a great curiosity In our waters, a wanderer that came into the bay from the ocean. It was about ten inches long, somewhat like a mullet, but without scales, and had pectoral fins that open like a fan and were about five inches long. The flying fish are of two species, thoee of the tropio? being larger and capable of flying to a gi eater distance. This kind (daelyloptera vdutans) is said to be able to sustain themselves in the air for a distance of twenty or thirty feet, or so long as the membrane of the fins keen wet-- Smyrna (fiel) Timet. •f !•«•% ^ 5 The Oitf'-(to Wifk 71mran->- SpewlM,' The celebration in oommeaiaiallCon of the fiftieth annivei sary of the settlement of Iowa, which took place in Burlington on the 1st inst, proved to be ope of the greatea* events of this kind which ever occurred In the West The greatest enthusiasm pre­ vailed, and the entire population of the city and the surrounding country, and the many thousands of gue3ts from all parts of the State, Including even the remotest, seemed to unite in the one aim to make the day a successful one. 1 he city, eays a Burling! on dispatch, woke up deoorated In thq most gorgeous manner. The business part of town waa literally covered with tbe national colors and ornunenta of verdure. A large number of banners were hung across tne streets bearing inscriptions suggestive of incidents of the past fifty yeara It was particularly, noticeable that not merely the^ business houses and public build­ ings showed their decorations, but that the residence pert of the city was equally adorned. The number of strangers is esti­ mated to have exceeded 20,000. All the rail­ roads had iasued half-fare tickets, and the number of people present doubt essly ex­ ceeded that present at the great centennial celebration in 1876. The exercises were opened with free-air concerts from several of the church steeples, upon which followed a parade of the* tre Department and a subsequent exhibition of the water works of tbe city. Bands played at all the prominent p!a es in the city during the forenoon, which was men ly spent in eight-seeing and the visiting of friends, ttc The great parade of the day took place at 1 o clock, and proved one of the most nota­ ble feaiurea The march began after fifty guns had bsen fired in indication of the fiftieth occurrence of the day, and moved through the principal stieets to the public park. The procession was about a mile in length, and almost every single society had their own music corps. Arrived at the paik, where an immense crowd had already -gathered, the procession divided around three speakers stand iwhit h had been erected and very tastefully orna­ mented, and the exercises then took place. The Hon A C. Do Ige, son of Henry Dodge, the first Governor of Wiscons n Territory, and first Senator from the state of Iowa to the United St .tes Senate, one of the oldest inhabitants of the State, in the name t f the city of Burlington, addressed the visitors, anil extended to them a warm and he <rty welcome, which was received with enthusi­ astic applause The orator of the day, the Hon John H. Craig, of Keokuk, Iowa, was then introduced, and delivered a masterly address, holding his hearers intensely interested for more than two hours. He was followed by the Hon. Georpre W. Jones, the colleague of Gen. Dodge in the United States Senate when the State was first admitted, and by Prof. Parwin, of Iowa City, who entertained the audience with reminiscences of the olden times. The following speakers also delivered or a ions: The Hon Wesley C. Hobbs, Thomas Hedge, Jr., W. B. Culbertson, Dr. C. Co'.e, the Hon A. C. Adams, the Hon W. W. Belk­ nap, the Hon. Judge Davis, of Lee county; John W. Burdette, Esq , Mr. George C. Duf- lield, of Keosajua; CoL Sanger, of Des Moines; J. D. M. Hamilton, of Fort Madison, and H. M. Clark, of Wayne county. After the exerciser! the park the crowd d spert-ed to meet soon again on the river shore to witness the regatta, arranged by the Burlington Boating Association. In the evening a very fine pyrotechnic display was exhibited from barges anchored in the'river. A grand ball concluded the festivities and the programme of the day. The anniversary was celebrated at Du­ buque by a banquet at one of the hotels. Speeches were made in honor of the event by Senator Allison, B. B. Richards, J. K. Graves and D. J. Bur rill The first settle­ ment of the State was at Dubuque and this fact waa largely dwelt upon by tfre sponk- A MOTHER'S CRIME. * Mvrderc Her Three Little Chll- and Ends Her Own Ufe [Dispatch from Carlisle, Pa.] The people of the little village of Hunta- vllle, in Penn township, Luzerne county, were horrified this morning by the informa­ tion that Mr& Martin Douglas and her three children were lying dead In their house, with their throats cut from ear to ear. Martin Douglas is a young laboring man, and works at Pine-Grove Furnace, five miles or 60 from his home. His custom has been to go to his work on Sunday e^ enings, work all week and return to his family on Satur­ day a His children were ail small, the o dest being 5 years old and the youngest but i> mon hs oid, and they and tueir mo. her were the only occupants of the house; but, as Mrs. Douglas' parents lived near, and her mother was Irequeutly back and forth, It was thought entirely safe for the husband to remain away all the week. Some months ago, however, the iamlly physician thought he noticed somptoms of insanity in Mrs. Douglas, and so informed the wt man's husband and also her parents, but they saw nothing wrong in the woman's conduct, and paid little heed to what the doctor said. Last evening Mra Douglas' mother was to see her, remaining until about 0 o'clock, the children having been put to bed before she left Report says she saw nothing in her daughter's actions to cause any suspicion that she was not in her right mind, or entirely safe to leave alone with her little children. This morning, no one appearing outside the Douglas house for BO long, the neighbors became suspicious that something was wrong, and Mm Doug­ las' mother went to inquire. Upon entering the house a most horrible sight met her gase. There lay the three small children in t ie bed where she had seen them put to their slum­ bers the evening before, out their throata weie cut and their innocent lives were gone. On tbe floor lay her daughter, the mother of the three lifeless children, with her throat out and gashed In a manner that is sicken­ ing to relate, an 1 near her lay the razor wiht which the bloody work was done. W. OUR MENAGERIE. v " . • • • s & L CALEB COPE'S COW, in Chester county, P* , has adopted two young lambs. BOSTON POST: A few days since George, son of John Reichel, an honest aud truthful lad, found in the vicinity of the land lighthouse a snake five feet in length, a hvdra-headed monster, which had four heads at one ex­ tremity and three at the other. The mon­ ster was killed, and 1b now corked up in a bottle of alcohol. , WAXAHATCHIE (Texas) Knterj>ri«e: Drs. West and Connors witnessed a noval combat between a large tnake and a cotton-tail rab­ bit on Red Oak creek, near Ovilla The rabbit would jutnp at the snake, seize it near the head and give it a terrible shaking. It kept un a squealing n ">is3 during the opera­ tion. The snake finally escaped acd swam across the creek. The little rabbit then lay down, licked its paws, and, after a rest, left the scene of the conflict; DANIELSVILLE (Ga.) Monitor: George Grif- feth tells us that on his mother's lot there is a hen that hatched a brood of chicks not long since, and soon after she came off the nesii all of them were killed, by some means, except one. She at once went to setting on more eggs and continued to set tiil she hatched again (all this time the li t'.e chick was with her, and just as attentive to the bu^ines® as its mother), when she came off with the Fecond brood. It was i.ot long be­ fore all of these were killed except two, when she immediate'y abandoned them. The first chick at once took control of the two. ONE of the most comioal of animals is a dog which belongs to a gentleman living near DrapersvilleTN. C. But, in addition to his ability to perform funny tricks, this dog is also very faithful One day last winter his master, while sitting with his family by the fire, remarked that he would like a rabbit for his breakfast the following morn­ ing. The dog went to the door and pawed it, showing that he wanted to go out. When the door waa opened he disappeared. About an hour afterward he scratched on the out­ side of the door, and when his master let him in he drooped a rabbit in his mastw'a chair. Since then the dog has repeated his novel performance on several occasions. N«u »• Jtowb MM ix»»4 the ••I Tew* _ Teweftait (Telegram from Byricu*. K. Y.l ̂ The Madison University and the Bapt*H^ Theological Seminary, where Baptist miifp Istera are turned out annually, is located Hamilton, a village about twenty milessoutfl of this city. The Institutions have alwayit. been known as among the moral Ha. tag has become a very infrequent occurrence which makes the cruerand barbarous tre*# ment ot two of the students, last night, all the more to be deprecated. Early in the day it was decided by sever# of the students to haze two of their numb# ' belonging to the Sophomore class. A ho tit fiftv students were let into th* secret, and ft. full line of procedure was determined on, Two young men drove to Earlville, a villagn aix miles distant, and secured Pelt Hall, a#> suring the owner that they were to hav*n - soma harmless exercises, common in college life, and wonld not require any fire or l^gtit* The keys were therefore plac d in their ' charge. Suppers for fifty were also engaged at the hotel, to be served at 2 a m. After the two students who were to bjl'- hazed bad retired their rooms were broken' open. They were then ru hle*sly compelled to dress, and were bound hand and fcot an£ gagged. A close carriage was in waiting, and into this they were thrust and tip horses' heads turned toward Earlville. Tfa|i • larger part of the participants had gone ijfi advance by carriages. They arrived at their destination ahouf midnjght, and immediately took charge oK • Felt Hall Two large barrels had preViousM, been prepared for the occasion. Sharpened - nails haa been driven into them from the outside, so that they protruded nearly an Inch on the interior. The two victims wern placed in these barrels after the gags had been removed from their mouths. Th® barrels were then headed up. The floor of the hall was we* down, and a small fire buUI in the center. The barrels were then rolled from one end of the hall to the other, and several times around and over the fire. Re­ volvers were fired and fire crackers efc. Ji:' ij. t • spiff pi ded. TheW he terrible din had aroused several the villagers, who assembled about the ha The cries of the imprisoned young me could be heard above all the confusion, constable demanded admission to the he but was threatened with violence. He ur gallantly retreated. The barrels were ttnalli rolled down the stairs and into the streef The heads were kn >cked in and the two stu dents liberated. They were more dead t alive, and presented a pitiable sight When the citizens ottered to lend aid an# call for a physician the firing of revolvers began a second time, and all were glad to retreat The young men's clothing v nearly torn from their bodies, and the blc flowed from the wounds caused by the! coming in contact with the sharpened: The ha: ecs were Indignant over the int feience of the villagers, broke every street lamp in town, and destroyed other valuabf property. 1. ^ It is alleged that nearly all of them werf - intoxicated. They left the town at 3 a nt withouj eating the supper. Tbe young melf who were so < ruelly tortured wese take*. With them. Both are very ill 1 The faculty will hold a thorough investfs gation. They will also settle the damagfe done at Earlville. The whole affair httf: . caused just indignation. The names of tlw students who were hazed are withheld tat the pre ent No sueh treatment has ever been heard of in this State. The high ct aoterof the institution makes the work all the more bstonlshing. 3* WHAT WE OWE. ̂ Official Debt Stateueifc - f. The following is a recapitulation of the dsl̂ cc Statement Issued on the 18th inst: ̂ . Interest bearing debt- Three and one-half per cents $ 83.104,00* Four and one-half per cents......... 850,000,000 Four per cents Three per cents Mt),iaB;9# Refunding certificates S58.0Q* Kavy pension fund 14,000,009 Total Interest-bearing dsbt.....$WB38.229,0ttN Matured debt 8,938,4T# Debt bearing no'interest-- Legal-tender notes. Mft.740,0# Certificates of deposit 11,805.00# Gold and silver certificates 168,494,271 Fractional currency 7,003,599 Total without interest. |S2!),()4'2 Total debt (principal) $1^70,210,49 Totalinterest 10,847,099 Total cash in treasury Sl7.86e.0tt Debt, less cash in treasury l,M94ri9,40t Decrease durinjr May 4,890,47V Decrease of debt sinoe Jane 80,18M. >19,785,08 ̂ Current liabilities-- f-; Interest due and unpaid l,701,4fl§ Debt on which interest has oeased.. , 6,936,471 Interest thereon 379,33ft : Gold and silver certificates 163,494,27| U. S. notes held for redemption of ̂ certificates of deposit. 11,80s,oof- Cash balance available June l,m»... 181,549,6ij Total $817,868,06* Available assets-- i<; Cash in treasury. Bonds issued to Pacific railway com­ panies, interest payable by United Kia:e*-- $ \ Prindoal outstanding j,v«4,« Interest accrued, net yet naid....... 1,392,4 Interest paid by United States.1 17,283,: Interest repaid by companies-- By transportation service. By cash payments, 6 per cent. earnings. Balance of Interest paid by United States.. Ui CIVIL SERVICE* Commissioner Gregory > 16,774,71 I '• #yB [Washington dispatch.] The Civil Service Commissioners have r% •umed their work in Washington. Dr. Gre* ory Bays that ttte different CommiSEionem have been very successful in organizing boards of examiners in all the citiea Thef have called upon Postmasters sasd Custoopr Collectors to designate for the work clerkp| of sufficient education and of known rrobitv, and they have been suocessftfl in securing pers ons not only qualified for these places, but who are enthumastic n| the work. Mr. Gregory says that, as a ma% ter of fact, the postofiices m large cities arn conducted in great measure on civil-servici principles now. The Postmaster*, for thl most part, receive appropriations for carr* ing on their offices in Dulk sums, and are re. quired to employ the befst men they can at the lowest pricea Dr. Gregory finds tlu£ the persons engaged In the poetofltoot and postal-service are required to dj more laborious and exacting worf than those of any other d<fe% partment of the public service, and receive less compensation. He oonsidem; their pav inadequate to the servioes re»>' dered. The system of checks upon mistake! in the postofllce service he considers as en» cellent, and says that the country generally verv little appreciates the efficiency an* value cf thin branch of the servioe. Thjg readiness with which the officials in thi": leading cities everywhere co-operated wit§> the comm s-fon was very gra ifying, and ii§ dicatea, Dr. Gregory thinks, the certain cess of the civil-service system "1 58 ITEMS OF 1KTE&EST. SXVENTT-SKVXN towns in ICasaachusetts have no debt ONE firm in Dade county, Flfc, proposes t<^ plant 100,000 cocoanuttreea THE number of workmen now employed >n the new Capitol at Albany is l,096i SEA shells and crawfish are to be found on the top of Lookout mountain, in Arizona. WILLIAM PEKN'S house, on Letitia stxeetu Philadelphia, is to be placed in Fairmoun^ WHHTAKER. the colored cadet discharge^ ® from West Point, is now a professor in th4| *• Avery Institute, at Charleston, S. C. A BROOKLYN- girl, young and pretty, reoov* wed a verdict of #1,000 against oertain pe*f : ties who alleged she flirted with horse-ea* sonductora ' - 1 . .V« . . •'M J,/j. 4»