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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY,

A FIRE occurred at Shanghai on the morning of the 23rd ulto. in's lay-chemist's shop on Hupeb Road between Hankow pad Foochow Roads. It burnt ilself out about 6 a.m. after destroying 29 houses. The Mercury says that it heard a rumour that two persons were missing, but nothing certain could be ascertained.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. Tire. British corvette Sapphire, Captain W. C. Karslake, which left yesterday, on a cruise, returned to port this morning owing to her screw propeller working unsatisfactorily, and has been ducked for repairs. She brought a stoker from the Swift, who from having his hands jammed in the machinery, had to be sent to hospital, THE Shanghai Courier hears that an official proclamation has been issued in Peking, thanks again to Baron von Ketteler's spirited practical action, warning dealers in strawbraid for export, against continuing the malpractices that have brought the trade into discredit and have done so much injury, to the foreign merchants, who have been wronged by improper mixture, bad condition, short lengths, &c.

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

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The fie-ghang Telegraph

BOECKONG, WEI NESDAY; MAY 2, 1888.

TELEGRAM'S.

(Reuter)

FRANCE

LONDON, April zoth. Boulangist parnelings continuic and conflicts Baretaken place at Tantouse and Nancy, but the davalry dispusal the crowds,

GERMANY,

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11.M.S. Cockchafer, Commander Maxwell, and the U.S.S. Juniata, arrived at Shanghai on the 220d ult. from this port and Kobe respectively. The U.S.S. Esser and HLM.S. Constance were due at Shanghai. The Russian flag-ship Dimitry Donskoi and cruiser Nayesznick arrived at Nagasaki on the 25th. The Villas was expected there in a day or two, and the Bobre about the 1st prox, from Chemulpo,

DEPORTATION in the case of Chinese secret societies is (says the Penang Gazette) strictly enforced in Dell, A Chinese headman banished on that account in 1885, bad the assurance to return thither without leave last month. He had fixed his abode in Penang, where he professcd-Christianity-On-the-strength-of-this- change of belief, he once more made his appearance in Deli. Soon the mistake he had made in so doing was brought home to him. He was immediately arrested and taken into custody,

THE Canadian Methodist Mission has, according to Japan vernacular paper, resolved to erect a church in Japan at an outlay of 100,000 yes, ACCORDING to the Seurabaya Courant, one of the richest Chinamen in Sourabaya has been arrested for keeping a gambling bosco, which the authorities were apprehensive of a riot, but was frequented by wealthy Chinese. For a time after the man had been sentenced to work on the

for assaulting a police inspector, in addition to the sentence of two months previously imposed for other alleged offences, was removed from the jail this morning Gilbonly refused to dress when Schull to the Cork jail to-day. In the Schult ordered to do so by the police who were to escort him a Cork, the price tactcupon knocked away. A small crowd saw bin depait, but made him down, pulled on his trousers and took him po demonstration.

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know where he was and fell into the box for the burial of the day's victims, "What a scene, says Gould," le would make, if while you wer the box closed up and taken away for burial lying there a dead victim had been put in and As your senses gradually returned methinks hear the same scream, am James Gordo Let me out. Bennett, proprietor of the New York Herald The Harald prints Gould's manifesto with the following head-lines: The corsair raves;

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one else lit the gas. The spook made a furious resistance, striking out right and left, and tried to throw off in shroud and wig have a Tyrrell, and just then a light mask she wore tell. warrant for you, May Bangs," aid Darge ive off, disalesing her well known features

fell to the floor, and Mrs. Bangs, the mother of Aro lefsomething.concealed under her shroud, the sisters, seized it and ran. Tyrrell pursued her and caught her hiding it behind a window curtain, It was a roll of batting, used probably threatening did the sisters and several male at tendants of the seance become that the officers the room. were compelled I to draw their revolvers to clear

roads for twa months things quieted down. months' imprisonment the engaging in a riot on the pirate, maddened with malice, adopts to make wigs and, beards in the cabinet 50

IT appears that Great Britain has secured three important posts in the Pacific by the annexation of Fanning, Christmas and Penrhyn Islands. They are all nearly in the middle of the Pacific, and are therefore good posts of observation on the line from the North Pacific towards Australasia, or from the Panama Canal westwards., Fanning Island is in Lat. 3.30 N., Long, 159.13 W. Christmas Island in Lat. 1.56 N., Long. 157.25 W; and Penrhyn Island in Lat. 8.58 S., and Long, 158.10 W.

Two caplains of junk were this morning run in for anchoring their craft in prohibited parts of the waters of the colony,The police who charged the two bronzed and weather beaten shell-backs said they had dropped their mud hooks in dangerous proximity to the Canton telegraph cable at North Point near Causeway Bay, and that they, the accused, were perfectly. aware of the rule which prevailed in this harbour of not anchoring any where too near such cables. Mr. Wodehouse fined the defendants $10 each. for an infraction of the harbour rules.

SHANGHAI spring RACE

MEETING.

FIRST DAY-Tursday, 1st May, The HART LEGACY CUP, presented by the late James Hart value, Tis. 100; for China Ponies weight for faches as per scale; citrance, Tia. 5. Half-a-Mile. Mr. Ten Broeck's dun Dunkeld, itst, ylb.......

The sentences of six Londonderry men to three the occasion of the arrest of Rev.. Father McFadden have been confirmed.

The steamer Newhaven, laden with potatoes and accompanied by two gunboats, has started for the Arran isles to relieve the famishing Irish population.

to-day. The remains were interred in Glasnevin the funeral of Edmund Dyer Gray was held Cemetery. A large throng of people attended the services. There were no speeches at the

grave.

the weapons of coarse vituperation; a brutal open letter; the redhanded buccaneer himself signs an infamous personal onslaught on Herald's proprietor; honored by his abuse, he, the not his enemy, must finally walk the plank atlack of a sneak and a coward; while addressed us for publication, but we secure it and print it to the editor of the Herald, the screed is refused in full, to show what kind of an animal Jay Gould is ; isn't he a skunk ?"

Subsequent search revealed a satchel with white muslin shrouds and the like, three sets of and a great variety of make-up material, such as whiskers of different hues, five wigs, mustaches, is used by actors. They also found that in the cabinet was a curtain that ran up through the center of it, making two compartments, and also a side entrance which admitted the "spirit". The satchel and the sisters were loaded into a operator behind the curtain. patrol wagon, taken to the station and locked up. The Misses Bangs and numerous friends appeared in the Desplaines-street Police Court 10-day and were granted a continuance of one week. The Superintendent of Police says he will now. expose these frands as fast as he can find them

The personal attack of Jay Gould on J. G. WASHINGTON, March 31st.

Bennett will be answered in an editorial te Council of Women was devoted to a conference editorial will say: "Gould made a notable The morning session of the International appear in to-morrow morning's Herald. The of pioneers, many of whom were present. After Buccess in his debut as an April fool. He is prayer Elizabeth Cady Stanton was introduced only trying, in making a personal attack on Mr. and gavea history of the Seneca Falls convention Bennett, to draw attention away from certain of 1848. Addresses were made by several others, alleged rascalities of his own." It compares Including Fred Douglass and 5. C. Pomeroy. Gould to Faust, and says it is the same old adopted a constitution and elected officers topheles over again, and says: "Gould's last At a meeting this afternoon the delegates story of Faust and the bargain with Mephis

National Council of Women. The officers claims that when it fights It invades the sanctity for the permanent organization of the weapon is the weapon of a coward." The Herald

WASHINGTON, April 2nd. Secretary Dayard concludes his rain and are: President Frances E. Willard of Illinois of no man's home, but says that Gould takes sharp review of Bismarck's bad faith in dealing vice-président, Susan H. Anthony of, New refuge in personal malignity."He is dipped to with Samoa as follows: But the communica- York corresponding secretary. May Wright the skin in financial intrigue, and is a speculation ought not to be concluded without tire state- Sewell of Indiana; recording secretary, Mary tive trickster who stands dripping before the ment that in the opinion of this Government the E. Eastman of Massachusetts; treasurer, world and prates about the cardinal virtues course taken by Germany in respect to Samoa Louise E. Thomas of New York. The constitu

The dupe whom Goethe has covered with upon the temporary adjournent of the confer selves together in a confederation of workers once he had the devil for a steadfast friend, but regarded as having been marked by that just tion declares-that-the-delegates-band-them--immortal infamy-supposed himself invincible ence in this city, as above detailed, cannot be committed to the overthrow of all forms of the time came when Satan claimed-his-own-consideration which the ancient friendship ignorance and injustler, and to the application The Herald says that the parallel, meaning between the United States and Germany the golden rule to society, custorn and law. Gould, has been perfect in every particular for entitled this Government to expect; that the The council is engaged in the interest of no-one twenty years, and is likely to be equally perfect present condition of affairs in the islands cannot, in view of the circumstances under which it Any society of women, the nature of whose work fiend, clutching the securities of the country by regarded by the United States se satisfactory, beyond that of suggestion and of sympathy.

Gould is called the wrecker of railroad's'; a was brought about and is still maintained, be is satisfactory to the Executive Committee, either the throat; & disturber of commercial confidence, and to the end of creating a more acceptable as to its undoubted national character or nationala enemy of our common welfare and a despoiler situation in the islands, the native Government of widows and orphans. It says: He has no should be placed upon a basis more compatible subscribing to specified conditions.

An address will be issued to the women of ine which he is held. He is the sole author of that charge of its duties to all the treaty Powers," United States, and the general officers of the retribution before which he now trembles. Heis This letter was sent from Washington on International Council will issue a similar address neither persecuted nor a victim. He simply January 17, 1888, and was submitted to Hismarck to the women of the world. The co-operation awaits even-handed justice-a terrible outlook. by Minister Pendleton. No reply has yet been of all women, irrespective of race or creed, will There are ghosts in his path which would frighten received. The Germans still hold possession of be urged. The evening session was devoted to sleep from the eyelids of any one who had the Samoa, which they obtained through bad faith the discussion of "Political Conditions." remnants of a conscience. No living man has and a violation of their agreement to this wrought such disaster or made so much money country. The reply of Bismarck-to-this plain out of it. His friends and enemies alike have note is awaited with considerable interest. been deluded by his promises, and it is related that some, driven beyond the verge of despair by their povesty, have sought relief in suicide."

Iris Majesty the Emperor Frederick progresses Tit Rising Sun reports that the German corvette | The CRITERIAN STAKES, a sweepstakes of TI. propaganda and has no power over its auxilliaries in the denouement.

graçlually.

10 each, with Tis. 100 added; for Chine Ponies weight for inches as per scale Second Pony to save his stake. One Mile.

Bill In Lscitate the creation of life peerages, her being docked in Yokohama. She was at the Mr. John's dun Susewind, 11st. lb. value, may become auxiliary to this council right to complain of the universal detestation in with independence and impartiality in the dis-

HOME POLITICS, Loud S-dishury having promised to bring in a Lout Dindavey withdrew his motion for a reform of the use of Lands.

Her Majesty the Queen has arrived at Windsor.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tus 1. & D. Company's extra steamer Ahiva, from. Bankry, left Singapore for this port at

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Tue Sakon of fahore arrived at Singapore on. The 23rd lin, and wis to proceed to Muar, where there was he a series of festivities. similar to those previously held at Johore.

TRE Japanse are still beving cheap strammers, chaving fuck a quized at Stágapore for $10,000, the slemmer Mistuban, a steamer of 190 tons net and Eo horsepower, built at Dumbarton'in, 1865.

Tor Chinese Timer notifies that His Excellency Senhor da Roza special envoy of H M. the King of Partugal to Peking, and suite arrived at

without délny to the capital.

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Bismarck had the misfortune to ground in Shimonoseki Straits, whilst on the voyage from Nagasaki to Kobe recently, which will necessitate

time in charge of Pilot Kisaburo, who, not deeming it advisable to go through the Straits at that particular state of the tide, anchored her in such shallow water that when the tide fell she grounded. Pilot Bischoff happening to be at Shinonoseki the time, was placed in charge

of her for the remainder of the journey.

THE Singapore Straits Times reports that no less than 1 inquests were held on the 22nd ulto. upon the dead bodies of prisoners-who-had-died- of cholera in the Criminal Prison. They were, generally, long-sentenced prisoners. Two more died after H.M. Coroner, Dr. Mugliston, left the Hospital, and two more 'on the 23rd. No illness has been reported from among the onber of prisoners sent to St. John's Island on The erst,~~I'wo steam-launches, the Mala Mata and the Laju are doing duty there with boats towing astern and crewe en board to prevent

escapes......

THE M. C. Daily News learns that a gunboat built at the Onohama Yard, was to be launched about the 20th ulto, and her details shew that the Japanese Navy Department is successful in

of a Mile.

The GRIFFINS' PLATE, value, Tls 250 ; for China Ponies that have never run at any Meeting; Second Pony, Tia. 50; weight for inches as per scale; entrance, Tis. 5. Three Quarters Mr. Tell's gr. St. Gothard, 11st. lb. .......................... 7 The CATHAY CUP, value, Tia, 150; for China Ponies; weight for icches as per scale; Griffins at the date of entry.allowed_7lbs. ;-entrance, Tls. 5. One Mile and a Half

Mr. Trind's cb. Precursor, 11st,, tib.

CHICAGO, March 31st,

PARIS, April 2nd.

A large amount of correspondence between Napoleon I and King Louis of Holland has been discovered, which will probably furnish valuable additions to the history of the Emperor. The discovery-was-made in a lumber-room.

Tentsin on the Shuko, and were to, proceed keeping abreast of the times. She is 154 feet The RACINO STAKES, A Sweepstakes of Tis, robill is a trifle in excess of $19,000,000, and as result in all the students Icaying the institution_f_maistènasco of peace.

TIE, EMIL @ TEruero, ex-Governor General of the Philippine Islands, returned this morning from Carton and left today for Yokohama by the Parle Mail Steamshin Company's steamship City of Sydney, Shot Tertera intends paying a ve it to the Mado and having a tour through pig, after which he will return here en route For Spain.

ain in length 26 feet in in breadth,-and-a ; feet 7in in depth, is constructed entirely of steel, schooner-rigged, of 747 tons displacement, and is to draw 8 feet 8in. forward, and to feet Bin: af She is propelled by twin screws, her engines being of 1,000 horse-power aggregate, her intended speed being fourteen knots. She is to be armed with 4 breech-loading, 4 quick- fring, and 2 Hotchkiss machine guns,

A CORRESPONDENr writing fom Chinking to CHINESE secret societies, says the Straits Times, the Shanghof Mercury on the 23rd ulto. states: have been lifting their heads too high in the We experienced a sharp shock of earthquake Dutch province of the Western Division of this aftern at 3.30 p'clock. It appeared to. Itorneo, They have become such élements of travel nearly north and south, but Insted only a danger to public order and tranquillity; that the few seconels. No damage appears to have beenitesident of the province has been obliged to done to house-walls, &c." A slight thunderstorm passed near us this morning, and the day has been rainy and dull.", READERS of Gulliver's travels would do well to peruse the Macao Independente of yesterday's date. In a long editorial, the organ of modern Liliput pretends to demonstrate the feasibility of drawing the trade and shipping of this Colony in the Holy City, which is bluntly asserted to be the trading port of the China Coast. We are afraid our centennial neighbours have fully entered on their perind of second childhood, and are raving and straining their wild imagination, to the work's surprise and amusement. We have an excellent little island here-Stonecutter, big for the whole of Macao-which we would willingly offer as a lunatic asylum for the whale of that colony, its trading population its army, its clergy, and its press included. SAYS the Shih. Padut the 17th ulto. It will be remembered that the French Syndicate were ordered by 11. E. the Viceroy to construct at

a little

The JOCKEY CUP, value, Tls. 100; for China Ponies that have never won a Race; to be ridden by Jockeys who have never had a winning-mount-before-this-Meeting weight for inches as per scale; entrance, Tls. 5. Once Round. Mr. Sassoon's gr. Forester, 11st. 4lb............ 1, The KIANG-SU PLATE, value, Tia. 150; for It is believed the President will sign the River, China Ponies; weight for inches as per scale; and Harbor bill, provided the Senate does not entrance, Tis. 5. OneMile and Three Quarters. unreasonably increase the items as they now Mr. Sassoon's cr. Harbinger, tost. 9lb stand. The gross amount provided for in the eachy for China Poutes that have never run, this is abuur equal to the t'resident's expectations, before 1st January, 1888; Griffins at date of he is supposed to be entirely satisfied with the entry allowed 5 lbs; weight for inches as per committee's work. scale winner gibs, extra. One Mile and a

GALVESTON (Tex.), March 31st, Quarter.

One of the oldest and most historical lawsuits Mr. Sassoon's gr. Caricle, rost, salbin.this country was decided here 20-day. The The ROADSTERS' PLATE, value, Tis. 100; for and involves the title to over 40,000 acres of land, case is entitled Lavega et al. vs. League et al., China Ponics (without restriction to height) valued at nearly $2,000,000, situated near the not otherwise entered at this Meeting, and that city of Waco, McLennan county, The Lavega bave never won a Race weight, fost. alb.; heirs claim the title as original grantees from entrance, Tls. 5. Once Round. Mr. Sassoon's gr. Saltpetre, 1ost. 12lb.........attorney bom Livega under which his descend

the King of Spain, claiming that the power of ants hold the land, was a forgery. The trial AMERICAN TELEGRAMS,

Judge ruled, res adjudicita, that the enormous volume of accumulated" depositions were in- admissible as evidence, and the jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendants.

A special from Washington-says-it was reported at the Capitol this afternoon that the President had given some members who called River and Harbors bill; that he did not propose upon him to understand that he would veto the

The editorial ends by saying that a criminal to sign a bill appropriating over $20,000,000 for suit, with the possibility of finding himself this work, most of which will never be completed. beind the bars, makes Gould writhe with frantic There is a great deal of concern in Congress overfear, and beat the air with impotent passion. the probable fate of the bill. The Democrats The close of the editorial is: If he dare to give signing it as a political move. are urging upon the President the necessity of facts let him do it, but reminiscences-bah! they are the last resort of a whimpering knave," WASHINGTON, March 31st.

TORONTO (Oni.), April 1st. educated for the Methodist ministry, was last Victoria University, where young men are evening the scene of a curious disagreement between the students and faculty, which may in a body. The students in their college journal published criticism of the curriculum of the university touching on the subject of mineralogy. The faculty demanded an humble apology, under pain of suspension. The faculty contended that criticism of the college officersandtheir reputations not permissible to be made by students who were brought contempt upon the university, and were under the disciplins and control of the university senate. The editors refused to apologize, and at a meeting of the students last evening they were the faculty retired, the udents unanimously by the faculty suspended for one year. When decided that if the classmates were not reinstated they would leave the university. Another cause of grave offense was a paragraph in a colleg journal suggesting that the course of lectures to the thelogical union might be better, and hinting that there are some college students who could write just as good essays as those delivered by some divines from a distance, whom they had beard this winter.

NEW YORK, March 31st.

April 3rd. In the Chamber of Deputies this, afternoon Floquet read a statement setting forth the policy that would be pursued by the Cabinet. He appealed to the united Republicans for their ment the question of revision of the Constitution, support and asked them to leave to the Govern The minority, he said, sincerely, desired the adoption of well-considered reforms and the Lefevre and Leguillier, Radicals, will pro bably become Minister of Justice and Minister- of Public Works respectively, to replace Ricard and. Loubet, who resigned directly after their appointment, because they disagreed with the other members of the Cabinet In regard to the whether the Ministry will appear in the revision of the Constitution. It is still uncertain Chamber of Deputies to-day. The Journal des Debaft and the Republique Française violently attack the new Cabinet.

The following has been sent to us (Shanghai Courfer): A well-known young man of this place called on a lady briend a few evening since, her mother being present. After a while she was called from the room for a few minutes, She excused herself for retiring. He readily excused her. What young man wouldn't, and hope the minutes might be lengthened into hours? She left one sitting on the sofa, the other in the rocking chair. When she returned they were in the same position, but, strange to relate, he had

bunch

of hair hanging to his coat button, and Peking two iron bridges, one at Hsi-ku and she had a necktie attached to her breast pin. the other at a point across, the river just Explanations were called for, and that young acceptable than the bandsome silver travelling | Ärst cousin of General W. A Sherman and lean society, and the wardena, and vestry | eleven and one-half inch Manila, cables, thence

man wished that he bad "wings liko dove that he might fly away. It is funny how inquisitive some folks will be,

below 1 E's Yanda. The first one was completed last year and was formally oper.cd "by the Viceroy before he went to Fanting Fufor thie winter. The canerone, although finished some time ago, was hul opened until yesterday, when His Excellency, accompanied by all the prin cipal officers of the city, went over the bridge, inspecting all its chiferent parts, and making a thorough examination of its entire structures. He ordered five of the largest carts, loaded with several thousand catties of stones, to traverse it, and it was found that the wood work creaked and shoots under the heavy weight. The Viceroy considered that this indicated the unsubstantial character of the timber used; he, therefore, ordered the builders to have the planks removed and to substitute more solid timber in their stead, an order which was acquiesced in,

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Cabinet is perfect. The news of the accession Clemenceau thinks the programme of the new of Floquet has alarmed the Vatican.

NEW YORK, April 3rd. The Brighton Beach Hotel stands 117 feet further back from the beach to-night than yesterday. The hotel was built a dozen years go on Coney island 500 feet back of high- water mark. Little by little the sea crept in, and of late years the old band stand, which used to stand in front of the hotel, could only be NEW YORK, April 1st,reached by swimming or rowing. Last summer of William Chapman Chamberlin, a Brownsvild hotel people decided to move it back, and it was The Herald's Paris special reports the arrival the sea splashed on the foundation, and the (Tex.) ranchman who was bitten about the face, thought a good scheme to build a lot of railroad by a mad dog nearly a month ago. He comes tracks under the hotel, then run flat cars under Mr. Edwin of San Antonio and Dr. Spohn of the One hundred and twelve cars were placed for treatment by Pasteur, and is accompanied by it and lug it away with locomotives. Marine Hospital service at Corpus Christ. On under the hotel. The building is a four-abry the way over the patient was with difficulty kept wond structure with five towers. Its sea frontage to-day lay in a plain rosewood casket at an

quiet with frequent doses of bromide. Pasteur is 560 feet and it is 130 feet deep. Its estimated. The remains of Miss Bull, the ill-fated poetess, thinks the treatment may be successful. weight is about 8,000 000 pounds,

April and. undertaker's. Among those who viewed the The question whether the agreement under begun. Six engines arranged in groups of threa This morning the job of moving the building. body of the suicide, N. W. Raphael recognized which Rev. E. Walpole, Warren dame from were stoutly coupled together and stond on the the dead woman as a relative of his sister-in-law England violates the law prohibiting the importa fourth and twentieth tracks of the twenty-four Her name was Lilla Bull. She was descended sion of contract labor will be determined which are twenty-three feet apart. The carlond from a distinguished family. Her history was

in the United States Count on the 11th engines were hitched together by long chains, given by Raphael as follows: Her mother was a

instant.

The issue was raised by the Amer- The big chains were anchored at one end by Sonator John Day. Her father was Platt Bull, one of the most prominent cotton merchants of Mobile. Church are co-defendants with Mr. Warren. If blocks until the other ends were made fast to

mca of the Holy Trinity Protestant Episcopal Hawsers led throughs bouldering and hyd Miss Bull was 36 years of age. She received a it is decided that he came in violation of the hindermost locomotives. The hawsers weighed high education. She was averse to matrimony, law be will be called, upon to pay a fine of more than three tons and ware two miles long. Miss Bull left her parental rooften years ago and $1000. This is a test case. The law applies Thousands of people flocked to the beach. The went to Washington. Inthe Treasury Department to all classes of labor, whether manual or mental engines hauled away for a minute and moved the she filled a position for five years During that time her father died. This grieved ber much and Two mediums, known as the Bangs sisters, a half they moved it twenty-four feet. Then it CHICAGO, April and building seven feet. After about ele hours and she became afflicted with melancholia. She went whose materializing seances have been com was found that the east end was just six inches to Mobile, where she developed symptoms of mented on a good deal lately, were arrested last behind the west. Within the next ten dayı insanity. Her relatives placed her in a private night and locked up, charged with conducting hotel will be hauled back until, its front is 500 insane asylum. She was discharged cured aan entertainment without license and with feet from high-tide mark. The cost of year after, but subsequently had occasional obtaining money under false pretenses. The it will be $10,000: and the total cost of repiline- attacks. She once before attempted suicide with women, who are young and good-looking, claim slawns, etc., will be $100,000.

of moving laudanum. Two years ago she decided to come to have been in the medium business since, they tend to New York and make a name, notwithstanding were small children. Recently they were brought The Ministry yesterday made nothing she cof

PARIS, April 4th the entreaties of friends not to do so. Nothing prominently before public notice through the a triumphant entrance into the Chamber, M. had been heard from her, for some time, when freaks of Henry Jerstrom, a wealthy photographer Flourens came in just after the Ministers entered The Left cheered the new Cabinet heartily. M. of the Good Shepherd After leaving there she Jerstrom was an old. became a travelling companion of a lady, news ofher suicide. They say that she came to spirit: communications from him through the speaker, read M. Flouget' letter of resignallon.

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anarchist, and since the latter's execution The Depoties swarmed around the former lo The Slaters of the Home were shocked at the claimed on several occasions to have received shake hands with him, M. De Relle, acting as the house one evening in October, 1886, saying medium of the Bangu sisters, lawhose seances Prime Minister them mounted the tribune. that she came to New York for the purpose of he was a regalar attendant. His mind finally The while doing so he was cheered by the extreme work. She expected to meet friends at the depot, became affected by constant brooding over the left and Radical left. These marks of sympathy. pleased. her, and instead of remaining, only a found necessary to place, blus in the debuts it cleared and became vibrating on the but was disappointed. The life at the institution spirit manifestations," and a week ago it was made him turn quite pale. His voice was'nt night she stayed over a year. She was never hospital for insanity

him in the detention first, in reading his declaration, low and hatky, in the part of the Home set apart for the reform. It appears that D. F. Trefney of Englewood interruption of De-Cassagne, who aket why sent by her sister, Mrs. Moreland, but wanted police three weeks ago that the Bangs sisters ber, since it had no idea who they were. The to earn her own living.

The Gould-Herald controversy was enlivened chance to expose and arrest them, warrants on the union of all Republicans. Y

seances were frauds, and detective was detailed passage was tremendously applauded whercia April

to attend them regularly and at the first good, the Prime Minister said: We reckon for support today by the publication of an open letter from having been sworn out on the charges named The struggle for the speakership was renewed Jay Gould to James Gordon Bennell, making above. The CASS many uncomplimentary allusionato Mr. Bennets--the exposure of Jerom served to hasten to day in the Chamber. It has been the most personal career, Gould refers to the time when Lastnighta detective, accompanied by another the third republic: Last night was decided at...

tnteresting of any election of the same kind during Bennett was arrested with other inmates of a afficer and the complainant, Treiney were on a meeting of M. Ferry's friends that their party, House of ill-fame, and when taken to the station hand at the opening of the seance, and after the must be up and doing to prevent the country he declared that he was James Gordon Bennett, usual introductory examination of the cabinet from pasting into radical hands. Brisson bad proprietor of the Herald, and, demanded his by two regular attendants the lights were turned no chance as he would have offended, the Bonk, freedom, but the officer let the case take the very low. Several figures, parporting to be partisti, ElsallyMeline, who defeated Clemon- ordinary course. He spent next day bushing spirits, made their appearance one after another, cenus, as elected On king-his scat he said up the case, as Gould says, with very good and communicated with the audience. Eluble that he accepted the success."MET

iba interest of the other reappeared the spirit of a Russian princess, Comt BLOG /At a dinner party he shot plobes off the chahe clad la royal

The signat forward and

iven and T red thespook the two detectives rushed

take action against them. Acting on his advice, the Netherlands India Government has passed: The following items of news were crowded out special Regulation to meet the emergency of the of our yesterday's issue:-

The case has been pending for forty years. case. Wooden-faced as John Chinaman is, his

LONDON, March 31st. Judge Simon Mussina aged 83, attorney for the heart is deep, and designing enough, to devise The sporting cult of the Sullivan clan has claimants, is the only original litigant living, means of defeating laws intended to curb the entered upon its days of decadence. Ashton The litigation began before Myra Clark Gaines spirit of association and combination so charac-hassailed. Phillips Barnett sailed on the Etruria commenced her famous suit and was before teristic of his race. It remains to be seen how to-day. John L. remains in diminished size on Congress thirty years ago in the impeachment the Dutch Government will: fare in the contest the scene of his former glories. When he first proceedings against the Federal District Judge with the secret societies.

came to England, when he was reverentially. C. Watrous, who was impeached for bribery spoken of as a fistic marvel, the prize-ring peer in the original trial of the case. Sam Houston the slogging Sampson and other complimente made a result will now be the shed to the a celebrated speech on case in the in a blank book and paste brash, that coming Supreme Court and ultimately to the Supreme Sullivans might know the greatness of their Court of the United States. progenitor; but now one sporting paper speaks of him as a sublime blower, another as a silly speechmaker and a slow slogger. So John L no longer wields the shears. He ignores the press, and his paste brush lies idle.

among many gorgeous presents which have their way from notable people to the Prince of Wales on the occasion of his silver wedding, perhaps nose would have been more ask which the big fellow ordered of Hancock before starting for the fight. It was of heavy silver and bore the image of the Tipperary lad SAYS the Shanghai Mercury:The purchase, wrestling with John Barleycorn. Beneath was the other day, by Chinese, of the property at the touching legend, May the best man win Pootung known as "The Tannery," has caused Now, however, the pride-broken pugilist will not us to make enquiries as to what it was intended donate it. to do with the property, and we learn on good

Last Monday at Liverpool Sullivan occasioned authority that it is to be made into a wharf and a small riot. He appeared disguised, not in his godowns. A company has been formed under old familiar disguise of liquor, but merely ahorn the name of "The Union. Wharf Company," of his mustache. The audience refused to and the required capital bas already been recognize in him the ca-great man, and not untu subscribed or promised. The present buildings he had made several of his stock speeches would are to be converted inte godowns, and made they be persuaded. To add homillation to his suitable for the storage of general merchandise, already be disconfeffure, Teoriaky, a native but principally, we believe, kerosine off, and we of Bohemia, alleged to be the strongest man in are informed bonding privileges will be extended the world, arrived in London on Monday, and to these new godowns. It catt be thus taken through the sporting paper offers to spank John solely promoted by Chinese, but we hear that a moderate recompense of £5... foreign firm will be appointed as secretaries of

Rumors that Blaine is in ill health continue the new company, and that the working of the to mod that he had seen the bising statestaan a well-known Tary, told wharves will be in their hands.

within ten days in Italy, and that all in the THE following is from the Chinese Times vicinity knew he was suffering from kidney Another Christian, or at least an adberent complaint of the most serious character. of one of the Missionary bodies, was recently

PARIS, March 31st. done to death in a Chinese prison, whither

The marriage of Miss Singer with the Duc he was consigned at the instance of some Decazes in fixed for April 15th. It is to be a natives, very grand affair. Miss Singer's sistery Princess, even allowing for inaccuracies, affords illustration of the position of foreigners in has returned to Pads. She tells me that she Peking. It is said the unfortunate victim had had no time to send anything to the Salon this purchased certain buildings which he wished to year, but is busy on a large parting demolish, but some law or custom of the city pre- American section of next year's exhibition. vented. To evade this he made the property over

EL PASO, March 31st. to a foreigner, to whom he paid a fee of some Fleury and O'Farrell, the diamond thieves who months nga said he still remalus untried for a few hundred dollars-for-the-abuse of bir-nama recently escaped from the Mexicauthorities at vernacular

paper mentions that the case against It seems that though foreigners have few rights Faso del Norte, phave been recaptured. The him will come off "shortly." It is beyond in Peking the authorities do not like interfering following dispatch was received at 8 o'clock, by question, bad enough to keep a man in prison with them. On polling down the building the editor of the Revista Internacional from and untried for so lengthened a period without some unexpectedly valeable timber was found the acting Governor of Chihuahua, now Paso del good cause, but the nature of the offence with in the roofs, and the foreign trustee thought be Norte Fleury and O'Farrell were captured which Mr. Inoue is charged aggravates the ought to have some profit out of this, which, yesterday, noon in the municipal district of matter considerably. His heinous crime is however, the Chinaman refused to allow Chaviscar, five leagues from the city of Chihuahua, asserted to be "i

"insulting behaviour to officials," Whereupon the but, who these high and mighty officials are is authors, and foreigner reported him to the by the local authorities. They were brought to by the aid of a high Chinese this city to-day and confined in the public all to not yet disclosed. Perhaps, forgetful that he was official had the obstinate man- thrown into awalt the orders of District Judge thot still it a land of liberty, Mr. Inoue failed in prison, where he quickly died, of chagrin it is

DUBLIN, March paying due deference to some arrogant police" | said, and without any feeling of gratitude to the Gilhooly, the member of Parlianioni who was Constable,

foreigner in whom he had confided,

sentenced yesterday to two weeks' imprisonment

THE delightful uncertainty surtounding indivi- dual liberty in Japan is (says the Hiogo News) njuly illustrated by the experiences Mr. Inoue Kakugoro is now undergoing. Mr. Inoue, it may be recollected, was for some considerable time in the employment of the Korean Government as editor or manager of the Oficial Ganette pub- lished at Stal. As the appointment was, of course, only made with the approval of the Japanese authorities, it is at least reasonable to assume

for granted that the enterprise is one almost Lawrence Sullivan: across his knees for the word was received that she was in the Home of this city. Mend of Augost Spice Flouquet and MgDe Freycinet came in together.

me to-day

that they, then considered Mr. Inoue worthy of foreigner, The story current among the Bon De Sceymonthellord, otherwise Winarets Singer, ation of girls. She was well supplied with money i who in-a-spiritualist," made as complaial to the the Ministers were not introduced to the Cham

confidence. When his engagement expired he visited America, and purchased some land in California, where he proposed to go into farming, His idea was to procure labourers from Japan, but shortly after he returned for that purpose he was arrested and lodged in gaol. This occurred on the 27th of last February-now nearly two

deller and drove the guests under the table. At another time be invited guests on his yacht and landed them at the Morgue, Bennett did not

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his new duty, Alter soma iber adjourned until the goth;