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The ex-Empress Eugenie will shortly acknowledge Prince Jeromeas the representative of imperialism. Wm. Hinks, for 80 years one of the official reporters of the House of Bepresentati ves.d iod at Washington, Wednesday. Mr. Joseph Karl, aged 63, a well-known resient of Bronson, Branch county, was sun:ruck while at work in the field on the 21st, nd died the same evening. Senator Ferry has returned from Utah. De Lessepn has written the emporer of Brail for laborers for the Darien canal. Hon. O. D. Conger has been made an LL. D. y his Alma Mater, Western Beserve College ; HiKlson, Ohio. Col. Thomas Scott, president of the Penn ylvania Bailroad Company, has so greatly imjroved in health that he expects in Septemer to resume the active duties of his posiïon. The Emperors of Austria and Germany exect to meet at Gas tem next month. The King of Spain is expected in Vienna in ugust to ask for the hand of the archduchess [arie. Secretary Evarts has received a dispatch rom Minister Welsh stating that his resignaïon has been forwarded by mail. Judge Bobert Ould, a prominent lawyer of iichmond and well known as the confedérate ommander for the exchange of prisoners urin? the war, and Dr. A. Speer Oeorge, also f Bichmond, were arrested Sunday evening iarged with being about to engage in a duel. Hon. Bland Ballard, judge of the United tates court, died snddenly at his home in jonisville Tuesday afternoon. Judge Isaac C. Collins, a prominent lawyer of Cincinnati, died Tnesday night of heart iscase. _______