News Of The Week

In tbc report of the Utau commission maae to the Secretary oí the Interior, a reeomnundntlon is made that a marriage law bc anactedby congress, whicb would forma rnlghty adjunct in the Buppresslór of polygamy. The mnulling ol the territorial law givtag the right of suffrage to nomen is Btrongly urged, on tlie ground of lts being an obstruction to the sohilion of the questioti. The law denying the right ol euffrage to polygaraists has been, so far, vi rv Buccessful, and a striet adherence to it, it is believed, wül tend to the gradual extinetion of this mighty evil. The outlook is encouraging from the fact that the, Mormons are regular at'tendants at the "liberal" meetings. The eommiSBion advise moderation, but eay that congress shonld have no heíifation in using cxtfaordinai-y mcosures to compe! the pcople of this territory to obey the laws of the land. MILITARY PROMOTÏON'S PROl'OSED - President Arthur lias nomtaated Brig. Gen. Jno. Pope to be major general ; Col. R. S. Mackenzle to be brigadier general ; and Maj. Win. A. Ruiker, paymaster, to be lieutcnant-colonel and deputy paymaster-general. Al'i'KOVED. The President has approved the report of the Government Commissíoners, aeeeptiugthe new1t eompletely section of the Northern Pacinc Railway, comprlsing 104 railea in Montana and ineluding the bridge across the Missouri River. EDÜCATIONAL. A meeting of the superintendente of public instruetion will be held at Washington touw Urne iu Jauuary. The United States commissiouer of edueation has invited Congressnian Willits, the ncwly elected president oï the Michigan state normal school, to read a paper before the conventiou. Mr. Willits has accepted the invitation. NOMINATION'S. The President has nomimated Chas. A. Watkins of Grand Rapids to be internal revenue collector of the iourth (listriet of Michigan, and also sent in the names of the following postmastors: Thos. E. Clapp, White. Pigeon ; Herman N. Moore, Grand Rapids ;Milton M. Ferry, Lowell, Robt. E. Freneh, Fort Gratiot ; P. W. Hornbaeh, St. Ignaee. MO1ÍE IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED. A communication has been laid beíore the sënate f rom the secretary of war transmittiiig eitimates for iinprovement oí the MIssissippi rtver for the fiscal year etnding June 30, '84, aggrcgating $4,573,000. This sum is proposed to bc expended in narrowing the charme! and pro tccting caving banks on six reaehes bi-low Cairo. THE NEB' PENSION' OFFICE. The new pension office at Washington will be one oí the most splcndid bnUdlugs 6 the city. ït will have a frontage of 400 and depth of 200 feet, the height oí the main eornioe being i; feet. This will give 166,000 square feet of flooring and epace for 1,500 clerks. Congrese enacted that the cost was not to exceed $400,000. HOPE FOB THE IGN'OIIAT. The house committee on edueation and labor has agreed upon a bilí appropriating $10,000,000 añnually to be distributed among the states and territorios according to the ratio of illiteracy for educational purposes. LOGAN ON IOS METTLE. When the bill for the relief of Gen. ïitz John Porter is reached in the Senate, Senator Logan says he will oppose it to the end. In coBversatión on the subject, when reminded that Gen. Grant and others were brtoKiuKatrongpressure to bear in Porter's favor, the Senator said he did not think Grant was any better inforined about the case than he, and in all events he had no vote on the pending bill. UN'FAITHFUL OFFICEHS. Two f ellows named O'Leary and Murphy were captured in Washington recently Buspected oí robbery. They eoon gave it away that the District pólice oiticers were in league wit tliem, and told some damaging stories during on intervirw on the 12th inst. Eaeh detaUedthe circumstances ol many robbcries, including the eoverninent printing office inoney thcl't, gave th.i minies ol the nueves ana tneueiccuves uuu "stood iu," as well as the percentage of the proceeds of robWries paid to detectives- twenty per cent. The detectives, it was even saitt, planned some jobs and selected men to exeeute tlicm. Murphy and O'Leary gave a cireumstantial account of the Christianey diamond robbery and alleged that diamonds of the exminister, valued at f rom $15,000 to $20,000, were di;-p. isi'd of at a great saeritiee in New York, and a heavy percentage, given totWO detectives, whO are named. "Tfie wife of one of these men," O'Leary said, "noiv wears dresses made irom ilk taken in the Burdette robbery, and given to "ie detectives as hls part of the plunder." It is süleged the entire detective torce of the District received dividends levied weekly upon the bunko and monte men. A CHAXGE. From January 1 all navy pensioners resldlng in the agency districts of Chicago, Columbus, Dis Moincs, Detroit, Indlanapoüs, Loiiisville, Milwaukee and Topeka, will be paid at Chicago; those resi'liug in the agency districts of Knoxvillc and Washington will be paid at Washington ; those residingin the agency districts of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia will be paid at Philadelphia. Army pensioners residing in Indian Territory and now paid at Knoxville will be paid at Topeka. CONÍiHICSS. Senate; Dec. 5th.- Mr. Brown, oí Georgia. presentad the eredentials of Mr Barrow, M Georgia, and Barrovv was BWorh in Meaírs. Ingalls and Cockrell presented petltlona asking f or an mercase of pensions íor disabled soldiers. Mr. Millcr, of California, introduced stx bilis tclating to the restoration of American shipping and foreign trade, which were referfed to the committee on conuneree - Mr. Beck fler (1 a long resolution lie said he wottld cali up to-morrow, reeiting the faet that the natlonal republiean committee liad levled asscssments [or political purposes, and ordering the committee on judiciary to investígate - A longdebate took place on thc proposition to chsmge the liour of meeting of thc Bésate frora noon to 11 a. m. Thc resolution to meetat noon m. [i ii all y adopted. House.- Iu the Houw the eommittee on ways and means reported favorably Mr. Kelley's hill to abolish uiternal revenue taxes on tobáceo, snuif, clgare and clgarette. The Wil proviilcs for the uneonditional repeal of all Internal taxes on all kinds of umuufactured and raw tobáceo. Sejïate.- Doe- Tlie chalr laid before the senate a cominunication from the secretary of the treasury, transniittmg the report of tte national board of health. The chair appoiuted Mr. Cali to till the vacancy on the coramittee on forelgn relations, and Mr. Barrow to the vacancy on the conunlttee on prtrileges and electlone eaused by tlie death of Mr. HUI.. Mr. Anthony introdueed a bilí to prohibit the use of capítol orany portion theveof other than for the uroinmodatiou of the two houses of congrega and the supreme court, the purposes tor whlch it was desisjned. The bill gives the preeldeni power to a'uthorizr iis use tor public funerala during nress. ...Mr. l'latt'sresolutionasldngfor detailcd iniorniation in regard to the peöston roll was then taken.. Messrs. lii'ek and Logan I nnicnrlmcntE. whieh were reiected, and alter some debate Mr. Platt's resolution was adopted. Mr. Sewellgave notjee tliat he ivmiKl cali up the bill for the restoratton oí Fitz Jolm Porter to hls rank In the army one week frem to-morrow..Mr. Beck's rcsolution rHatiug to politieal assessineiils ent uver, owing to expi■ation of morning Iiour. House.- Mr. Willis of Kentucky presented a esolutlon authorizing the eommittee od elvll service reform to inqulre intn the eollectionol leetiou funds trom government employés tod .he uses of the same, whether coUectea under ttoeats of dismissal, etc. Kt:íerred..Mr. (Jaswell, of the appropriatimi commlUee, offered a eaolution authorizing that eommittee to add a clause to the appropnatlon MH reducing letter jostage to two cents, whieh as adopted without dissent. . The House thenwent Into comnltteo of the whole and took ui) the presldent'e nessage, and referred it pieee-meal to appropritc committeer. Senate.- Dec. 7.- In the Sen&te i number of letitionB were preseneed urging an tncrease of (ciis'ions tor one-anned and ene-legged soldier. , ..A joint resolutlon was adopted providtng 'm the pririting of 12,000 copies oí the report of ■hc tariff commisslon Mr. Vest offered a relolution asking the secretary of the interior to ransmit the eopy of any eoutiwt enicrrd into in regard to leasing the Fellowstone nattonal park or any porüon tUereoí to a eoinpauy with ilie privilege of building a hotel, eiveting telerapn Unes, running stages, and other iniorniafiou in regard to the conüition and management af the park. 4.dopted....S&. Blalr gavenotico tliüt he wuulil (nove to reconsider the vote by whjcb -Mr. Platt's resolutloo calllug for a detailed statement of matters relating to the pension roll was paased. He stated that the desired Information would embarrass the business of the pension office Mr. Beck'e resolution ealling for investigation by the judieiarv committee, of politica! assessmente, was taken up, and B.rk aaked tor a vote on it Mr. Hale said he liad no objeet.iou to this tield of inves tigation, but drsired that it. 8hould.be made much more ennipnhensive. EtethereforeofEerabstltute to incstigate thoroughly tbc act of the last campaign by botn partieg. Amoiiu; other tilinga the substitute ealls for informatiou in regard to coniributions received liv the democratie committee from whisky deale ■ and brewerö Mr. Hale was procceding to rnake a speech iu support oL his enbstitute win n Mr. Harria snggested 'hat the substitute be printed and the matter laid over until toiiKirrow. Afreed to. House.- l)cc. 13 was fixed upon forconsideraiion of the bilis fixing the length of terma for collectors ol Interna! nveuue, llmlting the compensationa ol gaugers, and allowlng Canadlan irnicis to bring wlu at to mili on the American side free of dutv Mr. Ilnskcll presented a petition froin Utah, saying that theEdmunds hül was fonnd to be entirely inadequate, as the mormon vote cast at the last electton waa the irgest for tnany years, the law havingonly pïoved a senil" 'irritant in strengthening the i I of the mormon priests over the people, hut failed to deercase polygamous marriages. The. nititiiincrs aak that a council of 9, 11 or 13 mpmbers I' appointed by tin; president and oiinfiïmed by the senate, to legislate for the territory ín place of the present mormon lcgislaturc. . ."Mr. Ryan called up the Indian approprial Ion bill and the house proceeded to lts de laih (1 consideraron. . Tlie bill appropriates $5,2Ü0.000, or $350,000 less than last year and $1,5H),000 lêss than the estimatee. Senate.- Dec. 8th.- In the Senate Mr. Logan presented several petitions írom tobáceo ni;umfaeture.-s, asking immediate action on the tojbacco tiix bill, on the ground that the present uneertainty is disastrous to business Mr. l.i-ck's resolution in regard to politieal assessments wns thcu taken up, and Beek took the Hoor and made a epeeeh on the substitute for the resolutlon oflered by Mr. Hale. Hesald if government employés were paid sufricient salaries to enable them to contribute 2 or 5 pir cent. for politieal purposes lt was time, in the interest of decent eeonomv, that their pciisation De cut aown. mr. laaie s suusuiulu, id, went cleariy outsíde and had a difieren! did in view. It wanted to flnd out wliat diti!!!rs and brewers contributed to the democratie campaign fuud. Perhaps thoee classes luid made coutributions, just the Bame as rationa] bankers had eontributed to the republicm fund, but he didn't see how that could bc stopped, nasmueh as these men did not get mjmeyrrom taxation oí the people. While employés of the government were not avowediv disiïiissed for non-payment of assessments, yet a uumber of those who had not paid were discharg.'d Mr. Hale in rcply said that Mr. Beek BUght eay what he pleased about his (Beek's) desire to confine investigation to aslentafrom government clerks, but the fact remained that his (the speaker's) proposed substitute was lor the purpose of learning ii -rvthing as to the conduct of the last campign Alter further remarks by Messrs. Beek, Hale, Edmunds, Bayard and Allison, for and against Mr. Hale's substitute, the matter wtnt over at the expiration of the morning hóxir, and the bankruptey blil carne up as unllulshcd business. House.- Mr. Davis of Illinois presented a petition from the tobáceo dealers of Chicago, urging áeflnite scttlenient of the tobáceo tax bion and f avoring abolition of the present tac Mr. Burrows of Michigan reported the appropriation bill for the consular and diplomatic service, and at 12:30 the house went into cotninittee of the whole on the bill. As reportt ■ i . .____;-i__ iM uto rtpür .nunL in A1OÍ) KAH lees 1han the estimates The eommittee on pOBtoffices and post roads reported the bill rcducmg letter postage to two cents. The report is exhaustivo, covering the history of postal Irgislation, '.ml accedes that the reduction will cause a deficit in the postal revenues, but claims that this will only be temporary and soon recovrred. SiiSATE.- Dec. 9.- Mr. Pcndlcton gave notice that as soon as the bankruptcy bill was disposed of hu would move to take up the civil service bill.. The Beek politieal assessnient rcsolution v.as culkd up, and Mr. Beek said if an'investigation ahould be ordered he would make the prpof so strong of outrages inflieted upon government employés that the system of politieal Miits would be made more odious even to the other side. .Mr. Hale read a circular callin,; a meeting of liquor dealers of Dayton, Ohio, to aid in defeating the "Fanatlcs and Prohibitlonlsts," and said he wished an lnvestigatlng Cdinunttee to summon Edward Cooper and aak how mueli money the Democratie eommittee in New York eollected from the liquor dealers there.-The bankruptcy bill was then considered (rto action having been taken on Beck's resolution) and it was agreed to finally dispose of the subject Monday..Mr. Hawley of Connectieut introdueedabill (whichwasreferred to the comiiii civil service reform) to prevent ofli! the United States from colleeting sub seriptious or assessments from cach other. The bill provides for a fine not exceeding $5,000 o imprisoninent for violation. House. - Kesolution was passed calliug on s( cretary of war tor information whether mone aBpropriated in the river and harbor bill wa uïed works or objects not in the interest ui eomnierce and navigation, and if so asking that specirications befurnished.. The consular bilí Pitase, 1. . A heateddiscussioutook place before Ptge resolution eoncerning the river and harbcr bill was passed..Mr. Cox, ofNewYork, ina ('u ry speech opposed the resolution. He told Mr. Page that the howling demagogues seetned td have liad a majority in lus (Page's) district and in fact they bad a majority all over the country. The people had set the seal of thcir disapproval on the river and harbor bill. Those rivi r and harbor bill members who were not reelected c-riticised the President severely for vetolng the last river and harbor bill. .Mr. McLanc called atteution to the fact that because New York had 27 feet of water In her harbor slir objected to the iinprovemeut of the harbors of Phikulelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleaas anti Galveaton. [Applause.J If there ever was a veto whieh deeerved to be overridden il as the veto of the harbor bill by the honorable gentleman who now holds nis scat at the end of the avenue. .Mr. Kasson reported a bill to improve the civil service. Siïnite. - Dec. 11. - Mr. Rollins iutroduc i liill to re-establish the courtof Alabama claims. Mr. Hawley reported, from the civil service cominlttee, witïi amendment, the bill introducéd on Saturday prohibiting federal employés piaking or beiñg coneerned in political assessiii nis! It was placed on the calendar and Mr. Hawley gave notice that he would move this bill as an amendment to Senator Pcndleton's civil service reform bill, which is the next business alter the bankruptey bill is disposed of. The bankruptcy bill was taken up as soon as Ihe niorning business was ftnished. Mr. Ingalls Baid he presumed every senator had decided vhether bankruptey legislatioo should be enaeted or not. Unti'l that questlon was votcd upon he would not adii anvthing to the debate. 11 the motion to indefiuitely postpone were lost üid speak upou the two propositions of Mi. Garland. ..Mr. Brown's motion to lndeflnitclv postpone as n-jected, 26 to 34. ..The Mii and nayB were then ordered on Mr. Hoar's substitute, which was adopted by a vote ■ il 34 to 30. Mr. Sherman moved to commit the substitute tu the judleiary committee, with a view to amendment. Ajgreed to. Severa! amendments were also sent to the committee. Hot sn.- Aniong bilis introduced is one by Mr. Walte, of Connecttcut, prohibiting further eolnage of silver dollars untll the sum held by the treasnry is rediieed to fifty millions; also tlie payment of bounties to heirs of colofred soliliers ; to incorpórate the Transatlantic, Nortli American & Paciflc railroad; lor the p ment of doublé postage on uupaid letters; li ■:' reform of the civil service; imd to abolish the internal revenuetax. NEWS NOTES. A STEAMBOÁT BOILER EXPLODES. The boller of the propeller Morning Star, klvlng between New Orleans and Magnolia Plantation, exploiled about 6 the other mornJjg. Oftwenty-one persons on board Utree ,v, re killed, eight drowned and six badly if aot fatally sealded. The steamer Sunbeam, iear by when the accident oeeurred, took the tvounded to New Orleans. TUey wero sent to SbJehospltftl, Jaek Jolmson (wntte), finniaii, nul seven eolored roustabouts weredrown9d. OliAVES KOBBED. Ganga of men have corameneed to dig up Bvery fot in Lebanon cemetery, Phjladelphia, tor tne purpose of comparlng the contenta Sflth the offlcial interment records. Grave D, 134, which ahould contaln 60 bodies, was foimd empty. The authoritiea of all other eolored ;ics in the city have determlned on a similar exauünation imniedlately. A cali has been Issued for a mass lndlgnatlon meeting at Liberty hall, and trouble is feared. CONTE8TS SBTÏLED. The Ohie State CanvasBing Board in the Walhi'.'c-.McKiul.v eimtest in the Elghteenth Con, mal District has decided MeKinley to bc ètected by eight majorityand lssuedacertüieate oleleetion accordlñgly. In the Sovenih Distriet Morey was cjeclared eleeted, and in the Twelfth, Hart. None others were contested. A FOTAI. COLLISIOX, Hiuton, W. Va., special says : A collision Qfcuved ut Ualf-past '■' p. ín. Dee. 7th., between ífreight train golng weat and an expresa pasienger train going cast at the west entrance of itretcher's Nuk Tunucl, twenty-two miles reit of Hinton. Thrce persons werc instantly killicl. Öve niluTs iujured and the two engines, io passenger cars, one baggage car and üve ireigLt cars wreckei The passengere, numberimlv-five, among whoui were Senator Williams, of Kentueky. aud Robt. Bouuer, of S: Vork. escapad ñninjured. The accident wis causea by a misunderstanding of orders bji the f reigbt train men, wliereby thcy were. attmpttng to take au hour more thftn had been ■liiiwnl tliini of the passenger train' 8 timettbe-? inj late. .Another railroad dieaster occurrcd qb he Sth instant one mile east ol Georgetown, Jeorgia. An entire passsengei train was hrown 100 yards from the track down em lankment. Every pcrson on the train exeept Ik: eugine crew was more or less injured. ilatl agent Wiley Harria, expresa meesenger b' .M. Foles nd train hand Natlian Williams rere badly hurt. The injured passengers were en to a hotel at Georgetown and medical aid irocured. APACHE OUTHAGES. A special from Chihuahua, Mexico, says : 'he recent massacre in Casa Grande, State of Jhihuahun, Mexico, by Indians, provee tobare been a horrible affair. A band of Apaches, lUmbering iully 500, crossed the border and escending upon the little town, began an iniscrlminate massaere, fully seventy-five perons falling victims. Sevcral girls and women were carricd olf by the savages, and a large uantity oí stock and other property stolen, 'he houses of the unfortunate Mexicans were burned and the dead bodies stripped of their lothlng and jewelry. The murdered persons vcre among the wealtliiest class, and several of the most prominent families of the place rere among the victims. Lroops have been ispatehed to the scène, but the Indians have a long start and their capture is not predicted. EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYED. The conference between Bessemer steel manïfacturers and employés, at Chicago, ín regard to wages f or next year, has been indeflnitey postponed; the rumor saya the manufacturrs have decided to suspend operations after an. 1 until the tariff commission report is actd upon. AM AUDIEXCE FOOLED. A large and enthusiastic spiritualistic audince were hoaxed at Racino, Wis., by a trio of )ogus mediums, claiming to be the only and riginal Annie Eva Fay eombination. After ntroduetory acts they requested a recess of ive minutes and retired. They failed to return, ind when the audience realized the situation hey 6coured the town for the alleged mediums, vatching the depots until the last train, etc., iut failed to eateh them. TnE DEADLY PARASITE. Eight members of a family named Blandenjurg, living in Bloomington, 111., have been Doisoned by eating uncooked eausage, They nade the sausage themselves, and, according to jcrman eustom, merely smoked it. Samples iré found to be alive with trichina. Two oí he cliildren have died. A BOILER EXPLOSIÓN. A most terrible accident occurred at the sawmill of II. Vincent & Son at Shawneetown, 111. ileven men were employed about the mili, ïcattered about the engine room eating the uoonday luncheon, Avhen the boiler exploded with extraordinary violencc, completely wreckiug the mili, distributing the iron plates of the boiler various distanees, from a few feet to 6Ü0 yards, immediately killing eight of the eleven men. And wounding the other three. One body was blown into the river and two more hurled a distanee of 200 yarda. Several of the men were actually blown into minee mest, and friends subsequently went about with pails picking up the indistinguislmblc fragment strewn about. CBLtrCE. A SENSATION IN HIGH LIFE. Report comes from Indianapolis of the arrest oí a son of Win. H. English on the charge of being father of au unborn ehild. The complainant was Miss Elizabeth Williams, who says that young English seduced her on the etage of the opera house about two months ago. The defendant was put under bonds, but the charge was subsequently withdrawn and eiïorts were being made to hush the matter up. The old man's "bail" no doubt helped the son out. CROOKED CITY OFFICIALS. Louisville, Ky., is all stirred up over cliseoveries of alleged fraud in the conduct of financial affaire of the city, involviug defleienciee variously estimated at $100,000 to $300,000, extending over a period oí several years. David Ferguson, ex-tax collector, and now collector of back taxes, and Capt. G. Levi, ex-deputy assessor, and now assistaut fire chief, are the offleers implieated. A STEPMOTHEIi STADEED. At Vandalia, 111., while a I2-years-old son of John Martin was being chastised by his 6tepmother, he whipped out a pocket knife and stabbed her, severing the femoral artery. Alt OBSTÜEPEBOUS STUDENT. A student in the Chicago University recently had trouble with a fellow student. President Anderson, of the University, reprimanded him, and he replied with impertinence. Dr. Anderson undertook to remove him from the room, when he drew a revolver and tried to shoot the President. He was disarmed and the faculty subsequently expelled him. FOKEIGN AFFAIRS. ARAIII BANISIIED. Arabi Pasha's case lias at last been deeided. He pleaded guilty of rebellion and was sentenced to death. The Khcdive subsequently coinmutcd the sentence to exile for life. NOT AFRAID OF AMERICA. Le Moniteur, official Freuch organ, referring to the eontemplated American claim in connection with the recent murder of American citizens in Madagasear, says that American illwill i'anuot be much feared while Franco possesscs a navy euiliciently strong to blow up every eeaport in America, if neces6ity should arise. AKABI ORATEFUL TO ENGLAKD. In a letter to the Londou Times Arabi says he is grateful te England for her imerposition in liis behalf. He says he is eontented with Iris iate, and ouly hopes England will complete the wort he commenced and give Egypt to the Ugyptians. He believes the justiee of his eause will become apparent in the future. DOINGS OP DYNAMITE. Intelligence has been received from the Transvaal that the Calïres have been driven into Chief Mapoch's caves. One cave has been destroyed with dynamite, and it is supposeil flfty nativos were killed. The commandant and a boer were also killed. TUK OTIIEK LEADEKS. Iu view of the disposition oí Arabi's case it Ir expeeted all the other leaders in the rebellion except Suleiman Pasha will be pardoned. RUMÓRS OF CHANGES. The London Times eayslt believes that soou after Christmas Derby will be invited to Jota the Cabinet. Childers, now War Seeretary, will become Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Dilke, Under Foreigner Seeretary, will enter the Cabiuet. It says these changes may be the precursors of even more important ones. It is possible that even before the end of the next session of Parliament Gladstone may eonsider hinisclt' entitled to retire, and in sueh a eontingency there is little doubt that Hartingtou will become Prime Minister IIAItD ON THE IIEDREW8. The prefect of St. Petersburg has ordered the pólice to expel all Jews residing within the municipal boundaries of the city without official permission. The seuate has decided that JewB an: incapahle of holding landcd property iu Baesla. BITS OF NEWS. Tbc Dominion parliament meets Febraary 8. Oerman immigration to America is decreasing. Brisk fighting is rcportcd on the borders of the Transvaal. Ex-President McMahOB, of France, is report;d scriously ill. Rcar Admiral Stanley, U. S. N., is dead. Ile was buried at Washington. Gambetta left his bed on the llth, being the first time sinee bis late illness. Wm. Fletcher, of St Thomas, Out., vomited a live lizard niue inehes long. Eight business houses wcre destroyed at Petersburg, Ind., by fire; loss $60,000. The Tibcr is risiug and threatens to inúndate the lower part of the city of Home'. Dillon has abandoned his proposed trip to Colorado, and will go to Malta iustead. The King of Bavaria has giveu 40,000 marks to assist people made destitute by the iioods. Olivcv Weiulcll Holmes, jr., ha.-becnappointed ajustiee of the Massachusetts supreme court. The Turkish grand vizier has promised to settle the frontier question with Montenegro direct. The Chinese government has determincd to build a uew town eight versts south of Snyden. It will eost over 1,000,000 silver roubles. The overflow of the river Scine has caused great distress in Paris, where mauy persons have been rendered homeless therebv. The aniiouncement that Parnell has resolved to eell all his landed property in Ireland is the source of great myetery to the Irish press. President Gonzales has appointed Matías Romero one of the Mexiean commissioners to negotiate a commercial treaty with the United States. The London Times understanda thut Egypt will contribute L3,200 sterling monthlj toward defraying the expenses of the Englisn oecupation. An organiïatlon bas been cffected at Alexamlria to deniand immediate compensation of Suropean residents for thoir loeses by the bombarilment. Four hundred men liavo been thrown out ol employment by the closing of the Rrrerslde rolling milis aud the Triton cotton mili at Neweastle, Del. Popo Leo XIII cele ,rates the 50th amiiversary of hls ordination as a priest, December 2)i. A mass wfll be said for liim throughout Europe on that üay. Republique Fram-aisc, Paris newspaper, in an editorial prediets that there will be a rupturc in the negotiations between France andEngland on the Egyptian question. Gen. Sidney Burbank, on the rctired list U. 8. A., died at Newport, Ky., Dec. 8th. He served in the Black Hawk war, the Florida war and the war of the rebellion. Queen Victoria is fearful of attempts on her lifi'. At the 'ate military review, no sooner had the troops passed before her than the escort elosed in around her carriage. Senator Mahone and other capttaHsts are said to l)e working up a scheme to secure legislation for a canal aeross Florida, for which large appropriations of swamp land are to be made. The sultan has approved Gen. Koohler'e plan to fonn six model regiments with Germán oñicers, in order to acquaint the Turkifib army with the new Germán military organization. Judge Samuel T. Worcester, a brother of the lexicographer, ox-member of Congress from Ohio, and member of the judiciary of tbat State, died at his residence in Nashua, N. H., aged 78. London, England, has been haviug a L3,000,000 flro. The whole block between London Wall, Philip Lane, Addle and Wood streets, except warehouses on the corners oí London Wall, was destroyed. The loss by the floods in the Rhennish district in Germany will amonnt to millions of marks. The damage to the Town of Douisberry alone amounts to a million marks. Sixty houses neaj Maj'ence were swcpt away. The excess of imports of merchandise ior the twelve months, ended October 81. 1882, Wal $10,805,230; exeess of exports of gold and 8ilver coin and bullion for the same time, $33,273,089; value of imports of merchandise for the same period, $751,975,509.