Show = NEWS OF THE DAY Helena Mont reported a mild case of smallpox last night England has concluded that Russias claim upon Penjdeh is not Ameer sham Port Hamilton is not in possession of the British A British cruiser however is in the vicinity The people of Herat have no love for I Russia They say that they would rather I I suffer a long siege than surrender I Lieutenant De Longs widow has been granted pension subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior Secretary Whitney of the Navy wears eyeglasses on account of being nearsighted near-sighted not because its English you know MajorGeneral McDowell is sick and not expected to recover His digestive organs are affected and isis stomach refuses re-fuses to retain anynourishment Now that it has been officially decided de-cided that the Afghans whipped the I Russians in the late engagement honors should be easy Or dont the Russians know when they have had enough The DEMOCRAT does not advise its I readers to put their trust in cable dispatches dis-patches A special selection of Americas i best campaign liars have got hold of the European wires and war wont do to bet I on I Over 5000 new pmsioiis were granted by the Department during April Most of these were Confederate pensions and yet this is a Democratic administration Republican papers should make a note of it TheNew York Herald thinks that England Eng-land and Russia are tightening their belts for a terrible wrestling match If they shall lay hands on each otherwhich I God forbidit will be no boys play but a battle of the Titans The Indians around Winnipeg are preparing to take the warpath The SUCcess suc-cess of Riel has emboldened them and the reservation will be deserted in a few days unless the Canadian government I I pacifies them with largo gifts I II I Notwithstanding the contradictory I I nature of the dispatches the declaration I lof war like the sword of Damocles evidently evi-dently hangs by a thread We ran only II watch the hands of the clock and speculate specu-late upon the moment of its falling The peaceful condition of affairs and the protection of foreign interests on the Isthmus of Panama arc entirely due to the prompt and vigorous action of the American forces A battalion of American Ameri-can blue jackets in one of these petty larceny lar-ceny revolutionary States has a very healthy influence The Virginia Nev Chronicle says that with the exception of three or four I I blatant Elaine organs and half a dpzen 6r so insignificant rural sheets the Republican Repub-lican press of the country is admitting that the nation has not been ruined by Democratic success according to last Falls prophecies The murder of the express messenger messen-ger on the Louisville Nashville Chicago Railroad mentioned in the DEMOCRATS I dispatches yesterday afternoon is much regretted by the officials of that road Efforts are being made to secure the masked robbers and Judge Lynch may hold a session if they are caught Mr Childers the Chancellor of the I Exchequer in submitting the annual I budgetto the House of Commons yesterday yes-terday among other taxes to make up the proposed deficit proposed to raise the barrel Mr duty on beer one shilling per Childers is evidently trying to work the Englishmen up to the fighting point The championship of the great billiard bil-liard tournament was won by George I Slosson last night Schaefer the wizard I of the cue did some wretched playing of 310 to 500 It was losing by a score I generally thought from the brilliant playing play-ing of Schaefer heretofore that he would I walk away with the championship honors The budget is favorably commented on by the English newspapers A slight does not deficit of 75000000 for the year administration appear to worry the Liberal revenue is to tion and the government l another assessment on be increased by uL ii heavier duty on the income tax a manufactured spirits and more stamps on patent medicines Yesterdays DEMOCRATS dispatches I mentioned the movements of the Russian I An I corvette Strilok off New York cruising in forcible conr English frigate is Russian vessel and should piny with the 11ly pa1l I the dogs of war be turned loose the open cannons roar of the international I ing probably be heard distinctly fight may It would be upon the American coast booming news all around The settlement of the differences between I England and Russia by arbitration I tween the approval of the does not meet with that Bismarck London press The opinion to will attempt it does not appear marck well founded Bismarcks policy is for be alone the Germany and Germany C either Russia or England of 1 i weakening ui uin weaKC1UUt > r I to be desired by Ger I I I or both is more many than a policy of peace I Pacific Mail Steam The stoclc of the made quite a jump yesterday I I ship Company It is stated I i day and is held firmly today for that the ainount of business in sight I 1 i greater than at any the company is now I also that I time heretofore in its history Francisco to China the line from San on withdrawing freight from shippers are steamers English bottoms and sending by flag The tonnage the American under already offered the Pacific Mail taxes its capacity to the utmost HHI |