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Show LIGHTNING FLASHES. 'Iho election in Spain on Tuesday pxsed off quietly. The dons of Hadajos are excited about the recession of Uibraltar to Spain, i A railroad bridge near Brunswick, 1 Mo., was burned on Tuesday ; loss $ W). ; The lt-v. lr. Thos. Ci upturn, ibr-, ibr-, mcrly of IJ jwdoin college, died in New , York on Tuesday. I'ro-ideut Grant was in Nl-w York 'on Wednc-iiy to see his wife and 'daughter off to Europe. The funeral ubseuics of Con. Kobert I Anderson were celebrated in imposing j style in New York on Wednesday. I An Knghinh company are going to lay a cable between Li.ibou, Portugal, and Brazil, n't the Capo Verde ls-I ls-I lands. The dwelling of C. W. l'Vlt, at Cam-I Cam-I bridgeport, Mass., was burned on Tues-'day, Tues-'day, and a sun of Mr Felt lost his life by suffocation. On Tuesday, iu the senate, liamsay called up the bill to punish "straw j bidders fur mail couli-acts." It was ordered priuted. At the St. Louis municipal election on Tuesday, the Democrats elected nine out of twelve alderman and six out of eight sx'hool directors. The parade in New Yoikon Wednesday, Wednes-day, by the colored population iu honor of the passage of the loth amendment, numbered -l.uou people in line. The commissioner of agriculture has been instructed lo report to the senate, statistics relative to wool and woolen importations and home produce. 11. 11. jlurlburt has resigned tho comptrollcrship of the currency. A few days ago he declared his innocence inno-cence of the charges against him and that he would not resign. What's tho matter? |