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Show GENERAL. The Crops. Chicago, 10. Reports from a large portion of northern and central Illinois and central . Iowa, indicate that the wheat crop is not eo great as wis anticipated, being injured in many sections by chinch bugs and rust. There is the prospect of an unprecedented yield of qorn, and an average cron of other grains, with a good yield of potatoea. Homicide. At Leland, III., on Saturday night, Wm. Blair was shot dead by a brother-in-law named Shepherd, whose household house-hold goods he, in company with an elder brother, was throwing into the street in order to dispossess Shopherd c . u ti u:i. tji i l belong to hie mother. The Blairs are represented to ba notorious yijlains; Shepherd is a respectable tnau. The Expected Riot In New Yorl, New York, 10. Rumors are sull rife of an impending riot between the Orangemen and Fenians on Wednesday. Wednes-day. It is said a delegation of the Hibernian Hi-bernian sooiety left last night to see tho President, to ask the interposition of the Federal authorities to prevent an outbreak. Paper Mill Burnt d. Concord, N. H., 10. The Unicon-nao Unicon-nao paper-mill, at Goffstown Centre, owned by P. C. Cheney & Co., of this city, was destroyed by fire yesterday. The loss is about $4000, insured for $2500. "Washington IVcwi. Washington, 10. The civil service commission contemplate adjourning this week until the lall, in order that they may in the meantime give full consideration to the business with which they are entrusted. An un authenticated report prevails that Richard H. Dana will ho. if he has not already been, tendered the office of-fice of U. S. arbitrator, to meet with the other arbitrators at Geneva, under the treaty of Washington. It is certain cer-tain that his name has been favorably mentioned in that connection, and that the President will soon formally make the selection. Fearful Seen at a Flo-lVio, Berlin, Ont, 10. A Sunday school pi'o-nio here, taking refuge from the rain in a tannery, the floor gave way, precipitating about 100 scholars into ihe vatB beneath. The scene is reported re-ported as fearful. Fortunately all were rescued, with the exception of one lit-tlo lit-tlo boy, who was drowned. Onugmn to b Protected. New York, 10. Mayor Hall this mnrning again made the assscrtion that there would not be a riot, and that tho Orangemen, in oa.se they I paraded, would bo protected. The impression im-pression prevails that tho Hibernian societies will take tho advise of the clergy, and not interfere with the Orangemen, Sherman In Canada. - Toronto, 10- General Sherman, of the United States array, and a party of twenty-one ladies and gentleman from West Point, have arrived. They are eoing on an excursion down tho St. Lawrence, on their way back to the United States. ! Gen. E. Slexta, of tho Mexican army, is in the city. Monetary and Stocki. i New York, 10. Govts, dull. Sixes, SI . 15; 5-20'?, G' 14f; 04, 133; 65, 13j; new, G7, 2j; 6S 12$; 10-40's, 12't- Currenotes, 14 . Stock--irregular. "V. U. T., oS); Wells Fargo. 50: Pac. M.iil, 431.- '. Y. C, 961; Frie, 27; R. I., luT. The Oranga Proceixlon, ' New York, 10. Archbishop Mc- Closkev, in his sermon at tho dedication dedica-tion otSt. Paul's Church, at Harlem ! yesterday, alluded to the threateuedi demonstration against the " on Wedn-" allgemeB j, expressed the hope I mat the prooee-don would not be allow-ed allow-ed by the authorities, but earnestly leutreated and exhorted all Catholics to beware of even going near it, and on no account to make any counter-de- I monstratioD. 1 |