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Show GBKERAL. The Fire at Sc run ton. Scranton, 30. The lire la.t night destroyed de-stroyed four frame houses on Pennsylvania Pennsyl-vania avenue, and damaged the po?t ollico buildingconsidcrably. The mails and all the posi otliee property were safely removed. Loss $-iO,lM.i; insured . for So,U00. New York News. Now York, CO. It appears the audit , bill signed by the governor forbids the payment of any debts in oxeosr of appro-1 appro-1 priatioiis, and additional legislation is i iccespry before most of the city creditor' credit-or' can bo paid. Mayor Hull to-day signed bond- to tho amount of lill.'A'O, tb.j proceeds to be used in paying tho interest on tl.c city bond;, due on February l.-t. A young man named Tucker was beaten almost to death, in Jackett St., Brooklyn, last night. John Bei, wiis similarly treated in Kalph avenue. Arrests Ar-rests were made in the former case. Conklin, the defrauder, is believed to be in Canada. Tho Triune It-morrow v.ill publi;b tho letter from Mayor Hall lo Comptroller Comp-troller Green, in which ho announced hi.- intention to soon retire. The Tr.b-int will Uo publish a list of outstanding claims aRainji tha inland inl-and county, which are to bo tllbmilltu to the now board or audit. It sav0 a brief eiauainalioD of the hst thows 'thai ruany frauds bywhich Tweed proiited are concealed m these bills. Wahiagttj Mens. "Washington, 30. The President sent le following nomination to the smntf to-dity; Samuel C. Wiugard, U. atwrnrv, W. T. Th French spoliation bill, re-portal by Cfc.mn, ci I for r cfnnmiiB o three, to be appointed by tho President and eor.;;rm-:a'by the senate, to examine 1 and audit such claims and oruor pa.V-i merit to the eU-nt of live millions. I i Tho com mil tee of ways and means to-j j day had a coiisU.iaiion as to vuciher ; jlbi'v should fix on a given amount of 1 rfo"uct:u:i or not, both on general tariil and internal revenue. They agreed to, call before liu-m tho co:miiissioncrof: internal revenue, on Thursday or Fri-i day, to hear from him on tho latter sub- The committee on appropriations has a'ri-;idy nqKr;i-d six li" tlie general ap-proprist'.-n 1.V., mimy, tlio leg is la- j tive, executive, judicial and pension, j which last two h;ve been pissed, aiui i also the post otliee and navy bil.s. Tlie diplomatic and consular bills remain, r New Coitou Exchange. j Cinc innati, 30. The cotton exchange, j for whicli bahJsomu accommodations have been provided in connection with' the cham'ocrof commerce, was formally j opened to-day. Garrison After Ihe Free Lover. I Boston, CO. Thi opening session of j the w 'iimn suil'mge association was j held in Treniont Temple this evening. I about iXM persons present. Wiilittmj ! Lloyd Garrison spoke, and denounced the doctrine of free love, as advanced by -Mrs. Woodhud in connection with woman cull'rage. The New Oil runs Investigation, j New Orlcfins-, 30. The congressional committee had a long session to-day. The testimony of IJureh was concluded, and McKean, assistant clerk of the house, was examined. G. W. Carter was then called, and it took him three and a half h urs to tell what he know I about the difficulty. Burch attributed ! the governor's; opposition to himself and j Carter to a personal motive, caused by the fact that they sided with the late lieutenant-governor Dunn. At 3 p.m. the ! committee went into executive session. Alec It. Louisville, Ky.,30. The Grand Duke arrived at 3 p.m., and was received by a committee of citizens and driven to the Gait house, which is a blaze of light tonight to-night and crowded with guests, the ladies in gorgeous costumes. Monetary and Stocks. ! New York, 30. Sterling, Si; W. V. T., Tlii; Quicksilver, aGi; W. F., 6'Jfi; Pacific Mail,-3U 5-8. Lonuon, 30. Consols, (J2J. Paris, 30. Kents, iiTf. |
