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Show LIGHTNING FLASHES. Tho gallowB for tho oxcoutton of Nixon has been erected- in tho Tombs. An inundation in tho Turkish province pro-vince of Bosnia has oaused tho loss of many lives and great destruction of property. A colored boy aged 7 killed a whito girl aged 4 near Lynchburg, Va., on Thursday, because she refused to give him a marblo. There wore twenty-one bids for gold yesterday, amounting to $3,515,000 at from 17, 26 to 17, 71. Tho amount sold was $1,000,000 at 17, 63 to 17, 71. J as. A. Coo, tho Boston forgor, has been committed in default of $400,0U0 bail. It. is thought his operations will exceed 'J00,000, though only $ii7,000 ia speeificdly charged against him. Tho New York supreme oourt in tho ease of Nixon has denied him a new trial or stay of proceedings. This action destroys Nixon's last chance, and he will hang on Friday. Report was brought to Kansas city on Wednesday, by a citizen of tho Cherokee country, that tho Bonder family of Kansas assassins had been captured thirteen miles north of Dallas, Dal-las, Texas. Tho jury in tho case of Eckhard & Hulton, dry goods importers, against I cx-collcctor Scholl. of Mew York, to recover a million dollars for duties illegally il-legally collected, failed to agree, and were discharged. A commission has been appointod to meet the Sioux Indians and obtain reversion re-version to government of certain portions por-tions of their reservations in .Nebraska in order that tho lands may be opened to homestead and pre-emption. A dispatch from Barcelona at midnight, mid-night, Wednesday, represented the city in a state of great excitement owing ow-ing to tho information that the Carlists undor Saballs had capturod Mataro fifteen miles distant, seized tho custom house and were levying a contribution. Troops were hurrying to Mataro. Lusignani was hanged, at Morris-town, Morris-town, N. J., at 11:21, for the murder of his alleged wife, whom he found eo-habiiing eo-habiiing with another Italian. Wednesday Wed-nesday night be passed in a somewhat rostless manner. In the morning, however, ho was in full health, ate a hearty breakfast, and conversed freely with visitors, expressing himself not afraid to die. |