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Show LIGHTNING FLASHES. j Weather lino in New York yester-I yester-I day. Spanish mail several daa overdue : at London. j Snow storm in New Kogland yesterday. yester-day. Very scvero. Y'estcrday waa observed in Philadelphia Phila-delphia generally as a holiday. Yesterday was generally observed in New York as a holiday, business ev-! ev-! cry where suspended. All tho principal businoss houses of lioston were closed yesterday. Tho day observed as a holiday. Loss by tho burning of Presidoot Grant's residence at St. Louis about if 5, uuU, most ot tho furniture saved. Late maila bring tho news of the death of J. S. Lo Franc, tho eminent Irish writer at Dublin, February 7tb. Father Burko sailed for Europe yesterday, yes-terday, llo was escorted to tho steamer by a number of tcmpcranco and other societies. Loss by the firo at St. Petersburg, Pa., Friday night, which destroyed the entire business portion of tho town, is about $1110,000. Insurance very light. Fire caused by the explosion of a kerosene kero-sene lamp in a salooc D israeli, lord Cairns, Gathorn and Hardy, members of parliament for Oxtord university, wero to meet the members of tho houso for Dublin yesterday, yes-terday, to discuss tho ooursc to bo pursued pur-sued in tho university test bil1. |