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Show LIGimCSG FLASHES. Sena torCa moron is the guest of Ben Butler, in Boston. Wet and disagreeable weather In England on Monday. Threo deaths from typhoid fever occurred in Bar Harbor, Maine, Sunday. Sun-day. George Hunt, jr., of Boston, will accompany Trof. Wise on his balloon 1 voyage. In a saloon quarrel in New York, Monday, a man was kicked in the abdomen and killed. President Grant passed through Portland, Me., Monday at 11 a, in., en route to North Conway, N. H. The Board of Indian Commissioners are to bold a conference with tho Uto Indians during the lirescnt month. Discount rate for three months, bills, in the open market, London, is one-eighth per cent, below the bank rate. A school-teacher named Scott out his wife's throat and then his own, in t ho woods near Sea forth , Ontario, Monday. Sir John McDonald, Speaker of tho Canadian Parliament, is to receive re-ceive a grand banquet at tho hands of his friends. Several thousand coal miners havo struck at Leicestershire, England, dissatisfied with the weighing, and many pits aro closed, Gladstone has been legally advised that he may accept tho Chancellorship Chancellor-ship of the Exchequer without re-election to Parliament. The Czarowitch, of Russia, and family are visiting the "King of Denmark. Den-mark. Prince Frederick William, of Germany is en route to join them. Cartagena is besieged by 6, COO troops with two batteries and twclvo mortai-s. The British licet continues to guard the rebel frigates in tho harbor. har-bor. The original register of the bark O.fprci has just been found at tho Baltimore custom house. It corresponds corres-ponds exactly with regard to that vessel. ves-sel. The New York police have captured cap-tured a gang of horse thieves whose operations have extended through the State, with their headquarters at Haarlem. Tlio United States has received another diploma for its Coast Survey and Light-house Service, making twelve in all. England received thirty thir-ty diplomas. Tho notorious Judgo Durell, of Louisiana, is at Washington trying to arrange a compromise with Attorney General Williams hi regard to tho State legislature. Whalley, the English M. P., Is canvassing can-vassing Montreal in behalf of the Tiohborne claimant. He says tho opposition op-position is carried on by the secret influence in-fluence of the Jesuits, All national hanks aro advised, by tho Comptroller of currency, to deposit de-posit their U. S. bonds within thirty days or have their circulation distributed dis-tributed to other applicants. Threo brothers Buisch were gath-: gath-: ering drift-wood in the river at Milwaukee, Mil-waukee, when one "struck a cocked gun. discharging the contents into the breast of the youthful brother, who died in fifteen minutes, A list of New York custom house inspectors has been forwarded to Washington for action. Investiga- tions are constantly going on and dis-1 dis-1 missals for wilful neglect, intoxication, intoxica-tion, and bribery are being mado daily. Another secret meeting of tho friends of General Butler was held Monday. Gentlemen wero present from various parts of Massachusetts . They reported, the progress of the canvass as being very satisfactory. General Butler has promised to issue another letter in a few days. The New York gold speculators are having a bitter fight. Jay Gould and friend's arc reported preparing to bull gold, and another Black Friday is looked for. The movement is to take place about the time tho banks will be called on to advance, Ijeftvily to move wesiern crops, The feeling in Canada over the action ac-tion of government officers is reported intense, and much like that preceding preced-ing the rebellions of lfv8. Prominent Promi-nent men are stumping the country against tho government, and if is said if Parliament had not been prorogued pro-rogued (he ministry would not have been permitted to live for an hour. The New York Herald reiterates its statement that sixty-one names of custom house officials havo been sent to Washington and that the small fish aro to be sacrificed, to save, the largo ones who throw all blame on the inspectors. The chief officials do the heaviest swindling and havo tho best opportunities to fix bargains at their desks with importers. Tho Internal Revenue department at Washington is in a dilemma. It has been collecting heavy taxes on beer which Massachusetts has since confiscated. confis-cated. Brewers call on government (o refund, if the brewing it, unlawful, They can't ailbrd to pay a tax andloso tho beer too. The department says they muiit call on Congress for pro- tection. |