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Show DOMESTIC BRIEFS. Indiana politicians report the feeling feel-ing in favor of remonetizing silver very strong in both parties in that state. William Henrv Smith, general agent of the Western Associated Press has declined the colleotorship of the port of Chicago. E. W. Baxter, New York, furniture furni-ture dealer, has fled the city, leaving liabilities estimated at $45,000 to $50,000 Dd $10,000 auets. A Boston boy named Welsh, aged 2 years and a half, killed a playmate named Fageretrom, aged 3, by striking strik-ing him on the head with a brick. Secretary Sherman says that unless congress interlerea by repealing or expending the time for resumption of specie payments, he will proceed to execute the law. A contract awarded by the Turkish Turk-ish government to the Providence tool company involves the sum of $17,000,000. The company employs 2,500 men, and turns out 6,000 Henry rifles daily. Ex Controller Connolley of the Tweed ring wants to compromise with the city of New York by restoring a portion ot his stealings, and negotia lions have been opened. Probably $1,500,000 will be demanded. North.veotero railroad officers: president, Albert Keep; vice president, presi-dent, secretary and treasurer, M. L. Sykes; assistant secretary and treasurer, treas-urer, S. O. Howe; general manager and superintendent, Marvin Huitt; assistant general superintendent, C. C. Wheeler; general Ireight agent, N. C. Wicker. A Philadelphia gentleman bus iu-veeted iu-veeted a coin consisting of an amalgam amal-gam of twenty four parts of silver to one of gold as a auuatitule for the present silver coin. The dollar will be about the Bize of the present half-dollar. half-dollar. Thia coin it is proposed to make a legal tender, withdrawing the subsidiary coin now in circulation. |