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Show DOMESTIC BRIEFS. A fire fct Berwick, Pa., Wednesday caused a loss of $30,000. Among the distinguished arrivals at New Y01 k are Mr. and Mr3. P. 1'. Barnum and Lord Dtmraven. At the Detroit regatta Wednesday the "Emeralds" of Saginaw won a heat in 7. 53, tho fastest time on record. President HayoV reception at Bennington Wednesday evening was attended by an immense number of people. E. K. Smith, surveyor general of Montana, has been aupended. The charges preferred are misdemeauor in olti ce. A Fort Clark, Texas, special says: Mexican cattle thieves drove 150 head of cattle across the Rio Grande on the 14th. TheTitnej reports that the World newspaper has been solder soon will be, to Stilson J. Hutchings of the St. Louis Times. The trouble between a firm belonging belong-ing to the present syndicate and some of its former associates Beems to be purely personal. Wm. H. Vanderhilt says the $100,-000 $100,-000 promised the workmen of tho New York Central railroad will be disbursed at the end of the month. The excitement over the suspension suspen-sion of payment by tho Long Island savings bank continues, though the , solvency ot the institution is officially j declared. It ia said that an arrangement is lively lo be made soon between tho Western Union and Atlantic and j IVeitia telegraph companies to end the existing competition. McDauie), one of the New Jersey Central railroad strikers, was sentenced sen-tenced by the vice chancellor to pay a fine of 50 and to remain in War-rou War-rou county jail until further orders from the court. Judge Batchford of the United States district court of New York Las decided that the owners of a vessel are responsible for any damage that may happen to a caigo through c a reliances in handling or improper storage. Six European Bleamships reached New York Wednesday wiih passengers passen-gers as follows: Styindinavian 408 steerage; Scytiia 12S cabin, 1G steerage; l'inan:rania 121; cabin, 212 steerage; Ethiopia 50 cabin, 117 steer ige; State of Indiana 17 cabin I'.nd b'i steerage. The workmen al Wilkesbarre, Pa., who were driven Irom the Delaware and Hudson mines by tho strikors are anxious to continue work, but the strikers compelled them to swear that they would not work until the troubles are ended. It is reported that some of the Dehiwaru and Hudson company's com-pany's mines are on fire. James Wildermott was last night fatally stabbed by Mrs. Honora McCormick. When locked up she said she had cut Wildt rmolt because the knowledge of his having Bednced her seveial years ago hud separated her from a good and loving husband in San Francisco. S;:o came from there a mouth ago to got revenge. |