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Show CONDENSED TELEGRAMS. Silver quotation in Loudon 47d. No public interest ia (mown in the 1 impeachment trial. Thero were several cases of aun-utrnke aun-utrnke in New York Thursday, some fatal. Tho Americans at Coiiutantinoplo warmly celebrated the Centennial Fourth. A rumored attempt on the life of Due de Chartrcs by a soldier is entirely entire-ly unfounded. Seualor Morrill look the oath of office ay secretary of the treasury on Friday alternoon. Tho Roman Catholics of Bosnia have protested against the annexation of that country lo Servia. The Centennial com mission has decided by a vote of 2'J to IS to keep tbo exhibition closed on Sundays. Among the witnesses in Washington Washing-ton in tho impeachment case arc-Generals arc-Generals Hancock, Sconeld and Augur. Jake Rehm, Chicago whisky conspirator, con-spirator, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment and a fine of $10,000, and Waterman, gauger, gets six months and a fine of $1,000. The admissions to the Centennial exhibition on Thunday numbered 52,010, of which 40,001 were paid. The whole number of visitors since tho opening has been 1.902,054. Dom Pedro and tbe empress attended at-tended a New York theatre Thursday evening and were warmly applauded. On Friday he visited the Western Union telegraph and Associated Press offices. It is said that Belknap's counsel have seriously contemplated making no defence, but suffering the trial to go by default. Shonld they conclude to made a defence, the trial may last a month; otherwise it will soon be disposed dis-posed of. Two democrats (Gibson of Louisiana and Wikaof Illinois) refuse to unite with the majority of the democrats on the currency and banking committee and report the repeal of the resumption resump-tion act. There was a stormy scene in the committee, but tbe two absolutely abso-lutely refused to yield. |