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Show COXDEXSED TELEGRAMS. London silver quotation, 52.1. The 1'aiis police have seized Uoche fort's newspaper. Blaine's friends claim 500 assured votes iu the CiLcinnati convention. The supply of money available in Liu.on 'nr short !o irs is very large. The attendance at the Centennial was larger than usual on Thursday. The Sun thinks that Blaine is caught at last iu the railroad bond business. Wm. B. Spencer, domocrat, of the 5th Louisiana district will be given Mercy's seat in the house. Prominent lawyer1 thuik that Orth violated tho law in acting as attorney in the Venezuelan matter. The president has nominated James S. Uulan of Pennsylvania consul to Florence, vice Wirt Sykes, withdrawn. with-drawn. Belknap is arout leaving Washington Washing-ton on account of tho sickness of his young child, but will return if his trial should go on. A fire at Bristol, England, destroyed de-stroyed several stores and residences. It was the most extensive firo that ever visited the city. The late changes in the cabinet are said to have been made without the1 knowledge of Bnstow, who is said to be indignant aud may resign. Toole, the famous English tailor, who died about two weeks ago, was horn at V orcester, Mass. lie was the banker of the Prince of Wales. Nino cadets of the second and third classes at the Annapolis naval aca demy were discharged on Wednesday for ihcft of goods belonging to a Baltimore Balti-more drummer. Hart ran ft does not think that Ctmieron can turn over the Pennsylvania Pennsyl-vania delegates to Conkling and believes that he is the "great unknown." un-known." On account of uneasiness, on the eastern question tho London stock market is weak. Turkish and Egyptian Egyp-tian bonda were at the lowest point reached on Thursday. The annual reunion of the Michigan Michi-gan soldiers took place on Thursday.' There was u procession and a banquet. ban-quet. Tho oration was delivercd-by Hon. Charles S. May. 'Ihe Lick $20,000 monument, to be erected at Fredericksburg, Pa., bv Robert Heed of Canada will be of Scotch granite, ornamented with nine Hfe-aize statues, including those of a continental soldier, hope, faith, religion, etc., the top to be capped by the goddess of liberty holding an American flag, The monument to is be completed m a vear. |