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Show The Todd Trial. Yo-terday forenoon, the proceedings proceed-ings of the trial of T. Ifc Todd, for the murder of Desmond, were resumed. re-sumed. During tlie day the defendant de-fendant went on tlie stand and testified. He said that Desmond, hi!e they were In the saloon, took from his (Todd's) pocket a white silk handkerchief and a pair of gloves; that ho requested Desmond to return the articles: that the latter partly drew a pistol and said: "I will give you this." Todd then drew his pistol and lired several shots, killing Desmond. It thus appears hat the plea of self-defense Is to be depend upon by the prisoner. The Abysslnbus will won have the "Pilgrim's I-rogre" in their . own tongue, the Alhamric. It has ureii translated by Gebra Georges, a student In Dr. Commandi's Institution Insti-tution at Florence. It n i be printed print-ed at Crischoua in the native tvpe, and beready In tlie autumn. The Jleliglous Tract Society is bearing half the cost of its production, about fifty lunds sterling; and the Alhamric Al-hamric -will be the elghty-fourtu language into which Bunyan'. boos has been translated. |