Show TELEGRAPH TIDINGS cape town is Afi afflicted lietea with the dreadful scourge of smallpox jay gould denies that he vanta wants to buy up a journal BT or W U herald niage at NEW HAVEN sept 26 the factory br by bovine beving curtis manufacturers of P plated i at edana and cocoanut coco anut at birmingham ming liam burned this the loss ia is insurance over men ari are thrown out of employment novice rowing race races maine sept 26 ilan to lon n courtney and kennedy met here today to day and after a lengthy discussion decided to postpone the races till june 1883 the stake money is to be put up three weeks in advance of abe races theadate the date odthe of the races is tobe to be named six weeks previous and the tile date will be mutually agreed upon three wee must intervene between the race of hanlon and ross and that ot of hanlon and kennedy money MAt matter tors NEW sept 28 26 the post referring to the unusual stringency in money says it should be said that large lots of money yesterday were borrowed at fancy rates which money w was a a n not used sed that is no collaterals collate rala rals pot lu M t are re put up p and the money not taken ull all that was done by the borrowers being to pay one days interest for the money and leave it in the hands of the lenders som thing is being done today to tu day and it puta puts in dear clear light the lad fact that a good portion of the present stringency is irom from artificial loans I here is good goud reason why the tb treasury should act in the matter and grunt relief the tile pott post says there will be ground for disappointment if secretary folger folzer does not lake take thia this view of the subject egyptian brent CAIRO sept 28 26 there was a collision on the railway between nefie che and magsameh Mah sameh today to day ten natives were killed general wo wolseley seley iseley is suffering from cold and diarrhea diarrhoea smallpox scourge CAPE tow sept 28 26 the smallpox is is raging worse than ever there are 2000 cases thus far mostly natives C COO 00 fatal the disease reached the 11 military alit it r cape town is delred declared infected and all vessels sailing thence for other ports in the colony will be quarantined the greatest excitement prevails in in tl the I a diamond fields illegal measures are taken to exclude persons arriving there suspected of having infection the streets of cape town have a deserted appearance and business is 1511 buffering frering greatly murderous Marder oui mother COVINGTON tenn sept 28 emily jemily wilson and lizzie kemp fought about their children at this place this mor laing mrs kemp cut mrs mra Wil suns throat with a razor killing her the murderess was arrested AJea lou hatband husband tenn sept 28 thomas fitzgerald entered his residence here this morn morning pg and found reuben edwards talking to his wife fitzgerald seized a table knife and stabbed edwards to the heart the latter fell dead jay and journalism NEW sept 27 from to days world we take the following by way of ascertaining what basis ifancy if any there might be for certain tales which h have ave been set forth of late with a tremendous rub a dub in two or three local newspapers a reporter of f the world yesterday found mr gould in his office anal an interviewed him on the object of his alleged attempt of of buy up the associated press frew mr gould said the reporter report er it is is stated in sundry quarters that you have been been trying to tc purchase the new york journal of commerce have you any objection to say whether this is so or not it is ridiculous the only grain of truth in the story is that a gentleman closely connected with the journal of commerce in fact one of the editors sought an introduction to me at a private house where we both h happened to be and stated he was think ing of making a syndicate to purchase the journal of commerce and wanted to know if I would go into the operation how did you receive the proposition si tion I naturally asked the editor to let me have bave a copy of the trial balance of the concern that I might see what its financial position was the trial balance was never seat sent to me this is the whole story of my attempt to purchase the journal of commerce and this Is as near as I ever came or am likely to come of being an owner of that great journ journal ai Is there any more truth mr bir gould in the story which seems to be flying about in a lively manner that you called oa on mr jones odthe of the times and offered him in vain a million ana and a half of dollars fur for 51 shares there is I if possible rather less truth in that legend I lave have bad no financial dealings ot of any kind with mr jones odthe of the times |