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Show News Items. New Biunswick. N J June 7 A distinct dis-tinct sinck of eartliquake, nccumpanied liy a rumbling noist, was felt here this murniiig. aEerliii, June 8. The principal artists. miijjus and actors of this city, have promt pro-mt ed to take part in a great summer fete fti the benefit of the Knssiati JeWf. L mdon. June 8. The rabbis of the principal cities of Russia have ordered a day of lasting:, prayer and intercession against the persecution. Renewed rumors are current that Jewish Jew-ish irsi rch nits of St Petersburg intend to quit the city. Anumj; those mentioned about to leave, are Foljukofl.the railway king, and Bridzki, the sugar refiner. "Iijuique, June 5. T.ie machinery of the sieainer "Itata is in a bad state and it will require some days to put it in order again. The captain alleges the arms and auiunition having been transferred to the "ltHtn" near the island of San Cleniente, American law was not violated, and he is making strong representation to the United Siatis government with a view ol getting possession of the munition?. Rome, June 7. The cities of Verona and Mantua were shaken by an earthquake earth-quake today. Many houses were dam aged; An invalid woman as so badly Iriglilened by tne shock that she died. Venice and Tuscany were visited this morning by repeated shocks. The worst shocks occurred about i e'clock in the morning. Shocks were also felt in Venice Ven-ice and Milan. The centre of disturbance was at Venice. Ven-ice. A subterranean noise was heard like the roar of artillery, which was followed fol-lowed by three sirong shocks. The inhabitants in-habitants rushed into the streets in terror. ter-ror. At Marengo three persons were killed and at liadaia and Caivano seventeen were badly injured bv falling houses and chimneys. At the latter place another shock was felt at 6 o'clock this morning and much additional damage was done The movements were uudulatory in character and were more or less felt over the whole of north Italy. Last Wednesday afternoon a Dago named Peter Michael wandcited dow n to the gypsy camp ahd struck up an ac- quaintance with an aged wanderer nan. ed Smith. In the course of conversation conversa-tion the dago told of a horse that could run a m le in a minute, and the gvpsv expressed ex-pressed his opinion that Mr A'ichael was not duly observant of the principles of veracity. The dago cast rejections on the anctstry of the gypsy intimating that his mother was of trie canine race and proceeded to emphasise his belief by an appeal to arms In the scuffle which followed a girl was hit, the stove upset, and the countryman of Rudini assaulted and batered.and ignomiouslv driven from the field. He took an appeal to the U. S- government, w hich in the person ot Justice Larcen, followed the example ol Blaine in like circumstance, and agreed to see the matter through- At the close of the investigation on Thursday moi n-ing n-ing the pugilists enriched the city treasury treas-ury by $5.00 each. The Italian Minister at Manti has not yet been recalled.-SW tintl |