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of the United States Navy, died at Philadelphia on the 12th. 1 meeting in the rooms of the Chamber of at New York. on the 12th, urged the necessity a thorough of the investigation Commerce upon Congress alcoholic liquor of traffic. Kiernan's news agency had a dispatch on e the 12th that the Erie and Great Western Railways had been consolidated, President 1 Jewett's proposition having been accepted by the latter company. The annual meeting of the Iron and Steel 1 Association was held at Philadelphia on the 12th. Resolutions.were adopted congratulating the iron trade of the country upon the reeumption of specie payments and the gold basis values; Congress for reto in $300,000,000 solving for maintain notes, commending and circulation attributing to legal tender protection on that A Boston the present dispatch, favorable the balance 12th, will of stated trade. the Fire Underwriters committee recommend an average increase in rates of about twenty five per cent. They divide the risks into three classes. Forty cents, which includes a very limited number of lines of goods in bulk not inflammable in themselves or liable to combustion in an ordinary fire: fifty cents, including bulk of risks on mercantile property, and sixty cents® to one dollar and fifty cents to include light goods, broken stocks and open lots of goods of an extra hazardous nature. The Legislature of New York has voted $10,000 to aid in detecting and stamping out pleuro-pneumonia. A stable at New York, containing over eighty horses,burned on the night of the 13th, and aboutsixty horses perished in the flames, among them some valuable roadsters. Two firemen were severely injured by a falling roof. Between sixty and eighty rioting strikers were arrested by the Sheriff of Washington County, Pa., on the 18th The rate of toll on the New York canals has been fixed as follows by the Canal Board: per West-bound pounds per mile: freight, east-bound one-fourth freight, mill one-half 1,000 mill;or coal, iron are and petroleum, east or west, one-fourth mill; the free list to be continued. President Hayes has written a letter to the Collector of Customs at New York in which he says that it is his desire that the office be conducted on strictly business principles, and that no man should be put out of place because he is a friend of Mr. Arthur, or put because he is a friend of the Administration; that no recommendation from himself, Secretary Sherman, any member of Congress, or other influential person, must be specially regarded. The good of the service should be the sole end in view. Mrs. Adolph DeBarry of New York City, while on avenue on was from approached walking Fifth snatched behind by ather agentlemanly the earrings, 14th, appearing man, who a valuable pair of diamonds, and succeeded in tearing one of them out of her ear. He escaped. A new secret organization among the miners of Schuylkill County, Pa., has been exposed by President Gowen of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad. A general strike was ordered but was 20th. of a strike coal other for In case Feb. 16, postponed committee banks and until havproperty was to be burned, a ing been appointed to carry out this part of the programme. The larger portion of the Roger locomotive works, the Barbour flax mills and dye house and some smaller buildings at Paterson, N. J., were destroyed by fire on the 13th. The total loss is estimated at $300,000; insurance about $75,000. The New York State Commissioner has directed owners and veterinary surgeons to report all cases of and forbids in charge enpromptly persons cattle of well disease, the cattle disease tering upon the premises where exists. Three children of Ephraim Hysler were burned to death at Somerville, Me., on the 15th. The children were left alone, and by some means the house caught fire. About a year ago another child of the same person burned to death. The weekly bank statement shows that the New York City banks now hold $12,076,500 in excess of legal requirements. The Groeco-Roman wrestling match, tripping allowed, between J. H. McLaughlin, of Detroit, and Wm. Miller, of Baltimore, was won by the former, in Boston. Ira Stewart, living near Watertown, N. Y., was shot and killed, on the 15th, by his crazy son George. An investigation of the accounts of the late County Treasurer Conklin, of Oswego County, N. Y., shows a defalcation of $133,000. Commercial Bank of Saratoga, N. Y., has in the a by order the The been of placed Comptroller hands of Currency. of receiver, The pastors of the Catholic Churches in Pottsville, Pa., and vicinity, have given notice that they will excommunicate all members of the Knights of Labor, a society which succeeded the " Mollie Maguires. Union Pacific stock, which in the past few ruled between 66, 57 opened on of the 17th at weeks the has morning 6914 and 69, and sudto 78. It then to and advanced to 771/2 again denly jumped Jay Gould fell sold 75 % 100, 000 shares at 70.
