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SATURDAY EVENING'S NEWS. Murdered Her Eight Children-Thirty Miles of Logs Passed-- Explosion in Boston Steamer with 800 Steerage Passengers Reported LostA Concord Citizen Reported Fatally Stabbed McNeally Sails for Europe. General Underwood. formerly surveyor of the port of Boston, is dead. O'Brien, the Irish editor is to arrested immediately upon his release from prison. The Jackson Institution for Savings at Providence, R. I., has gone into voluntary liquidation. Sir John McDonald declares that Canada will reject any treaty that favors commercial union with the United States. Pryne who has so long defied the police from his castle, made his escape Saturday and at last accounts had not been arrested. Martin Dooley, aged 65 years, section hand, was instantly killed by a locomotive in the railroad yard at Concord, N. H. Saturday. Burglars robbed the residence of Henry Riversdale, at Grenfell, one of the directors of the Bank of England, of goods valued at $30,000. The steamer Venice. which arrived in New York Saturday, passed through thirty miles of logs from the broken Nova Scotia timber raft. It is reported that Ras Alula and his army have arrived at Ghind and have obtained permission from King John to open an attack upon the Italians. Despatches from Helena, Mont., Denver, Col., and St. Joseph, Mo. report the weather at 30 to zero, a great A. C. Henry loss of 40 McNeally, stock derees and below many brother human of causing Frank lives. McNeally, the young defaulter of the Saco & Biddeford Bank, of Saco, Me., sailed for Europe, Saturday, in search of the stolen bonds. The Fall River spinners about two weeks ago asked Receiving for the restoration reply from of their the former wages. no corporations, they at a meeting Saturday, resolved to strike. An answer to the demands of the Pennsylvania company's employes for an increase of pay and other concessions will be given through the division superinteudent on Monday next. A Hungarian peasant woman arrested for child has of murder, the murder confessed of eight of that her she children, is guilty which she successfully killed soon after their birth. The supreme chancellor of the Knights of Pythias has lodge, amend numbering 25,000 suspended members, the until Grand they their by-laws to conform to those of the Supreme Lodge. M. DeLesseps maintains that the Panama Canal will be made available for the transit of vessels in 1890 by means of immense metalic locks which Engineer Eiffelhas been ordered to construct. It is reported that Balfour has determined to subdue Ireland, by killing by inches the Parnellites imprisoned in Irish dungeons. This is to be accomplished by furnishing the prisoners insufficient food and clothing, The following Maine pensions were granted Saturday Lucy, widow of William B. Taylor, Calais, Mexican war John W. Lord, Portland originals, Chas. B. Howard So. Waterford: Charles A. Eldredge, South Gardiner. Fears are entertained concerning the safety of the overdue French steamer Brittanie, from Mediterranean ports, which left Gibralter Dec. 22. She carried 850 steerage passengers and a full cargo of Italian and Spanish merchandise. Geo. E. Jenks. a prominent citizen of Concord. N. H.. left his home early Friday afternoon and has not been seen since. No trace of him can be found. and suicide is feared. The police and citizens are searching the woods in the vicinity. Following is the statement of the New York banks for the week ending Saturday. Reserve increase, 84,964,550; loans decrease. $3,896,600 specie increase. 2,808,600; legal increase. $3,636,600; deposits increase, 1.926,600; circulation. decrease, $1,888,400. While blasting on Seaver street, Boston, Saturday afternoon, William Grace was instantly killed and two or three more workmen probably fatally injured. The charge used was underestimated and damaged the property in the vicinity to a considerable extent. The only survivor of the French sailing vessel. Ministrea Batncoi, which was wrecked English steamer the recently, Kingsdale, charges the with captain refusing of the to tow vessel to the nearest port, though she was in a sinking condition. The result was the loss of 22 lives. The coroners jury has rendered the following verdict in the Stack case: Mrs. Abbie Stacks, wife of Thomas Stacks, of Cumberland Mills, came to her death by a blow, or blows, on the right temple inflicted by some