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York Suicide of a Woman. Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Julia Ann Maria Jaul, a widow lady, residing on Cherry street committed suicide by hanging herself, with a clock cord, to a rafter in the garret of her house. The particulars of this affair are as Abont three years ago a Danish family by the name of Juul, consisting of a husband, wife, two daughters and one son, arrived in town, and located here. Mr.

Junl was 3 watchmaker by trade and was employed by Mr. F. C. Polack and proved to be an up. right and industrions workman.

In the latter part of February last, he died leaving but little of this world's goods, besides a policy in the Penn Mutual Relief Association of York. After his death the children were differently engaged to gain a live. lihood. Mr. Polack, Rev.

Mr. Walker and others interested themselves greatly in the behalf of the family and seen to it that they were provided with the necessaries of lifer Since the death of Mr. Juul, however, his wife seemed greatly depressed in spirits and was particularly lonesome as she was unable to converse with any one excepting her own children, as she could only speak her native language. Besides her and her children, we are informed that Mr. J.

P. Madsen is the only person in York who can speak the Danish language. Yesterday was the day fixed by the officers of the Penn Mutual Relief Association to pay over to the unfortunate widow the amount of the policy on her husband's life. Shortly after dinner Mr. Polack sent his boy on all errand in reference to this matter to the house of Mrs.

Junl. Upon arriving there the lad found the doors open, but no one appeared to be about. He called at the next door neighbor Mr. File, and reported the situation. Mra.

File after some examination of the premises went to inform the oldest daughter of Mrs. Jaul, "who is learning dress-making with Mrs. Pfieger," of the facts. The young lady, who is about 16 years of age, at once proceeded to ber home to make a search, and in doing so, to her great horror, found her mother's lifeless corpse suspended to a rafter in the garret. She was so effected by the tragic sight that she at once took sick and was taken to the residence of Rev.

Mr. Walker, who kindly cared for her. In a short time a crowd assembled, but no one dared to cut down the body until the arrival of the coroner Dr. 0. C.

Brickley, who was notified of the facts about half past 3 o'clock and at once went to the house and summoned a jury to inquire into the cause of this sad death. The jury consisted of Alfred Koch, Henry Boll, Wm. J. Boll, Albert Bishop, Philip Weber, Charles Melchinger. After viewing the body and iavestigating the facts in tho case, the jury returned the following verdiet: "That Julia Ann Maria Joul was found dead, that she had marks, of violence appearing on her body, came to her death by hangiug herself by the neck with a clock cord, fastened to a rafter in the garret of her house, and further that the said suicide was committed while laboring under temporary aberation of mind, superinduced by some cause unknown to this jury." The deceased was pears of age the day previous to her death.

She was highly esteemed by all who knew her and much sympathy is expressed for the bereaved children. The funeral of Mrs. Juul will take place to-morrow (Wednesday) afternoon. A REMARKABLE CASE OF INSANITY. A Man Living Fifty-Three Days on Nothing but Water, and still Refuses to Par- take of any Food.

There is at present among the inmates of the York County Hospital, one of the most remarkable cases of insanity that has' ever come to our notice. The person alluded to is Ezra Newcomer, of Hellam township. He was first brought to the Institution on the 11th of October, 1876, and placed in the Hospital for treatment. He was a tall, beavy set man of great muscular power and weighing about 170 pounds. He was a shoemaker by trade, and a married man, of about 24 years of age.

He generally seemed docile and moved about the Institution -having very little to say to anyone. About the 18th of of April last he made his escape, and went to his father's house in Hellam township. Upon arriving there in the evening, he refused to enter the house but slept in a shed. In the morning he was offered breakfast but refused to eat anything whatever, but asked for a pair of stockings and a clean shirt. He was told that in a certain room in the house, up stairs, the articles were ready for him.

He went up into the room- -remained there a short time and then came down and passed out without taking either the stockings or the shirt, and refusing to say a word. The day following, officers Frank Ziegler and David McCreary were requested by the Directors of Poor, to go in search of him and return him to the hospital. On the morning of the 20th of April, they went after him and discovered him in a barn near the turnpike, about two miles this side of Wrightsville. He was lying on a lot of straw on the mow and had his shoes off. He was requested to put on his shoes.

He put ou his shoes but refused to come down. The officers then climbed up to where he was, when he pulled off his coat and cautioned them not to come near him. They, however, seized him, when quite a struggle ensued and he got away from them, and leaped from the bank of Daily. VIRTUE VoL. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

An important announcement, in reference the preserving of dead bodies, will be made to morrow in the DAILY by W. J. Boll. Returned. Mr.

E. G. Smyser, who was in attendance at the Lutheran Synod at Carthage, Illinois, has returned home greatly pleased with his western trip. Festival. The festival opened last night at the Masonic Hall under favorable auspices.

Quite a number of persons were in attendance and business was active. Arrested. Yesterday Justice Jacobs issued a warrant, charging George Watson, familiarly known as Bo-Hickman, co', with aggravated assault and battery, on oath of Henry Wilson, also col. The warrant was served by officer Melivaine, and Bo gave bail for his appearance. The Philadelphia Excursion.

The Permanent Exhibition at Philadel- phia reminds visitors, in many respects of America's great triumph, the Centennial Exhibition of 76. The educational, machinery, and agricultural departments, are full, and the display in the Industrial Departnrent by 24 exhibitors is most surprising and complete. Remember the Grand Excursion on June 19. Fare very low. Excursion to Summit Grove.

St. Paul's Lutheran Sunday School are arranging for one of their enjoyable summer excursions and congregational pic-nics to the above named grounds on Thursday, June 21st. As every one connected with this school and congregation are heartily into the arrangement, a very pleasant time in anticipated, especially as the Reva. Dr. Baum and Jonathan Oswald the pastors, and the Rev.

Dr. Gotwald, the present pastor are all expected to be present. Mr. John H. Powers and his sister, Miss Mary J.

Powers, who are claimed to be the two heaviest human beings on the earth, will appear in York at the Odd Fellows Hall, on June 14th, 15th, and 16th, each day, from 9 a. to 10 p. m. Mr. Power is 18 years of age and weighs 631 pounds and his sister is 28 years of age and weighs 8074 pounds.

Their parents are of Pennsylvania, but at the present time reside in Kentucky. Mr. Powers called at our office yesterday and we found him a genial, clever and intelligent gentleman-and in size certainly surpasses any human being we ever beheld, York Churches. Rev. Dr.

Hamlin, P. of the Harrisburg District of the Central Penna. (M. conference, after his late visit to York reports as follows to "Central Penna. Conference News" published, at Harrisburg, by Rev.

W. Maslin Frysinger, formerly of this place: We paid a visit to this ancient but metamornhosed horongh a short time ago. and were gratified to find improvements going on notwithstanding the unpropitious times. There is not a finer town than York to be found in the State, and our church should always be well represented there. Dr.

Bowman and Bro. Bender stand as high as any pastors in the place, but the one has an unfinished church building on his hands and the other considerable of a church With these obstacles removed there would be a fine future before our church there.The Beaver Street people are anxious to complete their edifice, and will doubtless soon move in the matter. The Duke Street congregation are working like beavers to get rid of their debt, and are slowly but surely succeeding. They recently realized considerable profit from an entertainment giveu by the York Jubilee Singers, a colorclub. Temperance Movement at Harrisburg.

The Harrisburg Patriot of yesterday says: On Saturday evening the first of a series of temperance meetings, to be held in this city under the auspices of the temperance reform element, was inaugurated by Mr. N. F. Blake, a well known worker in this cause, in connection with Francis Murphy, esq. The meeting was held in the court house, and was attended by about 250 or 300 per8008.

Rev. Richard Hinkle, of Grace M. E. church, opened the meeting with prayer, and was followed by Prof. Kelley of Pittsburg; J.

Frank Welsh and Columbus Schlosser, of York, reformed men. Thirty one signers attached their names to the pledge. The evening meeting was characterized with considerable interest. Last night the court house was crowded, and great interest was manifested in the proceedings. Rev.

O. H. Miller opened the meeting with prayer, and Mrs. Wm. M.

Kerr presided at the organ. The meeting was addressed by Messes. J. Frank Welsh, of York, followed by Prof. Kelley and James W.

Weir, esq. One hundred and twenty-seven names were added to the pledge last evening. MARRIED. MARRIED. STOUCH the evening of the 10th by the Rev.

Dr. I. 8. Weisz, Mr. Alexander Stouch, to Miss Amanda E.

Boyer, both of Dover. TUESDAY MORNING, the barn into the dung yard, and then started away at full speed. He ran some distance, and, when overtaken, made every possible resistance, but was at last conquered and tied and brought to the hospital and put into his room. On the way to town be refused to answer all questions; but only said to the officers that they would make nothing by this. He was placed in a room in the hospital and 1 since then, the 20th of April, be has refused to take any nourishment whatever but water, and then he would only drink when he could take it from the spiggot himself.

During this entire time he has also refused to enter into conversation with any one and his answers were few and made in a rongh manner. He has, however, smoked quite a number of segars. Up to a day or two ago he was able to move about, but now he is so weak that be cannot walk and since he cannot go to the spiggot for water he even refuses to drink. He has been reduced in weight nearly one hundred pounds and is indeed a pitiable object to behold -being 10 the last stages of starvation. Though his body is weak it is believed that his will is as strong and determined as ever.

He does not seem to suffer much but lies in an easy and careless manner on his bed, and all that any one can get from him is a deep stolid stare. His condition is such that it is impossible for him to survive many days.The officers of the Institation have done all in the power to induce him to partake of food; they bave tempted him with dainties of all kinds, have offered everything but all of no avail. He certainly is a mystery. It is believed that he has inherited his insanity from some of his antecedents. Partipulars Concerning the Death of Mr.

H. B. Myers, late of York, Pa. The following full particulars of the death by drowning, of Mr. H.

B. Myers, late of this place, appears in the Chase county Leader, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, June 7th, 1877. "It becomes our duty to record one of the saddest events that has occurred in this county for a long time--the drowning of Mr. Henry B. Myers, York, last Saturday, in the Cottonwood river, near the Osage mills, four and a-half miles west of this city.

Mr. Myers came here aboat three weeks ago with Sir. Jacob Rupert, and was stopping with his friend, N. J. Swayze.

He was abont thirty-five years of age, lost his wife last August, and leaves four children, one girl, the eldest, about eight years of age, now in Illinois, with relatives. The three boys are in York, Pennsylvania. Although the deceased had been here warm but a very short time, yet he had made friends of all who had come in contact with him. He was a man who evidently endeared himself to his friends, a good, genial companion, a conscientious, shrewd business man. Ag soon as the report reached town a large number of citizens hurried to the scene of the disaster, and a general gloom and horror settled down on our people and utter sadness seemed to prevail.

Myers had gone safely through the rebellion, having served faithfully in both the armies of the Potomac and the Cumberland, enduring all the hardships and risks, only at last to find a watery grave far away from home and family. The following particulars of the sad cajaunty wore furnished by Accompanied by J. McWilliams, the deceased started about 5:30 a. on the morning of June 1, for the Osage mills for the purpose of transacting a few moment's business with Chris. Schnavely, who had promised to meet him there, intending to return before breakfast.

Arriving at the river, which was too high to ford, they tied their horses and waited for some one to bring the boat over, it being on the other side. In a few moments Wilburn Rider and boy baving business on the east side of the river, came over io the boat, which was propelled with one paddle. Upon being inthat they wished to cross, Rider agreed to take them over, but said the boat was too small to carry more than two persons and McWilliams, was taken over first. Josh Shipman and Rider returned in the boat, and Myers took the boat alone, to go over, assuring Shipman that he was perfectly able to manage it. Going up the stream and starting across, he appeared to be getting along all rigbt until he struck the swift current, when the boat began to drift towards the damn.

Having apparently lost all control of the boat, he changed the paddle from one side to the other rapidly and worked frantically. Shipman from the shore told him to use the paddle on the lower side, but he appeared not to hear him When the boat got within some thirty feet of the shore, and about fifteen feet of the dam the doomed man seemed to have lost all hope of being able to control it, he got up and made a terrible leap, and as 8000 a8 he came to the surface, struck out manfully (he was a good swimmer) for the shore. But nothing could save him from going over then, and he was drawn over the dam side ways, with his feet a little in advance, and the seething waters below, where he disappeared, bat re-appeared after several minutes about one hundred yards below the dam and about fifteen or twenty feet from the west shore in the swift current, apparently lifeless. He sank again almost immediately. The supposition is that he was killed in going over the dam, if not by the immense body of falling water, then by being dashed against the sharp rocks projecting from the dam, which the water strikes in its fall.

The latter theory 18 probably correct, as his head and face were terribly bruised. The heart-rending sight was witnessed by Messrs. Rider, Shipman, Me Williams, Mold enhaur and others, who, although powerless to assist the drowning man, hurried down the river in hopes that he might yet be alive and be saved. But the mad river, lashed into a perfect fury by the immense body of water rolling over the dam, laughed at their agonizing and futile efforts, and the body of Myers was seen no more. As soon as possible, grappling hooks were made, boats sent up from town and the river dragged with but littie intermission antil about three o'clock, Tuesday afternoon, JUNE 12, 1877.

when the body was found by John Donniker and Frank Copeland, about three hundred yards below the dam, on the east side of stream, drift, about ten feet under the water. Mr. Myers' brother and others were present when the body was brought to the surface, and although he had some eight hundred and forty dollars with him when he was drowned, no trace it could he found on the body. His watch stopped at ten minntes after seven, which must have been the time he went over the dam. The skiff was found about a quarter of a mile below the dam with but little water in Mr.

Rupert and the brother of the deceased left for York this morning with the remains. The Ladies Toilet. Black and silver fans with Japanese designs are the most stylish. A novelty in feathers for Panama hats is a plume tipped with straw. Lisle thread gloves with long clocked cuffs are the most fashionable.

Five-button silk gloves, "kid fits," are now popalar for ordinary wear. Lawn dresses and hats covered with the same light material are en regie. Brocaded silk handkerchiefs have either a yellow, blue or cardinal border. Small velvet chatelaines, heavily ornamented with cut steel, are new and much worn. Ice-wool is used for knitting clouds, shawls, and hoods for piazza wear in the country.

New kid gloves have no seains on the back, their place being supplied by em broidered fioral designs. China crape, Indian tissues, and all kinds of oriental fabrics, are among the novelties for hat trimmings. Batiste suits are beautiful when trimmed with plaitings finished with fine torchou lace, with a borderina of colored thread. Suits for watering places are made of handsome blue, and white and yellow checked linen, trimmed with torchon lace. A novelty in fans is to have a painted picture of a child or friend in the left-band corner, with a border of flowers.

New fan-holders are silk cords that tie around the waist, and have a passementerie. New linen collars are cut low in the throat, but they have revers that fold closely so as to conceal the throat. The "Corsair waistcoat" is a late novelty. It is made of blue cloth, with gold and silver embroideries, in oriental de. signs.

Elderly ladies are adopting the long, loose paletot of black silk, trimmed with passementeries and lace. Buttons overlapping is a novel dress garniture, and just at present appears to be much in vogue. New York hair dressers say that it is almost impossible to supply the demand for whole coiffures of gray hair among fashionable young ladies. Long scarfs or white silk illusion are worn over the neck and shoulders, crossed at the waist, and are tied in a large bow at the back. "Sovenir fang" are shown of brown satin ornamented with floral designs; the outer sticks of rustic wood carved; the inner ones arranged as tablets.

Cloth suits in 0n16 color have been seen with white waists and vests. A long oravat, with a pio, completes this masculine toilet, which is quite becoming to small and slender figures. Bonnets without crowns have been brought out again, and meet with general favor. They are composed either of flowers or of jet work. A jet diadem makes a very elegant coiffure of this kind.

There is a very pretty style of ornamental silver breton jewels, including the bracelets, with small balls banging around, and necklaces with ornaments cut in heart shape. A good way to alter a tunique and cuirass into a princess dress, is to. make the skirt into a plaited flounce and vest. The breadthsof the tunique are opened and joined to the sides and back of the waist, covering the seams with galloon. Long coils of hair, made very light, of natural curly hair, are now worn by the most fashionable ladies.

They look like curls a yard long, but they are to be made when put on the head, in a loose knot, leaving the two ends for short curls. These coils are very light and fluffy. DUNCAN-On Sunday morning at eleven o'clock, in Baltimore, of consumption, Mrs. Sarah A. wife of Harrison W.

Duncan. Her remains will be brought to York this morning and taken to the residence of Mr. Alex. J. Frey, on north George street, from where her funeral will take place this afternoon, services commencing at 2 o'clock in place of 3 as has been announced.

Relatives and 1 friends invited to attend. The deceased was the daughter of Joseph Schall late of this place. Celery, Cabbage, Tomato, Eggplant, Canliflower, Beet and Pepper Plants at Evans' Green House, W. Maple near S. George.

Lost time is forever lost. Absence from school is often caused by a cough, cold or hoarseness, and can easily be prevented by giving Dr. Bull's cough syrup to the children. ONE CENT. NOTiCE.

To the Members of Conewingo Tribe, No. 93, Impd. O. R. are hereby notified that the Tribe will hereafter hold their meetings at the wigwam on Friday's sleep, in place of Thursdays, being the sixth sleep of every seven suns.

W. F. REISINGER, Chief of Records. -GENUINE KID GLOVESA large assortment in WHITE AND OPERA SHADES AT SPAR's. AT SPAHR's.

-GENUINE GLOVES- KID june12-3t Hundreds of S. Hats will be given away gratis and hundreds of the nicest trimmed and untrimmed hats offered at half price, at Lebach's. CHURCH FESTIVAL- A church festival is open each night this week at the A. M. E.

church, corner of Newberry and King streets. Ice cream, cakes, and fancy articles for sale each night. What care I for gold or silver, What care I for house or land So I keep Dr. Schley's Family Cough Syrup, Such a safe, grand remedy always on hand. Only 25 cts.

per large bottle at Dale Hart's, Shearer Co. or Smith agents. TO THE H. F. Thomas is now selling hats and bonnets, all styles, at astonishing low prices.

Call soon. Call at the insurance office of T. K. White and take a look at the handsome walnnt book-case and secretary combined. manufactured by Geo.

C. White. It is certainly cheap and handsome. By using one bar of Busser's York city soap you can make three, gallons of handsome soft soap worth cents. See directions for the same ou wrapper.

Fresh Strawberries every morning at the City Drng Store. Ball Fringe and Silk Dress Buttons at cost, at Mrs. A. F. Thomas', No.

10 North Beaver street. Mrs. H. F. Thomas, No.

10 North Beaver is selling her stock of Summer Millinery at greatly reduced prices. Come all that want a bargain in Hats and Bonnets. BALTIMORE, July 27, 1874. DR. C.

W. BENSON'S CELERY AND CITAMOMILE PILLS have cured my wife of Sick and Nervous Headache of ten years' standing. She had it every week or ten days, and suffered almost everything but death with it. We think these pills are worth their weight in gold. REV.

H. A. SCHLICHTER. Paster Salem Mission. For sale by Wm.

Smith Druggists may23-tf are invited to call at No. 10 N. Beaver street, for bargains. at cents a yard, at Mrs. F.

Thomas', No. 15 N. Beaver street. Fine walnut and common furniture for sale by Geo. C.

White, No. 18 East College Avenne. Parties desiring furniture should call on him before buying elsewhere. SPECIAL NOTIONS SPECIAL NOTIONS ATTENTION LAUREL- adiourned stated No. meeting of of the Laural Steam Fire Engine Company, 1, York, will be held this (Tuesday) evening at 71g o'clock.

order of JAMES B. ZIEGLER, G. W. WINEHOLD, President. Secretary.

DYSPEPSIA. DYSPEPSIA. DYSPEPSIA 1 opopain is the most porpiexing of all the man ailments. Its symptoms are almost infinite in their variety, and the forlorn and despondent vietims of the disease often fancy themselves the in turn of every known malady. This is due, prey, part, to the close sympathy which exists between the stomach and the brain, and in part also to the fact that any disturbanee of the digestive function necessarily disorders the liver, the bowels and the nervous system, and its effects, to some extent, the quality of the blood.

E. F. Kunkel's Bitter Wine of Iron is a sure euro. This is not a new preparation, to be tried and found wanting: it has been prescribed daily for many years in the practice of eminent physicians with unparalleled it is not expected or intended to cure all diseases to which the human family is subiect, but is warranted to cure Dyspepsia in most obstinate form. Kunkel's Bitter Wine of Iron never fails to cure.

Symptoms of Dyspepsia are loss of appetite, wind rising in the food, dryness of the mouth, heartburn, headache, dizziness, slooplessnese and low spirits. Try the great remedy and be convinced of its merits. Get the genuine. Take only Kankel's, which is put only in $1 bottles. Depot, 259 North Ninth Philadelphia.

For sale by all druggists and dealers everywhere. TAPR WORM Entirely removed with purely vegetable medicine. passing from the system alive. No fee until the head passes. Come and refer to patients treated.

Dr. E. F. KUNKAL, No. 239 North Ninth Philadelphia.

Advice free. Seat, Pin and Stomache Worms also removed. The medicine for removing all others but Tape Worm, ean be had of your druggist, ank for WORM STRUP. Price, $1. E.

F. Kunkel, Philadelphia, Pa. PERSONAL NOTICE. -Notice is heroby give: that all officers, sailors and soldiers, wounded, rap tured or injured in the late Rebellion, however slight ly, are entitled to a and thousands of sioners are entitled to an increased rate; apply imme diately through B. JACKSON, 0019-1y No.

707 Sansom Late he Surgeon in United Statea Navy. PERSONAL. The story about Postmaster Key's resigning is authoritatively denied. Fanny Davenport, the actress, has been visiting Blackwell's Island to study misery. The Rev.

Dr. Stepben Tyng is reputed to be worth half a million. General Banks says he don't want to go to St. Petersburg. Little Minnie Warren, the diminutive sister-in-law of Tom Thumb, is dead.

John N. McClintock has been appointed United States marshal for Maryland. The secretary of war leaves next week to attend the examination exercises at West Point. John Tyler, son of the late President, has been appointed inspector of customs at Richmond. Senator Jones of Nevada wants a paper money amendment to the constitution.

Gen. Joseph rises to say that Gen. Butler is welcome to investigate the doings of the Louisiana commission. STATE NEWS. STATE NEWS.

There are 687 convicts in the western penitentiary, of whom four are women. The second cheese factory has gone into operation in Venango county. The Exchange Bank at Waynesburg is to be closed. The reduction in the number of teachers in Allegi City will save from $12,000 to $14,000 a year. Card playing and public bathing on Sunday are things which the people of Reading are disgusted with.

Nearly all the Pittsburg mills that were recently closed are again in operation. The number of employees in the Cumberland Valley Railroad shops has been sumed, The body of William O'Conner, of White Haven, Luzerne county, was found on Friday morning on a track near his home, with a gash on the back of his head. A Williamsport flouring mill is making improvements preparatory to turning out a hundred barrels of flour a day. The attempt of Pittsburg to prevent the Belgian plate glass works going to Huntingdon has failed. Huntingdon has the prize.

Lewis H. Reno, who in 1820 took to Louis. ville the first coal boat that ever left Pittsburg, died on Saturday in Allegheny city. The Titusville Courier says if the "present rate continues 1,400,000 barrels of oil will be shipped from the Pennsylvania regions in June." NEWS NOTES. Heavy.

Jared Wheeler, colored, was arrested Sunday at Springfield, for the murder of Harciet Wheeler, whose body was found in the woods at Hatfield a week since. The Philadelphia Club beat the Athletic on Saturday 7 to 2, Hartford defeated the Boston 7 to 0 and Yale whitewashed the Princeton students. The unpublished portions of Johu D. Lee's confession, implicating Brigham Young in the Mountain Meadows massacre; have been received at Washington. There is a great flood in the Missouri river and much damage had been done at Kansas City.

Constable Koelble, of Lafayette, N. on Friday night shot aud mortally wounded Frederick Bauers, ot that place, for whom the former had a warrant. The constable was shot at several times before be fired.He surrendered himself. Musker Perry, a youth aged 16, fell dead in the Episcopal church, at Fredericksburg, Suoday during prayer. Cause heart disease.

General Synod of the Reformed church of America has confirmed the decision of Particular Synod of New York which pronounced Rev. Augustus Blauvelt, of Kingston, N. guilty of heresy. The Young Men's Christian Association its session Saturday night, after resolving to hold the international convention in Baltimore in 1879. It is anderstood that the bishops in Canada have received a letter from the Vatican prohibiting criticism by ecclesiastics of decisions of the civil ceurts of Canada.

A Hartford, dispatch to the NewYork Times states that John Francy, collector of that city, is a defaulter to an amount variously estimated at from $50,000 to $100,000. T. S. Stewart, a colored mail agent, has been arrested at Memphis, charged with stealing registered letters and retaining their contents. Charles Thompson, a private watchman at Wood's Theatre, Cincinnati, was shot and mortally wounded Saturday night by Johnny Wilson, the bareback rider, formerly with Robinson's circus.

Wilson sueceeded in making his escape. FOREIGN NOTES. FOREIGN NOTES. Thousands of people are dying from famine in China. In Asia the Turkish situation has improved and it is expected that Maktar Pasha DIED.

will soon attack the Russian wings in detail. It is understood that the Catholic Bishops in Canada have received a letter from the Vatican prohibiting criticisms by ecclesiastics of decisions of the Civil Courts of Canada. The Danube is falling, and it is expected the Russians will soon cross. There was heavy bombarding on Saturday at Rustchuck. A Times dispatch from Rome says: The French Ambassador to the Holy See has left Rome for Paris, whither he has been suddenly recalled.

Large numbers of Circassian horsemen assembled at Rostchuk are being equipped with arms of precision and put under command of competent officers. The Turkish men-of-war to escort the Egyptian contingent have arrived at Alexandria. The contingent is expected to sail immediately. Reuter's Bucharest telegram and several other accounts agree that the Danube is visibly falling. The Reamanian militia have been disbanded..