a The London Post pointa to a project of the 3 Ernporor to obtuin the Czar's aesent to •. another Berlin Conference, aiming at a gene a ral European peace compact, implying the ft limitation of armament 3. 3 Mr John Boyle O'Heilly, oditor of tho Boston Pilot, an orator and poet, was found D dead m his rosidonco, Boston, on August 10th, f it is supposed by on overdose of chloral taken ' to overcomo insomnia. Mr O'Boilly was one i of those who were m the Fenian movement m r Ireland m the sixties, and was sentenced to l twenty years' transportation, from which he and others escaped after four years' servitude - by a barque sent from America for the pur -1 pose. The escape was planned m the United States by Thomas P. Desmond, John Bres -1 lan, and John Devoy. . i ■

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' l (By Tblbobaph.) ' OHEISTOHUEOH, Sket. 13. An enquiry into the cause of the fire on the Nottie waa opened this morning before Mr 1 Beetham and a jury. After viewing the ' veasel the enquiry was adjourned to Saturday next. Examination showed that the fire ap parently began deep down m the cargo. 1 The fire was pub oufc yesterday by placing the vessel m the dock and filling her with water. Mr Q-. D. Lockbavfc, commission agent, an ' old resident m Canterbury, and formerly of ' the Hakateramea station, died suddenly this ' afternoon. He had been unwell for some time. At tho inquest the evidence showed ' that death resulted from syncope of the heart. ! A verdict of death from natural causGß was recorded.
STRANGE SHOOTING AFFRAY.
