After scathingly denouncing Charles de
Lesseps as a man who had “beseiged with
bribes and promises the consciences of the
public men,” the advocate general closed
his address with a graphic description of
the poverty, misery and general ruin which
the Panama directors had brought by their
dishonesty to thousands of homes through
out France. The court adjourned.
OVER THE_WIRES. ’
THE HEWS OF THE WORLD AS TOLD
BY TELEGRAPH.
Important Happenings of the Past Week
in the United States as Well as in For-
eign Countries, Etc.
New York. March 14.—The national conven
tion of republican national leagues Issued to
day ti will for a convention to be held at
Louisville May 13, 1893.
11“ U :«s .IR in Respited.
Sing Siug, N. Y., March 18.—James L. Ham
ilton, the wife murderer, who was sentenced
to die March 13th, and who was respited to
March 20th, has been again respited by Gov
ernor Flower to April Loth.
!»„• y >t -linos.
New York, March'l2.—A dozen steamships
arrived in port today and 2,170 immigrants,
mostly Italians, were lauded at Ellis island.
Several of the steamships had to be held
over until tomorrow. None of the steamers
sighted the Narconic.
£>rop k ed u<-ad at a Dining.
Boston, Alarch 17.—John H. AlacDough,
cliairmaji of the democratic committee,
dropped dead at 4 o'clock this morning at
the dinner of tiie Tammany club.
Vaulted len Feet.
Syracuse, N. Y., Alarch 16.—1 n the
pole vaulting contest, in the armory this
evening C. Fred Ackerman, of this city,
vaulted ten feet, beating the world’s in
door record, held by himself, by two
inches.
The Fire Ruined Them.
