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SEWS OF THE WOULD.
IX)MESTIC DOINGS.
Ur. William Scott, for forty yearn In
practice at Kokomo, lud., died suddenly
of tooa.i t troube.
Hannu‘l Gompers was restored to his
old siUi/k; as president of the American
(federation of labor.
Utijulel W. Tioknor, one of the moat
prominent citizens of Rockford, died
ai the age of 75 years.
Amttn Jackson, aged 51), one of the
wiviJtbtest residents of Danville, 111.,
died of blood poisoning.
Congressman Fitzgerald has left
Boston for Asheville, N. C., where ho
will try to recuperate his health.
Gov. Matthews was Indorsed as a
candidate for president by the demo
cratic slate committee of Indiana.
Thomas Tierney, aged 58, bookkeep
er for a Arm In Dubuque, lu., dropped
deed while adding some columns.
Mrs. Klilzubeth Moeller, aged Shi, and
John Perkins, aged 80, early settlers of
Kcnoidui. county, Wisconsin, are dead.
evidence of police blackmail was
given before the senate committee in
vmtigaling Philadelphia's government.
Mrs. Chauncoy Howell was acquitted
an Wellshoro, Pa., of (he murder of
Miss Elizabeth Knapp.
The republican national committee
lias decided lo hold the national con
vention In St. Louis June Hi.
Henry Massey, a colored prize
lighter, was shot and Instantly .killed
at .St. Mails by Nelson Casey.
AJ Stinson and William Davis, white
rap leaders of Vnderson, Did., were
sentenced to six years in the pen I ton
Gary.
This body of George Hoffman was
taken from a river slip at Manitowoc,
Win., where ho had fallen dining Hie
alight.
Senator Peffer and Roswell G. I loi r
(have arranged a series of Joint de
bates on silver In Pennsylvania this
week.
Alexander Collie, a ruinous blockade
runner during the rebellion, was hur
led under an assumed name In New
York.
