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SAMPLES. special agreement between the United States and France, Great Britain, Belgium, Swit tine Republic and Italy, packets of samples of merchandise are admissible in the mails betw ies, up to 350 grams (12 oz.) in weight, and the following dimensions: 30 centimeters (12 inche timeters (8 inches) in width, and 10 centimeters (4 inches) in depth. Distances from New-York. AL ROUTE DISTANCES OF VARIOUS CITIES FROM THE CITY OF NEW-YO PARED BY THE FOREIGN MAILS DIVISION OF THE POST-OFFICE DEPARTM topia sank by collision in assengers were drowned. on Bonaparte, leader of the died at Rome. Zion by telephone between June 4. The Chilian insurgent steamer Itata surrendered to American naval vessels. June 6. Sir John Macdonald, Canadian Premier, June 8. Massacres in Hayti by order of President June 9. The British Parliament passed the Behring National Bank, Philadelcount of the defalcation of on was buried at Turin. the Bulgarian minister of Sofia. es massacred 400 British June 9. The baccarat trial in England ended with a verdict against Sir William Gordon Cumming. June 9. City Treasurer Bardsley, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty of embezzling State and city funds. June 10. Sir William Gordon Cumming and Miss yed Hamlet in Brooklyn, ge. June 15. President Harrison issued a proclamation June 16. A new Canadian ministry was formed by of the second century of June 24. A statue of Henry Ward Beecher was un- June 25. Marriage of Parnell and Mrs. O'Shea. June 29. An inland lake appeared in the Colorado June 30. The triple alliance of Germany, Austria July 2. City Treasurer Bardsley, of Philadelphia, July 4-14. Emperor William, of Germany, visited July 7. Four murderers were electrocuted at Sing July 13. An attempt was made by a madman to as- July 20. Riotous miners at Briceville, Tenn., refused to allow convicts to work in the mines. ly 27-30. A French fleet visited Cronstadt, Russia, vas received with enthusiastic demonstrations. ly 29. J. Sloat Fassett was appointed Collector of Port of New-York. ly 30. Dillon and O'Brien were released from their onths' imprisonment. gust 1. The Reciprocity treaty with Santo Doo was made public. gust 1. The six hundredth anniversary of Swiss onality was celebrated. ugust 10. International Congress of Hygiene and ography was opened by Prince of Wales at St. es's Hall. gust II. as próhibited. gust 11. Sir Hector Langevin, Canadian Minisof Public Works, resigned because of disclosures orruption made before a Parliamentary Commit Export of every kind of grain from Rus igust 14. Funeral of James Russell Lowell at t Auburn, Mass. igust 18-21. The French fleet visited English waters, was received with great ovations. igust 19. Martinique was visited by a hurricane and hquake, which destroyed every vessel in the harbor 340 lives. igust 19. Centennial of the admission of Vermont the Union was celebrated at Bennington. gust 20. The "holy coat" was exposed to view in catheural at Treves. ugust 20. Almy, the murderer of Christie Warden, caught. ngust 22. A building in Park Place, New-York, coled, killing 62 people. ngust 27. A wreck on the Western North-Carolina road killed and wounded 50 people. ugust 28. Balmaceda's army was finally defeated at a del Mar, Chile. ugust 31. Santiago was taken by insurgent Chilians. pt. 3. The German Government removed the prohion of the importation of American pork. pt. 4. The Tennessee Legislature refused to abolish convict lease system. ept 5. The centenary of Meyerbeer was celebrated Serlin. pt. 7. 13 new Chilian Government was recognized The United States Government. ept. 9. An earthquake in San Salvador destroyed y villages and lives. ept. 1. M. B. Curtis, the actor, killed a policeman an Francisco. pt. 14. Funeral of ex-President Grevy, of France, aris. ept 14. British naval force landed at Mitylene and ted fortifications. ept. 16. Floods in Spain drowned 2,000 people. pt. 16. "Lohengrin" was successfully performed Paris for the first time. pt. 16. Francis Hendricks was appointed Collector Customs at New-York. ept. 19. Ex-President Balmaceda, of Chile, comed suicide. ept. 22. The new lands in Oklahoma were opened ettlers. pt. 22. S. V. White & Co., Wall Street operators, d. Oct. 14. Massachusetts. Oct. 18. Arthur J. Balfour was appo of the Treasury. Oct. 20. Sunol lowered the world's t half a second. Oct. 21. The Italian Government p portation of American pork. Oct. 21. The Henry W. Grady monu was unveiled. Oct. 22. The widow of Sir John A. created a peeress. Oct. 26. The United States Govern reparation from Chile for the assault on war steamer Baltimore. Oct. 27. The New-York Court of the Tilden will case in favor of the nat Oct. 27. Germany, Austria and Ital mercial treaty. Oct. 28. Earthquakes in Japan d thousand lives. Nov. 2. Maverick National Bank, The officers were arrested next day. Nov. 2. Riotous miners at Oliver released over 200 convict miners. Νον. 4. The New-York Presbytery Dr. Briggs of heresy. Nov. 5. President Fonseca proclaime tor of Brazil, and dismissed the Brazilia Nov. 9. The Prince of Wales celeb birthday. Nov. 15. Memorial meeting in hon New-York. Nov. 23. A revolution in Rio De Ja resignation of President Fonseca. Nov. 29. An attempt was ma e by a York to assassinate Rev. Dr. John Hall Dec. 2. The armored cruiser, launched at Philadelphia. Dec. 4. Norcross, a Boston lunati assassinate Russell Sage, in New-York bomb. Dec. 7. Loppy, wife murderer, was Sing Sing. Dec. 11. ambassador at Paris. Dec. 14. Bulgaria. Dec. 15. Edward M. Field was arres Dec. 17. The poet Whittier celebr fourth birthday. The Marquis of Dufferin a France broke off diplomati Dec. 18. The Guion steamship Abyss at sea. Dec. 24. A collision on the Hudson at Hastings, destroyed 14 lives. Wealth and Resources of Alaska. THE value of fur-seal skins shipped from Alaska and sold in the London markets since the to the possession of the United States is given as nearly $33,000,000, and of other furs as $16 gard to the fisheries of the territory, the value of the product of the salmon canneries alone fro reported atnearly $7,000,000, and of salmon salted at $500,000. In 1890 over 3,000,000 salmon rluk, where the largest cannery in the world is situated, and no fewer than 200,000 cases ned at this place last year, 1,100 fishermen and packers being employed therein. The herring oo yields annually over 150,000 gallons of oil and nearly 1,000 tons of fertilizing material, and t fish catch in Alaskan waters since 1863 is stated to be fully $3,000,000. The whale fisheries of t 1890 yielded 226,402 pounds of whalebone, worth from $2.50 to $3.50 per pound; 3.980 pounds cents per pound, and 14.567 barrels of oil, worth from 30 to 60 cents per gallon. The total value n in parenthesis; vocation, place, cause and time of death when known follow. Singer, Salt Lake City, Jan. 5. | Cleveland, Duke of-Harry George Powlett-(88), ge of the Court of Common England, Aug. 21. poplexy, Oct. 13. 46), German Minister to the et. 15. Governor of New-Mexico, 6. Ianuel (51), ex-President , suicide, Sept. 19. resumptive to the Belgian . merican novelist, Dresden, Dec. 6. 80), historian, Washington, (68), French author, Paris, Conant, Thomas J., D.D. (89), Biblical scholar, Brook- Congdon, Charles T. (70), journalist, New-York City, Conkling, Frederick A. (75), politician, New-York iving British officer of the Νον. 21. 2), civil engineer, England, Conner, Edmond S. (81), veteran actor, Rutherford, Conway, Lilian (40), actress, New-Castle, England, les Hastings Russell-(72), 4. ch novelist, Feb. 1. Cooper, George H. (70), Rear-Admiral U. S. N., a (60), apostle of Theosophy, -Speaker of the Confederate Jo., Va., Aug. 7. (78), Rome, Italy, Nov. 3. Napoleon (69), statesnaparte family, Rome, Italy, Darling, Henry, D.D. (68), President of Hamilton Col- eran journalist, Brooklyn, thor, New-York City, pneu Day, Hannibal (87), ex-Brigadier-General U. S. A.. es (54), French general and De Alarcon, Pedro A. (58), Spanish poet and politician, De Leon, Edmund (63), ex-Consul General in Egypt, er-state Commerce Commis5. 21. De Pressensé, Edmond D. (67), French theologian, stice of the New-York SuCity, March 16. (63), jurist, Detroit, Mich., Devens, Charles (71), ex-Attorney-General of the D. (80), ex-Bishop of Winer, England, Dec. 18. Dixon, John (56), English civil engineer, Jan. 25. Dolgoroukoff, Prince (81), Governor of Moscow, Paris, Douglas, Sir William Fettes (69), portrait painter, ex- ), statesman, Martinsville, journalist, Paris, France, , Presbyterian divine, Newcht-builder, Boston, Mass., Du Boisgobey, Fortune, novelist, France, Feb. 26. (72), French general and Scientist, England, Oct. 29. Emmett, Joseph K. (50), comedian, Cornwall, N. Y., , Hawaiian Minister to the x City, Nov. I. Errett, Russell (73), Republican politician, Pittsburgh, -Admiral, U. S. N.,. Wash Fisher, Charles (75), comedian, New-York City, ery- breeder, Racine, Wis., Dec. , Florence, William J. (60), comedian, Philadel al composer, London, Eng., Fothergill, Jessie (40), novelist, England, Aug. 6. veteran actor, Haddonfield, Frayne, Frank I. (52), actor, Chicago, Ill., March 16. of Wurtemburg (68), . 6. (74), bookseller, New-York Gilmour, Richard, D.D. (67), Roman Catholic Bishop of Gordon, Marie, actress, London, Eng., Aug. 4. nd father of the Emperor of Grevy, Jules (79), ex-President of the French Griswold, A. Minor, managing editor Texas Siftings, Hamilton, Charles S. (69), ex-Major-General U. S. A., Hamlin, Hannibal (82), ex-Vice-President of the Harrison, Thomas (78), ex-Confederate General, Waco, Tony Hart " (a6) actor Wor 1 ai, apopitay, Jan. 11. meyer, Frederick C. (84), sugar refiner, Throgg's N. Y., the grippe, July 28. kshaw, Sir John (80), engineer, England, June 2. st, George (71), United States Senator from CaliWashington, D. C., Feb. 28. essey, Sir John Pope (57), Irish statesman, town, Ireland, Oct. 7. y, Archduke of Austria (63), Field Marshal in strian army, Vienna, pneumonia, Nov. 23. don, William H., law partner and biographer of 1, March 10. ett, William, Lieutenant-Colonel (96), last survivtish officer at the battle of Waterloo, Oct. 26. rd, Julius E. (66), scientist, Washington, D. C., Joshua (79), ex-United States Senator from a, Madison, Ga., March 7. Thomas (73), ex-President of Harvard College, am, Mass., Nov. 21. xins, John Henry (71), divine and author, HudY., Aug. 13. k, Leonidas C. (55), Representative in Congress Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn., accidental poison. ay 25. ey, Alvin P. (70), Governor of Indiana, Indianap id., heart failure, Nov. 23. chins, Waldo (68), lawyer, New-York City, onia, Feb. 8. is, John (81), Lord Chief Justice of Scotland, O. aham, Duncan N. (88), ex-Commodore, U. S. N., ston, S. C., Oct. 16. es, Frances (91), widow of G. P. R. James, the st, Eau Claire, Wis., June 8. inston, Joseph E. (84), ex-Confederate Gen. Vashington, D. C., pneumonia, March 21. es, George (80), proprietor of the New-York Poland Springs, Me., Aug. 12. me, Leonard (67), social celebrity, Brighton, nd, March 3. lakaua, King of the Hawaiian Isl(55), San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 19. ble, William H. (63), financier, Marylawn, Pa., disease, Sept. 26. nglake, Alexander W. (80), historian of imean War, England, Jan. 2. pp, Joseph F. (59), President of the Metropoliife Insurance Company, of New-York, at sea, 14. robe, John H. B. (88), philanthropist, Baltimore, Sept. 11. Conte, Joseph (73), scientist, Berkeley, Cal., 30. William H. F. (54), ex-Confederate Major-GenRavensworth, Va.. dropsy, Oct. 15. chtenberg, Nicholas, Duke of (48), Paris, France, D. e, Rose, actress, New-York City, July 22. g, Armistead L., ex-Confederate General, Lee's of Staff, April 29. ton, Earl of Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton statesman, diplomatist and poet, Paris, inflamof the bladder, Nov. 24. ng, George B. (74), ex-Commissioner of AgriculSalem, Mass., Sept. 14. ing, Benson J. (78), historian, Chestnut Ridge, heart disease, June 3. byn, N. Y., gastritis, Dec. 29. John (76), Roman Catholic Bishop of Brookwell, James Russell (72), poet and statesCambridge, Mass., Aug. 12. ell, James Traill Spence, D.D., author and divine, -r of James Russell Lowell, Schenectady, N. Y., 2. ington, Harrison (78), ex-Governor of Wisconsin, ukee, Wis., June 17. , Louis (61), President of the Third Avenue ad Company, N. Y., New-York City, heart failct. 29. Maeder, Frederick G. (51), actor and New-York City, pneumonía, April 8. Magee, William Connor, A York, England, May 5. Man, Albon P. (80), lawyer, New-Yo grippe, March 31. Marks, Albert S. (55), ex-Governor o Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 4.. Maynard, Edward (78), inventor, Washi May 4. McCawley, Charles G., Colonel comma Marine Corps, Rosemont, Pa., pleurisy, McCurdy, Charles J. (94), jurist, Senio nus, June 8. McEntee, Jarvis (63), landscape paint N. Y., Jan. 27. McHenry, James (74), railroad magna England, May 26. McDonald, Joseph E. (72), state napolis, Ind., cancer of the stomach, Jun McEnery, John (58), ex-Governor of Lou Orleans, La., March 27. Meissonier, Jean L. E. (76), p Jan. 31. Melville, Herman, author, New-York failure, Sept. 28. Mines, John F., journalist, New-York C Moen, Philip L. (67), manufacturer. Mass., April 23. Montaland, Celine (48), actress, P Jan. 8. Morehouse, Albert P. (56), ex-Governor Marysville, Mo., suicide, Sept. 23. Morton, John Maddison (82), playwrigh "Box and Cox," London, England, Dec. Muller, William T. L. (50), Democrat New York City, Jan. 5. Nelson, Homer A. (62), lawyer an Poughkeepsie, N. Y., April 24. Nicholas, Grand Duke (60), Field-Mar Army, St. Petersburg, April 24. O'Gorman-Mahon, James P. (88), Irish low, Ireland, June 16. Paddock, Benjamin H., D.D. (63), Bish chusetts, Boston, Mass., March 9. Palmer, Albert G., D.D. (78), divine Palmer, Mass., June 30. Parnell, Charles Stewart (45 liamentary leader, Brighton, England fever, Oct. 6. Parton, James (68), author and journali port, Mass., Oct. 17. Pattison, Thomas (69), Rear-Admiral U Brighton, Staten Island, heart failure, De Paul, Grand Duchess of Russia (21), M 24. Paulsen, Louis (58), chess player, Lond Aug. 19. Pedro II., ex-Emperor of E Paris, France, Dec. 5. Peruzzi, Ubaldino (70), Italian state Sept. 9. Pettengill, Samuel M. (68), pioneer agent, Brooklyn, N. Y., pneumonia, Apri Picton, Thomas (69), veteran journalis City, Feb. 21. Pike, Albert (82), soldier, journalist an Mason, Washington, D. C., April 2. Plankinton, John, capitalist, Milwa pneumonia, March 29. Plumb, Preston B. (54), United States Kansas,, Washington, D. C., apoplexy, D Plumptre, Edward H., D.D. (70), writer and poet, England, Feb. 1. Polk, Sarah Childress (88), widow of Polk, Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 14. Pomeroy, Samuel C. (76), ex-United S from Kansas, Whitinsville, Mass., Brig Aug. 27. |