1 OCTOBER 1887, page 3

According To The Philadelphia Correspondent Of The Times,...

of the Union have given up the canted. That is to say, they have agreed during the recent Socialist Conyers- tion at Buffalo to merge themselves in the general Socialist......

We Note The Death Of Mr. Diehard Berridge, Formerly A

partner in Meux's brewery, and remarkable as the owner of the largest and wildest estate in Ireland, the huge property once possessed by the reckless protector of animals, "Dick......

The Papers This Week Have Been Full Of The Sailing

race for the America Cup. The English challenging yacht, the Thistle,' owned by Mr. Bell, and built at Glasgow on purpose for the race, has been beaten in the first heat by the......

The Nizam Of Hyderabad Has Offered A Splendid Gift To

the Indian Government. Impressed with the idea that the ex- penditure of the Indian Empire goes on growing, mainly in consequence of outlay on the defences of the frontier, and......

" Reuter " Is Usually Trustworthy And Well-informed; But The

Reuter" telegrams about Afghan affairs suggest to Anglo. Indians not only that the agent at Bombay believes native rumour too easily, but that his informants wish for......

The Americans Believe That They Have Invented A New And

most formidable weapon. On September '20th, Lieutenant Zalinski was permitted to try his air.gun in New York Harbour against a Survey schooner named Millman.' The gun was a tube......

Mr. Isaac Pitman Is A Frank Man And A Truthful.

He was a National schoolmaster, and stenography has made his fortune, besides spreading his name wherever throughout the world men talk in public ; but he told the Congress of......

At The Hygienic Congress In Vienna, Which Opened On...

27th, and is attended by some 2,500 savants in sanitation, one marked difference of tone may be noted. England is no longer accused of murdering mankind rather than hinder her......

Bank Rate, 4 Per Cent.

Consols were on Friday 101i to 101t.......