... Death of General Franklin Butler. WASHINGTOI,, Wednesday. -General Benjamin Franklin Butler died last night at the age of 74 The deceased, who was a Democrat, took a promment part in politics. At the outbreak of the Civil War he entered the Union Army, and was placed in command at Baltimore. General Butler commanded the land forces which assisted Farra- gut m the capture of New Orleans, May ...

... I COLLAPSE OF A STORE. I Three Men Killed. The upper floor of a store in Milford, near Letterkpuuv, on which was stored about 90 tons of loose meal, suddenly collapsed on Monday morning. It was frir day, and about 16 horses belonging to visitors were stabled on the ground floor. Six of the animals were killed and several badly hurt. It was at first thought that no human beings were i. n the ...

... He Wanted to be King of Dahomey. Another madman has been to demand an inter- View of President Carnot. He called yesterday ...

... A CLERK AND HIS SHARES. A Successful Application. Francis G. Humphreys, a London clerk, ap- plied at the City London Court to-day to have his name removed from the list of co:itribiitories of the London Scottish Permanent Building Society, Finsbury-pavement, which society is now in liquidation. The applicant alleged hb became a of the society on the representation that no liability attached to ...

... SCENE AT AN ARTIST 'S STUDIO. Wrecked by an irate Female Model. At West London Police-court, on Monday. Amelia Clarissa Bowie, who had been employed as an artist's model, was charged with wilfully destroying some pictures and paintings, value £ ♦ 15s, the property of Mr William E. E. Britten, an artist, of 17, The Studio, St. Dmistan's-road, FaHiam.— Mr Britten stated that iatH on Suu¡day itt ...

... CARDIFF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. I New Present. At the annual meeting of the Cardiff Chamber of Commerce, held to-day, Mr Llewellyn Wood was unanimously elected president of the Chamber for the ensuing year. Mr Wood was the only gentleman nominated for the position. To Mr E, R. Moxey, the retiring president, a. very hearty l vote of thanks was accorded for his valuable ser- { vices during the past ...

... SUDDEN DEATH AT A FOOTBALL MATCH. the final tie for the Scottish Cup at Gl,i.ggow, on Saturday, between Qunen's Park and Cekic, a man named Connor, ntty-nve years of age, residing n,t Ewing-place, Glasgo%v, dropped dead from excitement. The Queen's Park had just scored and the chefriag was tremendons. ...

... FOUND DEAD ON THE ROADSIDE I About seven o'clock on Friday 'night, wMe I'fturmnsr from Haverfordwest, and when near CHa.u Forge, three miles from Fishguard, a ma.n Cilau FDoragvei, d Richards, a driver of the Great Western omnibus, had h]S attention drawn bv a yr)ung girl to an object lying against the hedgre. It proved to be the dead body of Eiizubeth Davies, it widow, about 60 years of age, ...

... SERMANYAND THE CAMEROONS Telegraphic Communication. BERLIN, Tuesday.-It is announced that tele- graphic communication has been established between Germany and the Cameroons. Dr Stephen to-day received a telegram from Sir John Pender, chairman of the Eastern and South African Telegraph Company, congratulating the German Postmaster General upon the event.— Neuter, ...

... Manchester Meeting. There was a dcided change in the weather at Man- chester this afternoon, where the ,kv was overmst and threatened for rain. Fortanaic-Iy very Htt!e fell up to the time of racing commencing. The dulness of the morning, however, had very little effect on the attend- ance, which was quite as large as on the opening after- noon, and interest in the sport w?.s fully maintained ...

... A ONE-SIDED HIHING AGREE-i MENT AT CARDIFF. TO THE EDITOR OF THK sonTH WALES KCHJ. SIR,In your report of the county-court pro- ceedings, headed as above, and strong remarks by Judge Owen, we venture to assert that the remarks of his Honour were most uncalled for, and cannot be borne out by facts. We say, and say most fearlessly, that the judge placed a con- struction upon the wording of ...

... I FREEMASONRY AT CARDIFF. On Thursday afternoon the annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Chapter of Freemasons and the annual festival of the St. John's Chapter was held in Cardiff, under the presidency of the Most Excellent Companion Marmaduke Tennant, when the officers were installed for the ensuing vear as follows :—Companions R. S. Fisher, M.E.Z. G. T. Coleman,'H. D. R. Roberts, J.; Geo. ...