Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1885 — THE NEWS CONDENSED. [ARTICLE]

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

TMEKAirr. The new city directory of Now York indicates that the population ®f the metropolis now is at least 1,553,000, being about 50,000 more than a year ago. Edward A. Boyd and George H. Boyd, father and sori, convicted of defrauding the Government by illegally importing plateglass, were sentenced at New father to two years in prison and the son to pay a fine of $1,000... .The failure of the Westmoreland County Coal and Coke Company, of Greensburg, Pa., with liabilities of several thousand dollars, is announced.... The trial of Mrs. Yseult Dudley for shooting O’Donovan Rosea resulted in her acquittal on the ground of insanity... .The produce exports from New York last week were valued at $6,915,587. .. .Snow fell in Greene County, New York, on the 30th ult . Kelly, a negro, and Murphy, a white man, fought fifty-seven rounds with bare knuckles near Westfield, Mass., the negro knocking his opponent unconscious in the ‘ last round. John L. Sullivan was referee, and the stakes were $500... .James Russell Lowell has presented to the library of Harvard College a valuable collection of rare picked up by him during his eight years’ sojourn in Europe. Henry Ward Beecher announced in Plymouth Church last Sunday that the series of sermons he has been preachiug on evolution would be discontinued until next fall, when he would preach on such subjects as the “Miracles,” “Prayer,” “The Atonement,” “The Divine Savior Jesus.” and “Immortality.”.... The much-adver-tised national encampment at Philadelphia has proved a failure, and fears are expressed among the participants that the prizes Will not be paid.... .Hanlan and Lee rowed three miles, with a turn, at Sylvia Lake, St. Lawrence County, New York, the former winning easily in fifteen minutes twenty-two seconds.