There were eight persons killed in the recent railroad accident at Spuyten Duyvil.

Great grief prevails at Bennington, Vt., where Park Valentine, one of the victims of the late railroad accident, resided.

The New York Central and Hudson River Company last year employed 14,703 persons on its road.

The Gilmore band concert at Mechanics' hall last evening was attended by four thousand people.

Bismarck is suffering from an attack of sciatica, which prevents his performance of official duties.

Elliott, the English oarsman, was seriously hurt Saturday, on the steamer Critic, of which he is the fireman.

The German Parliament has decided that Dietz, arrested for selling a prohibited publication, should be immediately released.

It has been shown conclusively by recent experiment that a person can be transferred from natural to artificial sleep by means of chloroform.

THE WEATHER.WASHINGTON, D. C., January 16, 1882 - 1 A. M. For New England, increasing cloudiness and rain or snow, south to west winds, followed by rising barometer, rising temperature on Monday and colder weather Tuesday morning.

Guiteau remarks that there may be some soft fellows among the jurors who believe him imbecile. He has sent his speech, which he intends to deliver to the jury, to the Associated Press for publication.