GENERAL NEWS.
Florida farmers are now planting Irish potatoes.
The St. Charles Hotel, Paducah, Ky., was burned Sunday night.
Another relief party for the Greeley arctic expedition is to be sent out.
Wm. H. Guion, of the Steamship firm of Williams has failed for $2,000,000.
Music Hall, in Whitechapel, London, burned on Monday; loss $200,000.
Ice has prevented the ferry boats from crossing the St. Clair river at Port Huron.
The prohibitionists declare that they will place a presidential ticket in the field next fall.
Lowell manufacturers have given employes notice that there will be a reduction of ten per cent in wages beginning Feb. 1.