TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The mother of ex-President Grant died suddenly in Jersey City yesterday, aged 94 years.

A fire broke out last night in the new building of the Harvard College Medical School at the Back Bay, and caused damage of about $1800.

The counsel for the defence in the star-route trial have been notified by the court that one representative only will be heard from each defendant.

Commodore Shufeldt has been promoted to be rear-admiral in the navy, and Captain T. S. Fillebrown to be commodore, their commissions dating from the 7th inst.

Six of the London dynamite conspirators were yesterday committed for trial on a charge of treason felony. Two of the parties indicted at Dublin for conspiracy to murder, pleaded guilty when arraigned yesterday.

Amasa Stone, the founder of Adelbert College, and prominently connected with railway and iron interests throughout the country, committed suicide at his home in Cleveland, Ohio, yesterday, while temporarily insane.

Base-ball games yesterday - At Buffalo, Buffalos, 12; Bostons, 4. At Detroit, Detroits, 12; New Yorks, 1. At Cleveland, Providence, 2; Clevelands, 1. At Chicago, Chicagos, 11; Philadelphia, 9. At Amherst, Amhersts, 9: Browns, 6. At Hanover, Dartmouths, 22; Manchesters, 6.

THE WEATHER.WASHINGTON, D. C., May 12, 1883, 1 A. M. For New England, fair weather, winds mostly westerly, stationary or lower temperature, higher pressure.