Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1878 — NEWS SUMMARY [ARTICLE]

NEWS SUMMARY

A report comes from Cbnstimtinoplo that 80,000 Mussulman!, presumably in the Balkan districts, have armed themselves With the cannon and rifles left behind by Suleiman Pasha at the time of his retreat, and attacked the Hannans. It Is said that the Russians have lost 5)00 men tand thirteen officers, and have asked for reinorcements from Adrianople. In a violent gale on the Black sea, a Turkish corvette was lost, with ninety of the crew. Pope Leo has issued his first encyclical, which is said to be generally moderate, bnt it renews the protest of the late Pope against the absorption of the States of the Church by the kingdom of Italy. Prof. Heinrich Leo, the German historian, :1s dead. A Constantinople dispatch states that Vassa —-A Vofllr pjfiolaau Lm,u lvrfft; that KW Lilt) scene of the insurrection in the Rhodophe mountains in the capacity of Turkish Commissioners. Tbe insurgents are well officered and provided with abundance of ammunition. They occupy impregnable positions. A deputation of Mussulman inhabitants of ltoumelia wailed upon Layard, the British Ambassador, and begged him to telegraph his Government to urge European intervention to put an end t<t- the atrocities committed by the Bulgarians. A London dispatch says great enthusiasm was manifested in military circles on its becoming known that the whole of the stafT and commissioned officers at Aldershott had received stringent orders from the War Office to hold themselves in complete readiness for immediate active service. In addition it was stated that all the principal officers had received important secret instructions for certain contingencies. The Grand Duke Nicholas has been promoted to the rank of Field Marshal Gereral of the Russian army—and relieved of his command of the forces in Turkey. By a boiler explosion in a Dublin foundry, fifteen persons wore killed and twelve seriously wounded.

DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.

East. William Orton, President of the Western Union Telegraph Company, died suddenly from a stroke of apoplexy, in Now York, the other day. He had been at the head of the Western Union Telegraph Company since 1867. Fall River, Mass., is agitated over another stupendous defalcation. An examination of the books of George T. Hathaway, Treasurer of the Border City and Sagamore mills, reveals a shortago in his accounts of between .*6OO 000 and •'6700,000, Hathaway is a cousin of Cn'ace, the Union mills defaulter. The President and a party of distinguished guests wore entertained by tho citizens of Philadelphia on the 24th of April. The twelfth annual meeting of’the National Board of Fire Underwriters was held in New York last week, Alfred Q. Raker. of Philadelphia, presiding. Ab jU t forty-fivo companies wore represented.. Tho following 011icer8 wero elected for '.fee ensuing year: Alfred G. Baker, Phil adelphia, President; B. Lockwood, New Vio* President; M. Bennett, Jr., Ilartfor df Secretary ; J. S. Parish, Providence, Trear /areri '/he Erie railroad was sold the other day at New York, in foreclosure suit, by the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company. The road was ipnrchased for $6,000,000 by ex-Gov. E. D. Morgan, David A. Wells and J. Lamber Welsh, who are Trustees for tho stockholders. A delegation of Southern Congressmen—Senators Gordon. Morgan and Jones, and Representatives Carlisle, Ellis, Ycates, Whitthome, Clark, Hooper, Young, Morey and Goode—visited Roston in a body last week, as tho guests of the Commercial Club. There was much speech-making, considerable gush, and a cordial handshaking across the “bloody chasm.” South. Three men, all colored, were hanged at Franklin, St. Mary’s parish, La., on the 22d of April. A freight train was thrown from the track :aud down an embankment, on tho Iron Mountain railroad, near St. Louis, the other day. Four tramps wore stealing a ride on the train, and two of them wore instantly killed, and the others badly injured. A San Antonio telegram reports another raid on the northwest frontier of Texas by Indians rom tho Fort 3tanton reservation. The Indiana who murdered fifteen persons near Loredo and captured a largo numbor of horses made good their escape. West. Portions of Illinois and lowa were visited by a disastrous storm on the 21st of April. At Galesburg, 111., the hurricane was preceded by a furious fall of hail, many of the stones being larger than hens’ eggs, which played fearful havoc with window-panes. At Pomeroy, lowa, a small station on the Illinois Central railroad, forty miles west of Fort Dodge, the tornado assumed a frightful velocity. Several Ihouses were blown down, four or five persons killed, and about twenty others wounded. In Jefferson county the storm did immense damage to dwellings, barns and fences. At Storm Lake, Monona county, a number of dwellings wero blown down and several people killed. Loss of life is reported at other localities in the path of the storm. Taken altogether it was the most disastrous tornado over experienced in the State of lowa. Chicago elevators contain 570,893 bushels of wheat, 1,887,003 bushels of corn, 139,450 bushels of oats, 83,162 bushels of rye and 460,319 bushels of barley, making a grand total of 3,140,827 bushels, agamst 7,525,393 bushels at this period last year. A San Francisoo telegram says that in that city recently small sums of greenbacks have been purchased for gold coin at a premium of 50 cents on every SI,OOO in notes.

WASHINGTON NOTES.

An order has been issued by the United Htatog Supreme Court, at Washington, assigning the Chief and Associate Justices to various Supreme circuits, as follows: First oircuit, Nathan Clifford, Associate Justice; Second circuit, Ward Hunt, Associate Justice: Third circuit, William Strong, Associate Justice; Fourth circuit, Morrison B. Waite, Chief Justice ; Fifth oircuit, Joseph P. Bradley, Associate Justice; Sixth circuit, Noah H. Bwayne, Associate Justioe; Seventh circuit, John M. Harlan, Associate Justice; Eighth circuit] Samuel F. Miller, Associate Justice; Ninth circuit, Stephen J. Field, Associate Justice. The new order was made in accordance with the recent appointment of a new Associate Justice. The House Committee on Naval Affairs has agreed to report a bill reccommending that the claim of Mrs. Dahlgren, for the Dahlgren gun, he referred to the Court of Claims, with a limit of $65,000. * ho J has nominated Geo. L. Smith m tt tor of Customs at New Orleans, o mted States Senate has reconsidered its action in rejecting the appointment of Mr. Colburn of the New York Times, as Consul General to Mexico, and confirmed him by a ftndsome vote,

A Washington dispatch announces the death, after a lingering illness, of William M. Evarts, Jr., the only son of tbe Secretary of State. His disease was consumption. Thd investigation against George Seward, Minister to China, is said to have disclosed such facts that tbe members of the House la vestigating Committee are of opinion that they will recommend the impeachment both of Minister Seward and of Consular Agent Bradford. This movement will be based upon alleged extortionate charges and other irregularities.

POLITICAL POINTS.

A Washington special to the Chicago Tribune says: “ A dispatch has been received here that McLin, of the Florida Returning Board, has confessed that the State was carried for Hay6B by fraud ” Hon. George C. Gorham, of California, has been appointed Secretary of the National Republican Congressional Committee. The President is reported to have informed an inquiring Congressman that, under the civil-service policy of the administration, any office-holder of the Government who voluntarily chooses to do so may contribute to political campaign funds, but he desires it to be understood that no officer or omploye of the Government will incur any danger as to the tenure of his office by refusing to do so. Senator Barnum, of Connecticut, the Chairman of the Democratic National Executive Campaign Committee, announces a meeting of the committee at Washington May 22. The committee, in his judgment, will not make any recommendation as to the Blair memorial, but will abide by the judgment of the House Judiciary Committee.

MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGS.

Sensational dispatches to the San Antonio (Tex.) Express, dated April 23, detail additional Indian and Mexican outrages. The raiders murdored men and women and carried ohildrca into captivity. No less than forty pergMiß have been killed and much stock taken. During the progress of a fire in Coburg, Ontario, tho other day, one of the walls of a burning building fell and buried six firemen. Three of them wore instantly killed, and three badly injured, one of them fatally. Friday, April 26, being the fifty-sixth anniversary of Odd Fellowship in the United States, was celebrated with due ceremony by the members of the order throughout the country. In anticipation of a war between England aud Russia, a movement is on foot in San Francisco to fit out a privateer to prey on British commerce. It is said letters of marque from the Russian Government have already been reoeived in blank.

FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.

Monday, April 22. Sena tk.— Mr. Blaine introduced a resolu'ton declaring that any change in tho present Tariff laws would be Inopportune and damaging to the business interest of the country, and that a tariff for revenue should be maintained so as to afford adequate protection to American industry,.. Mr. Mitchell made a long speech in favor of the bill extending the t:mo for the completion of the Northern Pacific railroad. Messrs. Windom and Lamar also spoke In favor of the bi11....Mr. Voorhees submitted an amendment to the Senate substitute for the House bill to repeal the Specie-Resumption act, to the effect that the bill be operative as soon as passed, thus making greenbacks receivable for import dutieß at once, instead of Oct. 1.... Mr. Garland offered a resolution Instructing the Finance Committee to report a bill at aB early a day as possible providing for a commission to examine into the subject of the tariff, and report the result of such examination, with such suggestions as it may consider proper, at the next session of Congress. Ordered printed. House.— Montgomery Blair’s Maryland resolutions, for reopening tho Presidential muddle, were referred to the Judiciary Committee, without discussiou or objection....A motion to suspend the rules in order to take up and pass the bill for the reissuing of fractional paper currency and one and two-dollar bills was rejected.... The River and Harbor bill was read and passed under a suspension of the rules.... The following bills were Introduced aud referred: Ry Mr. Whitthorne, repealing the law imposing a tax on notes of State bai king Institutions; by Mr. Buckner, prohibiting benators, members, and other employes of the Government from receiving any compensation for services rendered by them in any proceeding, contract, or claim in which the United States may be directly or indirectly interested; by Mr. Peddie, regulating foreign insurance companies doing business in the United States; by Mr. Watson, exempting safetymatches from the payment of a stamp tax. Tuesday, April 23.—Senate.— Mr. Morrill, from the Committee on Finance, reported favorably en the House bill to prohibit the coinage of the 20cent piece of silver, and it was passed.... Mr. Maxey. from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported a bill authorizing the President to grant a certificate of merit for distinguished services to private soldiers, non-commissioned officers, and musicians ; also a bill granting $2 per month additional pay to those holding such certificates of merit. Placed on the calendar.. ..The amendment of the-House to the bill granting a pension to Gen. James Bbields, so as to increase his pension from SSO to SIOO per month, was, on motion of Mr. Bargent, referred.... Consideration was resumed of the bill to extend the time for the construction aud completion of the Northern Pacific railroad. After a long discussion and several amendments the bill was passed. House.— The proceedings In the House were of a decidedly ludicrous character, an excited and humorous discussion upon a protest to tho River and Harbor bill taking place, which continued for four and a half hours. Finally the protest wag not allowed a place in the journal, and the House adjourned. Wednesday, April 24. — Senate. —Mr. Eustis introduced a bill providing for ocean mail steamship service between the United States and Brazil. Referred.... Mr. Dorsey submitted a resolution instructing the Committee on Public Lands to inquire into the late survey of the western boundary of the State of Arkansas, if the title to any public land is affected thereby, and what further legislation is necessary on the subject. Agreed t 0.... The House bill for the relief of James Fishback, late Collector of Internal Revenue Tenth District of Illinois, was passed.... The Printing Deficiency bill was discussed and passed... .Mr. Ferry introduced a bill regulating the compensation for the transportation of mails on railroad routes. Referred... .The bill to amend the Revised Statutes in relation to deposits for savings was passed.... Senate bill in relation to the jurisdiction of District Courts in Utah, Wyoming, and other Territories, in matters of divorce, was passed.

House.—The resolution to begin the sessions at 11 o’clock on and after Monday next was adopted.... Mr, Knott, the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, reported a bill for the distribution of the unexpended balance of the Oeneva award. Printed and recommitted.... Mr. Kenna, from the Committee on Commerce, reported a bill extending the operations of the Lighthouse Board over the Illinois river, for that establishment of lights, buoys, etc. Passed. ...Mr. Roberts, from the same committee, reported a Dill providing that the hailing place of every vessel of the United States may be the town where the vessel is built, or where the owner resides. Passed Mr. Bpringer introduced a bill authorizing the Committee on Civil-Service Reform to ascertain the number of employes of the House, and what change, if any, is necessary to promote efficiency in the service. ...Mr. Clymer, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported back the Naval Appropriation bill with various Senate amendments, recommending concurrence in some and non-con-currence in others. The report of the committee was agreed to The Senate Funding bill in regard to the Pacific Railway Companies having been reached on the Speaker’s table, Mr. Cox, of New York, moved that It be put upon its passage. Under the previous question, the main question being ordered, a vote was taken on the passage of the bill, and resulted—yea«, 243; nays, 2; so the bill was tassed. The negative votes were cast by Messrs. lutler and Lynde.... The next bill on the Speaker’s table was the bill for the repeal of the Bankrupt P endin ß consideration of which the House then took a recess until 7:30 p. m„ the evening session for debate only, Thursday, April 25.— Senate. —The River and Harbor Appropriation bill, which recently passed the House, was read by title and referred. '‘“'Kent, the Senate Insisted 3E m J*5 f“®5 d , meiltß to the Naval Appropriation Ao^S d tn k Sr! M a «^ nfertnce wl th the House. Agreed to. Mr. Matthews submitted a resolution directing the Secretary of War to report to the Senate whai amount of money had been expended for the improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers how much it will cost to complete the work how much has been paid for right of way, attorneys’ fees, etc. He asked for present consideration of the resolution, but it was objected to by Mr. Cameron of Wisconsin, anfi WW l«id oyer,...Adjourned to Monday, '

House.—The House, after a long debate, concurred in the Senate amendment to the bill to repeal the Bankrupt law... .Mr. Schleicher, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, submitted a report of that committee in reference to the Mexican border troubles, together with a bill m relation thereto, requesting the President to keep on the Texas border not less than 6,C00 men to protect American citizen*. and authorizing the crossing < f the border by United States troops nntil such treaty stipulations shall lie made with Mexico as may secure an efficient protection to American citizens and property. Referred to the committee of the whole. ...Mr. Cox, of Hew York, Introduced a joint resolution for a joint committee, to be denominated the Committee on Census, to take into consideration the proper measures to be employed for taking the next census. Adopted. Friday, April 26.— Senate.—Not in session. House.—A bill was passed exempting from enrollment and admeasurement all vessels not propelled by steam or sail, except vessels of that character engaged in trade with contiguous foreign territory.... The Fostoffice Appropriation bill was passed. Saturday, April 27.— Senate. —Not in session. Umuß The Indian Appropriation Dill was passed. It appropriates* $4,772,000.... The Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appfopriation bill was tak<-n up and discussed in committee of the whole. The total amouut appropriated by the bill is $14,730,000.