Jasper Republican, Volume 1, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 April 1875 — LATEST HEWS. [ARTICLE]

LATEST HEWS.

Europe Darkened by a Huge War-Cloud. An Interesting Batch of German News. Additional Troops for the “ Ever-Falthful Isle.” Alphonso Arrests the Protestinn Educators. Terrible Tornadoes in Illinois and Arkansas. “ Federal*” and “ Confederates” to Fraternize in Chicago. Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc. THX OLD WORU). A correspondent of the Paris Journal det Debats writes to that paper from Borne that the Pope will take up his residence in the United States if it should become impossible for him to remain in Rome, and it was with a view to such emergency that Archbishop McCloskey was elevated to the Cardinalate. Thb public prosecutors at Liege, Brussels, ou the 7th commenced an investigation into the Duchesne plot for the assassination of Prince Bismarck. A bill to enable unmarried women to vote for members of Parliament, introduced by Prof. Fawcett, was refused a second reading in the British House of Commons on the 7th, by a vote of 153 to 187. -The Premier voted with the minority. Dispatches of the Bth from Berlin say that Herr Sigl, editor of the ultramontane paper Vaterland, recently sentenced in contumaciam for publishing an article offensive to Bismarck, had been arrested by the authorities at Salzburg, Austria, on the application of the German Government, and sent to Berlin. The Bishop of Breslau had refused to resign his see, and legal proceedings had been instituted to enforce compliance with the decree of the court. The Government had announced its intention to prosecute the German subscribers to the Car list fund, on the ground that they were fomenting a rebellion against a friendly power. At. twin wo rumors of war prevailed in Berlin, Vienna, Paris and Rome on the Bth, which a Berlin Ministerial journal of that date says portended a warlike combination against Germany. Thß Spanish Government has concluded to send 15,000 additional troops to Cuba. The professors of Die Madrid University who have protested against the recent reactionary educational laws have been arrested. Thb French Government has instructed its Consuls to summon for the last time French subjects abroad liable to military service to have their names registered at the Consulates. Gen. Elio, a Carlist General of distinction, has given in his adhesion to King Alphonso Pabl Boynton started from Dover, Eng. on the morning of the 10th to cross to France in his life-preserving dress and arrived at Boulogne in the evening. He was obliged to leave the water about five miles from France on account of the darkness and boisterous weather. According to a Madrid dispaten of the 10th the Presidency of the Madrid University had been conferred upon Le Fuente, the former editor of the Carlist newspaper. There was much dissatisfaction at the appointment. An EBtella report of the same date is to the effect that the Carlists had shot eight Alphonsist prisoners, on the 7th, in reprisal for the Carlists recently assassinated near Taffalaque. Thb Bessemer steamer made a satisfactory trial trip from Gravesend to Calais on the 13th. Thb Humane Society of Boulogne has voted a gold medal to Paul Boynton. Considbkablb loss of life was lately occasioned at Shanghai by a collision between two steamers. Official reports of the 13th announce the defeat of Carlists at Tolosa, with 100 killed.

THB KKW WORLD. Or the 6th, Mr. Beecher con tinned his denials of the evidence of Messrs. Tilton and Moulton, and gave his explanation of the letters which had passed between himself and Mrs. Tilton, denying that they bad any meaning which would warrant the construction put upon them by the plaintiff, and claiming that they related chiefly to Mrs. Tilton’s domestic troubles and his own sympathy for her ah her pastor or friend. In his examinaon the Bth Mr. Beecher continued to explicitly deny all the statements of the prosecution Involving any criminality on his part in connection with the scandal. In regard to Mrs. Moulton, he says he was a frequent visitor at her house, where he always met with a cordial and lady-like reception from her. He said he was not at her house on the 2d or 8d of June, 1872, nor did he ever make a confession to Mrs. Moulton of criminal conduct as charged in her testimony. Witness testified that at one of the interviews between him and Mr. Moulton, at the house of the latter, in January, 1871, when Mr. Tilton was threatening to publish a card relating to the scandal, Mrs. Moulton said to him (witness) that she did not believe the stories they were telling about him, and that she believed he was a good man. To this remark witness responded that she might be sure he was a good man. Owing to the illness of Mr. Beach, of the prosecution, the Beecher trial was adjourned on the morning of the 9th to the 12th. In his examination on the 12th Mr. Beecher denied each and every statement contained in Mrs. Moulton’s testimony that referred to an admission or -confession on his part of the crime with which he is charged. He declared he had never had any conversation with her in which the alleged crime was discussed; she never advised him to make a confession to the church, and he never threatened suicide. f. T. Baknum, the great showman, was

elected Mayor of Bridgeport ou the sth. Join Robinson, the well-known circus man, was defeated on toe same day for toe same office Got. Tildbw, of New York, has pardoned James W. Ingersoll, tried is connection with the Tweed case, and sentenced in 1873 to five years’ imprisonment for forgery in the second degree. Cold weather, with alight fall of snow, was reported throughout toe central portion of Califgrniaou the sth. Fears for the safety of the fruit crop were entertained. At the election la Wisconsin on the Bth Edward G. Ryan was chosen Chief Justice of toe Supreme Court without opposition. Tbb Court of Claims baa decided that toe power vested in the President to pardon crimes does not authorize toe restoration of forfeited or confiscated property. On the 7th W. Ringgold, Postmaster at New Orleans, was suspended under the Tenure-of-Offlce act, and John M. G. Parker appointed in his place. Late Washington dispatches report toe discovery of numerous frauds upon the Postoffice Department in connection with mailroute bids.

Tn Rhode Island State election occurred on the 7th. There were three candidates for Governor and Lieutenant-Governor, and toe vote was so divided between them tost no choice resulted. The remainder of toe Republican ticket for State officers is elected by between 11,000 and 12,000 majority. A general reduction in passenger rates from the East to Western points has been made. Undbb a recent act of the New York Legislature a new suit has been begun against William M. Tweed, to recover $6,196,957 which was paid out under the Board of Audit of 1870. Additional strikes in the Pennsylvania mining regions were reported on the 7th. Troops had been called on to assist in patting down any outbreaks that might take place. Thb municipal election in St. Louis on the 6th resulted in the election of toe Democratic candidate (Barrett) for Mayor by a plurality of about 700. A quantity of giant powder stored in San Francisco exploded on the 7th, blowing up many of the adjoining buildings and causing the complete destruction of a bonded warehouse in the vicinity. Several lives are reported lost.

Congressman Wheeler arrived in Washington on the Bth, en route for New Orleans, to assist in carrying out the Louisiana compromise. Thh strike of iron-workers at Pittsburgh, Pa., which had lasted since last fall, ended on the 7th, in favor of the workingmen. Two mills resumed operations on that day, and others would soon follow the example. Count Maheeaschi arrived in New Tork on the 7th from Europe, and announced officially to Archbishop McCloskey that the Pope had conferred on him the title of a Cardinal of the Roman Church. A vert destructive tornado passed over Edinburgh, HI., on the evening of the Bth. One church was crushed to atoms and dve dwellings were blown down. Some twenty young ladies and gentlemen and children were in the church at the time the wind struck it, and all of them were more or less injured, many of them quite seriously. On • the same evening a like visitation was experienced near Little Rock, Ark., in consequence of which trees were uprooted and seven houses destroyed. A Mrs. Jones was killed and her two daughters seriously Injured. At the approaching reunion in Chicago of the Army of the Rpublic “ all the surviving soldiers and sailors of the late war throughout the country who regard the flag of the United States as the emblem of undivided and indivisible nationality” are invited to be present. The reunion occurs on the 13th, 13th, 14th and 15th of May. On the morning of the 9th a band of strikers attacked a company of militia near Hazelton, Pa., and a few shots were fired. A ballot was taken on the 9th in the several mines of the Delaware, Lackawanna <fc Western Railroad Company of Scranton, to decide the question of a strike, and resulted in favor of work by a vote of 1,513 to 319. The property in New Tork known to have been in the possession of Mr. Tweed at the time of his exposure has been attached in the interest of the new $8,000,000 suit brought against him. Patrick O’Shea was hanged at St Louis on the 9th for the murder of his wife a little over a year ago. News was received at Leavenworth, Kan., on the 9th, that 2,000 of the captured Indians under guard at the Cheyenne Agency had made their escape. The troops attempted to retake them, but were repulsed. Richard Gibbs, of New Tork, has been appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Peru. The attempts in the New Tork Legislature to pass an act enabling Mrs. Tilton to testify have failed.

The vote in Connecticut at the recent election was as follows: for Governor—lngersoll (Dem.), 58,785; Greene (Rep.), 44,301; Smith (Pro.), 2,809; scattering, 114. Total, 101,009. Ingersoll’s plurality, 9,484; majority,- 6,661. For Con gressmen—Democratic candidates, 51,093; Republican, 47,311; Prohibition, 1,909. Total, 100,313. The vote for Governor in Rhode Island was as follows: Hazard (Ind. Rep.), 8,717; Lippitt (Reg. Rep.), 8,841; Cutler (Dem.), 5,169. Dan Bryant, the minstrel performer, died at New York on the 10th. Hon. Ben. Wade has written a letter declining to be a candidate for the Governorship of Ohio. He gives three reasons: First —His voice is used up so that he cannot make a speech. Second—He has sworn never to take the stump for an office for which he is a candidate. Third—He cannot afford to take the position. An official dispatch from the Cheyenne Agency to Gen. Pope gives the particulars of the revolt at that agency on April 6. While the guards were attempting to iron one of the Stone Calf Indians the prisoner broke away. The guards fired and hit him. This provoked several shots from the camp of the hostile Cheyennes, causing great consternation. The hostile Indians tied to the Sand Hilfe. The friendly Indians stood true. Uapt. Rafferty, in command of sixty cavalrymen, was sent in pursuit of the fugitives. He. waa reinforced by Gen. Neil with three companies. Owing to the depth of the sand the troops had to dismount and change on 'foot. The Indians held their position in the hills until

night and then retreated under cover of darkness. The troops were repulsed three times, with a lots pf six mortally and ten slightly wounded. Gen. Pope at onee started all the available troops from Hayes, Dodge and North Fork cantonments to intercept the fugitive Indians, who were mostly unarmed. Tbb Supreme Court of toe United States has decided that money borrowed by a banker in the course of business is not taxable as capitaL A boilrh exploded in the gingham mills at South Adams, Mass., on toe 13th and throe men were killed and two others fatally injured. At Clinton, Mass., on toe same day, a grocery store was destroyed by fire and a Mrs. Dinsmore and her father, who occupied rooms over the store, were burned to death. The residence of P. P. Clifford, at New Haven, Conn., waa also burned on toe 13th, and Mrs. Clifford perished in the flames. W. H. Harper, toe Chief Grain Inspector of Chicago, baa been suspended from office by Gov. Beveridge because of certain alleged discrepancies in his fiscal accounts. He refuses to yield up bis books and assets. Warrants were Issued on the 10th for toe arrest of clerks in the Poetofflce Department implicated in toe recently-discovered frauds in that department. Treasurer Spinner has received an autograph letter from the President accepting his resignation aa Treasurer of the United States and expressing for him the warmest sentiments of regard and the highest appreciation of his probity, patriotism and official integrity. : n. A Salt T.ake telegram of the 13th says toe trial of John D. Lee and W. H. Dame for connection with the Mountain Meadow massacre has been postponed. They were arraigned and pleaded not guilty, but the prosecution was not ready. Thb United States District Court, at Detroit, has sentenced Daniel Pratt, a Jackson jeweler, convicted of writing obscene matter on postal cards, to the State Prison for two and a half years. Woken are now eligible to appointment as Notaries-Public in Illinois. Brigham Young has been re-elected prophet, seer, revelator and President.

THE MARKETS. April 18, 1875. NnwYobk.— Cotton— l6#©l7e. Flour— Good to choice, [email protected]; white wheat extra, $5.76® 6.25. Wheat— No. 3 Chicago, $1.21®1.24; No. 3 Northwestern, $1.22®1.25; No. 2 Milwaukee spring, [email protected]. Western,[email protected]. Aarfey— [email protected]. Com —92#®93c. Oats— Western, 78@74c. Pork— New mess, $93.50099.75. Lard— Prime steam, 15#©15#c. Cheese— lo® 1614 c. Woof—Domestic fleece, 48®60c. Beeves—sll.ooolß.oo. Bogs —Live, Sheep— Live, $6.0008.00. Chicago.—Assess—Choice, $5.8506.25; good. $5.5005.75; medium, $5.0005.50; butchers stock, $3.7505.15; stock cattle, $3.9504.75. Hoc*—Live, good to choice, $7.7508.75. Sheet) —Good to choice, $5.7506.50.. Butter — Choice yellow, 25©83c. Eggs— Fresh, 15©16c. Pork- Mess, $21.80®21.90. Lord—sls-15@ 15.20. Cheese— New York Factory, 17#©18c; Western Factory, 17©17#c. Flour—i White winter extra, $5.00®7.00; spring extra, $4.6005.95. Wfisaf—Spring, No. 2, $1.0201.04#. Corn—No, 2, 70#©78c. Oofr—No. 2,58061 c. Ay*-No. 2, $1.1901.15. Bariev— No. 2, $1.07®1.08. Wool —Tub-washed, 45©58c; fleece, washed, 40® 52c; fleece, nnwasbsd, 27©37c. LumberBint clear, $62.06055.00; second clear, $48.00© 50.00; Common Boards, $11.00012.00; Fencing, $13.00013.50; “A” Shingles, $3.0003.25; Lath, $fi00©2.25. Cincinnati.— Flour— ss.ooos.lo. WAsa'—Red, $1.1201.18. Com —73®75c. Bye— sl.l6®l.l7. Oats —64®70c. Barley [email protected]. Pork—--521.75022.00. Lard—ls#®ls>4c. Bt. home.—Cattle —Fair to choice, $5.4006.15. Bogs— Live,[email protected]. Flour—XX Fall, $5,000 5.26. WAsof—No. 2 Bed Fall, $1.30#®1.31. Com -No. 2, 77©79#c. .Oafs—No. 2, 66®67c. Ays-No. 1, $1.0601.08. Aarfey-No. 2, $1.85 ©I.BO. Pari—Mess, $51.75®22.0*. Lard- 14ft ©lsc. Milwaukee.—-Flour —Spring XX, $4.9005.80. Wheat —Spring, No. 1, $1.07#@1.08; No. 2, $1.02 01.02J4. Com— No. 2, 72#©78c. Oofs- No. 2, 57#®58c. Ays—No. 1, $1.0901.10. barley— No. 2, *1.9501.06. Clzvbland.— Wheat— No. 1 Red, sl.2o#© 1.21; No. 2 Red, $1.15#©1.16. Com—High Mixed, 77©78c. Oats—No. 1,680696. .Dbtboit.—WAsaf—Extra, $1.23#®1.2354. Com -No. 1, 78#®770. Oats- No. 1, 65©65#c. Toledo.— Wheat— Amber Mich., $1.1901.19#; No. 2 red, $1.1901.19#. Com— High Mixed, 76®76#c. Oats— No. 2, 64#0*6c. Buffalo.—Assess— $5.5006.50. Bogs— Live, $8.8508.76. Sheep —Live, $0.0007.25. Bast Liberty.— Cattle— Best, $6.2606.75; mediutt, $5.40®5.50. Bogs— Yorkers, [email protected]; Philadelphia, $9.5009.75. Sheep— Beet, $6.80© 7.00; medium, $5.5006.25.