Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 1880 — GENERAL TELEGRAMS. [ARTICLE]

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Panaaox, N. J, May 3.—The Wyman murder trial, which was to hare comthii mnraijßr hu bam noatnoned till VTadDcadLsy Cincinnati, May I—At an early hour this morning a Are at Nos. 222 and AM West Peart street, occupied by Stewart A Sutphen, dealers la rags, and by the Camargo manufacturing company, damaged the building to the amount of $3,000, and about the same amount of loss to the stock and machinery. ~ , , ' Cleveland, 0, May B.—The summer resort on the Lake shore, fire miles east of this city, known as Colt's and kept by Jacob Silverthorne, was destroyed by fire today. Loss estimated at from SIO,OOO to <19,060. Only the smaller articles of furniture and a few moveable effects were saved. Some United States bonds belonging to Mr. Silverthorne are among the property consumed. A defective flue was the cause of the fire. St. Louis, May B^—The seventeenth quadrennial session of the general conference of the African M. E. church, opened here thia afternoon in St Paul’s church. After devotional exercises, Bishop D. A. Payne, of Ohio, was selected to preside over the conference. Rev. B. W. Arnett, ot Columbus, Ohio, was re-elected secretary and Rev. J. H. A. Johnson, of Baltimore, MtL, and Rev. C. Asbury, of Allegheny City, Pa., were ippointed assistant secretaries. B. B. Goings, of Raleigh, N. C n was dected reading clerk. Adjourned till to-morrow.

This conference represents thirty-four d istinct conferences in over twenty states. The African church has about 850,000 communicants, 250 ministers, nearly 8,000 local preachers and six bishops. The conference will continue in session about two weeks and the questions concerning the policy of increasing the house of bishops to eleven and creating the office of archbishop; regulating the salaries of the bishops, and establishing missionary work among the colored people who have emigrated under the exodus fever, will be considered, besides a large amount of local church business. About two hundred delegates are, or will be present. Pa tersom, N. J-, May 3.—The excitement over the shooting of Joseph Vanhouten, by Wm. Dalzell, has subsided. Dalzell remains in the Newark jail; his son is in the Paterson Jail, bail being refused. The Inquest begins to-morroty. Chicago, May B.—Mayor Harrison vetoed the ordinance to-night which allows the Western Indiana railroad to enter the city, and the veto was sustained by the counciL Washington, May A—The president sent to the house to day the following message vetoing the deficiency appropriation bill: To the House o» Representatives— After mature consideration of the bill entitled “An act making appropriations to supply certain deficiencies in the appropriation for the service of the government for the fiscal year ending June 80th, 1880, and for other purposes,” I return it to the house of representatives, in which it originated, with my objections to its package.

The bill appropriates about <8,000,000, of which over $600,000 are for the payment ot the fees of United States marshals and of the general and special deputy marshals, earned during the current fiscal year, and their incidental expenses. The appropriations made in the bill are needed to carry on the operations of the f:overnment and to fulfill its obligation or the payment of money long since due to its officers, for services of and expenses essential to the execution of their duties under the laws of the United States. The necessity for these appropriations is so urgent, and they have already been so long delayed, that if the bill before mentioned, contained no permanent or general legislation unconnected with these appropriations, it would receive my prompt approval. It contains, however, provisions which materially change, and, by implication, repeal important parts of the laws tor the regulation of United States elections. These laws have for several years past been the subject of vehement political controversy, and have been denounced as unnecessarily oppressive and unconstitutional. On the other hand it has been maintained with equal zeal and earnestness that the election laws are indispensible to fair and lawfhl elections, and are clearly warranted by the constitution. Under these circumstances to attempt in the appropriation bill a modification or repeal of these laws, is to annex a condition to its passage of the needed and proper appropriations which tends to deprive the executive or that equal and independent exercise of the discretion and judgement which the constitution contemplates. The objection to the bill, therefore, to which 1 .respectfully

ask your attention, is that it gives a marked and deliberate sanction, and is attended by no circumstances of press ing neccesaity to the questionable* and as I am clearly of the opinion, the dangerous □ractice of tacking upon appropriation lulls general aad permanent legislation. This practice opens wide the door to hasty, inconsiderate and sinister legislation ;it invites attacks upon the independence and constitutional powers of the executive, by providing an easy and effective way of constraining the execution of his discretion. Although of late this iractice has been resorted to by all poitlcal parties when clothed with power, it did not prevail until forty yean after the adoption of the constitut-on, and it is confidently believed that it is condemned by the enlightened judgment of the country. The states which have adopted new counstitutions during the last quarter of a century, have generally provided remedies for the evil. Many of them have enacted that no laws had to contain more than one subject, which should be plainly expressed id its title. The constitutions ot more than half the states contain substantially this provision, or some other of a like intent and meaning. The public welfare will be promoted in many ways by the return to the early practice of the government and the true rule of legislatidn, which is that every measure should stand upon its own merits. . I am firmly convinced that the appropriation bills ought not to contain any legislation not relevant to the application ot the expenditure of money thereby appropriated, and that by a strict adherence to this principle an important and much needed reform will be accomplished. Placing my objection to the bill on this feature of its framing, I forbear any comment upon the importance of the general and permanent legislation which it contains, as a matter for specific and independent consideration. [Signed] Rtthxrford B. HatkS. Executive Mansion. May 4th, 1880.

Oolumbvb, O n May s.—The hotels aie full tonight with an unusually fine representation .of democrats, who are here to attend the state convention to-morrow. As there is do state ticket to be nominated the entire time is occupied in talking over the presidential possibilities. Youngstown, O, May A—ln an altercation at Goal burg foday, between John Mathews, a coal boss, and John Price a saloon keeper, the latter was shot by Mathews, the ball entering his aide inflicting a serious wound. Mathews was arrested and at a preliminary trial was bound over in the sum of $5,d00. Auxancb, May A—A four year old .son Qf Oliver jWahberecnt has been missing since 7p. m. When last seen he was playing with some pet rabbits at one of the neighbors near home. Diligent search is being made, but at 10 p. m. the child had not been found.

Philadelphia, Penn., May 5 —T!w di rectors of the Pennsylvania Jroad 1 company to-day elected George B. Roberts is a member of the board and president of the company, to take eflbet on, the, 1* of June. A committee was appointed to prepare for the next meeting and the revisedorganisation for the management ot the company. * Tuaroir, N. J n May A large number of delegates to the republican state cosvestioa have already arrived. There te a feeling in favor ot sending Blaine delegates, but the impression is that they will not be instructed. OrUMKA, Au., May s.—The parties who bid off the Savanah and Memphis railroad on the Brd for <834,500, iaiting to comply with the conditions of the sale, the road will again be advertised and sold in thirty days. Pittsburg, Pa., May 6.—The railroad and river intuminona coal miners of this district in convention here to-day, adopted unanimously a resolution to accept do reduction in wages. Ckustuxb, 0., May 6,—A two-year old child of James Bampsel, residing west of town was poisned yesterday by eating wild parsnips, and died from the effects in a short time. Its body showed signs of mortification In three hours, and interment was necessary to-day. Domelsoh, Imd., May 6—Miss Bridget Ryan, aged nineteen, a young lady highly esteemed and respected, died at 10 o'clock this morning after an illness of one week, of typhoid fever. She will be buried in the cemetery at Plymouth, on Saturday. Cahtom, May 6.—The great northwestern sensation, a circus organized here some days ago, returned yesterday evening financially embarrassed, their effects being attached by the sheriff New York, May 6.—An extensive conflagration is in progress at Communipaw, N. J, two miles south of Jersey City. Owing to the lateness of the hour, no oarticulam can bo obtained. Eumu, N. Y-. May 6.—This morning while McKelvey, chief keeper of the reformatory, was endeavoring to punish an insubordinate convict by the name of Edward Simonds, from New York, Simonds suddenly turned upon McKelvey and plunged a sharp pointed case knife into his stomach. McKelvey reeled from the cell into the corridor, and fell dead. Simonds then handed the knife to the assistant keeper, and was locked up in a dark cell. McKelvey was from Detroit, and an old officer of the Michigan state prison. He leaves a wife and three children.

Petersburg, Va., May 6. —Intelligence from the different sections of the state report a greater scarcity of tobacco plants than has been known for years. The growing plants have oeen rapidly destroyed by the tobacco fly. Farmers are so discouraged that in many instances the ground prepared for tobacco is being* planted with com and peas. It is not thought that more than one-fourth of the usual crop of tobacco will be grown this year. Concord, N. H., May B.—The Blaine men had a caucus this morning, and agreed upon the following for delegates at large: W. E. Chandler, D. H. Buff am, Ruel Durmee and B. F. Prescott. The anti-Blaine men arranged the following ticket: P. Adams, A. M. Bhaw, Chas. Sawyer and Chas. J. Amladon. Dover; I)el., May 6.—The greenback convention met here to-day. Mr. Wells, of Newcastle; Bcott, of Kent county, and Long, of Sussex county, were appointed a state committee. John G. Jackson was nominated as a representative to cogress. The convention was slimly attended, only nine members being present,* and it was almost impossible to gather any facts con. coming it. Jackson, Miss., May 6.—The republican state convention adjourned this morning at 2 o’clock. The delegates are uninstracted. It is understood that their preference are six for Sherman, five for Blaine, and five for Grant The delegation to the national republican convention, elected at a late hour last night stands ten for Sherman and the remaining six about eqally divided betwen Grant and Blaine Washington, D. C., May 7.—A member of congress said to-day in reference to Postmaster General Keys’ successor, that both postmaster James, of New York,and First Assistant Postmaster General Tyner, would be seriously considered In connection with the prospective vacancy. He understood that Postmaster James would accept the position if tendered, and that the president had his appointment under a very favorable condition. The treasury department will have no means available tor the payment of the jas and water bills for the public buildings after the 12th inst, congress not yet having provided for the deficiency in the last appropriation.

The officers and representatives of the Supreme Lodge of the Independent Order of Mechanics, called on the president today, and were received in the library. The body was headed by W. C. Bailey, of Baltimore, supreme ruler, and first presiding officer of the lodge. St. Louis, Mo., May 7.—lt appears that a man calling himself “General" A. B. Morton, arrested here yesterday, was known to Mr. Sargent, at whose instance be was apprehended, as John D. Kingman, a railroad man of means; also, that Morton, or Kingman, did not forge the name of ex Governor Palmer, but presented to the Joplin bank a forged check of a bank in Alton, Ilta, which he said was in payment of a loan he had made to ex-Gov-ernor Palmer, whom he had met in Texas in a temporary financial strait There was found tn Morton’s, or Kingman’s valise blank drafts on the Chemical national bank ot New York, numbered from 27,321 to 27,050. Blank drafts and letters of credit, and letter heads on the Planters’ bank, of Owensboro, Ky., a blank letter head of the “Coal Mountain, State Line & New England railway, B. A. Morton, New Haven,Conn.,President," wu also among the articles found. Olkvnland, 0., May 7.—Mi. and Mrs. William Marshall, of Parma, came to this city Wednesday, leaving their daughter, Alice, eighteen years of age, at home. When the parents returned they could find no trace of Alice, although a diligent search was made Wednesday night and Thursday, and the case reported to the Cleveland police. To-day the citizens of Parma turned out for a most thorough search, which ended in the finding of the girl in a hole in the attic, whence she was rescued alive but unconscious, after tearing down a portion of the wall. She had been in poor health, and it is supposed she crawled to the place. When found she was in a fit of mental aberration.

Nxw York, May I—A Herald Washingtan special says: Mr. McManus, ot Philadelphia, was in town to-day on a brief visit to Senator Don Cameron. His object was to inform Mr. Cameron that ten out twelve of the Philadelphia city delegates to Chicago had determined they would not vote for Ex-President Grant under under any circumstances. He told Mr. Cameron further, that it he attempted to enforce the unit rule on the delegation at Chicago, he would find himself in the minority with the majority of the delegation against him, and he advised and urged him to make known at once to the delegation thta he gave up the unit rule. To this Mr. Cameron is said to have replied curtly that the unit rule was agreed to, and he expected to stand by it himself and have the delegation to do H. Mr. McManus returned to Philadelphia thia afternoon, and he reported to some of his friends that there were no further delations between Mr. Cameron and himself. L - The excitement aroused in Pennsylvania

are watched with a Uvdy htterert * The Steamer Dye, from Antwerp, arriTeu uHiay ua reports uaviog eucoun tered Ice fields, ice blocks and icebergs. Odo of the last moitioned being m large as an bland. The captain was obliged to stop the ship at night owing to the proximity of icebergs. Two ships were sighted in the field of ice, but they showed no signals. A dispatch from Albany to the Evening Poat states that Senator Woodin rose in his place today and read from manuscript a speech in opposition to the unit rule In the Chicago convention, and declared for BlaU<Seaaton Sessions and Birdsall followed the lead ot Mr. Wood in.

The inquest In the Madison Square garden disaster was finished this evening. The Jury returned the following verdict: We, the undersigned jurors, find that Mrs. Annie Mellette, Mrs. AuviL 8. O. Hillman, Mary Ann Connolly and N. M. Tileston, came to their death by injuries received on April 21st, 1880. by the falling of the west wall of the building known as the Madison Square garden, which was due to the faulty construction of said building, and we hereby censure the Harlem Harlem railroad company for employing a civil engineer as an architect, who is not conversaat with the construction oi buildings. We also censure the department of buildings for negligence in their duty in allowing the aforesaid addition to be erected contrary to the law, and in a faulty manner; and we recommend that the entire building be knocked down, as we deem it dan gerous and unfit for the purpose of public assemblages.

Louibviujb, Kt., May 7.—A special to the Courier-Journal from Mount Vernon, says: On the 25th pay of December, last, William A. McKinney, shot and killed Alfred Smith, at the residence of the latter, six miles from Mount Vernon. McKinney had seduced the daughter of Smith. He was indicted by the grand jury for wilful murder and yesterday, |he trial began. Smith’s wife and his daughter, Nannie, were the only witnesses of the killing. Accord iag to the preponderance of testimony Smith had driven McKinney and Nannie from the house, and had attacked McKinney and stabbad him severely before McKinney fired the shot which killed Smith. Nannie has been living with McKinney since the killing. The defense begged the juty to turn the boy loose, and promised that, as a fitting finale to the prosecution, William and Nannie should marry. The Jury, after a deliberation of about twenty minutes, returned a verdict of not guilty. Immediately after William and Nannie marched arm in arm into the court house, and, halting just outside the bar in front of the Judge’s seat, Judge McCtupe stepped in ana performed the marriage ceremony. . The occurrence caused considerable sensation.

Columbus, 0.. May 9.—Governor Foster remained in his office moet all last ntght to be in readiness to order farther troops to Silver Creak coal mines in Wavne county if it was thougt desirable. To-day the governor received a telegram from Attorney General Nash and Assistant Adjutant General Smith, who are at the scene of the trouble, saying all was quiet and the indications were that no serious trouble need be apprehended. While aggregates have been made to have a number of militia sent at once to Wayne county in case they are needed, it is thought that the companies now on duty at the ' mines will be sufficient to prevent riot or bloodshed. Pittsburg, Pa., May 9—A mornining paper of this city will publish to-morrow a report of the condition of crops in western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio. The fruit crop has not been injured by the frost and an abundant yield is confidently expected. Cereals in many instances promise a larger yield than known tor several years.

DanvtwbjVa., May 9.—A wooden building formerly the grange warehouse, and recently rented to J. B. Pace, of Richmond, for the storage of leaf tobacco, burned this morning; also a wooden building adjacent, belonging to J. 8. Winstead, of Greensboro, N. C., occupied fcy Messrs. Murphy & 00, groceries and liquor store house. Samuel Craxton, sleeping in the warehouse building perished. John Does, fireman, in attempting to rescue Craxton, was also burned to death. Phtsbubg, May 9.—One of the most disastrous conflagrations which has occurred in in this vicinity for years started about five o’clock this evening in the stable of Keifer, Steifel & Co.’s tannery on Bpring Garden avenue, AUeghenny City. The flames commkhirated to the tannery thence to the other side of the street spreading rapidly, soon taking in Valley and High streets, and every building on Gilbert street. Owing to the peculiar position of these streets, which are situated between two hills, it was impossible for the fire department to gain control of the flames until Keifer, Steifel & Oo.’s tannery, Wellache’s tannery, and twentyeight buildings, including the slaughter houses, stables ana dwellings, with their contents, had succumbed to the fiery elements, involving a loss of $125,000 and rendering twenty families homeless, most of whom are of the poorer Sass and lose everything except the clothig on their backs. The origin of the fire is not known, but is supposed to have been caused by two boys who were seen playing in the stable shortly before the fire started.