Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1880 — NEWS SUMMARY. [ARTICLE]

NEWS SUMMARY.

The first train o- the Ohio sad West Virginia, railroad arrived at Gallapolta, August 2nd. x The heat in New York, August 2d. was intent, while in the western states overcoats wav in demand. The work of removing the obeli*k from the ship which brought it to New York from Egypt, has begun. Annie Gengwsa, employed at the 00l umbos, Ohio, insane asylum, suicided August 2nd, by drowning The governor of New York has refused to interfere in the case of Bal bo, the Italian, sentenced to be hanged. Bonaparte Smith (colored) was knocked down at the polls, at Milton, Ky, August 2nd, and fatally stabbed. Carnanon, his assailant, was arrested. The old Pine street church, at Washington sod Pine streets, Boston, was dam-; aged, July 27th, by fire, to the extent of >25,000. Insurance, >17,000. James T. Dejurnette, of Danville, Va., has been indicted for the murder of his sister, last month. While in jail on Saturday, he attempted suicide. The stockholders ot the defunct First National bank, ot Brattleboro, Vt.,ofier >I,OOO reward tor the apprehension of the racitive president, 8. M. Waite. A cornice, loosened by the high winds at Freeport, Illinois, fell to the sidewalk, killing Mias Bertha Dietrick and dangerously injuring a Miss Mezenkamp. . The Premier ot Gout at C graphs that the Baautaa are deserting the rebel chiefs. A large number of arms have been surrendered in the Leribedi district. Major John E. Simpson, of Bt. Louis, manager of the Vandalia railroad, died, August 2nd. The remains were at once shipped to Michigan City, Indiana, for interment The decree to be issued by the Government will authourize the mobilisation of the army in such proportions as the circumstances may demand. The Greek chambers will convene on the 18th of September, z

Wm. Henderson, trustee of the first and second mortgages on the Indianapolis water works, has taken possession of the property, and will foreclose the mortgages at once. * Forty-eight chiefs and head men of the Uncampagnes Indians have signed the treaty, and the commission is assured that the White River and Southern Utes will do likewise. The commissioners of the Lehigh and Schuylkill coal exchanges recommend that no change be made in the presentcircular rates for line, city and harbor trade during August. Rev. George Keyster, professor of ecclesiastical history in the Union Biblical seminary of the United Brethren church, at Dayton, Ohio, died st his residence in that city, August 2nd.

It is officially announced that the emperors ot Germany and Austria wiil meet at Iscbel the 10th ot August- The Prince of Servia win probal.ly arrive at Iscbel about the same date. The Roman Catholic congregations of Cincinnati, are endeavoring to get a charter for their cemetery. They are also inquiring as to whether they are liable for Archbishop Purcell’s debts. Various special dispatches from Vienna. Paris and Berlin state that the journals of those capitals express the opinion that the Afghan disaster is causing less activity in Turkish affairs on the part of England. Victoria dispatch: Total loss by the Yale fire, >IOO,OOO, on which there was an insurance of >SOO. Near!/ all of the safes failed and their contents were ruined. Both men burned at York’s hotel have since died. During a fire in the Greek consulate st Sakmica, several cases of muskets found on the premises were seized. The consul declares the boxes have been at the con suiate since the massacre of the German and French consuls in 1876.

It is reported that the town of Yale, Britlah Columbia, headquarteis o’ the Canada Pacific railroad, was burned on the night of July 37. The flie waa probably incendiary, as several attempts have previously been made to tire the town. Schroeder, who killed Dr. Lefevre, for the seduction of bis (Schroeder’s) wife, at Oakland, C*U has been held to answer without bail. His counsel has given no tice of their intention to apply to the superior court for a writ of habeas corpus. Colonel Bodine, captain ot the American, rifle team, in Ireland, had all his baggage seized by custom officers, in New York, a quantity ot dutiable goods having been discovered in his gun case. The traps of another member of the team are also reported seized and for the same

cause. s Mrs. John G. Saxe, wile of the distinguished poet, deid at her home in Brooklyin, July 31st, of bronchitis. She was sixty years old and a native of Bridgeport, VL She was unable to do any literary work for the past year, on account of illness She leaves two sons and one daughter. A Bombay dispatch says: The first train from Jacababab to the frontier, consisting of four regiments of infantry and two of cavalry, was on the point of starting when information was received by the Indian govequneut showing that the military strength of Ayoob Khan had been utterly under rated. The comptroller of the currency has de dared a dividend of twenty-five per cent, <u favor of the creditors of the first national bank of Franklin, Indiana, making in all ninety per cent Also a dividend of ten per cent in favor of the creditors of the first nations :• bank of Wichita. Kan sas, making in all seventy per cent The Golos says that with the accession of Abdurr Atman Khan, as Ameer, the phase of Afghan events terminates. Two powerful neighbors of Afghanistan have stretched out to each other hands of ncou dliation, on the ground that that which had become a matter of dispute existed only in consequence of the incurable “Ruaso-phobism” oi Lord Beaconsfield. The new ameer owes his present position quite as much to Russia as to England. <Gm. Wm. 0 Butler, of Carrol ton, Ky n an old army officer and an ex-cvn-gressman. is dead. He was an officer in the regular army, in the war ct 1813, and was at the battle of New Orleans. For a number of years he was in Congress; was general-in-chief of our army m Mexico; was a candidate for vice-president qn the ticket with 'Gen. Lewie Can, and represented Kentucky in the Washington peace convent ion at the beginning of the war. For sosns yean past ht has lived m retirement at his home in Oarrol'.fon. The 81 Petersburg NsvarVremla, gives a particular description of the Li to flaky prison, one of the chief- establishments of its kind. The inspector states that he found, in the female ward, 157 women, of whom thirty-three were ITT—many entente. In the male wards there were and it Is eetimatetrthat each man had only three-fifths of the quantity of air neeeeimsp