Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 September 1880 — NEWS SUMMARY. [ARTICLE]

NEWS SUMMARY.

'*> The work lawmen hare renominated Kzlloch for major of San Franc taco ‘ The steamer Vandal la, from Hamburg lor New York, look $400,000 in gold. The steamship Bt. Laurent am red at New York yettcrday with $900,000 in gold. Edward Clark, a clerk in the New York poetoffice, has been arrested for stealing Letter*. Charles D. Own brill, well-known architect of New York, killed himself yesterday. George K Daria has been nominated for congresa by the Republicans oi the Second Illinois district. The of the Tenth Kentucky district hare nominated Judge Go. M. ‘nomas for congress. Livingston, the Brooklyn faster, compitted hia first week yeste/dsy in com paratirely good condition One of the twp Republican conventions ot the Mobile, Aim, district nominated James Gillette tor congress. The Republicans of the Third District of Missouri (St. Louis) hare named Guatars Sessinghaos for Congress. The Republicans of the Thirty-third New York district hare renominated Henry Van Aemim for congress. The great Yorkahire handicap at Dorceeter. England, was woo by Reveller; Roulette second, School Boy third. John Hart, s brewer, has been nominated for congress by the republicans of the Second district ot New Jersey. The republicans of the Fifth district of Wiseonain hare nominated Hon. Elihn Coleman, of Fonda Lac, for congress. < The steamer J. G. Fletcher sunk in three feet of water shore Dardancll, September 11. She will probably be raised. It is believed the proposed amendment to the constitution in Arkansas is detested. The official account is necessary to determine. Rear Admiral Howell telegraphs from Villa Francaise of the departure of the United States steamer Nipsic for Constantinople. The season at Fike’s Opera House, Cincinnati, opened last night, with the “Banker’s Daughter,” by the Collins combination. The republicans of the Sixth district of Wisconsin hare nominated State Treasurer Richard Guenther, of Oshkosh, for congress. The Democrats of. the Twentieth Ohio district hare nominated John C. Hutchins for congress. The nominee is ex-prose-cuting attorney. Samuel Shaldeman, professor of comparative philology in the Pennsylvania university, died at his home in Chickies, Sept 10, aged 68. The earnings of the Lake Bbo re railroad increased SIOB,OOO the first week ot September, and the St Paul gains $48,000 in the same period. " The Oregon legislature effected an or-‘> ganization by* choosing Solomon Hirech president of the senate and H. F. Moody speak S of the house. Mrs. Rebecca Lyon (bearded woman), for many years traveling with Barnum's. and Forepaugh's and other shows, dlid at Syracuse last Friday. During the past week there were paid out from the minta $553,496 in stanoard silver dollars, against $22,500 for the corresponding week of 1879. United States Senator McPherson has been chosen chairman of the Democratic Btate Committee of New Jersey, with h eadquarters at Jersey City, The nail makers’ strike, in Worcestershire and Staffordshire, has collapsed, destitution of the men making it impossible lor them to continue it Livingston Brooklyn, the faster, entered yesterday on the seventh day ot hia abstinence from food. He says be feels mean, but that hia courage is good, and he is bound to accomplish the task he has undertaken.

The committee appointed by the board of trade of Fall River to consider the question of wages, decided to recommend a reduction of ten peqcent., tp take effect October 1. Dr. John Buchanan was recommitted to prison at ' Philadelphia yesterday. Thomas Van Duse r, who testified that he saw Buchanan jump into the Delaware, was held on the charge of perjury and conspiracy. The treasury officials, at Washington, anticipate that the shipments of standard silver dollars the present week, will exceed that ot hot previous week. There weie about SBOO,OOO of this coin shipped yesterday, #200,000 of which went south. The steamer Stonington, of the old reliable line to Boston via Btoaingtoo, has been attached in two suits growing out of the loss ot life at the time the steamer Massachusetts of the same Hoe was sunk a collision with the Stonington. The suspension of the old shipping house of George Howes A Co., of Ban Francisco, is announced. The suspension is attributed to its assumption of the liabilities of Mr. Howes’ brother, a woodenware dealer, to about a quarter of a million . The handsome stone over the grave of Robert McCauley, Ottawa, Canada, has been broken to pieces by a hammer. McCauley was the Orangeman whom young Britton shot through the head and wss thrown into the river during the Orangemen trouble. ? *-

Dean Stanley will visit the United State* next year tor the parpoee of investigating the church question. It U said the growth of Catholicism in the United States is creating a current of feeling in favor of state ana church union as a safeguard against Catholicism. , The imports into France for the eight months ending August 81, shows an increase compared with corresponding period of 1879 ot 960,000,000 francs. The exports increased 108,000.000 franca during the same tune. The increase in imports an almost exclusively in food, and the increase in exports is 198,000,000 francs. In some foreign countries certain bridges aad monuments, if not consecration to suicide, an largely used for that purpose; aad a similar setting apart is evt denrly sought try some people for Niagara Falls. Mr. Knapp of Utica, who both •hot himself and plunged over the Palls, took needless precautions, for he could not have survived the plunge alone. The anniversary of the battle of North Point, was celebrated at Baltimore by a parade of the old defenders around the battle monument, the cloning of all publie offices aad schools, a general display of the stars and stripes, ana firing salutes. The old defenders dined at Druid Hall Park. F. T. Hawley, mail agent on the Louisville aad Nashville railroad, was arrested Bept. 14 fay a United States marshal charged with emb esiling letters from the mails. Hawley waived examination befete United States Commissioner Crail, and was bound over in the sum of #2,000 for Ms appearance at the next term of the United States court.