Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1880 — NEWS SUMARY. [ARTICLE]

NEWS SUMARY.

The Democrats of the Tint Oonaectitut district have Dominated Qeo. Beach for cod grata. The Republicans in the Salem, Maas-, . district, hare Dominated Eben F. Shame for congress. Prof. Benjamin Pierce, mathematician •\d profeaaor at Harvard college, died October 8, age 71. Frederick Williamson, a yarc-apinner at Hey wood, England, haa failed. Ltabi lilies, $935,000. The Democrat* of the Thirteenth New Tork district hare nominated Edward L. Gaul lor anagram. The Greenback an of the Tint Michigan district, hare nominated Lyman'S. Stowe for congrem. Wm. 0. Roger baa been nominated for congrem by the Democrats ot the Syracuse N. Y., district The Cincinnati chamber of commerce haa voted to bold no aeaaion on Tuesday next (election day). The Democrats of the J ourteenth New York district have nominated Lewis Beach for coogresa. The Democrats of the Second Maryland district bare renominated J. 7. C. Talbot for congress. The Republicans of the Second Maseaebueetta district have renominated 3. W■ Harris for congress. -

The assistant treasurer of the United States yesterday purchased $2,500,000 1b bonds for the sinking fond. 1 The epizootic is disappearing in New York. -There an but few new cases, and base are of the mildest form. Charles F. Freeman, the Pocaeeett child murderer, escaped from the Danvers, Mass., Insane hospital October 8. Charles H. Warner, recently from Kansas, was run over and killed by tht cart, at Leavtusimrf, Ohio, October 6. Dan Gardner, proprietor of the Colombia house, at Atlantic City, and a well known retired circus man, died Oct. 8, aged 64. The Republicans of the Second Rhode Island district, after a twelve hours’ session and on the 88th ballot, nominated Jonathan Chaos tor congress. * The approaching celebration of the founding of Baltimore, a century and a half ago, will be an elaborate affair. Pro- ' Cessions are arranged for every day in the week, supplemented by banquets and illuminations . Secretary EvsrU declines to recognize Moorna aa the accredited representative of the Hawaiian government, or to take cognizance of the matter of grievance to which he desires to call the attention of the state department. Aval of erior and snpercedaa haa been awarded in the case ot Deyarnelte, convicted of the murder of his sister, and sentenced to.be hanged at Danville. Va., on the 29th lost. The argument will be heard in December next. J. T. Evans, who arrived at Ban Francisco oa the ship Cambrian Monarch, from Sydney, was arrested ©n landing, under an extradition, for forgery to the amount of £BOO, committed in Sydney, S7OO were recovered from him. A plan to release a large number of prisoners from the state prison at Concord, N. H, was discovered Oct. 7 and frustrated. Some of the convicts bad obtained possession of ialse keys to nearly every door in one division. The false work of the new bridge at Chippewa Falla, Wis, was broken by the heavy timber falling. Six men were thrown into the river. William Brawn died fiom his injuries. The rest were rescued without serious injuries. . For the year ending June 80,1880, the issues of postage stamps, stamped en velopes and portal cards, on which the revenue ot the department mainly depends, aggregated in value $82,067,842, nine per emit, increase over the previous year. • . ,

The v treasury department has ordered . that on l the 15th fast, the work of printing internal revenue adhesive stamps will be transferred from the Columbian bank note company, of New York, to the bureau of engraving and printing in Washington. Jae. X. Steiner, postmaster of the United States house of representatives, died at Alexandria, Va., Oct. 7, after a, lingering illness, aged 54. He served in the Mexican war and in the confederate army. He was elected postmaster of the house in 1678. The London board of trade returns for the month of September shows the value of imports into the United Kingdom to be £8,500,000 in excess of the same month last year, and the value of exports £2,835,000 in excess of the same month last year. Thomas Finley, inspector of elections in New York, arrested for interfering with the supervisor of elections David W. Tocsin the discharge of his duties on t v e last day of registration, was held by United States Commissioner Deuel in $26,000 bail to await the action'of the graadjuiy. Near the town of Bisbee, Arizona, last Tuesday, one Dodson attempted to outrag* a young lady, whose name coold not bo ascertained. Her father rescued her. Dodson soon returned with a carbine and fired two shots, one killing the brother of th« girl and the other wounding her in „the arm. Dodson escaped.

Michael J. McDonald, head salesman of Blake, Robinson Sc Go., of San Francisco, was shot dead in a saloon Oct. 7, by \vm. Bairyngtoo, a porter for Dickson, DeWolf St Oa The murderer seems to have been, either insane or the victim of delirium tremens, as he professes to be nnacquaiated wiih his victim. Acting Postmaster general Hazen,accompanied "by Judge Freeman, assistant attorney general far the poatoffice department, called on Attorney General Devens far the purpose of consulting with him in regard to the statutes on the lottery cases now pending before the supreme court of the Uunited botes. As ,a result of this conference, they all agree that in consequence of the resignation of ex Postmaster General Key, against whom the proceedings were onginslly instituted- by the lottery companies, the 6uit will be dismissed by the court