Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1880 — GENERAL TELEGRANS. [ARTICLE]

GENERAL TELEGRANS.

Maooh, Ga., October 28.—The Rockford rifles, of Illinois, and the Janesville guards, of Wisconsin, arrived this evening on an invitation of the boaineee men oi the city. They were met at the depot by an throng of citizens and the Macon volunteers and Floyd rifles, and were escorted to the armory of the volunteers. All along the line ot march was a brilliant display of fire works. At u champagne reception they were wecomcd to the city by Hon. Thomas Hardeman in a patriotic address, which waa rwpondcd to in a similar strain by H. H. Holland, of Rockford. Wotctmo, Mass., October *2—At the women’s suffrage anniversary meeting today, a history of the movement waa read tty Mrs. H. H. Robinson. Addresses were made by a number of persons conspicuous in the association. Col. Uiggioaon said women were not yet ready for tne ballot, their failure to vote for school committees being proof of the assertion. Women must convert their own sex, and then the ballot will be freely given them by the men. This speech was the gen. eral theme of discussion, the women taking strong grounds against the position of 001. Higgmson

t HicAao, October 22.—Chas. Randolph, secret Ary of. the board of trade, has completed the censn of the lab or and capital employed In Chicago anutactunng establishments. and returned the same to the Unttxl States census bateau. There are 3,758 manutacturiea, employing 113,507 hands, representing a capital of over #80,000,000. The number of women employed ia 15,718, and of boys and girla under sixteen years of age, 4,797. The value of the products made per annum is $249,000,000, and value of material used $178,000,00(L and the wages paid are $37,000,000. > • New Yoxx, October 22.—1 t has been raining since 7 o’clock this morning. Officers of the signal service bureau state that the present rain is the beginning of a storm which promises to afford a much neededTelief from drought, and to enable the industries now idle for want of water power to resume work. Anxious inquiries are sent from the northeastern part of New Jersey, where no rain of any conseSucnco has fallen since the first week in eptember. The storm is expected to continue here two or perhaps three days. Ckhlaoo, Oct. 22. —The only additional news regarding the missing propeller, Europe, is a dispatch from her owner, saying that the Neelen, her tow, has been let loose and is now in port at South Manitou. He believes the Europe Is wind bound In seme place. The propeller Europe arrived in port after having been out in the greater part ot the terrific storms of Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. She was badly broken, but not seriously damaged. 7 \ Deadwood, Dak., October 22.—Ftitz Walfklng, while bear hunting with two companions, near Spear Fish Falla, yesterday, was attacked by a large cinnamon bear. Hig head was ucarly torn away from his shoulders and both arms broken, bis lower jaw, nose and one eye com pie te■ty torn away before the animal was killed. Death occurred in a few hours.

Washington, D. 0., October 23—In Brooklyn, New York, to-day, secret service officers arrested E. W. Spencer alias Bill Brockway, Charles P. Smith and James P. Owens, charged with being concerned in cOGßterfleiting United States SI,OOO coupon bonds of the issue of 1861. Smith confessed that he engraved the plates from which were printed the counterfeit bonds in possession of Doyle, in Chicago. He also states he engraved the plates tor the several counterfeit SIOO notes which recently appeared. The last engraved was on the Pittsburg National bank ot commerce. Owens was the printer of these notes and bone's. Smith claims in addition he engraved the plates of the.counterfeit 7.80 bonds which were put upon the market in 1867, about $85,000 of which had been taken by Jay Cooke A Co., before their character was discovered. The examination of the arrested parties ia set down for Tuesday next. A number of bonds taken from Doyle, in Chicago, will be forwarded to Brooklyn to be used as evidence.

• Delphi's, O, Octobor 88—George Rupert, ~ young desperado of this place, while intoxicated, entered the Jim Ludlum, at spencerville, last night, cursing And threatening to throw the best man oat of the room, at the time staggering toward Loveland Place, the bartender, who a short time before refused him liquor, as though he meant to eaxryont bis threat. Willis Bah man, a young man of the place, seeing a general row would soon result, stepped between Rupert and Place at the same timg grasping Rnpert by the shoulder, and la this pcsition endeavored .to push him out of the room. Rupert drew his revolver, placed it against Uahman’s stomach and fired, the ball entering near the navel, killing him almost instantly. Rupert was taken before the justice at Spencerville, Dr. Travis, who bound him over to coart at Lima, where he wav taken to-night. Bah man is a young man, single, and did not have the reputation of being quarrelsome. lioixjjtD, Mich., October 23.— The tags Lizzie, Prank Graham and Williams started out early this morning. The Prank Graham came in here and the Williams to Saugatuck about five p. m., on account of a squall trom the northwest quite a fresh, raw and heavy sea. The Frank found nothing. Capt. £9. Napier, who went out on the Williams, says he weat as far south as South Haven. He saw considerable wreckage belonging to be Alpena, but the weather was so bad and the lake so rough he did not get out far enough to find anything of the hull reported seen yesterday. He Is geing from Saugatuck to SL Joseph over the beach to morrow, believing that trom present indicate ns there will be more bodies come ashore between Saugatuck and St Joe than north of Saugatuck. The patrols that have been working north trom here change and go south tomorrow.

Wa&whqtoh, October 38.—Upon receipt from the war department of a copy of Major Fletcher’s dispatch of the soth inst, relative to Beiry’s arrest, the acting secretary of the interior telegraphed to the Governor of Colorado as follows: Department of Ihtkhiok, ) Washington, October 88. ) To OoTwnor Pitklm, D «*w, (Mon So. This department Is today advised through the war department that Berry bus been arrested by a United SUtes marshal, and has left the agency in charge of that officer. IF a state posse has been ordered to go to the reservation to make the arrest, please recall the same and thus avoid any possibility of a conflict with the Indians. [Signed,l A. 6ell, Acting Secretary. I jtdi anapolis, October 28.—The following are the official figures of the total vote for governor at the October election in this state, as received by the secretary of state: Porter, Republican, 880,881; Landers, Democrat, 2XL740: Gregg, National, 34,863. Plurality for Porter/?,551. Lohdoh October 88.—It is understood a totalS £4oo,oooin gold will be shipped from Havre today for America. The steamer Ftiesia, from Havre today for New York, took out 1,000,000 francs. JUjcw Yobs, October 85.—The Tribune famishes the following: Congressman Chittenden, of Brooklyn, will pay five thousand deUan reward for evidence fur.

nished at anytime during the months of October or November, leading te the arrest and conviction of the months of forged the handwriting and signal urejof General J. A. Garfield in the so-called Chinese letter. Chicago, October 26.—A special from Fort, Robinson, Neb n says the mail earner brings news from Camp Sheridan of a horrible carnival ot blood in a low den of iniquity near that poet, in which two were killed and two dangerously, and perhaps fatally wounded, and severe! others bruited. Last Saturday night there was a large attendance of cowboys and soldiers in thflpiace and half a dozen low women. Poor whisky and lively dancing soon caused bad blood. It began by a drunken Mexican brand uhingja revolver and threatening to shoot the bar tender for swindling A dozen cowtoys drew revolvers. Simultaneously a shot was fired, and one them, Edward Cal lend, fell mortally wounded, having shot himself while drawing. The dance war resumed twenty minutes after his body hed been removed. Jim Joyce and a desperado named Page soon got into a rough and tumble tight, however, over the proprietorship of a cirl, known as “Beaver Tooth Nell.” It ended by Page shooting Joyce tataily. Sergeant Green, et Company M, Fifth Cavalry, to disarm Page, received a shot which necessitated the amputation ot his leg. He will probably die. The soldiers at once retaliated by empting their revolvers into the Page epowd as they rushed out on the prairie. The wom«o, scantily dressed, here returned from the rooms to which they had withdrawn, and ran screaming about the place, and the scene that followed baffles description. The melee ended in a rough and tumble] fight between the cowboys and the boys in blue, which would nave resulted in a terrible Joss of life but for the timely arrival of the military from the post. One of the females had an eye knocked out daring the melee, while two cow boys, names unknown, were badly wounded. The murderer Page is in the cuard house and the soldiers threaten to lynch him.

New Orleans, October 26.—Supervisor ot Registration Cavanac and his clerks, Henry Autz, F. S. Fischer and George W. Flynn, charged with illegally registering voters, were examined before the United Stales commissioner here today. After hearing the testimony the parties were sent before the United States circuit court under SSOO bonds each. As the work of registration continues, it is stated they will be arrested again to morrow. Affidavits are being mads against all persons who have tere.l sinee the 22d inst., charging them with illegally registering. There being no judge oi the United States court here, a‘ restraining order against Cavanao cannot be obtained. Cavanac denies he threatened the use of force to prevent arrest and interference by the United States authorities. Cavanac says the statement made that he is registering .white voters and reiusing to register colored voters is untrue. No distinction is made. t ■ Milwaukee, October 29.—At 7 30 this evening the Union steamboat company’s propeller Aven, while leaving this port, ran into'the Anchor line barge Thomaß A. Scott, lying at anchor in the bay, cutting her down so that she sunk almost immediately in fifty-four feet ot water. The Scott was loaded with 44,000 bushels of corn from Chicago to Erie. Captain Todd and seven ot the crew of the Scott escaped in a small boat, three of the crew jumping ou the Aren. Boston, October 29.—The Woman's National Christian temperance union today elected the following officers: Presideut, Miss Francis E. Williard, lit.; recording secretary, Mrs. Mary A. Woodbridge, Ohio. __ ' Resolutions were adopted expressing alarm at the increased consumption of beer, encouraging the establishment of coffee houses in large cities to offset the the free lunches of beer saloons, with a five cent cup of coffee and substantial accompaniments. Resolutions endorsing and adopting ihe movement which proposes testimonials to Mts. Hayes for her brave 6tand in support of total abstinence, were referred to the executive committee. At the evening session Mrs. Governor Wallace, of Michigan, presided. Mother Stewart made a report on extending the organization into the south, and giving an encouraging account thereof. Rochester, Pa., October 29 —Early this morning the place of Mrs. Hemphill, an aged, lauy living alone at Bridgewater, was destroyed by fire and she was con* sumed in the flames. The tire communicated to the dwelling of L. P. Welneman, which was also entirely destroyed. Loss $5,000; insured for SBOO. Cleveland, October 29—The Lake Erie & Western railroad has cut the rates from here to Kansas City from S2B 50 to $15.00, and rates to other western points in proportion.