Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1881 — GENERAL TELEGRANS. [ARTICLE]

GENERAL TELEGRANS.

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The following comparative statements ot receipts from customs, internal revenue and miscellaneous sources during the years 1879 and 1880 have been prepared at the treasury office; For file six months -ending June 80, 1879—customs, $68,548,, •439; internal revenue, $55,920JE0; miscellaneous, $12,898,049; total, $137 - 368,329:f0r the six months ending June 30, 1880—customs, $101,621,658; internal revenue, $63,312,718; miscellaneous, $12,406,631; total, $177,341,009; for the six months ending December 31. 1879—customs, $84,900,404; internal revenue, $60,696,052; miscellaneous, $10,588,541; total, $156,185,601; for the six months ending D<Msember 31,1880 —customs, $98,517,473; internal revenue, $67,927,747; miscellaneous, $15,710,500; total, $182,155,730. Baltimore, D-y January 3.—ln the United States circuit court this morning, in the suit of the Pullman palace car company against the Baltimore A Ohio rallrdad company, for ad infringement of a patent of -the complainants by the railroad company in using Pullman sleeping care on their roads and praying for an injunction against the road, Judge Bond filed an opinion of the court, refusing to grant the injunction. , In the United States v circuit court, in the case of D. K. Stewart vs. the president and directors of th® Chesapeake A Ohio canal company, praying the defendants be enjoined from any further control and management of the canal, and asking for the appointment of a receiver, Judge Morris read the decision of the court, refusing to appoint a receiver.

Philadelphia January 3.—Counsel for the Western Union telegraph company and the Pennsylvania railroad company met in the United States eourt this morning to argue the question of a •preliminary in{untion which the telegraph eompany b about to apply for to restrain the railroad company from interfering with their wires between Philadelphia and New YoG, but owing to the absence of Judge Butler the case went over until to-morrow. It is understood the Pennsylvania railroad company has given the Western Union notice to remove its wires, and that the telegraph company claims that under its contract it has a right to maintain them without interruptio.n The case is one of great interest, as the line between here and New York constitutes the great trunk line of the country, connections being made here with all the principal points south and west.

New York, January IS.—The amount paid in the clearing house by exchanges alone, since January 3,1880, is $38,634,240,579, and the balances paid during the same time, amount to $1,561,200,000. The largest transactions ever known before In a single year, were those of 1869, when a third of the exbhanges probably was due to speculation in gold. The exchanges then were $37,407,028,987 and the balance, $1,120,318,308. For the first time that record has been exceeded. The largest transactions ever made In any {rear, through the London clearing iouse,fwere £6,013,299,000, In the years 1874-5, Coual to about $30,066,495,000. Hence the payments made in the clearing house in 1880 are the largest ever made during any, in any establishment on earth. Hie exchanges on all other cities In this country, during the year, will be not far from $12,264,000,600. New York, Januaiy B.—ln Brooklyn, to-night, James Walsh, aged 19, killed (Barbara Graeuthal, aged 17, because she refused to marry Sim. He Erocured a dirk and proceed«l to th* ouse of James Carlisle, No. SO2, Willoughby avenue, where the girl Was living, and called her to the door anil stabbed her to th* heart. She died t almost instantly. After the munler Walsh went down to Gowan’s and called and attempted to commit suicide by drowning, but was fished out and taken to the Long Island hospital, and it was not known at the time he was murderer, but he confessed and was removed to a police station. Cleveland, Ohio, January S.—A Findlay special to the Leader represents thai place as greatly agitated over a rvUmr, said to be well founded, that the Ohio Central and Lake Erie A Western haVebougm the'Clevelahd, Sandssky A Cincinnati railway. Findlay merchant* propose in selfdefense to build a branch to some other road. Sandusky, 0., January B— Rumors are going the rounds of the press that the Cincinnati, Sandusky A Clever land railroad has boew sold dr loosed are false. All such rumors are mere spedulatlaßa, and without foundation.

Cincinnati, 0., January 3. —The TlroesrStar, Memphis ‘special says: ■ThlsrndrtiUif mnty Trerton found Mr. Tate, a barber, fu JbAi withjliis wife. He shot Tate twlee and Mrs. Burton once. Tate returned the fire, mortally wounding Henry Bifrton. Mrs. Burton’s wound is trifling. The character of Tate's wounds are not stated. s' „ , Kingston, N. Y., January B. Sampson’s opera is* not burned. The bodies of two njen the debris of the burning buildings last night were found to-day burned almost to a crisp. Their names are Stepheh Jay and Jacob Bchoonmaker, San Francisco, January 8 I The legislature met at Sacramento to-day and effected an organisation without organised The Nevada legislature fibre met and organized, at Carson City, Also the territorial legislature ofArizona at Preeoott. Fredericksburg, Va., January 3. —The Rappahannock river is closed with ice eight inches thick. There is a great scarcity of fire Wood, and the authorities have taken possession of all wood in yards in order to protect

the destitute. The supply of water has been almost cat off by the freezing of the supply pipes. Orange, N. J., January 3.—Rive persons of the six In the family of Samuel Krump, well hnown In the printing business, have died from diphtheria within six days at Mr. Krump’s mansion in Mt. Clair. Defective sanitary arrangements, admitting sewerages into sleeping apartments, was the cause. Cincinnati,, January 3.— The jury in the case of the state of Ohio against ex-city auditor Silas W. Hotnnin were discharged this morning, having been unable to agree. They stood eleven for accquittaT to one for conviction. The case has been before court for more than four weeks.

Nabhvillb, January 3.—The Tennessee legislature met to-day. The house was organized by the election of W. B/Ramsey,Republican, of Shelby, for speaker. The senate balloted twenty-five times tor speaker without a result W. B. Ramsey, who was elected speaker of the house. Is regarded as more of a Greenbacker than a Republican. The Republicans were forced to accept the declaration of Warren (Greenbacker) and ignore the caucus nominee, R. R. Butler, to prevent the election ofa Democrat for speaker. The state credit and low tax Democrats acted In the utmost harmony. The Democratic senators of both wings held a caucus to-night and resolved to vote for a Democrat for speaker es the senate. Chicago, January 3. —Specials say Sitting Bull remains in camp near the mouth of milk river, awaiting surrender or annihilation. Chief Gall, is escamped near Popular river Indian agency with three or four hundred Sirriors of the Uncaplia tribe. This iefhaaby his display of bravado made Bull envious, and the latter prefers that Gall shall be annihilated first, leaving him the prestige of beIhg the last to surrender. This will probably occur very soon.

Philadelphia, January s.—lh a street brawl six year ago Frank Desmoulin was stabbed by William Revell, who continued a bar tender in a saloon near Eighth and Vine streets. Desmoulln then swore vengence. Early this morning Desmoulln, Frank Dooley/Frank Devett, Frank Fox and John Gray entered the saloon. Desmoulin threw a spitoon at Revell, •knocking him down. HU four companions then held Revell until Desmoulin cut him in the neck, head and body. The attacting party then went up Vine street, aad soon met a party of young men snow-balling. A row was raised, and Desmoulln inflicted a frightful stab wound in the stomach of William Chambers. This man will also dig. A police officer almost immediately captured Desmoulln. A third fight ensued, and the officer was thrown out and beaten, and the desperadoes escaped. Devett, Fox and Gray have since beep captured, Columbus, January s.—Hon. Otto Dressel, a leading and wealthy German lawyer of tfiU city, committed suicide' this forenoon, by shooting himself. A revolver of a large calibre was used. The ball passed through hU right eye, and probably produced instant death. Parties who heard the shooting supposed that Mr. Dressel was shooting rats, but a clerk in an adjoining office, for some reason, supposed something was wrong, and procured assistance, and on forcing the door, found Dressel dead upon the floor. It is intimated that he has lately met with financial losses, and that induced him to commit the deed. Dressel leaves a wife and several interesting children, one being an officer in the navy, now abfcent on a cruise.

It is generally understood that the suicide of Otto Dressel to-day was caused by recent heavy financial losses, which affected his mind. Mr. Dressel left a letter in his office, stating that he was without money or friends which, inasmuch as he was universally popular and supposed to have considerable property left. demonstrates that he was insane when he committed the deed. >New York, January s.—Among Jhc bodies taken from the Madison street tenement yesterday, was one said to be that of Charles Cassiey. Today the body was identified as that of his brother Charles who is missing. Charles McGloon, the plumbers helper, to whose csrelessness in handling gasoline is attributed the fire and the awful consequence, has been committed to the house of detention.

London, Jan. 5. —A millitary man of high rank, who has been making investigations in Ireland, has forwarded to the goveenment a foil report of his observations and opinions, of which the following is a synopsis: Flint, no actual organized rising 'is feared at present. A determined leader might have incited A rising, but the precautionary measures of dispatching extra forces throughout the country which have been adopted have greatly lessened the probabilities of Such an occurrence. Second, There is no occasion to fear that the presence of additional forces will aggravate the disorders that are occurring dally. Third, If her majesty’s government at once takes measures for the repression of the lawlessness, apeacefol solution of the present difficulties and a cessation of the outrages and disturbance may be looked for with oonfldenoe, people well aoqualnted with the Intentions of the land league state that a rising was never mentioned, at least not at the present time.

Lika, 0., January s.—The greatest society event of the winter in our hebrew society' was the marriage of Mr. Edmund Wise .a popular young merchant, to Miss Hattie M. Simon, the youngest daughter of M. Sinlon. esq. The ceremony took place at the home of the bride, which was most beautifully decorated for the occasion. Dr. Isaac M, Wise, of Cincinnati, the well known Jewish sabbi, officiated. The groom is a relative of the rabbk At the conclusion pf thp peremony the guests partook of an elegant supper. Alter this the scores of telegrams were read containing the congratulations. Many elegant presents were received. The couple go west at midnight, and win ‘make an tensive bridal tour. Vincennes, Ind., January B.—'This community w *j» startled by learning this morning tua John M. Polk, an old and respected citizen, shot himself in the head a few miles from Bruceville, this morning, with fatal eflect. 9a has keen an extensive stock dealer, but was financially embarrassed.

Washington, D. C.. January 6. The president has nominated Nathan Goff, jr., of West Virginia, to be secretary of the navy. The nomination caused general surmise, except to a few who knew of the president’s intention to make It. Wneh the nomination was presented to the senate, General Goff was at the capitol in the room of the senate committee on appropiations. He is a native of West Virginia, residing at Clarksburg, and

about forty yean of age. He was colonel of the Third West Virginia regiment In the Union army, and rose to the rank of bridadier-general. During the war he won the reputation of a gallant and able commander. He has been United States district attorney of West Virginia for twelve years. Four yean ago he was the Republican nominee for governor. The senate in executive session this afternoon took General Goff’s nomination as secretary of the navy and immediately confirmed it without the usual reference to a committee. Hie boose committee on postoffices and post roads, at their meeting today, instructed representative Morey to report favorably to the home his bill, which provides that the rate of postage on second class publications deposited in the letter carriers office, for delivery by carriers of the office, shall be uniform at two cents a pound.

New York, January 6.—This forenoon an explosion of varnish occurred In Peter Doelgerisbrewery, 1,106 Fifth avenne, by which four men were so badly injured that they must, ia afi. probability, lose their lives. The men were varnishing barrels in the varnish room, when a lamp was incautiously brought too near the barrels, the inflamable fluid of the flames of the varnish were ignited, and with a flash it was on fire. An explosion like a clap of thunder followed, - and the burning fluid was scattered through the room In all directions with sundered staves of the varnish barrels. It fell upon the workmen like a shower of Are, and with blazing clothes and beard they ran from the room shout-: ingfor help. Their fotiow-workmen, alarmed by the explosion, came to their reaene promptly: but before the burning clothes could be torn from their bodies, four men were most frightfully disfigured, while efforts were made to extinguish the fire in the varnish room. Police were called and ambulances telegraphed for from the nearest station. The sufferers were taken to Bellevue hospital, where physicians declared their injuries fatal. Their names are Johfi. Bamel, John Flamer, Anton Wintonwick, and W. Aldron. Chicago, January 0. —The Railway Age, in its forthcoming number, shows the mileage of track actually laid down in the United States during the year 1880. No less than 7,207 miles of new track were laid daring the past twelve months on at least 234 different lines, which is more than any year since 1871, and the milage is greater by fifty-four per cent, than that of 1879. The Age anticipates that final figures will Increase tne grand total to 7,600 miles, a mileage greater than has been constructed in the United States or any other country in any previous year. The only state in which no work has been done, is Mississippi and the only territories are Idaho, Wyoming and Indian territory, from which railways are kept, although eager' to enter, and Alaska. Another year will see large additions in these territories. Dakota leads the country with 680 miles of new track. Texas comes next with 659, then Ohio with 524, New Mexico 519, lowa 445, Colorado 401, Nebraska 395, Illinois and Kansas 840 each, The total mileage in the United States, is 93,704, against 60,283 in 1871, and 74,096 in 1875.

New Orleans, January 6. —Capt. James B. Eades has returned from Vera Cruz on board the Mexican war steamer Mexican. The government gives to Capt. Eades’ company the right to build a ship railway across the Isthmus of Tehuantepic, grants it 1,000,000 acres of land on the shore of the Pacific on which to build the terminus of the railroad and establish a harbor, empowers it to charge and collect a toll of five dollars per ton on the freight of ship cargoes passing over the road. The right is also given for a railroad and telegraph line, on which only the customary rates can be charged. In return for this Capt. Eades agrees to carry on the railroad all ships of war, munitions, malls, etc., free of charge. The building of the roadrmust be commenced within two years and completed In ten years from May 1,1881. Fort Soott, Kan., January 6.—A terrible accident, resulting in two deaths, occurred Tuesday afternoon in the litte town of Cool Vale, In the southern part of the county. In passing an open fire place the dress of Miss Davis took fire, and she immediately rushed out into the yard, and under the action of a strong wind she was almost instantly inveloped in flames. Her mother made frantic efforts to save her child, and in doing so her own clothes caught fire, and before help arrived her clothing was nearly burned from her person, and her daughter, from whom the fierce flames had consumed the last garment, Vas lying a blackened corpse at her feet. The mother lingered in great agony about twenty four hours and died. The husband and father was absent from home at the time.

Indianapolis, January 6.— The jury In the trial of Mrs. Brown, for the murder of her husband, returned a verdict this afternoon of murder in the first degree, and was sentenced to imprisonment in the woman’s reformatory for life. London. January 6.— The ship Indian Chief, from Middlesborough for, Yokohoma, has been wrecked near the entrance to the Thames river. Eighteen persons were drowned and eleven saved. Forty-five of the passengers and crew are missing. Raliegh, January 6.—Governor Jarvis, in his mesoge to-day, speaks in warm terms of the relations existing between the blacks and the whites, and says the colored people are becoming more industrious and thrifty. He refers with satisfaction to their industrial fairs, and to the favor and encouragement bestowed on their exhibitions by the whites. He rpgards it an imperative duty that whites should see that in all things foil and equal justice shall be done the .blacks, and that they are not left to work out their own destiny alone. The governor favors ft school tax of twenty-five eents on every one hundred dollars worth of property, and takes ground In flavor of the prohibition movement.

A man Or w a couple of superannuated eggs k ’ *n actress in a Philadelphia theatre, he was fined SSOO for nis little diversion. This is $3,000 a dozen for eggs, and not very good eggs at that. We seem to be getting back to war prices.