Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1881 — TELEGRAPHIC. [ARTICLE]

TELEGRAPHIC.

Lokkw. April 16. —A correspondent of the Times at Chio says: I have made, from personal observation and with the help of others, a pretty thorough canvass of the state of affair* throughout the island. The total number of dead to scarcely less than 4,000. although some allowance may he due to the fact that immediately after the disaster many persons cross fed to the main land, and some of these, now dead, may be there. The villages on the southern side of the' island are completely wrecked,hardly n single house being left standing. , 4 The centre of the volcanic action seems to haVe been near Neuiuti, overlooking Megalo bay, on the east coast, where 300 persons perished out of a population of 1,200. At Vaunas 26 perished out of a population of 600; at Rhelatra, 00 out of 260; at Kalamantie, 40 out of 1,500; at Armella, 30 out of 600, and at Kinney |3O out of 480. On the western side of the island, at Meals, many houses fell, but nobody was killed. At Westpat three-fourths of the buildings were wrecked, but only one person killed. At Lethe 23 persons were killed out

"of 600, and at Arganema 40 out of 400. At Anabatos 12 were killed. This to the most northerly tqwn on the west side which suffered severely. The other towns were severely sn&ken, but are not in ruins. The district of Ohio and towns southeast of it sufferedmostof all. Kallimassia is simply a mass of ruins and it to difficult to distinguish one house from another. I cannot conceive how any considerable number of the people escaped. Only 448 perished out of 1,800. 'The neighboring villages suffiered similarly. Seven of the principal ones, containing 8,070 people are believed to have lost 1,327 dead. At least nine-tenths of the houses in the southern and southwestern portions of the island must ‘be rebuilt or repaired. /v The population is now camping out and there is great need of food aiid shelter. The northern part requires help, but ■to a less extent, those severely wounded being brought to Chio by men from the ships. The work of clearing away the ruins have begun here, but In’villages people are still panic-stricken. Little can be done as long as the shocks con* tinye. Of 200 persons who perished in Thelopotamia only sixty-five of the,bodies have been recovered, and a similar proportion in other villages. About 50,000 people are camped* in the southern hair of the island with not a stitch but what they have on their backs. Progress has been made tewardasympathiiing relief organizations. The people are further demoralized by the preaching of tr foolish Greek priest, who warns them all to flee, as the island is about to be completely swallowed up. The archbishop and governor are seeking to allay the excitement but many are still emigrating to the main land and the adiaceent island*.

At Kallemassi a German doctor, who was in one of the houses at the time of the disaster, relates the first warning he had was seeing the dishes on the table fall on the floor. & few seconds later the walls fell outwards, From this and similar testimony I believe in this district the first shock was nearly Vertical, followed immediately by horizontal oscillations. New York, April 16.— The fire In the iron building on White street tonight damaged the goods of Nietius. Shrie A Co., dress-shirt manufacturers, $50,000; Rufus, Frost A Co., woolen-goods, $25,000; Alexander R. Hind, linen goods, $15,000. Several firms in adjoining buildings are badly damaged by water. St. Paul, April 16.—A Duluth special to the Pioneer Press says a fire broke out at 4 o’clock this morning and totally destroyed Scott A Halston’s sash and door factory. Tfie loss on the-building and stock is estimated at $12,000; insurance $6,000. The origin of the fire unknown. London, April 19,6 a. m.—Bfeaconsfleld’6 physicians regard his present symptoms as giving grounds for more grave anxiety than at any period during his illness.

London, April 19, 5;30 a. m.—Beacoustieid is, dead. Beaconsfield had a very serious relapse during the night. He'died peacefully at 5 o’clock this morning. He wasperfectly conscious to £he last. Drs. Kidd and Gna'.n and Lords Kawlan and Barrington were present when be expired. Cleveland, Ohio, April 18.—The moulders are out in all but three or four foundries in this city, leaving between fifteen or twenty works idle. The employ era also combined, and obedient to their order, the proprietors of the Globe works, who yielded to the demand of fifteen per cent, ad-vance-to-day, notified the men they could no longer pay the advance, and the men went out. Both sides are determined and both organized. All classes of workingmen seem preparing to strike. Nearly all kinds of tradesmen here, even hod-carriers, have been called to meet and organize a union, add a call has been issued. All jstreec railway employes met at midnight to-night, after their work was done, to arrange a demand for more pay.

Galveston, April 18.—While the circus men were loading their cars at the railroad crossing at Ennis, three men leaving the town insisted in crossing at that particular place. A fight ensued, in which. Campbell, oqa. of the showmen, was seriously shot twice through the body. Tyo other persons were seriously hurt. St. Lodis. April 18.—The Republican’s Camden (Arkansas) special says: Mrs. Nutt, living near this efty, while in a fit of insanity, Saturday fast, - killed five of her children by. throwing them Into a well. The eldest was twelve yean old, the youngest eleven months.' , ij> April 19.—Yesterday L. L. Gilbert, a prominent railroad lawyer of Pittsburg, white 4b a closet at a hotel here, dropped a package containing a mortgage fear $20,080500, executed April Ist, 1881, by the Pennsylvania railroad company to Wistur Morris. Edmund Smith.and Samuel M. Fillan, all of Philadelphia, secured by 20,000 bonds of SLOOO each, and fill bearing interest, t The package was swept out as waste paper and thrown Into alley, where an Italian rag picker threw Jt into a bag and sold ft to a ragman, and after a long and musty search to-day Mr. Gilbert andi the police found the missing document, whose existence would .'have been kept a secret but for this oirfenTbov* N. Y.,. April 19.—Michael Quinn was shot ana fatally wounded James Reynolds, a police officer, tonight. A crowd; of roughs assaulted Reynolds and ftis two brothers. John Reynolds was dangerously wounded bjr a pistol ball, jponn Mackey and a person, named Stapleton were fatally •hot. -One or two others we» wounded. The rfct grew out of last

i / f'» nr - OmaHa, April 10.—The Missouri river continues to rise. It has now risen about three feet and to advancing upwards from s half inch to an Inch an hour. It stands now at about eighteen feet above low water mark. The smelting works are again in trouble and the fires are out. The weather continues warm and the snow on the hills to melting fast. Smaller streams are swollen badly. . Sr. Louis, April 20.—The street railroad conductors and drivers held fa large meeting to-night, organized a union, aad decided to demand of the companies that twelve hours shall constitute a day’s work, and that wages shall.be twt> dollars per day for conductors, and one dollar and seven-ty-five cents for drivers. This to an increase of twenty-five percent, per day for drivers. If the demand to not complied with by midnight, Friday, a general strike will be inaugurated at once. All lines in the city will be represented.

Lincoln, Neb., April 20.—A protracted nfcn storm prevails, further delaying planting. A large area o% wheat ha-, been sown. The prospect for winter wheat over the state is ofily an average yield. * A smaller acreage than last year to down, ripring wheat ■promises finely in the western part of the state. *

Little Rock, April 20.—1 n the United States circuit court here today, in the case of Daggett et al. vs. Clark county, the Jury rendered a verdict for the defendant. The suit was upon bonds which the defendant alleged were forged, and It appeared In evidence that they were executed in the summer of 1876, by C. W. Touhersley, former representative in the legislature and D. S. Dolbeer and Lualow, former county supervisor and clerk. After resigning End fleeing from the state to avoid detection, they went to St. Louis and hud printed $63,000 of funding bonds, purporting to be Clark county bonus, dating them.back to May, 1874, and affixed counterfeit seals, which they procured in Chicago. A false certificate of registration was affixed by one John A. rial bold, who counterfeited the signature of'Auditor Stephen Wheeler so well he could not distinguish the difference. The plaintiff offered rebutting testimony, but the case was so plain the jury was out but fifteen minutes. This case has been pending several years and relieves the county of the payment of over SIOO,OOO.

New Orleans, April 20.—A fire, originating in Fontenot’s hotel, destroyed nearly all the principal stores and nearly every building on St. Dennis street. Loss great; insura nee unknown. Henderson, Ky., April 21.— riam. Evans, aged tturty, only son of Tom. Evans, a leading and wealthy mer : chant of this city, suicided last nigh by takjng morphine. He had been drinking very hard for several days, but planned his destruction with great deliberation. After taking the drug he uudreseed, washed his feet, put on a clean shirt and went to bed. He refused all appeals from his young wife to be relieved. Evans was a great admirer of Shouse and frequently expressed a determination to go as be did. . Dayton, 0., April 21.—During Jastj night a German named August who has been boarding for several weeks in the city In a state of tempo** rary insanity, climbed from bis hotel window in the third story to an adjoining roof, apd walked off the roof) into the He was picked up by a police officer, badly bruised, and' died to-day. Nothing is known of his antecedents. * f : Homewood, Pa., April 21.—William Heinstine, a lad about sixteen years of age, while attempting to board a moving freight train near Clinton, fell under. The wheels passed over his leg, crushing it between the knee and ankle. On examination by Dr. Coffin it is found that amputation is necessary, His parents reside In Youngstown, Ohio. Little Rock, April 21.— Jeiry Secret, a welbknown resident of JWfifcshington county, was murderedjto-day by two negroes and one whitM ‘man, who riddled his body with The murder was the result of JKeorat entering land under the hooptotead act, which other parties claimad. No. definite clew to the murderers.!* Memphis, April 21.—W. F.- Beattie, sheriff of Crittenden ebunty, Arkansas, was billed this morning near Marion, Arkansas, twelve miles northwest of this city, while attempting to arrest a negro burglar. Sheriff Maddox was wounded by the negro murderer, who made his escape.

Paris, April 21— The Tunis authorities have warned the natives that the pur ishment of death will be vigorously i.nforced against any one creating disturbances or engaging In any act of aggression against Europeans. Norfolk, Va., April 21— M. Glennan, editor of the Norfolk Virginian and a prominent Democrat, was assaulted Ip the street this afternoon by W. A. Swank, a lfiwyer and readjuster. ; London, Apriy ll.— The steamer Mazeppa. from BlVerpool for Copenhagen, has gone ashore on the Kaw, and eleven persons were drowned> Baltimore, April 21.—The missing ship David Stewart has arrived. The vessel was days* op the passage from Rio de Janerio. Tombstone, Arizona, April 21. Tuesday night fit Charleston, ten miles from here, three cow boys entered the store of .Springer A riackes and compelled the proprietor to open a safe, from which theyfcook SBOO. Although disguised, the robbers were recognised. Wednesday night Deputy Sheriff Bell and a posse surrounded the house, demanding their’surThe demand was answered by a volley fsom their Winchesters, When the arresting party turned loose upon the robbers with shotguns, mortally wounding two, Burns ana Clubfoot Jack by name.

Anna, Ill*,i April 21.—The conclu- i •ion has been arrived at by the asylnm | official a that the fire started in the ( attic over the ifew hath w&rm Uteplaee of in the -bath room. The cause is supposed to be matches ignited by mice, wfyo had made nests of scraps of paper, etc. The remains of the unfortunate patient, who was burned, were exhumed and buried. 'i Nbw York, April 21.—1 t is announced that 81ms, Foster A Co., cotton merchants. New Orleans,, have obtained aa extension. Liabilities, * $88,000; assets, $130,000. The «&- nouncement la also made of theassignment of R. A. Somerville A Bon, commission, tobacco and grain merchants, and jthesuspension of Kendrel A Calloway, commission merchants, both of .Richmond, Va. * The has declined the position, <of solicitor dt the treasury, and it Is believed Mr. Raynor will now be retained. A dlspatoh from Geneva, Switzerland, says the proposal to hold *n international socialist congress at Zurich i» strongly disapproved.