Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1881 — THE NEWS IN BRIEF. [ARTICLE]

THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

An earthquake shock was -felt at Volo, Thessaly, on Bunday. A correspondent declares the recent rumors thst Chariaro is ill are untrue. The town of Beardstown, 111., has bees quarantined on account of smallpox. A. L. Moore, recently married at Battle Creek, Mich., has been arrested for bigamy. Ex-Governor Rice, of Massachusetts, is soon to marry a rich New York widow. The municipal elections in Spain resulted favorably to the support of the ministry. • The recent rumors in regard to the health of the empress of Russia are pronounced untrue. Last Bobbath 200 persons joined Henrv Ward Beecher’s church, forty of whom were baptized. At the annual meeting of the New York chamber of commerce, D. Babcock was elected president. .The commissioners of the freedmen’s bank have on baud over SIOO,000 of unclaimed dividends. Abe Forest, a Hebrew citizen of Louisville, Ky., committed suicide on account of domestic troubles. The steamer Belsize, from New Orleans for Copenhagen, foundered at sea. The ctew were all saved.

Eighty-four thousand immigrants arrived in Chicago last month, and were distributed in different directions. For the next five years all the boat races between the Harvard and Yale crews will be rowed at New London, Conn. The late Gen. Upton left the larger jart of his estate, valued at $30,000. to lie sister, Miss Sarah Upton, of Batavia, N. Y. ’ ' Dillon, who was arrested under the coercion act for sedition speeches in Ireland, is ill, and has been removed to the infirmary. The trial of Most, editor of the Socialist organ in London, has been postpones until the next session of the criminal court.

One New York cigar factory made 1,081,689 cigars last week, the largest number ever made in a single establishment in six days. * In consequence of Dillon’s arrest, the Parnellites in the house of commons will vote against the second reading of the land hill. The annual report of the Michigan Central railway shows that the road enjoyed a prosperous year. The gross earnings were $9,085,748. Omaha is getting desperate over the report that the Union Pacific car shops are to be removed from that city to Grand Island, Neb. Capt. Paul Boyton. who was in the Peruvian service and was captured by the Chilians, made his escape and arrived safely in New YorkA messenger boy in the employ of Scranton, Willard A Co., stock brokers, of New York, is suspected of having stolen a check for $127,000. The prince of Meridites and Hodo Pasha, leaders in the Albanian revolts, have been exiled—the former to Syria and the latter to Erzeroum. A colored porter named John Leek, employed in Lawrence A Martin’s establishment in Chicago, fell down the elevator shaft and broke bis neck. It is stated that the home-ruie members ot the house of commons have decided to refrain from allowing the second reading of the land bill. The arrest of Dillon is said to have had a chilling effect upon the Irish land league, and , ihs proceedings at the weekly meeting in Dublin were tame. . * Leonard’s boiler and engine; works at London, Ontario, burned. Loss $60,000; insurance $15,000. Seventyfive men are thrown out of employment. The Dublin correspondent of the London Timet says the arrest of Dillon has caused no excitement, but, on the contrary, it appears to have had a quieting effect. The gross earnings of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroad, as shown by the annual report 'for the year ending December 31,1880, were $18,749,460. x

A Colchester, Ont., dispatch says a three masted vesel, bound down and deeply laden, struck on Colchester reef last nigbt,and is ©till, fast flying the signal of distress. Further particulars regarding the catastrophe to the British war sloop, Doterel, is to the effect that eight officers and 135 men were killed, and three officers and fourteen men saved. The king of Holland has authorized the offer orthe good offices of his government, in conjunction with France, England and Italy, for the restoration of peace between Chili and Peru and BoliviaEgan telegraphed from Paris to the land league leaders in Dublin that in view of the arrest of Dilion the Irish members of parliament should be called on to hold no further terras with the land bill. The Madrid Liberalist states that the Spanish ambassador at Paris has been privately informed that the Tunis affair would be settled within a week, as France is anxious to avoid other complications. Patent medicines in England now yield a government revenue of over $1,000,000. They were first taxed in 1783 under an act requiring venders of secret remedies to take out a license and pay a stamp duty.

The mayor, city council and prominent business men of Fargo, D. T., state that the crop prospect in Northern Dakota and the Red river valley is encouraging. The largest crop ever sown in the northwest is going in. . France has refused to join the international conference on the extradition of regicides, yet her minister of the interior has ordered the expulsion of eleven foreigners known to be in direct communication with the Nihilists in Switzerland.

. r z Referring to the proposed international action in regard to political conspirators, the London Daily New says,Jutland will not participate in any conference designed to shield unpopular governments from the consequences of their unpopularity. Twenty-two wives who have been deserted by their husbands are in poverty In tue city of Davenport, lowa, ana receiving assistance from the county poor fund. Several have children, others are about to become mothers, and all are tn poor health.