Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1881 — TELEGRAPHIC. [ARTICLE]

TELEGRAPHIC.

Mas. Abraham Lincoln is lying seriously 01 at th* msttfopce of her sister in Springfield Illinois. Hannibal Ha mum is the only one living of the eight candidates on the four presidential ticxeta of 1900. 4 He.vby Ward Bk&chkk Is to be sued for foiling to keep an appointment to lecture for a Maryland “agricultural hoes trot’'—or county fair. d ' Texas 4s the most sensible state in the union. Party feeling has about, .died out there,, and the people are united in strepuous efforts to develop the state. General Brady wil get himself disliked if he keeps on. _ He has called all editors pole cats, which was by ho means a scent-sible thing for the general to do. t.: - : The Baltimore New* puts the cost; of Solomon’s temple at $78,0p0,000,000. It forgets, however, to give the name of the contractors and how much profit they made. . Some 41,878,000 children go to school In the world, and they have a million teachers. These statistics, however, do not include Asia and Africa,' and .they are defective as to Europe. Japan has 2,162,962 school children. It costs about sl2 per capita per annum to educate this small class, or about $600,000,000 a year, the money spent on secondary education being about as much more.

The German consul at New York U engaged in writing letters to home newspapers discouraging emigration to this country, and alleging that the moat frightful destitution prevails here. The consul has evidently, been T drinking his beer at Schwab's New York saloon, the headquarter? for all the d’sgruntled and dissatisfied socialists and communists,and has,taken their growlings for actufd facts. • I*HK WOHHON QUESTION. If the Protestant churehes are really in earnest in their desire, to stay the evils of Mormonism, they will have to stop preaching and praying and go. out into the fietd and work. The New York Herald has hit upon a wise plan of action, but, as it will - cost money, it is more than probable that the evangelical churches a ill continue to stay the progress of Morknonism with'prayers and use their surplus Jhnds In Kamtschatka and -Terra Del Fuego. The Herald*» plan is for Protestantism to send Us missionaries in the wake of the Mormon missionaries in Europe, with "pd-wer to duplicate all offers made by in* latterto the peasantry. These offers, as ■, is well known, consist of promises bf free passage and a free farip tothe man willing to embrace the -peculiar ideas of the Church of the Latter Day - Saints. The plan isfor the evangelical churches, through their missionaries abroad, to promise free passage and a farm likewise, and, if necessary, throw in a sub-soil plow and a mule. : • ' It is well known to those who have looked into this curse of Mormonism that Iff is not spreading by birth, or increase in native bora communicants brut through its arrivals from abroad, worked up by its missionaries sent to Europe for that purpose. The down trodden peasant cares little for the religious honors promised him, but : these rm and,passage into a free country are enough to make him promise a implicit obedience to the laws of any *£hurch. Let our evangelical hpme ekurches, desirous of stay ing progress of this blasvphemous curse of a lustful religion, stop sending missionaries to Borrioboola Gha for awhile, and de’vote the men and money to work in the fields being gleaned- by Mormon emissaries. While these missionaries are looking up peasants to take from out foreign countries into * religious-colony in America, they could be undoing the work of the Mormonites by circulating faets concerning the standing here of the Mormon religion, facts the government would willingly endorse. In this way a wonderful work for good could b* accomplished. For the money It takes to convert one poor ' heathen fcfrur*, fifty King-ridden peasants, starved to support their church and prince, could be brought here and colonized in a religious . colony and given land enough to support themselves better than they were able to do at home. By such a course the material wealth of the nation would be added to, and for such reason the nation could well afford to give the different home churches all- the land their foreign converts would need. The work, in addition to preventing the spread of Mormonism by keeping It within the present limits, which, ln'oonsequence, would decrease year by year, would instil new life Into the churches; generous rivalry would henefit all, and the flag of Christ would wave more proudly in the breeze than ever. The churches can better afford to let the die heathen, in which case they will be judged according to the light given them, than to spend so much time among the Hottentots and Kaffirs, white men and women by the thousand would be brought here from Europe and made heathens by the emissaries of Mormonism. Bach a plan, it seems to us, promisee grand things for religion, for morality, and for the material welfare of the nation, but will it ever be adopted T Time alone ©an tell. It will probably take a long time for the different churches to find oat whether a white man fe worth as much for purposes of salvation as a ooffee-col-«r*d denizen of an African jungle.

T, &«j£m l ß;hi?ytS. Mth Idug toe Seminole scouts, has reported from camp ten miles below Ole mouth of the ftafcas, that on the 2nd of May, at dsy-hrsak In mini sii Indian camp and killed four bucks and onesqnaw captwredoue bqy, one wounded squaw and twentyone animals. He found various amitides of • women's • and v children’s clothing in the camp, and states the party is the one that killed the: McLawerfo family.*'’ No official reports have been received as to McLawsrtn, but ft is believed to be the family recently murdered In Frisco Canon. Harrisburg, May 10.—In the state senate a resolution was unanimously agreed-so and sent to the house for concurrence, looking * to the transfer of the remains of William Penn from the Jordon fjotbeting house graveyard at Buckinghamshire, Imnd, to Philadelphia. • The resolution also provides that’ copies be sent to Peter Penn, at Gaskill, Ireland, and William Stewart. England, representatives at. law pi William Penn, asking their co-opera-tion In the matter, and requesting the co-operation of the* president of the United States, if necessary, in securing the object.

Nashville, May 10.—W. P. Turner, of Davidson county, Tennessee, his ton and five others, will leave here to-morrow morning with three hundred head of short horn cattle, of which 106. are bulls, for Sun River, Montano, the latter to be used exclusively for breeding purposes. In addition, 'Surner will take with him forty cows and heifers, thoroughbred short horns of his own herd. The 300 will fill the orders of O.’ H. Churchill, Robert Ford, and others of Montana, Churchill haying made a visit to Nashville not long ago to secure these cattle, of which Tennessee has a large stock. The transportation will cost $4,000, an entire train being required. They will be three weeks on the way. The crop reports of the bureau of agriculture for April shows a decrease of Ift per cent, in tobacco acreage. The cotton crop is in splendid condition. The acreage of wheat is diminished on acconnt of the severe weather last fall, which prevented preparation of the ground and sawing. Its condition is fine and a good crop is anticipated. The acreage in clover and grasses is largely increased and the condition for above the average. Sorghum acreage is considerably decreased. Good prospects for all fruits. CbLrtrßus, 0., May 10.—The suf>reme court to-day rendered a decision which has been most anxiously looked for for some weeks. This decision declares that the laws passed by the legislatures such abundance during its recent session to authorize certain townships to build railroads and lease and operate the same, are in conflict with, sec ion 6 article Bof the constitution, and are therefore void; Memphis, Tenn., May 10.—This afternoon at 4 o’clock, Wm. Simms, formerly employed &< a druggist, went to Father William Walsh, who resides in the parsonage adjoining Bt. Bridget’s ohurch, on the corner of Third apd Western streets, and related the story of troubles existing between himself and wife. Father Walsh listened patiently, and as Simms was laboring under great mental excitement, told him To lie down on a sofa in his study, and that he would go and see his wi.e and arrange matters between them. Simms comfdied, and Father Walsh, aferlockng the door to prevent him bring disturbed, went and saw Mrs. Simms and returned an hour afterward. Father Walsh was horrified on entering the study to find Stums lying dead on the floor with his throat cut from ear to ear. The deceased was a confirmed morphine e ter, and was under the influence of the drug when he committed the act.

&r. Louie, May 11.—J. W. Stokes, p freight conductor on the Missouri A Pacific railroad, wa.- knocked down by a moving car near Twenty-second street late last night and was'killed. A dispatch from Texas says the Texas A Pacific railroad management have asked' that a company of United States troops be sent to the western terminus of their road to protect the workmen and property from depredations by a gang of lawless men who have congregated there. The loss by the fire in the Minsouri penitentiary night before last will probably reach $60,000, of which Sullivan A Co. lose $30,000, Price, Myer A Co. $20,000, and the state SIO,OOO. . The contract for boring a tunnel through the Boston mountains, on the Arkansas division of the St. Louis A San Francisco railroad, between Fayetteville and Fort Smith, has been awarded to Keagftn A Scully. The. tunnel is to be 1,560 feet long, and finished by January 1, 1882. Mr. Keagan is from Louisville, and did most of the work on the Cincinnati Southern tunnel.

Little Rock, May 11.—Information from Enola, Franklin county, this state, says a remarkable case of poisoning occurred in the family of Wm. Reynolds on Sunday last. It is supposed the poison was In the flour used for dinner. That day Mr. Reynolds, wife and daughter, Mrs. John Leum, Dr. Brown, a German lat>orer, and one other person were all poisoned. Physicians were summoned who pronounced it a case of arsenic poisoning. All were taken sick in the same manner and at about the same time. Doubts are entertained of the recovery of Reynolds, .Brown and the German. The bread eaten at dinner will be analyzed. The affair la wrapt in mystery. Columbus, May 11. —Reports received at the state agricultural department show that during the past year the number of hogs raised in Ohio has decreased about twenty per -icent, while the number of sheep have materially Increased.

Cincinnati, May 11.—The Insurance union, an association composed of managers of leading insurance companies of the United States, closed its session here to-night. It is said the companies represented have a capital of $55,000,000. The discussions indicated a tendency to increase rates, and especially to a revision of the classification of risks. The deliberations were arc ret. This afbernoonjhey drove through the suburbs and witnessed s trial or the automatic fire extinguisher. , Albany, N. Y.. May 11.—To-mor-row the Champlain ana all tbe Erie canal, except the western division, will be opened. lA large number of boats locked in during the winter will then hurry to tide-water. They are estimated at 8.000 in two divisions on tbe Erie, and 2,000 on the Champlain. Most of the vessels are loaded, their balk being grain and lumber. The

cargoes of perishable goods in most eases wore moved during the winter. Nrf* York, May lL—Tbe heat was oppressive in toe city to day. The mereury reaebed 88 degrees at 3-*>p-ns. Four eases of sunstroke were reported in this city and three In Brooklyn. The beat continued through the night. LkxxEQTOM, May ll,—The .racing at the association course to-day was exciting. The track -was good and the weather fine. First race, one mile. General Pike 1, Stella 2. Nam ad 3. Time 1:44. Second race, ljtf miles, Ashland Oaks, Lucy May 1, Lizzie S. 2, Lida Stanhope 3. Time 2:41. Third race, \\i miles, Gammacita 1, Lady Kinross 2, Astley 8. 'lime 2:l*J*.

Louisville, May 13.—The Louisville jockey club has always been far ahead of any club in the world in the number of horses congregating at the spring meeting, but this year the increase has reached proportions almost incredible, as there will -be over 800 thoroughbreds gathered here from the eas’, west, north and south. Such an array of horses has never been seen in any countiy. Excursion trains will bring thousands to witness Hindoo’s struggle for the Derby, on which day the field is free to the public. Hindoo’s victory in the Blue Ribbon stake at Lexington last week has not daunted horse owners here. While all concede his great prowess and speed, it is said that Sligo finished ahead of about the same field with as much .ease and more daylight, and that his stable companion, Caliycanthess, is much better than Sligo. Lelex ■ was worked one and a half miles Thursday, and has recovered from his Nashville accident, and Bower A Co. claim that Alfambra, who cannot run \n the mud, is Hindoo’s equal on a dry track. Fellowplay has also regained his racing form; while Milton Young’s game Kir, Getaway and Bootjack, nave th demonstrated that they are dangirous contestants. The horses in entUoky have all been short of work, while Hindoo Is in perfect condition. There is much excitement all ever the country in regard to the result.

Phlladlphla, May 12.— At a meeting of the directors of the Pittsburg, Cincinnati A St. Louis railroad company to-day, the following officers were elected: G. B. Roberts, president; J. N. McCullough, vice president; Wm. Shaw, second vice president; Thoma? D. Messier, third vice president and comptroller; S. B. Liggett, j secretary; Stephen W. White, assistant secretary; M. C. Spencer, treasurer. Lille Rock, May 13. —The Gazette’s Batesville, Kansas', special says: W. B. Marshall and James York, young men residing near town, got into a difficulty about a -cotton planter, Hard words passed, when York drew a knife and stabbed Marshall in,the shoulder. Smarting under the wound, Marshall drew a knife and plunged it into York’s side, from the effects of which he died in four hours. Marshall gave himself up. Hartford, Conn., May 13.=Trjnr ity college students have been dismissed owing to the presence of a case of variloid. , Washington, lowa, MaV 13.— Mr. P. Keoho has just reported that the storms this afternoon lifted the l?arn of Jonn Bittmau containing six horses, and carried it a distance of half a mile without tojury to the horses; also that two-barns belonging to Mr. R. Baker were blown a distance of two miles. No lives reported lost.

Cincinnati, May 13.—The Gazette’s SomerseL Ky„‘ special states that a dog ot M. Gastinan, who lives in the eastern portion of the county, brought into the yard last evening the head of a man, which, on examination, was found to be the head of a stock dealer who disappeared mysteriously a few days ago. Decomposition had not set in. The remainder of the body was not found. Cincinnati, May 13.—The week has been remarkable for the hot weather, especially the last three days, It has been a sudden bursting of summer with ft heat that does not often come in June. It is too early to foretell the effect upon wheat, but grass and corn are being shot up with great rapidity. The busy season with farmers still continues, and its effect is felt in pearly all branches of trade. Money market is quiet, and not much activity. There is a great abundance of money seeking investment, but rates of discount and interest remain unchanged. Clearances are large, but they do not necessarily indicate a corresponding volume of business, for much of the clearance business grows out of the mere exchange of securities. Dry goods maintains more than an ordinary briskness for the time of year. An unusual large sale of ginghams has been the feature this spring, aDd it is said manufacturers of popular designs have made handsome returns. The prophecies of drooping prices do not appear likely to be fulfilled. Wholesale clothing has been quiet during the week. In woolen goods there hftS been almost a stagnation, but there has been considerable a* tlvity in light summer fabrics. Boots and shoes have not maintained the activity of last week, the orders being not less numerous, but lighter. Dealers report highly satisfactory collections, Indicating a healthful condition of trade throughout the country. Groceries, while not being as brisk' aa dealers conld desire, are in better demand than usual at this time of year; still, with the increase that has come with May, the deficit In* March and April is not made up. Grain has had a rather steady week, closing firmer. The change has not b en notable in any way exceptjnre. which has advanced to 1 34. Whisky has been irregular. While a combination of continuous distillers has kept tbe basis at I 06, the others have varied from 106 to 1 06. The former having kept their rate uniform for two weeks, seem likely to maintain their rate for some time to coire. Provisions have been quiet. Transactions have been small, and there is a downward tendency in prices. Railroads report light business in freights, some of them having no through business worth mentioning; but passenger traffic is steadily increasing, and the total receipts will be satisfactory.