Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1881 — TELEGRAPHIC. [ARTICLE]

TELEGRAPHIC.

L^iL < ,Alton **nt T *nmti terday the following directors or thetbW rjawral! of New York W. B. Ci&Mt; 3WhL A. Wheelock, H. (X Simao’. flu.- report of 4L W Parker, v6>n’sftwirant and general mmwoefr shows' tlrat the main line slid AHofl branch, leased tpjhe ludlanapolia A St. Lra|a-4-*'mpany, yielded the 1 tear company a renMH of in.Unuj tiw .annual minimum teaial resteFsMtetbe team. The-business, of Ahjs-luM, wider .the new Bee Line XSmgemeai is mtt io be Ln proving vepjdtv The <’sirrp Short Une <jitjjfon, 151 miles, o|>erated by the Aampaay, . ehoWs gross earnings, of $724,978, M>- Increase of $168,476 th t preceding year; operating expenses aud. taxes, $352,280, or 48A-10 r . A ceo JLr°L gTO * gainst 51 2-10 last year, and in eludes track removals, various new build‘fares, water station*, rebfttidtng eare, Ts safdln show a prosperous condition andJ* yielding a profit, andlilf branches of the service show marked improvement.’ i«.wv»a» i

-New York, June 7.—Drizzling n4n from Uw Wginmug to the finish. The -two y ar ski dash haW-mUA was won ■Si'«^tSksr , * i Ol,v **i -Jibe Itelumut stakes, Ik mites, was Mon by-Swuterer; Hole, second; Baltic, The miles race was. woo by lawyer Htncfco; Ldfrlllard s Greenland, second Time, 2:M. TU- .AVcsZckeskw cup,. 2‘A miles, w«.> wda AyiPMtro#: McCuHough, «o<j#drG)ge»k3bifd. Time,4 GlideHa hSFher saddle girth broken ICMdtflg the others near the finHfsjftoa races 14$ mites,/ was

wo« .fay Vagrant; Ada.-tfrfrd. Time, * I iHh» steeple -chase over the short course, Disturbance won; Highland Fling, ,‘M‘cond; Zeta, third. Time. 3Y4fr Highland Fling got started whenfthe other three were 300' yards ssray. Gtenlivit did not get hdfly started puill half the distance had been traversed in the south fl* Id. Pawnee? fell, slightly- injuring his jqcktD-.»

Chicago, June 7.—The eighth aunual cuhvcntlon •of the millers’ national association met to-day at the (\rand Pacific hotel, in secret session, and transacted important business. The Cochran patent cases, representing claims for damages to the amount o(-$6,000,000 against the members pf thy association, were settled, by compromise, fne terms of which are-pri-vate. It was stipulated that no. niillers in the counUy except those who are members of the association shall profit by the settlement, and that hereafter nh miUers shall be admitted to membership except on a majority vote of the »*xecMttve committee. Tn thu matter of the Duechfield patent, on account of which the suits have been bfcgun in Minnesota again* sixty milling, firms, the convention decided to stand all the expenses for defending the suits.

Clrvrland, June 7.—Prominent ReptrLlio mu of Ohio are gathered here to attend the state convention to be held to-morrow. There are strong probability*' of an earnest endorsement • t President Garfield, the renoniination of Governor FosteV 'Shd the remainder of the state ticket, except lieutenant governor and supreme judge, for wlHch last two nominations contests will be made.- Senator Hirerman is expected to be present and make a speocli to be the key-note for t He fall campaign.

Anxapoi.is, Md., June L—Rain prevented the sham battle arranged for the board of visitors. Senator Morgan delivered the address to the graduating class. Barnet,--V. T.,- June I.—Severe frost here last night. In country round about Bt. Johns, N. 8., ice formed in several places. St. Josseph, Mo., Jpne 7.—The flour mill of R. T. this city, was damaged by fire benight to the extent Of DOO or jUjlOO.r'uTly insured.

Enon* Valeev. Pa., June. B.—»()ur qutetlittle-Villiyrr *«-•* disturbed-fost night by a bold burglary. The parties; wk-vsare < uilJiow ii, entered the tpai-I denhe df.Mr. Albert Gracbwgb' removing the sash in one of the front windows. They obtained all his wife’s jewelry, consisting of a valuable chain and several taluable rings which .were in the drawer of a bureau. Therewas one hundred' dollars in money rapped in paper between pillow cases which they failed to obtain. Mr. Graebirg and 'wife were sleeping up stairs and failed to hear the burglars. They scattered everything all over the floor of the house ajod - left the door wide -open. The theft was not diseoygred until they ris, whieh contains the postoffice ! and express office, airdTried'to g<Tn admittance by prvifig Bpen the front" door! but were frightened. Ijy. Mr. Harris’ brother, who sleeps store, who, ha epdeavoring tet arise and-welcome them with the recepjtiorfthey k so well deserved, slipped fell against sonje boxes, making atfcolw and searing* them away.- He alarmed the next neighbor and was in hopes of cwXcfiing ,tnimj byttbey made good their escape by the west bound, passenger train; -wniah tedoe at 2 p.'m. No endeavors were made to capture them after they left town.

LaharPe, 111., June B.—The worst wreck ever known bn the Peoria, division of the Wabash, SL Doula A' Pacific road occurred yesterday seven miles west of here at a point one and one-half miles east of Burnside where ■two freights collided running at’full; -speed. Both engines and several cars 4ere totany dmoTWfbd. Loss, |SD,000. Gtoeengine is reared perfectly upright and the debsies is piled twenty feet. high. All passenger trains Xvere transferred to day and the wad, will not be cleared before another Ort. Several hundred farmers and othersiroin the neighborhood for tnnny

miles had gathered this afternoon at the scene of the wreck. A westward bound train, Conductor Dan Scott and Engineer Isaac; Frost, was running wild, which capsed the esHision. A brakeman named John Grit est field was severely injured but will recover Nevada, 0., June B.—The dwelling house of John Melst, residing gix j miles southwest of here, was strujA -by lightning last night »nd resulted" in an almost miraculous escape Of Mr. Meist and his family. The bolt passed through the room where the family were Completely demolishing a bureau and then passed throngtv the wall witbin two feet of the heads of the children, where it

struck a.<irft dlothieaMne and followed it forty yarda to the milk-house. With the of being badly stunned,*nomrOT thfcffanily were i|iLouisviliCAfi HaOb.—The storm this afterndon was <me of the severest known for years id this eity and the country alonglh Si Itnte of the short line road, between ligre and Cincinnati. On»r i>f the-jwallS of Hofheimer A Hellingrts*new* distillery was blown down. Thomas Ctallt a wealthy farmer living jrearMenryvillc, Ind., was’ killed by llghtnhig fast night. He was found te-day with'Mil horse three miles east pf Henry villa with one foot in the stirrup. man and beast were dead. < fi n 4

New Yoiik, June B.—A systematic plan ofAaygrfyt for tfao purpose of'Aefrau<ling banks in distant parts of the united States was broughtXo light today at the Leffler Manufacturers 1 bank, on WalFstreet. The plan has been in operation for some time, and duriug the past twelve months over a dozen forged drafts have been presented at the bank for bqUection. Two forged drafts were presented to-day at the'bank, one through the Bank of New Yerk, and the other through, the Bank of Commerce. The ceived a draft from its correspondents, the Michigan Iron bank, of Negauno, Mich., and the latter from a bank |u

a remote nlace in Canada The termer bore date of May 24, 1881, whfle the latter was dated May 27,1881. By a coincidence both Reached the bank at the same time, and as the blanks had been filed up by some writei* with some colored ink and jfor. the same amount S6OO the bank became aware that a systematic plan was being adopted. *

Chicago, June B.—A mail pouch robbery occurred here 10-night. The pouch'wMiiefr came from Grafton, VW., over thn Baltimore A Ohio road, ana which was put on. the mail wagon at the depot - wgs missing when the wagon arrived aUth© the teck dnra of the Wagon Was umockefi. It is said, some ’ developments are* -<*rpeeted 3ith the robbery, which may give d tp.tlie star route investigation. Ntfvr York, Jujfte s-.Aldolph Al-, I >et», captain of the steamer Selicia; C’apt«tn Gustave Meyerhof thesteam-1 er Ohio,-and Carl Wiegand, Mptaiuof the steamer Halier, were arrested to-dsiy for carrying an excessivp number of passengers. The. first named was held in SIO,OOO, the second in $25,000,and the third -in $5,000 to await the action ‘of the gnrilrt jury/’ ’ j? w Little Rock*, Ark., June fr.«—The Gazette’s Fort Hmith special says: A difficulty occurred yesterday at Oakbower, a stnall village near that place, between Pres Ingreham and Andrew Rliea,'about a well augur, in the Oourim.oj .wfatab Lugraliam iu the bowel®, inflicting fatal wouhdsi Ip graft am tool? to’ the woods" and caped. -.*•* - Toledo, Jun® B?—The entries. f<gj the summer meeting of theTrkState Trotting oloses Monday} June A3.' The free-for»all pacing rads has been changed by removing titie 2:16 limitation and making the. raqs open to all. The meeting occurs from June 21 to the 241 h, inclusive.

Galveston, June B.—A singM highway mail, stopped Hie Frederiekspurg stage, on board, of which were four passengers wit# driver, and rifled the mails and niM bed th* passengers. . W ashi ngton, June 9.—The London; Medical Times and GaaalJb, Just reived, contains an elaborate artie'e' o ®ttte*-ofllcfal report of tri(fiififlb";fod'. trichinosis, -prepared by the. late.. Dr? Glateer, of the Marine - hospital- eer* vice. The article eon ludesas follows: country* I# exempt from triCfr<e nosis. American ineat has-earped jlrepute greater than it deserves,smsply bec. gse greater at tent ionhaa l>eeu directed to it. The many --uthreak* in Germany refrrred .to it- J Amfrkmn meat) nave been rallied *by German grown hams, and on-y one in this country (England) was from a home-fed animal. As regards -the Germany tr played an importamt part,' -imd even scientific men have? allowed theni•selves te mak- rash and unproved assertions, though some, like Prof. Heachclr have .Jionorubly their erfror. . .American and Geiltaan lianas, etc,,, have been at fault, and since so valuable a supply of food cannot be out off, aud eacK one may protect himself by* -proper care in cooking iU the legislative

action of the eontineiHal governufotite seems unjustifiable, though ft it drive the authorities of the united States to vigorous efforts- for jy of their credit *it may* l»e productive of Conn., June *D.—Two' boy arrested for remqviaw beerttaftpi from kegs loreib The y beg w-0 rued dver*lhe stolen stamps !o the teachers In tirt G<thblfc .School; of the “Chris--tian Brothers,” aprl received credit marks for a certain number of stamps. Inquiry of th©' teachers tice of receiviMfr efcamps jin this

worth of uncan celled stamps were ■found* ini-pOßsßSwf(ftj‘ of the teacher, wMpfrlft inUTlJ&qntlx months in collecting. He said the proceeds of the sale of uncancelled stamps had gw<* is. t*? of the wonderful work done in San Whiter. A. H. Clapp, of New York, treasurer, prestate toeUrt/ahowv ing-reeeipta dunng fifty-five years.of XoaL.oof of feMtor Kdw over u St. thqcaAe of of 61 years, .who killeiLhis wife,nearly as old Ms hhneelf, 7 April 26, 1881, came into courtjhis morning afiar bb' Ing'blit rin<fe**srest«rdayp*iwth Vwr- 1 .diet of.guilty of. m a natoitgh tet in Aha, fourth degree, and assessing the punishntent at two years in the ti'James Bank, an old killed Me wife May 27,1880, and jHfo was found guiUi and sentenced to be Imaged, buMfaoee cSbq> was reviewed by the supreme court and a nefr trial granted, name into court to-dßy and degree anff, was tootenoed to ibe penitentiary fdr life. - New Yqitfc, Jane 9.-Xa heawrain, yet a good at lulfedash frw >ftear by BMidersecoftd: Blasts, third. ITime, f:49k. f S The mile aW oneMlghth, was w<SM>y Geraniunk: Wave o’TtoiU Time, The mile and a half race by olWrwlkWk* tolrd. Ti rtie, 2:46. The hattdteap ateeple chafie? over the short Course, was won

ance; Zeta, second; Cm»«or, third. Time, - West Point. N. Y.. June 9.—The Yellowing is annotmfced Xs’the standing of tbe graduating blase of the corps of cadete, arranged acoerding to general merit: .John Wlllla, Michigan; John Biddle, Michigan; Edward 0. Brown, Wisconsin; Henry F. Hodges, MaoHachwette; JameaG. Waßvn, New York; Edward B.* Grable, a large: Willjston Flab, E. AI leu, Indiana; Daniel H. Boughton, Iowa; George T. Bartlett, Kansas; Melsear Chlckardo, New York; Charles A. BenbetL New*Jersey;

Cbartee/T. Phillips, Maine; Clarence P. Townsley, Iowa; Albert C. Blunt, at large: Bam4s A.' Gasten, Pennsylvania; Guv Cbatleton,Texas; Francis J. Kernan, Florida^-Reuben B»burner, New York; Jofaap.T. Barbour,. Ohio; A. a. McNutt, Xnaiana; Rowland G. Hill, Irfwk; Henry C. Hodges, at large: Franklin O. Johnson, Minnesota; Beujanii»T> Handforth, New Jersey: James T. Djekmau, Ohio; J ames T. Kerr, Ohio; James H. Watts, Wisconsin*? Daniel E.‘ McCarthy, New York; Enoch H.Ctawder, Missouri; CharlesH. Barth, Kansas; .Albert J. Griffiths, Colorado; Andrew G Hammond,' Connecticut: Frederick G. Hodgsoii. Gteofgikf "Virgil J. Berumba<m. Idanor Lester'W. Garnish, Massachusetts; J.Waterman, Michigan: Lyman Hall, Georgia; Jouas A-JEwiery, Indiana: John Jo. Statzeflburg, Indiana; Andrew* 8. Roman, West Virginia; Parker W. West, Louisians; Britton W. Davis, at large; Frank B. Andrews, Indiana; Harry A. Lonhauser, Pennsylvania; Walter R. Stofi, New Jersey: John H. Willis, Missouri ; »*John H. Gardner, DHuoi-.; Lyman W.- V. Kennon, Rhode Inland,; Simeon M, .Dinkins, Alabama; John B. McDonald. Alabama; Frederick T. Van Crew, New York. • i Secretary of War Lincoln and General Sherman were wejeomed by General Howard and received th© customary salute. The nop to-night was largely attended. Ladies were present from Chicago, St; Louis: and otper lar e cities. .

Constamtinopjue. Jane 9.—An ea- thquake devasted eight villages in Van pashalic. Cincinnati, June 9.—The Gazqltje’s New Albany, Ind., special says: Berry Carpenter sliot and killed nis brother, Lee Carpenter, fifteen miles west of that, city, to-day. Berry, who is a low character, had been charged by Lee with having seduced his own daughter. The murderer demanded a retraction of the charge, which was refused. He then shot .hie. brother tlirough the heart. JLagranpe. Ind., dune 9.—Yesterday afternoon ttbout 3 o’clock, John Q. A. Bdbth and dbn,’ who inside about eight miles'east ‘of here,- while on their way to Lima with a dead of, wheat, Franlije fell from the wagpn and was run over, killinghim instantly. He Was twelve years of age. His father did not miss nhn* 'until 'abotit half a mile from where he fell. - . ♦"*

Haverhill, Maas.,. June- 9.—The will of E. J. M. Hale mak“>' bequests of SIOO,DOO to a public library, $50,000 fbr a city hospital, dnd $20';000 to the American Bible society. ’ There'are* ‘other liberal bequests. * ■. i