Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 January 1883 — THE SOUTH. [ARTICLE]

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Treasurer Polk, for whose delivery on Tennessee soil the Legislature offered a reward of $5,000, was arrested at San Antonio, Texas, and released on a writ of habeas corp uk He then started for Mexico, and was again arrested by a Deputy United States Marshal just before reaching the Bio Grande. Polk offered the officer SB,OOO to let him go, but the latter was incorruptible Detectives Price and Cameron, who accepted bribes from Marshall T. Polk, to run their prisoner into Mexico, were arrested at San Antonio, and will be prosecuted as accessories. Dr. Samuej. A. Mudd died last week in Maryland. The deceased dressed the fractured leg of John Wilkes Booth after the assassination of Lincoln, for which he was sent for life to the Dry Tortugas, but was pardoned by Andrew Johnson... .Near Bayou Goula, La., the boats City of Greenville and Laura Lee came in collision, the former immediately sinking. No lives were lost The value of the Greenville and its cargo is placed at $100,000... .Three men were slain in a shooting affray in Faulkner county, Ark. Within the past three weeks three Americans have been murdered and robbed at Neuva Laredo, Mexico... .CoL M. T. Polk, the defaulting Treasurer of Tennessee, arrived in Nashville in company with United States Marshal Hal L Gosling, Deputy United States Marshal Morrill, Detectives Pride and Porter and Officer Fields. The Grand Jury Indicted him for the emirezzlement of $480,000. WASHINGTON. The announcement comes from Washington that Gen. Grant and Senor Romero have quietly agreed upon the terms of the proposed commercial treaty between the United States and Mexico, it permits the introduction free of duty of Mexican sugar, leaf tobacco, hemp and some other products, while Mexico admits without tariff American agricultural and mining machinery and some other manufactures. .. .The amounts allowed to Presl■iont Garfleld’s doctors have in each case been accepted. Dr. Bliss sent a creditor with a power of attorney to collect the $6,500 at which his services were audited. The House Judiciary, Committee by a bare majority, decided to table Proctor Knott’s resolution, which provided for the forfeiture of the Northern Pacific land grants It is thought this action kills the measure for the present session... .Clark Mills, the distinguished American sculptor, died at the national capital last week. He was born In Onondaga county, New York, in 1815. GENERAL. Gen. Longstreet contributes the latest literature to the Fitz John Porter case. While acknowledging that from a strictlymilitarV point of view the finding of the court-martial ought to be held as conclusive, he claims that Porter was entitled by his rank to a certain amount of discretion as to obedience of orders. This claim Gen. Longstreet supports by a reference to his own experience at Manassas Junction, where, as he says, he disregarded Lee’s order to support Jackson because he found he could not reach Jackson in time to be of auv service to him, while he could and did check the Federal advance by his own batteries... .Accordingto a statement Issued by the united pipe lines of Pennsylvania, there were 33,859,088 barrels of oil stored in their tanks on Jan. 1. 1883. Thirteen artists competed for an opportunity to create a military statue of Garfield for the Hall of the House at Washington, for which the Ohio Legislature appropriated SIO,(MX). Carl H. Neihaus, of Cincinnati, was awarded the work, which will require six months. A feature of the business situation equally unsatisfactory and threatening is the constant increase in the number of failures reported. During the week ending J an. 11, 262 were recorded, which is thirty-eight more than during the preceding week, and more than have been noted for any like period since 1879, when there was a great rush to take advantage of the expiring Bankrupt law. The West and South contributed more than half of the list. The Secretary of the Interior has requested the military authorities to remove the barb-wire fences constructed in the Indirtn Territory by the Standard Oil Company. ... .Fire swept away four locomotives and a round house at Uxbridge, Ontario, and Crossley's paper-mill at Bangor, Ma POLITICAL. iSiE special election in the Ninth Congressional district of Indiana, to fill the vacancy occasioned by Congressman Orth’s death, resulted in the success of Doxie, Republican, by from 1,000 to 1,500 majority.... John B. Manning, Democrat, was elected Mayor of Buffalo, to succeed Gov. Cleveland, by 3,715 majority. He received 11,036 votes. Gov. Ordway, in his message to the Territorial Legislature of Dakota, states tL w the population of the Territory has doubloa in two years, and now reaches 300,000, while the amountof taxable property is $50,000,000. The financial condition of Dakota is good, and its bonded indebtedness is very smalL ....In his annual message. Gov. Glick, of Kansas, pronounces the policy of prohibition a failure, diverting emigration, promoting litigation, inducing the clandestine use of liquor in elub-rooms, and giving an opportunity to busybodies to magnify their own importance..., Gov. Stoneman, of California, urges that railroad corporations be compeUed to bear their share of taxation and submit to the regulation of fares and freight... After a lively contest for the Illinois Senator ship, Gov.' Shelbv M. Cullom carried off the prize, receiving tne Republican caucus nomination on the fifth ballot An indignation meeting has been held by the citizens of Camden, Me., over the removal of Postmaster Alden Miller, Jr., a wounded soldier, for refusing to pay the assessment on his salary. FOREIGN. In the anarchist trials at Lyons, Prince Krapotkine stated that when he had to choose between extinction and dynamite he wouid employ the latter. He was reproached by the President of the court for having violated French hospitality. The British ship British Empire, from Shields for Bombay, burned at sea Ten persons were saved, but two boats, containing the Captain, mate and fourteen hands, are missing. Twentyfive persons have been arrested at Borne who were engaged in unveiling busts of Overdank in private rooms The busts were also seized by the police.... .Gem Devaldan, who led a leading part in the siege of Paris, di d from apoplexy on learning of the demise of Gen. Charney. ’Many persons perished at Raab, Hungary, and adjacent villages, by falling through the ice in attempting to escape

from the floods. The Inhabitants abandoned the place and took refuge in distant, but higher locations. About 400 houseshave been destroyed, and 10,000 people are homeless. .. .Lady Florence Dixie received and expended £5,000 for the relief of the small farmers in the West of Ireland, keeping a roof over 20,000 persona She throws all further work of this kind upon the Government and the Land League... .Edwin Booth had a crowded house in Berlin and was repeatedly called before the curtain. Prince Frederick William was delighted with the impersonation of Hamlet A deep sensation was created in Europe by the Milwaukee calamity. The Daily Newt, of London, finds it difficult to understand how people can sleep night after night in a place known to be dangerous. Knives supposed to have been used by the Phoenix Park kssaadns have been found. They fit the cuts in the clothes of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Burke. The authorities are confident they are the identical weapons with which the murders were committed. Efforts have been made to procure descriptions of the purchaser of the knives in the Strand, London... .Michael Davitt attempted to address a meting at Oldham, Lancashire, when an organized gang of roughs hooted and yelled themselves hoarse and finally made an attack upon the platform. This was repelled by force, and after much trouble the disturbers were ejected. During a performance at a circus in Berditcheff, Russian Poland, fire broke out, and itefore the spectators could escape the whole structure was ablaze. Three hundred persons perished in the flames.