Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1883 — THE NEWS CONDENSED. [ARTICLE]

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

THE EAST. The Coroner’s inquest on the body of Capt Webb, who was lost In the Niagara whirlpool rapids, tendered a verdict of death from an unknown cause, the doctors being unable to agree whether death resulted from drowning, a blow on the head or the force of the water in the rapids. The Coroner’s jury thought best not to venture an opinion. .Mrs. Webb and Mr. Kyle were at the funeral, but there were no religious services.... The burning of John D. & Charles King’s hide-mill, at Johnstown, Fulton county, N. Y., caused a loss of >5i),0U)... .John Winter's oilcloth factory, at Albany, N. Y.. was partly consumed by Are Loss, >75,000; insured

Two freight trains on the Ttqy and Boston road collided between Petersburg Junction and Pownal, Vt Eight men were killed and a number injured. The collision was caused by the neglect of the telegraph operator at Petersburg Junction to convey orders to the train dispatcher to stop the train at his station.... Dexter’s hat factory at Danbury, Ct, was burned with its contents The loss is nearly >100,000.. . .The failure Is announced of the Lancaster (Pa) Watch Company. The Directors say the suspension is only temporary. ....Charles H. Ward 4 Co., shoe manufacturers of Boston, have made an assignment Their liabilities are about >750,000. A salute of thirty-two guns was fired in the public square at Syracuse, N. ¥., under the auspices of the Celtic society, to celebrate the assassination of James Carey. Two artiUery-men were seriously injured by a premature explosion... .The failure is announced of F. T. A J. D. Phinney, manufacture is of boot and shoe counters, Boston, with liabilities of >IOO,OOO. They had indorsed Shaw & Bros’ paper to that amount The first bale of hops to reach the New York market was grown in Oneida county, and commanded Sv cents per pound. Capt. J. D. Rhodes, of Salamanca, N. Y., a swimmer of somenote, having a lifepreserving armor patented by himself, who in 1877 dove from a staging 100 feethigh, near the ferry landing at Niagara river, now proposes to use his armor and give a >I,OOO bond to swim the rapids and whirlpool.... The shoe factory of Charles W. Clements, at Dover, N. H., has been attached by Boston banks. He had shops in six cities,‘with Fayette Shaw as a special partner, and his liabilities are >500,000. The creditors of Shaw & Brothers have been Informed that the total indebtedness is >8,200,000, and the convertible assets are >1,000,000. The shoe and leather firm of Hefzy, Whittier A Wyman, doing business on Federal street, Boston, has permanently closed its doors, With debts aggregating >500,000. THE WEST. Seldom has the city of Chicago seen an assemblage of men more representative of the highest form of citizenship than the congregation which gathered to attend the funeral services of the Hon. Thomas Hoyne, who lost his life by a railroad accident in New York. Mr. Hoyne was one of the most honored citizens of Chicago, a distinguished lawyer, a man of wealth, ana Was conspicuous for his love of truth and fair-dealing in everything.... The Salt and Lumber Company's mill at Oscoda, Mich., was destroyed by fire. Loss >60,000... .E. 8. Todd’s commission and but-ter-packing house, Des Moines, lowa, was burned. Loss on building and contents, >21,000; insurance 5ma11.... Morgan’s iron foundry, near Belleville, HL, was destroyed by fire Loss, >75,000; insured for >40,000. President Arthur and party arrived in Chicago on the evening of the 2d Inst, and were accorded an enthusiastic reception The President was accompanied by Secretary of the Treasury Folger. Secretary of War Linepin, Postmaster General Gresham, Judge D. G. Bawlins, of New York, an old-time triend of the President, and CoL Jameson, of the United States Bailway Mail Service All along the route from Louisville to Chicago, crowds gathered at the railway station*, and were rewarded by the sight of the Chief Magistrate, who invariably came upon the platform, hat in hand, and made the regulation bow to the assembled people, and, in a few cases, making very brief remarks. Arriving at Chicago, tbe distinguished 'guest was received by a committee of prominent citizens ana escorted through a dense throng to the Grand Pacific Hotel, where a reception was held. After remaining in Chicago twenty hours, the Chief Magistrate left by the Northwestern road for Omaha and the Yellowstone country. A MORTGAGE for $16,000,000 has just been recorded at Springfield, HL Cyrus C. Hines, of Indiana, and tbe Union Trust Smpany of New York lent the money to e Ohio and Mississippi Bailroad Company, and the borrowers thereby regained control of their.property, subject to the new debt A hack team became frightened and plunged into the river at Polk street bridge, in Chicago. Mr. James Bezey, who Was inside, jumped out and escaped, but three of his children, two daughtexs and a son, were drowned. The driver went over too. but was saved....W. W. Johnson, belonging in Worcester, Mass., left Yreka, Cal, in June of last year, with a horse and wagon and Ayrshire cow. He wintered at Ogden, Utah, and is now following the line of the Bock Island road to Chicago.... Charlie Ford, whose brother killed Jesse James, was arrested at Kansas City, the other day, on an old Indictment for the Blue Cat tratn-robfeery and murder.... The Commercial Flooring-Mills of Detroit, owned by Henkell A Voorhees, valued at >75,000, were wiped out by fire. A charter for the St. Louis, Emporia and Denver railway has been filed at Topeka. Kan. The road is to be 1,000 miles long. The capital stock is >20,000,000. Among the Directors are Gov. Foster and Congressman Townsend, of Ohio, and Senator Miller and Congressman Nichol, of New York;...Officers of the Santa Fe road estimate the average yield of tvheat in Kansas at twenty tnfsheh per acre Many fields of Cats have exceeded ninety bushels per acre. A large gainwill be made on the corn crop of last year.’ On the arrival of the Presidential train at Cheyenne, a large number of people were at the station, and during the short time a stop was made the President, Secretary Lincoln and Senator Vest made a few remarks, and wjere introduced to tbe officiate of the Territory. Eighteen miles west of Cheyenne, the summit of the Black HUIS of Wyoming, the highest point on the Union Pacific, was packed. There the recently-erected monument to Oakes Ames, one or the original projectors of the road, was seen in the moonlight Ths run from Omaha to Green River, 845

miles, was made in thirty hours. Very few stops were made ion the route, -and every hamlet feels that It was sighted by the Chief Magistrate. At Green River the distinguished party took the spring wagons for Fort Washakie, a distance of 150 nuleA Nearly an entire block on Post street, San Francisco, was destroyed by fire, the loss being >200,000. Henry Morgan, an actor, was burned to death, and many others were injured by leaping from windows. .. .Johnson, the famous pacing horse, has been purchased by J. L Case, of Baciue, for >25,000 Marsh T. Polk, the recreant official who robbed the Tennessee State treasury of several hundred thousands of dollars, was convicted at Nashville for embezzlement, and the sentence fixed at twenty years in the penitentiary, the full extent of the law. and tbe tine assessed was >866.54010, the amount of his stealings.

The Sheriff’s posse which was routed by a band of outlaws they were imnting in Yell county, Ark., with the idss of two men killed, caught and hanged a farmer named Coker, who led them into the deadly ambush. David Hall, manager of the telegraph office at Galveston, had two striking operators arraigned before the Becorder for assault, but was compelled to pay the costs. For questioning the decision he was fined >25 and ordered to jail for one day. He then used profane language, and the sentence was duplicated. For refusing to take off his hat he got a third dose, and was sent to jail... .The Nashville Cotton Compress and Kheds, Nashville, Tenn., were burned, together with 400 bales of cotton and a large amount of hay and grain. Loss >65,000; fully insured. The Southern Exposition at Louisville, was formally opened by President Arthur. The ceremonies passed off with great eclat The Louisville Legion escorted the Presidential party to the Exposition building, where the dense crowd sent up a cheer. Gov. Blackburn introduced the Chief Magistrate of the country, who spoke briefly. As he closed his remarks he reached up, and, amid the deafenln-jr cheers of the crowd, pulled a silken cord which dangled above the stand, thereby opening the throttle of the great Reynolds Corliss engine, putting in motion all the engines in the machinery department A mob assembled at the jail in Marysvile, Miss., took out a man named Pressell, who was charged with criminal assault on a young girl, afid hanged him in the Court House yard. Charles Henry Lee, colored, was hanged at Richmond, Va., for the murder of Darnel Miller, colored, in February of this year. The cotton crop in Texas is suffering from drought, and the worm is doing great damage in some sections In certain districts but half the usual crop will be gathered.

WASHINGTON. Following is the regular monthly statement of the public debt issued on the Ist Inst: Interest'bearing debt— Three and one-half per cents > 820,450,500 Four atod one-half per cents .. 250.000.000 Four per cents .. 787,507.350 Three per cents 304,241.900 Refunding certificates 337.700 Navy pension fund 14,000,000 Total interest-bearing debt $1,338,232,000 Matured debt 7,267,765 Legal-tender notes. 846,739,926 Certificates of deposit 12,510,000 Gold and sliver certificates 172,723,451 Fractional currency 6,999,'m Total without interest Total debt (principal) $1,884,872,383 Total interest.. 9,854,578 Total cash in treasury 351,536,845 Debt, less cash in treasury 1,543,190,61*; Decrease during July 7,W,5f0 Decrease of debt since June 30, 1883. 7,900,5.4) Current liabilities— Interest due and unpaid $ 2,556/21 Debt on which interest has ceased.. 7,267,765 Interest thereon 361,311 Gold and silver certificates 172,723,451 U. 8. notes held for redemption of certificates of deposit 12,910,000 Cash balance available Aug. 1 155,717,14 a Total $351,536,345 Available assets — Cash in treasury 851,536,345 Bonds issued to Pacific railway companies, interest payable by United States— PrinciDal outstanding ;$ 64,673,512 Interest accrued, not yet paid. 323,117 Interest paid by United States 59,222,093 Interest repaid by companies— By transportation service. $ 16,777,380 By cash payments, 5 per cent net gainings. 655,198 Balance of interest .paid by United States 41,789,514 Internal Revenue Commissioner Evans, has decided that bitters and various alcoholic compounds of alleged medicinal worth were beverages, and should be taxed as such under the law. hereafter all persons selling any of these alcoholic tonics without special payment theretor will be subject to arrest and fine In addition to this these tonics will'be tested the same as whisky and other liquors; The accumulation of silver dollars, says a Washington dispatch, has become so great that it is now quite a serious question how to dispose of them. All the storage capacity of the various vaults and sub-treas-uries throughout the country is already overtaxed, and the additional vaults built recently are also full A prompt and unqualified denial is given by the United States Treasury Cattle Commission to the charges recently made in the British Parliament that American shippers send out animals afflicted with dangerous contagious diseases. Nqt only this, but the commission declares thrft no case of the infection has been found at any prominent marketing or shipping point in the country. It is rumored in Washington that a treaty offensive and defensive has been recently made between Mexico and Germany, the latter guaranteeing the integrity of the republic. The American Minister in Mexiico, Philip H. Morgan, remonstrated in the strongest terms, and came near having a personal difficulty with the German envoy because of the success of the latter over the attitude of the United States.

POLITICAL. The Democratic Stale Convention of Pennsylvania, met at Harrisburg. When the roll was called it was announced, that for the first time in many years there* were no contested seats Robert E. James was elected Permanent President Jacob Ziegler, of Butler county, was nominated for State Auditor, ana Joseph Powell, of Bradford dounty, for State Treasurer. The platform advocates an honest civilservice system; condemns unnecessary taxation; demands a tariff that will encourage productions and Industries at home, and affoijd compensation to labor, but which will not create or foster monopoly;

denounces the Republican party for ntamg a surplus tax to bd divided among the States; recommends that tbe surplus be applied to tbe extinguishment of the public debt; oalls for the abolition of the present internal system, and insists that public lands be held for actual settlers; that every legitimate effort of labor to better itself commands sympathy; that the “vested rights of capital” shall'be recognl -ed, and tha~ legal arbitration is a proper means of settling disputes between employers and Employed. The Democrats of Minnesota assembled in Convention at St Paul and nominated W. W. McNair ( for Governor. R. L Frazee for Lieutenant Governor, J. J. Green for Secretary of State, John Ludwig for Treasurer, and J. W. Willis for Attorney General Resolutions opposing prohibition and favoring a tariff for revenue only were passed. After a contest lasting forty-three days, the Legislature of New Hampshire has elected Austin F. Pike (Republican) United States Senator for six years, beginning March 4, 1884. The balloting commenced the 20th of June. Mr. Pike’s name did not then figure in the list of candidates. After twentv days of unsuccessful effort on the part of the Legislature, Senator Rollins withdrew his name, and the Secretary of the Navy, William E. Chandler, became a prominent contestant for the honor. Mr. Pike, the “lucky man,” is 63 years old, and has been to Congress. His election has been prophesied of late. GENERAL. The story is revived that the Confederate Government, when it “went up," had >11,000,000 in cash deposited in European banks and dedicated specifically to the payment of the July interest on Bebel securities The present desire of the Britishers to buy these “bonds” is represented to be simply for the purpose of securing the July coupon attached to them.... Felix Lynch, of Rochester, N. Y., a member of the Iri»h National League, went to Quebec to finish the career of James Carey, who was reported as having arrived in that city. He volunteers the information that the Marquis of Landsdowne has not long to live. The President previous to his departure for the West received an invitation to be present at the ceremonies of driving the last spike in the Northern Pacific railroad. Owing to his previous engagement with Gen. Sheridan to explore the Yellowstone Park he will be unable to be present, but he has requested Secretary Teller to represent him on that occasion. The interesting event will take, place about the first week in September. The business failures throughout the the country during the week ending Aug. 4, as reported to Dun’s Agency at New York, numbered 182, as against 190 the preceding week. The, New England States had thlrtythree; Middle States, thirty-three; Western, forty; Southern, thirty; Pacific States, 11; Canada, twenty-five, and New York City, ten.... The Postal Telegraph Company announces that Its lines between New York city and Chicago are now working satisfactorily, and that messages wifi be transmitted with promptness for 25 cents fer twentv words agd lo cents for ten words or less additional Cheese to the amount of 100,000 boxes per month is being shipped to the sear board, at 60 cents per hundred pounds, mainly for European consumption.... Three drunken Indians at Harrisburg, Alaska, killed Maj. Giving' and a liquor dealer named Rennie. The citizens shot one of the murderers and hanged another, and CoL Barry executed a third one. FOREIGN. At the examination of O’Donnell, at Port Elizabeth, Carey’s son testified that the prisoner and his father had been on friendly terms throughout the voyage, frequently playing cards together. Special measures for the protection of officials connected with the Phoenix Park murder trials have been resumed in Ireland Eleven thousand deaths from cholera have occurred in Egypt since the outbreak of the epidemla The disease is raging at Alexandria, but is subsiding at Cairo, only for the want of material A party of English physicians has reached Alexandria. Cholera has been declared epidemic in Bombay. A dispatch from Cape Town, South Africa, says that at the final examination of O’Donnell a box was produce'd belonging to .the prisoner, labeled Cape Town, and containing a wood-cut of Carey and a paper of American citizenship, dateaNovember. 1876. Carey’s son testified that bis father was smiling and talking to O'Donnell when he (witness) saw the latter draw a revolver and fire one shot He (witness) then ran to fetch his father's revolver. His mother was holding his father when the third shot was fired. O'Donnell declared Carey drew • a revolver which he (O'DonneU) seized and fired at Carey in self-defence. He described himself os Patrick O’Donnell, aired 45, native of Goodsail, County Donegal, a laborer, and formerly a butler. The prisoner was committed for trinl on a charge of wilful murder. In the ordinary course of events, he will be tried at the Pert Elizabeth Assizes, in October..... The trial of ten Jews at Nyiregyhyaza, Hungary, charged with murdering Esther Solyinosi, a Christian girl, in the synagogue at Tisza Esslar, in order to procure her blood to mix in passover bread, has been concluded, and a verdict of not guilty returned, y.... Three informers in the Phoenix Park 'murder trials were prohibited from landing from a steamer at Melbourne, Australia.... The British Minister to Morocco has been instructed to make an earnest appeal to the Sultan of that country for the abolition of slavery.... The negotiations between France and China in regard to the Tonquin question are at a standstill, and a peaceful solution of the difficulties is considered impossible.

The Australians have presented to the British Government their reasons for desiring an EngHsh conquest of Oceanlca. The most plausible of these is the alleged fear of the establishment of French penal settlements in the debated territories..... The United States Consul at Smyrna reports that the disease which has ravaged Damietta is a malignant local distemper, caused by the filthy condition of the town ana the unclean habits of the people. The Indian Government has decided to send to Egypt seven physicians and forty assistants .... M. Challemel-Lacour, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, has had a “stormy. interwith the Chinese Embassador to the European nations The French Minister aemanded the withdrawal of Chinese troops from theTonquiu frontier.... The Western Land, the largest vessel ever built on the Mer*ey, was launched at Liverpool She is made of steel, is 450 feet long, and has accommodations for 1,350 The Jewish inhabitants of Ekaternmoslav, Russia, were attacked by a mob. The military were called out, and ten members of the mob were killed and thirteen wounded ....Haycock, the Australian sculler, has challenged Hanlan to row on the Paramata (New South Wales) course for the championship of the world and £1,080... .The 400th anniversary of the birthday of Martin Lusher will be observed by all the Protestant people of Germany Nov. 10.