Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1887 — NEWS OF THE WEEK. [ARTICLE]

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Michael Davitt arrived in New York Friday. Nine of Buffalo Bill’s Indians were unable to endure London fogs and have returned to.lhis couniry. Gen. L. C. Latrobe was Wednesday nominated fora third term for .Mayor of Baltimore by the Democrats.— From January 1 to September 1. ISB7, 362,839 immigiants landed jn the United States,against 254,679 for the same peiiod, in 1886. Interstate Commerce Commissioner Morrison has been granted a pension of sl2 per month as a soldier in the Mexican war. It is rumored that papers are out for the iyne tof Herr Most, of New York, for aiding in the Chicago Paymarket conspiracy. * The revenue cutter Bear arrived at, San Francisco Sunday. She reports the seizure of three sealing schooners with 6,200 ckins. General Crook has made a report o the late “outbreak” in Colorado and Jays the blame altogether on the whites, who were most presumptous aggressors. The A*lanta Constitution has notified SaniitorO.V«jpi:tfc that he cannot be reelected, because of his free trade ideas. Minister Jackson will be pitted against him for the nomination. Juan Garcia Barrea, a rich ranch-man-on the Ro Grande, was captured by b riguids and carried into Mexico, j whence he was released only on a payment of 115,000 ransom. The Graphic Company, of Cincinnati, assigned, Friday, with liabilities of $30,000. It has published an illustrated paper for three years in Chicago and Cincnnat, simultaneously. “The monthly statement of the ""Comptroller of the curreucy shows an increase of $32,000,000 in circulation in the country during the past month; an increase of $7,500,000 surplus in the treasury. Miss Phoebe Couzius has been appointed marshal ad interim for the eastern district of Missouri, in place of her father, lately deceased. This is the first case where a woman was appointed to such an office. Secretary -Lamar lias decided that a grant attaches to the Northern Pacific railroad from near Portland, Ore., to Puget S,und, a distance of 140 miles. This decision reverses that of Commissioner Sparks. A train on the Mobile & Ohio railroad was thrown from the track near Jackson, Tenn., Tuesday, , while running at the rate of forty miles an -hour, but by a miracle no one was killed. Over thirty poreons were injured. The Jer:ey City police broke up a meeting Sunday called to express sympathy with the Chicago anarchists Several persons were clubbed senseless, Golonel Hinton and other speakers were ordered to leave town. Harry Hill’s notorious New Yors resort, has been closed after an existence of thirty-four years. The police have been after him for a long time, he claims for blackmailing purposes. He has accum ululated a large fortune. George Francis Train spoke for the first time in many years at Webster hall, New York, Sunday evening, the receipts being for the benefit of the families of the condemned anarchists. His speech was a rambling affair lasting, tor two hours. The St. Louis Republican prints eleven columns of she secret debates of the G, A. B. As some of the speeches were bitter in tone, and as the entire dismission was decidedly juicy, it is likely that the report will create something of a sensation. T^.~ The revenue cutter, Bear, on duty in Alaska waters, has rescued from an Indian village, near Naturin, a sailor named Vincent, wlio is the. sole survivor of the J d!f the whaler Napoleon, lost three years ago. Ilis condition is described as most pitiable. A dispatch received at the war department says: “Mr. Horton, Indian trader at San was shot by an IndianYcbnt who was pursued by Lieutenant Elliott, Mr. Porter, chief of scouts, and some scouts. The scout was shot, and both Mr. Hortan and the scout are dying. ' _ Teresina Tua, the violinist, will leave Berlin shortly for New York,.where she will make her debut at Chickering ball, October 17. She will make a two-years’ tour of the United States, giving 225 concerts, for which she will receive $30,000 exclusive of traveling. expenses and hotel expensis. A communication comes to the Treasury Department from a German capitalist in Berlin. He states that he has in his possession a large number of bonds issued by the Confederate States of America, and after much persuasion lie has consented to oiler $1,060 worth of them for redemption. A “National Democratic association,” devoted “to the teaching of Democracy in its simplicity and purity, the perpetuation of the present form of Government and the protection of our institutions,” has just been formed in Washington. The organization is composed almost exclusively of Government clerks, and officered by. them. Judge Barrett, of the New York Supreme court, has decided against district assembly 91, K. of L. (shoemakers) in a suit brought against them for conspiracy. He says combinations of individuals to compel all workingmen to

join the co-operative forces or punish those who are inimical thereto are not authorised by by law. The order of the land department restoring to the public domain certain lands granted lo the railroads in Dakota will can.se trouble and probablyrdiloodsheJ. It is said that every quarter section in Traili county' from the Manitoba road to Red river, has been jumped. The order is far reaching ami the disaster will be widespread. The suit of tne United Statpe against :he Bell Telephone Company for the cancellation of two patents granted to Bell, was dismissed by United States Judge Colt last week at Boston. The Court thought that an infringement suit under section 4.920, Revised Statutes might be the proper course to pursue,' but 6tated that the question raised by the government’s bill could only be definitely settled by the Supreme Court. Assistant Attorney General Jenxs intimates that the case will be appealed to t he United States Supreme Court. Anti prohibitionists of Florida have iust discovered that the “pros” are too sharp for them. That the State will soon be irretrievably .a dry State without a State vote having been taken on the issue. The last Legislature alia wed. he “pros” to form a local option law. By its construction, if certain districts in a county go “dry,” but the county as a whole goes “wet,” those dry districts rtmain so; on the contrary, if a majority of the districts of a county go “dry,” the wet districts cannot remain so, but the whole county is declared dry, and the law so enforced, so the “pros” always win and never can lose. They have carried half the State nearly already.

FOREIGN.

The new company in Dublin, of which Mr. Michael Davitt’ was the chief promoter, has just shipped to Boston four tons of woolen goods. A like quantity will he shipped weekly. The agitation of the English miners has spread to Derbyshire. The workmen in that district have just held a conference, at. which they decided to petition for the eight hour day, and other improvemsfnt.-fin their lot. Socialistic ideas are said to be making rapid progress among the miners. Wadham Wyndham, a man of excellent standing in Now South Wales, suddenly became frenzied on th 9 subject of religion, St) l&st. murdered bis wife and three children. The bands and feet of all were pierced. It was Wyndham’s intention to nail the bodies to a cross, they refused to bi thus nail ed while alive. During the inquest, Tuesday into the case of the victims who were shot by the police at Mitchelstown, recently, Mr. Harrington caused a scene by openly declaring that the police who had testified had committed perjury. Head Constable Brownrigg declared that he valued the lives of the police more than he did the lives of the rioters.