Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1893 — PERILS OF THE DEEP. [ARTICLE]

PERILS OF THE DEEP.

Fir* on m Cnnarder Chin a Com notion. The Cunard line steamer Bothnia, from New Yorlcto Liverpool, arrlred at Queenstown, Monday. Some of the passengers state that at noon on January 10, when the steamer was In latitude 51 N, longitude 17 W, a fire broke out in the storeroom,which Is located near the first-class state rooms. Long tongues of flame shot to the upper dock through a ventilator, which acted as a chimney for the fire Fortunately the flames were discovered before they had made much headway.

Eugene Hale has bees re-elected Senator from Maine. Governor Hogg was inaugurated at Au*> tin, Texas, Tuesday. Hon. W. R. Myers was installed as Beo* retary of State, Tuesday. Edward Morphy was chosen United States Senator from New York Tuesday. A bill was introduced in the Missouri House to legalize sparring exhibitions, t Senator Gray, of Delaware, has bees renominated by the Democratic caucus. 4 •••• At Hartford, Conn., Joseph R. Hawley Republican, was chosen U. S. Senator at n joint Legislative session. William Roach was nominated for TT. 8. Senator by the Democratic caucus at Bhm&rch, N. D., and Walter M. Muir by the populist caucus. Major Irvin Robbins, of Indianapolis, has been appointed adjutant-general by Gov. Matthews and 8. M. Compton quar-termaster-general. Ail efforts Jo compromise the differences in the Kansas House of Representatives have failed. Both sides are weary but the end is not in sight. The West Virginia Democratic caucus nominated Senator C. J. Faulkner to succeed himself and the Hon. Johnson Camden to succeed Senator Kenna. James .Smith, jr., was nominated tor U. S. Senator at the joint caucus of the Democratic legislators, in Trenton, N. J. Governor Abbett withdrew from the race as soon as the caucus convened. f Gov. Turney, of Tennessee, was inaug •. □rated at his home near Winchester, Monday, the state of his health and the inclemency of tho west her making the inauguration at Nashville practically impossible. A bil has been introduced in the Arkansas Legislature to authorize the erection of a new State house, costing not lees than $1,500,000, convict labor to be utilized in preparing the granite for the building. It is thought the measure will pass.