Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1869 — Weekly News Summary. [ARTICLE]

Weekly News Summary.

e?- r , ! -“ A MadHtHlijgUell «>t4d»r4®th says it was rumored that NlffldlHhri’ 1 had'toleretained by Spain.* .>. «« m .num 4 H ’Zrfifasii.,xWuiatqiJ. > TiWfed and ‘’ttvMfty , yrti«rts' i Wdre wrefekad -ana .several pr late Buglfafli eoMtj- -t . -u » ’BuaMlfau captAlß Lopez’s strong- ' its - a’iid.flia’t ; list had Th-? above news vtihßßdgreeU rejnteißgud'-.BrUa,.»ted the at an eto''BrienOb and Rio HenryjT. Mteilto.Mnesrgz, r.vUut'i. .jairil.nvff eMppfishrt sptMod.tf&O’ptivbndi.asiembled inLMniblh'Qi,.t|lh' jSssed resolutiojiftdhrgMg llfeiqjtMondiLi'onal pardon of-ibis Keßtana ■ jjogfi fitd -in British 'o-imjAmdea Unsays Prim's Attampt to indaeg . England and has failed., dispatch’ftf the ,20th sfaijesMnt the)Mwn9 ,have j dete lt- ; mined, sobcWMiMfeM&bmit to. rale, to’render..the isla{A„ijntenahJp for the Spaniards, and will destroy ail their crops rather Ilian “hate thdrfi seized by Wo 1 wttAMi' AticP tfsed i to carry on war agsfiftst them. that the Spanish dtepmeing the {♦t’dpTtefy of returning Gen. Sickles’ note hnhnswfcredjt have decided to postpone tiieir reply uiitn..Uid’‘re : ttuta o)T Prlpi;' The London journals are particularly severe on Sickles, and .nay'His,.'first dlJiTOiaatic tapvemaaMwwnreawd-to be»sqrimjsblun-* dwi- ’ i , Vu Several 7(f tstrtbquake w-cre and other points along th’e Peruvian ‘coast, aaeemri nagra that‘fe XfiftTiUiiwn^ rc no me 19th, all •‘WB. Prim arrived»at Madrid on the thejCptfljPH it was tfarkicd-Ttrttse every wffert Io retain Cuba and to The Emperor Napoft»n presided at a ,rounctl of Ministers on the 22d. Inp paVeJVdf publish a ielletd'fr<jiii v 'FA'Uer ilyacinthe, stressed tj tlie'-Father bf his Ai<d4i> at Rome, announeiagJjiat Ite abandons,'lm3 'invent Ittfd' , b^pj][pi“t i l^ , i tO! prifach in the Church ' Bmi ic 'b* fWs. As a reason for thw Tie declares that he c4jjifot v See. •jle protests, foeSHshc Popo and Council, agamjirißboct rinCMtnd practices of the llomfslMhmrißflßbais he says art h ot i* l -Mcordiuro ■ with tho-priucipl<abo£> QhristiJMMl'y) 1 TM Jlarjs, rtsgArd his defcctiori-as-wgraat aoitefteus andpolitical evfehtlUO 3WU341 GKA 'K'.,'

year, it is smcl/wit! I>e’a'fi(ffii/e. Cdqsiflcrttbl cane tttefrplire few hands to tgadser 2 oiLlew crush, The WiMM i hrti i c*¥tiVrtff?, thfi tnftftrhave been destroyed, and—work has stopped. Sugar lifirdluhitsZitii fjKah'ana the lay hands <envT.^p«<itiug > aB IMva»cc 1 Mva»cc m pjiccs. u ’There w*a«meft.lerablc excitement in Ifavana on thjMJh overtbfe rumored war'Wee 1 relntirm* liciween Spain and the , £iite(Ujj®J^^Uiie v .Cuban qttestfon, and A says it was not safe for an -Ameriewn io be in tVe streets alone. ~ domestic. .Ou ljie nigjit ot’t'he’ 18th, a tree across the track of the Sotith' Carolina Bailroad fttCpngareo SwMaip caW<l ,t’M engine and pats. .engine, blew up and set 600 feet of the * nd one fireman .were and fireman WOnnded, <-l I : 0,1 Hed Stockings,, of .Giiicinniß.jMjgFtliffiUnions, of St Louis, thp scorMMMMMba former and 9 for thwhrttev. ’ mMsviva. .. fdlfcgratn of the 18th say?: “ItlS’statetf.tjiMdVis not the intention ot to push.thc sdftlemont the for the present, nor do anything tliat* would be likely to irritate Spain arid provoke war with her. WisrjH 10 along. as tlwy Jutyg -Wn, .doing, lft the luope that the Spanish Government will flbplly accept proposition.” k ■s?W^< ince th <> de , raand made everywhere for Small notcSand currency, tf/e Treasury Department hasinade arrangements, in Jigw .York for famishing 1350,000 a day in fractional currency, beginuimMikAiMi . The new ;one, two and Ujßtlollar nptes wilt be ready to issue 'Opplßwrljjdfcthe engraver will far•nisli ‘ 1 Kecetpilf 6t fractional cqrrcncy for the *weei*-Biding September . 1 18, <691,200; sMjiAieMiX <688,164. The amoun|~of specie held by all the National” banks of the United States on the Bth Inst, amounted to $17,148,141.46. A Washington telegram of- the 20th saysi ...I',li'U'stftted that st^g 1 hope* are entertained by our Government that Spain will eventually accept some proposition that will secure the independeuceofCiiba. No tfeßis-rird Jipprtihonded of a collision With Spain, as no cause of offense lias been or will be offered. Minister Sickles’ causes so much comment, was simply a reminder that if Spain had forLiM»guMMpia4 tteVnina itatUMamsdl’

.- I . ator between that country and Cuba, our Government was ready to enter uppn qegotiations.” On the morning of the 20th a collision occurred at Athens, Pa., on the Peimsyl--vania & New York Railroad, between an express and, a way train. One person was lulled oqtCght, one other fatally and several seriously injured. On the 20th the heat was intense inNew York city, anil a case of sun stroke is reported. Washington specials of the 31st say the United States Government repudiates Sickles' action as exceeding his instrucand pledges itself to censure him. The National Convention of the Universalist denomination assembled ip Buffalo on the 21st. Reports Were read on Sunday-Schools, the condition of the colleges, and on the state of the Church. The New York Herald of the 22d says the repbftthat SfeVeral hundred thousand dollars had been embezzled from thA Methodist Book Concern is denied by ita managers. , The New York Sun of the 23d contains an emphatic denial of the report that Secretary Fish had recalled General Sfckles, and states that General Sickles has riot in any way exceeded his fostruettons, and Mr. Fish is not dissatisfied with him. The Commissioner of Agriculture at Washington has received from the kansas State Fair, what he pronounces one of the finest collections of fruits 4nd cereals ever received at the department. A mail dog at Morris, Hl., on the 21st bit six persons, and many other dogs, before he was killed. L. J. Gbodenough has published a card denying the charges of fraudulent transactions in purchasing stores for the Methodist Book Concern, and desires the public to await his proof of their falsity. A hunting party at Helena, Ark., were attacked by Indians on the 23d. A man named Hall Was killed, scalped, and terribiy mutilated. Customs receipts for the week ending September 18, $4,270,970. The monthly report of the Agricultural Bureau states that unless the season is very favorable the corn crop will be reduced by 150,000,000 bushels; the cotton and fruit crops, howevei-, are larger. The Cabinet at Washington was in session on the 24th, with all the members present. ' PERSONAL. - George S. Bennett, for twenty-eight years attached to the local staff of the Cincinnati Enquirer, died suddenly on the 18th. Vice-President Colfax and party were in San Francisco on the 20th, and expect-. ed to start for home about October 4. All;tho mwibers of. the Cabinet were in Washington on the 20th. James M. Clark, recently,appointed by President Grant District Judge for the District of Rhode Island, has declined the appointment. Secretary Boutwell, Commissioner lano, and Commissioner Capron have'accepted an invitation to attend the Georgia State Fair, to be held at Macon, November 16.

Horatio Seymour has been selected as a delegate to the New York Democratic State Convention. The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of the United States opened its session in San Francisco, QU the th, R. W f Grand Sire Farnsworth presiding. Thirty Grand Lodges and sixteen Encampments were represented. The address of welcome was delivered by the Grand Master of California and responded to by Grand Sire Farnsworth, Major J. W. Powell, of tho Powell Exploring Expedition, arrived in Chicago on the evening of the 80th. The excursion party of California pioneers, numbering about two hundred persons, reached Chicago on the evening of the 21st. President Grant and family returned to Washington on the morning of the 22d" The trial of James Griffin, engineer of the freight train, charged with criminal neglect in causing the disaster at Mast Hope, on the Erie Railway, was commenced on the 23d, at Milford, Pa., before. Judge Barrett. Several witnesses were examined. Mrs. Luhy Morhead Porter, of Coviftgton, has been appointed Postmistress at Louisville, Ky., riee Speed. Jesse Baylie was, some time ago, designated for the place, but the commission was not issued. The California Pioneers reached New York city on the 24th. POUTICAL. A dispatch from Santa Fe, New Mexico, says the official returns are nearly all in. .Chaves, Republican, is re-elected delegate to by from 2,500-to 8,000 majority. An Augusta, Me., telegram of the 21st says: “ The entire vote of the State is received-, except thirty-seven small towns and plantations. Chamberlain received 50,091! Smith 38,277, and Hicbborn, 4,642. The Senate stands 28 Republicans, 3 Democrats, a Democratic gain of 1; the House, 118 Republicans, 84 Democrats, four districts to hear from. Last year the House stood: Republicans,,l2l; Democrats, 30.” Governor elect Walker was installed as Provisional Govatnorof Virginia, at Richmond on the 21st. The Massachusetts Republican State Convention on the 23d renominated all the present State officers by acclamation, with the exception of State Auditor, the name of Chas. Endicott, of 'Canton, being substituted forthat of.the present incumbent i'j j ♦ ) < » The New York Democratic State Uonveution on the 22d nominated the following ticket. Secretary wf State, Hom*? A. Nebon; Canptroller,‘WiMtam F. AlUoi Al tnmay General, M. B, QUffipWai Tmfr

urac, Wheeler H. Bristol ;,s&te Van Richmond; Canal Commissioner. WW. Wright; State Prison Inspector; F. Laflin, of Ulate*; Judges of the Cdurt of Appeal, John A. Lott, of Kings, and Robert Earl, of Herkhnfer. The regular term of office of the Governor of Virginia will* Vflfter the new Constitution, commence‘oq (he fl tat day of Janqiny next, and cohtique folifyeara. The Grand Lodge of Gdod 'pempfars ;of New York have adopted a platform wiiich. says that Order la hot s-pdltiatl organization, bnt rather an instithtilon to educate the people up to political action in the Temperance question. .;..