Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1870 — DOMESTIC. [ARTICLE]

DOMESTIC.

Gold closed in New York on the 16th at 114 J g A Washington dispatch of the 9th says: “The Cabinet today talked over the Franco-Prussian war question, and finally agreed to what had already been done. A dispatch will be sent to Minister Bancroft, in reply to one from him, in which the government says: ‘While we cannot set in connection with other nations, yet, if our good offices should be requested by the belligerents, we should be happy to lend them, with a view to bringing about peace between two powers with which we have traditional friendship.’” The number of immigrants arriving at New York during the week ending September 10, 6,166. The nearly completed census of New York city shows a population of less than 950,000. A Washington telegram of the 12tk says: “Tho telegram to Minister Bancroft was courteously worded so as not to give any ground for doubt as to our actual position of carefully abstaining from foreign alliances as to the belligerents, while always ready to exercise the offices of friendship when they shall be specifically desired by the nations at war.” By the accidental explosion On the 9th of throe kegs of powder, the storehouse of Lewis McDonald, at Sulphur Springe, Ohio, was completely destroyed, and Mr. McDonald, George Gayer, a young man named Priest and a son ol McDonald, four , years old, were killed. George W. Gordon was also dangerously hurt. On the 18th (New, s York hankers ih*d ceased to draw on Paris —th« first prafilioal effect df the siege In this country. * The census of Brooklyn, official, exone ward, gives a population of 406,087, against 296,122 in 1805.

Mayor Hall, of New York eity, urges tho Aldermen to authorize a uew census by the police, on the ground that the Federal census is incorrect. The principal Chiefs of the Osage Indians have signed the treaty with the Government Commissioners, by which the Indians consent to the sale of their lands in Kansas to settlers at #1.25 per acre, and to retnovo to new homes in the Indian Territory. General Walkqr, Superintendent of the Census, has addressed a letter to Mayor Hall, vindicating the taking of the census in New York by the Federal officials, and opposing bis recommendation for taking the censns through tho Police Department A Washington special of the 14th says; “It is known here in official circles that Prussia has determined to listen to no proposals from the present government at Pans, nor to any propositions for mediation made by neutral powers, until Paris expresses a willingness to capitulate. The efforts to secure an armistice, which proved" the principal object of Thiers’ mission to England, haye entirely failed, and the English Government informed him of Prussia’s decision not to tgeat at present, and that England conld only be the medium of communicating such terms as may be proposed."* PERSONAL. At Lonisville, on the Bth, the Chicago White Stockings defeated the Eagles of the former city—22 to 12. The remains of two men and a boy had been recovered on tho 10th from the rains of the recent great Are in Chicago. Two of them were recognized—one being Henry Doruheimer, an employe of the Messrs. Farwell, and the remains of the boy being those of Hugh J. Campbell, a widow’s son, of Chicago. Josiah Turner, editor of the Raleigh (N. 0.,) Sentinel, has sued out writs against Governor Holden, 8. A. Douglas, his aid, Bergen, of the militia, and others, for false imprisonment. The suspension Of Francis Skinner & Go., of New York and Boston, wholesale commission dealers, is announced. The liabilities are stated at four to five millions. It was reported on the 12th that they would pay fifty cents on tho dollar. Hiram E. Kelly has been appointed U. S. Collector of the Sixth District of Wisconsin. Chief Justice Chase is now reported by his physician to be out of danger. The remains of another victim of the great flip in Chicago were found in the ruins on the 13th. They were those of W. L. Ferguson. Col. 8. A. Douglas has resigned his position of Aide-ide-Camp to the Governor of North Carolina, and*Gov. Holden has accepted the resignation. The Coroner’s jury in the Nathan inquest has rendered a verdict that Benjamin Nathan came to his death at the bauds of persons unknown. POLITICAL! The Nebraska Democratic State Convention on the 7th nominated J. H. Croxton, of Otoe county, for Governor; Paran England, of Lincoln county, for Secretary of State; Joseph Vallery, of Cass, for State Treasurer. Hon. Boyd Winchester has been re-nom-inated for Congress by the Democrats in the Fifth Kentucky District At the recent primary elections in the Fifth Congressional District of Illinois, E. C. Ingerso’.l was rf-nomiaated by the Republicans, by a majority of about 800. The Republican nominees in Kansas are: For Governor, J. N. Harvey,renominated Lieutenant Governor, P. H. Elder; Secretary of State, W. H.-* Smallwood; Treasurer,E. J. Hays; Congressman, D. P. Lowe. In the Republican Convention of the Twelfth Congressional District of Illinois, on the 9th, John J. Hay received the nomination, after a portion of the dele-" gates had withdrawn from the Convention. Wendell Phillips has accepted the Labor Reform nomination for Governor of Massachusetts. A Portland, Me., dispatch of the 12th says one hundred and fifty-five towns give Perham, Rep., for Governor, 25,431; Roberts, 20,189. Those not heard from gave, last year, 1,291 Republican majority. The Legislature will probably contain a trifle more Democrats than last year. The New York Labor Reform Convention have nominated: For Governor, Jas. 8. Graham, of Monroe; LieutenantGovernor, Conrad Kuhn, of New York; Comptroller, Peter J. Meney, of Kings; Canal Commissioners, John B. Baum, of Onondaga, and Chas. C. Barrett, of Madison; Inspector of State Prisons, H. A. Hawes, of Onondaga. J. V. Creeley is the Republican candidate for Congress in the Second Pennsylvania District. , Hon. B. F. Montgomery is the People’s candidate for Congress in the Fifth lowa District The National Reform Workipg men’s party have nominated Samuel F. Gary for Congress from the Second Ofcfo District.

Two Republican candidate* hare accepted nominations for Congrew in the Third Maryland District—R. 8. Matthew# and Oen. Adam E. King. The Conservative and Democratic Convention of Tennessee, held at Nashville on the 13th, nominated John C. Brown for Governor. Wendell Phillips has also, accepted the nomination of the Massachusetts Prohtbijoiy party for Governor, r THo Illinois State Democratic Convention, at Springfield on the 14th, nominated: For CohgreSsman-at-Large, If. B. Anderson, of Jefferson; State TreasureivChafli llidgcly, of Springfield; Superintendent

of Pfltilio Instruction. Chas. Fiense, o* Peoria; Penitentiary Commissioners, I term, F. P. Sherman, of Chicago { short term, Thos. Redmond, of Quincy. Congressional nominations 09 the 14th; Republican—First Wisconsin, Wm. P. Lyon; Fifth Wisconsin, Philettts Sawyer. Second Missouri, G. A. Finklenburg’ Democratic—Third Michigan, Darwin H. Marshall; Eighth Illinois, James C. Robin son. Temperance—Second Michigan, Gilman C. Jones. Election returns from Colorado indicate the election of Chaffee, Republican, as Delegate to Congress from that Territory. The Louisiana Democratio State Con* ▼entiononthe 13th nominated Allan Jumel for Auditor, and Jas.*D. Blair for Treasrer. Hon. E. D. Peck has been re nominated by the Republicans of the Tenth Ohio District; Judge Wm. T. Lockwood, of Toledo, Is the Democratic candidate. Henry Chamberlain is the Democratic candidate for Congressman in the Second Michigan DiatQst. ~,r The Republican State Central Committee of Georgia recommend the 20th of December as the day of election in that State. The Republicans have nominated D. K. Carr as a candidate for Congress in the Third Kentucky District.