Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 May 1873 — General News summary. [ARTICLE]

General News summary.

THE OLD WORLD. The World’s Exhibition at Vienna was formally opened May 1 by the Emperor of Austria, in the presence of the imperial family, royal and illustrious guests, and state and civic dignitaries. The weather was unfavorable, but the crowds of people from all parts of the world who witnessed the imposing ceremonies were immense, filling the rotunda and transepts o£ the building and portions of the grounds surrounding it. At nine o’clock the Emperor Francis Joseph entered the rotunda with the Crown Princess, Victoria of Germany, on his arm. He was followed by the German Crown Prince, Frederick William, who escorted the Empress Augusta. After them came the eldest sou of the Prince, aeeompqnicd by the Prince Imperial of Austria. The Emperor took his seat on the throne, when the combined bands, numbering several hundred musicians, performed an Austrian hymn,-which was succeeded- by the Prussian anthem, amid the cheers of the multitude. The Archduke Charles then rose and addressing -the Emperor said: Sire: Filled with gladness I salute yoiir Majesty in these halls devoted to Progress and to Peace. Your participation has fitly brought to completion a work which now draws upon Austria the eyes of the world, and has secured for Fatherland the full recognition of the part she takes in the promotion of the welfare of mankind through the instriiction of labor. May it. please your Majesty graciously to receive this catalogue und-to declare-the exhibition open. The Emperor, receiving the casket containing the catalogue, replied: With lively satisfaction I behold - the completion of this undertaking, the importance and signifl cance of which I appreciate in the highest degree. My confidence.in the patriotism and capability of my people and' hi the sympathy and support of friendly nations, has accompanied the development of the greatrwork; My good wishes and grateful recognition are devoted to its termination. I declare the Universal Exhibition of 1873 opened. ! Prince Von Auersperg, President of the Council of the Empire, advancing to the foot of the throne, addressed the Emperor as follows: Hike: With feelings of modesty, and at the same time of exultation and pride, the people of Austria_ gaze u]>on a work which testifies to the ihereaeing power of and growing csteem for Fatherland, and to its active participation in the-greai-task—of- culture. We owe this work entirety to you. It. is thecnibodinient of yoqr motto: “Power and respect come from union, which is strength.” We therefore lay our efforts at the foot of the throne. The Prince was followed by Dr. Folder, the Burgomaster of Vienna, who expressed the gratitude of the people of the capital to his Majesty. The Emperor and Empress, followed by distinguished I>ersonages, then traversed the western and eastern wings of the exhibition building, being received everywhere with thunders of applause. Having completed the circuit of the exhibition, they departed amid salvos of artillery and titer cheers of immense crowds gathered outside the building. /The Portuguese Government hos-ordered all Carlist refugees from Spam tobleavezitsiterfl? t'ory, giving them the choice of going to any country except France: ’ r " : - A Vienna dispatch of the Ist says that seven thousand drays, laden with articles for the Exposition, were between the frontiers and Vicuna, and as only twenty can be unladen a day,it will be the end of June before the show can be in full operation. Minister Sickles, accompanied by other members of the Anierican Legation, on the 3d, formally presented to President Figucras the joint resolution of the Senate mid House of Representatives of the United States, congratulating the Spanish Government and people on the passage by the Assembly of the bill abolishing slavery in the colonies. On presenting the resolutions the General congratulated Spain on the establishment of a Republic aiid the. abolishment of slavery. President Figucras, in reply, thanked the American Nation anfl Congress and President Grant, and said the Republic of Spain meant tlie extension of equal rights to all citizens, and the integrity of Spanish territory. No sacrifice wilTbe deemed too great to secure these ends. A dispatch from Rome, 4th, says that King Victor Emmanuel had revoked his acceptance of the Ministry’s resignation, and requested that it be withdrawn. Hon. James L. Orr, American Minister to Russia, died in St. Petersburg gn the sth, of inflammation of the lungs. A Geneva dispatch says that Perc Hyacinthe said mass on Sunday, 4th, in a private building in presence of a congregation numbering twelve hundred persons. A decree of excommunication lias been pronounced against those who attended the ceremonies. In the British House of Commons on the (ith, Sir Charles Dilke introduced a resolution stilting that in the opinion of the House it is desirable to redress the inequalities in the distribution of power in the United Kingdom, etc., etc. He supported his resolution in a speech.of great length, and it was seconded by George Anderson, Member for Glasgow. Mr. Gladstone ackuowlegcd the force of the reasons on which the motion was based, but said he was unable to support it. This was the last year of the present Parliament, and there was no time to consider a question of such importance, Moreover, he believed the public did not demand such a measure at present. A division of the House was finally readied and the motion was rejected by the following vote: For the: motion, 7-7; against, 268; majority against, 191. The, Swiss Federal Couneil'hasTsSiicd an order forbidding the residence of the Duchess otMadrid in Switzerland, and instrueting the police authorities to expel all Carlist agents from the country. A dispiftclT from Pestli, Hungary, tHi, am bounces a shocking railway accident near that city. Twenty-one persons are reported killed outright, and forty injured, some of whoyi it was supposed would die. Six carriages were completely demolished. A Lisbon dispatch states that a number of political refugees from Spain had arrived in that city. A Maflrid dispatch of tlie 7th announces that Don Alfonzo and his band were surrounded near Regualada, and it was thought would surrender. —.. THE NEW WORLD, Gold closed iti New York on the 7th at @117%. . - ; j / : 55 Janies W. Tate has been denominated as thp Democratic candidate for State Treasurer of Kentucky. President Grant visited lijs old home, at Galena on the Ist, where he met with a cordial reception. AU the public buildings any many private residences were illuminated. Commodore A. M, Smith, United States Navy, who was in iouimaiid ot the. frigate Congress when she was sunk by the Merrima’c, -died at St. Louis, on the 3(>th ult., aged 70" years. Up to the Ist, 349 bodies had been recovered from the wreck of the Atlantic. A Was Ji i rigton telegram of the 2d gives the names of the Vienna Commissioners" impli- 5 Ctbted in the alleged irregularities, viz. : Messrs,

William Mayer, Robert Sergeant and A. E. Stiasny, together with Chief-Commissioner Van Buren. They are all from New York. The following statement shows ~the condition of the public debt May 1: Six per cent, b0nd5.51,334,738,650 Five per cent, bonds..... 414,567,300 Total coin bonds..... .A. $1,748,305,050 Lawful money debt.s 14,803,000 Matured debt...;,,. 2,524,550 Legal-tender notes 357,231,584 Certificates of deposit 25,120,000 Fractional currency ‘45,664,625 Coin certificates 24,787,400 Total without interest.. $ 152,803,610 Total debt. $2,218,527,110 Total interest $ 40,056,356 Cash in Treasury Coin 76,976.440 Special deposits held for redemption of certificates of deposit as provided by law . A. 25,120,000 Total in Treasury $ 105,094.311 DcbU-leas cash in Treasury.... $2,153,489,155 Decrease during the month.. 2,247,485 Bonds issued to the Pacific Railroad Companies, interest payable in lawful money, principal outstanding.. $ 64,623,512 Interest accrued and not yet paid.... 1,292,470 Interest paid by United Statess 18,509,280 Interest repaid by transportation of mails, etc 4,185,438 Balance of interest paid by the United States....... .... $ 14,323,843 ' “The lion. Samuel' Shellabarger lias signified to the Secretary of State his acceptance of the appointment tendered him by the President, as a member of the Civil-Service Commission. * A dispatch from Yreka on the Ist says that no further movements against the Indians had taken place. The missing men in the battle of the 26th had not been heard of, and it was supposed their bodies had been burned. All the settlers at Butte and Bogus Creeks had left. A national mass-meeting of Spiritualists is to meet in Cincinnati on the 23d of May._ The new liquor law of West Virginia went into effect on the Ist, causing a number of small saloons to close. Miss Suslin Eberhart, an aeeompliee of Spann in the murder of his wife, was hung at Preston, Ga., on the 2d. It is expected that four cables will be working across the Atlantic, and five across the Gulf of St. Lawrence, before the Ist of September. Official returns of the killed and wounded in the Modoc massacre of the 26th ult. show that twenty-one privates and officers were wounded, sixteen killed, and six arc-missing. A/New York Herald correspondent attributes the great loss of life in the fight of the 26th to the desertion of Company G, Twelfth Infantry, and some few of the artillery who, when ordered by Captain Thomas to fall back and hold a bluff in the rear of the troops to cover the retreat, continued to fall back until they reached camp.- The Modoes in the meantime secured the position tliey were to hold. It is said only twenty-three Modoes were engaged, and that only two were killed and two badly wounded. The funeral services over the remains of the late, Hon. James Brooks took place in -New York City on the 4th. Several members of Congress were among the large numbers in attendance. “ "I Another fearful storm is reported from Kansas. In Cloud County a number of lives were lost and much property’ was destroyed. The roof of tlie house of Mr. Snyder was blown Off, and himself, wife, five children and a farm laborer were buried in the snow and frozen to death. A few miles awayfrom Snyder’s house, another family, named Ulrichcr, shared a similar fate, all having been frozen to death. The Illinois Legislature has adjourned to January 6. A horrible •.lecideiit has occurred at Dixon, Illinois. On Sunday, the 4th, some three hundred persons —men, women and children—were assembled on an iron bridge over the Rock River, to witness a baptism, when two spans of the structure gave way, precipitating the larger number of those on tlie bridge into the stream below. From ninety to one hundred lives were lost, either by injuries caused by the fall or by drowning. Several bodies were recovered at once, many floated down stream, and others were supposed to be buried under the ruins of the bridge. Of course great excitement was caused by this fearful accident, which has saddened the entire community. Several miraculous escapes are reported. Many of the lost were from tlie country adjacent to Dixon, but the larger portion were members of families in that city. The bridge was of iron, of the Truesdale pattern, and had five spans, elevated about twenty feet above the water, which at that point is from fifteen to twenty feet deep. Only two spans—the end ones—-fell at the time of the accident. President Grant arrived in Chicago on the irfbraing of tlie 4th, froth Galena. A New York telegram ;of the 3d says Mr. Brunot, Chairman of the Indian Commissioners, had expressed aijppitiion that the rumors of a threatened general Indian war were groundless, and that nearly all the late reports of Indian outrages were untrue. The National Agricultural Congress is to be held at Indianapolis May, 28th. In the official call,-President Reynolds, of Chicago, says; By the Constitution of tills body each State and Territory is entitled to two representatives for every State organization fostering agricultural pursuits. Tlie United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Schools and Colleges with an en downient of not less than S2OIOOO. and Agricultural and-Horticultural Societies of not less than fifty members, contributing to the support of this Congress. are entitled, to one representative each. In urging the appointment and attendance of delegates as thus provided for, very tittle needs to be said. The purpose of the organization is to afford an opportunity, annually, for au interchange of views and opinions upon all subjects affecting the hitetest of agriculture and Its kindred industries. and to promote concert of action among those engaged in these pursuits, in all matters relating to them and of national importance. The. advantages to be derived from such a medium, even in ordinary limes and under ordinary circumstances, are quite apparent, and now that the public mind is thoroughly aroused to the necessity of considering with the greatest deliberation many questions touching the mdustrial interests of this country, there is good reason to expect a full representation. . . - ■_ The Commissioner of Pensions has announced the following highly important ruling: Section-9 of the act of March 3,1873, provides for no ‘addition to the $2 increase of pension in any case. It is a consolidation of Section 2of the act of July 25, 1866, arid Sections 4 and 5 of the act of July 27, 1868, with an amendment "to the former sections so as to give the same increase to the widow of a soldier or sailor for the children by a former wife as for the children by herself; and to the widow of an officer as well as a solde ror sailor. It alijo gives the increase to all children under sixteen years of age of officers, as well as of soldiers arid sailors, instead of all hut one, where there is no widow, or where she, has djed or jrgrnarried. In.other respects, it embodies the provisions of the three sections named. In tlie Ohio House of Representatives on the sth a resolution was atfoptetUcaliing for the

repeal of the act of the last Congress increasing the pay of the President, Congressmen and other officers. The Senate adopted—2s to 4—a joint resolution ratifying the second act of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, submitted by the first Congress in 178 ff, providing that no law varying the compensation of Senators and Representatives shall take effect until an election for Representatives has intervened. The aggregate amount paid into the United States Treasury up to noon of the sth, by twenty-seven members of Congress, it being their return of extra compensation, is $lll,OOO, including a check deceived that morning from Secretary of the Senate Gorham, on account of Senator Sumner, for $4,444. New Orleans advices of the 6th convey intelligence of further difficulties in Louisiana. On Sunday, 4th, the Metropolitan Police, under orders from Kellogg, took quiet possession of St. Martinsville, The same night two of their scouts were wounded in the suburbs of the town, and there had been more or less skirmishing since. From 200 to 400 of the citizens were under arms, with two pieces of artillery. A conference had been held between the leaders of the contending factions, at which the citizens stated their determination to resist the interference of Kellogg’s officials, and refused to recognize him as Governor. The excitement had spread to New Orleans, where the citizens threatened to make a diversion in the rear by seizing the police station-houses while-the Metropolitan Police arc absent, and had held a meeting, indorsing the conduct of the people of St. Martinsville. Forty-two bodies of the victims of the bridge accident at Dixon had been recovered from the river up to the 6th, and it was thought about a dozen others were still in the water. By the explosion 6f“a lard-rcndering tank in Chicago on the afternoon of the 6th, three men and a boy were almost instantly killed, and several others seriously injured. A Lawrence (Kan.) telegram of the 6th says the dead body of William York, brother of Senator York, whose mysterious disappearance some weeks ago caused so much excitement, had been found buried on the claim o£ a man named Bender, six miles north of Cherryvale. The remains bore marks of violence. Other dead bodies were found under Bender’s house. During the month of April there were 386,414 dead letters received at the Dead Letter Office, Of this number, 26,475 were held for postage. A “local option” bill, which does not except cider or lager beer, has passed the New York Senate. ------- George Francis Train has been pronounced sane by a New York jury, after a trial, lasting several days, before Judge baly. The verdict was followed by a tremendous outburst of applause from every part of the court-room, and Train seemed overjoyed at the result. He was remanded to prison to await his trial for publishing and circulating obscene literature, * The Board of Indian Commissioners have unanimously adopted a report on the President’s Indian policy, in which they say that four years of trial have shown it to be a success. It has saved the country from Indian wars, with the exception of the contest with a few bands of Apaches and the present unhappy' struggle with a handful of Modoc braves. The Modoc war ought not to be attributed to the Peace Policy, nor ought the misdeeds of individuals to be charged upon the tribe, nor those of a tribe upon the race at large. They ask, in conclusion, for the co-opcration of all Christian denominations. General Jose Antonio Paez, ex-Prcsident of Venezuela, died in New York City on the 6th, aged eighty-four. The business portion of the town of Trenton, La.,, was destroyed by fire on the 6th. Loss $300,000; about one-half covered by insurance. Janies Lindsey, Pension Agent at St. Louis, has Been suspended for irregularities, and A. E. Stone, of St. Louis, appointed to succeed him. The great musical festival at Cincinnati, under the management of Theodore Thojnas, opened on the 6th, and promised to be a grand success. . « « The Ohio Legislature adjourned sine die on the 6th. Municipal elections were held in several of the cities of Indiana on the 6th. In Brazil the anti-Temperance ticket was successful. La Porte elected Liberal Republican officers. James L. Mitchell, Democrat, is elected Mayor of Indianapolis, by a majority of about 300; balance of ’ ticket Republican. Terre Haute elected the entire Republican ticket. In New Albany, the regular Democratic candidate for Mayor was defeated by T. G. Kunkle, Independent Democrat; rest of regular Democratic ticket elected. Lafayette elected the entire Democratic ticket. In Richmond, the Democrats elect Mayor and Assessor; the Republicans elect Treasurer, Clerk and Marshal. New Orleans Associated Press dispatches of the TtR stiite that the Graiid Jury have passed resolutions to have Kellogg and his officers appear before them, on the charge of usurping the government of Louisiana. The Grand Jury also repbrt against the Metropolitan police. Forty-one horses and thirty men (Kelloggites), with arms and accoutrements, had been sent to the Teclie country. The eXcitement prevailiiig“tlifoughout Die eity was increased by a report that Kellogg had been shot. The, report was untrue but- it appears - that a pistol was fired near him, and some reports say at him. The Superintendent of Morgan's Texas Railway makes the following statement: “This morning a detachment of police took charge of and picketed the wharf of the Texas RailwayCompany, interfering with business and creating alarm. I rebuked Flanigan, who Was in charge of the police, and senjt word to Kellogg expressing disapprobation of their conduct. At 4:30 o’clock Kellogg called at the office, corner of Natchez alley and Magazine street, 'to explain the matter. While doing so his carriage at the door was immediately surrounded by a large and excited crowd, who commenced denouncing him. Jlist as Kellogg's carriage -was lieiiigdrivett off some one -ht the-erowd fired a pistol, The driver immediately plied .his whip, and droic up Natchez alley at a furious pace.” A dispatch from New Iberia 7th, reports -three Metropolitans killed and four wounded, within two squares of the Court House at St. Martinsville, where Colonel Badger had concentrated his forces. Citizens were collecting "from every portion of Attakapas. Captains of steamboats had been Warned not to transport. Metropolitans, and consequently did not bring those at the bay, knowing that their boats would be blown up. The entire Bayou Teehe was under surveillance by well-organized bodies of Citizens; and Kellogg tdk>ps could only reach St,. Martinsville by fighting their way up the bay. •> The New Orleans Picayune Ijad the following special dispatch from New Iberia, oth:

sharp engagement took place to-day at St. Martinsville. The police at about 2:15 p. m. made a sortie from the town, and attached the forces of Colonel De Blanc, who fell back before them. The police fired both solid shot and shell from their cannon, but without effect. “They advanced about a mile and a half beyond the town, and imfde a stand, but retreated after a brisk skirmish before the advancing forces of Colonel De Blanc.” Chief-Justice Salmon P. Chase died in New York on the morning of the 7th, The telegraph gives the following account of his death: -The Chief-Justice came here on Saturday evening to visit Mrs. W. S. Hoyt, his daughter. He was in unusually good health and spirits. This favorable state of things continued until yesterday morning, when at ten o’clock a servant sent to call him to breakfast, on entering his. room, found Mr. Chase lying in a state of unconscious stupor. His daughter was summoned, and servants were dispatched for medical aid. When the physicians arrived, the unconsciousness was found to have resulted from the recurrence of paralysis, of which he has had several strokes, All efforts to relieve him proved unavailing, and it was evident that his vitality was ebbing away. Gov. Sprague and his wife, daughter of Judge Chase, were summoned, and arrived in the city last evening. His two daughters remained by his bedside until, at 10:30 this morning, he breathed his last. He remained totally unconscious from the time his condition was discovered until the end. Edward 8. Stokes, sentenced to death for the murder of James Fisk, Jr., has been denied a new trial by the Supreme Court of New York, A Farmers’ Cheap Transportation Convention was recently in session in New-York, Hon. Josiah Quincy, of Boston, was chosen President.A constitution and by-laws were reported, providing that the organization shall be known as “The National American Cheap Transportation Association,” whose object shall be the cheapening and equalization of railroad transportation rates throughout the United States, and to make provisions also for subordinate associations in each, and regulate minor matters for guidance and government -of National and State - -associations. A series of resolutions was adopted, and the following committee was appointed to draft an address to the people: The Hon. Josiah Quincy, Boston; M. D. Wilbur, Michigan; Horace 11. Day, New York City; R. H. Ferguson, Troy, N. Y.; Henry Bronson, Kansas; J. A. Noonan, Milwaukee, and W. H. (J. Price, New York. The convention adjourned to meet in Washington, January, 1874, at the call of the Executive Committee.