Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1873 — General News Summary. [ARTICLE]

General News Summary.

THE OLD WORLD. A Paris dispatch of the 3d says the city on that day had been full of exciting and conflicting rumors looking to the speedy estabI lishmcnt of the monarchy. Count de Cham- ■ bord would issue a manifesto shortly. AHofife, Italy, dispatch of the 3d says that the Pope, on the preceding day, in an address to a delegation, had used the following language: “Confusion has entered the enemy’s eamp. They strive to induce me to leave Rome, but I never will.” A special dispatch of the 3d says that Central Asia had become in an extensively disturbed condition. A civil war had been raging in Khokan against the ruler. The Turcomans of the desert around Khiva were obstinately fighting the Russians; the Afghans were fighting the Persians, and Yakoub Bey was fighting the Chinese in the. extreme limit of that Empire. Bokhara seemed to be the point of contention. It was said that the Russians would be compelled in self-defense to take the same course toward Bokhara which had recently been taken towards Khiva, and reduce it to the condition of a Russian dependency. A dispatch from Cartagena, Spain, «f the 3d says that the insurgent frigates had’not been much injured during the late bombardment of Alicante, and that they proposed soon to attack Valencia. London dispatches of the 3d say that Parliament had again been prorogued until December 10. Advices from the Cape of Good Hope are to the effect that sickness had broken out among the troops on that coast. Out of one detachment of 104 marines, 90 were in the hospital. A chimney 220 feet high, m* the village of Northfleet, had fallen, killing five persons and mainiug a dozen others. A dispatch from Alexandria, Egypt, of the 4th, says a financial panic had prevailed in that city for several days. A special dispatch from Paris, of the sth, states that 350 deputies of the French Assembly hail pledged Themselves to support n motion for the restoration of the monarchy. Thiers bad consented to the proposed alliance between the Republicans and Imperialists, as the only means of preventing the restoration of the monarchy with Count de C'hambord as Henri V. . _ A Madrid dispatch of the sth says that General Noriones had offered the Carlists battle before Estella. They refused to fight, and had hastily evacuated the place, which was immediately occupied by Government forces. A Paris dispatch of the 6th says the trial of Marshal Bazaiue, by court-martial, for misconduct at Forbach and Metz, had been commenced on the morning of that day. The impression prevailed that he would be condemned to death and then pardoned. A Madrid dispatch of the 7th says that on that day a column of 2,000 Insurgents had made a desperate sortie from Cartagena, but were driven back with heavy losses in killed and wounded. A dispatch had been received at the Ministry of War, from Gen. Noriones, announcing a great victory over a large bo'dy of Carlists in Navarre. . . . .. A London dispatch of the Bth states that there had been an extensive riot in Cornwall in consequence of the arrest of a couple of miners by the police. Several hundreds had attempted to rescue their comrades, buildings had been gutted, and several of the police had been taken to the hospital badly hurt. THE NEW WORLD. The New York State Democratic Convention reassembled on the morning of the 2d, and adopted resolutions inviting the co-operation of all citizens who agree with the principles enunciated by Jefferson, including State rights and the supremacy of civil over military authority; denouncing the Congressional salary bill, those who voted for it, those who have taken back pay, and demanding its repeal; pronouncing the Republican party unworthy of the confidenc e of the people, because they allowed the Crcdlt-Mobllier frauds, and failed suitably, to punish those who were engaged in them; denouncing Federal interference in Louisiana; demanding a revenue tariff which shall stop enriching one section of the country at the expense of the other; demanding also a return to specie payments; scouting the President’s "pill for panics,” and pointing the country to the true remedy and cure in the tried and historic principles of the old Democracy. A resolution was also adopted recognizing the “Liberal Republicans” as worthy coadjutors, and inviting them to cooperate in the efforts to restore pure government in State and Federal administrations. Diedrich Willers, Jr., was nominated for Secretary of State; Asher C. Nichols, for Comptroller; Daniel Pratt, for Attorney-General; Thomas Raines, for Treasurer; 8. 8. Sweet, for State Engineer and Surveyor; James Jackson, for Canal Commissioner, and G. W. .Jjillspaugh, fur State Prison Inspector. A Galveston (Texas) telegram of the 2d says that the town of Lampasas had been inundated recently by the sudden rise Of a creek that ran through the place. Twenty houses had been carried away including the PostOffice and two stores. Six persons had been drowned. On the 3d, business In Chicago had nearly recovered its wonted aspect. Banks were receiving and paying out currency freely, and the paper that fell due was very generally met, Country collections were said to be favorable, and the indications were that the money stringency had very nearly passed. Manufacturing establishments bad generally reduced the hours of labor or reduced the wages of labor, and few men, comparativelv. had been discharged. New York dispatches of the 3d say the market had very nearly rec Wered from the effects of the late panic, although prices continued to ruleflow. Gold nad sold as low as 109% for CltSlring-House certificates, which Would be equal io 108 in currency. The failure of Albert Cole, a stock-broker, had been announced. A Washington dispatch of. the 3d says that the Mint at Philadelphia had been ordered to coin double eagles at the rate of $10„000,000 a month. The California Mint had also been directed to run at its full capacity in gold coinage and trade dollar. Ex-Governor Cooke, of Jay Cooke & Co., bad said that the members of that firm had pooled their private and personal assets, and would place them at the command of their creditors in liquidation of their They propose to p y every cent they owe, both principal and interest. The President had determined to draw upon the $44,000,090 reserve, if necessary,' to aid the movement of the crops. A dispatch from Dubuque, lowa, says an examination just made into t(ie affairs of the Merchants’ National Bank of that city had shown that R. A. Babbage, the Cashier, had abstracted from the bank, by

i means of false entries, $267,289, and that the President, Mr. Sheffield, had abstracted $161,977. The ravages of the yellow fever in Memphis and Shreveport, according to Press dispatches of the 3d, had largely increased. In the former city over S,(XX) people had left by the various trains, many of whom were ill at small towns where they went. The Odd Fellows had Issued a call for contributions from the Order throughout the United States. There had been 24 yellow fever interments on that day. In Shreveport there were 17 yellow fever interments. The President had ordered 5,000 army rations to be shipped to that place for the benefit of the sufferers. Captain Jack and four of his companions were hung at Fort Klamath, Oregon, on the 3d. The late hour at which the dispatch was received on the morning of the 4th prevented the publication of full pirticulars. The sentence of Siotuck and Barncbo had been commuted to imprisonment for life on Alcatras Island, in San Francisco harbor. The Chicago Timex of the sth says that during the week ending October 4, $15,475,000 in currency hud been received by the three express companies having offices in that city. This was, of course, exclusive of sums brought by individuals for investment. The banks of that city had begun to discount sparingly. A Philadelphia special of the 4th says an elaborate deed of trust had been executed by Jay Cooke and his partners, conveying to Mr. Rollins and Mr. Cote all the firm’s property, partnership and private, Including their wives’ dower right, to be administered for the benefit of all the creditors of the firm, - and each five per. cent. realized to be ..fUateife.. uted. Tliis had been done to prevent the dispersion of the estate under the bankrupt act, and it was thought that, by prudent management, the Cookes would pay dollar for dollar and have a large surplus for themselves. A New York dispatch of the 4th announces that Peake, Opdyke & Co., a large dry goods house, bad suspended, with liabilities amounting to $2,500,000. hamper & Co., grain dealers, of Boston, Mass., according to a dispatch of the 4th, had suspended, with liabilities for oyer $300,000. A Washington telegram of the 4th says that absolute quiet prevailed with regard to the financial situation. A Dubuque (Iowa) dispatch of the 4th says the feeling against the defaulting cashier, Babbage, had become very bitter. The authorities had! eci compelled to guard his bouse with a band of policemen to prevent acts of violence fibm an outraged community. The virulence of the yellow-fever epidemic at Memphis, according to a telegram of the 4th, had largely increased. Hundreds of the poorer classes were dying uneared for and dying for want of attention. The interments on that day in the potter’s field, alone, as reported by the county undertaker, had reached thirty in number. The whole number of yellow-fever deaths for the day exceeded forty. This included only paupers and those for whom coffins had been obtained at the undertakers’. . ... s. A New York dispatch of the 4th- says that the arrival of the Polaris survivors in that city, on the steamship City of Antwerp, on that day, had been signalized by the arrest of Capt. Buddington and his confinement in the Navy Yard. Later the Tallapoosa left for Washington with them. A New Orleans dispatch of the sth says the New Orleans National Bank had gone into liquidation. The house of Cavoroc had failed. —-A New York correspondent, writing from Dundee, Scotland, recently, has reiterated the story of the poisoning of Captain Hall, of the Polaris, and indicated Professor Bessels, of the expedition, as the person who committed the deed. In order to arrive at the facts in the case, the Secretary of the Navy, according to the dispatch of the 6th, had instituted another examination of the survivors. A New York dispatch of the 6th announces that the “Graphic” balloon, being the old affair revamped and rejuvenated, with Prof. Donaldson and his associates, had started for Europe on the morning of that day. The ascension was an excellent one. Mr. Donald son was accompanied by Messrs. Lunt and Ford. The balloon rose rapidly from the starting point, and floated majestically towards the ocean, and when last, seen was moving towards Europe. Later, a dispatch had been received from New Haven, stating that the balloon had reached ' Canaan, in the’ northeast corner of the State of Connecticut, at 1:25 p.'m., when it had been caught in a storm. Donaldson allowed enough of the gas to escape to enable them to bring the gas-bag near the earth, when they all leaped out, and the balloon escaped. i A Washington dispatch of the 7th says that the Civil Service Commission, in session in. that city, had recommended the appointment of E. (). Graves, fur several, years Chief Clerk of the Treasury, as Examiner-in-Chief. It would be his duty to organize local boards of examination for candidates for the civil service. Subsequently the President had appointed him. - -- -- The Board of Equalization for the State of Illinois had completed its labors on the 7tb. The estimated value of all lands in the State of Illinois, according to their opinion, was $1,245,760,454. A New York dispatch of the 7th announces the suspension of Wylie, KueVals & Co., su-gar-dealers. A Memphis telegram of the 7th says that, on that day, more cases of yellow fever had been developed than ever before. Over 600 persons were under treatment. The deaths numbered forty-two. Among the latter was Rev. Father Carey, of the Dominican priesthood. At Shreveport the interments were less numerous, probably because the material with which to operate was less abundant. The town had become almost depopulated. The New York State “Liberal” Convention met at Elmira, New York, on the Bth, appointed a Committee and adopted resolutions congratulating the peopie upon the growing disposition to oppose any perversion of civil authority; reaffirming the principles set fort at Cincinnati more than a year ago; denouncing the Congressmen who voted for and retain the so-called back pay, and applauding those who returned it to the Treasury; regretting the Preaident should so mistake the morality of the American character and disregard the honor of the American name as to officially sanction the bill, and charging the Republican party with the responsibility of its passage, and demanding its repeal; regarding as of the highest importance that lines of transportation between the East and West be improved, so that no interest can justly complain of the facilities afforded; deploring the corrupting influence of the great ■ .... .- ■. 1 . .d**’ .

corporations whereby agricultural interests are crippled and the development of the country retarded; asserting that the eternal policy of the States and municipalities should not be interfered with by the Federal authorities; charging the Administration with being responsible for the recent disordered financial condition of the country, and regarding as of paramount importance a return to specie payment. The Convention also resolved that the thanks of all freemen are due to the tribunal \wbich has vindicated the right of local trial by jury and the freedom of the press. A State ticket was nominated as follows: Secretary of State, Diedrich Wilier?; Comptroller, Nelson K. Hopkins; Attorney-General, Daniel Fratt; Treasurer, Thomas H. Raines; Canal Commissioner, James Jackson; Engineer, Sylvanus H. Sweet; State Prison Inspector, M. K. Platt. A Washington dispatch of the B<h says that the Germans of the District of Columbia, at a meeting held on the preceding evening, had declared that they would not support any man for office whe pledged himself to adhere “to the pernicious cause of so called temperance.” Benjamin De»n has been nominated for Congress by the Democrats of the Third Massachusetts Congressional District. An Indianapolis dispatch of the Bth says that nil work on the Canada Southern Railroad, in Northern Indiana, bad been stopped by the Sheriffs of the several counties through which itruns, taking prosession of all the company’s property. According to the Chicago Journal of the Bth, the Third National Bank of that ci’y bad opened its doors again. A St. Louis dispatch of the Bth says that finances in that city had not worked as satisfactorilyas was anticipated.TheUnion Bank suspended on that day and had decided to go into liquidation. A Washington telegram of the Bth says the President had appointed a commission for the erection of a military prison at Rock Island, 111., as follows: Colonel Nelson A. Miles, of the Fifth Infantry; Lieutenant-Colonel Wm. H. French, of the Second Artillery; Major Tbos. F. Barr, Judge Advocate; Rev. E. C. .Wmeß,oJLNewY.ork,gecretarypftheNational Prison Association, and 8. R. Brockway, of Detroit. Delos C. Culver, of Jersey City, according to a New York dispatch of the Bth. had just been declared a bankrupt. He was Vice-Presi-dent of the New York & Oswego Midland Railroad Company, and his liabilities aggregated $8,000,000. A New York dispatch of the Bth says that Stokes was arraigned for the murder of Fisk on the morning of that day.