Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 May 1875 — NEWS OF THE WEEK. [ARTICLE]

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

FORKI6N. At a of the British Association of Agricultural Engineers in London on the 98th it was resolved that British manufacturers be advised not to send their products to the Centennial Exhibition, as the tariff imposed In America would prevent the sale of such articles, and no practical good would result The carpet manufacturers had generally reached the same conclusion. M. de Lafayette, of Paris, President of the French Commission for the Philadelphia Exhibition, state.* that encouraging letters have been received from all parts of Prance. Many deputations from metal manufacturers, the principal wine-growers of the Gironde and merchants of Lyons have visited the committee and promised active co-opera-tion. The German flag was saluted at Santander on the 38th as the final act of reparation for the Gustav*outrage. Violent demonstrations were made ut Grata, Austria, on the 38th- against Don Alphonso, brother of Don Carlos, and the strongest efforts of the police were necessary to protect him from an infuriated mob. - Lord Hobart Governor of the Madras Presidency, died on the 28th. The Prince of Wales |was installed Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of Masons, in London, on the 38th. _ A terrible explosion occurred on the 30th ' ult in Bunker’s Hill colliery, Nonh-Stafford-shire, England, while the miners were at work. At last accounts twelve dead bodies had been taken out, and of the twenty-three remaining in the mine not one was expected to be recovered alive. Je&n Frederick de Waldeck, the French artist and traveler, died at Paris on the 30th ult_ at the extraordinary age of 110 years. A bIH has been introduced Ta'the German Parliament abolishing all religious orders in - - ' A London diapatch of the Ist says French and English gunboats had been ordered to the banks erf Newfoundland to prevent the threatened trouble between the fishermen of each nation this year. A Madrid telegram of the Ist announces that a portion of the Carlist forces on the frontier of Navarre had revolted, demanding peace and recognition of Alphonso. A Berlin special of the 3d says the diplomatic controversy between Germany and Belgium had been concluded to the satisfaction of the former Government. St James’ Hall, in Liverpool, Eng., was burned on lho 3d. Loss $150,800. - The blockade around the provinces occupied by the Carliets had been re-established, according to a Madrid dispatch of the 3d.

DOMESTIC. Planters in Tennessee are coSpJflHfflg greatly of the unprecedented destruct ion of mules and horses by the buffalo gnats. Within ten days recently SIOO,OOO worth of stock had been killed within a radius of 100 miles from Memphis, and a heavy advance bud resulted in the prices of mules and horses. ‘ln the investigation of the Texas border difficulties it seems to have been definitely ascertained that neither Texans nor ex-Con-federate soldiers, but Mexicans, are the perpetrators of the robberies and other outrages. Oshkosh, Wis., was visited by a, terrible conflagration on the 2Sth. The tire commenced at the corner of Pine and Marion •facets, and spread east snd northeast through Hanover, Pearl, Warren and High streets, destroying the depot of the St. Paul Railway, and proceeding to Main street, where the principal business houses are located, and -extending on the north line of the abova limits southeasterly across Fifth, Waugoo and otfcer streets to Cape street, the south line being the river, with the exception of a block or two about the foot of Main street. The area burned over is about a mile and a half in length by half a mile in width. The principal business blocks in the city and the finest residences were destroyed, including all the newspaper offices, the opera-house, the courthouse, the banks, all the hotels except one, the telegraph office, several saw and shingle milts, and millions of feet of lumber. Three lives were lost and hundreds of families were rendered homeless. The los6 is variously estimated at from $750,000 to $2,000,1)00. A Corpus Christi (Tex.) dispatch of the 28th a&ys tranquillity along the border had been restored, and no information of any outrages had, boon received for several days. Capt. MeJfeely was scouting through the infested districts and intended to rid the country of the outlaws. On the 20th, at Pap Hollow, a mining village near Wilkesbarre, Pa., a Constable and two deputies, armed with the necessary legal documents, endeavored to eject a miner’s family from a house which had been bought at Sheriff’s sale. When the officers entered the house they were met by the women of Law rence O’Connell’6 family and driven from the premises with stones and other missiles. TheConstable shortly after returned with five policemen and several deputies, and several arrests were made. As they were taking the prisoners away the miners opened upon them with firearms, killing two and mortally wounding another. They retreated to Wilkesbarre, gathered a posse of twenty-five armed men and started for Pap Hollow once more, where an excited multitude of men, women and children were assembled. O’Connell’s house was surrounded and they were again fired on. The O’Connells were finally captured, ironed and taken to Wilkesbarre. The Weber furniture factory in Detroit and ten or twelve dwelling-houses adjoining were burned on the 29th, inflicting a loss of about $300,000. It was announced on the 29th that the Streaks in the Union Pacific Railroad, caused tty the freshets in the Reeky Mountains, had been repaired, and that trains had resumed their regular trips. Oshkosh (Wis.) specials of the 30th say the Joss by the recent great fire in that city was then estimated at $2,500,000, with about $950000 insurance. Business men were hope, ful Jar the future, and of the eighty-nine business houses destroyed contracts had already 'been made for the rebuilding of at leasbhglf of them. Everything in the bank vaults wait found in a good state of preservation. 'The extent of the destruction had beep .carefully computed as follows: Five hundred residences, sixty-nine stores, three hanks, opera-house, Poet-’ office, tour hotels, two engine-houses, three school-ho rises, fiffe churches, telegraph offices, ffyt jiepot, jllye flCjyis and lumber-yards. Be-

lief waa much needed by many of the fire sufferers. It is stated that the recent cold weather has destroyed the young grasshoppers in many sections of Minnesota, and it is generally believed there will be no future trouble from this pest The condition of the public debt May 1 is reported as follows: Six per cent, bonds.... • *Lt52.177.050 Five per cent, bonds ■ WOAxt, <jo Total coin bonds $1.712,589j986 Lawfnl money debt Matured debt Local-tender notes .. Certidoates of deposit iPm’S; Fractional currency. Com certificates -J- *68.300 Interest Total debt .. ....... $2.2rit.79G.'575 Cash in Treasury- . Coin ••*«£» Currency • • , l.t .e. n. Special deposits held for the redemption of certificates of denosit, « as provided .by law Total inTreashry.V., SlTi.’St.iHi Debt less cash in Treasury...-....... $2,131--1 9,431 Decrease during April 2.32V4t« I>eCQWU‘t* cilice June JO, 1874 1j.478.80y Bonds issued to the Pacific Hallway Companies, interest payable in lawful money, principal outstanding • • • Interest accrned and pot yet paid. Interest paid by the l nited Status.. 2ti,264,10L Interest repaid by the transportation of mails, etc. • 5,94n.400 Balance or interest paid by United ' States .. . • 20.418,1.>8 The Secretary of the Treasury lias given directions to the Assistant Treasurer in New York to sell $5,000,000 in gold during the month-of May, as follows: One-and a half million dollars on the first and third ihurs,days and $1,1)00,000 on the second and.fourth Thursdays, each.

The Agricultural Department reported on tlie 2d that the area of land in winter wheat this spring is 7 per cent, above that of last yvar. Tlie appearance of the crops in the North and West is below the average of last spring, but in the South it is better. The British ship Niagara arrlve’d at New York the first of last month with a cargo of salt, arsenic and other merchandise. The salt was stored in the hold and the arsenic in bctween-decks, . During the voyage some of the packages of arsenic were broken, and the contents distributed about the decks. On the ship’s arrival the cargo was discharged and delivered to the consignees, and the salt was 6old and most of it sent out of tlie city. Subsequently fears arose that some of the arsenic might have come in contact with the salt, amd an analysis of portions of the latter showed the presence of tlie poison: The salt already sold was immediately ordered back to New York for examination, and considerable quantities of it have been returned. J. Reed; colored, shot a policeman at Nashville, Tenn., a few days ago, and was arrested and lodged in jail. A large and excited crowd attacked the jail on tlie night of the 30th ult., broke open the doors, seized the prisoner, fastened a rope around his neck and took him to the suspension bridge,, from which he was thrown with the intention of hanging him; but, the rope breaking, he fell on the rocks beneath, ninety feet, and from thence into the river. He waa shot once on the way and again at the bottom. His body was not recovered.

PERSONAL. Secretary Delano has anouneed that in accordance with the advice of fiiends in various parts of the country, and in accordance with his own judgment of his duty to himself and to the Republican party, he has indefinitely postponed his. intended resignation. Owing to the absence of Mr. Beach the direct examination of Mr. Tracy was postponed on the 27tli. J. F. St. George testified, that Mr. Tilton, Tenuie C. Clalliu and Mrs. Woodhull were in the Communist procession in IS7I, and rode in the same carriage with Col Blood. The imposing ceremonies attending the conferring of the scarlet cap (beretta) upon the recently-appointed American Cardinal (McCloskey) took place at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York, on the 27tli, in the presence of many distinguished Catholic dig f nitaries and a large crowd of spectators. Representatives were present from every part of the country. Gen. H. H. Holman, of St. Louis, h.«s been appointed local architect In charge of the new Custom-House and Postoffice edifice nowin process of erection in Chicago, vice Rankin, removed. The Chicago papers state that the new superintendent has discovered some serious defects in the work already accomplished, and it is not impossible that it will all have to be done over again, at an extra expense, the Times says, of sot much less than $1,000,000. J. Edwards Pierrepont, of New York, has been tendered by the President and has accepted the position of Attorney-General of the United States. In his evidence on the 28th Mr. Tracy said that in his interview with Messrs- Tilton and Moulton the charge made against Mr. Beecher was improper proposals; Mr. Tilton denied the charge as now alleged; Mr. Moulton had never told witness at these interviews that. Mr. Beecher was guilty of the greater crime, tier did witness say that if‘the charge was true it was a casein which lying was justifiable; witness had, however, advised a general denial of the Woodhull scandal, which Mr. Tilton said he could not do, as it was partly] trye; he (witness) also advised the destruction of all the documents in the possession of Mr. Moul--ton. -•.> Carl Schurz and family left New York onthe 29th on a visit to Europe. Previous to leaving that city Ms. Schurz was given a complimentary banquet by several of the leading citizens, at which William M. Evarts presided. , ... - ,Gen. Tracy finished his direct testimony on the 29th, and he was cross-examined by Mr. Beach. His evidence was mainly ooirtradictory of the statements of Messrs. Tilton and Moulton in regard to witness’ connection with the parties prior to the beginning of the present suit. ...At the conclusion of the cross-examination of Mr. Tracy on the 30th Mr. Evarts announced that the defense here rested their case. Mr. Beach then said it was due to the prosecution to state that no objection wbald be made on that side to allowiug the defense to produce Mrs. Tilton as a witness, but that all objections thereto wvuld be waived, although she was incompetent under the statute. Mr. Evarts said it had never been a serious question with them whether Mrs. Ulton would be a witness, ss they knew the law was against them now. If she could at any time have been admitted there were grave questions to be considered, and that if his client needed soy further evidence it would be his duty to adduce such evidence. They had not been brought to any point in which they were led to consider the foroe of the evidence. Mr. Beech replied that, in his view of the policy

of the law, counsel were mistaken in the intent of thcTliw as to the propriety of allowing the wife to defend herself. It was not the {toliey of tlie law to forbM that adverse position, but he only mentioned this matter first so that if counsel desired to produce the lady they were at perfect liberty to do so. Mr. Everts said he did not believe the consent of counsel, in opposition to the law, made tlie wife a competent witness. Judge Neilson said there was no question about the allowability of the other side to offer this lady as a witness. It would be a very trying position for her, but on the whole he was glad the lady was not to be offered as a witness. Charles C. Stanley and G. AY. Maddox were called in rebuttal, and testified that Mr. Tilton was not with Mrs. Woodliull in the Roussel procession. John Swinton testified that he walked afm-in-ann with Mr. Tilton in the procession, and that lie did not see either Mrs. Wood hull or Miss Claflin during the procession. On the'..cross-examination, witness said he was surprised to see Mr. T. in the procession, and did not suppose, before meeting him there, that he would be present. ,■ Miss Ida Gre6ley, tlie eldest daughter of the late Horace Greeley, was recently married in New York to Col. Nicholas Smith, of Covington, Kv. The bridal party left for Europe after the ceremony. -» The Philadeltibia Press of a recent date states that all hopes of the recovery of Charley Ross had been abandoned.

POLITKAL. The lowa Republican -State Convention has been called to rtleet at Des Moines on the 30th of June to nominate candidates for Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Judge of Supreme Court and Superintendent of Public Instruction. The Michigan Legislature adjourned on the 29th ult. Gov. Kellogg, of Louisiana, suing for tlie use of the State, and represented by the At-torney-General, has tiled a petition in the Superior District Court against State Auditor Charles Clinton and the securities on his special bond for the aggregate sum of over $500,000, including accounts received by him from tax collectors and unaccounted for. Judges brooks and Dick, in their recent charges to the Grand Jury in North Carolina, declared the criminal features of- the CivilRights act unconstitutional, as no law- could say that men are socially equal. The official returns of the Connecticut State election give Ingersoll (Deni.) for Governor a majority of 6,521; the average majority of the rest of the Democratic State ticket is about 5,.500. The Democratic majority in the State on Congressmen is 2,857. A petition lias been filed by the AttorneyGeneral of Louisiana in the Superior District Court, upon the information of John C. Moncure, claiming that said Moncnre was elected and is legally entitled to the office of State Treasurer, now held by Antoine Dubue•let under an alleged illegal commission.