Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1875 — [?] OF THE WEEK. [ARTICLE]

[?] OF THE WEEK.

WP m WEMGR. The town of Morahusk, on the right bank of the river Tsna, In Ruaala, has been entirely destroyed by fire. It bad a population of 90,000. It was reported In London on the 9th that Gen. Saballs had defeated the Alphonsists at Blancs, after two days’ capturing their guns, stores, and 140 prisoners. A violent atom passed over Paris on the 9th, causing immense damage. There were many accidents, and traffic was wholly suspended In the streets. The damage done in Paris alone Is estimated at 11,1300,000 francs. The Sultan Of' Zanzibar has reached London on a visit ho <J«en Victoria. The steamer Vicksburg left Quebec on the 37th of Hay. On the Ist. o[ June, in latitude 46:34 north v longitude 47:58 west, she was crushed by heavy k* and went down, carrying with her not less than forty f ouls, including the Captain. A London dispute* of theOOth says the mortality in the Fiji Islands 'from measles had Pee® frightful. K box containing a number of Protestant books consigned Vo an American resident of Spain has been confiscated by the Spanish Oxstom-Housc and the attention of Minister Cushing has been cti’.e/f to tbe act The Prinoe Bishop of Broslau has been sentenced to a fine of 2,000 marks or 133 days imprisonment for illegally ex-communicat-ing a priest. Tbe Imperial Char.ccP.or of Germany law Issued an order prohibiting tha circulation of the Cathriic (•fazetu , of Baltimore, for twe years within the bound aries of the Empire. A railroad accident occurred near Bath England, on the 11th, rrhlch caused the dealt! of several persons and serious Injuries tc many others. A Panama dispatch gives details of a fear ful earthquake which occurred in Nes Granada on the 18th ult Large portions a the cities Of San Cayetana, Gramalata Arboleda, Cucola and San Cristobel were de strayed, and several thousand persons were reported killed. The section of country affecSedby this earthquake embraces the coffee growing portion of the Republic, and the lose to its prod ust ve industry U said to bo almost irreparable.

DOMESTIC. dispatch of the 9th says the officials of 4he Interior Department did not regard the-results of the late visit of the Indians to 'Washington as a failure The department had ao thought of effecting a treaty reatteg to ths Black Hills with the Indians whSe in 1 Washington, knowing they had no power to do so. The object was to discuss tie subject with them and prepare them for some arrangement after a return of the ex pedition which had been Bent out to determine whether there is gold there or nc& Hopes were still entertained by the department that the hunting-grounds in Nebraska* will yet be relinquished by'the Indians. A WBl esbarre (Pa.) dispatch of the Bt.h says there was then no prospect whatever of the m iacre of the Wyoming region resuming work. A Wjqr- sixteen years old was recently hanged at Carrollton, Ga., for the murder In Octcher last of a man who had befriended him -by giving him food, shelter and employ■men'i." The crime was committed for the 6ake -of phonier. Gum Sheridan has publicly announced that all parties who contemplate entering the Big Horn country will be prevented from doing so by the .military authorities until the orders under which the latter are acting are revoked. The Chicago papers of the 10th announce that- Uie Illinois Central and the Chicago, Alton & St. Louis Railroads had decided to pool their earnings between competing points. Prof. Jenney, of the Government exploring expedition in the Black Hills region, has telegraphed to Washington from Vln camp on Beaver Creek, June 9,” as follows: “The greater ares of the Black Hills is in Dakota. The formations in the vicinity are of a. recent geological age and not auriferous. We will .-cross through the hills and examine the gold -.field reported to exist near Harney’s Creek.” The. Agricultural Department at Washingrton has statistics carefully collected by rej -sponsible persons in the following States, giv»iag the number of live hogs in these-States in January last as follows: 1ndiana,5,670,-*€00;-Illinois, 2,034,000; lowa, 5,595,000; Missouri, .3,082,600; Ohio, 1,754,400; Kentucky, 1,706,000; Wisconsin, 587,800. Total, -SOO. It is estimated that returns from other -States will make the hog crop for the year over. 18J3G0,000. The Chicago Times of the 11th states that the Supervising Architect of the Treasury and the engineers appointed to examine the walk of the new Custom-House building in Xh&Wity had condemned the entire structure and entered its demolition. They find the foundations insecure, the stone of which the walls are constructed worthless, and the masonry botched in many respects. A gang of twelve cattle-thieves was overtaken J>y a company of State troops near Brownsville, Tex., on the 18 th, and, showing fight, their whale number were killed. During, the engagetnentone of the soldiers was fatally < shot. The iron safe of the United States man-of-war Cumberland, which was run into *t l and sunk in Hampton Roads by the Confederate nun Virginia, in K 63, has recently been recoveaed by a diver who had been searching for it only two days. Other divers had been seeking the lost treasure for ten yea re The safe contained between $60,000 and SIOO,OOO in gold, and was four* 1 in seventy-eight feet of water.

r«SMNAL. A Philadelphia dispatch of the Sth announces that in a few days Several different organizations, aggregating 15,000 in number, <would leave that city for the Black Hills by sJifferent routes. The President has appoiated Got. Ax tell, of Utah Territory, to be Governor of New Mexico, vioe Giddings, deceased, and Geo. W. Eoury Governor of Utah, vice Ax tell. Me. Kvarts concluded hie argument for the* defense in the Tiltoa-Beaeher trial on the Bth, and Mr. Beach began lies plea in behalf of the proseention on the 9th. Mr. 1 address extended through eight day*. V, The Rer. i. S. Shipman, of Kentucky, has been eleeted Episcopal Bishop of Northern Wisconsin. A Washington dispatch of the 11th an. pounces that the headquarters of the Nation.

al Grange of Patrons of Husbandry would probably be removed to Louisville, Ky., in a abort time, The members of the well-known dry goods house of *. B. ClaMn & Co., New York, have been indi&tod for baling in smuggled silk goodt, knowlngthem to such, and have given bail in the sum of $20,090 each.. The following officers were elected by the International Typographical Union at its recent session in Boston: President, Walter H. Bell, of Philadelphia; First Vice-President, Janies Harper, of Montreal; Second VicePresident, C. F. Bhcldon, of Kansas City; Secretary and Treasurer, Wm. A. Hutchinson* of Chicago; Corresponding Secretary, W. 8. Pride, of Wilmington, Del. A libel suit against the Pittsburgh Daily Pott, brought by W. D. Moore, late Chairman or the Democratic County Committee, has terminated in a verdict for the plaintiff for SIO,OOO damages. The Pott had denounced Moore as an impostor, etc.

1 POLITICAL* The Supreme Court ol New Hampshire de-, dined to pass an opinion upon the action of the Governor and CorftTdl in the matter of the contested .Senator*s.l election c.ases, holding that such an ophrion could have no fur thcr weight than the criticism of one branch of the Govcrnmotf upon the action of a coordinate branch. The court expresses the opinion, liowy.-vr, that when the State Senate adjudged Pi lest and Proctor duly elected Senators such action was final and conclusive as to their rights. The seceding Republican Senators returned to their seats on the Btli and the Senate concurred with the House in notifying the Governor that both branches were organised and ready for business. Judge Nelson, of the United States District Court in session at Winona, Minn., has rent dered a decision affirming the constitutionality of the Civil-Rights law. A Hires meeting of the citizens of Columbia, S. C., held on the 7th, adopted resolueq nesting the Mayor and Aldermen of the efty to resign. An investigation had demonstrated that the municipal debt, amounting to $676,724, had been mainly contracted by fraudulent practices on the part of the municipal government The New Hampshire Legislature,‘in joinsession on the 9th, elected -Verson O. Cheney (Rep.) Governor and Charles H. Powers (Rep.) Railroad Commissioner. The Minnesota Republican State Convention is to be held on the 28th of July. Gov. Davis says he is not a candidate for renomination, and hi* name will not be. presented to the convention. The editor of the Galveston (Tex.) Nev>s having been cited by Judge Morrill,of thelinited States District Court, to answer for certain comments upon the Judge’s decision in the case of the theatrical manager fined for violation of the Civil-Rights law, the Judge dismissed the case on the 9th on the ground that there was no intent on the part of the defendant to obstruct justice, and that publishers have unrestricted liberty to apply an epithet to the Judge of the court without being in contempt for so doing. The Supreme Court of Ohio has decided that the property of benevolent societies, including the Masonic and similar organizations, heretofore exempt, is subject to taxation. The National Christian Association recently held a convention at Pittsburgh and adopted an anti-secret society- platform and nominated Hon. J. B. Walker, of Illinois, for President and Donald Kirkpatrick, Esq., of New York, for Vice-Resident of the United States.

Gov. Cheney, of New Hampshire, was inaugurated on the 10th. A national convention of the productive and other industrial classes has been called to meet at Indianapolis, Ind., on the 18th of August. The convention is to be composed of one delegate from each Congressional district, to be chosen on-the 15th of July. The Maryland Democratic State Convention to nominate candidates for Governor, Comptroller and Treasurenhas been called to meet in Baltimore on the 21st of July. The Indiana State Temperance Convention was recently held at Indianapolis, and a long platform of resolutions was adopted—recognising the temperance work as the work of God; recommending that drinking habits be made a disqualification in the election or appointment to offices of trust and profit; agreeing not to vote for anyone known to use liquor as a beverage; arguing that it is the duty of the Government to protect the people from the traffic and denying the right to license dram-shops, ete„ etc. The California Republican State Convention met at San Francisco on the 11th and nominated Hon. T. G. Phelps for Governor, Joseph M. Cavis for Lieutenant-Governor, O. H. Hallett for Secretary of State, Win. Beckman for Treasurer. The Administration of President Grant received the indorsement of the convention, and his third-term letter was declared to be explicit as to the final settlement of the third-term agitation. Olean, NT. Y., has a clothes-pin manufactory, of which the Olean Times says: “ Monday of this week they turned out at this factory fifty-five bushels of pins. They measure 600 to the bushel, making a otal of 33,600 clothes-pins in ten hours: Mr. Latimer ran6oo pins through the lathe in five minutes, and he didn’t.consider it much of a day for making clothes-pins either. Some may wonder where all these clothes-pins go and where sold. They are as salable as flour. Every pin made at this factory is shipped to one firm in New York. They are worth between One and two cents a dozen at wholesale, and retail throughout the . country at five events a dozen.* 1 Among the passengers on the train at Harrisburg was a lady who .carried a large basket. The conductor decided that the baggage was entirely too cumbersome to be allowed in the car, .and politely informed her that she would be obliged to remove it to the baggage-car. As he was about seizing the basket the lady showed him a picture, the eight of which had a magical effect in producing a change in his feelings. Before him were a pair of twins a few inouthe old, who seemed to be supremely happy in their basket-bed. v«

—To Solder German Silver. Pour out *ome spirits of salts into an earthen-ware or other dish, and put a piece of zinc in it. Then scrape the parts clean that are to be soldered, and paint over with the spirits of salts. Next put a piece of pewter Bolder on the joint and apply the blow-pipe to it. Melt five parts of German silver and four parts of zinc,into thin cakes, then powder it for solder. FoB ingenious cruelty the Frenchman who hanged himself in the preisence of his paralyzed wife, and compelled her to witness, without the power of preventing, his violent death, deserves the palm.